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Tex. Water Code § 58.703 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 58 / Section 58.703
§ 58.703. PREREQUISITE TO APPLICATION FOR EXCLUSION.
Status: in_force

The owner of land in the district which is not agricultural land or cannot be irrigated in a practicable manner may apply for its exclusion from the district if all taxes levied and assessed by the district on the land to be excluded have been fully paid, including all bond tax and flat water rate assessment.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1369.001 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1369 / Section 1369.001
§ 1369.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Contraindication" means the potential for, or the occurrence of:

(A) an undesirable change in the therapeutic effect of a prescribed drug because of the presence of a disease condition in the patient for whom the drug is prescribed; or

(B) a clinically significant adverse effect of a prescribed drug on a disease condition of the patient for whom the drug is prescribed.

(2) "Drug" has the meaning assigned by Section 551.003, Occupations Code.

(2-a) "Enrollee" means an individual who is covered under a health benefit plan, including a covered dependent.

(3) "Indication" means a symptom, cause, or occurrence in a disease that points out the cause, diagnosis, course of treatment, or prognosis of the disease.

(4) "Peer-reviewed medical literature" means scientific studies published in a peer-reviewed national professional journal.
Tex. Government Code § 442.0073 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 442 / Section 442.0073
§ 442.0073. PRESERVATION AND MAINTENANCE OF CERTAIN STATE BUILDINGS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall preserve, maintain, and restore Luther Hall, the Elrose Building, and the Christianson-Leberman Building, their contents, and their grounds.

(b) For purposes of this section, Luther Hall and the Elrose Building are located on 16th Street between Colorado Street and North Congress Avenue in Austin and the Christianson-Leberman Building is located at 1304 Colorado Street in Austin.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3879.208 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3879 / Section 3879.208
§ 3879.208. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) If authorized at an election held in accordance with Section 3879.212, the district may impose an annual operation and maintenance tax on taxable property in the district in accordance with Section 49.107, Water Code, for any district purpose, including to:

(1) maintain and operate the district;

(2) construct or acquire improvements; or

(3) provide a service.

(b) The board shall determine the tax rate. The rate may not exceed the rate approved at the election.

(c) Section 49.107(h), Water Code, does not apply to the district.
Tex. Property Code § 52.0041 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 52 / Section 52.0041
§ 52.0041. ADDRESS REQUIREMENT FOR RECORDING ABSTRACT.
Status: in_force

(a) A judgment abstracted after September 1, 1993, may not be recorded unless:

(1) a mailing address for each plaintiff or judgment creditor appears on the abstract of judgment; or

(2) a penalty filing fee equal to the greater of $25 or twice the statutory recording fee for the abstract is paid.

(b) The validity of an abstracted judgment as between the parties is not affected by a failure to include an address for each plaintiff or judgment creditor in the abstracted judgment.

(c) Payment of a filing fee and acceptance of the abstract of judgment by a county clerk for recording creates a conclusive presumption that the requirements of this section have been met.
Tex. Transportation Code § 367.061 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 367 / Section 367.061
§ 367.061. MORTGAGE OR PLEDGE OF REVENUE TO SECURE BONDS.
Status: in_force

To accomplish any purpose of this subchapter, the governing body of a municipality may with respect to bonds issued under this subchapter:

(1) mortgage or pledge all or part of:

(A) any interest in a toll bridge of the municipality, together with any associated right or property described by Section 367.052, or any other property acquired or to be acquired with the bonds or the proceeds of the sale of the bonds; or

(B) the net or gross revenue of any property described by Paragraph (A);

(2) secure the payment of the principal of and interest on the bonds and of the sinking fund and reserve fund agreed to be established in connection with the bonds; and

(3) enter into any covenant or agreement with the purchasers of the bonds or any person on behalf of those purchasers with respect to the bonds to:

(A) secure the payments described by Subdivision (2); and

(B) provide rights and remedies to the purchasers or holders of the bonds or any person on their behalf.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8362.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8362 / Section 8362.102
§ 8362.102. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties provided by the general law of this state, including Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, applicable to municipal utility districts created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Transportation Code § 721.006 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 721 / Section 721.006
§ 721.006. OPERATION OF VEHICLE IN VIOLATION OF CHAPTER; OFFENSE.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person:

(1) operates on a municipal street or on a highway a motor vehicle or piece of equipment that does not have the inscription required by this chapter; or

(2) uses a motor vehicle that is exempt by rule under Section 721.003, and that use is not expressly specified by the rule.

(b) An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $25 or more than $100.
Tex. Water Code § 62.198 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 62 / Section 62.198
§ 62.198. VALIDITY OF BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) After the bonds have been approved by the attorney general and registered by the comptroller, they shall be held in every action, suit, or proceeding in which their validity is or may be brought in question prima facie valid and binding obligations.

(b) In every action brought to enforce collection of bonds or interest on them, the certificate of the attorney general, or a duly certified copy of it, shall be admitted and received as prima facie evidence of the validity of the bonds and the coupons attached.

(c) The only defense that can be offered against the validity of the bonds or coupons is forgery or fraud.
Tex. Transportation Code § 547.102 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 547 / Section 547.102
§ 547.102. SCHOOL BUS EQUIPMENT STANDARDS.
Status: in_force

The department may adopt standards and specifications that:

(1) supplement the standards and specifications provided by this chapter;

(2) apply to lighting and warning device equipment required for a school bus; and

(3) at the time adopted, correlate with and conform as closely as possible to specifications approved by the Society of Automotive Engineers.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 43.954 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 43 / Section 43.954
§ 43.954. NOTICE OF DEER DESTRUCTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The department must provide written notice of an order to destroy deer to a permit holder before the department may destroy any of the deer covered by the permit holder's permit.

(b) A notice provided under this section must be sent by certified mail to the last known address of the permit holder and must contain:

(1) the date of destruction, which may not be sooner than the 10th day after the date of the notice;

(2) an explanation of any access restrictions imposed on the facility or acreage covered by the permit during the destruction of the deer; and

(3) an explanation of the reasons for the destruction, including the results of any epidemiological assessment conducted under Section 43.953(a) applicable to the deer that are the subject of the notice.

(c) The permit holder may waive the notice requirements of this section.
Tex. Local Government Code § 327.301 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 327 / Section 327.301
§ 327.301. ANNUAL PROPERTY TAXES.
Status: in_force

(a) The county annually shall impose a separate ad valorem tax in an amount not to exceed the limit approved by the voters under Subchapter B.

(b) The taxes may be used to pay:

(1) the bonds issued by:

(A) the county under Subchapter F; or

(B) any other governmental entity for property transferred by that entity under Section 327.158; or

(2) maintenance or other expenses of the zoo board.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1089.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1089 / Section 1089.103
§ 1089.103. MANAGEMENT, CONTROL, AND ADMINISTRATION.
Status: in_force

The board shall manage, control, and administer the hospital system and the district's money and resources.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9055.257 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9055 / Section 9055.257
§ 9055.257. TAX AND RATE REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) If the district issues bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, the board shall impose a tax sufficient to pay the bonds and the interest on the bonds as the bonds and interest become due. The board may adopt the rate of the tax after considering the money received from the pledged revenue available for payment of principal and interest to the extent and in the manner permitted by the resolution authorizing the issuance of the bonds.

(b) If the district issues bonds payable wholly or partly from revenue, the board shall set and revise the rates of compensation for water sold and services rendered by the district.

(c) For bonds payable wholly from revenue, the rates of compensation must be sufficient to:

(1) pay the expense of operating and maintaining the facilities of the district;

(2) pay the bonds as they mature and the interest as it accrues; and

(3) maintain the reserve and other funds as provided by the resolution authorizing the issuance of the bonds.

(d) For bonds payable partly from revenue, the rates of compensation must be sufficient to assure compliance with the resolution authorizing the issuance of the bonds.
Tex. Education Code § 12.116 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 12 / Section 12.116
§ 12.116. PROCEDURE FOR REVOCATION, MODIFICATION OF GOVERNANCE, OR DENIAL OF RENEWAL.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner shall adopt an informal procedure to be used for:

(1) revoking the charter of an open-enrollment charter school or for reconstituting the governing body of the charter holder as authorized by Section 12.115; and

(2) denying the renewal of a charter of an open-enrollment charter school as authorized by Section 12.1141(c).

(a-1) The procedure adopted under Subsection (a) for the denial of renewal of a charter under Section 12.1141(c) or the revocation of a charter or reconstitution of a governing body of a charter holder under Section 12.115(a) must allow representatives of the charter holder to meet with the commissioner to discuss the commissioner's decision and must allow the charter holder to submit additional information to the commissioner relating to the commissioner's decision. In a final decision issued by the commissioner, the commissioner shall provide a written response to any information the charter holder submits under this subsection.

(b) Chapter 2001, Government Code, does not apply to a procedure that is related to a revocation or modification of governance under this subchapter.

(c) A decision by the commissioner to revoke a charter is subject to review by the State Office of Administrative Hearings. Notwithstanding Chapter 2001, Government Code:

(1) the administrative law judge shall uphold a decision by the commissioner to revoke a charter unless the judge finds the decision is arbitrary and capricious or clearly erroneous; and

(2) a decision of the administrative law judge under this subsection is final and may not be appealed.

(d) If the commissioner revokes the charter of an open-enrollment charter school, the commissioner may:

(1) manage the school until alternative arrangements are made for the school's students; and

(2) assign operation of one or more campuses formerly operated by the charter holder who held the revoked charter to a different charter holder who consents to the assignment.
Tex. Labor Code § 410.118 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 410 / Section 410.118
§ 410.118. AWARD.
Status: in_force

(a) The arbitrator shall enter the arbitrator's award not later than the seventh day after the last day of arbitration.

(b) The arbitrator shall base the award on the facts established at arbitration, including stipulations of the parties, and on the law as properly applied to those facts.

(c) The award must:

(1) be in writing;

(2) be signed and dated by the arbitrator; and

(3) include a statement of the arbitrator's decision on the contested issues and the parties' stipulations on uncontested issues.

(d) The arbitrator shall file a copy of the award as part of the permanent claim file at the division and shall notify the parties in writing of the decision.
Tex. Government Code § 402.028 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 402 / Section 402.028
§ 402.028. ASSISTANCE TO PROSECUTING ATTORNEYS.
Status: in_force

(a) At the request of a district attorney, criminal district attorney, or county attorney, the attorney general may provide assistance in the prosecution of all manner of criminal cases, including participation by an assistant attorney general as an assistant prosecutor when so appointed by the district attorney, criminal district attorney, or county attorney.

(b) A district attorney, criminal district attorney, or county attorney may appoint and deputize an assistant attorney general as assistant prosecutor to provide assistance in the prosecution of criminal cases, including the performance of any duty imposed by law on the district attorney, criminal district attorney, or county attorney.

(c) Nothing in this section shall prohibit an assistant attorney general from performing duties as an attorney representing the state under a temporary appointment described by Article 2A.104, Code of Criminal Procedure.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 4.02 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 4 / Section 4.02
§ 4.02. EXISTING COURTS CONTINUED.
Status: in_force

No existing courts shall be abolished by this Code and shall continue with the jurisdiction, organization, terms and powers currently existing unless otherwise provided by law.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 81.210 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 81 / Section 81.210
§ 81.210. COSTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A county shall pay the costs for a hearing or proceeding under this subchapter if a health authority:

(1) initiates an application for a court order under Section 81.151; or

(2) has an application for court-ordered management transferred to it under Section 81.157.

(b) Costs under this section include:

(1) attorney's fees;

(2) physician examination fees;

(3) compensation for court-ordered personal services;

(4) security; and

(5) expenses of transportation to a designated facility.

(c) A county is entitled to reimbursement for costs actually paid by the county from:

(1) the person who is the subject of the application; or

(2) a person or estate liable for the person's support.

(d) The department shall pay the costs of returning a person absent without authorization unless the person is able to pay the costs.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 298H.101 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 298H / Section 298H.101
§ 298H.101. HEARING.
Status: in_force

(a) In each year that the board authorizes a program under this chapter, the board shall hold a public hearing on the amounts of any mandatory payments that the board intends to require during the year and how the revenue derived from those payments is to be spent.

(b) Not later than the fifth day before the date of the hearing required under Subsection (a), the board shall publish notice of the hearing in a newspaper of general circulation in the district.

(c) A representative of a paying provider is entitled to appear at the public hearing and be heard regarding any matter related to the mandatory payments authorized under this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8175.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8175 / Section 8175.001
§ 8175.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

(2) "Director" means a board member.

(3) "District" means the Los Fresnos Municipal Utility District No. 2 of Cameron County.
Tex. Election Code § 192.008 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 192 / Section 192.008
§ 192.008. ELECTOR EXPENSES.
Status: in_force

(a) In performing their official duties, presidential electors are entitled to the same allowances for travel expenses as those granted to state employees.

(b) The secretary of state shall provide assistance to the electors in submitting vouchers for travel expenses.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 137.006 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 137 / Section 137.006
§ 137.006. DISCRIMINATION RELATING TO EXECUTION OF DECLARATION FOR MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT.
Status: in_force

A health or residential care provider, health care service plan, insurer issuing disability insurance, self-insured employee benefit plan, or nonprofit hospital service plan may not:

(1) charge a person a different rate solely because the person has executed a declaration for mental health treatment;

(2) require a person to execute a declaration for mental health treatment before:

(A) admitting the person to a hospital, nursing home, or residential care home;

(B) insuring the person; or

(C) allowing the person to receive health or residential care;

(3) refuse health or residential care to a person solely because the person has executed a declaration for mental health treatment; or

(4) discharge the person solely because the person has or has not executed a declaration for mental health treatment.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 42A.385 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 42A / Section 42A.385
§ 42A.385. EXTENDED PERIOD ALLOWED FOR COMPLETION OF PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

A defendant is not required to successfully complete a program under this subchapter before the defendant completes the applicable period of community supervision. The defendant may continue to participate in a program following the defendant's completion of that period.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 22 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 51 / Section 22
§ 22. FUGITIVES FROM THIS STATE; DUTY OF GOVERNOR.
Status: in_force

Whenever the Governor of this State shall demand a person charged with crime or with escaping from confinement or breaking the terms of his bail, probation or parole in this State, from the Executive Authority of any other State, or from the Chief Justice or an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia authorized to receive such demand under the laws of the United States, he shall issue a warrant under the state seal, to some agent, commanding him to receive the person so charged if delivered to him and convey him to the proper officer of the county in this State in which the offense was committed, or in which the prosecution for such offense is then pending.
Tex. Government Code § 490B.004 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 490B / Section 490B.004
§ 490B.004. FUNCTIONS OF COMMISSION.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall:

(1) represent government agencies within the Texas-Mexico border region to help reduce regulations by improving communication and cooperation between federal, state, and local governments;

(2) examine trade issues between the United States and Mexico;

(3) study the flow of commerce at ports of entry between this state and Mexico, including the movement of commercial vehicles across the border, and establish a plan to aid that commerce and improve the movement of those vehicles;

(4) work with federal officials to resolve transportation issues involving infrastructure, including roads and bridges, to allow for the efficient movement of goods and people across the border between Texas and Mexico;

(5) work with federal officials to create a unified federal agency process to streamline border crossing needs;

(6) identify problems involved with border truck inspections and related trade and transportation infrastructure;

(7) work to increase funding for the North American Development Bank to assist in the financing of water and wastewater facilities;

(8) explore the sale of excess electric power from Texas to Mexico;

(9) identify areas of environmental protection that need to be addressed cooperatively between Texas and the Mexican states;

(10) identify common challenges to health care on which all states can collaborate; and

(11) develop recommendations, when possible, for addressing border challenges.

(b) The commission shall work with local governments, metropolitan planning organizations, and other appropriate community organizations in the Texas Department of Transportation's Pharr, Laredo, and El Paso transportation districts, and with comparable entities in Mexican states bordering those districts, to address the unique planning and capacity needs of those areas. The commission shall assist those governments, organizations, and entities to identify and develop initiatives to address those needs.

(c) The commission shall work with industries and communities on both sides of the Texas-Mexico border to develop international industry cluster initiatives to capitalize on resources available in communities located adjacent to each other across the border.

(d) The commission may meet at least once a year with representatives from the Mexican states of Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo Leon, and Tamaulipas during the Border Governors Conference to discuss issues and challenges of the Texas-Mexico border region and develop strategic collaborative approaches for addressing the challenges.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 25.12 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 25 / Section 25.12
§ 25.12. PREMISES IN A FOOD COURT.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any provision of this code to the contrary, the premises of a wine and malt beverage retailer's permittee who leases space in a food court includes the seating area that the permittee shares with the other lessees that occupy the food court.

(b) For the purposes of this section, "food court" means an area in a shopping mall that includes a seating area and the locations of three or more separate but adjacent business establishments engaged primarily in the sale of food and beverages for consumption in the seating area.
Tex. Utilities Code § 39.165 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 39 / Section 39.165
§ 39.165. GRID RELIABILITY ASSESSMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The independent organization certified under Section 39.151 for the ERCOT power region shall conduct a biennial assessment of the ERCOT power grid to assess the grid's reliability in extreme weather scenarios.

(b) Each assessment must:

(1) consider the impact of different levels of thermal and renewable generation availability; and

(2) recommend transmission projects that may increase the grid's reliability in extreme weather scenarios.
Tex. Government Code § 3100.004 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 3100 / Section 3100.004
§ 3100.004. STATE FLAG MOUNTED ON FLAGSTAFF.
Status: in_force

(a) If the state flag is mounted on a flagstaff:

(1) the flag should be attached at the peak of the staff;

(2) the staff should be at least 2-1/2 times as long as the flag's hoist; and

(3) if the staff has a finial, the finial should be a star or a spearhead.

(b) If the state flag is permanently mounted on a flagstaff:

(1) the flag may be decorated with gold fringe; and

(2) the staff may be decorated with gold cord or tassels.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8869.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8869 / Section 8869.151
§ 8869.151. MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION TAX.
Status: in_force

To pay the maintenance and operating expenses of the district, the board may impose taxes annually at a rate not to exceed three cents on each $100 of assessed valuation.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3984.0312 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3984 / Section 3984.0312
§ 3984.0312. REGIONAL PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT.
Status: in_force

The district may negotiate and enter into a written regional participation agreement with a municipality under Section 43.0754, Local Government Code.