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Tex. Government Code § 441.094 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 441 / Section 441.094
§ 441.094. RECORDS SCHEDULE AND IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.
Status: repealed

(a) Repealed by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1248, Sec. 85(3), eff. Sept. 1, 1989.

(b) A records schedule must:

(1) contain a list by record title of the county records to be scheduled; and

(2) prescribe a minimum retention period for each record that is at least as long as that prescribed by law or the county records manual or state that a retention period for the record will be assigned later.

(c) A records schedule may:

(1) contain a list of all of the county records kept by the custodian or a list of only those records to be scheduled; and

(2) contain a list of material that is excluded from the definition of county record by Section 441.091 and that is kept by the custodian, with retention periods assigned by the custodian.

(d) A custodian may amend a records schedule or implementation plan.

(e) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., Ch. 533, (H.B. 1962), Sec. 20(a)(1), eff. September 1, 2019.
Tex. Finance Code § 341.001 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 341 / Section 341.001
§ 341.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subtitle:

(1) "Authorized lender" means a person who holds a license issued under Chapter 342, a bank, or a savings association.

(2) "Bank" means a person:

(A) organized as a state bank under Subtitle A, Title 3, or under similar laws of another state if the deposits of a bank from another state are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; or

(B) organized as a national bank under 12 U.S.C. Section 21 et seq., as subsequently amended.

(3) "Cash advance" means the total of the amount of cash or its equivalent that the borrower receives and the amount that is paid at the borrower's direction or request, on the borrower's behalf, or for the borrower's benefit.

(4) "Commissioner" means the consumer credit commissioner.

(5) "Credit union" means a person:

(A) doing business under Subtitle D, Title 3; or

(B) organized under the Federal Credit Union Act (12 U.S.C. Section 1751 et seq.), as subsequently amended.

(6) "Deferred presentment transaction" means a transaction in which:

(A) a cash advance in whole or part is made in exchange for a personal check or authorization to debit a deposit account;

(B) the amount of the check or authorized debit equals the amount of the advance plus a fee; and

(C) the person making the advance agrees that the check will not be cashed or deposited or the authorized debit will not be made until a designated future date.

(7) "Finance commission" means the Finance Commission of Texas or a subcommittee created by rule of the Finance Commission of Texas.

(8) "Interest" has the meaning assigned by Section 301.002.

(9) "Loan" has the meaning assigned by Section 301.002 and includes a sale-leaseback transaction and a deferred presentment transaction.

(10) "Sale-leaseback transaction" means a transaction in which a person sells personal property used primarily for personal, family, or household use and the buyer of the property agrees to lease the property back to the seller. In a sale-leaseback transaction:

(A) the buyer is a creditor and the seller is an obligor;

(B) an agreement to defer payment of a debt and an obligation to pay the debt are established; and

(C) any amount received by the buyer in excess of the price paid for the property by the buyer is interest subject to this subtitle.

(11) "Savings association" means a person:

(A) organized as a state savings and loan association or savings bank under Subtitle B or C, Title 3, or under similar laws of another state if the deposits of the savings association from another state are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; or

(B) organized as a federal savings and loan association or savings bank under the Home Owners' Loan Act (12 U.S.C. Section 1461 et seq.), as subsequently amended.
Tex. Education Code § 56.142 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 56 / Section 56.142
§ 56.142. ESTABLISHMENT; ADMINISTRATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall establish and administer a conditional grant program under this subchapter to provide financial assistance to eligible students who agree to work for the department in an eligible profession for the two academic years immediately following the date of the student's receipt of an eligible degree.

(b) The department shall adopt and distribute to the governing board of each institution copies of all rules adopted under this subchapter.
Tex. Transportation Code § 524.032 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 524 / Section 524.032
§ 524.032. HEARING DATE; RESCHEDULING.
Status: in_force

(a) A hearing requested under this subchapter shall be held not earlier than the 11th day after the date on which the person requesting the hearing is notified of the hearing unless the parties agree to waive this requirement. The hearing shall be held before the effective date of the suspension.

(b) A hearing shall be rescheduled if, before the fifth day before the date scheduled for the hearing, a request for a continuance from the person who requested the hearing is received by the State Office of Administrative Hearings. Unless both parties agree otherwise, the hearing shall be rescheduled for a date not earlier than the fifth day after the date the request for continuance is received.

(c) A person who requests a hearing under this chapter may obtain only one continuance under this section unless the person shows that a medical condition prevents the person from attending the rescheduled hearing, in which event one additional continuance may be granted for a period not to exceed 10 days.

(d) A request for a hearing stays suspension of a person's driver's license until the date of the final decision of the administrative law judge.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 81.504 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 81 / Section 81.504
§ 81.504. EFFECT ON EXISTING AREAS.
Status: in_force

Inclusion of a state or local park, preserve, wildlife refuge, or other area within the system established under this subchapter does not cancel, supersede, or interfere with any other law or provision of an instrument relating to the use, management, or development of the area for other purposes except that any agency administering an area within the system is responsible for preserving the natural character of the area under the policies of the commission.
Tex. Government Code § 24.274 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 24 / Section 24.274
§ 24.274.
Status: in_force

Sec. 24.274. 186TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BEXAR COUNTY). (a) The 186th Judicial District is composed of Bexar County.

(b) Section 24.139, relating to the 37th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 186th District Court.
Tex. Transportation Code § 222.032 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 222 / Section 222.032
§ 222.032. USE OF FEDERAL AID FOR TOLL BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may:

(1) cooperate with the United States Secretary of Transportation in the construction of a toll bridge under 23 U.S.C. Section 129;

(2) spend state highway funds for the purpose described in Subdivision (1);

(3) impose tolls in accordance with 23 U.S.C. Section 129; and

(4) take other necessary or proper action to give effect to the purpose and intent of this section.

(b) The department shall impose tolls in accordance with this section with the goal that the tolls be eliminated, as contemplated or required by 23 U.S.C. Section 129.
Tex. Government Code § 419.024 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 419 / Section 419.024
§ 419.024. LOCAL GOVERNMENT POWERS.
Status: in_force

Except as expressly provided by this chapter, this subchapter does not limit the powers, rights, duties, or responsibilities of a local government and does not affect Chapter 143, Local Government Code.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 622.205 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 622 / Section 622.205
§ 622.205. NO PRIVATE RIGHT OF ACTION.
Status: in_force

This chapter does not create a private right of action.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 166.160 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 166 / Section 166.160
§ 166.160. LIMITATION ON LIABILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) An agent is not subject to criminal or civil liability for a health care decision if the decision is made in good faith under the terms of the medical power of attorney and the provisions of this subchapter.

(b) An attending physician, health or residential care provider, or a person acting as an agent for or under the physician's or provider's control is not subject to criminal or civil liability and has not engaged in unprofessional conduct for an act or omission if the act or omission:

(1) is done in good faith under the terms of the medical power of attorney, the directives of the agent, and the provisions of this subchapter; and

(2) does not constitute a failure to exercise reasonable care in the provision of health care services.

(c) The standard of care that the attending physician, health or residential care provider, or person acting as an agent for or under the physician's or provider's control shall exercise under Subsection (b) is that degree of care that an attending physician, health or residential care provider, or person acting as an agent for or under the physician's or provider's control, as applicable, of ordinary prudence and skill would have exercised under the same or similar circumstances in the same or similar community.

(d) An attending physician, health or residential care provider, or person acting as an agent for or under the physician's or provider's control has not engaged in unprofessional conduct for:

(1) failure to act as required by the directive of an agent or a medical power of attorney if the physician, provider, or person was not provided with a copy of the medical power of attorney or had no knowledge of a directive; or

(2) acting as required by an agent's directive if the medical power of attorney has expired or been revoked but the physician, provider, or person does not have knowledge of the expiration or revocation.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8126.153 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8126 / Section 8126.153
§ 8126.153. TAX FOR CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

The district may impose a tax to pay for the district's contractual obligations under Section 8126.103.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3804.153 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3804 / Section 3804.153
§ 3804.153. BOARD VOTE REQUIRED TO IMPOSE TAXES, ASSESSMENTS, OR IMPACT FEES.
Status: in_force

The imposition of a tax, assessment, or impact fee requires a vote of a majority of the directors serving.
Tex. Water Code § 63.162 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 63 / Section 63.162
§ 63.162. DISTRICT ORDER FOR IMPROVEMENTS.
Status: in_force

If the commission considers it in the best interest for the district to exercise the powers granted by Section 63.153 of this code or if the commission finds that additional improvements to those originally planned or constructed are necessary for navigation of or in aid of navigation of any river, creek, stream, bay, canal, or waterway, the commission shall make this finding in an order entered in the minutes and shall direct the engineer to make an estimate showing the character and cost of the improvements.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8419.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8419 / Section 8419.052
§ 8419.052. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties provided by the general law of this state, including Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, applicable to municipal utility districts created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 93.007 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 93 / Section 93.007
§ 93.007. RESTRICTIONS ON COUNCIL APPOINTMENT, MEMBERSHIP, OR EMPLOYMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) A person is not eligible to serve as a public member if the person or the person's spouse:

(1) is employed by or participates in the management of a business entity or other organization receiving funds at the council's direction;

(2) owns or controls directly or indirectly more than a 10 percent interest in a business entity or other organization receiving funds at the council's direction; or

(3) uses or receives a substantial amount of tangible goods, services, or funds from the department at the council's direction, other than compensation or reimbursement authorized by law for council membership, attendance, or expenses.

(b) A person who is required to register as a lobbyist under Chapter 305, Government Code, may not serve as a member of the council or act as the general counsel of the council.

(c) An officer, employee, or paid consultant of a trade association in the field of health care may not be a member or employee of the council. A person who is the spouse of an officer, employee, or paid consultant of a trade association in the field of health care may not be a member of the council and may not be an employee, including an employee exempt from the state's position classification plan, who is compensated at or above the amount prescribed by the General Appropriations Act for step 1, salary group A17, of the position classification salary schedule.

(d) For purposes of Subsection (c), a trade association is a nonprofit, cooperative, and voluntary 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 interests.
Tex. Education Code § 61.0572 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 61 / Section 61.0572
§ 61.0572. CONSTRUCTION FUNDS AND DEVELOPMENT OF PHYSICAL PLANTS.
Status: in_force

(a) To assure efficient use of construction funds and the orderly development of physical plants to accommodate projected college student enrollments, the board shall carry out the duties prescribed by this section and Section 61.058 of this code.

(b) The board shall:

(1) determine formulas for space utilization in all educational and general buildings and facilities at institutions of higher education;

(2) devise and promulgate methods to assure maximum daily and year-round use of educational and general buildings and facilities, including but not limited to maximum scheduling of day and night classes and maximum summer school enrollment;

(3) consider plans for selective standards of admission when institutions of higher education approach capacity enrollment;

(4) require, and assist the public technical institutes, public senior colleges and universities, medical and dental units, and other agencies of higher education in developing long-range campus master plans for campus development;

(5) by rule adopt standards to guide the board's review of new construction and the repair and rehabilitation of all buildings and facilities regardless of proposed use; and

(6) ascertain that the board's standards and specifications for new construction, repair, and rehabilitation of all buildings and facilities are in accordance with Chapter 469, Government Code.

(c) The board in consultation with institutions of higher education shall develop space standards for new construction or other capital improvement projects at public senior colleges and universities and medical and dental units that address the differences in space requirements in teaching, research, and public service activities for those institutions. The standards developed under this subsection shall not be used to determine space needs for those projects related to clinical care facilities.

(d) The board may review purchases of improved real property added to an institution's educational and general buildings and facilities inventory to determine whether the property meets the standards adopted by the board for cost, efficiency, space need, and space use, but the purchase of the improved real property is not contingent on board review. Standards must be adopted by the board using the negotiated rulemaking procedures under Chapter 2008, Government Code. If the property does not meet those standards, the board shall notify the governor, the lieutenant governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, the governing board of the applicable institution, and the Legislative Budget Board. This subsection does not impair the board's authority to collect data relating to the improved real property that is added each year to the educational and general buildings and facilities inventory of institutions of higher education.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 45A.006 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 45A / Section 45A.006
§ 45A.006. GENERAL DUTIES OF MUNICIPAL ATTORNEYS.
Status: in_force

The primary duty of a municipal attorney is not to convict, but to see that justice is done.
Tex. Government Code § 2306.909 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2306 / Section 2306.909
§ 2306.909. GIFTS AND GRANTS.
Status: in_force

The council may accept gifts and grants from a public or private source for use in carrying out the council's duties under this subchapter.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 574.013 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 574 / Section 574.013
§ 574.013. LIBERTY PENDING HEARING.
Status: in_force

The proposed patient is entitled to remain at liberty pending the hearing on the application unless the person is detained under an appropriate provision of this subtitle.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 4017.0201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 4017 / Section 4017.0201
§ 4017.0201. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.
Status: in_force

The district is governed by a board of five directors who serve staggered terms of four years, with two or three directors' terms expiring June 1 of each odd-numbered year.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 32.035 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 32 / Section 32.035
§ 32.035. APPEALS.
Status: in_force

The provisions of Section 31.034 governing the right of appeal of an applicant for or recipient of financial assistance authorized under Chapter 31 also apply to applicants for medical assistance authorized in this chapter.
Tex. Local Government Code § 253.014 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 253 / Section 253.014
§ 253.014. BROKER AGREEMENTS AND FEES FOR SALE OF REAL PROPERTY BY HOME-RULE MUNICIPALITY.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "broker" means a person licensed as a broker under Chapter 1101, Occupations Code.

(b) The governing body of a home-rule municipality may contract with a broker to sell a tract of real property that the municipality:

(1) owns; or

(2) holds in trust and has the authority to sell.

(c) The governing body may pay a fee if a broker produces a ready, willing, and able buyer to purchase a tract of real property.

(d) If a contract is made under Subsection (b) with a broker to list the tract of real property for sale for at least 30 days with a multiple-listing service, the governing body on or after the 30th day after the date the property is listed may sell the tract of real property to a ready, willing, and able buyer who is produced by any broker using the multiple-listing service and who submits the highest cash offer.

(e) The governing body may sell a tract of real property under this section without complying with the public auction requirements prescribed by Section 253.008 or other law or the notice and bidding requirements prescribed by Section 272.001 or other law.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1071.053 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1071 / Section 1071.053
§ 1071.053. BALLOT APPLICATION.
Status: in_force

A person who wants to have the person's name printed on the ballot as a candidate for director must file with the board secretary an application in accordance with Chapter 144, Election Code.
Tex. Government Code § 1510.001 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1510 / Section 1510.001
§ 1510.001. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this chapter, "state highway system" means the highways in this state included in the plan providing for a system of state highways prepared under Section 201.103, Transportation Code.
Tex. Education Code § 29.456 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 29 / Section 29.456
§ 29.456. FAILURE OF SCHOOL DISTRICT AND CENTER TO AGREE.
Status: in_force

(a) If a school district in which alleged offender residents are enrolled in school and the forensic state supported living center fail to agree on the services required for residents or responsibility for those services, the district or center may refer the issue in disagreement to the commissioner of education and the commissioner of the Department of Aging and Disability Services.

(b) If the commissioner of education and the executive commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission are unable to bring the school district and forensic state supported living center to agreement, the commissioners shall jointly submit a written request to the attorney general to appoint a neutral third party knowledgeable in special education and intellectual and developmental disability issues to resolve each issue on which the district and the center disagree. The decision of the neutral third party is final and may not be appealed. The district and the center shall implement the decision of the neutral third party. The commissioner of education or the executive commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission shall ensure that the district and the center implement the decision of the neutral third party.
Tex. Insurance Code § 463.264 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 463 / Section 463.264
§ 463.264. REINSURANCE.
Status: in_force

(a) The association may elect to succeed to the rights of an insolvent insurer under a contract of reinsurance to which the insolvent insurer is a party to the extent:

(1) of the contractual obligations of the covered policies for which the association may become obligated; and

(2) that the reinsurance contract provides coverage for losses occurring after the association is obligated to provide coverage.

(b) As a condition to making an election under Subsection (a), the association shall pay all unpaid premiums due under the reinsurance contract to which Subsection (a) refers for coverage relating to a period before and after the date the association is obligated to provide coverage.
Tex. Education Code § 48.260 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 48 / Section 48.260
§ 48.260. ADJUSTMENT FOR PROPERTY VALUE AFFECTED BY STATE OF DISASTER.
Status: in_force

(a) For purposes of Chapters 46 and 49 and this chapter, the commissioner shall adjust the taxable value of property of a school district all or part of which is located in an area declared a disaster area by the governor under Chapter 418, Government Code, as necessary to ensure that the district receives funding based as soon as possible on property values as affected by the disaster.

(b) The commissioner may fund adjustments under this section using funds specifically appropriated for the purpose or other funds available to the commissioner for that purpose.

(c) A decision of the commissioner under this section is final and may not be appealed.
Tex. Finance Code § 122.201 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 122 / Section 122.201
§ 122.201. CONVERSION OF STATE CREDIT UNION TO FEDERAL CREDIT UNION.
Status: in_force

(a) A credit union organized under the laws of this state may convert to a credit union under the laws of the United States:

(1) on an affirmative vote by a majority of the members voting at a meeting called for that purpose; and

(2) by complying with any rule adopted by the commission to facilitate the conversion.

(b) On the issuance of a charter by the National Credit Union Administration, the credit union:

(1) ceases to be a credit union incorporated under this subtitle; and

(2) is no longer subject to the supervision and regulation of the commissioner and department.

(c) The converted credit union shall file with the commissioner a copy of the charter issued to the credit union by the National Credit Union Administration. Failure to file the required copy of the charter does not affect the validity of the conversion.