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Tex. Education Code § 51B.103 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 51B / Section 51B.103
§ 51B.103. PROHIBITIONS IN RELATION TO CERTAIN FOREIGN INFLUENCE ON STUDENT ORGANIZATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A student organization at an institution of higher education may not:

(1) accept a gift from a foreign adversary or an agent of a foreign adversary; or

(2) enter into a contract or agreement with a foreign adversary or an agent of a foreign adversary under which the student organization receives financial support.

(b) Subsection (a) does not prohibit a student organization at an institution of higher education from accepting member dues or fees.

(c) Each student organization at an institution of higher education annually shall certify to the institution the organization's compliance with Subsection (a).

(d) Notwithstanding Section 51.9315, an institution of higher education may not provide any benefit to a student organization that violates this section. An institution of higher education that determines a student organization has violated this section shall terminate the organization's recognition or registration, as applicable.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7904.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7904 / Section 7904.201
§ 7904.201. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

The district may issue bonds or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, impact fees, revenue, contract payments, grants, or other district money, or any combination of those sources, to pay for any authorized district purpose.
Tex. Occupations Code § 253.006 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 253 / Section 253.006
§ 253.006. CAREER LADDER PROGRAM; PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The executive director or the executive director's designee shall develop an intra-agency career ladder program. The program must require the intra-agency postings of all nonentry level positions concurrently with any public posting.

(b) The executive director or the executive director's designee shall develop a system of annual performance evaluations. All merit pay for board employees must be based on the system established under this subsection.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 42.14 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 42 / Section 42.14
§ 42.14. IN ABSENCE OF DEFENDANT.
Status: in_force

(a) In a misdemeanor case, the judgment and sentence may be rendered in the absence of the defendant.

(b) In a felony case, the judgment and sentence may be rendered in the absence of the defendant only if:

(1) the defendant is confined in a penal institution;

(2) the defendant is not charged with a felony offense:

(A) that is listed in Article 42A.054(a); or

(B) for which it is alleged that:

(i) a deadly weapon was used or exhibited during the commission of the offense or during immediate flight from the commission of the offense; and

(ii) the defendant used or exhibited the deadly weapon or was a party to the offense and knew that a deadly weapon would be used or exhibited;

(3) the defendant in writing before the appropriate court having jurisdiction in the county in which the penal institution is located:

(A) waives the right to be present at the rendering of the judgment and sentence or to have counsel present;

(B) affirms that the defendant does not have anything to say as to why the sentence should not be pronounced and that there is no reason to prevent the sentence under Article 42.07;

(C) states that the defendant has entered into a written plea agreement with the attorney representing the state in the prosecution of the case; and

(D) requests the court to pronounce sentence in the case in accordance with the plea agreement;

(4) the defendant and the attorney representing the state in the prosecution of the case have entered into a written plea agreement that is made a part of the record in the case; and

(5) sentence is pronounced in accordance with the plea agreement.

(c) A judgment and sentence may be rendered under this article in the absence of the defendant only after the defendant is notified by the court of original jurisdiction of the right to counsel and the defendant requests counsel or waives the right to counsel in accordance with Article 1.051.

(d) In this article, "deadly weapon" and "penal institution" have the meanings assigned by Section 1.07, Penal Code.

(e) If a defendant enters a plea of guilty or nolo contendere under Article 27.19, the attorney representing the state may request at the time the plea is entered that the defendant submit a fingerprint of the defendant suitable for attachment to the judgment. On request for a fingerprint under this subsection, the county in which the defendant is confined shall obtain a fingerprint of the defendant and use first-class mail or other means acceptable to the attorney representing the state and the county to forward the fingerprint to the court accepting the plea.
Tex. Government Code § 1509.110 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1509 / Section 1509.110
§ 1509.110. REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF CONTRACTS RELATING TO BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) If bonds issued under this subchapter state that the bonds are secured by a pledge of revenue or rents from a contract, including a lease contract, a copy of the contract and the proceedings related to it must be submitted to the attorney general.

(b) If the attorney general finds that the bonds have been authorized and the contract has been made in accordance with law, the attorney general shall approve the contract.

(c) After the bonds are approved and registered as provided by Chapter 1202 and the contract is approved under Subsection (b), the contract is incontestable in a court or other forum for any reason and is a valid and binding obligation for all purposes in accordance with its terms.
Tex. Education Code § 51B.051 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 51B / Section 51B.051
§ 51B.051. GIFT FROM FOREIGN ADVERSARY.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (c), an institution of higher education or employee of an institution of higher education may not accept a gift the institution or employee knows is directly or indirectly offered from a foreign source of a foreign adversary unless the gift is of de minimis value, as determined by coordinating board rule in consultation with the council.

(b) An institution of higher education shall:

(1) include the prohibition described by Subsection (a) in the institution's ethics policy; and

(2) create a mechanism by which an employee of the institution may report being offered from a foreign source of a foreign adversary a gift prohibited by Subsection (a).

(c) An institution of higher education may accept a gift of more than de minimis value from a citizen of a foreign adversary only if:

(1) the citizen is an individual;

(2) the institution uses the best practices adopted by the council under Section 51.957(h)(1)(B) to vet and approve the gift; and

(3) if the gift has a value of more than $25,000, the gift is approved by the chief executive officer of the institution and disclosed to the council at an interval established by the council.

(d) A gift described by Subsection (c) is not subject to disclosure under Chapter 552, Government Code, except as otherwise required by federal or state law.

(e) Each institution of higher education that submits reporting on foreign gift and contract disclosures to the United States Department of Education required under Section 117, Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. Section 1001 et seq.), shall submit that reporting to the coordinating board at the time when the institution is required to submit that reporting to the United States Department of Education.

(f) Not later than December 1 of each year, the coordinating board shall submit to the governor, the lieutenant governor, and the speaker of the house of representatives a report detailing the information submitted by institutions of higher education under Subsection (e) for that year.

(g) Information required to be reported under this section is not confidential except as otherwise provided by federal or state law or unless protected as a trade secret by federal or state law.
Tex. Water Code § 16.3535 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 16 / Section 16.3535
§ 16.3535. DAMAGES.
Status: in_force

In addition to any other remedy, the attorney general, the municipal attorney of the municipality in which a violation under Section 16.352 occurs, or the county or district attorney of the county in which a violation under Section 16.352 occurs may apply to a district court for, and the district court may grant, monetary damages to cover the cost of enforcing this subchapter, rules adopted under this subchapter, or Subchapter B or C, Chapter 232, Local Government Code.
Tex. Insurance Code § 524.051 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 524 / Section 524.051
§ 524.051. INFORMATION ABOUT SPECIFIC HEALTH BENEFIT PLAN ISSUERS.
Status: in_force

In materials produced for the program, the division may include information about specific health benefit plan issuers but may not favor or endorse one particular issuer over another.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3957.205 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3957 / Section 3957.205
§ 3957.205. TAXES FOR BONDS.
Status: in_force

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.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 300A.0155 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 300A / Section 300A.0155
§ 300A.0155. EXPIRATION OF AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

The authority of a district to administer and operate a program under this chapter expires on September 1 following the second anniversary of the date the board of the district authorized the district to participate in the program as provided by Section 300A.0051.
Tex. Property Code § 301.154 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 301 / Section 301.154
§ 301.154. EFFECT OF RELIEF GRANTED.
Status: in_force

Relief granted under this subchapter does not affect a contract, sale, encumbrance, or lease that:

(1) is consummated before the granting of the relief; and

(2) involves a bona fide purchaser, encumbrancer, or tenant who did not have actual notice of the filing of a complaint or civil action under this chapter.
Tex. Government Code § 2157.182 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2157 / Section 2157.182
§ 2157.182. VALIDITY OF PREAPPROVED TERMS AND CONDITIONS; RENEGOTIATION.
Status: in_force

(a) Preapproved terms and conditions to which a vendor, the comptroller, and the department agree are valid for two years after the date of the agreement and must provide that the terms and conditions are to be renegotiated before the end of the two years.

(b) The comptroller and the department jointly shall establish procedures to ensure that terms and conditions are renegotiated before they expire in a contract between the vendor and a state agency.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2210.0742 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2210 / Section 2210.0742
§ 2210.0742.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2210.0742. PAYMENT FROM CLASS 3 ASSESSMENTS. (a) Losses in a catastrophe year not paid under Sections 2210.0715, 2210.072, 2210.0725, 2210.073, 2210.074, and 2210.0741 shall be paid as provided by this section from Class 3 member assessments not to exceed $250 million for that catastrophe year.

(b) The association, with the approval of the commissioner, shall notify each member of the amount of the member's assessment under this section. The proportion of the losses allocable to each insurer under this section shall be determined in the manner used to determine each insurer's participation in the association for the year under Section 2210.052.

(c) A member of the association may not recoup an assessment paid under this section through a premium surcharge or tax credit.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8354.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8354 / Section 8354.105
§ 8354.105. 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, and that consents to the creation of the district or to the inclusion of land in the district.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 252.152 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 252 / Section 252.152
§ 252.152. REQUIRED MEDICAL EXAMINATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall require each resident to be given at least one medical examination each year.

(b) The executive commissioner shall specify the details of the examination.
Tex. Government Code § 2306.354 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2306 / Section 2306.354
§ 2306.354. DEFINITIVE REFUNDING BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may issue definitive refunding bonds if the bonds are issued and delivered to refund:

(1) other department bonds; or

(2) the obligations of:

(A) the department's predecessor; or

(B) a local housing finance corporation.

(b) The bonds must be payable as to principal, interest, and redemption premium, if any, from the refunding bonds and other revenues, income, or resources of the department.

(c) The department may contract to issue, sell, and deliver the definitive refunding bonds in a manner that will provide the money necessary to pay a required part of the principal, interest, and redemption premium, if any, on the refunded bonds or obligations when due.

(d) The refunded bonds or obligations may be refunded in another manner permitted by this chapter or other state law, including Chapter 1207.
Tex. Government Code § 2157.0685 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2157 / Section 2157.0685
§ 2157.0685. CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN SERVICES.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "statement of work" means a document that states the requirements for a contract, including deliverables, performance specifications, and other requirements, specific to the vendor under that contract that are not specified in a contract awarded by the department under Section 2157.068 for contracts more than $50,000.

(b) For a contract awarded by the department under Section 2157.068 that requires a state agency to develop and execute a statement of work to initiate services under the contract, the state agency must:

(1) consult with the department before submission of the statement of work to a vendor; and

(2) post each statement of work entered into by the agency on the agency's Internet website in the manner required by department rule.

(c) A statement of work executed by a state agency under a contract awarded by the department under Section 2157.068 is not valid and money may not be paid to the vendor under the terms of the statement of work unless the department first signs the statement of work.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3807.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3807 / Section 3807.004
§ 3807.004. FINDINGS OF BENEFIT AND PUBLIC PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is created to serve a public use and benefit.

(b) All land and other property included in the district will benefit from the improvements and services to be provided by the district under powers conferred by Sections 52 and 52-a, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and other powers granted under this chapter.

(c) The creation of the district is in the public interest and is essential to:

(1) further the public purposes of developing and diversifying the economy of the state;

(2) eliminate unemployment and underemployment; and

(3) develop or expand transportation and commerce.

(d) The district will:

(1) promote the health, safety, and general welfare of residents, employers, employees, visitors, and consumers in the district, and of the public;

(2) provide needed funding for the Greater East End area of the city of Houston to preserve, maintain, and enhance the economic health and vitality of the area as a community and business center;

(3) promote the health, safety, welfare, and enjoyment of the public by providing pedestrian ways and by landscaping and developing certain areas in the district, which are necessary for the restoration, preservation, and enhancement of scenic and aesthetic beauty; and

(4) eliminate unemployment and underemployment and develop or expand transportation and commerce by providing or by participating with other entities and educational institutions in establishing, equipping, financing, and operating workforce development, workforce education, and job training opportunities.

(e) Pedestrian ways along or across a street, whether at grade or above or below the surface, and street lighting, street landscaping, and street art objects are parts of and necessary components of a street and are considered to be a street or road improvement.

(f) The district will not act as the agent or instrumentality of any private interest even though the district will benefit many private interests as well as the public.
Tex. Government Code § 44.351 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 44 / Section 44.351
§ 44.351. YOAKUM COUNTY.
Status: repealed

(a) The criminal district attorney represents the state in all matters in the district and inferior courts in the county. The criminal district attorney shall perform the other duties that are conferred by general law on district and county attorneys.

(b) The criminal district attorney shall collect the fees, commissions, and perquisites that are provided by law for similar services rendered by a district or county attorney.

(c) Repealed by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., 1st C.S., ch. 8, Sec. 11(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1991.

(d) Repealed by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., 1st C.S., ch. 8, Sec. 11(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1991.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 317.005 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 317 / Section 317.005
§ 317.005. INSTRUCTION IN AFTERCARE TASKS.
Status: in_force

Before a patient's discharge from the hospital to any setting in which health care services are not regularly provided to others, the hospital shall provide the designated caregiver instruction and training as necessary for the caregiver to perform aftercare tasks.
Tex. Tax Code § 352.1039 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 352 / Section 352.1039
§ 352.1039.
Status: in_force

Sec. 352.1039. USE OF REVENUE: CERTAIN COUNTIES THROUGH WHICH ARANSAS RIVER FLOWS. The revenue from a tax imposed under this chapter by a county authorized to impose the tax under Section 352.002(r) may be used only to:

(1) operate, maintain, and improve a convention center in the county; and

(2) advertise and conduct solicitations and promotional programs to attract tourists and convention delegates and registrants to the county.
Tex. Family Code § 33.0021 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 33 / Section 33.0021
§ 33.0021. CONSENT REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

A physician may not perform an abortion in violation of Section 164.052(a)(19), Occupations Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3849.159 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3849 / Section 3849.159
§ 3849.159. USE OF ELECTRICAL OR OPTICAL LINES.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may impose an assessment to pay the cost of:

(1) burying or removing electrical power lines, telephone lines, cable or fiber optic lines, or any other type of electrical or optical line;

(2) removing poles and any elevated lines using the poles; or

(3) reconnecting the lines described by Subdivision (2) to the buildings or other improvements to which the lines were connected.

(b) The district may acquire, operate, or charge fees for the use of the district conduits for:

(1) another person's:

(A) telecommunications network;

(B) fiber-optic cable; or

(C) electronic transmission line; or

(2) any other type of transmission line or supporting facility.

(c) The district may not require a person to use a district conduit. This subsection does not diminish or disturb the rights and obligations of an electric utility or a telephone or telegraph corporation under Sections 181.042 and 181.082, Utilities Code.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 1.105 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 1 / Section 1.105
§ 1.105. INTERNAL AFFAIRS.
Status: in_force

For purposes of this code, the internal affairs of an entity include:

(1) the rights, powers, and duties of its governing authority, governing persons, officers, owners, and members; and

(2) matters relating to its membership or ownership interests.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 200.402 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 200 / Section 200.402
§ 200.402. APPROVAL OF MERGER.
Status: in_force

(a) A real estate investment trust that is a party to the merger under Chapter 10 must approve the merger by complying with this section.

(b) The trust managers of the real estate investment trust shall adopt a resolution that:

(1) approves the plan of merger; and

(2) if shareholder approval of the merger is required by this subchapter:

(A) recommends that the plan of merger be approved by the shareholders of the real estate investment trust; or

(B) directs that the plan of merger be submitted to the shareholders for approval without recommendation if the trust managers determine for any reason not to recommend approval of the plan of merger.

(c) Except as provided by this subchapter or Chapter 10, the plan of merger shall be submitted to the shareholders of the real estate investment trust for approval as provided by this subchapter. The trust managers may place conditions on the submission of the plan of merger to the shareholders.

(d) If the trust managers approve a plan of merger required to be approved by the shareholders of the real estate investment trust but do not adopt a resolution recommending that the plan of merger be approved by the shareholders, the trust managers shall communicate to the shareholders the reason for the trust managers' determination to submit the plan of merger without a recommendation.

(e) Except as provided by Chapter 10 or Sections 200.407-200.409, the shareholders of the real estate investment trust shall approve the plan of merger as provided by this subchapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3855.154 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3855 / Section 3855.154
§ 3855.154. FINANCING OF PUBLIC TRANSIT SYSTEM OR PARKING FACILITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may use any of its resources, including revenue, assessments, sales and use taxes, or grant or contract proceeds, to pay the cost of acquiring or operating a public transit system or public parking facilities.

(b) The district may:

(1) set, charge, impose, and collect fees, charges, or tolls for the use of the public transit system or the public parking facilities; and

(2) issue bonds or notes to finance the cost of these facilities.