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Tex. Estates Code § 1157.004 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1157 / Section 1157.004
§ 1157.004. AFFIDAVIT AUTHENTICATING CLAIM FOR MONEY IN GENERAL.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Sections 1157.005 and 1157.102, a claim for money against an estate must be supported by an affidavit that states:

(1) that the claim is just;

(2) that all legal offsets, payments, and credits known to the affiant have been allowed; and

(3) if the claim is not founded on a written instrument or account, the facts on which the claim is founded.

(b) A photostatic copy of an exhibit or voucher necessary to prove a claim under this section may be offered with and attached to the claim instead of attaching the original.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8047.0101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8047 / Section 8047.0101
§ 8047.0101. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Board" means the district's board of directors.

(2) "Commission" means the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

(3) "Director" means a board member.

(4) "District" means the Harris-Waller Counties Municipal Utility District No. 4.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1039.112 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1039 / Section 1039.112
§ 1039.112. OPERATING AND MANAGEMENT CONTRACTS.
Status: in_force

The board may enter into an operating or management contract with one or more public or private entities relating to a district facility or service.
Tex. Government Code § 811.003 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 811 / Section 811.003
§ 811.003. RETIREMENT SYSTEM.
Status: in_force

The retirement system is a public entity. Except as provided by Section 815.304, the Employees Retirement System of Texas is the name by which all its business shall be transacted, all its funds invested, and all its cash, securities, and other property held.
Tex. Water Code § 51.026 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 51 / Section 51.026
§ 51.026.
Status: in_force

Sec. 51.026. SINGLE-COUNTY DISTRICT: APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTORS; BOND. (a) If the commissioners court grants a petition for creation of a district, it shall appoint five directors who shall serve until their successors are elected or appointed in accordance with law.

(b) Each director shall, within 15 days after appointment, file his official bond in the office of the county clerk, and the county clerk shall present the bond to the county judge for approval. The county judge shall pass on the bond and approve it, if it is proper and sufficient, or disapprove it and shall endorse his action on the bond and return it to the county clerk.

(c) If approved, the bond of a director shall be recorded in a record kept for that purpose in the office of the county clerk, but if a bond is not approved, a new bond may be furnished within 10 days after disapproval.

(d) If any director appointed under this section fails to qualify, the commissioners court shall appoint another person to replace him.

(e) Each director appointed under this section shall take the oath of office as provided by Section 51.078 of this code.
Tex. Property Code § 221.101 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 221 / Section 221.101
§ 221.101. TRANSFER OR TERMINATION OF TIMESHARE INTEREST.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Termination" with respect to a timeshare interest:

(A) means:

(i) the release of contractual obligations relating to a timeshare interest by the developer, association, or managing entity; or

(ii) the invalidation, cancellation, nullification, or cessation of contractual obligations related to a timeshare interest by a judgment or court order; and

(B) does not include the cancellation of a purchase contract governed by Subchapter E.

(2) "Transfer" with respect to a timeshare interest means the conveyance of all or substantially all of a timeshare interest.
Tex. Education Code § 37.146 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 37 / Section 37.146
§ 37.146. REQUISITES OF COMPLAINT.
Status: in_force

(a) A complaint alleging the commission of a school offense must, in addition to the requirements imposed by Article 45A.101, Code of Criminal Procedure:

(1) be sworn to by a person who has personal knowledge of the underlying facts giving rise to probable cause to believe that an offense has been committed; and

(2) be accompanied by a statement from a school employee stating:

(A) whether the child is eligible for or receives special education services under Subchapter A, Chapter 29; and

(B) the graduated sanctions, if required under Section 37.144, that were imposed on the child before the complaint was filed.

(b) After a complaint has been filed under this subchapter, a summons may be issued under Articles 23.04 and 45A.457(e), Code of Criminal Procedure.

(c) A complaint under this subchapter may include a recommendation by a school employee that the child attend a teen court program under Article 45A.401, Code of Criminal Procedure, if the school employee believes attending a teen court program is in the best interest of the child.
Tex. Property Code § 53.104 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 53 / Section 53.104
§ 53.104. PREFERENCES.
Status: reserved

(a) Individual artisans and mechanics are entitled to a preference to the reserved funds and shall share proportionately to the extent of their claims for wages and fringe benefits earned.

(b) After payment of artisans and mechanics who are entitled to a preference under Subsection (a), other participating claimants share proportionately in the balance of the reserved funds.
Tex. Education Code § 25.082 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 25 / Section 25.082
§ 25.082. PLEDGES OF ALLEGIANCE; MINUTE OF SILENCE.
Status: repealed

(a) Repealed by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 851 (H.B. 2442), Sec. 9, eff. June 15, 2017.

(b) The board of trustees of each school district and the governing board of each open-enrollment charter school shall require students, once during each school day at each campus, to recite:

(1) the pledge of allegiance to the United States flag in accordance with 4 U.S.C. Section 4; and

(2) the pledge of allegiance to the state flag in accordance with Subchapter C, Chapter 3100, Government Code.

(b-1) The board of trustees of each school district and the governing board of each open-enrollment charter school shall require that the United States and Texas flags be prominently displayed in accordance with 4 U.S.C. Sections 5-10 and Chapter 3100, Government Code, in each campus classroom to which a student is assigned at the time the pledges of allegiance to those flags are recited. A district or school is not required to spend federal, state, or local district or school funds to acquire flags required under this subsection. A district or school may raise money or accept gifts, grants, and donations to acquire flags required under this subsection.

(c) On written request from a student's parent or guardian, a school district or open-enrollment charter school shall excuse the student from reciting a pledge of allegiance under Subsection (b).

(d) The board of trustees of each school district and the governing board of each open-enrollment charter school shall provide for the observance of one minute of silence at each campus following the recitation of the pledges of allegiance to the United States and Texas flags under Subsection (b). During the one-minute period, each student may, as the student chooses, reflect, pray, meditate, or engage in any other silent activity that is not likely to interfere with or distract another student. Each teacher or other school employee in charge of students during that period shall ensure that each of those students remains silent and does not act in a manner that is likely to interfere with or distract another student.
Tex. Government Code § 2175.004 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2175 / Section 2175.004
§ 2175.004. CIVIL AIR PATROL; VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENTS.
Status: in_force

For purposes of this chapter:

(1) the Civil Air Patrol, Texas Wing, is considered a state agency having the authority to acquire surplus or salvage property; and

(2) a volunteer fire department is considered a political subdivision.
Tex. Tax Code § 151.256 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 151 / Section 151.256
§ 151.256.
Status: in_force

Sec. 151.256. FAILURE TO PROVIDE SECURITY: LOSS OF PERMIT. If a person fails to provide security under this subchapter as provided by Section 151.251(b) of this code, the comptroller shall revoke or suspend the permit or retailer's registration of the person as provided by Section 151.203 of this code.
Tex. Utilities Code § 59.077 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 59 / Section 59.077
§ 59.077. PRIVATE NETWORK SERVICES RATES AND TARIFFS.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding the pricing flexibility authorized by this subtitle, an electing company's rates for private network services may not be increased before January 1, 2016.

(b) An electing company may not assess an entity described by Section 59.072(a) a tariffed special construction or installation charge unless the company and the entity agree on the assessment.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3992.0301 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3992 / Section 3992.0301
§ 3992.0301. 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. Water Code § 27.204 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 27 / Section 27.204
§ 27.204. TECHNICAL STANDARDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall adopt technical standards governing the approval of the use of a Class V injection well as a recharge injection well.

(b) The commission may not adopt or enforce groundwater quality protection standards for the quality of water injected into a recharge injection well that are more stringent than applicable federal standards.
Tex. Government Code § 2270.0201 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2270 / Section 2270.0201
§ 2270.0201. LISTED COMPANIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The comptroller shall prepare and maintain a list of all scrutinized companies. The list must be categorized according to:

(1) companies that are scrutinized companies under Section 2270.0001(9)(A);

(2) companies that are scrutinized companies under Section 2270.0001(9)(B);

(3) companies that are scrutinized companies under Section 2270.0001(9)(C); and

(4) companies that are scrutinized companies under Section 2270.0001(9)(D).

(b) In maintaining the list of scrutinized companies under Subsection (a), the comptroller may review and rely, as appropriate in the comptroller's judgment, on publicly available information regarding companies with business operations in Sudan, in Iran or another country of concern, or with designated foreign terrorist organizations, as applicable, including information provided by the state, nonprofit organizations, research firms, international organizations, and governmental entities.

(c) The comptroller shall update the list of scrutinized companies under Subsection (a) annually or more often as the comptroller considers necessary, but not more often than quarterly, based on information from, among other sources, those listed in Subsection (b).

(d) The comptroller shall:

(1) provide each list prepared or updated under this section to each investing entity; and

(2) post each list on the comptroller's Internet website.

(e) Not later than the 30th day after the date a list of scrutinized companies is provided, the comptroller shall file the list of scrutinized companies with the presiding officer of each house of the legislature and the attorney general.

(f) For purposes of the prohibitions and duties under this chapter, the date the comptroller posts on the comptroller's Internet website a list of scrutinized companies under this section is considered the date the comptroller receives notice of the list.
Tex. Local Government Code § 115.003 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 115 / Section 115.003
§ 115.003. EXAMINATION OF FUNDS HELD BY COUNTY TREASURER.
Status: in_force

(a) At least once each quarter, or more often if the county auditor desires, the auditor shall, without advance notice, fully examine the condition of, or shall inspect and count, the cash held by the county treasurer or held in a bank in which the treasurer has placed the cash for safekeeping.

(b) The auditor shall make sure that all balances to the credit of the various funds are actually on hand in cash and that none of the funds are invested in any manner except as authorized by law.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 242.252 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 242 / Section 242.252
§ 242.252. ELECTION OF ARBITRATION.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (d), an affected institution may elect binding arbitration of any dispute to which this subchapter applies. Arbitration under this subchapter is an alternative to a contested case hearing or to a judicial proceeding relating to the assessment of a civil penalty.

(b) An affected institution may elect arbitration under this subchapter by filing the election with the court in which the lawsuit is pending and sending notice of the election to the department and the office of the attorney general. The election must be filed not later than the 10th day after the date on which the answer is due or the date on which the answer is filed, whichever is sooner. If a civil penalty is requested after the initial filing of a Section 242.094 lawsuit through the filing of an amended or supplemental pleading, an affected institution must elect arbitration not later than the 10th day after the date on which the amended or supplemental pleading is served on the affected institution or its counsel.

(c) The department may elect arbitration under this subchapter by filing the election with the court in which the lawsuit is pending and by notifying the institution of the election not later than the date that the institution may elect arbitration under Subsection (b).

(d) Arbitration may not be used to resolve a dispute related to an affected institution that has had an award levied against it in the previous five years.

(e) If arbitration is not permitted under this subchapter or the election of arbitration is not timely filed:

(1) the court will dismiss the arbitration election and retain jurisdiction of the lawsuit; and

(2) the State Office of Administrative Hearings shall dismiss the arbitration and has no jurisdiction over the lawsuit.

(f) An election to engage in arbitration under this subchapter is irrevocable and binding on the institution and the department.
Tex. Local Government Code § 306.041 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 306 / Section 306.041
§ 306.041. SUITS; LEGAL SERVICES.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may sue and be sued in its own name.

(b) The board may request from the municipal attorney the legal services it requires. In addition or in the alternative, the board may employ and compensate its own counsel and legal staff.
Tex. Government Code § 508.046 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 508 / Section 508.046
§ 508.046. EXTRAORDINARY VOTE REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

To release on parole an inmate who was convicted of an offense under Section 20A.03, 21.02, 21.11(a)(1), or 22.021, Penal Code, or who is required under Section 508.145(c) to serve 35 calendar years before becoming eligible for release on parole, all members of the board must vote on the release on parole of the inmate, and at least two-thirds of the members must vote in favor of the release on parole. A member of the board may not vote on the release unless the member first receives a copy of a written report from the department on the probability that the inmate would commit an offense after being released on parole.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 443.152 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 443 / Section 443.152
§ 443.152. PROVISIONS RELATED TO TESTING.
Status: in_force

(a) A consumable hemp product that has a delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol concentration of more than 0.3 percent may not be sold at retail or otherwise introduced into commerce in this state.

(b) A person licensed under Chapter 122, Agriculture Code, shall provide to a license holder who is processing hemp harvested by the person or otherwise using that hemp to manufacture a consumable hemp product the results of a test conducted under that chapter, if available, as proof that the delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol concentration of the hemp does not exceed 0.3 percent, including for purposes of Section 443.151(b)(1).

(c) A license holder shall make available to a seller of a consumable hemp product processed or manufactured by the license holder the results of testing required by Section 443.151. The results may accompany a shipment to the seller or be made available to the seller electronically. If the results are not able to be made available, the seller may have the testing required under Section 443.151 performed on the product and shall make the results available to a consumer.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3951.152 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3951 / Section 3951.152
§ 3951.152. MONEY USED FOR IMPROVEMENTS OR SERVICES.
Status: in_force

The district may acquire, construct, finance, operate, or maintain any improvement or service authorized under this chapter or Chapter 375, Local Government Code, using any money available to the district.
Tex. Family Code § 33.0065 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 33 / Section 33.0065
§ 33.0065. RECORDS.
Status: in_force

The clerk of the court shall retain the records for each case before the court under this chapter in accordance with rules for civil cases and grant access to the records to the minor who is the subject of the proceeding.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 252.038 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 252 / Section 252.038
§ 252.038. FIRE SAFETY REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A facility shall comply with fire safety requirements established under this section.

(b) The executive commissioner by rule shall adopt the fire safety standards applicable to the facility. The fire safety standards must be the same as the fire safety standards established by an edition of the Life Safety Code of the National Fire Protection Association. If required by federal law or regulation, the edition selected may be different for facilities or portions of facilities operated or approved for construction at different times.

(c) A facility that is licensed under applicable law on September 1, 1997, must comply with the fire safety standards, including fire safety standards imposed by municipal ordinance, applicable to the facility on that date.

(d) The rules adopted under this section do not prevent a facility licensed under this chapter from voluntarily conforming to fire safety standards that are compatible with, equal to, or more stringent than those adopted by the executive commissioner.

(e) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, a municipality may enact additional and more stringent fire safety standards applicable to new construction begun on or after September 1, 1997.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 31.048 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 31 / Section 31.048
§ 31.048. FEE.
Status: in_force

(a) The fee for the issuance of a certificate of title or for the notation of a security interest, lien, or other encumbrance is $5 or an amount set by the commission, whichever amount is more, and is treated as fees collected under Section 31.026 of this code.

(b) If the fee is collected by a county tax assessor-collector, the tax assessor-collector shall retain 10 percent of the fee collected and send the remainder to the department. The amount retained by the tax assessor-collector shall be deposited to the credit of the officers salary fund of the county to be used for the sole purpose of paying the salaries of persons issuing vessel and outboard motor certificates of title.
Tex. Water Code § 58.728 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 58 / Section 58.728
§ 58.728. GOVERNING CONSOLIDATED DISTRICTS.
Status: in_force

(a) After two or more districts are consolidated, they become one district, except for the payment of debts created before consolidation, and are governed as one district.

(b) During a period of 90 days after the date of the election to approve consolidation, the officers of each district shall continue to act jointly as officers of the original districts to wind up the affairs of their respective districts.

(c) The consolidation agreement may provide that the officers of the original districts shall continue to act jointly as officers of the consolidated district until the next general election or name persons to serve as officers of the consolidated district until the next general election if all officers of the original districts agree to resign.

(d) New officers of the consolidated district must qualify as officers of the district within the period of 90 days after the election and shall assume their offices at the expiration of the 90-day period.

(e) The current board shall approve the bond of each new officer.
Tex. Insurance Code § 521.003 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 521 / Section 521.003
§ 521.003. NOTIFICATION OF COMPLAINT STATUS.
Status: in_force

If a written complaint is filed with the department, the department, at least quarterly and until final disposition of the complaint, shall notify each party to the complaint of the complaint's status unless the notice would jeopardize an undercover investigation.
Tex. Local Government Code § 41.0015 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 41 / Section 41.0015
§ 41.0015. NOTICE OF MUNICIPAL BOUNDARY CHANGE.
Status: in_force

(a) If an area is annexed to or disannexed from a municipality, the mayor or other presiding officer of the governing body of the municipality shall, within 30 days after the date of preclearance under Section 5, Federal Voting Rights Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 1973c), of the annexation or disannexation, send to the county clerk of each county in which the municipality is located a certified copy of documents showing the change in boundaries.

(b) The county shall promptly correct to reflect the change in municipal boundaries any official county map kept by the county that would be affected by the change.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3951.304 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3951 / Section 3951.304
§ 3951.304. TAXES FOR SERVICES, IMPROVEMENTS, AND FACILITIES IN DEFINED AREAS OR DESIGNATED PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

On voter approval and adoption of the order described by Section 3951.303, the district may apply separately, differently, equitably, and specifically its taxing power and lien authority to the defined area or designated property to provide money to construct, administer, maintain, and operate services, improvements, and facilities that primarily benefit the defined area or designated property.
Tex. Transportation Code § 223.007 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 223 / Section 223.007
§ 223.007. CONTRACTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall prescribe the form of the contract and may include any matter the commission considers advantageous to the state.

(b) Contract forms shall be uniform as near as possible.

(c) A contract must be:

(1) made in the name of the state;

(2) signed by the director or the director's designee;

(3) approved by at least two members of the commission or a designee under Section 2103.064(a), Government Code; and

(4) signed by the successful bidder.

(d) The commission may delegate its authority under Subsections (a) and (b) to the director, who may delegate the delegated authority to an employee of the department who holds the rank of division director or higher.
Tex. Government Code § 3100.051 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 3100 / Section 3100.051
§ 3100.051.
Status: in_force

Sec. 3100.051. DISPLAY: IN GENERAL. The state flag should be displayed:

(1) on each state or national holiday and on any special occasion of historical significance; and

(2) daily on or near the main administration building of each state institution.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 98.101 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 98 / Section 98.101
§ 98.101. RULEMAKING.
Status: in_force

(a) The executive commissioner may adopt rules for the department to implement this chapter.

(b) The executive commissioner may not adopt rules that conflict with or duplicate any federally mandated infection reporting program or requirement.