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Tex. Occupations Code § 1958.154 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1958 / Section 1958.154
§ 1958.154. CERTIFICATE OF MOLD REMEDIATION; DUTY OF PROPERTY OWNER.
Status: in_force

(a) Not later than the 10th day after the date on which a license holder completes mold remediation at a property, the license holder shall provide a certificate of mold remediation to the property owner. The certificate must include a statement by a mold assessment license holder that, based on visual, procedural, and analytical evaluation, the mold contamination identified for the project has been remediated as outlined in the mold management plan or remediation protocol. If the mold assessment license holder determines that the underlying cause of the mold has been remediated so that it is reasonably certain that the mold will not return from that remediated cause, the mold assessment license holder shall indicate on the certificate that the underlying cause of the mold has been remediated.

(b) If a property owner sells property, the property owner shall provide to the buyer a copy of each certificate issued for the property under this section during the five years preceding the date the property owner sells the property.

(c) The commission shall adopt rules to implement this section, other than rules described by Subsection (d).

(d) The commissioner of insurance shall adopt rules describing the information that must be provided in the certificate of mold remediation. In adopting the rules, the commissioner shall design the certificate as necessary to comply with any requirements imposed under Subchapter G, Chapter 544, Insurance Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1052.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1052 / Section 1052.003
§ 1052.003. ESSENTIAL PUBLIC FUNCTION.
Status: in_force

The district performs an essential public function in carrying out the purposes of this chapter.
Tex. Estates Code § 1157.101 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1157 / Section 1157.101
§ 1157.101. PAYMENT OF APPROVED OR ESTABLISHED CLAIM.
Status: in_force

Except as provided for payment of an unauthenticated claim at the risk of a guardian, a claim or any part of a claim for money against the estate of a ward may not be paid until the claim or part of the claim has been approved by the court or established by the judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 4020.0503 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 4020 / Section 4020.0503
§ 4020.0503. CONSENT OF MUNICIPALITY REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may not issue bonds until each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located has consented by ordinance or resolution to the creation of the district and to the inclusion of land in the district.

(b) This section applies only to the district's first issuance of bonds.
Tex. Government Code § 2165.057 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2165 / Section 2165.057
§ 2165.057. MANAGEMENT OF FACILITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall develop and implement policies that clearly define the responsibilities of the commission and the commission's staff that relate to conducting facilities management services for state agency facilities under Section 2165.007.

(b) The state energy conservation office shall provide utility management services for state agency facilities for which the commission provides facilities management services under Section 2165.007.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3841.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3841 / Section 3841.004
§ 3841.004. 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 district will benefit from the improvements and services to be provided by the district under powers conferred by Sections 52 and 52-a, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and other powers granted under this chapter.

(c) The creation of the district is in the public interest and is essential to:

(1) further the public purposes of developing and diversifying the economy of the state;

(2) eliminate unemployment and underemployment; and

(3) develop or expand transportation and commerce.

(d) The district will:

(1) promote the health, safety, and general welfare of residents, employers, potential employees, employees, visitors, and consumers in the district, and of the public;

(2) provide needed funding for the district to preserve, maintain, and enhance the economic health and vitality of the district territory as a community and business center; and

(3) promote the health, safety, welfare, and enjoyment of the public by providing pedestrian ways and by landscaping and developing certain areas in the district, which are necessary for the restoration, preservation, and enhancement of scenic beauty.

(e) Pedestrian ways along or across a street, whether at grade or above or below the surface, and street lighting, street landscaping, parking, and street art objects are parts of and necessary components of a street and are considered to be a street or road improvement.

(f) The district will not act as the agent or instrumentality of any private interest even though the district will benefit many private interests as well as the public.
Tex. Transportation Code § 441.136 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 441 / Section 441.136
§ 441.136. EFFECT OF CONVEYANCE ON INDEBTEDNESS.
Status: in_force

Conveyance of a road facility to a governmental entity under this subchapter does not affect:

(1) the sole responsibility of the district to pay in full the principal of and interest and any premium on any outstanding district bonds or other indebtedness; or

(2) the district's responsibility to perform the obligations provided by the orders or resolutions authorizing the bonds or other indebtedness.
Tex. Transportation Code § 545.256 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 545 / Section 545.256
§ 545.256. EMERGING FROM AN ALLEY, DRIVEWAY, OR BUILDING.
Status: in_force

An operator emerging from an alley, driveway, or building in a business or residence district shall:

(1) stop the vehicle before moving on a sidewalk or the sidewalk area extending across an alley or driveway;

(2) yield the right-of-way to a pedestrian or sidewalk user to avoid collision; and

(3) on entering the roadway, yield the right-of-way to an approaching vehicle.
Tex. Government Code § 2272.007 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2272 / Section 2272.007
§ 2272.007. RECOVERY OF REPORT COSTS.
Status: in_force

If a report provided by a governmental entity under Section 2272.003 identifies a construction defect that is corrected under Section 2272.004 or for which the governmental entity recovers damages, the party responsible for that construction defect shall pay the reasonable amounts incurred by the governmental entity to obtain the report with respect to identification of that construction defect.
Tex. Finance Code § 183.110 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 183 / Section 183.110
§ 183.110. FIDUCIARY RESPONSIBILITY.
Status: in_force

The board of a state trust company is responsible for the proper exercise of fiduciary powers by the state trust company and each matter pertinent to the exercise of fiduciary powers, including:

(1) the determination of policies;

(2) the investment and disposition of property held in a fiduciary capacity; and

(3) the direction and review of the actions of each officer, employee, and committee used by the state trust company in the exercise of its fiduciary powers.
Tex. Government Code § 547.0156 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 547 / Section 547.0156
§ 547.0156. POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The council:

(1) shall develop and monitor the implementation of a five-year statewide behavioral health strategic plan;

(2) shall develop a biennial coordinated statewide behavioral health expenditure proposal;

(3) shall annually publish an updated inventory of behavioral health programs and services that this state funds that includes a description of how those programs and services further the purpose of the statewide behavioral health strategic plan;

(4) may create subcommittees to carry out the council's duties under this subchapter; and

(5) may facilitate opportunities to increase collaboration for the effective expenditure of available federal and state funds for behavioral and mental health services in this state.

(b) The council shall include statewide suicide prevention efforts in the five-year statewide behavioral health strategic plan the council develops under Subsection (a).
Tex. Agriculture Code § 13.451 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 13 / Section 13.451
§ 13.451. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "License holder" means a person who holds a service company license or a service technician license.

(2) "Service company" means a person who holds a service company license issued by the department under this subchapter.

(3) "Service technician" means an individual who holds a service technician license issued by the department under this subchapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 11006.262 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 11006 / Section 11006.262
§ 11006.262. REFUNDING BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The authority may issue refunding bonds to refund outstanding authority bonds and interest on those bonds.

(b) Refunding bonds may:

(1) be issued to refund bonds of more than one series;

(2) combine the pledges for the outstanding bonds for the security of the refunding bonds; or

(3) be secured by a pledge of other or additional revenue or mortgage liens.

(c) The provisions of this subchapter regarding the issuance of other bonds, their security, and the remedies of the holders apply to refunding bonds.

(d) The comptroller shall register the refunding bonds on surrender and cancellation of the bonds to be refunded.

(e) Instead of issuing bonds to be registered on the surrender and cancellation of the bonds to be refunded, the authority, in the resolution authorizing the issuance of the refunding bonds, may provide for the sale of the refunding bonds and the deposit of the proceeds in a bank at which the bonds to be refunded are payable. In that case, the refunding bonds may be issued in an amount sufficient to pay the principal of and interest and any required redemption premium on the bonds to be refunded to any redemption date or to their maturity date, and the comptroller shall register the refunding bonds without the surrender and cancellation of the bonds to be refunded.

(f) An election is not required to authorize the issuance of refunding bonds.

(g) The authority may also issue refunding bonds under any other applicable law.
Tex. Government Code § 2306.174 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2306 / Section 2306.174
§ 2306.174. ACQUISITION AND DISPOSITION OF PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

The department may:

(1) acquire, own, rent, lease, accept, hold, or dispose of any real, personal, or mixed property, or any interest in property, including a right or easement, in performing its duties and exercising its powers under this chapter, by purchase, exchange, gift, assignment, transfer, foreclosure, sale, lease, or otherwise;

(2) hold, manage, operate, or improve real, personal, or mixed property, except that:

(A) the department is restricted in acquiring property under Section 2306.251 unless it is required to foreclose on a delinquent loan and elects to acquire the property at foreclosure;

(B) the department shall make a diligent effort to sell a housing development acquired through foreclosure to a purchaser who will be required to pay ad valorem taxes on the housing development or, if such a purchaser cannot be found, to another purchaser; and

(C) the department shall sell a housing development acquired through foreclosure not later than the third anniversary of the date of acquisition unless the board adopts a resolution stating that a purchaser cannot be found after diligent search by the housing finance division, in which case the department shall continue to try to find a purchaser and shall sell the housing development when a purchaser is found; and

(3) lease or rent land or a dwelling, house, accommodation, building, structure, or facility from a private party to carry out the housing finance division's purposes.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1081.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1081 / Section 1081.052
§ 1081.052. QUALIFICATIONS FOR OFFICE.
Status: in_force

(a) A person may not be elected or appointed as a director unless the person is:

(1) a resident of the district; and

(2) a qualified voter.

(b) A person is not eligible to serve as a director if the person is:

(1) the district chief executive officer;

(2) a district employee; or

(3) a medical staff member of the hospital.
Tex. Estates Code § 1251.004 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1251 / Section 1251.004
§ 1251.004. APPOINTMENT OF ATTORNEY.
Status: in_force

On the filing of an application for temporary guardianship, the court shall appoint an attorney to represent the proposed ward in all guardianship proceedings in which independent counsel has not been retained by or on behalf of the proposed ward.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 91.405 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 91 / Section 91.405
§ 91.405. EXEMPTIONS.
Status: in_force

This subchapter does not apply to any royalties that are payable to:

(1) the board of regents of The University of Texas System under a lease of land dedicated to the permanent university fund; or

(2) the General Land Office as provided by Subchapter D, Chapter 52, of this code.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 152.1041 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 152 / Section 152.1041
§ 152.1041. HANSFORD COUNTY.
Status: in_force

(a) The Hansford County Juvenile Board is composed of the county judge, the district judges in Hansford County, and the judge of any statutory county court designated as a juvenile court.

(b) The board shall hold regular meetings each year on dates set by the board and special meetings at the call of the chairman.

(c) The board may cooperate with other juvenile boards to provide adequate services.

(d) The commissioners court may pay the juvenile board members a salary in an amount set by the commissioners court.

(e) The county auditor shall serve as the board's fiscal officer.

(f) The chief juvenile probation officer may appoint necessary personnel with the approval of the board and with the advice and consent of the commissioners court.

(g) The juvenile board shall use the juvenile probation fund to pay as much of the salaries and allowances, and other necessary expenses as possible. The commissioners court shall pay the other salaries, allowances, and necessary expenses from the general fund or any other available fund of the county.

(h) The board may accept aid, grants, or gifts from the state, other political subdivisions of the state, or associations for the sole purpose of financing adequate and effective probation programs. A municipality may grant and allocate money to the county government or to the juvenile board to support and maintain juvenile programs if the municipality's governing body approves the expenditure. The fiscal officer shall deposit funds received under this subsection in a special account.

(i) If approved by the commissioners court, the county shall reimburse each juvenile board member for the member's reasonable and necessary job-related expenses. Reimbursable expenses include travel, lodging, training, and educational activities.

(j) Sections 152.0002, 152.0004, 152.0005(a) and (b), 152.0006, and 152.0008(a) do not apply to the juvenile board of Hansford County.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 374.055 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 374 / Section 374.055
§ 374.055. CRITERIA FOR ADMINISTRATION OF CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall administer this chapter in accordance with this section.

(b) To the maximum extent possible, the commission shall deal with contamination from dry cleaning facilities by using money in the fund.

(c) The commission shall use money from the fund as sites are discovered in the normal course of the commission's business.

(d) The commission shall consider interim or early corrective action that may result in an overall reduction of risk to human health and the environment and in the reduction of total costs of corrective action at a site.

(e) The commission, in its discretion, may use innovative technology to perform corrective action.

(f) To the maximum extent possible, money in the fund must be used to address contamination resulting from releases.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 361.422 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 361 / Section 361.422
§ 361.422. STATE SOURCE REDUCTION AND RECYCLING GOAL.
Status: in_force

(a) It is the state's goal to reduce by January 1, 1994, the amount of municipal solid waste disposed of in this state by at least 40 percent through source reduction and recycling.

(b) In this section, "total municipal solid waste stream" means the sum of the state's total municipal solid waste that is disposed of as solid waste, measured in tons, and the total number of tons of recyclable material that has been diverted or recovered from the total municipal solid waste and recycled.

(c) The commission shall establish rules and reporting requirements through which progress toward achieving the established source reduction and recycling goals can be measured. The rules may take into consideration those ongoing community source reduction and recycling programs where substantial progress has already been achieved. The commission may also establish a limit on the amount of credit that may be given to certain high-volume materials in measuring recycling progress.

(d) For the purpose of measuring progress toward the municipal solid waste reduction goal, the commission shall use the weight of the total municipal solid waste stream in 1991 as a baseline for comparison. To compute progress toward the municipal solid waste reduction goal for a year, the commission shall compare the total number of tons disposed in the year under comparison, either by landfilling or by other disposal methods, to the total number of tons disposed in the base year, adjusting for changes in population, tons of solid waste imported and exported, and other relevant changes between the baseline year and the comparison year.

(e) Before January 1, 1994, the commission shall determine whether the goal established in Subsection (a) is being achieved. If the commission finds that the goal is not being achieved, it shall convene an advisory task force consisting of representatives of the commission, local governments, the Municipal Solid Waste Management and Resource Recovery Advisory Council, and the commercial solid waste disposal industry and may recommend to the legislature a phased-in ban on the disposal of yard waste in a landfill. The task force may recommend a plan to the legislature for implementing the ban after considering how the ban will:

(1) affect the state's disposal capacity;

(2) affect the economy of the state;

(3) affect local governments; and

(4) be accepted and adhered to by the citizens of the state.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1102.205 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1102 / Section 1102.205
§ 1102.205. CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall approve, recognize, prepare, or administer a continuing education program for inspectors.

(b) As a prerequisite for renewal of a real estate inspector license, professional inspector license, or apprentice inspector license, the inspector must participate in the continuing education program and submit evidence satisfactory to the commission of successful completion of at least 16 classroom hours of core real estate inspection courses or continuing education courses for each year of the license period preceding the renewal.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 47.055 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 47 / Section 47.055
§ 47.055. PROMOTION, MARKETING, AND EDUCATION.
Status: in_force

The program shall promote and advertise the Texas wild-caught shrimping industry by:

(1) developing and maintaining a database of Texas shrimp wholesalers that sell Texas-produced shrimp;

(2) operating a toll-free telephone number to:

(A) receive inquiries from persons who wish to purchase a particular type of Texas-produced shrimp; and

(B) make information about the Texas wild-caught shrimping industry available to the public;

(3) developing a wild-caught shrimping industry marketing plan to increase the consumption of Texas-produced shrimp;

(4) educating the public about Texas-produced shrimp by providing publicity about the information in the program's database to the public and making the information available to the public through the department's toll-free telephone number and electronically through the Internet;

(5) promoting the Texas wild-caught shrimping industry; and

(6) promoting and marketing, and educating consumers about, Texas-produced shrimp using any other method the commissioner determines appropriate.
Tex. Transportation Code § 548.506 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 548 / Section 548.506
§ 548.506. FEE FOR CERTIFICATION AS INSPECTOR.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission by rule shall establish reasonable and necessary fees for certification as an inspector.

(b) The fees established under this section may not be less than an amount equal to:

(1) $25 for initial certification until August 31 of the even-numbered year following the date of certification; and

(2) $25 as a certificate fee for each subsequent two-year period.
Tex. Government Code § 402.026 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 402 / Section 402.026
§ 402.026. INSPECTION OF ACCOUNTS.
Status: in_force

At least monthly the attorney general shall inspect the accounts of the offices of the comptroller and each other person responsible for collection or custody of state funds. The attorney general shall immediately bring or cause to be brought an action to recover state funds in the hands of a person in default or arrears and shall immediately begin criminal proceedings against a person who has illegally applied or retained state funds.
Tex. Estates Code § 51.053 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 51 / Section 51.053
§ 51.053. SERVICE BY POSTING.
Status: in_force

(a) The county clerk shall deliver the original and a copy of a citation or notice required to be posted to the sheriff or a constable of the county in which the proceeding is pending. The sheriff or constable shall post the copy at the door of the county courthouse or the location in or near the courthouse where public notices are customarily posted.

(b) Citation or notice under this section must be posted for at least 10 days before the return day of the service, excluding the date of posting, except as provided by Section 51.102(b). The date of service of citation or notice by posting is the date of posting.

(c) A sheriff or constable who posts a citation or notice under this section shall return the original citation or notice to the county clerk and state the date and location of the posting in a written return on the citation or notice.

(d) The method of service prescribed by this section applies when a personal representative is required or permitted to post a notice. The notice must be:

(1) issued in the name of the representative;

(2) addressed and delivered to, and posted and returned by, the appropriate officer; and

(3) filed with the county clerk.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7931.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7931 / Section 7931.002
§ 7931.002. NATURE AND PURPOSES OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is a municipal utility district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.

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

(1) a municipal utility district as provided by general law and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution; 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.