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Tex. Government Code § 2274.003 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2274 / Section 2274.003
§ 2274.003. CERTAIN CONTRACTS EXEMPTED.
Status: in_force

(a) A contract entered into in connection with or relating to the issuance, sale, or delivery of notes under Subchapter H, Chapter 404, or the administration of matters related to the notes, including the investment of note proceeds, is exempt from this chapter if, in the comptroller's sole discretion, the comptroller determines that compliance with Section 2274.002 is likely to prevent:

(1) an issuance, sale, or delivery that is sufficient to address the general revenue cash flow shortfall forecast; or

(2) the administration of matters related to the notes.

(b) Before making a determination under Subsection (a), the comptroller must:

(1) survey potential respondents or bidders to a solicitation for a contract described by Subsection (a) to determine the number of qualified potential respondents or bidders that are able to provide the written verification required by Section 2274.002; and

(2) evaluate the historical bidding performance of qualified potential bidders.
Tex. Estates Code § 1102.004 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1102 / Section 1102.004
§ 1102.004. APPLICATION FOR GUARDIANSHIP FOLLOWING INVESTIGATION.
Status: in_force

A guardian ad litem or court investigator who, after an investigation as prescribed by Section 1102.001, believes that the person is an incapacitated person and that a guardianship is necessary shall file an application for the appointment of a guardian of the person or estate, or both, for the person.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 64.04 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 64 / Section 64.04
§ 64.04. RECORDS.
Status: in_force

(a) Each holder of a general or branch distributor's license shall make and keep a daily record of every receipt of malt beverages and of every sale of malt beverages, including the name of each purchaser. Each transaction shall be recorded on the day it occurs. The licensee shall make and keep any other records that the commission or administrator requires.

(b) All required records shall be kept available for inspection by the commission or its authorized representative during reasonable office hours for at least two years.

(c) The failure to make or keep a record as required by this section, the making of a false entry in the record, or the failure to make an entry as required by this section is a violation of this code.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 766.051 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 766 / Section 766.051
§ 766.051. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Fire protection sprinkler system" means an assembly of underground or overhead piping or conduits that conveys water with or without other agents to dispersal openings or devices to:

(A) extinguish, control, or contain fire; and

(B) provide protection from exposure to fire or the products of combustion.

(2) "Residential high-rise building" means a building used primarily for a residential purpose and that extends 75 feet or more from the ground.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3846.255 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3846 / Section 3846.255
§ 3846.255. RESTRICTION ON DEVELOPMENT ZONE IN RESIDENTIAL AREA.
Status: in_force

A development zone may not be created if more than 10 percent of the property in the proposed zone, other than property that is publicly owned, is used or planned for use for residential purposes. For purposes of this section, property is used for residential purposes if the property is occupied by a house that has fewer than five living units.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1099.111 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1099 / Section 1099.111
§ 1099.111. OPERATING AND MANAGEMENT CONTRACTS.
Status: in_force

The board may enter into an operating or management contract relating to a district facility.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 3.311 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 3 / Section 3.311
§ 3.311. ACCORD AND SATISFACTION BY USE OF INSTRUMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) Subsections (b)-(d) apply if a person against whom a claim is asserted proves that:

(1) that person in good faith tendered an instrument to the claimant as full satisfaction of the claim;

(2) the amount of the claim was unliquidated or subject to a bona fide dispute; and

(3) the claimant obtained payment of the instrument.

(b) Unless Subsection (c) applies, the claim is discharged if the person against whom the claim is asserted proves that the instrument or an accompanying written communication contained a conspicuous statement to the effect that the instrument was tendered as full satisfaction of the claim.

(c) Subject to Subsection (d), a claim is not discharged under Subsection (b) if either of the following applies:

(1) The claimant, if an organization, proves that:

(A) within a reasonable time before the tender, the claimant sent a conspicuous statement to the person against whom the claim is asserted that communications concerning disputed debts, including an instrument tendered as full satisfaction of a debt, are to be sent to a designated person, office, or place; and

(B) the instrument or accompanying communication was not received by that designated person, office, or place.

(2) The claimant, whether or not an organization, proves that within 90 days after payment of the instrument, the claimant tendered repayment of the amount of the instrument to the person against whom the claim is asserted. This subdivision does not apply if the claimant is an organization that sent a statement complying with Subdivision (1)(A).

(d) A claim is discharged if the person against whom the claim is asserted proves that within a reasonable time before collection of the instrument was initiated, the claimant, or an agent of the claimant having direct responsibility with respect to the disputed obligation, knew that the instrument was tendered in full satisfaction of the claim.
Tex. Insurance Code § 424.217 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 424 / Section 424.217
§ 424.217. AUTHORITY TO ENTER REPLICATION TRANSACTION.
Status: in_force

(a) An insurer may enter into a replication transaction only with the prior written approval of the commissioner.

(b) To be eligible for approval by the commissioner:

(1) the insurer must be otherwise authorized to invest the insurer's funds under this chapter in the asset being replicated; and

(2) the asset being replicated must be subject to all the provisions of this subchapter relating to the making of the transaction by the insurer with respect to that kind of asset as if the transaction constituted a direct investment by the insurer in the replicated asset.

(c) The commissioner may adopt rules regarding replication transactions as necessary to implement this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3866.056 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3866 / Section 3866.056
§ 3866.056. DISBURSEMENTS AND TRANSFERS OF MONEY.
Status: in_force

The board by resolution shall establish the number of directors' signatures and the procedure required for a disbursement or transfer of the district's money.
Tex. Education Code § 37.051 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 37 / Section 37.051
§ 37.051. ESTABLISHMENT.
Status: in_force

Each school district may establish a school-community guidance center designed to locate and assist children with problems that interfere with education, including juvenile offenders and children with severe behavioral problems or character disorders. Each center shall coordinate the efforts of school district personnel, local police departments, school attendance officers, and probation officers in working with students, dropouts, and parents in identifying and correcting factors that adversely affect the education of the children.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1105.205 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1105 / Section 1105.205
§ 1105.205. REFUNDING BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) District bonds may be issued without an election to refund any bonds issued or assumed by the district.

(b) A refunding bond may be:

(1) sold, with the proceeds of the refunding bond applied to the payment of outstanding bonds; or

(2) exchanged wholly or partly for not less than a similar principal amount of the outstanding bonds.
Tex. Election Code § 32.114 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 32 / Section 32.114
§ 32.114. PUBLIC COUNTY TRAINING PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

(a) The county clerk shall provide one or more sessions of training using the standardized training program and materials developed and provided by the secretary of state under Section 32.111 for the election judges and clerks appointed to serve in elections ordered by the governor or a county authority. Each election judge shall complete the training program. The training program must include specific procedures related to the early voting ballot board and the central counting station, as applicable. Each election clerk shall complete the part of the training program relating to the acceptance and handling of the identification presented by a voter to an election officer under Section 63.001.

(b) A training program provided under this section is open to the public free of charge.

(c) The county clerk shall:

(1) post a notice of the time and place of each session on the county's Internet website, if the county maintains an Internet website, and may post the notice on the bulletin board used for posting notice of meetings of the commissioners court and shall include on the notice a statement that the program is open to the public;

(1-a) post notice of the time and place of each session on the bulletin board used for posting notice of meetings of the commissioners court, if the county does not maintain an Internet website, and shall include on the notice a statement that the program is open to the public;

(2) notify each presiding judge appointed by the commissioners court of the time and place of each session and of the duty of each election judge to complete the training program;

(3) notify the county chair of each political party in the county of the time and place of each session; and

(4) notify the voter registrar of the date, hour, and place of each session.

(d) Each presiding judge receiving notice under Subsection (c)(2) shall notify the alternate presiding judge and other persons who serve as clerks for the judge's precinct of the time and place of each session.

(e) An election judge, early voting clerk, or deputy early voting clerk in charge of an early voting polling place is entitled to compensation for attending the training program at an hourly rate fixed by the appropriate authority in an amount that is equal to or greater than the federal minimum wage.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2153.407 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2153 / Section 2153.407
§ 2153.407. APPLICABILITY OF TAX CODE.
Status: in_force

Subtitle B, Title 2, Tax Code, applies to the administration, collection, and enforcement of taxes, penalties, and interest under this subchapter.
Tex. Family Code § 107.012 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 107 / Section 107.012
§ 107.012. MANDATORY APPOINTMENT OF ATTORNEY AD LITEM FOR CHILD.
Status: in_force

In a suit filed by a governmental entity requesting termination of the parent-child relationship or to be named conservator of a child, the court shall appoint an attorney ad litem to represent the interests of the child immediately after the filing, but before the full adversary hearing, to ensure adequate representation of the child.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 40.034 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 40 / Section 40.034
§ 40.034. PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES BY FORMER OFFICERS OR EMPLOYEES.
Status: in_force

(a) For one year after the date on which a former officer or employee of the department terminates service or employment with the department, the individual may not, directly or indirectly, attempt or aid in the attempt to procure a contract with the department that relates to a program or service in which the individual was directly concerned or for which the individual had administrative responsibility.

(b) This section does not apply to:

(1) a former employee who is compensated on the last date of service or employment below the amount prescribed by the General Appropriations Act for step 1, salary group 17, of the position classification salary schedule, including a state employee who is exempt from the state's position classification plan; or

(2) a former officer or employee who is employed by another state agency or a community center.

(c) A former officer or employee of the department commits an offense if the former officer or employee violates this section. An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.
Tex. Transportation Code § 22.083 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 22 / Section 22.083
§ 22.083. JOINT FUND.
Status: in_force

(a) Each constituent agency shall deposit in a joint fund created and maintained to provide the joint board with money for expenditures necessary to carry out this subchapter the agency's share of the fund as provided by the joint agreement.

(b) Federal, state, or other contributions or loans and the revenue obtained from the joint ownership, control, and operation of any airport or air navigation facility under the jurisdiction of the joint board shall be deposited to the credit of the joint fund.

(c) Disbursements from the fund shall be made by order of the joint board, subject to the limitations prescribed by Sections 22.079-22.082.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2351.101 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2351 / Section 2351.101
§ 2351.101. CRIMINAL PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) A contracting stevedore commits an offense if the contracting stevedore engages in business as a contracting stevedore without first executing the bond and obtaining the license required by Section 2351.051.

(b) An offense under this section is punishable by a fine of not less than $100 or more than $500.

(c) Each day of violation is a separate offense.
Tex. Labor Code § 503.023 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 503 / Section 503.023
§ 503.023. INSURANCE REQUIREMENT.
Status: in_force

The board of regents of the system may require each person employed by the system or an institution other than by appointment or express contract for hire, as a condition of employment, to acquire protection under a group life and accident insurance plan approved by the board.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 5018.0156 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 5018 / Section 5018.0156
§ 5018.0156. IMPOSITION OF TAXES; TAX CERTIFICATION; TAX ASSESSOR-COLLECTOR.
Status: in_force

(a) A tax authorized by this chapter, whether for bonds or maintenance purposes, must be imposed by the board.

(b) Each year, the board shall certify to the Orange County tax assessor-collector the rate or rates of tax that the board has imposed for bonds and maintenance purposes.

(c) The Orange County tax assessor-collector shall assess and collect taxes imposed by the board in the manner provided by Chapter 62, Water Code.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 164.005 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 164 / Section 164.005
§ 164.005. ENTRY POWER.
Status: in_force

(a) An inspector is entitled to enter any public or private place where cattle or sheep are kept or ranged for the purpose of:

(1) ascertaining the presence of scabies infection;

(2) ascertaining any exposure to scabies; or

(3) inspecting, classifying, or treating cattle or sheep for scabies infection or exposure.

(b) If the inspector under Subsection (a) of this section desires to be accompanied by a peace officer, the inspector may apply for and obtain a search warrant as provided by Section 161.047 of this code.

(c) The person who owns or controls the place to be entered under this section or who owns or controls the animals shall, on request of the inspector or a member of the commission, gather the animals on the range for inspection. Failure or refusal to gather the animals is prima facie evidence that the premises and the animals are infected with scabies and authorizes the commission to quarantine the premises or animals in accordance with this chapter.
Tex. Insurance Code § 441.205 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 441 / Section 441.205
§ 441.205. APPEAL OF CERTAIN ORDERS.
Status: in_force

The following orders of the commissioner may be appealed under Subchapter D, Chapter 36:

(1) an order appointing a supervisor and providing that the insurer may not engage in certain acts as provided by Section 441.104;

(2) an order appointing a conservator; and

(3) an order following the review under Section 441.204 of an action of a supervisor or conservator.
Tex. Education Code § 1001.2512 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 1001 / Section 1001.2512
§ 1001.2512. FEES FOR CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD INFORMATION REVIEW.
Status: in_force

The commission by rule shall require a person submitting to a national criminal history record information review under Section 1001.2511 or the driver education provider employing the person, as determined by the department, to pay a fee for the review in an amount not to exceed the amount of any fee imposed on an application for certification under Subchapter B, Chapter 21, for a national criminal history record information review under Section 22.0837.
Tex. Transportation Code § 225.073 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 225 / Section 225.073
§ 225.073. PICKLE PARKWAY.
Status: in_force

(a) State Highway 130 between Interstate Highway 35 and State Highway 195 in Williamson County and Interstate Highway 10 in Guadalupe County is designated as the Pickle Parkway.

(b) The department shall design and construct markers indicating the highway number, the designation as the Pickle Parkway, and any other appropriate information.

(c) The department shall erect a marker at each end of the turnpike and at appropriate intermediate sites along the turnpike.

(d) Notwithstanding Subsections (b) and (c), the department is not required to design, construct, or erect a marker under this section unless a grant or donation of private funds is made to the department to cover the cost of the design, construction, and erection of the marker.

(e) Money received under Subsection (d) shall be deposited to the credit of the state highway fund.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 15.25 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 15 / Section 15.25
§ 15.25. LIMITATION OF ACTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) Any suit to recover damages under Section 15.21 of this Act is barred unless filed within four years after the cause of action accrued or within one year after the conclusion of any action brought by the state under Section 15.20 or 15.22 of this Act based in whole or in part on the same conduct, whichever is longer. For the purpose of this subsection, a cause of action for a continuing violation is considered to accrue at any and all times during the period of the violation.

(b) No suit under this Act shall be barred on the grounds that the activity or conduct complained of in any way affects or involves interstate or foreign commerce. It is the intent of the legislature to exercise its powers to the full extent consistent with the constitutions of the State of Texas and the United States.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8847.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8847 / Section 8847.051
§ 8847.051. COMPOSITION OF BOARD; TERMS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Section 8847.053, the district is governed by a board of seven directors appointed under Section 8847.052.

(b) Directors serve three-year terms.

(c) A director may serve consecutive terms.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 286.079 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 286 / Section 286.079
§ 286.079. DISTRICT OPERATING AND MANAGEMENT CONTRACTS.
Status: in_force

The board may enter into operating or management contracts relating to hospital facilities.
Tex. Government Code § 495.008 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 495 / Section 495.008
§ 495.008. AUDITING AND MONITORING CONTRACTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall develop a comprehensive methodology for enhanced auditing and monitoring of all facilities operated under contract with the department that house inmates of the department and releasees under the supervision of the department. To achieve this objective, the department shall first review existing auditing, monitoring, and oversight capabilities of the department to determine what further procedures and resources are necessary to achieve this goal.

(b) The department shall ensure that all new and renewed contracts described by Subsection (a) include:

(1) a provision that the department or a designee of the department may conduct periodic contract compliance reviews, without advance notice, to monitor vendor performance;

(2) minimum acceptable standards of performance prescribed by the department that include provisions regarding the health, safety, and welfare of inmates and releasees;

(3) a provision that if a review determines that a vendor is not in compliance with the contract, the department may require that the vendor's per diem compensation be withheld until the vendor meets contract requirements or the vendor is replaced;

(4) a provision requiring a vendor not in compliance with the contract to implement a plan of corrective action approved by the department; and

(5) a provision under which the state is indemnified for costs of litigation and for any damages in lawsuits alleging that the health, safety, or welfare of an inmate or releasee in a contract facility is not protected.

(c) The department shall complete at least one enhanced audit for each facility described by Subsection (a), without regard to whether the facility is operated by a public or private vendor. The enhanced audit must include an enhanced contract compliance review of any vendors hired by a community supervision and corrections department to operate a facility.

(d) The department, in conjunction with an advisory committee composed of state officials and private officials from within the industry, shall adopt rules to implement the requirements of this section.

(e) The department shall develop an appeals process, incorporated by reference into all new and renewed contracts, under which a vendor may appeal any imposed sanction under the contract, with the appeals process including the right to a formal hearing and a right to a final determination by the board.

(f) Expired.
Tex. Finance Code § 14.059 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 14 / Section 14.059
§ 14.059. INTRA-AGENCY CAREER LADDER.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner or a person designated by the commissioner shall develop an intra-agency career ladder program.

(b) The program must require intra-agency posting of all nonentry level positions concurrently with any public posting.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3883.255 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3883 / Section 3883.255
§ 3883.255. ISSUANCE OF BONDS AND IMPOSITION OF TAXES FOR DEFINED AREA OR DESIGNATED PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

After the order under Section 3883.253 is adopted, the district may issue bonds to provide for any land, improvements, facilities, plants, equipment, and appliances for the defined area or designated property.
Tex. Government Code § 2303.001 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2303 / Section 2303.001
§ 2303.001. SHORT TITLE.
Status: in_force

This chapter may be cited as the Texas Enterprise Zone Act.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2051.154 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2051 / Section 2051.154
§ 2051.154. PROHIBITED ACT BY INSURER; ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) An insurer commits an administrative violation if the insurer directly or indirectly requires a person to apply for or purchase an insurance policy, other than a workers' compensation insurance policy, as a condition of issuing a workers' compensation insurance policy.

(b) An insurer that violates this section is subject to administrative penalties under Chapter 84.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 574.109 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 574 / Section 574.109
§ 574.109. EFFECT OF ORDER.
Status: in_force

(a) A person's consent to take a psychoactive medication is not valid and may not be relied on if the person is subject to an order issued under Section 574.106.

(b) The issuance of an order under Section 574.106 is not a determination or adjudication of mental incompetency and does not limit in any other respect that person's rights as a citizen or the person's property rights or legal capacity.