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Tex. Occupations Code § 651.505 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 651 / Section 651.505
§ 651.505. PROBATION.
Status: in_force

(a) If the commission places on probation a person whose license has been suspended, the commission may impose conditions on the probation that are reasonable and related to the violation for which the license was suspended. If the commission orders probation, the commission may require the license holder to:

(1) report regularly to the commission on matters that are the basis of the probation;

(2) limit practice to the areas prescribed by the commission; or

(3) continue or renew professional education until the license holder attains a degree of skill satisfactory to the commission in those areas that are the basis of the probation.

(b) The commission shall notify in writing a license holder placed on probation of the probation. The commission shall furnish the license holder with written probationary orders that detail the actions required by the commission of the license holder during the probation period.

(c) The commission shall develop and adopt a system to:

(1) monitor the actions of a license holder during the probation period; and

(2) determine whether the license holder has complied with the probationary orders.
Tex. Utilities Code § 161.069 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 161 / Section 161.069
§ 161.069. QUORUM OF MEMBERS.
Status: in_force

Unless otherwise provided by the articles of incorporation, a quorum for the transaction of business at a meeting of the members of an electric cooperative is a majority of the members present in person or represented by proxy. If voting by mail is provided for in the bylaws, members voting by mail are counted as present for purposes of determining whether a quorum is present.
Tex. Election Code § 62.005 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 62 / Section 62.005
§ 62.005. EXAMINING BALLOT BOXES.
Status: in_force

On the first day of voting at a polling place during early voting or on election day, an election officer shall open and examine the ballot boxes and remove any contents from the boxes.An election officer shall open and examine the ballot boxes and remove any contents from the boxes.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 14.052 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 14 / Section 14.052
§ 14.052. WAREHOUSE OPERATOR OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The obligations of a warehouse operator include the obligation to:

(1) deliver grain to a person holding a receipt for grain stored in the warehouse; and

(2) maintain the quantity and quality of all grain not owned by the warehouse operator, including open storage grain.

(b) Except as otherwise provided by this chapter or by department rule, the obligation of a warehouse operator to deliver grain to a person holding a receipt for grain stored in the public grain warehouse is controlled by Section 7.403, Business & Commerce Code.

(c) If a warehouse operator accepts for storage, shipping, handling, purchase, or sale any grain that is nonfungible or for which identity must be preserved, the warehouse operator shall safeguard the grain from intermingling with grain that would impair or destroy the identity-preserved or nonfungible nature of the grain. Nothing in this section requires the warehouse operator to accept grain that is nonfungible or that requires identity preservation.

(d) The warehouse operator remains liable for the quality and quantity of grain deposited at the warehouse and for any other obligations established under this chapter for any period during which the warehouse has been sealed or during any period of probation, suspension, or revocation imposed under this chapter or for grain abandoned by the warehouse operator unless:

(1) the warehouse operator makes a written request to the department for access to the warehouse;

(2) the request adequately describes why access is necessary to meet the warehouse operator's obligations under this chapter;

(3) the request adequately describes what type of access is necessary to meet the warehouse operator's obligations under this chapter;

(4) the request for access is reasonable;

(5) allowing access would not impair the department's ability to preserve evidence, warehouse operator records, or depositor grain assets; and

(6) the request is denied by the department or the department imposes unreasonable restrictions that prevent the operator from meeting the obligations described in the request.

(e) The department is entitled, on behalf of depositors, to recover from the warehouse operator's bond the cost of damages suffered by depositors as a result of sealing the warehouse or as a result of the warehouse operator abandoning the warehouse and the grain contained in the warehouse.
Tex. Estates Code § 201.056 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 201 / Section 201.056
§ 201.056. PERSONS NOT IN BEING.
Status: in_force

No right of inheritance accrues to any person unless the person is born before, or is in gestation at, the time of the intestate's death and survives for at least 120 hours. A person is:

(1) considered to be in gestation at the time of the intestate's death if insemination or implantation occurs at or before the time of the intestate's death; and

(2) presumed to be in gestation at the time of the intestate's death if the person is born before the 301st day after the date of the intestate's death.
Tex. Transportation Code § 1003.008 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 1003 / Section 1003.008
§ 1003.008. NEGOTIATED RULEMAKING AND ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION POLICY.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall develop and implement a policy to encourage the use of:

(1) negotiated rulemaking procedures under Chapter 2008, Government Code, for the adoption of department rules; and

(2) appropriate alternative dispute resolution procedures under Chapter 2009, Government Code, to assist in the resolution of internal and external disputes under the department's jurisdiction.

(b) The department's procedures relating to alternative dispute resolution must conform, to the extent possible, to any model guidelines issued by the State Office of Administrative Hearings for the use of alternative dispute resolution by state agencies.

(c) The department shall:

(1) coordinate the implementation of the policy developed under Subsection (a);

(2) provide training as needed to implement the procedures for negotiated rulemaking or alternative dispute resolution; and

(3) collect data concerning the effectiveness of those procedures.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 134.144 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 134 / Section 134.144
§ 134.144. RECLAMATION BY COMMISSION.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission is entitled to enter property adversely affected by past coal mining practices or other property necessary to have access to that property to do the things necessary or expedient to restore, reclaim, abate, control, or prevent the adverse effects if the commission:

(1) makes a finding of fact that:

(A) land or water resources have been adversely affected by past coal mining practices;

(B) the adverse effects are at a stage at which, in the public interest, action to restore, reclaim, abate, control, or prevent the adverse effects of past coal mining practices should be taken; and

(C) the owners of the land or water resources where entry must be made to restore, reclaim, abate, control, or prevent the adverse effects of past coal mining practices:

(i) are not known or readily available; or

(ii) will not permit this state or a political subdivision to enter the property to restore, reclaim, abate, control, or prevent the adverse effects of past coal mining practices; and

(2) gives notice by mail to the owners, if known, or, if not known, by posting notice on the premises and advertising once in a newspaper of general circulation in the county in which the land lies.

(b) The money expended for the work and the benefits accruing to the premises entered are chargeable against the land and mitigate or offset a claim for, or an action brought by an owner of an interest in the premises for, damages from the entry. This subsection does not create a new right of action or eliminate an existing immunity.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 171.105 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 171 / Section 171.105
§ 171.105. HEARING.
Status: in_force

(a) A physician who is the subject of a criminal or civil action for a violation of Section 171.102 may request a hearing before the Texas Medical Board on whether the physician's conduct was necessary to save the life of a mother whose life was endangered by a physical disorder, physical illness, or physical injury, including a life-endangering physical condition caused by or arising from the pregnancy.

(b) The board's findings under Subsection (a) are admissible in any court proceeding against the physician arising from that conduct. On the physician's motion, the court shall delay the beginning of a criminal or civil trial for not more than 60 days for the hearing to be held under Subsection (a).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8225.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8225 / Section 8225.052
§ 8225.052. ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

(a) Under Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, the district may finance, construct, or acquire a road project as provided by this section.

(b) The district shall employ or contract with a licensed engineer to certify whether a proposed road project meets the criteria for a thoroughfare, arterial, or collector road of:

(1) a county in whose jurisdiction the proposed road project is located; or

(2) a municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the proposed road project is located.

(c) The district may finance, construct, or acquire a road that has been certified by the licensed engineer as a thoroughfare, arterial, or collector road, or any improvements in aid of the road.

(d) A road project must meet all applicable standards, regulations, ordinances, or orders of:

(1) each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the road project is located; and

(2) each county in which the road project is located if the road project is not located in the corporate limits of a municipality.

(e) The district may, with the consent of the municipality or county, convey a completed road project to:

(1) a municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the road project is located; or

(2) a county in which the road project is located.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 577.015 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 577 / Section 577.015
§ 577.015. SUBPOENAS.
Status: in_force

(a) The department or its agent, in conducting an investigation or other proceeding under this chapter, may issue subpoenas to compel the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of documents or records anywhere in this state that are related to the matter under inquiry.

(b) If a person refuses to obey a subpoena, the department may apply to the district court of Travis County for an order requiring obedience to the subpoena.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1066.251 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1066 / Section 1066.251
§ 1066.251. IMPOSITION OF AD VALOREM TAX.
Status: in_force

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

(b) The tax may be used to pay:

(1) indebtedness issued or assumed by the district; and

(2) the maintenance and operating expenses of the district.

(c) The district may not impose a tax to pay the principal of or interest on revenue bonds issued under this chapter.
Tex. Tax Code § 311.0093 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 311 / Section 311.0093
§ 311.0093. BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETINGS BY TELECOMMUNICATION DEVICE.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding Chapter 551, Government Code, or any other law, if the chair or vice chair of the board of directors of a reinvestment zone is physically present at a meeting of the board, any number of the other members of the board may attend the meeting by use of telephone conference call, video conference call, or other similar telecommunication device. A member of the board who attends a meeting via a telecommunication device is considered present for purposes of constituting a quorum, voting, and any other form of participation in the board meeting. This subsection applies regardless of the subject of the meeting or topics considered at the meeting.

(b) If the board holds a meeting using a telecommunication device in the manner provided by Subsection (a):

(1) the meeting is subject to the notice requirements for other meetings;

(2) the board must specify in the notice the location of the meeting at which the chair or vice chair will be physically present;

(3) the board must make the meeting open and audible to the public at the location specified under Subdivision (2); and

(4) the board must provide two-way audio communication between board members attending the meeting and, if the two-way audio communication link with a member is disrupted, stop the meeting until the link is reestablished.
Tex. Government Code § 475.0054 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 475 / Section 475.0054
§ 475.0054. PREREQUISITE FOR EXECUTION OF GAMES SUPPORT CONTRACT.
Status: in_force

The office may agree to execute a games support contract only if:

(1) the office determines that:

(A) this state's assurances and obligations under the contract are reasonable; and

(B) any financial commitment of this state will be satisfied exclusively by recourse to the Pan American Games trust fund or the Olympic Games trust fund, as applicable; and

(2) the endorsing municipality or endorsing county has executed an agreement with a site selection organization that contains substantially similar terms.
Tex. Government Code § 3002.002 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 3002 / Section 3002.002
§ 3002.002. CONSTRUCTION OF CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This chapter may not be construed to prevent a litigant from asserting the invalidity or unconstitutionality of a provision or application of this chapter as a defense to liability in an action, claim, or counterclaim brought under this chapter.
Tex. Water Code § 30.056 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 30 / Section 30.056
§ 30.056. ATTORNEY GENERAL'S EXAMINATION.
Status: in_force

(a) After issuance of the bonds is authorized, the bonds and the record relating to their issuance may be submitted to the attorney general for examination.

(b) When the bonds recite that they are secured by a pledge of the proceeds from a contract between the district and a public agency, a copy of the contract and the proceedings of the public agency authorizing the contract may also be submitted to the attorney general.

(c) If the attorney general finds that the bonds are authorized and that the contract is made in accordance with the constitution and laws of this state, he shall approve the bonds and the contract.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3903.131 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3903 / Section 3903.131
§ 3903.131. IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS AND SERVICES.
Status: in_force

The district may provide, design, construct, acquire, improve, relocate, operate, maintain, or finance an improvement project or service using money available to the district, or contract with a governmental or private entity to provide, design, construct, acquire, improve, relocate, operate, maintain, or finance an improvement project or service authorized under this chapter or Chapter 375, Local Government Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1040.054 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1040 / Section 1040.054
§ 1040.054. OFFICERS.
Status: in_force

The board shall elect from among its members a president, a vice president, and a secretary.
Tex. Tax Code § 323.301 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 323 / Section 323.301
§ 323.301. COMPTROLLER TO COLLECT AND ADMINISTER TAXES.
Status: in_force

The comptroller shall administer, collect, and enforce any tax imposed by a county under this chapter. The tax imposed under this chapter and the tax imposed under Chapter 151 shall be collected together, if both taxes are imposed.
Tex. Local Government Code § 87.031 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 87 / Section 87.031
§ 87.031. IMMEDIATE REMOVAL.
Status: in_force

(a) The conviction of a county officer by a petit jury for any felony or for a misdemeanor involving official misconduct operates as an immediate removal from office of that officer.

(b) The court rendering judgment in such a case shall include an order removing the officer in the judgment.

(c) For purposes of Subsection (a), "a misdemeanor involving official misconduct" includes a misdemeanor under Section 39.07, Penal Code.
Tex. Occupations Code § 262.102 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 262 / Section 262.102
§ 262.102. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY OF BOARD.
Status: repealed

(a) The board shall adopt and enforce rules that are necessary and advisable to carry out the purposes of and to enforce this chapter, including rules relating to professional conduct for dental hygienists.

(b) As necessary to protect public health and safety, the board may adopt and enforce a rule to establish the number of dental hygienists a dentist may employ.

(c) Repealed by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 295 (S.B. 313), Sec. 48(4), eff. September 1, 2017.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8358.202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8358 / Section 8358.202
§ 8358.202. TAXES FOR BONDS.
Status: in_force

At the time the district issues bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, the board shall provide for the annual imposition of a continuing direct ad valorem tax, without limit as to rate or amount, while all or part of the bonds are outstanding as required and in the manner provided by Sections 54.601 and 54.602, Water Code.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2210.652 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2210 / Section 2210.652
§ 2210.652. COMPOSITION OF BOARD.
Status: in_force

The windstorm insurance legislative oversight board is composed of eight members as follows:

(1) four members of the senate appointed by the lieutenant governor, including the chairperson of the Senate Business and Commerce Committee, who shall serve as co-chairperson of the board; and

(2) four members of the house of representatives appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8116.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8116 / Section 8116.102
§ 8116.102. COMPLIANCE WITH MUNICIPAL CONSENT ORDINANCES OR RESOLUTIONS.
Status: in_force

Subject to the limitations of Section 54.016, Water Code, the district shall comply with all applicable requirements of any ordinance or resolution adopted by a municipality in the corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction of which the district is located, including an ordinance or resolution adopted before September 1, 2005, that consents to the creation of the district or to the inclusion of lands within the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1088.053 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1088 / Section 1088.053
§ 1088.053. QUALIFICATIONS FOR OFFICE.
Status: in_force

(a) A person may not be elected or appointed as a director unless the person is:

(1) a resident of the district; and

(2) a qualified voter.

(b) A director elected from a commissioners precinct is not required to be a resident of that commissioners precinct.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7907.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7907 / Section 7907.052
§ 7907.052. TEMPORARY DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) On or after September 1, 2015, the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district may submit a petition to the commission requesting that the commission appoint as temporary directors the five persons named in the petition. The commission shall appoint as temporary directors the five persons named in the petition.

(b) Temporary directors serve until the earlier of:

(1) the date permanent directors are elected under Section 7907.003; or

(2) September 1, 2019.

(c) If permanent directors have not been elected under Section 7907.003 and the terms of the temporary directors have expired, successor temporary directors shall be appointed or reappointed as provided by Subsection (d) to serve terms that expire on the earlier of:

(1) the date permanent directors are elected under Section 7907.003; or

(2) the fourth anniversary of the date of the appointment or reappointment.

(d) If Subsection (c) applies, the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district may submit a petition to the commission requesting that the commission appoint as successor temporary directors the five persons named in the petition. The commission shall appoint as successor temporary directors the five persons named in the petition.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 32.057 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 32 / Section 32.057
§ 32.057. TRANSFER OF PERMIT.
Status: in_force

(a) A permit holder may in writing transfer the permit to a new owner of the floating cabin.

(b) Not later than the 60th day after the date of transfer, the new permit holder shall provide to the department:

(1) the name, mailing address, and telephone number of the new permit holder;

(2) any other information the department reasonably requires; and

(3) a $300 transfer fee.

(c) In the event that the permit holder consists of more than one person, the withdrawal of persons from ownership shall not, on renewal, be considered a transfer to the remaining owner or owners for purpose of payment of the transfer fee.

(d) The new permit holder must sign the information provided to the department under Subsection (b) under penalty of perjury.
Tex. Family Code § 161.2021 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 161 / Section 161.2021
§ 161.2021. MEDICAL HISTORY REPORT.
Status: in_force

(a) In a termination suit, the court shall order each parent before the court to provide information regarding the medical history of the parent and the parent's ancestors.

(b) A parent may comply with the court's order under this section by completing the medical history report form adopted by the Department of Family and Protective Services under Section 161.1031.

(c) If the Department of Family and Protective Services is a party to the termination suit, the information provided under this section must be maintained in the department records relating to the child and made available to persons with whom the child is placed.
Tex. Government Code § 489.305 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 489 / Section 489.305
§ 489.305. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

The executive director of the office shall adopt rules relating to the implementation of the program and any other rules necessary to accomplish the purposes of this subchapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7946A.0102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7946A / Section 7946A.0102
§ 7946A.0102. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a municipal utility district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7931A.0106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7931A / Section 7931A.0106
§ 7931A.0106. INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is initially composed of the territory described by Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter.

(b) The boundaries and field notes contained in Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter form a closure. A mistake made 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 bond for the purposes for which the district is created or to pay the principal of and interest on a bond;

(3) right to impose a tax; or

(4) legality or operation.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 56B.508 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 56B / Section 56B.508
§ 56B.508. DECISION BY COURT.
Status: in_force

(a) If the court sustains the finding that a violation occurred, the court may order the person to pay the full or a reduced administrative penalty.

(b) If the court does not sustain the finding that a violation occurred, the court shall order that a penalty is not owed.