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Tex. Occupations Code § 1702.239 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1702 / Section 1702.239
§ 1702.239. TRAINING REQUIREMENTS FOR ALARM SYSTEMS INSTALLER; EXAMINATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission may require that an individual employed as an alarm systems installer hold a certification by a commission-approved training program to renew an individual license. The commission may approve only nationally recognized training programs that consist of at least 16 hours of classroom study in the areas of work allowed by the individual license. To be approved, a training program must offer at least two certification programs each year, sufficient to complete the requirements of this subsection, within 100 miles of each county in the state that has a population of more than 500,000.

(b) The commission may require an individual who has completed a training program under Subsection (a) to pass an examination given by the department or by a person approved by the department. The commission may approve examinations in conjunction with training programs approved under Subsection (a). The individual's performance on the examination must demonstrate the individual's qualifications to perform the duties allowed by the individual's individual license.

(c) If the commission requires certification or examination under this section, the commission shall adopt rules to require that to renew an individual license, an individual who is employed as an alarm systems installer and who has already once renewed the individual license must obtain continuing education credits related to the line of work for which the individual is licensed. If the commission requires the continuing education, the chief administrator must approve classes offered by nationally recognized organizations, and participants in the classes must qualify according to commission rules.
Tex. Water Code § 32.152 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 32 / Section 32.152
§ 32.152. POWER TO EXAMINE RECORDS.
Status: in_force

A member or employee of the commission or an authorized agent or employee of a local government may examine and copy any record or memorandum of a business the member, employee, or agent is investigating as provided by Section 32.151 that relates to the operation of a subsurface area drip dispersal system or any other record the commission requires the business to maintain.
Tex. Local Government Code § 22.038 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 22 / Section 22.038
§ 22.038. MEETINGS.
Status: in_force

(a) The governing body of the municipality shall meet at the time and place determined by a resolution adopted by the governing body.

(b) The mayor may call a special meeting on the mayor's own motion and shall call a special meeting on the application of three aldermen. Each member of the governing body, the secretary, and the municipal attorney must be notified of the special meeting. The notice may be given personally or left at the person's usual place of residence.

(c) The governing body shall determine the rules of its proceedings and may compel the attendance of absent members and punish them for disorderly conduct.

(d) An alderman shall be fined $3 for each meeting that the alderman fails to attend unless the absence is caused by the alderman's illness or the illness of a family member.
Tex. Utilities Code § 39.160 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 39 / Section 39.160
§ 39.160. WHOLESALE PRICING PROCEDURES.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission by rule shall establish an emergency pricing program for the wholesale electric market.

(b) The emergency pricing program must take effect if the high system-wide offer cap has been in effect for 12 hours in a 24-hour period after initially reaching the high system-wide offer cap. The commission by rule shall determine the criteria for the emergency pricing program to cease.

(c) The emergency pricing program may not allow an emergency pricing program cap to exceed any nonemergency high system-wide offer cap.

(d) The commission by rule shall establish an ancillary services cap to be in effect during the period an emergency pricing program is in effect.

(e) Any wholesale pricing procedure that has a low system-wide offer cap may not allow the low system-wide offer cap to exceed the high system-wide offer cap.

(f) The commission shall review each system-wide offer cap program adopted by the commission, including the emergency pricing program, at least once every five years to determine whether to update aspects of the program.

(g) The emergency pricing program must allow generators to be reimbursed for reasonable, verifiable operating costs that exceed the emergency cap.
Tex. Government Code § 1471.017 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1471 / Section 1471.017
§ 1471.017.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1471.017. HEARING ON AND DETERMINATION OF PETITION: PRECINCT OR ROAD DISTRICT. (a) At the hearing on a petition submitted under Section 1471.016, the commissioners court shall hear all matters pertaining to the proposed bond election. Any interested person may appear before the court in person or by attorney and contend for or protest the calling of the proposed bond election.

(b) The commissioners court may order that an election be held in the commissioners or justice precinct or road district on the issue submitted in the petition if the court finds that:

(1) the petition is signed by the proper number of qualified persons;

(2) the required notice has been given; and

(3) the proposed improvements would benefit all taxable property in the precinct or district.

(c) The commissioners court may change the amount of bonds proposed to be issued if at the hearing the court finds the change is necessary or desirable.

(d) The proposition submitted at the election must specify:

(1) the purpose for which the bonds are to be issued;

(2) the amount of the bonds;

(3) the rate of interest; and

(4) that ad valorem taxes are to be imposed annually on all taxable property in the precinct or district in an amount sufficient to pay the annual interest and provide a sinking fund to pay the bonds at maturity.

(e) A proposition meets the requirements of this chapter if it is in the following form:

"Authorizing the (name of precinct or district) to issue its bonds in the total sum of $__________ and to impose annually ad valorem taxes on all taxable property in the (precinct or district) to pay the interest on the bonds and create a sinking fund to redeem the principal at maturity for the purposes of the purchase or acquisition of roads and the construction, maintenance, and operation of macadamized, graveled, or paved roads and turnpikes or in aid of those purposes inside or outside the boundaries of the (precinct or district)."
Tex. Local Government Code § 336.303 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 336 / Section 336.303
§ 336.303. LEAD GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY'S CONSENT REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The district may not issue bonds under this subchapter unless the lead governmental entity's governing body by resolution consents to the issuance.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6601.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6601 / Section 6601.103
§ 6601.103. EMINENT DOMAIN.
Status: in_force

(a) Not by way of limitation, the district may exercise the right of eminent domain to acquire the right-of-way over and through private land, except property used for cemetery purposes, as the board determines necessary for making the district's canals, drains, ditches, levees, and other improvements and the necessary outlets for those improvements. The power of eminent domain is limited to Brazoria County.

(b) Right-of-way in a municipality may not be condemned without the consent of the governing body of the municipality.

(c) The proceedings shall be in the name of the district and under the direction of its board.

(d) An appeal of the findings and damage assessment by the special commissioners does not suspend the work of the directors in prosecuting the work in all of its details.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3899.152 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3899 / Section 3899.152
§ 3899.152. DISBURSEMENTS AND TRANSFERS OF MONEY.
Status: in_force

The board by resolution shall establish the number of directors' signatures and the procedure required for a disbursement or transfer of district money.
Tex. Government Code § 609.104 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 609 / Section 609.104
§ 609.104. REMOVAL OF PLAN ADMINISTRATOR.
Status: in_force

A political subdivision or group of political subdivisions that designates a plan administrator may remove the plan administrator at any time unless specifically provided otherwise by contract.
Tex. Utilities Code § 14.153 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 14 / Section 14.153
§ 14.153. COMMUNICATIONS WITH REGULATORY AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

(a) The regulatory authority shall adopt rules governing communications with the regulatory authority or a member or employee of the regulatory authority by:

(1) a public utility;

(2) an affiliate; or

(3) a representative of a public utility or affiliate.

(b) A record of a communication must contain:

(1) the name of the person contacting the regulatory authority or member or employee of the regulatory authority;

(2) the name of the business entity represented;

(3) a brief description of the subject matter of the communication; and

(4) the action, if any, requested by the public utility, affiliate, or representative.

(c) Records compiled under Subsection (b) shall be available to the public monthly.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8354.157 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8354 / Section 8354.157
§ 8354.157. TAX OR BOND ELECTION.
Status: in_force

Before a new district created by the division of the district may impose a maintenance tax or issue bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, the new district must hold an election as required by this chapter to obtain voter approval.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 153.555 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 153 / Section 153.555
§ 153.555. PERMITTED TRANSFER IN CONNECTION WITH RACETRACK LICENSE.
Status: in_force

The following transfer relating to a limited partnership is not a prohibited transfer that violates Section 2025.107(a), Occupations Code:

(1) a transfer by a general partnership of its assets to a limited partnership, the corporate general partner of which is controlled by the partners of the general partnership; or

(2) a transfer by a limited partnership of the beneficial use of or interest in any of its rights, privileges, or assets to a local development corporation incorporated before January 31, 1993, under Subchapter D, Chapter 431, Transportation Code.
Tex. Government Code § 30.000126 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 30 / Section 30.000126
§ 30.000126. COMPLAINT; PLEADING.
Status: in_force

Complaints and pleadings must substantially conform to the relevant provisions of Chapters 27 and 45A, Code of Criminal Procedure.
Tex. Family Code § 65.056 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 65 / Section 65.056
§ 65.056. HEARING DATE.
Status: in_force

(a) After the petition has been filed, the truancy court shall set a date and time for an adjudication hearing.

(b) The hearing may not be held on or before the 10th day after the date the petition is filed.
Tex. Local Government Code § 363.259 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 363 / Section 363.259
§ 363.259. APPLICABILITY OF ELECTION CODE.
Status: in_force

A referendum authorized by this subchapter shall be held and the returns shall be prepared and canvassed in conformity with the Election Code.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 100.008 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 100 / Section 100.008
§ 100.008. EDUCATIONAL AND INFORMATIONAL MATERIALS.
Status: in_force

The department shall make available to health facilities and health professionals:

(1) educational and informational materials concerning emerging and neglected tropical diseases; and

(2) information on the importance of monitoring and surveilling emerging and neglected tropical diseases.
Tex. Government Code § 24.195 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 24 / Section 24.195
§ 24.195.
Status: in_force

Sec. 24.195. 93RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HIDALGO COUNTY). (a) The 93rd Judicial District is composed of Hidalgo County.

(b) The terms of the 93rd District Court begin on the first Mondays in January and July.

(c) Section 24.194, relating to the 92nd District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 93rd District Court.

(d) A party in a criminal case before the court may electronically file any required court document. The court shall implement the statewide electronic court filing system to assist a party in electronic filing.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7992.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7992 / Section 7992.103
§ 7992.103. AUTHORITY FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

Under Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, the district may design, acquire, construct, finance, issue bonds for, improve, operate, maintain, and convey to this state, a county, or a municipality for operation and maintenance macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.
Tex. Insurance Code § 4201.057 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 4201 / Section 4201.057
§ 4201.057. HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "health maintenance organization" includes a health maintenance organization that contracts with the Health and Human Services Commission or with an agency operating part of the state Medicaid managed care program to provide health care services to recipients of medical assistance under Chapter 32, Human Resources Code.

(b) This chapter applies to a health maintenance organization except as expressly provided by this section.

(c) As a condition of holding a certificate of authority to engage in the business of a health maintenance organization, a health maintenance organization that performs utilization review must:

(1) comply with this chapter, except Subchapter C; and

(2) submit to assessment of a maintenance tax under Chapter 258 to cover the costs of administering compliance with this subsection.

(d) The commissioner shall adopt rules for appropriate verification and enforcement of compliance with Subsection (c).

(e) Notwithstanding Subsection (c)(1), a health maintenance organization that performs utilization review for a person or entity subject to this chapter, other than a person or entity for which the health maintenance organization is the payor, must obtain a certificate of registration under Subchapter C and shall comply with all of the provisions of this chapter.

(f) This chapter does not prohibit or limit the distribution of a portion of the savings from the reduction or elimination of unnecessary medical services, treatment, supplies, confinements, or days of confinement in a health care facility through profit sharing, bonus, or withholding arrangements to a participating physician or participating health care provider for providing health care services to an enrollee.
Tex. Penal Code § 20.02 — TX Code / Code pe / Chapter 20 / Section 20.02
§ 20.02. UNLAWFUL RESTRAINT.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if he intentionally or knowingly restrains another person.

(b) It is an affirmative defense to prosecution under this section that:

(1) the person restrained was a child younger than 14 years of age;

(2) the actor was a relative of the child; and

(3) the actor's sole intent was to assume lawful control of the child.

(c) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor, except that the offense is:

(1) a state jail felony if the person restrained was a child younger than 17 years of age;

(2) a felony of the third degree if:

(A) the actor recklessly exposes the victim to a substantial risk of serious bodily injury;

(B) the actor restrains an individual the actor knows is a public servant while the public servant is lawfully discharging an official duty or in retaliation or on account of an exercise of official power or performance of an official duty as a public servant; or

(C) the actor, while in custody or committed to a civil commitment facility, restrains any other person; or

(3) notwithstanding Subdivision (2)(B), a felony of the second degree if the actor restrains an individual the actor knows is a peace officer or judge while the officer or judge is lawfully discharging an official duty or in retaliation or on account of an exercise of official power or performance of an official duty as a peace officer or judge.

(d) It is no offense to detain or move another under this section when it is for the purpose of effecting a lawful arrest or detaining an individual lawfully arrested.

(e) It is an affirmative defense to prosecution under this section that:

(1) the person restrained was a child who is 14 years of age or older and younger than 17 years of age;

(2) the actor does not restrain the child by force, intimidation, or deception; and

(3) the actor is not more than three years older than the child.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3826.152 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3826 / Section 3826.152
§ 3826.152. ELECTIONS REGARDING TAXES OR BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district must hold an election in the manner provided by Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, to obtain voter approval before the district imposes a maintenance tax or issues bonds payable from ad valorem taxes.

(b) The board may include more than one purpose in a single proposition at an election.
Tex. Insurance Code § 424.115 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 424 / Section 424.115
§ 424.115. REPORTS OF TRANSACTIONS BETWEEN POOL AND PARTICIPANT.
Status: in_force

(a) A transaction between an investment pool and a pool participant is not subject to Subchapter C, Chapter 823, except that before entering into a pool, an insurer subject to Chapter 823 shall give the commissioner the written notice required under Section 823.103.

(b) The investment pool's investment activities and the transactions between the pool and a pool participant must be reported in the registration statement required by Subchapter B, Chapter 823.
Tex. Finance Code § 347.209 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 347 / Section 347.209
§ 347.209. CREDITOR'S DUTY IF INSURANCE IS CANCELED, ADJUSTED, OR TERMINATED.
Status: in_force

(a) If insurance for which a charge is included in a credit transaction is canceled, adjusted, or terminated, the creditor shall:

(1) credit to the final maturing installments of the credit transaction the amount of the refund received by the creditor for unearned insurance premiums; and

(2) if the amount to be credited under Subdivision (1) is more than the unpaid balance of the credit transaction, refund to the consumer the difference between those amounts.

(b) A cash refund is not required under this section if the amount of the refund is less than $1.
Tex. Education Code § 11.006 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 11 / Section 11.006
§ 11.006. PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES BY ADMINISTRATORS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "administrator" means a person who has significant administrative duties relating to the operation of a school district, including the operation of a campus, program, or other subdivision of the district. The term does not include:

(1) a school district employee whose employment contract responsibilities primarily include the in-classroom instruction of students; or

(2) a trustee of a school district.

(b) An administrator may not receive any financial benefit for the performance of personal services for:

(1) any business entity that conducts or solicits business with the school district that employs the administrator;

(2) except as provided by Subsection (c), an education business that provides services regarding the curriculum or administration of any school district; or

(3) except as provided by Subsection (c), another school district, open-enrollment charter school, or regional education service center.

(c) An administrator, other than a member of a board of managers, superintendent, or assistant superintendent, may receive a financial benefit under Subsection (b)(2) or (3) if:

(1) a written contract describing the services to be performed by the administrator is provided to the board of trustees of the administrator's employing district; and

(2) the board of trustees for the administrator's employing district votes to approve the contract after determining that:

(A) the contract will not harm the district;

(B) the arrangement does not present a conflict of interest; and

(C) the services to be performed by the administrator will be performed entirely on the administrator's personal time.

(d) A contract provided to a board of trustees under Subsection (c) is subject to disclosure under Chapter 552, Government Code.

(e) An administrator who violates this section is liable to the state for a civil penalty in the amount of $10,000 for each violation.
Tex. Transportation Code § 521.451 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 521 / Section 521.451
§ 521.451. GENERAL VIOLATION.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Section 521.452, a person may not:

(1) display, cause or permit to be displayed, or have in the person's possession a driver's license or certificate that the person knows is fictitious or has been altered;

(2) lend the person's driver's license or certificate to another person or knowingly permit another person to use the person's driver's license or certificate;

(3) display or represent as the person's own a driver's license or certificate not issued to the person;

(4) possess more than one currently valid driver's license or more than one currently valid certificate; or

(5) in an application for an original, renewal, or duplicate driver's license or certificate:

(A) provide a false name, false address, or a counterfeit document; or

(B) knowingly make a false statement, conceal a material fact, or otherwise commit fraud.

(b) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.

(c) If conduct that constitutes an offense under Subsection (a) also constitutes an offense under Section 106.07, Alcoholic Beverage Code, the actor may be prosecuted only under Section 106.07, Alcoholic Beverage Code.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 382.452 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 382 / Section 382.452
§ 382.452. VOLUNTARY ACTIONS INVENTORY.
Status: in_force

The commission shall:

(1) establish an inventory of voluntary actions taken by businesses in this state or by state agencies since September 1, 2001, to reduce carbon dioxide emissions; and

(2) work with the United States Environmental Protection Agency to give credit for early action under any federal rules that may be adopted for federal greenhouse gas regulation.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1012.113 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1012 / Section 1012.113
§ 1012.113. AUTHORITY TO SUE AND BE SUED.
Status: in_force

The district, through the board, may sue and be sued.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9013.152 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9013 / Section 9013.152
§ 9013.152. WATER CONTROL AND IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT POWERS.
Status: in_force

To accomplish a purpose for which the district is created, the district has the powers conferred by the general laws of this state on water control and improvement districts, including the power to:

(1) construct, acquire, improve, maintain, and repair a dam or other structure; and

(2) acquire land, easements, equipment, or other property needed to use, control, and distribute water that may be impounded, diverted, or controlled by the district.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 445.002 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 445 / Section 445.002
§ 445.002. LABEL REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) A kratom processor shall label each kratom product with the product use directions necessary to ensure safe use of the product by a consumer, including the recommended serving size for the product.

(b) A kratom retailer may only sell a kratom product that is properly labeled in accordance with this section.