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Tex. Health and Safety Code § 810.004 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 810 / Section 810.004
§ 810.004. ELIGIBILITY TO ACCESS SEARCH ENGINE; USER CREDENTIALS.
Status: in_force

(a) The executive head of each participating state agency shall designate agency employees or contractors who are eligible to access the search engine and the agency's automation systems to determine whether an individual has engaged in reportable conduct.

(b) In addition to the eligible individuals described by Subsection (a), each participating state agency shall designate additional users who are eligible to access the search engine and may require those users to determine whether an individual has engaged in reportable conduct. The additional designated users may include controlling persons, hiring managers, or administrators of:

(1) licensed or certified long-term care providers, including:

(A) home and community support services agencies licensed under Chapter 142;

(B) nursing facilities licensed under Chapter 242;

(C) assisted living facilities licensed under Chapter 247;

(D) prescribed pediatric extended care centers licensed under Chapter 248A;

(E) intermediate care facilities for individuals with an intellectual disability licensed under Chapter 252;

(F) state supported living centers, as defined by Section 531.002; and

(G) day activity and health services facilities licensed under Chapter 103, Human Resources Code;

(2) providers under a Section 1915(c) waiver program, as defined by Section 521.0001, Government Code;

(3) juvenile probation departments and registered juvenile justice facilities;

(4) independent school districts, districts of innovation, open-enrollment charter schools, other charter entities, as defined by Section 22A.001, Education Code, regional education service centers, education shared services arrangements, or any other educational entity or provider that is authorized to access the registry established under Section 22A.151, Education Code;

(5) private schools that:

(A) offer a course of instruction for students in this state in one or more grades from prekindergarten through grade 12; and

(B) are:

(i) accredited by an organization recognized by the Texas Education Agency or the Texas Private School Accreditation Commission;

(ii) listed in the database of the National Center for Education Statistics of the United States Department of Education; or

(iii) otherwise authorized by Texas Education Agency rule to access the search engine; and

(6) nonprofit teacher organizations approved by the commissioner of education for the purpose of participating in the tutoring program established under Section 33.913, Education Code.

(c) The department and each participating state agency shall develop a process to issue user credentials to each designated user that authorizes the user to access the search engine. The process must require the revocation of user credentials for a person who is no longer eligible to access the search engine.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1954.306 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1954 / Section 1954.306
§ 1954.306. ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE.
Status: in_force

A notice and hearing required under this subchapter and judicial review of a final administrative decision issued under this subchapter are governed by Chapter 2001, Government Code, and the department rules for contested case hearings.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7888.0304 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7888 / Section 7888.0304
§ 7888.0304. 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 § 4022.0105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 4022 / Section 4022.0105
§ 4022.0105. INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is initially composed of the territory described by Section 4(b) of the Act enacting this chapter.

(b) The boundaries and field notes contained in Section 4(b) 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 issue any type of bonds for the purposes for which the district is created or to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds;

(3) right to impose or collect an assessment or tax; or

(4) legality or operation.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7996A.0306 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7996A / Section 7996A.0306
§ 7996A.0306. DIVISION OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

(a) The board, on its own motion or on receipt of a petition signed by the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district, may adopt an order dividing the district.

(b) An order dividing a district may create one or more new districts and may provide for the continuation of the district.

(c) An order dividing the district shall:

(1) name any new district;

(2) include the metes and bounds description of the territory of each of the districts;

(3) appoint temporary directors for any new district; and

(4) provide for the division of assets and liabilities between the districts.

(d) The board may adopt an order dividing the district before or after the date the board holds an election to confirm the district's creation.

(e) The district may be divided only if the district:

(1) has never issued any bonds; and

(2) is not imposing ad valorem taxes.

(f) A new district created by the division of the district may not, at the time the new district is created, contain any land outside the area described by Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter.

(g) On or before the 30th day after the date of adoption of an order dividing the district, the district shall file the order with the commission and record the order in the real property records of each county in which the district is located.

(h) This chapter applies to any new district created by the division of the district, and a new district has all the powers and duties of the district.

(i) A new district created by the division of the district shall hold a confirmation and directors' election.

(j) If the creation of the new district is confirmed, the new district shall provide the election date and results to the commission.

(k) A new district created by the division of the district must hold an election as required by this chapter to obtain voter approval before the district may impose a maintenance tax or issue bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes.

(l) The district may continue to rely on confirmation, directors', bond, or tax elections held prior to the division.

(m) Municipal consent to the creation of the district and to the inclusion of land in the district acts as municipal consent to the creation of any new district created by the division of the district and to the inclusion of land in the new district.
Tex. Finance Code § 1.002 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 1 / Section 1.002
§ 1.002. CONSTRUCTION OF CODE.
Status: in_force

Chapter 311, Government Code (Code Construction Act), applies to the construction of each provision in this code except as otherwise expressly provided by this code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8100.0105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8100 / Section 8100.0105
§ 8100.0105. FINDINGS OF PUBLIC PURPOSE AND BENEFIT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is created to serve a public purpose and benefit.

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

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

(2) Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, that relate to the construction, acquisition, improvement, operation, or maintenance of macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.
Tex. Transportation Code § 225.215 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 225 / Section 225.215
§ 225.215. SERGEANT STACEY BAUMGARTNER MEMORIAL HIGHWAY.
Status: in_force

(a) The portion of State Highway 242 in Montgomery County between its intersection with Interstate Highway 69 and its intersection with Farm-to-Market Road 1485 is designated as the Sergeant Stacey Baumgartner Memorial Highway. The designation is in addition to any other designation.

(b) Subject to Section 225.021(c), the department shall:

(1) design and construct markers indicating the designation as the Sergeant Stacey Baumgartner Memorial Highway and any other appropriate information; and

(2) erect a marker at each end of the highway and at appropriate intermediate sites along the highway.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1201.202 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1201 / Section 1201.202
§ 1201.202. APPLICATION OF CHAPTER TO CERTAIN CERTIFICATES OF TITLE OR LIENS.
Status: in_force

(a) This chapter applies to a certificate of title to a manufactured home issued before March 1, 1982, under Chapter 501, Transportation Code.

(b) A lien recorded before March 1, 1982, with the Texas Department of Transportation or a predecessor agency of that department is recorded with the department for the purposes of this chapter.
Tex. Local Government Code § 142.115 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 142 / Section 142.115
§ 142.115. ACTION OR ELECTION TO REPEAL AUTHORIZATION TO OPERATE UNDER THIS SUBCHAPTER.
Status: in_force

(a) The governing body of a municipality that granted recognition of a firefighters association under Section 142.103 without conducting an election under Section 142.105 may withdraw recognition of the association by providing to the association not less than 90 days' written notice that:

(1) the governing body is withdrawing recognition of the association; and

(2) any agreement between the governing body and the association will not be renewed.

(b) The governing body of a municipality that granted recognition of a firefighters association after conducting an election under Section 142.105 may order an election to determine whether a public employer may continue to meet and confer under this subchapter. The governing body may not order an election under this subsection until the second anniversary of the date of the election under Section 142.105.

(c) An election ordered under Subsection (b) must be held as part of the next regularly scheduled general election for municipal officers that occurs after the date the governing body of the municipality orders the election and that allows sufficient time to prepare the ballot in compliance with other requirements of law.

(d) The ballot for an election ordered under Subsection (b) shall be printed to allow voting for or against the proposition: "Authorizing __________ (name of municipality) to continue to operate under the state law allowing a municipality to meet and confer and make agreements with the association representing municipal firefighters as provided by state law, preserving the prohibition against strikes and organized work stoppages, and providing penalties for strikes and organized work stoppages."

(e) An election ordered under Subsection (b) must be held and the returns prepared and canvassed in conformity with the Election Code.

(f) If an election ordered under Subsection (b) is held, the municipality may continue to operate under this subchapter only if a majority of the votes cast at the election favor the proposition.

(g) If an election ordered under Subsection (b) is held, an association may not submit a petition for recognition to the governing body of the municipality under Section 142.103 before the second anniversary of the date of the election.
Tex. Government Code § 401.023 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 401 / Section 401.023
§ 401.023. SUCCESSION.
Status: in_force

(a) If the governor, lieutenant governor, and president pro tempore of the senate are unavailable, the following officers in succeeding order shall exercise the powers and discharge the duties of the office of governor:

(1) the speaker of the house of representatives;

(2) the attorney general; and

(3) the chief justices of the courts of appeals, in the numerical order of the supreme judicial districts the courts serve.

(b) An officer listed in this section acts as governor under this subchapter only if the preceding officers in the order of succession are unavailable.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 99.002 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 99 / Section 99.002
§ 99.002. STRICT LIABILITY FOR DAMAGES ARISING FROM MANUFACTURE.
Status: in_force

A person who manufactures methamphetamine is strictly liable for damages for personal injury, death, or property damage arising from the manufacture.
Tex. Utilities Code § 60.162 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 60 / Section 60.162
§ 60.162. EXPANDED INTERCONNECTION.
Status: in_force

This subchapter does not require an incumbent local exchange company to provide expanded interconnection as that term is defined by the Federal Communications Commission.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3792.0204 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3792 / Section 3792.0204
§ 3792.0204. DISQUALIFICATION OF DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

Section 49.052, Water Code, applies to the members of the board.
Tex. Government Code § 403.011 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 403 / Section 403.011
§ 403.011. GENERAL POWERS.
Status: in_force

(a) The comptroller shall:

(1) obtain a seal with "Comptroller's Office, State of Texas" engraved around the margin and a five-pointed star in the center, to be used as the seal of the office to authenticate official acts, except warrants drawn on the state treasury;

(2) adopt regulations the comptroller considers essential to the speedy and proper assessment and collection of state revenues;

(3) supervise, as the sole accounting officer of the state, the state's fiscal concerns and manage those concerns as required by law;

(4) require all accounts presented to the comptroller for settlement not otherwise provided for by law to be made on forms that the comptroller prescribes;

(5) prescribe and furnish the form or electronic format to be used in the collection of public revenue;

(6) prescribe the mode and manner of keeping and stating of accounts of persons collecting state revenue;

(7) prescribe forms or electronic formats of the same class, kind, and purpose so that they are uniform in size, arrangement, matter, and form;

(8) require each person receiving money or managing or having disposition of state property of which an account is kept in the comptroller's office periodically to render statements of the money or property to the comptroller;

(9) require each person who has received and not accounted for state money to settle the person's account;

(10) keep and settle all accounts in which the state is interested;

(11) examine and settle the account of each person indebted to the state, verify the amount or balance, and direct and supervise the collection of the money;

(12) audit claims against the state the payment of which is provided for by law, unless the audit is otherwise specially provided for;

(13) determine the method for auditing claims against the state in a cost-effective manner, including the use of stratified and statistical sampling techniques in conjunction with automated edits;

(14) maintain the necessary records and data for each approved claim against the state so that an adequate audit can be performed and the comptroller can submit a report to each house of the legislature, upon request, stating the name and amount of each approved claim;

(15) keep and state each account between the state and the United States;

(16) keep journals through which all entries are made in the ledger;

(17) draw warrants on the treasury for payment of all money required by law to be paid from the treasury on warrants drawn by the comptroller;

(18) suggest plans for the improvement and management of the general revenue; and

(19) preserve the books, records, papers, and other property of the comptroller's office and deliver them in good condition to the successor to that office.

(b) The comptroller may solicit, accept, or refuse a gift or grant of money, services, or property on behalf of the state for any public purpose related to the office or duties of the comptroller.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1071.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1071 / Section 1071.103
§ 1071.103. MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL.
Status: in_force

The management and control of the district is vested in the board.
Tex. Government Code § 550.0055 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 550 / Section 550.0055
§ 550.0055. DUTIES OF INTERAGENCY COORDINATING GROUP.
Status: in_force

The interagency coordinating group shall:

(1) meet periodically at the call of the presiding officer;

(2) work across state agencies and with the State Commission on National and Community Service to facilitate the removal of unnecessary interagency barriers to partnerships between state agencies and faith- and community-based organizations; and

(3) operate in a manner that promotes effective partnerships between those agencies and organizations to serve residents of this state who need assistance.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 33.005 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 33 / Section 33.005
§ 33.005. PROCESSING PERISHABLE COMMODITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may enter into nonprofit contracts with state institutions or state or private agencies for the processing of perishable commodities to preserve them for subsequent distribution to eligible recipients.

(b) The cost of processing shall be borne by each recipient on a pro rata basis in relation to the amount of the processed commodities received by each distribution district.
Tex. Government Code § 508.314 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 508 / Section 508.314
§ 508.314. ACCESS TO INMATES.
Status: in_force

The department shall:

(1) grant to a member or employee of the board access at all reasonable times to any inmate;

(2) provide for the member or employee or a representative of the member or employee facilities for communicating with or observing an inmate; and

(3) furnish to the member or employee:

(A) any report the member or employee requires relating to the conduct or character of an inmate; or

(B) other facts a parole panel considers pertinent in determining whether an inmate will be released on parole.
Tex. Insurance Code § 912.701 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 912 / Section 912.701
§ 912.701. HAZARDOUS FINANCIAL CONDITION, SUPERVISION, CONSERVATORSHIP, AND LIQUIDATION.
Status: in_force

Subchapter A, Chapter 404, and Chapters 441 and 443 apply to a county mutual insurance company engaged in the business of insurance in this state.
Tex. Education Code § 25.0822 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 25 / Section 25.0822
§ 25.0822. PATRIOTIC SOCIETY ACCESS TO STUDENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "patriotic society" means a youth membership organization listed in Title 36 of the United States Code with an educational purpose that promotes patriotism and civic involvement.

(b) At the beginning of each school year, the board of trustees of an independent school district shall adopt a policy to allow the principal of a public school campus to provide representatives of a patriotic society with the opportunity to speak to students during regular school hours about membership in the society and the ways in which membership may promote a student's educational interest and level of civic involvement, leading to the student's increased potential for self-improvement and ability to contribute to improving the student's school and community.

(c) The board policy shall give a principal complete discretion over the specific date and time of the opportunity required to be provided under this section, except that the policy shall allow the principal to limit:

(1) the opportunity provided to a patriotic society to a single school day; and

(2) any presentation made to students as a result of the opportunity to 10 minutes in length.
Tex. Local Government Code § 111.07075 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 111 / Section 111.07075
§ 111.07075. SPECIAL BUDGET FOR REVENUE RECEIVED AFTER START OF FISCAL YEAR.
Status: in_force

(a) The county auditor shall certify to the commissioners court the receipt of revenue from a new source not anticipated before the adoption of the budget and not included in the budget for that fiscal year. On certification, the court may adopt a special budget for the limited purpose of spending the revenue for general purposes or for any of its intended purposes.

(b) The county treasurer shall notify the county auditor of the receipt of all revenue from a new source not anticipated before the adoption of the budget and not previously included in a special budget or the annual budget for that fiscal year.
Tex. Labor Code § 505.054 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 505 / Section 505.054
§ 505.054. PREEMPLOYMENT PHYSICAL; EXAMINING PHYSICIANS.
Status: repealed

(a) The department may require that an individual may not be certified as an employee of the department under this chapter until the individual:

(1) submits to a physical examination as provided by this section; and

(2) is certified by the examining physician to be physically fit to perform the duties and services to which the individual is to be assigned.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 395 (S.B. 1323), Sec. 3, eff. June 7, 2021.

(c) The department may designate a convenient number of regularly licensed practicing physicians to make physical examinations of individuals to determine if the individuals are physically fit for employment with the department.

(d) A physician designated under Subsection (c) who conducts an examination shall file with the department a complete transcript of the examination on a form furnished by the department. The department shall maintain all reports under this subsection as part of the department's permanent records. A report under this subsection is admissible in evidence before the division of workers' compensation and in an appeal from a final award or ruling of the commissioner of workers' compensation in which the individual named in the examination is a claimant for compensation under this chapter. A report under this subsection that is admitted is prima facie evidence of the facts stated in the report.
Tex. Insurance Code § 401.255 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 401 / Section 401.255
§ 401.255. MEMBERSHIP IN EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM.
Status: in_force

Employees of the actuarial division and financial examinations division are members of the Employees Retirement System of Texas under Chapter 812, Government Code, and the transition to a self-directed budget as provided by this subchapter has no effect on their membership or any benefits under that system.
Tex. Labor Code § 408.149 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 408 / Section 408.149
§ 408.149. STATUS REVIEW; BENEFIT REVIEW CONFERENCE.
Status: in_force

(a) Not more than once in each period of 12 calendar months, an employee and an insurance carrier each may request the commissioner to review the status of the employee and determine whether the employee's unemployment or underemployment is a direct result of impairment from the compensable injury.

(b) Either party may request a benefit review conference to contest a determination of the commissioner at any time, subject only to the limits placed on the insurance carrier by Section 408.147.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 136.003 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 136 / Section 136.003
§ 136.003. GIFTS AND GRANTS.
Status: in_force

The commission may accept gifts and grants for the use and benefit of the program.