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Tex. Government Code § 501.093 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 501 / Section 501.093
§ 501.093. INMATES SUFFERING FROM DRUG OR ALCOHOL ABUSE.
Status: in_force

(a) The department and the Health and Human Services Commission shall by rule adopt a memorandum of understanding that establishes their respective responsibilities to establish a continuity of care program for inmates with a history of drug or alcohol abuse.

(b) An agency of the state not listed in Subsection (a) that determines that it may provide services to inmates with a history of drug or alcohol abuse may participate in the development of the memorandum, if the parties listed in this subsection approve the agency's participation.

(c) The memorandum of understanding must establish methods for:

(1) identifying inmates with a history of drug or alcohol abuse;

(2) notifying the parole division and the Health and Human Services Commission as to when an inmate with a history of drug or alcohol abuse is to be released and as to the inmate's release destination;

(3) identifying the services needed by inmates with a history of drug or alcohol abuse to reenter the community successfully; and

(4) determining the manner in which each agency that participates in the establishment of the memorandum can share information about inmates and use that information to provide continuity of care.

(d) The Texas Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse shall coordinate the memorandum of understanding.

(e) The institutional division shall fund and operate a full service alcoholism and drug counseling program for chemically dependent inmates. The institutional division shall provide a sufficient number of alcoholism and drug counselors to provide counseling services for not less than 80 percent of those inmates in need of alcohol or drug counseling. The institutional division also shall provide a sufficient administrative and supervisory staff to organize, operate, and evaluate a program that motivates those inmates with a history of alcohol or drug-related problems to pursue a socially acceptable and chemically free lifestyle. The institutional division shall use funds received for these purposes and shall actively pursue federal grants for helping fund the program.

(f) The institutional division may require that inmates selected by the division attend a substance abuse treatment program that includes recognition and awareness of the disease concept of addiction. The institutional division may use suitable inmates as tutors in the program but must ensure that the inmate tutors do not exercise any authority over other inmates. The institutional division shall provide educational materials designed to assist an inmate in understanding the inmate's alcohol or drug dependency problem.
Tex. Property Code § 141.025 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 141 / Section 141.025
§ 141.025. ADDITIONAL TRANSFERS TO CUSTODIANSHIPS IN EXISTENCE BEFORE EFFECTIVE DATE OF ACT.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only to a transfer within the scope of Section 141.003 made after September 1, 1995, to a custodian of a custodianship established before September 1, 1995, under the Texas Uniform Gifts to Minors Act.

(b) This chapter does not prevent a person from making additional transfers to a custodianship described by Subsection (a). On the direction of the transferor or custodian, custodial property that is transferred to the custodianship shall be commingled with the custodial property of the custodianship established under the Texas Uniform Gifts to Minors Act. The additional transfers to the custodianship shall be administered and distributed on termination of the custodianship, as prescribed by this chapter, except that for purposes of Section 141.021, the custodian shall transfer the custodial property to:

(1) the beneficiary on the date the beneficiary attains 18 years of age or an earlier date as prescribed by Section 141.021; or

(2) the beneficiary's estate if the individual dies before the date prescribed by Subdivision (1).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7930A.0503 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7930A / Section 7930A.0503
§ 7930A.0503. BONDS FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

At the time of issuance, the total principal amount of bonds or other obligations issued or incurred to finance road projects and payable from ad valorem taxes may not exceed one-fourth of the assessed value of the real property in the district.
Tex. Government Code § 1372.071 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1372 / Section 1372.071
§ 1372.071. ACTION ON APPLICATION FOR CARRYFORWARD DESIGNATION.
Status: in_force

On receipt of an application for a carryforward designation, the board shall:

(1) determine whether the application complies with the requirements of this chapter and board rules; and

(2) note its determination on the application.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1012.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1012 / Section 1012.052
§ 1012.052. QUALIFICATIONS FOR OFFICE.
Status: in_force

(a) To be eligible to hold office as a director, a person must be:

(1) a district resident; and

(2) a qualified voter.

(b) An employee of the district may not serve as a director.
Tex. Property Code § 94.152 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 94 / Section 94.152
§ 94.152. LANDLORD'S MAINTENANCE OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

The landlord shall:

(1) comply with any code, statute, ordinance, and administrative rule applicable to the manufactured home community;

(2) maintain all common areas, if any, of the manufactured home community in a clean and useable condition;

(3) maintain all utility lines installed in the manufactured home community by the landlord unless the utility lines are maintained by a public utility or political subdivision, including a municipality;

(4) maintain individual mailboxes for the tenants in accordance with United States Postal Service regulations unless mailboxes are permitted to be located on the tenant's manufactured home lot;

(5) maintain roads in the manufactured home community to the extent necessary to provide access to each tenant's manufactured home lot;

(6) provide services for the common collection and removal of garbage and solid waste from within the manufactured home community; and

(7) repair or remedy conditions on the premises that materially affect the physical health or safety of an ordinary tenant of the manufactured home community.
Tex. Insurance Code § 942.001 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 942 / Section 942.001
§ 942.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Attorney in fact" means an individual, firm, or corporation who, under a power of attorney or other appropriate authorization of the attorney in fact, acts for subscribers of an exchange by issuing reciprocal or interinsurance contracts.

(2) "Exchange" means a reciprocal or interinsurance exchange and includes the office through which a reciprocal or interinsurance contract is exchanged.

(3) "Reciprocal or interinsurance contract" means an insurance policy or other contract that provides indemnity among a group of subscribers for certain losses.

(4) "Subscriber" means an individual, partnership, or corporation who, through an attorney in fact, enters into a reciprocal or interinsurance contract.
Tex. Transportation Code § 315.042 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 315 / Section 315.042
§ 315.042. FILING OF BID.
Status: in_force

(a) The governing body of a municipality may prescribe a period of not less than 10 or more than 15 days after the date on which the advertisement for bids is published within which bids may be received.

(b) Bids shall be filed with the municipal secretary or another officer designated by the governing body.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8253.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8253 / Section 8253.051
§ 8253.051. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) 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.

(b) The district has the powers and duties necessary to accomplish the purposes for which the district is created.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8216.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8216 / Section 8216.101
§ 8216.101. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties necessary to accomplish the purposes for which the district is created.
Tex. Local Government Code § 231.022 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 231 / Section 231.022
§ 231.022. ENFORCEMENT; PENALTY; REMEDIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioners court may adopt orders to enforce this subchapter, any order adopted under this subchapter, or a zoning regulation.

(b) A person commits an offense if the person violates this subchapter, an order adopted under this subchapter, or a zoning regulation. An offense under this subsection is a misdemeanor, punishable by fine, imprisonment, or both, as provided by the commissioners court. The commissioners court may also provide civil penalties for a violation.

(c) If a building or other structure is erected, constructed, reconstructed, altered, repaired, converted, or maintained or if a building, other structure, or land is used in violation of this subchapter, an order adopted under this subchapter, or a zoning regulation, the appropriate county authority, in addition to other remedies, may institute appropriate action to:

(1) prevent the unlawful erection, construction, reconstruction, alteration, repair, conversion, maintenance, or use;

(2) restrain, correct, or abate the violation;

(3) prevent the occupancy of the building, structure, or land; or

(4) prevent any illegal act, conduct, business, or use on or about the premises.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3811.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3811 / Section 3811.101
§ 3811.101. DISTRICT POWERS.
Status: in_force

The district has:

(1) all powers necessary to accomplish the purposes for which the district was created;

(2) the powers given to a corporation under Chapter 505, Local Government Code, and the power to own, operate, acquire, construct, lease, improve, and maintain projects; and

(3) the powers given to a housing finance corporation created under Chapter 394, Local Government Code, to provide housing or residential development projects in the district.
Tex. Local Government Code § 335.035 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 335 / Section 335.035
§ 335.035. ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR BOARD OF DISTRICT CREATED IN POPULOUS COUNTY.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only to the board of a district located in whole or in part in a county with a population of 3.3 million or more.

(b) The mayor of each municipality and the commissioners court of each county that create the district shall appoint an equal number of directors in accordance with the orders creating the district and Section 335.031. An appointment of a director by a mayor must be confirmed by a majority vote of the governing body of the municipality.

(c) The mayors of the municipalities and the commissioners courts of the counties that create the district shall appoint a presiding officer by concurrent orders on or before the 30th day after the date on which either the two-year term of office expires or a vacancy occurs in the presiding officer's position. The appointment must be confirmed by a majority vote of the governing body of each municipality. The presiding officer serves for a two-year term.

(d) If the mayors and the commissioners courts fail to agree on the appointment of a presiding officer under Subsection (c), the board shall appoint, from the district's directors, a presiding officer by a majority vote at the first board meeting that follows the 30-day period described by Subsection (c). The confirmation requirement of Subsection (c) does not apply to an appointment of a presiding officer under this subsection.

(e) A presiding officer appointed under Subsection (d) shall resign as a director before serving as presiding officer. The vacancy created by the resignation is filled by the authority that appointed the director. The appointed director serves for the remainder of the vacated term.

(f) Section 335.031(b) does not apply to a district located in a county with a population of 3.3 million or more.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8157.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8157 / Section 8157.051
§ 8157.051. DIRECTORS; TERMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is governed by a board of five directors.

(b) Directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Tex. Utilities Code § 52.056 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 52 / Section 52.056
§ 52.056. SPECIFICALLY AUTHORIZED REGULATORY TREATMENTS.
Status: in_force

The regulatory treatments the commission may implement under Section 52.054 include:

(1) approval of a range of rates for a specific service; and

(2) the detariffing of rates.
Tex. Transportation Code § 622.052 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 622 / Section 622.052
§ 622.052. TIME OF OPERATION; SPEED; LIGHTING REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A vehicle to which this subchapter applies may be operated only:

(1) between sunrise and sunset as defined by law; and

(2) at a speed not to exceed 50 miles per hour.

(b) A vehicle to which this subchapter applies shall display on the extreme end of the load:

(1) two red lamps visible at a distance of at least 500 feet from the rear;

(2) two red reflectors that indicate the maximum width and are visible, when light is insufficient or atmospheric conditions are unfavorable, at all distances from 100 to 600 feet from the rear when directly in front of lawful lower beams of headlamps; and

(3) two red lamps, one on each side, that indicate the maximum overhang and are visible at a distance of at least 500 feet from the side.

(c) The limitation in Subsection (a)(1) does not apply to a vehicle being operated to prevent interruption or impairment of electric service or to restore electric service that has been interrupted.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 773.0551 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 773 / Section 773.0551
§ 773.0551. DISEASE PREVENTION AND PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION ON CERTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES PERSONNEL.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section:

(1) "Applicant" means an individual who files an application for certification or recertification as emergency medical services personnel under Section 773.055.

(2) "Immunization registry" means the immunization registry established under Section 161.007.

(b) The executive commissioner by rule shall adopt a system under which the Health and Human Services Commission provides an applicant immunization information. The system must require the commission to provide:

(1) if the applicant's immunization history is included in the immunization registry, written notice of the applicant's immunization history, using information from the immunization registry; or

(2) if the applicant's immunization history is not included in the immunization registry, the following information:

(A) details about the program developed under Section 161.00707; and

(B) the specific risks to emergency medical services personnel when responding rapidly to an emergency of exposure to and infection by a potentially serious or deadly communicable disease that an immunization may prevent.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1056.251 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1056 / Section 1056.251
§ 1056.251. IMPOSITION OF AD VALOREM TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall impose a tax on all property in the district subject to district taxation.

(b) The board shall impose the tax to:

(1) pay the interest on and create a sinking fund for bonds assumed or issued by the district for hospital purposes as provided by this chapter;

(2) provide for the operation and maintenance of the hospital or hospital system; and

(3) make improvements and additions to the hospital system and acquire necessary sites for improvements and additions by purchase, lease, or condemnation.
Tex. Local Government Code § 334.089 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 334 / Section 334.089
§ 334.089. ABOLITION OF TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) A sales and use tax imposed under this subchapter may not be collected after the last day of the first calendar quarter occurring after notification to the comptroller by the municipality or county that the municipality or county has abolished the tax or that all bonds or other obligations of the municipality or county that are payable in whole or in part from money in the venue project fund, including any refunding bonds or other obligations, have been paid in full or the full amount of money, exclusive of guaranteed interest, necessary to pay in full the bonds and other obligations has been set aside in a trust account dedicated to the payment of the bonds and other obligations.

(b) The municipality or county shall notify the comptroller of the expiration of the tax not later than the 60th day before the expiration date.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 11007.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 11007 / Section 11007.004
§ 11007.004. LIBERAL CONSTRUCTION OF CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be liberally construed to effect the purposes, powers, rights, and functions stated in this chapter.
Tex. Election Code § 52.0063 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 52 / Section 52.0063
§ 52.0063. UNLAWFUL PREPARATION OF BALLOTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person knowingly prepares or causes to be prepared new ballots to make a correction on the ballot without complying with Section 52.0061 or 52.0062, as applicable.

(b) Except as authorized by Section 52.006, a person commits an offense if the person knowingly prepares or causes to be prepared for an election any ballot that contains the same number as a ballot that has been prepared for the election.

(c) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.
Tex. Government Code § 24.368 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 24 / Section 24.368
§ 24.368.
Status: in_force

Sec. 24.368. 189TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). The 189th Judicial District is composed of Harris County.
Tex. Finance Code § 393.221 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 393 / Section 393.221
§ 393.221. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Credit access business" means a credit services organization that obtains for a consumer or assists a consumer in obtaining an extension of consumer credit in the form of a deferred presentment transaction or a motor vehicle title loan.

(2) "Deferred presentment transaction" has the meaning assigned by Section 341.001. For purposes of this chapter, this definition does not preclude repayment in more than one installment. The term is also referred to as a payday loan.

(3) "Motor vehicle title loan" or "auto title loan" means a loan in which an unencumbered motor vehicle is given as security for the loan. The term does not include a retail installment transaction under Chapter 348 or another loan made to finance the purchase of a motor vehicle.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 23.059 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 23 / Section 23.059
§ 23.059. TERM OF OFFICE; VACANCY.
Status: in_force

(a) A director of a corporation holds office until the next annual election of directors and until a successor is elected and qualified, unless the director is removed at an earlier date in accordance with the corporation's bylaws.

(b) A vacancy in the office of a director elected by the members shall be filled by the directors elected by the members, and a vacancy in the office of a director elected by the shareholders shall be filled by the directors elected by the shareholders.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8209.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8209 / Section 8209.151
§ 8209.151. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue bonds or other obligations as provided by Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, to finance the construction, maintenance, or operation of projects under Sections 8209.051 and 8209.052.

(b) The district may not issue bonds or other obligations secured wholly or partly by ad valorem taxes to finance projects authorized by Section 8209.052 unless the issuance is approved by a vote of a two-thirds majority of the voters of the district voting at an election called for that purpose.

(c) Bonds or other obligations issued or incurred to finance projects authorized by Section 8209.052 may not exceed one-fourth of the assessed value of the real property in the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 11005.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 11005 / Section 11005.103
§ 11005.103. QUALIFICATIONS FOR OFFICE.
Status: in_force

(a) To be eligible to be appointed or to serve as a director, a person:

(1) must be a resident, qualified voter of the district;

(2) must not hold any other public office; and

(3) must not be an officer or employee of the city.

(b) A director is eligible for reappointment.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3889.054 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3889 / Section 3889.054
§ 3889.054. VACANCY.
Status: in_force

If a vacancy occurs on the board, the remaining directors shall appoint a director for the remainder of the unexpired term.
Tex. Government Code § 466.027 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 466 / Section 466.027
§ 466.027. VETERANS' ASSISTANCE GAME.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall operate an instant-ticket lottery game to benefit the fund for veterans' assistance established by Section 434.017.

(b) The department shall:

(1) determine the ticket price, payout amounts, and manner in which the game is conducted;

(2) make tickets to the game available for sale continuously to the extent practicable; and

(3) change the design or theme of the game regularly to ensure that the game remains competitive with other instant-ticket lottery games offered by the department.

(c) The department shall market and advertise the lottery game operated under this section in a manner intended to inform the public that the game tickets are available for purchase and that the game proceeds are used to fund veterans programs in this state. The game tickets must clearly state that the game proceeds are used to benefit the veterans in this state. The Texas Veterans Commission may make recommendations to the department relating to the marketing and advertising of the game.

(d) The department shall encourage each sales agent that sells tickets to instant-ticket games or similar types of lottery games to sell tickets to the game operated under this section.

(e) No organization that would otherwise be eligible to receive funds from the state lottery account attributable to any lottery game authorized by this section may receive any such funds if it conducts illegal gambling or the illegal operation of gambling devices as defined by Chapter 47, Penal Code, or allows illegal gambling or the illegal operation of gambling devices to be conducted on its property or in its facilities.
Tex. Insurance Code § 481.003 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 481 / Section 481.003
§ 481.003. DUTIES OF COMPTROLLER.
Status: in_force

The comptroller shall receive a deposit made by an insurer as described by this chapter and hold it exclusively for the protection of all policyholders or creditors of the insurer, wherever they are located, or for the protection of the insurer's policyholders or creditors in a particular state, country, or province, as designated by the insurer at the time the insurer makes the deposit.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 481.354 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 481 / Section 481.354
§ 481.354. REPORT.
Status: in_force

Not later than December 1 of each even-numbered year, the work group shall submit to the legislature its recommendations relating to prescription monitoring.
Tex. Estates Code § 751.106 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 751 / Section 751.106
§ 751.106. EFFECT OF SUBCHAPTER ON PRINCIPAL'S RIGHTS.
Status: in_force

This subchapter does not limit the right of the principal to terminate the durable power of attorney or to make additional requirements of or to give additional instructions to the agent.