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Tex. Health and Safety Code § 85.111 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 85 / Section 85.111
§ 85.111. EDUCATION OF STATE EMPLOYEES.
Status: in_force

(a) Each state agency annually shall provide to each state employee educational information about:

(1) methods of transmission and prevention of HIV infection;

(2) state laws relating to the transmission of HIV infection; and

(3) conduct that may result in the transmission of HIV infection.

(b) The educational information shall be provided to a newly hired state employee on the first day of employment.

(c) The educational information shall be based on the model developed by the department and shall include the workplace guidelines adopted by the state agency.

(d) The department shall prepare and distribute to each state agency a model informational pamphlet that can be reproduced by each state agency to meet the requirements of this section.
Tex. Government Code § 825.501 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 825 / Section 825.501
§ 825.501. STATEMENT OF AMOUNT IN INDIVIDUAL ACCOUNTS.
Status: in_force

(a) No later than December 1 of each year, the board of trustees shall furnish to each member a statement of the amount credited to the member's individual account as of August 31 of the preceding fiscal year.

(b) In addition to the statement required by Subsection (a) of this section, the board of trustees shall furnish, on written request, to a member of the retirement system a statement of the amount credited to the member's individual account. The board is not required to furnish more than four of these statements to each member a calendar year.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 11010.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 11010 / Section 11010.105
§ 11010.105. SPONSOR CONVEYANCES AND ACQUISITIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "utility system" has the meaning assigned by Section 1502.001, Government Code.

(b) A sponsor may convey a utility system facility or asset or the sponsor's interest in a utility system facility or asset to the authority without holding an election to approve the conveyance.

(c) A sponsor is exempt from the provisions of Chapter 1502, Government Code, regarding the conveyance, sale, or acquisition of a utility system, or any related works, improvements, facilities, plants, equipment, or appliances.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7982A.0402 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7982A / Section 7982A.0402
§ 7982A.0402. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) If authorized at an election held under Section 7982A.0401, the district may impose an operation and maintenance tax on taxable property in the district in accordance with Section 49.107, Water Code.

(b) The board shall determine the tax rate. The rate may not exceed the rate approved at the election.
Tex. Occupations Code § 560.053 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 560 / Section 560.053
§ 560.053. ESTABLISHMENT OF ADDITIONAL PHARMACY CLASSIFICATIONS.
Status: in_force

The board by rule may establish classifications of pharmacy licenses in addition to the classifications under Section 560.051 if the board determines that:

(1) the practice setting will provide pharmaceutical care services to the public;

(2) the existing classifications of pharmacy licenses are not appropriate for that practice setting; and

(3) establishment of a new classification of pharmacy license is necessary to protect the public health, safety, and welfare.
Tex. Transportation Code § 67.036 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 67 / Section 67.036
§ 67.036. CONSIDERATION OF APPLICATION.
Status: in_force

As part of its consideration of applications for licenses and certificates, the board may examine and decide on the qualifications of an applicant for the position of branch pilot or deputy branch pilot.
Tex. Transportation Code § 286.041 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 286 / Section 286.041
§ 286.041. APPLICABILITY.
Status: in_force

This subchapter applies only to Live Oak County.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7977A.0104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7977A / Section 7977A.0104
§ 7977A.0104. CONSENT OF MUNICIPALITY REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors may not hold an election under Section 7977A.0103 until each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located has consented by ordinance or resolution to the creation of the district and to the inclusion of land in the district as required by applicable law.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3811.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3811 / Section 3811.103
§ 3811.103. CONTRACTS; GRANTS; DONATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) To protect the public interest, the district may contract with Harris County or the City of Houston for the county or city to provide law enforcement services in the district for a fee.

(b) Harris County, the City of Houston, or another political subdivision of this state, without further authorization, may contract with the district to implement a project of the district or assist the district in providing a service authorized under this chapter. A contract under this subsection may:

(1) be for a period on which the parties agree;

(2) include terms on which the parties agree;

(3) be payable from taxes or any other source of revenue that may be available for that project or service; or

(4) provide terms under which taxes or other revenue collected at a district project or from a person using or purchasing a commodity or service at a district project may be paid or rebated to the district.

(c) The district may enter into a contract, lease, or other agreement with or make or accept a grant or loan to or from, or accept a donation from, any person, including:

(1) the United States;

(2) this state or a state agency;

(3) any political subdivision of this state; or

(4) a public or private corporation, including a nonprofit corporation created by the board under this subchapter.

(d) The district may perform all acts necessary for the full exercise of the powers vested in the district on terms and for the period the board determines advisable.

(e) The implementation of a project is a governmental function or service for the purposes of Chapter 791, Government Code.
Tex. Local Government Code § 331.010 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 331 / Section 331.010
§ 331.010. COOPERATION OF STATE AGENCIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The Parks and Wildlife Department may cooperate with a municipality or county in the acquisition and establishment of parks and playgrounds, and may adopt rules for the acquisition, establishment, and operation of the parks and playgrounds with the municipality or county as the department and the municipality or county consider advisable.

(b) The governor and the Texas Board of Criminal Justice may permit the use of state inmates and defendants confined in state jail felony facilities for the improvement and maintenance of parks acquired under this chapter under agreements made by the Parks and Wildlife Department and the municipality or county.
Tex. Labor Code § 51.0364 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 51 / Section 51.0364
§ 51.0364. FINALITY OF COMMISSION ORDER.
Status: in_force

An order of the commission becomes final 14 days after the date the order is mailed unless before that date:

(1) the commission by order reopens the appeal; or

(2) a party to the appeal files a written motion for rehearing.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 64.05 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 64 / Section 64.05
§ 64.05. APPEALS.
Status: in_force

An appeal under this chapter is to a court of appeals in the same manner as an appeal of any other criminal matter, except that if the convicted person was convicted in a capital case and was sentenced to death, the appeal is a direct appeal to the court of criminal appeals.
Tex. Transportation Code § 502.451 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 502 / Section 502.451
§ 502.451. EXEMPT VEHICLES.
Status: in_force

(a) Before license plates are issued or delivered to the owner of a vehicle that is exempt by law from payment of registration fees, the department must approve the application for registration. The department may not approve an application if there is the appearance that:

(1) the vehicle was transferred to the owner or purported owner:

(A) for the sole purpose of evading the payment of registration fees; or

(B) in bad faith; or

(2) the vehicle is not being used in accordance with the exemption requirements.

(b) The department shall revoke the registration of a vehicle issued license plates under this section and may recall the plates if the vehicle is no longer:

(1) owned and operated by the person whose ownership of the vehicle qualified the vehicle for the exemption; or

(2) used in accordance with the exemption requirements.

(c) The department shall provide by rule for the issuance of specially designated license plates for vehicles that are exempt by law. Except as provided by Subsection (f), the license plates must bear the word "exempt."

(d) A license plate under Subsection (c) is not issued annually, but remains on the vehicle until:

(1) the registration is revoked as provided by Subsection (b); or

(2) the plate is lost, stolen, or mutilated.

(e) A person who operates on a public highway a vehicle after the registration has been revoked is liable for the penalties for failing to register a vehicle.

(f) The department shall provide by rule for the issuance of regularly designed license plates not bearing the word "exempt" for a vehicle that is exempt by law and that is:

(1) a law enforcement vehicle, if the agency certifies to the department that the vehicle will be dedicated to law enforcement activities;

(2) a vehicle exempt from inscription requirements under a rule adopted as provided by Section 721.003; or

(3) a vehicle exempt from inscription requirements under an order or ordinance adopted by a governing body of a municipality or commissioners court of a county as provided by Section 721.005, if the applicant presents a copy of the order or ordinance.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1305.104 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1305 / Section 1305.104
§ 1305.104. POWERS AND DUTIES OF ADVISORY BOARD.
Status: in_force

The advisory board shall provide advice and recommendations to the department on technical matters relevant to the administration and enforcement of this chapter, including examination content, licensing standards, electrical code requirements, and continuing education requirements.
Tex. Transportation Code § 601.293 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 601 / Section 601.293
§ 601.293. FAILURE TO PROVIDE EVIDENCE OF FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; MAGISTRATE'S INQUIRY AND ORDER.
Status: in_force

(a) A person to whom this subchapter applies who fails to provide evidence under Section 601.292 shall be taken before a magistrate as soon as practicable.

(b) The magistrate shall conduct an inquiry on the issues of negligence and liability for bodily injury, death, or property damage sustained in the collision.

(c) If the magistrate determines that there is a reasonable possibility that a judgment will be rendered against the person for bodily injury, death, or property damage sustained in the collision, the magistrate shall order the person to provide:

(1) evidence of financial responsibility for the bodily injury, death, or property damage; or

(2) evidence that the person is exempt from the requirement of Section 601.051.

(d) A determination of negligence or liability under Subsection (c) does not act as collateral estoppel on an issue in a criminal or civil adjudication arising from the collision.
Tex. Labor Code § 21.052 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 21 / Section 21.052
§ 21.052. DISCRIMINATION BY EMPLOYMENT AGENCY.
Status: in_force

An employment agency commits an unlawful employment practice if the employment agency:

(1) fails or refuses to refer for employment or discriminates in any other manner against an individual because of race, color, disability, religion, sex, national origin, or age; or

(2) classifies or refers an individual for employment on the basis of race, color, disability, religion, sex, national origin, or age.
Tex. Government Code § 24.409 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 24 / Section 24.409
§ 24.409.
Status: repealed

Sec. 24.409. 232ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). (a) The 232nd Judicial District is composed of Harris County.

(b) The 232nd District Court shall give preference to criminal cases.

(c) Repealed by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1082 (H.B. 3481), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2017.
Tex. Government Code § 855.111 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 855 / Section 855.111
§ 855.111. CERTIFICATION OF RATES.
Status: in_force

(a) The board of trustees shall certify all current service contribution rates and all prior service contribution rates.

(b) The board shall notify each participating municipality of the rates certified in accordance with this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8319.202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8319 / Section 8319.202
§ 8319.202. 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. Transportation Code § 67.063 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 67 / Section 67.063
§ 67.063. OBJECTION; HEARING.
Status: in_force

(a) If, not later than the 20th day after the date notice is sent, a commissioner receives a written objection to the application from any person who appears to have a legitimate interest in the application, the board shall hold a hearing as provided by this section.

(b) The board shall hold the hearing not later than the 20th day after the date the 20-day period provided by Subsection (a) expires.

(c) The board shall give notice of the hearing to:

(1) each applicant;

(2) each person objecting to the application; and

(3) any other person the board determines is interested in the proceedings.

(d) The hearing shall be open to the public and held at a convenient public place in one of the ports that would be affected by the change. Each party who demonstrates a legitimate interest in the application is entitled to be heard, to present evidence, and, to the extent the board considers practical, to cross-examine testifying witnesses.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 107.08 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 107 / Section 107.08
§ 107.08. TRANSPORTATION OF BEVERAGES FOR PERSONAL CONSUMPTION.
Status: in_force

A person who purchases an alcoholic beverage for the person's own consumption may personally transport it from a place where its sale is legal to a place where its possession is legal without holding a license or permit.
Tex. Government Code § 1505.159 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1505 / Section 1505.159
§ 1505.159. USE OF REVENUE.
Status: in_force

Except as provided by Section 1505.160, a municipality may only use the gross revenue of a fish market acquired or constructed under this subchapter:

(1) to pay the expenses of operating and maintaining the market;

(2) after payment of operating and maintenance expenses, to pay the principal of and interest on any obligation issued to acquire or construct the market; and

(3) after payment of operating and maintenance expenses and debt service, to:

(A) redeem any obligation issued to acquire or construct the market before maturity; or

(B) invest in any security specified in a contract under which money for the acquisition or construction of the market is provided to the municipality.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 81.186 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 81 / Section 81.186
§ 81.186. ORDER OF MODIFICATION OF ORDER FOR OUTPATIENT SERVICES.
Status: in_force

(a) The court may modify an order for outpatient services at the modification hearing if the court determines that the person continues to meet the applicable criteria for court orders for the management of a person with a communicable disease and that:

(1) the person has not complied with the court's order; or

(2) the person's condition has deteriorated to the extent that outpatient services are no longer appropriate.

(b) The court's decision to modify an order must be supported by an affidavit of medical evaluation prepared by the health authority or department.

(c) A court may refuse to modify the order and may direct the person to continue to participate in outpatient health services in accordance with the original order even if the criteria prescribed by Subsection (a) have been met.

(d) A modification may include:

(1) incorporating in the order a revised treatment program and providing for continued outpatient health services under the modified order, if a revised general program of treatment was submitted to and accepted by the court; or

(2) providing for examination, observation, isolation, or treatment at an appropriate inpatient health care facility.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9303.053 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9303 / Section 9303.053
§ 9303.053. ADMINISTRATION OF ELECTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district shall contract with the elections administrator of El Paso County to conduct an election held by the district.

(b) The district shall pay the costs of an election conducted under Subsection (a).
Tex. Occupations Code § 2311.0306 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2311 / Section 2311.0306
§ 2311.0306. REPAIR OF DAMAGED ELECTRIC VEHICLE SUPPLY EQUIPMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) An electric vehicle supply provider shall:

(1) remove from operation in a manner that prevents use and access by the public, in accordance with commission rules, electric vehicle supply equipment that poses a safety risk; and

(2) remove electric vehicle supply equipment that poses a safety risk from the electric vehicle supply provider's digital network listing of available charging units.

(b) If the department determines that electric vehicle supply equipment poses a safety risk, the department shall place a tag or other mark with the words "Out of Order" on the electric vehicle supply equipment.

(c) An electric vehicle supply provider may not return electric vehicle supply equipment to operation until the equipment has been repaired in accordance with manufacturer specifications and commission rule.
Tex. Insurance Code § 885.411 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 885 / Section 885.411
§ 885.411. EXAMINATION OF FOREIGN FRATERNAL BENEFIT SOCIETIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner or a person appointed by the commissioner may examine a foreign fraternal benefit society transacting or applying for admission to engage in business in this state. The commissioner may employ assistants for this purpose.

(b) The commissioner or a person appointed by the commissioner to examine a foreign fraternal benefit society:

(1) is entitled to free access to all books, papers, and documents that relate to the business of the society; and

(2) may summon, qualify as witnesses under oath, and examine the society's officers, agents, and employees and other persons in relation to the affairs, transactions, and conditions of the society.

(c) Instead of an examination under this section, the commissioner may accept the examination of the insurance department of the state, territory, district, province, or country in which a foreign fraternal benefit society is organized.

(d) If a foreign fraternal benefit society or the society's officers refuse to permit an examination under this section or to comply with the provisions of law relating to an examination, the commissioner shall suspend the society's authority to write new business in this state or refuse the society's application for a certificate of authority. A suspension or refusal under this subsection continues until the commissioner receives satisfactory evidence relating to the condition and affairs of the society. A foreign fraternal benefit society may not write any new business in this state during a suspension under this subsection.

(e) A foreign fraternal benefit society is subject to the provisions of Subchapter A, Chapter 86, and Sections 401.051, 401.052, 401.054-401.062, 401.151, 401.152, 401.155, and 401.156 that apply to an insurer that is not organized under the laws of this state but is authorized to engage in business in this state.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3798.053 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3798 / Section 3798.053
§ 3798.053. APPOINTMENT BY COMMISSION.
Status: in_force

(a) Before the term of a director other than a director appointed under Section 3798.052 expires, the board shall recommend to the commission the appropriate number of persons to serve as successor directors. The commission shall appoint as directors the persons recommended by the board.

(b) A person recommended by the board under Subsection (a) must be:

(1) at least 18 years of age;

(2) an owner of property in the district;

(3) an owner of stock, whether beneficial or otherwise, of a corporate owner of property in the district;

(4) an owner of a beneficial interest in a trust that owns property in the district; or

(5) an agent, employee, or tenant of a person described by Subdivision (2), (3), or (4).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3845.155 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3845 / Section 3845.155
§ 3845.155. HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may impose a hotel occupancy tax in the manner provided by Section 351.002, Tax Code. A tax imposed under this section may not exceed the maximum rate provided by Section 351.003(a), Tax Code.

(b) The district may use revenue from the hotel occupancy tax for any district purpose that is an authorized use of hotel occupancy tax revenue under Chapter 351, Tax Code.

(c) If any territory of the district is annexed by a municipality or incorporates as a municipality, the district may not impose a hotel occupancy tax.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8120.022 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8120 / Section 8120.022
§ 8120.022. ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING OF TEMPORARY DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

As soon as practicable after all the temporary directors have qualified under Section 49.055, Water Code, the temporary directors shall meet at a location in the district agreeable to a majority of the directors. If a location cannot be agreed upon, the meeting shall be at the Montgomery County Courthouse. At the meeting, the temporary directors shall elect officers from among the temporary directors and conduct any other district business.
Tex. Government Code § 24.574 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 24 / Section 24.574
§ 24.574.
Status: in_force

Sec. 24.574. 430TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HIDALGO COUNTY). (a) The 430th Judicial District is composed of Hidalgo County.

(b) The 430th District Court shall give preference to family violence and criminal matters.

(c) A party in a criminal case before the court may electronically file any required court document. The court shall implement the statewide electronic court filing system to assist a party in electronic filing.
Tex. Local Government Code § 134.155 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 134 / Section 134.155
§ 134.155. CLERKS RECORDS MANAGEMENT AND PRESERVATION FUND.
Status: in_force

Money allocated under Section 134.101 or 134.102 to the clerks records management and preservation fund maintained in the county treasury as required by Section 134.151 may be used by a clerk only to fund records management and preservation services performed by the clerk who collects the fee.