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Tex. Education Code § 21.156 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 21 / Section 21.156
§ 21.156. DISCHARGE OR SUSPENSION WITHOUT PAY UNDER CONTINUING CONTRACT.
Status: in_force

(a) A teacher employed under a continuing contract may be discharged at any time for good cause as determined by the board of trustees, good cause being the failure to meet the accepted standards of conduct for the profession as generally recognized and applied in similarly situated school districts in this state.

(b) In lieu of discharge or pending discharge, a school district may suspend a teacher without pay for good cause as specified by Subsection (a) for a period not to extend beyond the end of the current school year.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 19.011 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 19 / Section 19.011
§ 19.011. STOP-SALE ORDER.
Status: in_force

(a) If a person offers citrus budwood or a citrus nursery tree for sale falsely claiming that it is certified, that it comes from a designated foundation grove, or that it comes from a certified citrus nursery, or offers citrus budwood, a citrus nursery tree, or citrus nursery stock for sale in violation of rules adopted under this chapter, the department may issue a written order to stop the sale of that citrus budwood, citrus nursery tree, or citrus nursery stock. A person may not sell citrus budwood, a citrus nursery tree, or citrus nursery stock that is subject to a stop-sale order under this section until:

(1) the sale is permitted by a court under Subsection (b); or

(2) the department determines that the sale of the citrus budwood, citrus nursery tree, or citrus nursery stock is in compliance with this chapter and rules adopted under this chapter.

(a-1) The department may issue a written order to stop the sale of citrus nursery stock from a citrus nursery or to stop the operation of all or part of a citrus nursery if a person propagates citrus nursery stock in a citrus nursery for sale in the citrus zone and:

(1) the person falsely claims that the citrus nursery is certified; or

(2) if the citrus nursery is certified, the person fails to comply with the rules adopted under this chapter.

(a-2) A person may not sell citrus nursery stock out of a citrus nursery, or operate a citrus nursery or a part of a citrus nursery, that is subject to a stop-sale order under this section until:

(1) the sale is permitted by a court under Subsection (b); or

(2) the department determines that the citrus nursery is in compliance with this chapter and rules adopted under this chapter.

(b) The person named in the order may bring suit in a court in the county where the citrus budwood, citrus nursery tree, or citrus nursery subject to the stop-sale order is located. After a hearing, the court may, as applicable, permit the citrus budwood or citrus nursery tree to be sold, or permit the citrus nursery to continue operations, if the court finds, as applicable, the citrus budwood or citrus nursery tree is not being offered for sale or that the citrus nursery is not operating in violation of this chapter.

(c) This section does not limit the department's right to act under another section of this chapter.

(d) The department shall inspect each citrus nursery in the citrus zone not less than once every two months in order to enforce this section.
Tex. Water Code § 15.502 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 15 / Section 15.502
§ 15.502. FUND.
Status: in_force

(a) The Texas water fund is a special fund in the state treasury outside the general revenue fund. The fund is administered by the board.

(b) The board may use the fund only to transfer money to:

(1) the water assistance fund established under Subchapter B;

(2) the new water supply for Texas fund established under Subchapter C-1;

(3) the state water implementation fund for Texas established under Subchapter G;

(4) the state water implementation revenue fund for Texas established under Subchapter H;

(4-a) the Texas water fund administrative fund established under Section 15.508;

(4-b) the flood infrastructure fund established under Subchapter I;

(5) a revolving fund established under Subchapter J;

(6) the rural water assistance fund established under Subchapter R;

(7) the statewide water public awareness account established under Section 16.027;

(8) the Texas Water Development Fund II water financial assistance account established under Section 17.959;

(8-a) the Texas Water Development Fund II economically distressed areas program account established under Section 17.958;

(9) the Texas Water Development Fund II state participation account established under Section 17.957; and

(10) the agricultural water conservation fund established under Section 50-d, Article III, Texas Constitution.

(c) Money and investments in the fund shall be kept and held for and in the name of the board.

(d) Money in the fund may be used only as provided by this subchapter.

(e) The fund consists of:

(1) money transferred or deposited to the credit of the fund by law, including:

(A) money appropriated by the legislature directly to the fund; and

(B) money from any source transferred or deposited to the credit of the fund as authorized by law;

(2) any other revenue that the legislature by statute dedicates for deposit to the credit of the fund;

(3) investment earnings and interest earned on amounts credited to the fund;

(4) money from gifts, grants, or donations to the fund; and

(5) money returned from any authorized transfer.

(e) The fund consists of:

(1) money transferred or deposited to the credit of the fund by law, including:

(A) money transferred or deposited to the credit of the fund as provided by Section 7-e, Article VIII, Texas Constitution;

(B) money appropriated by the legislature directly to the fund; and

(C) money from any source transferred or deposited to the credit of the fund as authorized by law;

(2) any other revenue that the legislature by statute dedicates for deposit to the credit of the fund;

(3) investment earnings and interest earned on amounts credited to the fund;

(4) money from gifts, grants, or donations to the fund; and

(5) money returned from any authorized transfer.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 263.001 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 263 / Section 263.001
§ 263.001. TWO OR MORE COUNTIES MAY JOIN.
Status: in_force

(a) Two or more adjacent counties may act together to carry out the purposes of this chapter and construct one or more hospitals for their joint use as provided by this chapter for a single county if:

(1) each of the counties has fewer than 15,000 inhabitants; and

(2) the executive commissioner approves.

(b) The counties acting together have the same powers and liabilities under this chapter as a single county.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 76.142 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 76 / Section 76.142
§ 76.142. APPLICATION OF REGULATED HERBICIDE.
Status: in_force

(a) If a person applies a regulated herbicide, the person shall act in accordance with each applicable rule adopted by the department, including a rule adopted under this subchapter.

(b) If a regulated herbicide is applied by a commercial applicator, the person in control of the crop or land to which the regulated herbicide is applied and the commercial applicator are jointly responsible for ensuring that the application is in compliance with this chapter and each applicable rule adopted by the department.

(c) If the department finds that an application of a regulated herbicide is hazardous to crops or valuable plants in an area, the department may prohibit the application of a regulated herbicide in that area for any period during which the hazard exists.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1051.110 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1051 / Section 1051.110
§ 1051.110. BOARD MEMBER ACTIVITIES.
Status: in_force

Membership on the board does not prohibit a member from performing any work or providing any service on a state, county, municipal, or other public building or work for a fee or other direct compensation.
Tex. Insurance Code § 912.061 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 912 / Section 912.061
§ 912.061. APPLICATION FOR EXTENSION OF CHARTER; TERM.
Status: in_force

(a) Before a county mutual insurance company's charter or extension of the charter expires, the company may apply to the department for an extension of the charter for a term of 50 years from the date the charter would otherwise expire.

(b) The application for an extension must:

(1) demonstrate that the application was authorized either by a two-thirds vote of the company's directors or by a majority vote at a policyholders' meeting;

(2) state in full the charter to be extended;

(3) state the period for which the charter is to be extended;

(4) be signed and acknowledged by the president and secretary of the company; and

(5) be accompanied by a fee of $50.

(c) A company whose charter is extended retains the rights, privileges, and immunities granted a county mutual insurance company by this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7926A.0202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7926A / Section 7926A.0202
§ 7926A.0202. TEMPORARY DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) The temporary board consists of:

(1) Mark Crosswell;

(2) Fred Wick;

(3) Aaron Brown;

(4) Tim Garde; and

(5) John Connolly.

(b) Temporary directors serve until the earlier of:

(1) the date permanent directors are elected under Section 7926A.0103; or

(2) the fourth anniversary of the effective date of the Act enacting this chapter.

(c) If permanent directors have not been elected under Section 7926A.0103 and the terms of the temporary directors have expired, successor temporary directors shall be appointed or reappointed as provided by Subsection (d) to serve terms that expire on the earlier of:

(1) the date permanent directors are elected under Section 7926A.0103; or

(2) the fourth anniversary of the date of the appointment or reappointment.

(d) If Subsection (c) applies, the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district may submit a petition to the commission requesting that the commission appoint as successor temporary directors the five persons named in the petition. The commission shall appoint as successor temporary directors the five persons named in the petition.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1551.203 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1551 / Section 1551.203
§ 1551.203. AUTHORITY TO DEFINE OPTIONAL COVERAGES.
Status: in_force

The board of trustees may define optional coverages for which the board may make available employer contributions under Section 1551.303.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8179.054 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8179 / Section 8179.054
§ 8179.054. DISTRICT OFFICE.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by this section, the board shall designate, establish, and maintain a district office as provided by Section 49.062, Water Code.

(b) The board may establish a second district office outside the district. If the board establishes a second district office, the board shall give notice of the location of that office by:

(1) filing a copy of the board resolution that establishes the location of the office:

(A) with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality; and

(B) in the municipal utility district records of each county in which the district is located; and

(2) publishing notice of the location of the office in a newspaper of general circulation in each county in which the district is located.

(c) A district office that is a private residence, office, or dwelling is a public place for matters relating to district business.

(d) The board shall provide notice of any change in the location of the district office outside the district in the manner required by Subsection (b).
Tex. Insurance Code § 845.155 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 845 / Section 845.155
§ 845.155. USE OF SYSTEM AS PILOT PROGRAM, DEMONSTRATION PROJECT, OR STUDY.
Status: in_force

The commissioner of health and human services may use the system for:

(1) a voluntary pilot or demonstration program that:

(A) evaluates the use of an insured model for beneficiaries of a medical assistance program in a rural area not currently included in an existing Medicaid managed care pilot program area; and

(B) incorporates the principles of prevention and disease management; and

(2) a study of the use of promotoras as defined by Section 48.001, Health and Safety Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3801.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3801 / Section 3801.103
§ 3801.103. NONPROFIT CORPORATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The board by resolution may authorize the creation of a nonprofit corporation to assist and act for the district in implementing a project or providing a service authorized by this chapter.

(b) The nonprofit corporation:

(1) has each power of and is considered for purposes of this chapter to be a local government corporation created under Chapter 431, Transportation Code; and

(2) may implement any project and provide any service authorized by this chapter.

(c) The board shall appoint the board of directors of the nonprofit corporation. The board of directors of the nonprofit corporation shall serve in the same manner as, for the same term as, and on the same conditions as the board of directors of a local government corporation created under Chapter 431, Transportation Code.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 45A.505 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 45A / Section 45A.505
§ 45A.505. DIVERSION STRATEGIES.
Status: in_force

(a) Diversion strategies include:

(1) requiring a child to participate in a program, including:

(A) a court-approved teen court program operated by a service provider;

(B) a school-related program;

(C) an educational program, including an alcohol awareness program, a tobacco awareness program, or a drug education program;

(D) a rehabilitation program; or

(E) a self-improvement program, including a program relating to self-esteem, leadership, self-responsibility, empathy, parenting, parental responsibility, manners, violence avoidance, anger management, life skills, wellness, or dispute resolution;

(2) referring a child to a service provider for services, including:

(A) at-risk youth services under Subchapter D, Chapter 137, Human Resources Code;

(B) juvenile case manager services under Article 45A.451;

(C) work and job skills training, including job interviewing and work preparation;

(D) academic monitoring or tutoring, including preparation for a high school equivalency examination administered under Section 7.111, Education Code;

(E) community-based services;

(F) mental health screening and clinical assessment;

(G) counseling, including private or in-school counseling; or

(H) mentoring services;

(3) requiring a child to:

(A) participate in mediation or other dispute resolution processes;

(B) submit to alcohol or drug testing; or

(C) substantially comply with a course of treatment prescribed by a physician or other licensed medical or mental health professional; and

(4) requiring a child, by court order, to:

(A) pay restitution not to exceed $100 for an offense against property under Title 7, Penal Code;

(B) perform not more than 20 hours of community service; or

(C) perform any other reasonable action determined by the court.

(b) A diversion strategy may be imposed under:

(1) an intermediate diversion under Article 45A.509;

(2) a diversion by a justice or judge under Article 45A.510; or

(3) a system of graduated sanctions for certain school offenses under Section 37.144, Education Code.

(c) A diversion strategy under this subchapter may not require a child who is a home-schooled student, as defined by Section 29.916, Education Code, to:

(1) attend an elementary or secondary school; or

(2) use an educational curriculum other than the curriculum selected by the parent.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7917A.0306 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7917A / Section 7917A.0306
§ 7917A.0306. DIVISION OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may be divided into two or more new districts only if the district:

(1) has no outstanding bonded debt; and

(2) is not imposing ad valorem taxes.

(b) This chapter applies to any new district created by the division of the district, and a new district has all the powers and duties of the district.

(c) A new district created by the division of the district may not, at the time the new district is created, contain any land outside the area described by Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter.

(d) The board, on its own motion or on receipt of a petition signed by the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district, may adopt an order dividing the district.

(e) The board may adopt an order dividing the district before or after the date the board holds an election under Section 7917A.0103 to confirm the district's creation.

(f) An order dividing the district shall:

(1) name each new district;

(2) include the metes and bounds description of the territory of each new district;

(3) appoint temporary directors for each new district; and

(4) provide for the division of assets and liabilities between the new districts.

(g) On or before the 30th day after the date of adoption of an order dividing the district, the district shall file the order with the commission and record the order in the real property records of each county in which the district is located.

(h) A new district created by the division of the district shall hold a confirmation and directors' election as required by Section 7917A.0103. If the voters of a new district do not confirm the creation of the new district, the assets, obligations, territory, and governance of the new district revert to the original district.

(i) If the creation of the new district is confirmed, the new district shall provide the election date and results to the commission.

(j) Any new district created by the division of the district must hold an election as required by this chapter to obtain voter approval before the district may impose a maintenance tax or issue bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes.

(k) Municipal consent to the creation of the district and to the inclusion of land in the district granted under Section 7917A.0104 acts as municipal consent to the creation of any new district created by the division of the district and to the inclusion of land in the new district.
Tex. Water Code § 60.022 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 60 / Section 60.022
§ 60.022. ESTABLISHMENT OF EMPLOYEE CATASTROPHIC ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission or executive director of a district may establish a program in the district to allow an employee to voluntarily transfer time earned by the employee as sick leave or vacation leave to a district employee catastrophic assistance fund.

(b) The commission or executive director of a district shall designate a person to administer the district assistance fund.

(c) The commission or executive director of a district shall identify natural or man-made events classified as catastrophic for purposes of this subchapter.

(d) The commission or executive director of a district may adopt rules and prescribe procedures and forms relating to the operation of the district assistance fund.
Tex. Family Code § 45.001 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 45 / Section 45.001
§ 45.001. WHO MAY FILE; VENUE.
Status: in_force

A parent, managing conservator, or guardian of a child may file a petition requesting a change of name of the child in the county where the child resides.
Tex. Labor Code § 401.001 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 401 / Section 401.001
§ 401.001. SHORT TITLE.
Status: in_force

This subtitle may be cited as the Texas Workers' Compensation Act.
Tex. Finance Code § 125.308 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 125 / Section 125.308
§ 125.308. EFFECT OF DEATH OF TRUSTEE ON ACCOUNT.
Status: in_force

(a) The death of a trustee does not affect the ownership or disposition of a trust account unless:

(1) the trust agreement provides otherwise; or

(2) there is not a surviving trustee, and:

(A) the account is a trust account subject to Subchapter B, Chapter 111, and Chapters 112 and 113, Estates Code; or

(B) written evidence of the terms of the trust does not exist.

(b) On the death of a trustee for a trust account for which the death of a trustee affects the ownership disposition of the account, the credit union shall pay out money in the trust account:

(1) in accordance with the trust agreement; or

(2) in the absence of written evidence of the terms of the trust, to a beneficiary or any other person authorized by law to request or receive payment.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9039.106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9039 / Section 9039.106
§ 9039.106. COMPLIANCE WITH MUNICIPAL CONSENT ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION.
Status: in_force

The district shall comply with all applicable requirements of any ordinance or resolution that is adopted under Section 42.042, Local Government Code, and that consents to the creation of the district or to the inclusion of land in the district.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 21.002 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 21 / Section 21.002
§ 21.002. DESCRIPTION OF BONDS.
Status: in_force

The bonds are called State of Texas Park Development Bonds and shall be issued on a parity. The department may issue them in one or several installments and shall date the bonds of each issue.
Tex. Utilities Code § 104.007 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 104 / Section 104.007
§ 104.007. DISCRIMINATION AND RESTRICTION ON COMPETITION.
Status: in_force

A gas utility may not:

(1) discriminate against a person who sells or leases equipment or performs services in competition with the gas utility; or

(2) engage in a practice that tends to restrict or impair that competition.
Tex. Penal Code § 12.22 — TX Code / Code pe / Chapter 12 / Section 12.22
§ 12.22. CLASS B MISDEMEANOR.
Status: in_force

An individual adjudged guilty of a Class B misdemeanor shall be punished by:

(1) a fine not to exceed $2,000;

(2) confinement in jail for a term not to exceed 180 days; or

(3) both such fine and confinement.
Tex. Estates Code § 1002.002 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1002 / Section 1002.002
§ 1002.002. ATTORNEY AD LITEM.
Status: in_force

"Attorney ad litem" means an attorney appointed by a court to represent and advocate on behalf of a proposed ward, an incapacitated person, an unborn person, or another person described by Section 1054.007 in a guardianship proceeding.
Tex. Finance Code § 92.153 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 92 / Section 92.153
§ 92.153. QUALIFICATION OF DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) A person is not qualified to be a director of a savings bank if the person:

(1) is less than 18 years of age;

(2) has been adjudicated bankrupt or convicted of a criminal offense involving dishonesty or breach of trust, unless the commissioner gives the person prior written approval to be a director;

(3) has a final judgment entered against the person for an amount of money that has remained unsatisfied or unsecured for more than six months after the date of the judgment's entry, unless:

(A) the commissioner gives the person prior written approval to be a director; or

(B) the judgment was satisfied of record more than one year before the election date; or

(4) is a director, officer, or employee of another savings bank, unless the commissioner gives the person prior written approval to be a director.

(b) The bylaws of a savings bank may prescribe other qualifications for a director.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8155.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8155 / Section 8155.003
§ 8155.003. FINDINGS OF BENEFIT AND PUBLIC PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

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

(b) All land and other property included in the boundaries of the district will benefit from the works and projects that are to be accomplished by the district under the powers conferred by Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.

(c) The creation of the district is essential to accomplish the purposes of Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Tax Code § 171.074 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 171 / Section 171.074
§ 171.074. EXEMPTION--DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION.
Status: in_force

A nonprofit corporation organized under the Development Corporation Act (Subtitle C1, Title 12, Local Government Code) is exempted from the franchise tax.