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Tex. Water Code § 59.007 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 59 / Section 59.007
§ 59.007. GRANTING OR REFUSING PETITION; EXCLUSION OF TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) If the commission finds after considering the petition that the petition conforms to the requirements of this chapter and that the creation of the district would be of benefit to the territory to be included in the district, the commission shall issue an order granting the petition for creation. If the commission finds that part of the territory included in the proposed district will not benefit from the creation of the district, the commission shall exclude that territory from the proposed district and redefine the proposed district's boundaries accordingly.

(b) If the commission finds that the petition does not conform to the requirements of this chapter or that the proposed projects are not of benefit to the territory in the proposed district, the commission shall issue an order either denying the petition or requiring petitioners to amend their petition.

(c) A copy of the order of the commission granting or denying a petition shall be mailed to each city having extraterritorial jurisdiction in the county or counties in which the district is to be located that has requested notice of hearings as provided by Section 54.019.
Tex. Government Code § 496.007 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 496 / Section 496.007
§ 496.007. LOCATION OF NEW FACILITIES.
Status: in_force

In determining the location of a facility to be built, the department, in evaluating the advantages and disadvantages of the proposed location, shall consider whether the proposed location is:

(1) close enough to a county with 100,000 or more inhabitants to provide access to services and other resources provided in such a county;

(2) cost-effective with respect to its proximity to other facilities of the department;

(3) close to an area that would facilitate release of inmates or persons confined in state jail felony facilities to their area of residence; and

(4) close to an area that provides adequate educational opportunities and medical care.
Tex. Government Code § 1505.004 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1505 / Section 1505.004
§ 1505.004. SURPLUS BONDS.
Status: in_force

A municipality may sell any available bonds not needed for the purpose for which the bonds were issued to improve or aid the improvement of a harbor of the municipality or a bar at the entrance of the harbor.
Tex. Local Government Code § 81.024 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 81 / Section 81.024
§ 81.024. DISTRICT AND COUNTY COURT SEALS.
Status: in_force

The commissioners court shall provide the seals required by law for district and county courts.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1101.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1101 / Section 1101.001
§ 1101.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

(2) "Commissioners court" means the Commissioners Court of Sutton County, Texas.

(3) "Director" means a member of the board.

(4) "District" means the Sutton County Hospital District.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9074.107 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9074 / Section 9074.107
§ 9074.107. LIMITATION ON USE OF EMINENT DOMAIN.
Status: in_force

The district may not exercise the power of eminent domain outside the district boundaries to acquire a site or easement for:

(1) a recreational facility, as defined by Section 49.462, Water Code; or

(2) a road project authorized by Section 9074.103.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 224.002 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 224 / Section 224.002
§ 224.002. VACCINE PREVENTABLE DISEASES POLICY REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) Each health care facility shall develop and implement a policy to protect its patients from vaccine preventable diseases.

(b) The policy must:

(1) require covered individuals to receive vaccines for the vaccine preventable diseases specified by the facility based on the level of risk the individual presents to patients by the individual's routine and direct exposure to patients;

(2) specify the vaccines a covered individual is required to receive based on the level of risk the individual presents to patients by the individual's routine and direct exposure to patients;

(3) include procedures for verifying whether a covered individual has complied with the policy;

(4) include procedures for a covered individual to be exempt from the required vaccines for the medical conditions identified as contraindications or precautions by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention;

(5) for a covered individual who is exempt from the required vaccines, include procedures the individual must follow to protect facility patients from exposure to disease, such as the use of protective medical equipment, such as gloves and masks, based on the level of risk the individual presents to patients by the individual's routine and direct exposure to patients;

(6) prohibit discrimination or retaliatory action against a covered individual who is exempt from the required vaccines for the medical conditions identified as contraindications or precautions by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, except that required use of protective medical equipment, such as gloves and masks, may not be considered retaliatory action for purposes of this subdivision;

(7) require the health care facility to maintain a written or electronic record of each covered individual's compliance with or exemption from the policy; and

(8) include disciplinary actions the health care facility is authorized to take against a covered individual who fails to comply with the policy.

(c) The policy may include procedures for a covered individual to be exempt from the required vaccines based on reasons of conscience, including a religious belief.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8815.058 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8815 / Section 8815.058
§ 8815.058. GENERAL MANAGER.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may employ a general manager of the authority or contract with a person to perform the duties of a general manager. The board may delegate to the general manager full authority to manage and operate the affairs of the authority subject only to orders of the board.

(b) The board may delegate to the general manager the authority to employ all persons necessary for the proper handling of the business and operation of the authority and to determine the compensation to be paid to all employees, other than the general manager.
Tex. Education Code § 130A.001 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 130A / Section 130A.001
§ 130A.001. LEGISLATIVE INTENT.
Status: in_force

It is the intent of the legislature that, as public junior colleges are locally governed institutions, providing foundational funding for instruction and operations of public junior colleges should be primarily a local responsibility, supported through a combination of tuition, fees, and local property taxes, with state funding focused primarily on rewarding outcomes aligned with regional and state education and workforce needs.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 8.04 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 403 / Section 8.04
§ 8.04.
Status: in_force

Sec. 8.04. If a party state withdraws from the compact pursuant to Section 7.03 of Article VII or has its membership in this compact revoked pursuant to Section 7.06 of Article VII, the withdrawal or revocation shall not affect any liability already incurred by or chargeable to the affected state under Section 8.03 of this article.
Tex. Tax Code § 26.051 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 26 / Section 26.051
§ 26.051. EVIDENCE OF UNRECORDED TAX RATE ADOPTION.
Status: in_force

(a) If a taxing unit does not make a proper record of the adoption of a tax rate for a year but the tax rate can be determined by examining the tax rolls for that year, the governing body of the taxing unit may take testimony or make other inquiry to determine whether a tax rate was properly adopted for that year. If the governing body determines that a tax rate was properly adopted, it may order that its official records for that year be amended nunc pro tunc to reflect the adoption of the rate.

(b) An amendment of the official records made under Subsection (a) of this section is prima facie evidence that the tax rate entered into the records was properly and regularly adopted for that year.
Tex. Insurance Code § 882.557 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 882 / Section 882.557
§ 882.557. DOMESTIC STOCK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY; APPROVAL OF PLAN BY SHAREHOLDERS.
Status: in_force

On notice of approval of a proposed plan under Section 882.555, the board of directors of each domestic stock life insurance company that is a party to the plan shall submit the plan for approval to the company's shareholders in the manner provided by Section 824.003.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1014.206 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1014 / Section 1014.206
§ 1014.206. CHARGES FOR SERVICES RENDERED.
Status: in_force

If the board issues revenue bonds, the board shall charge and collect rates for services rendered by the hospital system that are sufficient to:

(1) pay the maintenance and operating expenses described by Section 1014.205;

(2) pay the principal and interest on the bonds as each becomes due; and

(3) create and maintain a bond reserve fund and other funds as provided in the bond resolution or trust indenture.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1052.157 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1052 / Section 1052.157
§ 1052.157. FINANCIAL REPORT.
Status: in_force

As soon as practicable after the close of each fiscal year, the district administrator shall prepare for the board:

(1) a complete sworn statement of all district money; and

(2) a complete account of the disbursements of that money.
Tex. Government Code § 316.072 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 316 / Section 316.072
§ 316.072. REPORTS; CLOSURE OF ACCOUNTS.
Status: in_force

(a) All officers required by law to report annually or biennially to the legislature or governor shall close their accounts at the end of the fiscal year.

(b) As soon as practicable after the end of the fiscal year, the officers shall prepare and compile their respective reports.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1901.206 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1901 / Section 1901.206
§ 1901.206. REEXAMINATION.
Status: in_force

A person who fails an examination may apply to take a subsequent examination on payment of the examination fee.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 134.007 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 134 / Section 134.007
§ 134.007. CONFLICT OF INTEREST; OFFENSE.
Status: in_force

(a) An employee of the commission commits an offense if the employee knowingly:

(1) performs a function or duty under this chapter; and

(2) has a direct or indirect financial interest in an underground or surface coal mining operation.

(b) An offense under this section is punishable by:

(1) a fine of not more than $2,500;

(2) imprisonment for not more than one year; or

(3) both the fine and the imprisonment.
Tex. Water Code § 17.086 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 17 / Section 17.086
§ 17.086. TRANSFERS TO BE MADE BY COMPTROLLER.
Status: in_force

The comptroller shall make the transfers required by this subchapter.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 11.05 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 11 / Section 11.05
§ 11.05. UNAUTHORIZED USE OF PERMIT.
Status: in_force

A permittee may not consent to or allow the use or display of the permittee's permit by a person other than the person to whom the permit was issued.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9501.058 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9501 / Section 9501.058
§ 9501.058. REMOVAL FROM OFFICE.
Status: in_force

The commissioners court and the governing body of the municipality, by a majority vote in a joint session, may remove a member of the commission from office only for malfeasance.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1105.065 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1105 / Section 1105.065
§ 1105.065. RETIREMENT PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

The board may enter into any contract or agreement with this state or the federal government that is required to establish or continue a retirement program for the benefit of the district's employees.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 21.011 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 21 / Section 21.011
§ 21.011. SECURITY FOR BIDS.
Status: in_force

The department shall require every bidder, except administrators of state funds, to include with their bid an exchange or cashier's check for an amount the department considers adequate as a forfeit guaranteeing acceptance of and payment for all bonds covered by the bid.
Tex. Utilities Code § 43.151 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 43 / Section 43.151
§ 43.151. COMPLIANCE WITH FEDERAL AND STATE LAW.
Status: in_force

An electric utility that owns and operates facilities for the provision of middle mile broadband service shall comply with all applicable federal and state laws.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1252.001 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1252 / Section 1252.001
§ 1252.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Carrier" means:

(A) an insurer; or

(B) a group hospital service corporation operating under Chapter 842.

(2) "Health benefit plan" means:

(A) any accident and health insurance policy;

(B) a subscriber contract of a group hospital service corporation; or

(C) an accident and health benefits package of a multiple employer trust that is not exempt from regulation by this state as an employee welfare benefit plan under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. Section 1001 et seq.), as amended.

(3) "Previous carrier" means a carrier whose health benefit plan coverage has been replaced with health benefit plan coverage provided by a succeeding carrier.

(4) "Succeeding carrier" means a carrier that replaces the health benefit plan coverage provided by another carrier with its own health benefit plan coverage.

(5) "Total disability" or "totally disabled" means:

(A) with respect to an employee or other primary insured covered under a health benefit plan, the complete inability of that individual to perform all of the substantial and material duties and functions of the individual's occupation and any other gainful occupation in which the individual earns substantially the same compensation earned before the disability; and

(B) with respect to any other individual covered under a health benefit plan, confinement as a bed patient in a hospital.
Tex. Government Code § 2167.004 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2167 / Section 2167.004
§ 2167.004. LEASING SPACE FOR HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AGENCIES.
Status: repealed

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter or of Subchapter C, Chapter 2165, the commission may not lease office space to serve the needs of any health and human services agency unless the Health and Human Services Commission has approved the office space for the agency.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 309, Sec. 4.07(2).

(c) In this section, "health and human services agency" has the meaning assigned by Section 521.0001.
Tex. Education Code § 1001.107 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 1001 / Section 1001.107
§ 1001.107. INFORMATION RELATING TO LITTER PREVENTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission by rule shall require that information relating to litter prevention be included in the curriculum of each driver education and driving safety course.

(b) In developing rules under this section, the commission shall consult the Department of Public Safety.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 161.058 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 161 / Section 161.058
§ 161.058. COMPENSATION OF LIVESTOCK OR FOWL OWNER.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission may pay an indemnity to the owner of livestock, domestic fowl, or exotic fowl exposed to or infected with a disease if the commission considers it necessary to eradicate the disease and to dispose of the exposed or diseased livestock, domestic fowl, or exotic fowl. The commission shall provide the owner with information regarding available state or federal indemnity funds.

(b) The commission may adopt rules for the implementation of this section, including rules governing:

(1) eligibility for compensation;

(2) amounts of compensation; and

(3) limits and restrictions on compensation.

(c) The commission may spend funds appropriated for the purpose of this section only for direct payment to owners of exposed or infected livestock, domestic fowl, or exotic fowl.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 101A.253 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 101A / Section 101A.253
§ 101A.253. EXCEPTIONAL CIRCUMSTANCES REQUIRING PARTICIPATION.
Status: in_force

The oversight committee shall adopt rules governing the waiver of the conflict-of-interest requirements of this chapter under exceptional circumstances for an oversight committee member, program integration committee member, peer review committee member, or institute employee. The rules must:

(1) authorize the chief executive officer or an oversight committee member to propose granting a waiver by submitting to the oversight committee's presiding officer a written statement about the conflict of interest, the exceptional circumstance requiring the waiver, and any proposed limitations to the waiver;

(2) require a proposed waiver to be publicly reported at an oversight committee meeting;

(3) require a majority vote of the oversight committee members present and voting to grant a waiver;

(4) require any waiver granted to be included in the annual report required by Section 101A.053; and

(5) require the institute to retain documentation of each waiver granted.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 533.0357 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 533 / Section 533.0357
§ 533.0357. BEST PRACTICES CLEARINGHOUSE FOR LOCAL MENTAL HEALTH AUTHORITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) In coordination with local mental health authorities, the department shall establish an online clearinghouse of information relating to best practices of local mental health authorities regarding the provision of mental health services, development of a local provider network, and achievement of the best return on public investment in mental health services.

(b) The department shall solicit and collect from local mental health authorities that meet established outcome and performance measures, community centers, consumers and advocates with expertise in mental health or in the provision of mental health services, and other local entities concerned with mental health issues examples of best practices related to:

(1) developing and implementing a local network development plan;

(2) assembling and expanding a local provider network to increase consumer choice;

(3) creating and enforcing performance standards for providers;

(4) managing limited resources;

(5) maximizing available funding;

(6) producing the best client outcomes;

(7) ensuring consumers of mental health services have control over decisions regarding their health;

(8) developing procurement processes to protect public funds;

(9) achieving the best mental health consumer outcomes possible; and

(10) implementing strategies that effectively incorporate consumer and family involvement to develop and evaluate the provider network.

(c) The department may contract for the services of one or more contractors to develop, implement, and maintain a system of collecting and evaluating the best practices of local mental health authorities as provided by this section.

(d) The department shall encourage local mental health authorities that successfully implement best practices in accordance with this section to mentor local mental health authorities that have service deficiencies.

(e) Before the executive commissioner may remove a local mental health authority's designation under Section 533.035(a) as a local mental health authority, the executive commissioner shall:

(1) assist the local mental health authority in attaining training and mentorship in using the best practices established in accordance with this section; and

(2) track and document the local mental health authority's improvements in the provision of service or continued service deficiencies.

(f) Subsection (e) does not apply to the removal of a local mental health authority's designation initiated at the request of a local government official who has responsibility for the provision of mental health services.

(g) The department shall implement this section using only existing resources.

(h) The department shall ensure that a local mental health authority providing best practices information to the department or mentoring another local mental health authority complies with Section 533.03521(f).
Tex. Occupations Code § 1603.3605 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1603 / Section 1603.3605
§ 1603.3605. REENTRY OF STUDENT AFTER WITHDRAWAL.
Status: in_force

If a student voluntarily withdraws or is terminated after completing 50 percent of the course at a private postsecondary school, the school shall allow the student to reenter at any time during the 48-month period following the date of withdrawal or termination unless the student presents a danger to the other students or staff of the school.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 361.036 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 361 / Section 361.036
§ 361.036. RECORDS AND MANIFESTS REQUIRED; CLASS I INDUSTRIAL SOLID WASTE OR HAZARDOUS WASTE.
Status: in_force

The commission by rule shall require a person who generates, transports, processes, stores, or disposes of Class I industrial solid waste or hazardous waste to provide recordkeeping and use a manifest or other appropriate system to assure that the waste is transported to a processing, storage, or disposal facility permitted or otherwise authorized for that purpose.
Tex. Property Code § 81.109 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 81 / Section 81.109
§ 81.109. CONVEYANCE OF COMMON ELEMENTS.
Status: in_force

An apartment in a condominium regime and the undivided interest of an apartment owner in the common elements of the regime that are attributable to the apartment may not be conveyed separately. If a conveyance of an apartment does not refer to the common elements, the undivided interest of the apartment owner in the general and the limited common elements of the regime attributable to the apartment is conveyed with the apartment.
Tex. Government Code § 491.001 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 491 / Section 491.001
§ 491.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: repealed

(a) In this subtitle, except for Chapter 511:

(1) "Board" means the Texas Board of Criminal Justice, except as provided by Section 508.001.

(2) "Community justice assistance division" means the community justice assistance division of the department.

(3) "Department" means the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, except in Chapter 509.

(4) "Executive director" means the executive director of the department.

(5) "Institutional division" means the institutional division of the department.

(6) "Office of the independent auditor" means the office of the independent auditor established under Section 493.0052.

(6-a) "Office of the inspector general" means the office of the inspector general established under Section 493.019.

(7) "Parole division" means the parole division of the department.

(8) Repealed by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1022 (S.B. 2405), Sec. 105(3), eff. September 1, 2025.

(b) A reference in other law to:

(1) "Board of Pardons and Paroles" means:

(A) the Board of Pardons and Paroles in any statute relating to a subject under the board's jurisdiction as provided by Chapter 508; or

(B) the parole division in any statute relating to a subject under the division's jurisdiction as provided by Chapter 508.

(2) "Probation department" or "adult probation department" means a community supervision and corrections department established under Chapter 76, Government Code.

(3) "Texas Adult Probation Commission" means the community justice assistance division.

(4) "Texas Board of Corrections" means the board.

(5) "Texas Department of Corrections" means the institutional division.