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Tex. Government Code § 305.024 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 305 / Section 305.024
§ 305.024. RESTRICTIONS ON EXPENDITURES.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Section 305.025, a person registered under Section 305.005 or a person on the registrant's behalf and with the registrant's consent or ratification may not offer, confer, or agree to confer:

(1) to an individual described by Section 305.0062(a)(1), (2), (3), (4), or (5):

(A) a loan, including the guarantee or endorsement of a loan; or

(B) a gift of cash or a negotiable instrument as described by Section 3.104, Business & Commerce Code; or

(2) to an individual described by Section 305.0062(a)(1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), or (7):

(A) an expenditure for transportation and lodging;

(B) an expenditure or series of expenditures for entertainment that in the aggregate exceed $500 in a calendar year;

(C) an expenditure or series of expenditures for gifts that in the aggregate exceed $500 in a calendar year;

(D) an expenditure for an award or memento that exceeds $500; or

(E) an expenditure described by Section 305.006(b)(1), (2), (3), or (6) unless the registrant is present at the event.

(a) Except as provided by Section 305.025, a person registered under Section 305.005 or a person on the registrant's behalf and with the registrant's consent or ratification may not offer, confer, or agree to confer to a member of the legislative or executive branch:

(1) a loan, including the guarantee or endorsement of a loan;

(2) a gift of cash or a negotiable instrument as described by Section 3.104, Business & Commerce Code;

(3) an expenditure for transportation and lodging;

(4) an expenditure or series of expenditures for entertainment that in the aggregate exceed $500 in a calendar year;

(5) an expenditure or series of expenditures for gifts that in the aggregate exceed $500 in a calendar year;

(6) an expenditure for an award or memento that exceeds $500; or

(7) an expenditure described by Section 305.006(b)(1), (2), (3), or (6) unless:

(A) the registrant is present at the event; or

(B) the expenditure is for a gift of food or beverages required to be reported under Section 305.006(b)(4) in accordance with Section 305.0061(e-1).

(b) Except as provided by Section 305.025, a member of the legislative or executive branch may not solicit, accept, or agree to accept from a person registered under Section 305.005 or from a person on the registrant's behalf and with the registrant's consent or ratification an item listed in Subsection (a).

(c) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), the total value of a joint expenditure under Subsection (a)(2)(B), (C), or (D) may exceed $500 if each portion of the expenditure:

(1) is made by a registrant; and

(2) does not exceed $500.
Tex. Government Code § 418.1101 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 418 / Section 418.1101
§ 418.1101. PLAN FOR CONTINUITY OF FUNCTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The governing body of a political subdivision may at any time adopt a plan for the continuity of functions of the political subdivision to be carried out during a disaster declared as provided by law by the president of the United States or the governor or during another catastrophic event.

(b) The plan may provide for:

(1) delegating any administrative duty of the governing body of the political subdivision or any official or employee of the political subdivision to another appropriate person;

(2) establishing orders of succession for performing essential functions of the political subdivision; and

(3) establishing meeting procedures for the governing body of the political subdivision.

(c) The plan may not provide for the delegation of a duty that the governing body or official is required to perform by the Texas Constitution.
Tex. Education Code § 13.283 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 13 / Section 13.283
§ 13.283. PAYMENTS REDUCED.
Status: in_force

The incentive aid payments shall be reduced in direct proportion to any reduction in the average daily attendance as determined under Section 48.005 of the reorganized school district for the preceding year.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 243.006 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 243 / Section 243.006
§ 243.006. COMMITMENT RECORDS.
Status: in_force

A commitment to the department may not be received in evidence or used in any way in any proceedings in any court except in:

(1) subsequent proceedings under Title 3 of the Family Code against the same child;

(2) imposing sentence in any criminal proceedings against the same person; or

(3) subsequent civil commitment proceedings under Chapter 841, Health and Safety Code, regarding the same person.
Tex. Government Code § 511.0085 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 511 / Section 511.0085
§ 511.0085. RISK FACTORS; RISK ASSESSMENT PLAN.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall develop a comprehensive set of risk factors to use in assessing the overall risk level of each jail under the commission's jurisdiction. The set of risk factors must include:

(1) a history of the jail's compliance with state law and commission rules, standards, and procedures;

(2) the population of the jail;

(3) the number and nature of complaints regarding the jail, including complaints regarding a violation of any required ratio of correctional officers to inmates;

(4) problems with the jail's internal grievance procedures;

(5) available mental and medical health reports relating to inmates in the jail, including reports relating to infectious disease or pregnant inmates;

(6) recent turnover among sheriffs and jail staff;

(7) inmate escapes from the jail;

(8) the number and nature of inmate deaths at the jail, including the results of the investigations of those deaths; and

(9) whether the jail is in compliance with commission rules, standards developed by the Texas Correctional Office on Offenders with Medical or Mental Impairments, and the requirements of Article 16.22, Code of Criminal Procedure, regarding screening and assessment protocols for the early identification of and reports concerning persons with mental illness or an intellectual disability.

(b) The set of risk factors developed under this section may include the number of months since the commission's last inspection of the jail.

(c) The commission shall use the set of risk factors developed under this section to guide the inspections process for all jails under the commission's jurisdiction by:

(1) establishing a risk assessment plan to use in assessing the overall risk level of each jail; and

(2) regularly monitoring the overall risk level of each jail.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 101A.053 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 101A / Section 101A.053
§ 101A.053. ANNUAL PUBLIC REPORT; INTERNET POSTING.
Status: in_force

Not later than January 31 of each year, the institute shall prepare and submit to the governor, lieutenant governor, speaker of the house of representatives, and standing committee of each house of the legislature with primary jurisdiction over institute matters and post on the institute's Internet website a report on:

(1) the institute's activities under this chapter;

(2) a list of recipients of grants awarded during the preceding state fiscal year and the grant amount awarded to each recipient;

(3) any research accomplishments a grant recipient or the recipient's partners achieved during the preceding state fiscal year;

(4) an overview summary of the institute's most recent audited financial statement;

(5) an assessment of the relationship between the institute's grants and research program strategy;

(6) an estimate of the financial cost to this state of dementia, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, and related disorders during the most recent state fiscal year for which data is available;

(7) a statement of the institute's compliance program activities, including any proposed legislation or other recommendations identified through the activities;

(8) for the preceding state fiscal year:

(A) a list of any conflict of interest requiring recusal under this chapter or rules adopted under this chapter;

(B) any unreported conflict of interest confirmed by an investigation conducted under Section 101A.254, including any institute actions regarding an unreported conflict of interest and subsequent investigation; and

(C) any waivers granted through the process established under Section 101A.253; and

(9) the institute's future direction.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1049.305 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1049 / Section 1049.305
§ 1049.305. AUDIT; TRANSFER OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) Within 30 days after the election results are filed under Section 1049.304, the commissioners court shall employ an independent audit of the dissolved district's assets and liabilities.

(b) Within 10 days after the audit is completed, the commissioners court shall:

(1) publish a copy of the audit in a newspaper of general circulation in the district; and

(2) by declaration:

(A) formally transfer the assets of the dissolved district to Kimble County; and

(B) formally declare the county liable for all debts and liabilities incurred by the dissolved district.

(c) The declarations shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation within 10 days after the declarations are made.

(d) Any assets transferred to Kimble County shall be used to benefit the citizens formerly in the district.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2208.201 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2208 / Section 2208.201
§ 2208.201. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES OF POOL.
Status: in_force

(a) The pool shall:

(1) issue insurance coverage to each public entity entitled to coverage under this chapter;

(2) collect premiums for coverage issued or renewed by the pool;

(3) process and pay valid claims; and

(4) maintain detailed data regarding the pool.

(b) The pool may:

(1) enter into contracts;

(2) purchase reinsurance;

(3) cancel or refuse to renew coverage; and

(4) perform any other act necessary to implement this chapter, the plan of operation, or a rule adopted by the board.
Tex. Water Code § 51.530 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 51 / Section 51.530
§ 51.530. ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY OF BOARD.
Status: in_force

The board shall administer all business incident to the creation and operation of a defined area or service to designated property unless otherwise provided by contract.
Tex. Water Code § 65.513 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 65 / Section 65.513
§ 65.513. MANDAMUS BY BONDHOLDERS.
Status: in_force

In addition to other rights and remedies provided by the law of this state, if a district defaults in the payment of principal of, interest on, or redemption price on its bonds when due, or if the district fails to make payments into any fund created in the order or resolution authorizing the issuance of the bonds, or defaults in the observation or performance of any other covenants, conditions, or obligations stated in the resolution or order authorizing the issuance of its bonds, the owners of any of the bonds are entitled to a writ of mandamus issued by a court of competent jurisdiction compelling the district and its officials to observe and perform the covenants, the obligations, or conditions prescribed in the order or resolution authorizing the issuance of the district's bonds.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 111.303 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 111 / Section 111.303
§ 111.303. CERTIFICATION PROCEDURE.
Status: in_force

(a) The coal pipeline applicant shall publish, in accordance with regulations promulgated by the commission and existing law, a notice that it has filed an application for a certificate of public convenience and necessity under this Act in a newspaper of general circulation in each county in which the project will be located. The notice shall, among other things, specify to the extent practicable the land which would be subject to the power of eminent domain.

(b) The commission shall then conduct public hearings in areas of the state along the prospective pipeline right-of-way as it shall determine shall be necessary to give property owners an opportunity to be heard. The commission is vested with authority to alter the right-of-way to meet with local objections.
Tex. Insurance Code § 4054.359 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 4054 / Section 4054.359
§ 4054.359. RULES.
Status: in_force

The commissioner, in accordance with Section 36.001, may adopt rules as necessary to administer this subchapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7978.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7978 / Section 7978.104
§ 7978.104. APPROVAL OF ROAD PROJECT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may not undertake a road project authorized by Section 7978.103 unless:

(1) each municipality or county that will operate and maintain the road has approved the plans and specifications of the road project, if a municipality or county will operate and maintain the road; or

(2) the Texas Transportation Commission has approved the plans and specifications of the road project, if the state will operate and maintain the road.

(b) Except as provided by Subsection (a), the district is not required to obtain approval from the Texas Transportation Commission to design, acquire, construct, finance, issue bonds for, improve, or convey a road project.
Tex. Transportation Code § 551A.011 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 551A / Section 551A.011
§ 551A.011. ADMINISTRATION OF PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

The department shall administer an off-highway vehicle operator education and certification program and enforce the laws governing the program.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7923.0304 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7923 / Section 7923.0304
§ 7923.0304. ROAD STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A road project must meet all applicable construction standards, zoning and subdivision requirements, and regulations of each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the road project is located.

(b) If a road project is not located in the corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality, the road project must meet all applicable construction standards, subdivision requirements, and regulations of each county in which the road project is located.

(c) If the state will maintain and operate the road, the Texas Transportation Commission must approve the plans and specifications of the road project.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8145.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8145 / Section 8145.001
§ 8145.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

(2) "City" means the City of Texas City, Texas.

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

(4) "District" means the Galveston County Municipal Utility District No. 63.
Tex. Government Code § 482.303 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 482 / Section 482.303
§ 482.303. USE OF FUND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
Status: in_force

Money available in the fund may be used to fund the costs and expenses incurred under intergovernmental agreements between the commission and another state or the United States under this subchapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8513.0329 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8513 / Section 8513.0329
§ 8513.0329. STATE SUPERVISION AND APPROVAL.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall cooperate with the authority to:

(1) make investigations and plans; and

(2) to the extent provided by Subsection (b), approve investigations and plans for improvements provided by the authority.

(b) This section applies only to commission approval of plans that are appropriate under general law.

(c) Except for a plan regarding the use of water that is permitted by the state, a plan for improvements adopted by the federal government controls.
Tex. Water Code § 51.787 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 51 / Section 51.787
§ 51.787. DISCHARGE OF DISTRICT'S OBLIGATIONS BY TRUSTEE.
Status: in_force

(a) The trustee shall reduce all assets and resources of the district to possession and money and apply them to discharge the outstanding obligations of the district, having regard to specific funds.

(b) If required, the board shall levy, assess, and collect sufficient additional taxes to pay all necessary expenses and outstanding obligations of the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3944.154 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3944 / Section 3944.154
§ 3944.154. METHOD OF NOTICE FOR HEARING.
Status: in_force

The district may mail the notice required by Section 375.115(c), Local Government Code, by certified or first class United States mail. The board shall determine the method of notice.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8013.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8013 / Section 8013.052
§ 8013.052. QUALIFICATIONS.
Status: in_force

Except as provided by Section 8013.051(d), to qualify to serve on the board, a person must:

(1) reside in the district; or

(2) own real property in the district.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1071.401 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1071 / Section 1071.401
§ 1071.401. DISCIPLINARY POWERS OF BOARD.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall revoke, suspend, or refuse to renew a certificate of registration or license, place on probation a person whose certificate or license has been suspended, or reprimand a registration holder or license holder for:

(1) fraud or deceit in obtaining a certificate or license under this chapter;

(2) gross negligence, incompetence, or misconduct in the practice of surveying as a land surveyor; or

(3) a violation of this chapter or a board rule adopted under this chapter.

(b) The license of a licensed state land surveyor is subject to revocation if the license holder is found to be directly or indirectly interested in the purchase or acquisition of title to public land.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 362.012 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 362 / Section 362.012
§ 362.012. LOCATION OF SYSTEM.
Status: in_force

A system may be located on the property of any person.
Tex. Occupations Code § 101.253 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 101 / Section 101.253
§ 101.253. REMEDIES NOT EXCLUSIVE.
Status: in_force

The remedies provided by this chapter are in addition to any other remedy provided by law, including rules.
Tex. Government Code § 2155.089 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2155 / Section 2155.089
§ 2155.089. REPORTING VENDOR PERFORMANCE.
Status: in_force

(a) After a contract is completed or otherwise terminated, each state agency shall review the vendor's performance under the contract. If the value of the contract exceeds $5 million, the state agency shall review the vendor's performance:

(1) at least once each year during the term of the contract; and

(2) at each key milestone identified for the contract.

(b) The state agency shall report to the comptroller, using the tracking system established by Section 2262.055, on the results of each review conducted under Subsection (a) regarding a vendor's performance under a contract.

(b-1) A state agency may not extend a vendor's contract until after the agency reports the results of each review of the vendor conducted under Subsection (a)(1) or (2), as applicable, in the manner prescribed by Subsection (b).

(c) This section does not apply to:

(1) an enrollment contract described by 1 T.A.C. Section 391.183 as that section existed on September 1, 2015;

(2) a contract of the Employees Retirement System of Texas except for a contract with a nongovernmental entity for claims administration of a group health benefit plan under Subtitle H, Title 8, Insurance Code;

(3) a contract entered into by:

(A) the comptroller under Section 2155.061;

(B) the Department of Information Resources under Section 2157.068; or

(C) a university system or an institution of higher education, as those terms are defined by Section 61.003, Education Code; or

(4) a child-specific contract entered into by the Department of Family and Protective Services for a child without placement.
Tex. Government Code § 2063.201 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2063 / Section 2063.201
§ 2063.201. CYBERSECURITY THREAT INTELLIGENCE CENTER.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "center" means the cybersecurity threat intelligence center established under this section.

(b) The command shall establish a cybersecurity threat intelligence center. The center shall collaborate with federal cybersecurity intelligence and law enforcement agencies to achieve the purposes of this section.

(c) The center, in coordination with the digital forensics laboratory under Section 2063.203, shall:

(1) operate the information sharing and analysis organization established under Section 2063.204; and

(2) provide strategic guidance to regional security operations centers established under Subchapter G and the cybersecurity incident response unit under Section 2063.202 to assist governmental entities in responding to a cybersecurity incident.

(d) The chief shall employ a director for the center.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 89.061 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 89 / Section 89.061
§ 89.061. LIABILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) The state, an agency of the state, or an insurer of the state or agency of the state is not liable for damages caused by an activity required under the terms and conditions of a permit for an artificial reef.

(b) A person who has transferred title of artificial reef construction materials to the state is not liable for damages arising from the use of the materials in an artificial reef if the materials meet applicable requirements of the National Fishing Enhancement Act and applicable regulations of the United States Department of the Interior.
Tex. Estates Code § 52.002 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 52 / Section 52.002
§ 52.002. CLAIM DOCKET.
Status: in_force

(a) The county clerk shall maintain a record book titled "Claim Docket" and shall record in the book each claim that is presented against an estate for the court's approval.

(b) The county clerk shall assign one or more pages of the record book to each estate.

(c) The claim docket must be ruled in 16 columns at proper intervals from top to bottom, with a short note of the contents at the top of each column. The county clerk shall record for each claim, in the order claims are filed, the following information in the respective columns, beginning with the first or marginal column:

(1) the name of the claimant;

(2) the amount of the claim;

(3) the date of the claim;

(4) the date the claim is filed;

(5) the date the claim is due;

(6) the date the claim begins bearing interest;

(7) the interest rate;

(8) the date the claim is allowed by the executor or administrator, if applicable;

(9) the amount allowed by the executor or administrator, if applicable;

(10) the date the claim is rejected, if applicable;

(11) the date the claim is approved, if applicable;

(12) the amount approved for the claim, if applicable;

(13) the date the claim is disapproved, if applicable;

(14) the class to which the claim belongs;

(15) the date the claim is established by a judgment of a court, if applicable; and

(16) the amount of the judgment established under Subdivision (15), if applicable.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3946.006 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3946 / Section 3946.006
§ 3946.006. INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is initially composed of the territory described by Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter.

(b) The boundaries and field notes contained in Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter form a closure. A mistake in the field notes or in copying the field notes in the legislative process does not affect the district's:

(1) organization, existence, or validity;

(2) right to contract;

(3) authority to borrow money or issue any type of bonds or other obligations for a purpose for which the district is created;

(4) right to impose or collect an assessment, or collect other revenue; or

(5) legality or operation.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8083.0303 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8083 / Section 8083.0303
§ 8083.0303. AUTHORITY FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

Under Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, the district may design, acquire, construct, finance, issue bonds for, improve, operate, maintain, and convey to this state, a county, or a municipality for operation and maintenance macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.