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Tex. Health and Safety Code § 142.0094 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 142 / Section 142.0094
§ 142.0094. USE OF REGULATORY SURVEY REPORTS AND OTHER DOCUMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided by this section, a survey report or other document prepared by the department that relates to regulation of a home and community support services agency is not admissible as evidence in a civil action to prove that the agency violated a standard prescribed under this chapter.

(b) Subsection (a) does not:

(1) bar the admission into evidence of department survey reports or other documents in an enforcement action in which the state or an agency or political subdivision of the state is a party, including:

(A) an action seeking injunctive relief under Section 142.013;

(B) an action seeking imposition of a civil penalty under Section 142.014;

(C) a contested case hearing involving imposition of an administrative penalty under Section 142.017; and

(D) a contested case hearing involving denial, suspension, or revocation of a license issued under this chapter;

(2) bar the admission into evidence of department survey reports or other documents that are offered:

(A) to establish warning or notice to a home and community support services agency of a relevant department determination; or

(B) under any rule or evidentiary predicate of the Texas Rules of Evidence;

(3) prohibit or limit the testimony of a department employee, in accordance with the Texas Rules of Evidence, as to observations, factual findings, conclusions, or determinations that a home and community support services agency violated a standard prescribed under this chapter if the observations, factual findings, conclusions, or determinations were made in the discharge of the employee's official duties for the department; or

(4) prohibit or limit the use of department survey reports or other documents in depositions or other forms of discovery conducted in connection with a civil action if use of the survey reports or other documents appears reasonably calculated to lead to the discovery of admissible evidence.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 772.507 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 772 / Section 772.507
§ 772.507. BOARD.
Status: in_force

(a) A district is governed by a board of managers composed of the members of the governing body of the regional planning commission for the region in which the district is established. Service on the board by a member of the governing body is an additional duty of the member's office or employment.

(b) A board member serves without compensation. The district shall pay all reasonable expenses necessarily incurred by the board member in performing the board's functions under this subchapter.

(c) A majority of the voting members of the board constitutes a quorum.
Tex. Estates Code § 1105.254 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1105 / Section 1105.254
§ 1105.254. EFFECT OF ORDER REQUIRING NEW BOND.
Status: in_force

(a) An order requiring a guardian to give a new bond has the effect of suspending the guardian's powers.

(b) After the order is entered, the guardian may not pay out any of the guardianship's money or take any other official action, except to preserve the guardianship's property, until the new bond is given and approved.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1201.102 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1201 / Section 1201.102
§ 1201.102. EXCEPTIONS TO LICENSE REQUIREMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) A licensed installer may employ unlicensed persons to assist in performing installation functions provided that the licensed installer maintains a list of the persons so employed. The director may issue an order to prohibit a person who is not licensed as an installer from performing installation functions under the oversight of a licensed installer.

(b) A licensee may engage another person who is not licensed under this chapter but possesses another license issued by the State of Texas to provide goods and services subject to that other license. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, this includes engaging others to install, connect, or otherwise work on air conditioning, plumbing, and electrical systems.

(c) An individual who holds a retailer's license or broker's license or who is a related person of such a licensee is not required to apply for a salesperson's license.

(c-1) An individual who is listed as an owner, principal, partner, corporate officer, registered agent, or related person of an entity that is licensed as a retailer or broker may act on behalf of that license holder in the capacity of a retailer, broker, or salesperson without holding the appropriate license if at least one individual who is listed as an owner, principal, partner, corporate officer, registered agent, or related person of the entity has satisfied the requirements of Sections 1201.104 and 1201.113.

(d) A person who holds a real estate broker's or salesperson's license under Chapter 1101 may act as a broker or salesperson under this chapter without holding a license or filing a bond or other security as required by this chapter if negotiations for the sale or exchange of a manufactured home are conducted for a consumer for whom the person is also acting as a real estate broker or salesperson under Chapter 1101 consistent with Section 1201.007.
Tex. Education Code § 29.192 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 29 / Section 29.192
§ 29.192. IMMUNITY FROM LIABILITY.
Status: in_force

A student who participates in a career and technology program approved by a school district or an open-enrollment charter school is entitled to immunity in the same manner provided under Section 22.053 as a volunteer who is serving as a direct service volunteer of a district or school.
Tex. Education Code § 88.118 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 88 / Section 88.118
§ 88.118. STATEWIDE FIRE COORDINATION CENTER.
Status: in_force

(a) The director shall establish a statewide fire coordination center.

(b) The center may provide continuous dispatching services for wildfire control.

(c) The center shall provide a central location for statewide:

(1) wildfire monitoring;

(2) coordination of the response to each major or potentially major wildfire in the state, with the coordination function including a direct liaison with the state emergency operating center; and

(3) assistance to fire-fighting forces in obtaining the transfer of needed and available resources.
Tex. Local Government Code § 601.042 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 601 / Section 601.042
§ 601.042. CONTRACTS.
Status: in_force

An authority shall let a contract in the manner, to the extent practicable, provided by law for contracts of the municipality, except that if the estimated expense of a contract does not exceed $5,000, the contract may be entered into without public bidding.
Tex. Tax Code § 160.061 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 160 / Section 160.061
§ 160.061. OPERATION; PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person knowingly operates a taxable boat or motor in this state and the person knows that a tax imposed by this chapter on the boat or motor has not been paid and is delinquent.

(b) An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor.
Tex. Occupations Code § 651.104 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 651 / Section 651.104
§ 651.104. DIVISION OF RESPONSIBILITIES.
Status: in_force

The commission shall develop and implement policies that clearly separate the policy-making responsibilities of the commission and the management responsibilities of the executive director and staff of the commission.
Tex. Occupations Code § 301.4515 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 301 / Section 301.4515
§ 301.4515. USE OF CERTAIN NURSING TITLES.
Status: in_force

Unless the person is practicing under the delegated authority of a registered nurse or is otherwise authorized by state or federal law, a person may not use, in connection with the person's name:

(1) the title "nurse aide," "nurse assistant," or "nurse technician"; or

(2) any other similar title.
Tex. Labor Code § 410.108 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 410 / Section 410.108
§ 410.108. REJECTION OF ARBITRATOR.
Status: in_force

(a) Each party is entitled, in its sole discretion, to one rejection of the arbitrator in each case. If a party rejects the arbitrator, the division shall assign another arbitrator as provided by Section 410.106.

(b) A rejection must be made not later than the third day after the date of notification of the arbitrator's assignment.

(c) When all parties have exercised their right of rejection or if no rejection is registered, the assignment is final.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2352.0524 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2352 / Section 2352.0524
§ 2352.0524. CURE OF DEFAULT.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Section 2352.053(d)(3), (8), or (9), a manufacturer or distributor must give a dealer written notice of a default under Section 2352.0523 and allow the dealer to cure the default within a cure period as provided by Subsection (b).

(b) A dealer must cure a default not later than the:

(1) 30th day after the date of receipt of notice of a default under Section 2352.0523(a)(2) or (b)(4);

(2) 60th day after the date of receipt of notice of a default under Section 2352.0523(b)(2) or (3);

(3) 90th day after the date of receipt of notice of a default under Section 2352.0523(a)(1); or

(4) 180th day after the date of receipt of notice of a default under Section 2352.0523(b)(1).
Tex. Occupations Code § 801.058 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 801 / Section 801.058
§ 801.058. PER DIEM; REIMBURSEMENT.
Status: in_force

A board member is entitled to receive:

(1) a per diem, as set by legislative appropriation, for each day that the member engages in board business; and

(2) reimbursement for travel expenses, as prescribed by the General Appropriations Act, including expenses for meals and lodging.
Tex. Education Code § 39.02342 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 39 / Section 39.02342
§ 39.02342. PAPER ADMINISTRATION OF ASSESSMENT INSTRUMENTS ON REQUEST.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to Subsection (c) and notwithstanding Section 39.023, a school district may administer in paper format a nonadaptive assessment instrument adopted or developed by the agency as a substitute for an assessment instrument required under Section 39.023(a), (c), or (l) to any student whose parent, guardian, or teacher in the applicable subject area requests the assessment instrument be administered to the student in paper format.

(b) A request for the administration of an assessment instrument in paper format to a student under this section must be submitted to the school district not later than a reasonable date as determined by the agency, which must be not later than the 60th day before the date the applicable assessment administration schedule window under Section 39.02301(i) closes.

(c) The number of students enrolled at a school district who are administered an assessment instrument in paper format for any single administration under this section may not exceed three percent of the number of students enrolled in the district. On receipt of more requests for administration of an assessment instrument than the maximum number permitted under this subsection, the district shall accept the requests in the order received until the maximum number is reached. The limitation described by this subsection does not apply to a student whose admission, review, and dismissal committee determines that the administration of an assessment instrument in paper format is a necessary modification for the student.
Tex. Labor Code § 404.057 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 404 / Section 404.057
§ 404.057. TRADE ASSOCIATIONS.
Status: in_force

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

(b) A person may not serve as public counsel if the person has been, within the previous two years:

(1) an officer, employee, or paid consultant of a trade association in the field of workers' compensation; or

(2) the spouse of an officer, manager, or paid consultant of a trade association in the field of workers' compensation.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1080.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1080 / Section 1080.051
§ 1080.051. BOARD ELECTION; TERMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board consists of seven directors elected from the district at large.

(b) Directors serve staggered two-year terms unless four-year terms are established under Section 285.081, Health and Safety Code.
Tex. Finance Code § 15.102 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 15 / Section 15.102
§ 15.102. REGULATION OF CREDIT UNIONS.
Status: in_force

The department shall supervise and regulate credit unions as provided by this chapter and Subtitle D, Title 3.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 134.080 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 134 / Section 134.080
§ 134.080. APPROVAL OF PERMIT REVISION.
Status: in_force

The commission may not approve an application for a permit revision unless the commission finds that reclamation as required by this chapter can be accomplished under the revised reclamation plan.
Tex. Government Code § 508.116 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 508 / Section 508.116
§ 508.116. PAROLE INFORMATION PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

(a) The division shall develop and implement a comprehensive program to inform inmates, the inmates' families, and other interested parties about the parole process.

(b) The division shall update the program annually.
Tex. Government Code § 652.021 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 652 / Section 652.021
§ 652.021. SCOPE OF SUBCHAPTER.
Status: in_force

(a) This subchapter applies to a vacancy in a state or district office that is to be filled by appointment by the governor.

(b) For purposes of this subchapter, the expiration of a state or district officer's term of office creates a vacancy in the office.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 117.152 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 117 / Section 117.152
§ 117.152. COLLABORATIVE RELATIONSHIP WITH LOCAL HEALTH ENTITIES.
Status: in_force

The department shall establish a continuous collaborative relationship with local health departments.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3873.107 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3873 / Section 3873.107
§ 3873.107. INITIAL VOTING DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) The initial board consists of five voting directors who meet the eligibility requirements described by Section 3873.103 and are appointed by the commissioners court.

(b) Of the initial directors, the terms of directors appointed for positions 1 through 3 expire June 1, 2011, and the terms of directors appointed for positions 4 and 5 expire June 1, 2013.

(c) Section 3873.102 does not apply to this section.

(d) If permanent directors have not been elected under Section 3873.102 and the terms of the initial directors expire, the commissioners court shall appoint successor initial directors to serve four-year terms.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1071.109 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1071 / Section 1071.109
§ 1071.109. EMINENT DOMAIN.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may exercise the power of eminent domain to acquire a fee simple or other interest in any type of property, real, personal, or mixed, located in district territory, if the interest is necessary or convenient for the district to exercise a right, power, privilege, or function conferred on the district by this chapter.

(b) The district must exercise the power of eminent domain in the manner provided by Chapter 21, Property Code, except the district is not required to deposit in the trial court money or a bond as provided by Section 21.021(a), Property Code.

(c) In a condemnation proceeding brought by the district, the district is not required to:

(1) pay in advance or provide a bond or other security for costs in the trial court;

(2) provide a bond for the issuance of a temporary restraining order or a temporary injunction; or

(3) provide a bond for costs or a supersedeas bond on an appeal or writ of error.
Tex. Government Code § 25.0171 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 25 / Section 25.0171
§ 25.0171. BEXAR COUNTY.
Status: repealed

(a) Repealed by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 42, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.

(b) Bexar County has the following county courts at law:

(1) County Court at Law No. 1 of Bexar County, Texas;

(2) County Court at Law No. 2 of Bexar County, Texas;

(3) County Court at Law No. 3 of Bexar County, Texas;

(4) County Court at Law No. 4 of Bexar County, Texas;

(5) County Court at Law No. 5 of Bexar County, Texas;

(6) County Court at Law No. 6 of Bexar County, Texas;

(7) County Court at Law No. 7 of Bexar County, Texas;

(8) County Court at Law No. 8 of Bexar County, Texas;

(9) County Court at Law No. 9 of Bexar County, Texas;

(10) County Court at Law No. 10 of Bexar County, Texas;

(11) County Court at Law No. 11 of Bexar County, Texas;

(12) County Court at Law No. 12 of Bexar County, Texas;

(13) County Court at Law No. 13 of Bexar County, Texas;

(14) County Court at Law No. 14 of Bexar County, Texas; and

(15) County Court at Law No. 15 of Bexar County, Texas.

(c) Bexar County also has the following statutory probate courts:

(1) Probate Court No. 1 of Bexar County, Texas;

(2) Probate Court No. 2 of Bexar County, Texas; and

(3) Probate Court No. 3 of Bexar County, Texas.
Tex. Education Code § 39A.255 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 39A / Section 39A.255
§ 39A.255. CAMPUS TURNAROUND PLAN FOR OPEN-ENROLLMENT CHARTER SCHOOL.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner shall adopt rules governing the procedures for an open-enrollment charter school campus that is subject to an order issued under Section 39A.101. The commissioner may adopt other rules necessary to implement this section.

(b) The campus turnaround plan of an open-enrollment charter school must include a revision of the school's charter in accordance with Section 12.114.

(c) Nothing in this section or the following provisions of this chapter may be construed to modify any provision of Subchapter D, Chapter 12, relating to the expiration, nonrenewal, revocation, or modification of the governance of an open-enrollment charter school:

(1) Subchapter C;

(2) Subchapter D;

(3) Section 39A.201(b);

(4) Section 39A.206(a);

(5) Section 39A.207; and

(6) Section 39A.209.

(d) The governing board of the open-enrollment charter school shall perform the duties of a board of trustees of a school district under this chapter.
Tex. Government Code § 23.301 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 23 / Section 23.301
§ 23.301. ASSIGNMENT OF CERTAIN ELECTION PROCEEDINGS; CRIMINAL OFFENSE.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other law or rule, the clerk of a district court in which a proceeding entitled to priority under Section 23.101(b-1) is filed shall docket the proceeding and, if more than one district court in the county has jurisdiction over the proceeding, randomly assign the proceeding to a district court using an automated assignment system.

(b) Notwithstanding any other law or rule, the clerk of a county court or statutory county court in which a proceeding entitled to priority under Section 23.101(b-1) is filed shall docket the proceeding and, if more than one court in the county has jurisdiction over the proceeding, randomly assign the proceeding to a court using an automated assignment system.

(c) A person, including a public official, commits an offense if the person communicates with a county or district clerk with the intention of influencing or attempting to influence the court or judge assigned to a proceeding under this section.

(d) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor, except that the offense is a state jail felony if it is shown on the trial of the offense that the person committed the offense while acting in the person's official capacity as an election official.

(e) If a district or county clerk does not comply with this section, a person may seek from the supreme court or a court of appeals a writ of mandamus as provided by Section 273.061, Election Code, to compel compliance with this section.
Tex. Insurance Code § 443.255 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 443 / Section 443.255
§ 443.255. ALLOWANCE OF CONTINGENT AND UNLIQUIDATED CLAIMS.
Status: in_force

(a) A claim of an insured or third party may be allowed under Section 443.253, regardless of the fact that the claim was contingent or unliquidated, if any contingency is removed in accordance with Subsection (b) and the value of the claim is determined. For purposes of this section, a claim is contingent if:

(1) the accident, casualty, disaster, loss, event, or occurrence insured, reinsured, or bonded or reinsured against occurred on or before the date fixed under Section 443.151; and

(2) the act or event triggering the insurer's obligation to pay has not occurred as of the date fixed under Section 443.151.

(b) Unless the receivership court directs otherwise, a contingent claim may be allowed if the claimant has presented proof reasonably satisfactory to the liquidator of the insurer's obligation to pay or the claim was based on a cause of action against an insured of the insurer and:

(1) it may be reasonably inferred from proof presented upon the claim that the claimant would be able to obtain a judgment; and

(2) the person has furnished suitable proof, unless the receivership court for good cause shown otherwise directs, that no further valid claims can be made against the insurer arising out of the cause of action other than those already presented.

(c) The liquidator may petition the receivership court to set a date before which all claims under this section are final. In addition to the notice requirements of Section 443.007, the liquidator shall give notice of the filing of the petition to all claimants with claims that remain contingent or unliquidated under this section.
Tex. Estates Code § 33.101 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 33 / Section 33.101
§ 33.101. TRANSFER TO OTHER COUNTY IN WHICH VENUE IS PROPER.
Status: in_force

If probate proceedings involving the same estate are commenced in more than one county and the court making a determination of venue as provided by Section 33.053 determines that venue is proper in another county, the court clerk shall transmit the file for the proceeding in accordance with the procedures provided by Section 33.105 to the court in the county in which venue is proper. The court to which the file is transmitted shall conduct the proceeding in the same manner as if the proceeding had originally been commenced in that county.