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Tex. Occupations Code § 164.102 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 164 / Section 164.102
§ 164.102. PERSONS INELIGIBLE FOR PROBATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may not grant probation to a physician who constitutes, through the practice of medicine, a continuing threat to the public welfare.

(b) Except on an express determination, based on substantial evidence, that granting probation is in the best interests of the public and of the person whose license has been suspended, revoked, or canceled, the board may not grant probation to a person whose license has been canceled, revoked, or suspended because of a felony conviction under:

(1) Chapter 481 or 483, Health and Safety Code;

(2) Section 485.033, Health and Safety Code;

(3) the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970 (21 U.S.C. Section 801 et seq.); or

(4) any of the following sections of the Penal Code:

(A) Section 22.011(a)(2) (sexual assault of a child);

(B) Section 22.021(a)(1)(B) (aggravated sexual assault of a child);

(C) Section 21.02 (continuous sexual abuse of young child or disabled individual); or

(D) Section 21.11 (indecency with a child).
Tex. Family Code § 231.115 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 231 / Section 231.115
§ 231.115. NONCOOPERATION BY RECIPIENT OF PUBLIC ASSISTANCE.
Status: in_force

(a) The failure by a person who is a recipient of public assistance under Chapter 31, Human Resources Code, to provide accurate information as required by Section 31.0315, Human Resources Code, shall serve as the basis for a determination by the Title IV-D agency that the person did not cooperate with the Title IV-D agency.

(b) The Title IV-D agency shall:

(1) identify the actions or failures to act by a recipient of public assistance that constitute noncooperation with the Title IV-D agency;

(2) adopt rules governing noncompliance; and

(3) send noncompliance determinations to the Texas Department of Human Services for immediate imposition of sanctions.

(c) In adopting rules under this section that establish the basis for determining that a person has failed to cooperate with the Title IV-D agency, the Title IV-D agency shall consider whether:

(1) good cause exists for the failure to cooperate;

(2) the person has failed to disclose the name and location of an alleged or probable parent of the child, if known by the person, at the time of applying for public assistance or at a subsequent time; and

(3) the person named a man as the alleged father and the man was subsequently excluded by parentage testing as being the father if the person has previously named another man as the child's father.
Tex. Government Code § 2260.007 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2260 / Section 2260.007
§ 2260.007. LEGISLATIVE AUTHORITY RETAINED; INTERPRETATION OF CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding Section 2260.005, the legislature retains the authority to deny or grant a waiver of immunity to suit against a unit of state government by statute, resolution, or any other means the legislature may determine appropriate.

(b) This chapter does not and may not be interpreted to:

(1) divest the legislature of the authority to grant permission to sue a unit of state government on the terms, conditions, and procedures that the legislature may specify in the measure granting the permission;

(2) require that the legislature, in granting or denying permission to sue a unit of state government, comply with this chapter; or

(3) limit in any way the effect of a legislative grant of permission to sue a unit of state government unless the grant itself provides that this chapter may have that effect.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8801.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8801 / Section 8801.002
§ 8801.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a conservation and reclamation district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and is essential to accomplish the purposes of that section.
Tex. Family Code § 51.101 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 51 / Section 51.101
§ 51.101. APPOINTMENT OF ATTORNEY AND CONTINUATION OF REPRESENTATION.
Status: in_force

(a) If an attorney is appointed under Section 54.01(b-1) or (d) to represent a child at the initial detention hearing and the child is detained, the attorney shall continue to represent the child until the case is terminated, the family retains an attorney, or a new attorney is appointed by the juvenile court. Release of the child from detention does not terminate the attorney's representation.

(b) If there is an initial detention hearing without an attorney and the child is detained, the attorney appointed under Section 51.10(c) shall continue to represent the child until the case is terminated, the family retains an attorney, or a new attorney is appointed by the juvenile court. Release of the child from detention does not terminate the attorney's representation.

(c) The juvenile court shall determine, on the filing of a petition, whether the child's family is indigent if:

(1) the child is released by intake;

(2) the child is released at the initial detention hearing; or

(3) the case was referred to the court without the child in custody.

(d) A juvenile court that makes a finding of indigence under Subsection (c) shall appoint an attorney to represent the child on or before the fifth working day after the date the petition for adjudication or discretionary transfer hearing was served on the child. An attorney appointed under this subsection shall continue to represent the child until the case is terminated, the family retains an attorney, or a new attorney is appointed by the juvenile court.

(e) The juvenile court shall determine whether the child's family is indigent if a motion or petition is filed under Section 54.05 seeking to modify disposition by committing the child to the Texas Juvenile Justice Department or placing the child in a secure correctional facility. A court that makes a finding of indigence shall appoint an attorney to represent the child on or before the fifth working day after the date the petition or motion has been filed. An attorney appointed under this subsection shall continue to represent the child until the court rules on the motion or petition, the family retains an attorney, or a new attorney is appointed.
Tex. Transportation Code § 681.013 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 681 / Section 681.013
§ 681.013. DISMISSAL OF CHARGE; FINE.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "working day" means any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday, or a holiday on which county offices are closed.

(b) The court shall:

(1) dismiss a charge for an offense under Section 681.011(b)(1) if:

(A) the vehicle displayed a disabled parking placard that was not valid as expired;

(B) the defendant remedies the defect by renewing the expired disabled parking placard within 20 working days from the date of the offense or before the defendant's first court appearance date, whichever is later; and

(C) the disabled parking placard has not been expired for more than 60 days; and

(2) assess a reimbursement fee not to exceed $20 when the charge has been remedied.

(c) Notwithstanding Subsection (b)(1)(C), the court may dismiss a charge of unlawfully parking a vehicle in a space designated specifically for persons with disabilities, if at the time of the offense the defendant's vehicle displays a disabled parking placard that has been expired for more than 60 days.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2002.051 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2002 / Section 2002.051
§ 2002.051. POLICY FORMS AND ENDORSEMENTS FOR RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY INSURANCE.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding Subsections (a)-(j), Article 5.35, policy forms and endorsements for residential property insurance in this state are regulated under Subchapter A, Chapter 2301, and Article 5.13-2.
Tex. Election Code § 87.042 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 87 / Section 87.042
§ 87.042. DISPOSITION OF ACCEPTED BALLOT.
Status: in_force

(a) The early voting ballot board shall open each carrier envelope containing an accepted ballot without defacing the certificate on the carrier envelope and remove the ballot envelope from the carrier envelope.

(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), the board shall place the ballot envelope containing an accepted ballot in the ballot box containing the early voting ballots voted by personal appearance.

(c) The ballot envelope must be placed in a separate container if:

(1) the ballots are to be counted at a central counting station; or

(2) the procedure for counting the early voting votes cast by personal appearance is different from that for counting the votes cast by mail.

(d) An accepted ballot that was not returned in the official ballot envelope shall be treated as an accepted ballot that was returned in the ballot envelope.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7986.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7986 / Section 7986.151
§ 7986.151. ELECTIONS REGARDING TAXES OR BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue, without an election, bonds and other obligations secured by:

(1) revenue other than ad valorem taxes; or

(2) contract payments described by Section 7986.153.

(b) The district must hold an election in the manner provided by Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, to obtain voter approval before the district may impose an ad valorem tax or issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes.

(c) The district may not issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes to finance a road project unless the issuance is approved by a vote of a two-thirds majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 294.152 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 294 / Section 294.152
§ 294.152. ASSESSMENT AND COLLECTION OF MANDATORY PAYMENTS.
Status: in_force

The county may collect or, using a competitive bidding process, contract for the assessment and collection of mandatory payments authorized under this chapter.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 469.002 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 469 / Section 469.002
§ 469.002. VOLUNTARY ACCREDITATION OF RECOVERY HOUSING.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall adopt minimum standards for accreditation as a recovery house that are consistent with the quality standards established by the National Alliance for Recovery Residences and the Oxford House Incorporated. The standards must prohibit an accredited recovery house from providing personal care services, as defined by Section 247.002.

(b) The commission may approve only the National Alliance for Recovery Residences or the Oxford House Incorporated to serve as an accrediting organization in the development and administration of a voluntary accreditation program for recovery housing in accordance with this chapter.

(c) An accrediting organization the commission approves under this section must:

(1) establish recovery house accreditation requirements that at a minimum include the accreditation standards the commission adopts;

(2) establish procedures to:

(A) administer the issuance of recovery house accreditation under this chapter, including application, accreditation, reaccreditation, and disciplinary procedures; and

(B) assess application accreditation and reaccreditation fees;

(3) provide training to recovery house responsible parties designated under Section 469.004 and staff concerning the accreditation standards the commission adopts;

(4) develop a code of ethics; and

(5) provide information to the commission for the commission to compile the annual report required under Section 469.005.
Tex. Education Code § 45.060 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 45 / Section 45.060
§ 45.060. BONDS NOT ACCELERATED ON DEFAULT.
Status: in_force

If a school district or charter district fails to pay principal or interest on a guaranteed bond when it matures, other amounts not yet mature are not accelerated and do not become due by virtue of the school district's or charter district's default.
Tex. Education Code § 46.032 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 46 / Section 46.032
§ 46.032. ALLOTMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) Each school district is guaranteed a specified amount per student in state and local funds for each cent of tax effort to pay the principal of and interest on eligible bonds. The amount of state support, subject only to the maximum amount under Section 46.034, is determined by the formula:

"EDA" is the amount of state funds to be allocated to the district for assistance with existing debt;

"EDGL" is the dollar amount guaranteed level of state and local funds per student per cent of tax effort, which is the lesser of:

(1) $40 or a greater amount for any year provided by appropriation; or

(2) the amount that would result in a total additional amount of state funds under this subchapter for the current year equal to $60 million in excess of the state funds to which school districts would have been entitled under this section if the guaranteed level amount were $35;

"ADA" is the number of students in average daily attendance, as determined under Section 48.005, in the district;

"EDTR" is the existing debt tax rate of the district, which is determined by dividing the amount budgeted by the district for payment of eligible bonds by the quotient of the district's taxable value of property as determined under Subchapter M, Chapter 403, Government Code, or, if applicable, under Section 48.258, divided by 100; and

"DPV" is the district's taxable value of property as determined under Subchapter M, Chapter 403, Government Code, or, if applicable, under Section 48.258.

(b) The existing debt tax rate of the district under Subsection (a) may not exceed the rate that would be necessary for the current year, using state funds under Subsection (a), to make payments of principal and interest on the bonds for which the tax is pledged.

(c) The amount budgeted by a district for payment of eligible bonds may include:

(1) bond taxes collected in the current school year;

(2) bond taxes collected in a preceding school year in excess of the amount necessary to pay the district's share of actual debt service on bonds in that year, provided that the taxes were not used to generate other state financial assistance for the district; or

(3) maintenance and operations taxes collected in the current school year or a preceding school year in excess of the amount eligible to be used to generate other state financial assistance for the district.
Tex. Government Code § 753.154 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 753 / Section 753.154
§ 753.154. ENFORCEMENT BY ATTORNEY GENERAL.
Status: in_force

(a) The attorney general may bring an action against a sheriff who fails to comply with this chapter in a district court for appropriate equitable relief.

(b) The attorney general may recover reasonable expenses incurred in obtaining relief under Subsection (a), including court costs, reasonable attorney's fees, investigative costs, witness fees, and deposition costs.

(c) An action brought against a sheriff under this section must be brought in a district court for the county served by the sheriff.
Tex. Local Government Code § 232.0095 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 232 / Section 232.0095
§ 232.0095. ALTERNATIVE PROCEDURES FOR PLAT REVISION.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only to real property located outside municipalities and outside the extraterritorial jurisdiction, as determined under Chapter 42, of municipalities with a population of 1.5 million or more.

(b) As an alternative to the provisions in Section 232.009 governing the revision of plats, a county by order may adopt the provisions in Sections 212.013, 212.014, 212.015, and 212.016 governing plat vacations, replatting, and plat amendment. A county that adopts the provisions in those sections may approve a plat vacation, a replat, and an amending plat in the same manner and under the same conditions, including the notice and hearing requirements, as a municipal authority responsible for approving plats under those sections.

(c) Instead of the purpose described by Section 212.016(a)(10), an amended plat may be approved and issued by the county to make necessary changes to the preceding plat to create six or fewer lots in the subdivision or a part of the subdivision covered by the preceding plat if:

(1) the changes do not affect applicable county regulations, including zoning regulations if the county has authority to adopt zoning regulations; and

(2) the changes do not attempt to amend or remove any covenants or restrictions.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8458.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8458 / Section 8458.004
§ 8458.004. CONSENT OF MUNICIPALITY REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors may not hold an election under Section 8458.003 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. Government Code § 654.0125 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 654 / Section 654.0125
§ 654.0125. EXEMPTION OF POSITIONS BY GOVERNOR.
Status: in_force

(a) Appropriated money may not be used to pay the salary of a person in a position exempted from the position classification plan by the governor under Section 654.012(8)(A) unless the position is a bona fide new position established to accomplish duties related to programs or functions that were not anticipated, and for that reason not funded, under the General Appropriations Act.

(b) A new position may not be created under Section 654.012(8)(A) for the sole purpose of adjusting the salary of an existing position.

(c) The governor's exemption of a position from the position classification plan under Section 654.012(8)(A) must contain a certification that the exemption is for a bona fide new position. The comptroller may not pay compensation for the position until formal notification of the action of the governor to exempt the position is filed with the classification officer and the Legislative Budget Board.

(d) A position exempted by the governor under Section 654.012(8)(A) in the first year of a state fiscal biennium may continue into the second year. The salary rate established for the position may be adjusted for the second year of the biennium by a rate not to exceed the rate by which the salary schedule for classified positions in the General Appropriations Act is adjusted from the first to the second year of the biennium.
Tex. Insurance Code § 443.016 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 443 / Section 443.016
§ 443.016. FINANCIAL REPORTING.
Status: in_force

(a) Not later than the 120th day after the date of entry of an order of receivership by the receivership court, and at least quarterly after that date, the receiver shall file a financial report with the receivership court. A financial report filed under this subsection at a minimum, must include:

(1) a statement of the assets and liabilities of the insurer;

(2) the changes in those assets and liabilities; and

(3) all funds received or disbursed by the receiver during the period covered by the report.

(b) The receivership court shall require a financial report filed under Subsection (a) to comply with all receivership financial reporting requirements specified by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners and adopted in this state by rule by the commissioner.

(c) Not later than the 120th day after the date of entry of an order of liquidation by the receivership court, and at least quarterly after that date, or at other intervals as may be agreed to between the liquidator and the guaranty associations, but in no event less than annually, each affected guaranty association shall file reports with the liquidator. The reports must be in a format compatible with that specified by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners. Reports under this subsection shall be filed with the receivership court.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 17.45 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 17 / Section 17.45
§ 17.45. CONDITIONS REQUIRING AIDS AND HIV INSTRUCTION.
Status: in_force

A magistrate may require as a condition of bond that a defendant charged with an offense under Section 43.02 or 43.021, Penal Code, receive counseling or education, or both, relating to acquired immune deficiency syndrome or human immunodeficiency virus.
Tex. Government Code § 2054.027 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2054 / Section 2054.027
§ 2054.027. MEETINGS; ACTION OF BOARD.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall meet at least once in each quarter of the state fiscal year and may meet at other times at the call of the presiding officer or as provided by department rule.

(b) When a quorum is present, an affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the board present is necessary for an action of the board to be effective.
Tex. Finance Code § 126.152 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 126 / Section 126.152
§ 126.152. GENERAL POWERS OF CONSERVATOR.
Status: in_force

The conservator may:

(1) take possession and control of the books, records, property, assets, and business of the credit union;

(2) conduct the business and affairs of the credit union;

(3) sell or assign assets to the conservator; and

(4) perform any other action as necessary in connection with the conservatorship.
Tex. Family Code § 264.019 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 264 / Section 264.019
§ 264.019. COLLECTION AND REPORTING OF ALCOHOL AND CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE STATISTICS.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall collect the following information and update the department's automated case tracking and information management system to allow caseworkers to record:

(1) the number of children reported to the department who at birth tested positive for the presence of alcohol or a controlled substance;

(2) the controlled substances for which the children described by Subdivision (1) tested positive;

(3) the number of children described by Subdivision (1) who were removed from their homes and have been diagnosed as having a disability or chronic medical condition resulting from the presence of alcohol or controlled substances; and

(4) the number of parents who test positive for the presence of a controlled substance during a department investigation of a report of abuse or neglect of the parent's child.

(b) Not later than November 1 of each year, the department shall:

(1) prepare for the preceding year a report containing:

(A) the information collected under Subsection (a); and

(B) the data collected under Section 532.0204, Government Code;

(2) post a copy of the report prepared under Subdivision (1) on the department's Internet website; and

(3) electronically submit to the legislature a copy of the report.

(c) The commissioner of the department shall adopt rules necessary to implement this section.

(d) The department is required to implement this section in a state fiscal biennium only if the commissioner of the department determines that the legislature has specifically appropriated an amount sufficient to update the department's automated case tracking and information management system. If the commissioner of the department does not make that determination, the department shall implement this section not later than the date of the department's next update of the automated case tracking and information management system.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1101.052 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1101 / Section 1101.052
§ 1101.052. EXCLUSION.
Status: in_force

Unless otherwise provided by this subchapter, this subchapter does not apply to a policy issued instead of or in exchange for a policy issued before July 10, 1909.