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Tex. Education Code § 56.092 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 56 / Section 56.092
§ 56.092. ELIGIBILITY.
Status: in_force

To be eligible for loan repayment assistance under the doctoral incentive loan repayment program, an individual must:

(1) be employed as a full-time faculty or administration member in a public or independent institution of higher education in this state for at least one year;

(2) be a Texas resident;

(3) be from a group that is underrepresented among the faculty and administration of public and independent institutions of higher education in this state;

(4) have qualified for student financial aid based on financial need while enrolled in a graduate-level degree program; and

(5) comply with any other requirements adopted by the coordinating board for the effective administration of the program.
Tex. Insurance Code § 32.151 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 32 / Section 32.151
§ 32.151. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner shall adopt rules, in compliance with Section 39.003 of this code and Chapter 2110, Government Code, regarding the purpose, structure, and use of advisory committees by the commissioner, the state fire marshal, or department staff, including rules governing an advisory committee's:

(1) purpose, role, responsibility, and goals;

(2) size and quorum requirements;

(3) qualifications for membership, including experience requirements and geographic representation;

(4) appointment procedures;

(5) terms of service;

(6) training requirements; and

(7) duration.

(b) An advisory committee must be structured and used to advise the commissioner, the state fire marshal, or department staff. An advisory committee may not be responsible for rulemaking or policymaking.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1079.210 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1079 / Section 1079.210
§ 1079.210. USE OF BOND PROCEEDS.
Status: in_force

The district may use the proceeds of bonds issued under this subchapter to pay:

(1) any expense the board determines is reasonable and necessary to issue, sell, and deliver the bonds;

(2) interest payments on the bonds during a period of acquisition or construction of a project or facility to be provided through the bonds, not to exceed five years;

(3) costs related to the operation and maintenance of a project or facility to be provided through the bonds:

(A) during an estimated period of acquisition or construction, not to exceed five years; and

(B) for one year after the project or facility is acquired or constructed;

(4) costs related to the financing of the bond funds, including debt service reserve and contingency funds;

(5) costs related to the bond issuance;

(6) costs related to the acquisition of land or interests in land for a project or facility to be provided through the bonds; and

(7) costs of construction of a project or facility to be provided through the bonds, including the payment of related professional services and expenses.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 242.953 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 242 / Section 242.953
§ 242.953. SERVICES PROVIDED BY CERTAIN VOCATIONAL NURSING STUDENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other law, services that are provided by a student to whom this subchapter applies in a facility licensed under this chapter and authorized by a contract or other arrangement with the facility are allowed at all times in this state, including during a declared state of disaster.

(b) A facility licensed under this chapter may:

(1) require a student to comply with the facility's policies regarding health screenings or the use of personal protective equipment; and

(2) condition the student's provision of services on compliance with the facility's policies described by Subdivision (1).
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 361.099 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 361 / Section 361.099
§ 361.099. PROHIBITION ON PERMIT FOR HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT UNIT IN WETLANDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission by rule shall prohibit the issuance of a permit for a new hazardous waste management unit or an areal expansion of an existing hazardous waste management unit if the unit is to be located in wetlands, as defined by the commission.

(b) In this section and Section 361.100, "hazardous waste management unit" means a landfill, surface impoundment, land treatment facility, waste pile, or storage or processing facility used to manage hazardous waste.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 713.001 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 713 / Section 713.001
§ 713.001. MUNICIPAL CEMETERY AUTHORIZED.
Status: in_force

The governing body of a municipality may:

(1) purchase, establish, and regulate a cemetery; and

(2) enclose and improve a cemetery owned by the municipality.
Tex. Family Code § 157.317 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 157 / Section 157.317
§ 157.317. PROPERTY TO WHICH LIEN ATTACHES.
Status: in_force

(a) A child support lien attaches to all real and personal property not exempt under the Texas Constitution or other law, including:

(1) an account in a financial institution;

(2) a retirement plan, including an individual retirement account;

(3) the proceeds of an insurance policy, including the proceeds from a life insurance policy or annuity contract and the proceeds from the sale or assignment of life insurance or annuity benefits, a claim for compensation, or a settlement or award for the claim for compensation, due to or owned by the obligor;

(4) property seized and subject to forfeiture under Chapter 59, Code of Criminal Procedure; and

(5) the proceeds derived from the sale of oil or gas production from an oil or gas well located in this state.

(a-1) A lien attaches to all property owned or acquired on or after the date the lien notice or abstract of judgment is filed with the county clerk of the county in which the property is located, with the court clerk as to property or claims in litigation, or, as to property of the obligor in the possession or control of a third party, from the date the lien notice is delivered to that party.

(b) A lien attaches to all nonhomestead real property of the obligor but does not attach to a homestead exempt under the Texas Constitution or the Property Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3878.055 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3878 / Section 3878.055
§ 3878.055. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST; ONE-TIME AFFIDAVIT.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by this section:

(1) a voting director may participate in all board votes and decisions; and

(2) Chapter 171, Local Government Code, governs conflicts of interest for directors.

(b) Section 171.004, Local Government Code, does not apply to the district. A director who has a substantial interest in a business or charitable entity that will receive a pecuniary benefit from a board action shall file a one-time affidavit declaring the interest. An additional affidavit is not required if the director's interest changes. After the affidavit is filed with the board secretary, the director may participate in a discussion or vote on that action if:

(1) a majority of the directors have a similar interest in the same entity; or

(2) all other similar business or charitable entities in the district will receive a similar pecuniary benefit.

(c) A director who is also an officer or employee of a public entity may not participate in the discussion of or vote on a matter regarding a contract with that public entity.

(d) For purposes of this section, a director has a substantial interest in a charitable entity in the same manner that a person would have substantial interest in a business entity under Section 171.002, Local Government Code.
Tex. Insurance Code § 841.052 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 841 / Section 841.052
§ 841.052. ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION.
Status: in_force

(a) Articles of incorporation of a proposed domestic insurance company must state:

(1) the name of the company;

(2) the location of the company's home office;

(3) the kinds of insurance business in which the company proposes to engage;

(4) the name and place of residence of each incorporator;

(5) the amount of the company's capital stock;

(6) the number of shares of the company's capital stock;

(7) the amount of the company's surplus; and

(8) the period of the company's duration, which may be perpetual.

(b) The incorporators of a domestic insurance company may include in the articles of incorporation other provisions that are not inconsistent with law.
Tex. Utilities Code § 101.053 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 101 / Section 101.053
§ 101.053. PROHIBITED ACTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The counsellor may not:

(1) have a direct or indirect interest in a gas utility company regulated under this subtitle; or

(2) provide legal services directly or indirectly to or be employed in any capacity by a gas utility company regulated under this subtitle, its parent, or its subsidiary companies, corporations, or cooperatives.

(b) The prohibition under Subsection (a) applies during the period of the counsellor's service and until the first anniversary of the date the counsellor ceases to serve as counsellor.

(c) This section does not prohibit a person from otherwise engaging in the private practice of law after the person ceases to serve as counsellor.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1006.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1006 / Section 1006.151
§ 1006.151. BUDGET.
Status: in_force

(a) The district administrator shall prepare an annual budget for approval by the board. The budget must be for the fiscal year prescribed by Section 1006.152.

(b) Not later than August 31 of each year, the board shall publish notice of a public hearing on the proposed budget. The notice must be published one time in a newspaper of general circulation in the district at least 10 days before the date of the hearing.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 11.057 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 11 / Section 11.057
§ 11.057. DISMISSAL ON THE MERITS.
Status: in_force

If the litigation is dismissed on its merits, the moving defendant has recourse to the security furnished by the plaintiff in an amount determined by the court.
Tex. Education Code § 22A.155 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 22A / Section 22A.155
§ 22A.155. INTERNET PORTAL.
Status: in_force

(a) The agency shall develop and maintain an Internet portal through which:

(1) a report required under Section 22A.051(d), 22A.052(e), 22A.301(c), or 22A.302(c) is confidentially and securely filed; and

(2) the agency makes available:

(A) the registry of persons who are not eligible to be employed by or act as service providers for educational entities as described by Section 22A.151; and

(B) information indicating that a person is under investigation for alleged misconduct in accordance with Section 22A.101(e), provided that the agency must provide the information through a procedure other than the registry.

(b) The Internet portal must comply with any requirements adopted by the board for filing reports under Sections 22A.051 and 22A.301.
Tex. Government Code § 411.1105 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 411 / Section 411.1105
§ 411.1105.
Status: in_force

Sec. 411.1105. ACCESS TO CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD INFORMATION: HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION. (a) The Health and Human Services Commission is entitled to obtain criminal history record information as provided by Subsections (a-1) and (b) that relates to a person who is:

(1) an applicant for a chemical dependency counselor's license, a counselor intern's registration, or a clinical supervisor certification under Chapter 504, Occupations Code; or

(2) the holder of a license, registration, or certification under that chapter.

(a-1) Subject to Section 411.087 and consistent with the public policy of this state, the Health and Human Services Commission is entitled to:

(1) obtain through the Federal Bureau of Investigation criminal history record information maintained or indexed by that bureau that pertains to a person described by Subsection (a); and

(2) obtain from the department or any other criminal justice agency in this state criminal history record information maintained by the department or that criminal justice agency that relates to a person described by Subsection (a).

(b) In addition to information obtained from the Federal Bureau of Investigation under Subsection (a-1)(1) and Section 411.087, the Health and Human Services Commission is entitled to obtain information relating to the wanted persons status of an individual listed in Subsection (a).

(c) The Health and Human Services Commission may not release or disclose to any person criminal history record information obtained from the Federal Bureau of Investigation under Subsection (a-1)(1) or (b). Criminal history record information obtained by the Health and Human Services Commission under Subsection (a-1)(2) may not be released or disclosed to any person except:

(1) on court order;

(2) with the consent of the person who is the subject of the criminal history record information; or

(3) as provided by Subsection (d).

(d) The Health and Human Services Commission may provide the applicant or licensee with a copy of the person's criminal history record information obtained from the Department of Public Safety or another law enforcement agency under Subsection (a-1)(2).

(e) This section does not prohibit the Health and Human Services Commission from obtaining and using criminal history record information as provided by other law.

(f) The Health and Human Services Commission shall destroy criminal history record information that is obtained under this section after the information is used for its authorized purpose.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8066.0303 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8066 / Section 8066.0303
§ 8066.0303. 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. Special District Local Laws Code § 7975.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7975 / Section 7975.004
§ 7975.004. CONSENT OF MUNICIPALITY REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors may not hold an election under Section 7975.003 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 § 3949.106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3949 / Section 3949.106
§ 3949.106. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may engage in activities that accomplish the economic development purposes of the district.

(b) The district may establish and provide for the administration of one or more programs to promote state or local economic development and to stimulate business and commercial activity in the district, including programs to:

(1) make loans and grants of public money; and

(2) provide district personnel and services.

(c) The district may create economic development programs and exercise the economic development powers provided to municipalities by:

(1) Chapter 380, Local Government Code; and

(2) Subchapter A, Chapter 1509, Government Code.
Tex. Local Government Code § 271.182 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 271 / Section 271.182
§ 271.182. APPLICABILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) This subchapter applies to:

(1) a local governmental entity with a population of more than 100,000 within its geographic boundaries or service area;

(2) a board of trustees under Chapter 54, Transportation Code; and

(3) a municipally owned combined electric, water, and wastewater utility situated in an economically distressed area and located within 30 miles of the Lower Texas Gulf Coast.

(b) For purposes of Subsection (a), "combined" means that the utilities are managed and controlled by one board whose members are appointed by the governing body of the municipality and that the financing of capital improvements is secured from the revenue of all three utilities.

(b) For purposes of Subsection (a)(3), "combined" means that the utilities are managed and controlled by one board whose members are appointed by the governing body of the municipality and that the financing of capital improvements is secured from the revenue of all three utilities.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3928.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3928 / Section 3928.104
§ 3928.104. DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION POWERS.
Status: in_force

The district, using money available to the district, may exercise the powers given to a development corporation under Chapter 505, Local Government Code, including the power to own, operate, acquire, construct, lease, improve, or maintain a project under that chapter.
Tex. Water Code § 54.518 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 54 / Section 54.518
§ 54.518. MANDAMUS BY BONDHOLDERS.
Status: in_force

In addition to all other rights and remedies provided by the laws of the state, in the event the district defaults in the payment of principal, interest, or redemption price on its bonds when due, or in the event it fails to make payments into any fund or funds created in the order or resolution authorizing the issuance of the bonds, or defaults in the observation or performance of any other covenants, conditions, or obligations set forth in the resolution or order authorizing the issuance of its bonds, the owners of any of the bonds shall be entitled to a writ of mandamus issued by a court of competent jurisdiction compelling and requiring the district and its officials to observe and perform the covenants, obligations, or conditions prescribed in the order or resolution authorizing the issuance of the district's bonds.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8322.055 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8322 / Section 8322.055
§ 8322.055. LIMITATION ON USE OF EMINENT DOMAIN.
Status: in_force

The district may not exercise the power of eminent domain outside the district to acquire a site or easement for a road project authorized by Section 8322.053.
Tex. Tax Code § 112.203 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 112 / Section 112.203
§ 112.203. COUNTERCLAIM.
Status: in_force

(a) The state may bring a counterclaim in a suit under this subchapter if:

(1) the counterclaim relates to taxes imposed under the same statute and during the same period as the taxes that are the subject of the suit; and

(2) the counterclaim is filed not later than the 30th day before the date set for trial on the merits of the suit.

(b) The state is not required to make an assessment of the taxes subject to the counterclaim under any other statute, and the period of limitation applicable to an assessment of the taxes does not apply to a counterclaim brought under this section.
Tex. Government Code § 51.806 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 51 / Section 51.806
§ 51.806. SIGNATURE ON ORIGINAL.
Status: in_force

(a) If the supreme court determines that each document filed by electronic transmission must be signed in the original, that requirement is satisfied if the sending station at the point of origin maintains a hard copy with the original signature affixed that, on order of the court, shall be filed in original hard copy medium. The electronic transmission of the data to be filed must bear a facsimile or printing of the required signature. The signature may be represented in numerical form. The electronically reproduced document must bear a copy of the signature or its representation in numerical form.

(b) The electronically reproduced document shall be accepted as the signature document for all court-related purposes unless the hard copy with the original signature affixed is requested by one or more parties to a suit or other agent required by statute, law, or other legal requirement. A request under this subsection must be made in the form of a motion to the court. If the court grants the motion, the court shall order that the original be filed with the court.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1114.114 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1114 / Section 1114.114
§ 1114.114. MANDATED PROVIDER.
Status: in_force

The district may select one or more providers of health care services and may require an eligible resident to obtain care from a provider except:

(1) in an emergency;

(2) when medically inappropriate; or

(3) when care is not available.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 42.021 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 42 / Section 42.021
§ 42.021. DIVISION DESIGNATED.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may designate a division within the department to carry out responsibilities the department may delegate or assign under this chapter. The department shall ensure the independence of the division from the child protective services division.

(b) The commissioner shall appoint as director of a division designated under Subsection (a) a person who meets the qualifications set by the executive commissioner. The commissioner shall ensure the director's independence from the child protective services division and may not terminate the director without the approval of the executive commissioner.

(c) The department shall employ sufficient personnel and provide training for the personnel to carry out the provisions of this chapter.

(d) The commissioner may divide the state into regions for the purpose of administering this chapter.
Tex. Transportation Code § 458.003 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 458 / Section 458.003
§ 458.003. RURAL PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION CONFERENCE.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioners court of a county in which no provider on August 31, 1995, was receiving public transportation funds through the department must convene a rural public transportation conference before creating a rural transit district.

(b) If the commissioners courts of two or more adjacent counties that are not served by a rural transit district determine that the need for public transportation services extends across the boundaries of the counties, those courts may convene a multicounty rural public transportation conference.

(c) Written notice of a conference shall be given to the public and to the governing body of each municipality in each county before the 30th day before the conference is convened.

(d) A conference must evaluate whether a rural transit district to provide public transportation services in the area should be created. The conference must consider whether existing rural transit districts have the capacity to provide public transportation service in that area.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8343.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8343 / Section 8343.001
§ 8343.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

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

(3) "Director" means a board member.

(4) "District" means the Ranch at Clear Fork Creek Municipal Utility District No. 1.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 109.531 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 109 / Section 109.531
§ 109.531. ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR APPLICATION OR RENEWAL OF PERMIT, LICENSE, OR CERTIFICATE BY OUT-OF-STATE RESIDENTS.
Status: in_force

In addition to any other requirement for a license, permit, or certificate under this code, a person who has not been a citizen of this state for a period of one year preceding the date the person filed an application for a permit, license, or certificate under Chapter 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 48, 50, 69, 71, or 74 shall:

(1) designate an agent, who is a citizen of this state, to represent the person in matters before the commission and to be responsible for the proper conduct of any activity of the licensee or permittee; and

(2) submit to a criminal history background check.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 111.003 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 111 / Section 111.003
§ 111.003. PURCHASE BY RESTAURANT; SALE TO CONSUMER.
Status: in_force

A permitted restaurant may purchase wine from a wine collection seller and sell that wine to an ultimate consumer for on-premises consumption in accordance with the permit held by the permitted restaurant.