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Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 45A.253 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 45A / Section 45A.253
§ 45A.253. DISCHARGING FINES OR COSTS.
Status: in_force

(a) In imposing a fine and costs, the justice or judge shall allow the defendant to pay the fine and costs in specified portions at designated intervals if the justice or judge determines that the defendant is unable to immediately pay the fine and costs.

(b) If a diversion is not required under Subchapter K, a judge shall allow a defendant who is a child, as defined by Article 45A.453(a), to elect at the time of conviction, as defined by Section 133.101, Local Government Code, to discharge the fine and costs by:

(1) performing community service or receiving tutoring under Article 45A.460, regardless of whether the applicable offense occurred at a location specified by Subsection (a) of that article; or

(2) paying the fine and costs in a manner described by Article 45A.251(b).

(c) The defendant must make the election under Subsection (b) in writing. The defendant and, if present, the defendant's parent, guardian, or managing conservator must sign the election. The court shall maintain the written election as a record of the court and provide a copy to the defendant.

(d) Notwithstanding Article 45A.252 or any other provision of this chapter, in imposing a fine and costs, the justice or judge may not require a defendant who is under the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services or in extended foster care as provided by Subchapter G, Chapter 263, Family Code, to pay any amount of the fine and costs. In lieu of the payment of fine and costs, the justice or judge may require the defendant to perform community service as provided by Article 45A.254, 45A.459, or 45A.460, as appropriate.
Tex. Utilities Code § 36.002 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 36 / Section 36.002
§ 36.002. COMPLIANCE WITH TITLE.
Status: in_force

An electric utility may not charge or receive a rate for utility service except as provided by this title.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7901.0305 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7901 / Section 7901.0305
§ 7901.0305. COMPLIANCE WITH MUNICIPAL CONSENT ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION.
Status: in_force

The district shall comply with all applicable requirements of any ordinance or resolution that is adopted under Section 54.016 or 54.0165, Water Code, and that consents to the creation of the district or to the inclusion of land in the district.
Tex. Occupations Code § 401.352 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 401 / Section 401.352
§ 401.352. LICENSE RENEWAL.
Status: repealed

(a) Each licensed speech-language pathologist or audiologist must pay the nonrefundable fee for license renewal.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 , Sec. 1.222(49), eff. September 1, 2015.

(c) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 , Sec. 1.222(49), eff. September 1, 2015.
Tex. Education Code § 111.122 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 111 / Section 111.122
§ 111.122. ESTABLISHMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The University of Houston Hurricane Center for Innovative Technology is established at the University of Houston.

(b) The organization, control, and management of the center are vested in the board.

(c) The center shall be hosted by the university's College of Engineering. Participation in the center's activities shall be open to any faculty member of the university who is an active researcher in the field of materials, nanotechnology, structural engineering, designing of structures, or sensor technology, or in another relevant field as determined by the university.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9051.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9051 / Section 9051.001
§ 9051.001. 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 Jefferson County Water Control and Improvement District No. 10.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1072.153 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1072 / Section 1072.153
§ 1072.153. AMENDMENT OF BUDGET.
Status: in_force

After the budget is adopted, the budget may be amended on the board's approval.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 131.022 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 131 / Section 131.022
§ 131.022. JURISDICTION OF COMMISSION.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission is the mining and reclamation authority for the State of Texas and has exclusive jurisdiction for establishing reclamation requirements for mining and exploration operations in this state, except for in situ recovery processes.

(b) Except as provided by Section 131.354, the commission has exclusive jurisdiction and is solely responsible for the regulation of all exploration activities.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8375.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8375 / Section 8375.104
§ 8375.104. APPROVAL OF ROAD PROJECT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may not undertake a road project authorized by Section 8375.103 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. Business Organizations Code § 21.504 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 21 / Section 21.504
§ 21.504. RESPONSIBILITY FOR WINDING UP.
Status: in_force

If a corporation determines or is required to wind up, the directors of the corporation shall manage the process of winding up the business or affairs of the corporation.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 444.006 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 444 / Section 444.006
§ 444.006. AUDIT PROCEDURES.
Status: in_force

The executive commissioner by rule shall develop procedures to effectively audit a prescription drug wholesaler participating in the program.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8460.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8460 / Section 8460.052
§ 8460.052. 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. Local Government Code § 212.045 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 212 / Section 212.045
§ 212.045. DEVELOPMENT PLAT REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) Any person who proposes the development of a tract of land located within the limits or in the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the municipality must have a development plat of the tract prepared in accordance with this subchapter and the applicable plans, rules, or ordinances of the municipality.

(b) A development plat must be prepared by a registered professional land surveyor as a boundary survey showing:

(1) each existing or proposed building, structure, or improvement or proposed modification of the external configuration of the building, structure, or improvement involving a change of the building, structure, or improvement;

(2) each easement and right-of-way within or abutting the boundary of the surveyed property; and

(3) the dimensions of each street, sidewalk, alley, square, park, or other part of the property intended to be dedicated to public use or for the use of purchasers or owners of lots fronting on or adjacent to the street, sidewalk, alley, square, park, or other part.

(c) New development may not begin on the property until the development plat is filed with and approved by the municipality in accordance with Section 212.047.

(d) If a person is required under Subchapter A or an ordinance of the municipality to file a subdivision plat, a development plat is not required in addition to the subdivision plat.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3884.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3884 / Section 3884.104
§ 3884.104. RULES; ENFORCEMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may adopt rules:

(1) to administer or operate the district;

(2) for the use, enjoyment, availability, protection, security, and maintenance of the district's property and facilities; or

(3) to provide for public safety and security in the district.

(b) The district may enforce its rules by injunctive relief.

(c) To the extent a district rule conflicts with a city rule, order, or regulation, the city rule, order, or regulation controls.

(d) The district shall provide the city with written notice not later than the 30th day before the date of a meeting at which the board will adopt rules. The district may not adopt a rule affecting the use of a municipally owned asset, such as a public park, street, sidewalk, transit facility, or public right-of-way, unless the governing body of the city has approved the rule by ordinance, order, or resolution.
Tex. Education Code § 58A.024 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 58A / Section 58A.024
§ 58A.024. GRANTS FOR PROGRAM EXPANSION OR NEW PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall award grants to enable new or existing graduate medical education programs to increase the number of first-year residency positions. The board shall determine the number of grants awarded and the amount of each grant consistent with any conditions provided by legislative appropriation.

(b) A grant application must include a plan for receiving accreditation for the increased number of positions or for the new program, as applicable.

(c) The board may distribute a grant amount for a residency position only on receiving verification that the applicable residency position has been filled.

(d) Grant amounts are awarded under this section for the duration of the period in which the resident who initially fills the residency position continues to hold that position.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 12A.004 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 12A / Section 12A.004
§ 12A.004. INSPECTION AND ENFORCEMENT STRATEGIC PLAN.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall develop and publish an annual plan for each state fiscal year to use the inspection and enforcement resources of the department strategically to ensure public safety and protect agriculture and consumers in this state.

(b) The department shall seek input from stakeholders when developing each annual plan.

(c) The department shall collect and maintain information that accurately shows the department's inspection and enforcement activities. Each annual plan must include a report of the information collected by the department that shows the department's inspection and enforcement activities over time.

(d) The information described by Subsection (c) must include data regarding violations of statutes or department rules, including:

(1) the number, type, and severity of:

(A) violations the department found to have occurred;

(B) violations the department referred for enforcement to the section of the department responsible for enforcement; and

(C) violations for which the department imposed a penalty or took other enforcement action;

(2) the number of major violations for which the department imposed a penalty or took other enforcement action; and

(3) the number of repeat major violations, categorized by license type, if applicable.

(e) The department shall publish each annual plan on the department's Internet website not later than July 1 of the year preceding the state fiscal year in which the department implements the plan.
Tex. Transportation Code § 1006.059 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 1006 / Section 1006.059
§ 1006.059. PERSONNEL AND SERVICES.
Status: in_force

(a) The authority may be provided various services only by or through the department as needed to carry out the authority's purposes, powers, and duties. These services may include legal services not provided by the attorney general, fiscal services, administrative services, and personnel services.

(b) The department shall provide personnel and services to the authority as agreed by the authority and the department.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2155.102 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2155 / Section 2155.102
§ 2155.102. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This subchapter applies only to a hotel that has a policy prohibiting or restricting the possession, storage, or transportation of firearms by hotel guests.
Tex. Transportation Code § 521.1425 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 521 / Section 521.1425
§ 521.1425. INFORMATION REQUIRED TO BE FURNISHED TO DEPARTMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsections (b) and (c), the department may require each applicant for an original, renewal, or duplicate driver's license to furnish to the department the information required by Section 521.142.

(b) The department shall require each applicant for an original, renewal, or duplicate driver's license to furnish to the department the information required by Sections 521.142(c)(7) and (8).

(c) Unless the information has been previously provided to the department, the department shall require each applicant for an original, renewal, or duplicate driver's license to furnish to the department:

(1) proof of the applicant's United States citizenship; or

(2) documentation described by Section 521.142(a).

(d) The department may not deny a driver's license to an applicant who provides documentation described by Section 521.142(a) based on the duration of the person's authorized stay in the United States, as indicated by the documentation presented under Section 521.142(a).
Tex. Local Government Code § 572.052 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 572 / Section 572.052
§ 572.052. CREATION OF PUBLIC UTILITY AGENCY.
Status: in_force

(a) Public entities may create a public utility agency by concurrent ordinances.

(b) A public entity may join in the creation of a public utility agency under this subchapter only if, at the time the concurrent ordinance is adopted, the entity has the authority to engage in the collection, transportation, treatment, or disposal of sewage or the conservation, storage, transportation, treatment, or distribution of water. This subsection does not prohibit a public entity from disposing of a facility after creation of the agency.

(c) A public utility agency is a:

(1) separate agency;

(2) political subdivision of this state;

(3) political entity and corporate body; and

(4) retail public utility for the purposes of Chapter 13, Water Code.

(d) A public utility agency may not impose a tax but has all the other powers and obligations that are related to facilities and that are provided by law to a municipality that owns a facility, except as provided by Section 572.061.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1001.103 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1001 / Section 1001.103
§ 1001.103. MEMBERSHIP AND EMPLOYEE RESTRICTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "Texas trade association" means a cooperative and voluntarily joined statewide association of business or professional competitors in this state designed to assist its members and its industry or profession in dealing with mutual business or professional problems and in promoting their common interest.

(a-1) A person may not be a member of the board and may not be a board employee employed in a "bona fide executive, administrative, or professional capacity," as that phrase is used for purposes of establishing an exemption to the overtime provisions of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. Section 201 et seq.), and its subsequent amendments, if:

(1) the person is an officer, employee, or paid consultant of a Texas trade association in the field of engineering or land surveying; or

(2) the person's spouse is an officer, manager, or paid consultant of a Texas trade association in the field of engineering or land surveying.

(b) A person may not be a member of the board or act as the general counsel to the board if the person is required to register as a lobbyist under Chapter 305, Government Code, because of the person's activities for compensation on behalf of a profession related to the operation of the board.
Tex. Government Code § 126.007 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 126 / Section 126.007
§ 126.007. PROGRAM IN CERTAIN COUNTIES MANDATORY.
Status: in_force

(a) If a municipality in the county has not established a commercially sexually exploited persons court program, the commissioners court of a county with a population of more than 200,000 shall:

(1) establish a commercially sexually exploited persons court program under this chapter; and

(2) direct the judge, magistrate, or coordinator to comply with Section 121.002(c)(1).

(b) A county required under this section to establish a commercially sexually exploited persons court program shall apply for federal and state funds available to pay the costs of the program. The criminal justice division of the governor's office may assist a county in applying for federal funds as required by this subsection.

(b-1) A county may apply to the criminal justice division of the governor's office for a grant for the establishment or operation of a commercially sexually exploited persons court program.

(c) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), a county is required to establish a commercially sexually exploited persons court program under this section only if:

(1) the county receives sufficient federal or state funding specifically for that purpose; and

(2) the judge, magistrate, or coordinator receives the verification described by Section 121.002(c)(2).

(d) A county that does not establish a commercially sexually exploited persons court program as required by this section and maintain the program is ineligible to receive funds for a community supervision and corrections department from the state.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1057.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1057 / Section 1057.103
§ 1057.103. MANAGEMENT, CONTROL, AND ADMINISTRATION.
Status: in_force

The board shall manage, control, and administer the district's hospital or hospital system.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 42.057 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 42 / Section 42.057
§ 42.057. DRUG TESTING.
Status: in_force

(a) Each residential child-care facility shall establish a drug testing policy for employees. A residential child-care facility may adopt the model employee drug testing policy adopted by the executive commissioner under Subsection (b) or may use another employee drug testing policy approved by the executive commissioner.

(b) The executive commissioner by rule shall adopt a model employee drug testing policy for use by a residential child-care facility. The policy must be designed to ensure the safety of resident children through appropriate drug testing of employees while protecting the rights of employees. The model policy must require:

(1) preemployment drug testing;

(2) random, unannounced drug testing of each employee who has direct contact with a child in the care of the facility;

(3) drug testing of an employee against whom there is an allegation of drug abuse; and

(4) drug testing of an employee whom the department is investigating for the abuse or neglect of a child in the care of the facility, if the allegation of abuse or neglect includes information that provides good cause to suspect drug abuse.

(c) The department shall require a drug test of a person who directly cares for or has access to a child in a residential child-care facility within 24 hours after the department receives notice of an allegation that the person has abused drugs.

(d) An employee may not provide direct care or have direct access to a child in a residential child-care facility before completion of the employee's initial drug test.

(e) A residential child-care facility shall pay any fee or cost associated with performing the drug test for an employee.
Tex. Education Code § 1001.455 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 1001 / Section 1001.455
§ 1001.455. DENIAL, SUSPENSION, OR REVOCATION OF DRIVER EDUCATION INSTRUCTOR LICENSE.
Status: in_force

(a) The executive director or the commission may deny an application for a driver education instructor license or suspend or revoke the license of a driver education instructor if the instructor:

(1) fails to meet a requirement for issuance of or holding a license under this chapter;

(2) permits or engages in misrepresentation, fraud, or deceit in applying for or obtaining a certificate, license, or permit;

(3) induces fraud or fraudulent practices on the part of an applicant for a driver's license or permit;

(4) permits or engages in any other fraudulent practice in an action between the applicant or license holder and the public;

(5) fails to comply with commission rules relating to driver instruction; or

(6) fails to comply with this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8863.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8863 / Section 8863.103
§ 8863.103. TRANSFER OF GROUNDWATER OUT OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "retail public utility" has the meaning assigned by Section 13.002, Water Code.

(b) The district by rule may require a person to obtain a permit from the district for the transfer of groundwater out of the district consistent with Section 36.122, Water Code.

(c) The district may determine that a transfer of groundwater produced within the district's boundaries for use outside the district's boundaries will not be considered a transfer outside the district if the transfer:

(1) is for use as a potable water supply by a retail public utility and is within an authorized service area of which an appropriate portion, as determined by the district, is located inside the district's boundaries; or

(2) involves an emergency potable water interconnect between retail public utilities.
Tex. Water Code § 13.5031 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 13 / Section 13.5031
§ 13.5031. NONSUBMETERING RULES.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other law, the utility commission shall adopt rules and standards governing billing systems or methods used by manufactured home rental community owners, apartment house owners, condominium managers, or owners of other multiple use facilities for prorating or allocating among tenants nonsubmetered master metered utility service costs. In addition to other appropriate safeguards for the tenant, those rules shall require that:

(1) the rental agreement contain a clear written description of the method of calculation of the allocation of nonsubmetered master metered utilities for the manufactured home rental community, apartment house, or multiple use facility;

(2) the rental agreement contain a statement of the average manufactured home, apartment, or multiple use facility unit monthly bill for all units for any allocation of those utilities for the previous calendar year;

(3) except as provided by this section, an owner or condominium manager may not impose additional charges on a tenant in excess of the actual charges imposed on the owner or condominium manager for utility consumption by the manufactured home rental community, apartment house, or multiple use facility;

(4) the owner or condominium manager shall maintain adequate records regarding the utility consumption of the manufactured home rental community, apartment house, or multiple use facility, the charges assessed by the retail public utility, and the allocation of the utility costs to the tenants;

(5) the owner or condominium manager shall maintain all necessary records concerning utility allocations, including the retail public utility's bills, and shall make the records available for inspection by the tenants during normal business hours; and

(6) the owner or condominium manager may charge a tenant a fee for late payment of an allocated water bill if the amount of the fee does not exceed five percent of the bill paid late.

(b) This section does not limit the authority of an owner, operator, or manager of an apartment house, manufactured home rental community, or multiple use facility to charge, bill for, or collect rent, an assessment, an administrative fee, a fee relating to the upkeep or management of chilled water, boiler, heating, ventilation, air conditioning, or other building system, or any other amount that is unrelated to utility costs.