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Tex. Water Code § 15.971 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 15 / Section 15.971
§ 15.971. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Eligible political subdivision" means a city, county, district, or authority created under Section 52, Article III, or Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, including a groundwater district with a groundwater management plan certified by the board under Section 36.1072, any other political subdivision of the state, any interstate compact commission to which the state is a party, and any nonprofit water supply corporation created and operating under Chapter 67.

(2) "Fund" means the water infrastructure fund.

(3) "Metropolitan statistical area" means an area so designated by the United States Office of Management and Budget.

(4) "Political subdivision bonds" means bonds or other obligations issued by a political subdivision to fund a project and purchased by the board from money in the fund.

(5) "Project" means any undertaking or work, including planning and design activities and work to obtain regulatory authority, to conserve, mitigate, convey, and develop water resources of the state, including any undertaking or work done outside the state that the board determines will result in water being available for use in or for the benefit of the state.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3950.107 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3950 / Section 3950.107
§ 3950.107. LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES.
Status: in_force

To protect the public interest, the district may contract with a qualified party, including the county, to provide law enforcement services in the district for a fee.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 32.20 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 32 / Section 32.20
§ 32.20. STAMPS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Sections 14.07 and 37.01(d), a private club registration permittee may not possess or permit a person to possess on the premises distilled spirits in any container that does not bear a serially numbered identification stamp issued by the commission or other identification approved by the commission.

(b) A holder of a local distributor's permit may not knowingly sell, ship, or deliver distilled spirits in any container that does not bear a serially numbered identification stamp issued by the commission or other identification approved by the commission.

(c) Identification stamps may be issued only to a holder of a local distributor's permit who shall affix the stamps as prescribed by the commission or administrator.
Tex. Insurance Code § 548.203 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 548 / Section 548.203
§ 548.203. INJUNCTIVE ACTION.
Status: in_force

A suit to enjoin a violation or a threatened violation of this chapter may be brought in any district court in which an action for a civil penalty under Section 548.202 may be brought.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 711.010 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 711 / Section 711.010
§ 711.010. ABANDONED, UNKNOWN, OR UNVERIFIED CEMETERY.
Status: in_force

(a) The owner of property on which an unknown cemetery is discovered or on which an abandoned cemetery is located may not construct improvements on the property in a manner that would disturb the cemetery until the human remains interred in the cemetery are removed under a written order issued by the state registrar or the state registrar's designee under Section 711.004(f) and under an order of a district court as provided by this section, except as provided by Section 711.004(f-1).

(b) On petition of the owner of the property, a district court of the county in which an unknown cemetery is discovered or an abandoned cemetery is located may order the removal of any dedication for cemetery purposes that affects the property if the court finds that the removal of the dedication is in the public interest. If a court orders the removal of a dedication of a cemetery and all human remains in that cemetery have not previously been removed, the court shall order the removal of the human remains from the cemetery to:

(1) a perpetual care cemetery;

(2) a municipal or county cemetery; or

(3) any other place on the owner's property that the district court finds is in the public interest.

(c) In addition to any notice required by Section 711.004, notice of a petition filed under Subsection (b) must be given to the Texas Historical Commission and to the county historical commission of the county in which the cemetery is located. The court may consult the Texas Historical Commission and the county historical commission in making a decision under this section. The court may also designate or appoint any person, party, court appointed representative, or official the court considers necessary to assist in determining whether the removal is in the public interest.

(d) The Texas Historical Commission, with consent of the landowner, may investigate a suspected but unverified cemetery or may delegate the investigation to a qualified person described by Section 711.0105(a).
Tex. Finance Code § 32.011 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 32 / Section 32.011
§ 32.011. FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The finance commission by rule may determine that an activity not otherwise approved or authorized for a state bank under this subtitle or other law is:

(1) a financial activity;

(2) incidental to a financial activity; or

(3) complementary to a financial activity.

(b) In adopting a rule under Subsection (a), the finance commission shall consider:

(1) the purposes of this subtitle and the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (Pub. L. No. 106-102);

(2) changes or reasonably expected changes in the marketplace in which state banks compete;

(3) changes or reasonably expected changes in the technology for delivering financial services;

(4) whether the activity is necessary or appropriate to allow a state bank to:

(A) compete effectively with another company seeking to provide financial services;

(B) efficiently deliver information and services that are financial in nature through the use of technological means, including an application necessary to protect the security or efficacy of systems for the transmission of data or financial transactions; or

(C) offer customers available or emerging technological means for using financial services or for the document imaging of data;

(5) whether the activity would pose a substantial risk to the safety or soundness of a state bank or the financial system generally;

(6) if otherwise determined to be permissible, whether the conduct of the activity by a state bank should be qualified through the imposition of reasonable and necessary conditions to protect the public and require appropriate regard for safety and soundness of the bank and the financial system generally; and

(7) whether a state bank would be permitted to engage in the activity under applicable federal law, including 12 U.S.C. Section 1831a, and related regulations.

(c) A rule adopted by the finance commission under this section does not alter or negate applicable licensing and regulatory requirements administered by a functional regulatory agency of this state, as defined by Section 31.303, including licensing and regulatory requirements pertaining to:

(1) insurance activities;

(2) securities activities; and

(3) real estate development, marketing, and sales activities.
Tex. Government Code § 437.351 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 437 / Section 437.351
§ 437.351. TEXAS LEGISLATIVE MEDAL OF HONOR.
Status: in_force

(a) The Texas Legislative Medal of Honor shall be awarded to a member of the state or federal military forces designated by concurrent resolution of the legislature who voluntarily performs a deed of personal bravery or self-sacrifice involving risk of life that is so conspicuous as to clearly distinguish the service member for gallantry and intrepidity above the service member's comrades. Awarding of the medal shall be considered on the standard of extraordinary merit. The medal may be awarded only on incontestable proof of performance of the deed. To be eligible for the Texas Legislative Medal of Honor, a service member must:

(1) have been born in this state;

(2) reside in this state or have been a resident of this state on the service member's death; or

(3) have been a resident of this state when the service member entered military service.

(b) A service member is not ineligible for the Texas Legislative Medal of Honor because the service member has received any other medal or award for military service, including a medal or award made by the United States.

(c) To receive the Texas Legislative Medal of Honor, a service member must be nominated during a regular session of the legislature by majority vote of all the members of a nominating committee consisting of:

(1) the adjutant general or the adjutant general's designated representative;

(2) the lieutenant governor or the lieutenant governor's designated representative;

(3) the speaker of the house of representatives or the speaker's designated representative; and

(4) the chair of the standing committee of each house of the legislature with primary jurisdiction over military and veterans affairs.

(d) The legislature by concurrent resolution may direct the governor to award the Texas Legislative Medal of Honor to a service member nominated by the nominating committee. The committee chairs serving on the nominating committee shall jointly prepare a concurrent resolution directing the governor to award the medal to a service member nominated. The legislature may direct the medal to be awarded only during a regular session and may not, during a regular session, direct the medal to be awarded to more than:

(1) one service member for service in the state or federal military forces during the period beginning after 1835 but before 1956;

(2) one service member for service in the state or federal military forces during the period beginning after January 1, 1956, but before September 11, 2001; and

(3) one service member for service in the state or federal military forces on or after September 11, 2001.

(e) Notwithstanding Subsections (a) and (c), the Texas Legislative Medal of Honor shall be awarded to a resident of this state who receives the Congressional Medal of Honor. A Texas Legislative Medal of Honor awarded under this subsection is not included for purposes of determining the number of medals that may be awarded under Subsection (d).
Tex. Agriculture Code § 52.061 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 52 / Section 52.061
§ 52.061. STOCK.
Status: in_force

A marketing association may be organized with or without capital stock.
Tex. Finance Code § 393.401 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 393 / Section 393.401
§ 393.401. SURETY BOND.
Status: in_force

(a) The surety bond of a credit services organization must be issued by a surety company authorized to do business in this state.

(b) A copy of the bond shall be filed with the secretary of state.
Tex. Insurance Code § 491.005 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 491 / Section 491.005
§ 491.005. COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER LAW.
Status: in_force

Reinsurance that is required or permitted by this subchapter must comply with Chapter 493.
Tex. Government Code § 2306.123 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2306 / Section 2306.123
§ 2306.123. AREA MEDIAN INCOME.
Status: in_force

The department may determine the median income of an individual or family for an area by using a source or methodology acceptable under federal law or rule.
Tex. Government Code § 419.009 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 419 / Section 419.009
§ 419.009. PERSONNEL.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall employ an executive director who shall employ other personnel necessary for the performance of commission functions.

(b) The commission shall provide to its members and employees, as often as necessary, information regarding their qualifications for office or employment under this chapter and their responsibilities under applicable laws relating to standards of conduct for state officers or employees.

(c) The commission shall develop and implement policies that clearly separate the policy-making responsibilities of the commission and the management responsibilities of the executive director and the staff of the commission.

(d) The executive director or the executive director's designee shall develop an intraagency career ladder program that addresses opportunities for mobility and advancement for employees within the commission. The program shall require intraagency postings of all positions concurrently with any public posting.

(e) The executive director or the executive director's designee shall develop a system of annual performance evaluations that are based on documented employee performance. All merit pay for commission employees must be based on the system established under this subsection.

(f) The executive director or the executive director's designee shall prepare and maintain a written policy statement to assure implementation of a program of equal employment opportunity under which all personnel transactions are made without regard to race, color, disability, sex, religion, age, or national origin. The policy statement must include:

(1) personnel policies, including policies relating to recruitment, evaluation, selection, appointment, training, and promotion of personnel that are in compliance with the requirements of Chapter 21, Labor Code;

(2) a comprehensive analysis of the commission work force that meets federal and state laws, rules, regulations, and instructions directly adopted under those laws, rules, or regulations;

(3) procedures by which a determination can be made about the extent of underuse in the commission work force of all persons for whom federal or state laws, rules, regulations, and instructions directly adopted under those laws, rules, or regulations encourage a more equitable balance; and

(4) reasonable methods to appropriately address those areas of underuse.

(g) A policy statement prepared under Subsection (f) must cover an annual period, be updated annually and reviewed by the Commission on Human Rights for compliance with Subsection (f)(1), and be filed with the governor's office.

(h) The governor's office shall deliver a biennial report to the legislature based on the information received under Subsection (g). The report may be made separately or as a part of other biennial reports made to the legislature.
Tex. Government Code § 2051.001 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2051 / Section 2051.001
§ 2051.001. ADOPTION OF SEAL.
Status: in_force

A commission or board created by state law and a commissioner whose office is created by state law may adopt a seal with which to attest an official document, certificate, or other written paper.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3897.165 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3897 / Section 3897.165
§ 3897.165. MISCELLANEOUS DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, AND MAINTENANCE.
Status: in_force

An improvement project may include the planning, design, construction, improvement, and maintenance of:

(1) landscaping;

(2) highway right-of-way or transit corridor beautification and improvement;

(3) lighting, banners, and signs;

(4) a street or sidewalk;

(5) a hiking and cycling path or trail;

(6) a pedestrian walkway, skywalk, crosswalk, or tunnel;

(7) a park, lake, garden, recreational facility, community activities center, dock, wharf, sports facility, open space, scenic area, or related exhibit or preserve;

(8) a fountain, plaza, or pedestrian mall; or

(9) a drainage or storm water detention improvement.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 265.0172 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 265 / Section 265.0172
§ 265.0172. ADDITIONAL SECURITY FOR BONDS.
Status: in_force

The bonds may be additionally secured by a deed of trust or mortgage lien on part or all of the physical properties of the hospital and rights appurtenant to those properties.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1301.3515 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1301 / Section 1301.3515
§ 1301.3515. CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD INFORMATION FOR LICENSE ISSUANCE.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall require that an applicant for a license submit a complete and legible set of fingerprints, on a form prescribed by the board, to the board or to the Department of Public Safety for the purpose of obtaining criminal history record information from the Department of Public Safety and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

(b) The board may not issue a license to a person who does not comply with the requirement of Subsection (a).

(c) The board shall conduct a criminal history record information check of each applicant for a license using information:

(1) provided by the individual under this section; and

(2) made available to the department by the Department of Public Safety, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and any other criminal justice agency under Chapter 411, Government Code.

(d) The board may:

(1) enter into an agreement with the Department of Public Safety to administer a criminal history record information check required under this section; and

(2) authorize the Department of Public Safety to collect from each applicant the costs incurred by the Department of Public Safety in conducting the criminal history record information check.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1251.304 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1251 / Section 1251.304
§ 1251.304. SCOPE OF COVERAGE.
Status: in_force

(a) An individual covered under group continuation coverage under this subchapter is entitled to coverage that is identical in scope to the coverage provided under the group health insurance policy or contract. An exclusion that was not included in the health insurance policy or contract may not be included in the group continuation coverage.

(b) If the group policyholder or contract holder replaces the health insurance policy or contract within the period prescribed by Section 1251.310(3), an individual covered under group continuation coverage may obtain coverage identical in scope to the coverage under the replacement group policy as provided by this subchapter.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 2A.518 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 2A / Section 2A.518
§ 2A.518. COVER; SUBSTITUTE GOODS.
Status: in_force

(a) After default by a lessor under the lease contract of the type described by Section 2A.508(a), or, if agreed, after other default by the lessor, the lessee may cover by making any purchase or lease of or contract to purchase or lease goods in substitution for those due from the lessor.

(b) Except as otherwise provided with respect to damages liquidated in the lease agreement (Section 2A.504) or otherwise determined pursuant to agreement of the parties (Sections 1.302 and 2A.503), if a lessee's cover is by a lease agreement substantially similar to the original lease agreement and the new lease agreement is made in good faith and in a commercially reasonable manner, the lessee may recover from the lessor as damages (1) the present value, as of the date of the commencement of the term of the new lease agreement, of the rent under the new lease agreement applicable to that period of the new lease term which is comparable to the then remaining term of the original lease agreement minus the present value as of the same date of the total rent for the then remaining lease term of the original lease agreement, and (2) any incidental or consequential damages, less expenses saved as a consequence of the lessor's default.

(c) If the lessee's cover is by lease agreement that for any reason does not qualify for treatment under Subsection (b) or is by purchase or otherwise, the lessee may recover from the lessor as if the lessee had elected not to cover and Section 2A.519 governs.
Tex. Local Government Code § 325.041 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 325 / Section 325.041
§ 325.041. ATTACHMENTS TO CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS.
Status: in_force

A construction contract must contain, or have attached to it, the specifications, plans, and details for work included in the contract, and work shall be done according to those plans and specifications under the supervision of the district.
Tex. Education Code § 61.905 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 61 / Section 61.905
§ 61.905. REPAYMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The coordinating board shall deliver any repayment made under this subchapter in a lump sum payable to the lender and the dentist, in accordance with any applicable federal law.

(b) A repayment made under this subchapter may be applied to any amount due in connection with the loan.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 86.141 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 86 / Section 86.141
§ 86.141. DUTY TO TEST GAS WELLS.
Status: in_force

The commission may require persons producing gas from any gas well to determine periodically through an appropriate test the deliverability and wellhead pressure of each gas well from which gas is produced.
Tex. Education Code § 96.63 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 96 / Section 96.63
§ 96.63. POLYTECHNIC COLLEGE.
Status: in_force

(a) The Polytechnic College is a division of Sam Houston State University and is under the direction and control of the board of regents of the Texas State University System.

(b) The administration of the college is under the direction of the president of Sam Houston State University.

(c) The college shall provide career and technical education for individuals who desire to avail themselves of short intensive courses in career and technical education. The education shall be designed to lead to career and technical education certificates, as defined by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.

(d) Notwithstanding any other law, the college shall be funded in the same manner as a public state college, as defined by Section 61.003.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 314.007 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 314 / Section 314.007
§ 314.007. MERGERS AND CONSOLIDATIONS INVOLVING HOSPITALS.
Status: in_force

The provisions of this chapter do not apply to any agreement among hospitals by which ownership or control over substantially all of the stock, assets of activities of one or more previously licensed and operating hospitals is placed under the control of another licensed hospital or hospitals.
Tex. Occupations Code § 954.002 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 954 / Section 954.002
§ 954.002. EXCEPTION TO PRACTICE OF LAW.
Status: in_force

For the purposes of the definition in Section 81.101, Government Code, the "practice of law" does not include engaging in land services if:

(1) the acts are performed by a person who does not hold the person out as an attorney licensed to practice law in this state or in another jurisdiction; and

(2) the person is not a licensed attorney.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7807.203 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7807 / Section 7807.203
§ 7807.203. MATURITY.
Status: in_force

District bonds must mature not later than 40 years after their date of issuance.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 485.016 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 485 / Section 485.016
§ 485.016. DISPOSITION OF FUNDS; EDUCATION AND PREVENTION PROGRAMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall account for all amounts received under Section 485.013 and send those amounts to the comptroller.

(b) The comptroller shall deposit the amounts received under Subsection (a) in the state treasury to the credit of the general revenue fund to be used only by the department to:

(1) administer, monitor, and enforce this chapter; and

(2) finance statewide education projects concerning the hazards of abusable volatile chemicals and the prevention of inhalant abuse.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8887.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8887 / Section 8887.104
§ 8887.104. RECORDS AND REPORTS.
Status: in_force

The district may require that records be kept and reports be made of the drilling, equipping, and completion of a well in a groundwater reservoir or a subdivision of a groundwater reservoir in the district and the taking and use of groundwater from those reservoirs or subdivisions of those reservoirs.