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Tex. Occupations Code § 110.164 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 110 / Section 110.164
§ 110.164. DYNAMIC RISK ASSESSMENT TOOL.
Status: in_force

(a) The council shall develop or adopt a dynamic risk assessment tool to be used in determining the likelihood that a person who is confined in a penal institution and will become subject to Chapter 62, Code of Criminal Procedure, on being released from the institution will commit an offense described by Article 62.001(5), Code of Criminal Procedure, after being released from the institution.

(b) The dynamic risk assessment tool must enable the assignment to a person of a risk level of low, medium, or high.
Tex. Education Code § 13.205 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 13 / Section 13.205
§ 13.205. DISPOSITION OF TERRITORY; AFFAIRS OF ABOLISHED DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

(a) The property and affairs of the abolished district are governed by this section unless otherwise controlled by the manner in which the district was abolished.

(b) Each commissioners court shall annex the territory of the abolished independent school district in its county to one or more contiguous districts in the county. The commissioners court may annex territory to a school district only if the board of trustees of that district approves the annexation.

(c) Title to the real property of the abolished district vests in the district to which the property is annexed.

(d) If at the time of its abolition the independent school district does not have outstanding indebtedness, all uncollected taxes on the property of the district for the years up to and including the last day of January of the year immediately following the year in which the independent school district is abolished shall be levied and collected, at the same rate and in the same manner as authorized for the independent school district immediately before its abolition, by the school district to which the territory containing the property on which taxes are due is annexed.

(e) Each school district to which territory from the abolished district is annexed assumes and is liable for the indebtedness of the abolished district that is allocated to the district under Section 13.004.

(f) A creditor of an abolished independent school district must file the creditor's claim against the district with the commissioners court not later than the 60th day after the effective date on which the independent school district is abolished and, if the claim is not allowed, may maintain suit against the abolished independent school district as such. Suit must be brought not later than the first anniversary of the date on which the claim is disallowed. Process in a suit, if necessary, may be served on the county judge of each county in which the district was located. The county commissioners court shall defend any suit against an abolished independent school district but may settle the litigation as the commissioners court considers advisable. This section does not waive any defense available to the abolished district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9086.0105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9086 / Section 9086.0105
§ 9086.0105. FINDINGS OF PUBLIC PURPOSE AND BENEFIT.
Status: in_force

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

(b) The district is created to accomplish the purposes of:

(1) a water control and improvement district as provided by general law and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, including the collection, transportation, processing, disposal, and control of domestic, industrial, or communal waste and the gathering, conducting, diverting, and control of local stormwater or other harmful excesses of water; and

(2) Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, that relate to the construction, acquisition, improvement, operation, or maintenance of macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 19A.253 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 19A / Section 19A.253
§ 19A.253. RECUSAL OF GRAND JUROR.
Status: in_force

(a) A grand juror who, during the course of the grand juror's service on the grand jury, determines that the grand juror could be subject to a valid challenge for cause under Article 19A.153, shall recuse himself or herself from grand jury service until the cause no longer exists.

(b) A grand juror who knowingly fails to recuse himself or herself under Subsection (a) may be held in contempt of court.

(c) A person authorized to be present in the grand jury room shall report a known violation of Subsection (a) to the court.

(d) The court shall instruct the grand jury regarding the duty imposed by this article.
Tex. Government Code § 2204.602 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2204 / Section 2204.602
§ 2204.602. REVERSION TO STATE ON FAILURE TO MAINTAIN.
Status: in_force

If the United States fails at any time to maintain or have maintained the Louisiana and Texas Intracoastal Waterway, the easement granted under Section 2204.601 terminates and reverts to the state.
Tex. Insurance Code § 882.053 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 882 / Section 882.053
§ 882.053. COMPANY'S NAME.
Status: in_force

(a) The name of a mutual life insurance company must contain the words "Mutual Life Insurance Company."

(b) A mutual life insurance company's name may not be so similar to the name of another insurance company as to likely mislead the public.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 481.154 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 481 / Section 481.154
§ 481.154. RULES.
Status: in_force

(a) The director may adopt reasonable rules and procedures, not inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter, concerning:

(1) summary forfeiture and summary destruction of controlled substance property or plants;

(2) establishment and operation of a secure storage area;

(3) delegation by a law enforcement agency head of the authority to access a secure storage area; and

(4) minimum tolerance for and the circumstances of loss or destruction during an investigation.

(b) The rules for the destruction of controlled substance property or plants must require:

(1) more than one person to witness the destruction of the property or plants;

(2) the preparation of an inventory of the property or plants destroyed; and

(3) the preparation of a statement that contains the names of the persons who witness the destruction and the details of the destruction.

(c) A document prepared under a rule adopted under this section must be completed, retained, and made available for inspection by the director.
Tex. Transportation Code § 522.026 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 522 / Section 522.026
§ 522.026. LIMITATION ON NUMBER OF DRIVER'S LICENSES; OFFENSE.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person drives a commercial motor vehicle and has more than one driver's license.

(b) It is an affirmative defense to prosecution of an offense under this section that the offense occurred during the 10-day period beginning on the date the person was issued a driver's license.

(c) An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor.
Tex. Water Code § 68.005 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 68 / Section 68.005
§ 68.005. GENERAL WATER DISTRICT LAW NOT APPLICABLE.
Status: in_force

Chapter 49 does not apply to a district.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 101.055 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 101 / Section 101.055
§ 101.055. CERTAIN GOVERNMENTAL FUNCTIONS.
Status: in_force

This chapter does not apply to a claim arising:

(1) in connection with the assessment or collection of taxes by a governmental unit;

(2) from the action of an employee while responding to an emergency call or reacting to an emergency situation if the action is in compliance with the laws and ordinances applicable to emergency action, or in the absence of such a law or ordinance, if the action is not taken with conscious indifference or reckless disregard for the safety of others; or

(3) from the failure to provide or the method of providing police or fire protection.
Tex. Government Code § 508.193 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 508 / Section 508.193
§ 508.193. REQUIRED APPROVAL OF CERTAIN HOSPITAL VISITS.
Status: in_force

(a) A parole panel that requires a releasee serving a sentence for an offense listed in Article 42A.054(a), Code of Criminal Procedure, or for which the judgment contains an affirmative finding under Article 42A.054(c) or (d), Code of Criminal Procedure, to submit to electronic monitoring as a condition of release on parole or to mandatory supervision shall, as an additional condition of release, prohibit the releasee from visiting a general hospital, as defined by Section 241.003, Health and Safety Code, for a purpose other than to receive medical treatment, as defined by Section 313.002, Health and Safety Code, including emergency medical care, unless the parole officer supervising the releasee approves the releasee's request to visit the hospital prior to the visit.

(b) A releasee's request to visit a general hospital must specify the date and time of the intended visit and the reason for the visit.

(c) A parole officer who approves a visit under Subsection (a) shall promptly notify, using the information in the database described by Subsection (d), the chief law enforcement officer for the general hospital, or a local law enforcement agency if the general hospital does not employ any peace officers, of the date and time of the releasee's intended visit.

(d) The Department of State Health Services shall establish and maintain an electronic database for the department that contains the contact information, including phone numbers and e-mail addresses, for:

(1) the chief law enforcement officer of each general hospital in this state; or

(2) if a general hospital does not employ any peace officers, the local law enforcement agency with jurisdiction over the location of the hospital.

(e) The Department of State Health Services shall annually provide an updated database to the department.

(f) The department is not liable to a patient or another person for damages resulting from a visit by a releasee described by Subsection (a) if the parole officer approving the visit has attempted to notify the appropriate chief law enforcement officer or law enforcement agency using the contact information included in the database described by Subsection (d).

(g) Notwithstanding any other law and except in the case of gross negligence, recklessness, or intentional misconduct, a general hospital is not liable to a patient or another person for damages resulting from a visit by a releasee described by Subsection (a). This subsection may not be construed to limit a claim arising under Chapter 74, Civil Practice and Remedies Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8062.0101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8062 / Section 8062.0101
§ 8062.0101. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

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

(3) "Director" means a board member.

(4) "District" means the Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 229.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 42.204 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 42 / Section 42.204
§ 42.204. CONVERSION OF LICENSE.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall develop and implement a procedure by which a shelter that holds a license to operate a child-care facility that is issued under Subchapter C before September 1, 2012, may convert the license to a permit under this subchapter. The procedure must include an abbreviated application form for use by the shelter in applying for the permit.

(b) The department may waive the requirements under Section 42.203(b) for an initial inspection or background and criminal history checks with respect to a licensed child-care facility seeking to convert a license to a permit under this section if the department determines that previously conducted inspections or background and criminal history checks, as applicable, are sufficient to ensure the safety of children receiving care at the facility.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 593.076 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 593 / Section 593.076
§ 593.076. FEE SCHEDULE FOR DIVORCED PARENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) If the parents of a resident younger than 18 years of age are divorced, the fee charged each parent for the cost of the resident's support, maintenance, and treatment is determined by that parent's own income.

(b) If the divorced parents' combined fees exceed the maximum fee authorized under the fee schedule, the department shall equitably allocate the maximum fee between the parents in accordance with department rules, but a parent's fee may not exceed the individual fee determined for that parent under Subsection (a).
Tex. Labor Code § 209.044 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 209 / Section 209.044
§ 209.044. REQUIREMENT TO ACCEPT OR APPLY FOR SUITABLE WORK.
Status: in_force

An individual is ineligible for payment of extended benefits for a benefit period in the individual's eligibility period if during that period the individual failed to:

(1) accept an offer of suitable work; or

(2) apply for suitable work to which the individual was referred by the commission.
Tex. Tax Code § 201.401 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 201 / Section 201.401
§ 201.401. OCCUPATION TAX.
Status: in_force

The tax imposed by this chapter is an occupation tax.
Tex. Government Code § 4004.152 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 4004 / Section 4004.152
§ 4004.152. EXAMINATION RESULTS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), the board shall notify each examinee of the results of a registration examination required by this subchapter not later than the 30th day after the date the examinee takes the examination.

(b) If an examination is graded or reviewed by a testing service:

(1) the board shall notify each examinee of the results of the examination not later than the 14th day after the date the board receives the results from the testing service; and

(2) if notice of the examination results will be delayed for longer than 90 days after the examination date, the board shall notify each examinee of the reason for the delay before the 90th day.

(c) The board may require a testing service to notify an examinee of the results of the examination.

(d) If requested in writing by an examinee who fails an examination administered under this subchapter, the board shall provide the examinee with an analysis of the examinee's performance on the examination.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8854.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8854 / Section 8854.102
§ 8854.102. AUTHORITY TO SET FEES.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "agriculture" includes:

(1) cultivating the soil;

(2) producing crops for:

(A) human food;

(B) animal feed;

(C) planting seed; or

(D) the production of fibers;

(3) floriculture, viticulture, silviculture, and horticulture, including the cultivation of plants in containers or non-soil media;

(4) raising, feeding, or keeping livestock or other animals for the production of food or fiber, leather, pelts, or other tangible products having a commercial value;

(5) wildlife management;

(6) planting cover crops, including cover crops cultivated for transplantation; and

(7) leaving land idle for the purpose of participating in any governmental program or normal crop or livestock rotation procedure.

(b) The district may set and collect fees for all services provided outside the boundaries of the district. The fees may not unreasonably exceed the cost to the district of providing the services outside the district.

(c) The district may assess a production fee based on the amount of water a permit authorizes to be withdrawn from a well or the amount actually withdrawn. The district may assess a production fee instead of or in conjunction with any tax otherwise imposed by the district. The district may use production fee revenue for any lawful purpose. Production fees may not exceed:

(1) $1 per acre-foot for water used for agriculture; or

(2) $10 per acre-foot annually for water used for another purpose.

(d) The district may assess a production fee under Subsection (c) for water that is:

(1) produced under an exemption under Section 36.117, Water Code; and

(2) subsequently sold to another person.

(e) Notwithstanding Section 36.117, Water Code, the district may assess a production fee under Subsection (c) of this section for any water produced for injection into a geologic formation for the recovery of oil or natural gas.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1035.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1035 / Section 1035.104
§ 1035.104. HOSPITAL SYSTEM.
Status: in_force

The district shall provide for:

(1) the establishment of a hospital or hospital system in the district to furnish medical and hospital care to district residents by:

(A) purchasing, constructing, acquiring, repairing, or renovating buildings and improvements for hospital purposes; and

(B) equipping the buildings and improvements for those purposes; and

(2) the administration of the hospital system for hospital purposes.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8263.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8263 / Section 8263.001
§ 8263.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

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

(3) "District" means the Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 102.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1805.001 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1805 / Section 1805.001
§ 1805.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Business machine" includes an adding machine, addressing machine, calculator, cash register, check-writing device, computer or peripheral device to a computer, letter-sorting or folding device, item of recording, copying, or accounting equipment, or typewriter. The term does not include office furniture or fixtures.

(2) "Secondhand dealer" means a person who:

(A) engages in the business of buying, selling, trading, accepting for sale on consignment, accepting for auction, or auctioning business machines; or

(B) owns or operates an auction or another event at which:

(i) two or more persons offer business machines for sale or exchange; and

(ii) a fee is charged for:

(a) offering or displaying property for sale or exchange; or

(b) admission to the area in which the property is offered or displayed for sale or exchange.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2151.2023 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2151 / Section 2151.2023
§ 2151.2023. NOTICE OF RATE APPROVAL OR DISAPPROVAL.
Status: in_force

The commissioner shall give written notice by first class mail or electronic mail to the association of the approval or disapproval by the commissioner of the rate filed under Section 2151.202 or that the rate is considered approved under Section 2151.2022.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3937.107 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3937 / Section 3937.107
§ 3937.107. 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. Parks and Wildlife Code § 29.007 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 29 / Section 29.007
§ 29.007. OTHER REVENUE.
Status: in_force

The department shall seek and use funding from the federal government, including the Recreational Trails Program administered by the United States Department of Transportation, and other sources outside the general revenue fund to identify and facilitate the development of off-highway vehicle trails and recreational areas under this chapter.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 368.003 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 368 / Section 368.003
§ 368.003. PERMITS.
Status: in_force

The commissioners court of a county may:

(1) require a permit for trucks that transport grease trap, sand trap, and septic waste, including trucks serving unincorporated areas of the county;

(2) by order establish guidelines and procedures for issuing permits to trucks that transport grease trap, sand trap, and septic waste; and

(3) issue a single permit number that allows a municipality participating in the county regulatory program the option to add to that permit number a suffix unique to the municipality.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 771.155 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 771 / Section 771.155
§ 771.155. SELECTION OF PILOT PROJECT PARTICIPANTS AND REGIONAL TRAUMA RESOURCE CENTERS.
Status: in_force

(a) The center, with the assistance of the commission, may select trauma facilities and emergency medical services providers to participate in the pilot project and select trauma facilities to serve as regional trauma resource centers.

(b) The center may not select a trauma facility to participate in the pilot project or to serve as a regional trauma resource center unless the facility:

(1) has a quality assurance program that measures each health care provider's compliance with the medical protocol;

(2) uses emergency medical services and emergency prehospital care protocols approved by a physician medical director knowledgeable in emergency medical services and emergency prehospital care;

(3) has experience in providing emergency medical services and emergency prehospital care that the center determines is sufficient; and

(4) has resources sufficient to provide the additional telemedicine medical services or telehealth services and related instruction required for the project in addition to the health care services the facility already provides.

(c) In selecting a trauma facility to serve as a regional trauma resource center, the center shall consider the facility personnel's ability to maintain records and produce reports to measure the effectiveness of the pilot project. The center shall share information regarding that ability with the commission.
Tex. Water Code § 66.021 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 66 / Section 66.021
§ 66.021. TEMPORARY DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) If the commission grants the petition, it shall appoint five persons who reside within the boundaries of the proposed district to serve as temporary directors until the initial regular directors are elected.

(b) The person who submits the petition for creation of the district shall submit a list of at least five persons for appointment as temporary directors, and the commission shall consider those recommendations when making the appointments.

(c) The temporary directors must have the same qualifications for office as provided by Section 66.102 of this code for permanent directors.
Tex. Education Code § 37.302 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 37 / Section 37.302
§ 37.302. APPLICABILITY.
Status: in_force

This subchapter:

(1) applies to a student who is required to register as a sex offender under Chapter 62, Code of Criminal Procedure; and

(2) does not apply to a student who is no longer required to register as a sex offender under Chapter 62, Code of Criminal Procedure, including a student who receives an exemption from registration under Subchapter H, Chapter 62, Code of Criminal Procedure, or a student who receives an early termination of the obligation to register under Subchapter I, Chapter 62, Code of Criminal Procedure.
Tex. Water Code § 53.072 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 53 / Section 53.072
§ 53.072. ASSESSOR AND COLLECTOR'S QUALIFICATIONS.
Status: in_force

To be qualified for election as assessor and collector, a person must be a resident of the district and a qualified voter in the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1070.112 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1070 / Section 1070.112
§ 1070.112. OPERATING AND MANAGEMENT CONTRACTS.
Status: in_force

The board may enter into an operating or management contract with a public or private entity relating to the district's facilities, equipment, or services.