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Tex. Family Code § 85.003 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 85 / Section 85.003
§ 85.003. SEPARATE PROTECTIVE ORDERS REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) A court that renders separate protective orders that apply to both parties and require both parties to do or refrain from doing acts under Section 85.022 shall render two distinct and separate protective orders in two separate documents that reflect the appropriate conditions for each party.

(b) A court that renders protective orders that apply to both parties and require both parties to do or refrain from doing acts under Section 85.022 shall render the protective orders in two separate documents. The court shall provide one of the documents to the applicant and the other document to the respondent.

(c) A court may not render one protective order under Section 85.022 that applies to both parties.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7999.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7999 / Section 7999.003
§ 7999.003. CONFIRMATION AND DIRECTORS' ELECTION REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors shall hold an election to confirm the creation of the district and to elect five permanent directors as provided by Section 49.102, Water Code.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 200.003 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 200 / Section 200.003
§ 200.003. CONFLICT WITH OTHER LAW.
Status: in_force

In case of conflict between this chapter and Chapters 20 and 21, this chapter controls. Chapters 20 and 21 do not control over this chapter merely because a provision of Chapter 20 or 21 is more or less extensive, restrictive, or detailed than a similar provision of this chapter.
Tex. Government Code § 1504.103 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1504 / Section 1504.103
§ 1504.103. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS, NOTES, AND WARRANTS.
Status: in_force

A municipality may issue bonds, notes, or warrants to provide the money to purchase, construct, improve, enlarge, extend, repair, or equip a building or structure described by Section 1504.102.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 16.01 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 16 / Section 16.01
§ 16.01. EXAMINING TRIAL.
Status: in_force

When the accused has been brought before a magistrate for an examining trial that officer shall proceed to examine into the truth of the accusation made, allowing the accused, however, sufficient time to procure counsel. In a proper case, the magistrate may appoint counsel to represent an accused in such examining trial only, to be compensated as otherwise provided in this Code. The accused in any felony case shall have the right to an examining trial before indictment in the county having jurisdiction of the offense, whether he be in custody or on bail, at which time the magistrate at the hearing shall determine the amount or sufficiency of bail, if a bailable case. If the accused has been transferred for criminal prosecution after a hearing under Section 54.02, Family Code, the accused may be granted an examining trial at the discretion of the court.
Tex. Water Code § 49.278 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 49 / Section 49.278
§ 49.278. NONAPPLICABILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) This subchapter does not apply to:

(1) equipment, materials, or machinery purchased by the district at an auction that is open to the public;

(2) contracts for personal or professional services or for a utility service operator;

(3) contracts made by a district engaged in the distribution and sale of electric energy to the public;

(4) contracts for services or property for which there is only one source or for which it is otherwise impracticable to obtain competition;

(5) high technology procurements;

(6) contracts for the purchase of electricity for use by the district; or

(7) contracts for services related to compliance with a state or federal construction storm water requirement, including acquisition of permits, construction, repair, and removal of temporary erosion control devices, cleaning of silt and debris from streets and storm sewers, monitoring of construction sites, and preparation and filing of all required reports.

(b) Sections 252.021(a) and 252.042, Local Government Code, apply to high technology procurements.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1058.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1058 / Section 1058.102
§ 1058.102. RESTRICTION ON COUNTY OR MUNICIPAL TAXATION.
Status: in_force

Any part of a county or a municipality, any part of which is in the district, may not impose a tax for hospital purposes.
Tex. Local Government Code § 115.041 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 115 / Section 115.041
§ 115.041. INDEPENDENT AUDIT IN COUNTY WITHOUT OFFICE OF COUNTY AUDITOR.
Status: in_force

At least once every two years, the commissioners court of a county that does not have the office of county auditor shall have conducted an independent audit of the books, records, and accounts of each of the county officers, agents, and employees and of any other matter that relates to the county's fiscal affairs.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8031.0305 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8031 / Section 8031.0305
§ 8031.0305. 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. Transportation Code § 647.003 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 647 / Section 647.003
§ 647.003. TYPE OF VEHICLE ALLOWED.
Status: in_force

(a) A carrier may transport migrant agricultural workers only in a:

(1) bus;

(2) truck to which a trailer is not attached; or

(3) semitrailer attached to a truck tractor.

(b) A carrier may not:

(1) attach a trailer to a semitrailer described by Subsection (a)(3); or

(2) use a closed van that does not have windows or a method to ensure ventilation.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1120.108 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1120 / Section 1120.108
§ 1120.108. SERVICE CONTRACTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may contract with a public or private hospital, a political subdivision of the state, or a state or federal agency for the district to provide a mobile emergency medical service or other health care services needed to provide for the investigatory or welfare needs of residents of the district.

(b) The board may contract with a person to receive or supply the services the board considers necessary for the effective operation of the district.
Tex. Local Government Code § 118.026 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 118 / Section 118.026
§ 118.026. FEE FOR COUNTY RECORDS TECHNOLOGY AND INFRASTRUCTURE IN CERTAIN COUNTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioners court of a county that borders the United Mexican States and the Gulf of Mexico may adopt a records technology and infrastructure fee as part of the county's annual budget. The fee must be set and itemized in the county's budget as part of the budget preparation process.

(b) The fee must be paid at the time a person pays a fee under Section 118.0216 or, if applicable, Section 118.025.

(c) The fee shall be deposited in a separate records technology and infrastructure account in the general fund of the county. Any interest accrued remains with the account.

(d) The funds generated from the collection of a fee under this section may be used only for technology and infrastructure for the maintenance of county records and the operation of the county records system.

(e) The fee is subject to approval by the commissioners court in a public meeting during the budget process.
Tex. Transportation Code § 647.014 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 647 / Section 647.014
§ 647.014. PASSENGER SEATING.
Status: in_force

One seat must be provided for each passenger. Passengers shall remain seated while the vehicle is in motion.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1005.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1005 / Section 1005.004
§ 1005.004. DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

The boundaries of the district are coextensive with the boundaries of Baylor County, Texas, as those boundaries existed on September 1, 1989.
Tex. Family Code § 231.301 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 231 / Section 231.301
§ 231.301. TITLE IV-D PARENT LOCATOR SERVICES.
Status: in_force

(a) The parent locator service conducted by the Title IV-D agency shall be used to obtain information for:

(1) child support establishment and enforcement purposes regarding the identity, social security number, location, employer and employment benefits, income, and assets or debts of any individual under an obligation to pay child support, medical support, or dental support or to whom a support obligation is owed; or

(2) the establishment of paternity.

(b) As authorized by federal law, the following persons may receive information under this section:

(1) a person or entity that contracts with the Title IV-D agency to provide services authorized under Title IV-D or an employee of the Title IV-D agency;

(2) an attorney who has the duty or authority, by law, to enforce an order for possession of or access to a child;

(3) a court, or an agent of the court, having jurisdiction to render or enforce an order for possession of or access to a child;

(4) the resident parent, legal guardian, attorney, or agent of a child who is not receiving public assistance; and

(5) a state agency that administers a program operated under a state plan as provided by 42 U.S.C. Section 653(c).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1005.062 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1005 / Section 1005.062
§ 1005.062. APPOINTMENT AND RECRUITMENT OF STAFF.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may appoint to the staff any physicians the board considers necessary for the efficient operation of the district and may make temporary appointments as necessary.

(b) The board may delegate to the district administrator the authority to make temporary appointments to the medical staff, with subsequent approval of the board.

(c) The board may spend district money, including making guarantees and loans, to recruit physicians to the hospital staff as required to meet the medical needs of district residents.
Tex. Government Code § 501.0667 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 501 / Section 501.0667
§ 501.0667. INMATE POSTPARTUM RECOVERY REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall ensure that, for a period of 72 hours after the birth of an infant by an inmate:

(1) the infant is allowed to remain with the inmate, unless a medical professional determines doing so would pose a health or safety risk to the inmate or infant; and

(2) the inmate has access to any nutritional or hygiene-related products necessary to care for the infant, including diapers.

(b) The department shall make the items described by Subsection (a)(2) available free of charge to an indigent inmate.
Tex. Tax Code § 158.001 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 158 / Section 158.001
§ 158.001. SHORT TITLE.
Status: in_force

This chapter is known and may be cited as the "Manufactured Housing Sales and Use Tax Act."
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1082.056 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1082 / Section 1082.056
§ 1082.056. OFFICERS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall elect a president and a vice president from among its members.

(b) The board shall appoint a secretary, who need not be a director.

(c) Each officer of the board serves for a term of one year.

(d) The board shall fill a vacancy in a board office for the unexpired term.
Tex. Education Code § 61.5392 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 61 / Section 61.5392
§ 61.5392. FEDERAL MATCHING FUNDS.
Status: in_force

(a) For the purposes of this subchapter, the Health and Human Services Commission shall seek any federal matching funds that are available for the purposes of this section.

(b) Any amount received under Subsection (a) shall be transferred to the comptroller to be deposited in the physician education loan repayment program account established under Section 61.5391. Section 403.095, Government Code, does not apply to any amount deposited under this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3880.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3880 / Section 3880.004
§ 3880.004. 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;

(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; and

(4) provide for water, wastewater, drainage, road, and recreational facilities for the district.

(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. Special District Local Laws Code § 1032.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1032 / Section 1032.004
§ 1032.004. DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

The boundaries of the district are coextensive with the boundaries of Gonzales County except the district does not include the territory of the following districts that lie within the county as those districts existed on January 1, 1975:

(1) Nixon Hospital District of Gonzales and Wilson Counties;

(2) DeWitt Medical District;

(3) Yoakum Hospital District; and

(4) Shiner Independent School District of Shiner and Lavaca Counties.
Tex. Finance Code § 279.055 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 279 / Section 279.055
§ 279.055. DETERMINATION BY FINANCE COMMISSION.
Status: in_force

(a) Not later than the 120th day after the date an application for the designation of a banking development district is submitted under Section 279.053, the finance commission shall make a determination regarding whether to approve the application.

(b) If the finance commission approves the application, the finance commission shall notify the:

(1) local government;

(2) financial institution;

(3) comptroller;

(4) Texas Economic Development and Tourism Office;

(5) lieutenant governor; and

(6) speaker of the house of representatives.
Tex. Education Code § 61.0592 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 61 / Section 61.0592
§ 61.0592. FUNDING FOR COURSES PROVIDED DURING OFF-PEAK HOURS AT CERTAIN INSTITUTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The purposes of this section are:

(1) to ensure that student demand for courses is met; and

(2) to encourage the efficient use of existing instructional facilities while reducing the need for new instructional facilities.

(b) This section applies only to funding for a course provided by:

(1) The University of Texas at Austin;

(2) Texas A&M University; or

(3) Texas Tech University.

(c) To carry out the purposes of this section, for each institution of higher education listed under Subsection (b), the board shall include in the formulas established under Section 61.059 funding in amounts sufficient to cover the institution's revenue loss resulting from any reduction in tuition rates under Section 54.061.

(d) In addition to the funding included under Subsection (c), in the formulas established under Section 61.059, as an incentive for the institutions to reduce tuition rates under Section 54.061, the board may include additional funding that represents a portion of the savings to the state resulting from the institution's efficient use of resources.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7960A.0502 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7960A / Section 7960A.0502
§ 7960A.0502. TAXES FOR BONDS.
Status: in_force

At the time the district issues bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, the board shall provide for the annual imposition of a continuing direct ad valorem tax, without limit as to rate or amount, while all or part of the bonds are outstanding as required and in the manner provided by Sections 54.601 and 54.602, Water Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8808.005 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8808 / Section 8808.005
§ 8808.005. APPLICABILITY OF OTHER GROUNDWATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT LAW.
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, Chapter 36, Water Code, applies to the district.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1601.051 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1601 / Section 1601.051
§ 1601.051. ADMINISTRATION AND IMPLEMENTATION.
Status: in_force

A system shall:

(1) implement a uniform program for the benefit of its employees and retired employees; and

(2) determine basic procedural and administrative practices for insurance coverage provided under this chapter.
Tex. Transportation Code § 370.184 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 370 / Section 370.184
§ 370.184. PROCUREMENT.
Status: in_force

An authority shall adopt rules governing the award of contracts for goods and services. Notwithstanding any other provision of state law, an authority may procure goods and services, including materials, engineering, design, construction, operations, maintenance, and other goods and services, through any procedure authorized by this chapter. Procurement of professional services is governed by Chapter 2254, Government Code.
Tex. Government Code § 35.005 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 35 / Section 35.005
§ 35.005. QUALIFICATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) Each member must be a registered voter of the state.

(b) A member of the commission may not hold any other public office or be an employee of any state department, agency, board, or commission during the member's tenure on the commission.

(c) A person may not be a member of the commission or act as the general counsel to the commission if the person is required to register as a lobbyist under Chapter 305 because of the person's activities for compensation on behalf of a profession related to the operation of the commission.

(d) Appointments to the commission shall be made without regard to the race, color, disability, sex, religion, age, or national origin of the appointees.
Tex. Occupations Code § 562.152 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 562 / Section 562.152
§ 562.152. COMPOUNDING FOR OFFICE USE.
Status: in_force

A pharmacy may dispense and deliver a reasonable quantity of a compounded drug to a practitioner for office use by the practitioner in accordance with this chapter.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 13A.054 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 13A / Section 13A.054
§ 13A.054. PERSON INJURED IN ONE COUNTY AND DYING IN ANOTHER.
Status: in_force

An offense in which a person is injured in one county and, as a result of the injury, dies in another county, may be prosecuted in the county in which:

(1) the injury was received;

(2) the death occurred; or

(3) the person's body is found.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3928.112 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3928 / Section 3928.112
§ 3928.112. ANNEXATION OR EXCLUSION OF LAND.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may annex land as provided by Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code.

(b) The district may exclude land as provided by Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code. Section 375.044(b), Local Government Code, does not apply to the district.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 141.012 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 141 / Section 141.012
§ 141.012. RULES.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission, in consultation with the commissioner and the executive director of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, shall make, publish, and enforce rules providing for the rapid and orderly exploration, development, and production of geothermal energy and associated resources and to accomplish the purposes of this chapter.

(b) The rules made under this section shall include rules governing:

(1) protection of the environment against damage resulting from the exploration, development, and production of geothermal energy and associated resources;

(2) prevention of waste of natural resources, including geothermal energy and associated resources, in connection with the exploration, development, and production of geothermal energy and associated resources;

(3) protection of the general public against injury or damage resulting from the exploration, development, and production of geothermal energy and associated resources; and

(4) protection of correlative rights against infringement resulting from the exploration, development, and production of geothermal energy and associated resources.

(c) Rules shall be made and enforced only after a public hearing.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 40.154 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 40 / Section 40.154
§ 40.154. COASTAL PROTECTION FEE; ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.
Status: in_force

(a) There is hereby imposed a fee on every person owning crude oil in a vessel at the time such crude oil is transferred to or from a marine terminal. This fee is in addition to all taxes or other fees levied on crude oil.

(b) The operator of the marine terminal shall collect the fee from the owner of the crude oil and remit the fee to the comptroller unless the owner of the crude oil is registered with the comptroller for remittance of the fee. The fee shall be imposed only once on the same crude oil. The fee shall be paid monthly by the last day of the month following the calendar month in which liability for the fee is incurred.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 40.024 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 40 / Section 40.024
§ 40.024. TERMS; VACANCY.
Status: in_force

(a) Members of the council serve for staggered six-year terms, with the terms of three members expiring February 1 of each odd-numbered year.

(b) A member of the council may not serve more than two consecutive full terms as a council member.

(c) A vacancy on the council shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 35.09 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 35 / Section 35.09
§ 35.09. LIST OF NEW VENIRE.
Status: in_force

When a challenge to the array has been sustained, the defendant shall be entitled, as in the first instance, to service of a copy of the list of names of those summoned by order of the court.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1020.258 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1020 / Section 1020.258
§ 1020.258. BONDS EXEMPT FROM TAXATION.
Status: in_force

The following are exempt from taxation by this state or a political subdivision of this state:

(1) bonds issued by the district;

(2) the transfer and issuance of the bonds; and

(3) profits made in the sale of the bonds.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8051.0106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8051 / Section 8051.0106
§ 8051.0106. 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 made 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 issue any type of bond for the purposes for which the district is created or to pay the principal of and interest on a bond;

(3) right to impose a tax; or

(4) legality or operation.