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Tex. Labor Code § 308.010 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 308 / Section 308.010
§ 308.010. ACCOUNT.
Status: in_force

(a) The Texas employment and training account is established as a special account in the general revenue fund. The account is composed of:

(1) employer contributions paid under Section 308.007; and

(2) state matching funds obtained through the block grant received by this state under the JOBS training program.

(b) Money in the account may be used only for the payment of training stipends and for other training activities authorized under the program.
Tex. Utilities Code § 181.042 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 181 / Section 181.042
§ 181.042. AUTHORITY TO CONSTRUCT, MAINTAIN, AND OPERATE LINES.
Status: in_force

An electric utility has the right to construct, maintain, and operate lines over, under, across, on, or along a state highway, a county road, a municipal street or alley, or other public property in a municipality.
Tex. Government Code § 613.021 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 613 / Section 613.021
§ 613.021. COMPLIANCE WITH LAW; HEARING.
Status: in_force

(a) If a public official fails to comply with a provision of Subchapter A, a district court in the district in which the individual is a public official may require the public official to comply with the provision on the filing of a motion, petition, or other appropriate pleading by an individual entitled to a benefit under the provision.

(b) The court shall order a speedy hearing and shall advance the hearing on the calendar.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1039.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1039 / Section 1039.101
§ 1039.101. DISTRICT RESPONSIBILITY.
Status: in_force

The district has full responsibility for operating all hospital facilities for providing medical and hospital care for the district's needy inhabitants.
Tex. Government Code § 26.028 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 26 / Section 26.028
§ 26.028. ATTORNEY RECOMMENDATIONS.
Status: in_force

The county judge shall consider the recommendations of attorneys of the court as to the implementation of this subchapter and the accomplishment of its purposes.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1275.002 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1275 / Section 1275.002
§ 1275.002. APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This chapter applies only to:

(1) a health benefit plan offered by a nonprofit agricultural organization under Chapter 1682;

(2) a health benefit plan:

(A) that is a self-insured or self-funded plan established by an employer for the benefit of the employer's employees in accordance with the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. Section 1001 et seq.); and

(B) for which the plan sponsor has made an election, submitted to the commissioner in the form and manner prescribed by the commissioner, to apply this chapter to the plan for the relevant plan year; and

(3) a health benefit plan offered by a postsecondary educational institution under Chapter 1683.
Tex. Family Code § 61.104 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 61 / Section 61.104
§ 61.104. PARENTAL WRITTEN STATEMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) When a petition for adjudication, a motion or petition to modify disposition, or a motion or petition for discretionary transfer to criminal court is served on a parent of the child, the parent must be provided with a form prescribed by the Texas Juvenile Justice Department on which the parent can make a written statement about the needs of the child or family or any other matter relevant to disposition of the case.

(b) The parent shall return the statement to the juvenile probation department, which shall transmit the statement to the court along with the discretionary transfer report authorized by Section 54.02(e), the disposition report authorized by Section 54.04(b), or the modification of disposition report authorized by Section 54.05(e), as applicable. The statement shall be disclosed to the parties as appropriate and may be considered by the court at the disposition, modification, or discretionary transfer hearing.
Tex. Water Code § 17.277 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 17 / Section 17.277
§ 17.277. APPROVAL OF APPLICATION.
Status: repealed

(a) The board by resolution may approve an application if, after considering the factors listed in Section 17.275 of this code and any other relevant factors, the board finds that the public interest will benefit from state assistance in the financing of the treatment works.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 886 (H.B. 3339), Sec. 16(9), eff. September 1, 2019.

(b-1) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 886 (H.B. 3339), Sec. 16(9), eff. September 1, 2019.

(c) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 886 (H.B. 3339), Sec. 16(9), eff. September 1, 2019.

(d) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 886 (H.B. 3339), Sec. 16(9), eff. September 1, 2019.

(e) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 886 (H.B. 3339), Sec. 16(9), eff. September 1, 2019.

(f) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 886 (H.B. 3339), Sec. 16(9), eff. September 1, 2019.
Tex. Government Code § 654.002 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 654 / Section 654.002
§ 654.002. POSITION CLASSIFICATION PLAN.
Status: in_force

In this chapter, the position classification plan is the Texas Position Classification Plan, 1961, that was filed with the governor, as changed under this chapter, and that provides the salary structure for specified state employments.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8002A.0402 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8002A / Section 8002A.0402
§ 8002A.0402. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) If authorized at an election held under Section 8002A.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. Estates Code § 152.004 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 152 / Section 152.004
§ 152.004. TIME AND PLACE OF FILING.
Status: in_force

An emergency intervention application must be filed:

(1) with the court clerk in the county in which:

(A) the decedent was domiciled; or

(B) the accommodations rented by the decedent that contain the decedent's personal property are located; and

(2) not earlier than the third day after the date of the decedent's death and not later than nine months after the date of the decedent's death.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 62.158 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 62 / Section 62.158
§ 62.158. STATE TAXES.
Status: in_force

The commission shall ensure that any experience rebate or profit-sharing for health plan providers under the child health plan is calculated by treating premium, maintenance, and other taxes under the Insurance Code and any other taxes payable to this state as allowable expenses for purposes of determining the amount of the experience rebate or profit-sharing.
Tex. Insurance Code § 887.351 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 887 / Section 887.351
§ 887.351. MORTUARY AND EXPENSE FUNDS.
Status: in_force

An association's bylaws must provide for the method and procedure for allocating assessments between the association's mortuary and expense funds.
Tex. Government Code § 411.176 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 411 / Section 411.176
§ 411.176. REVIEW OF APPLICATION MATERIALS.
Status: in_force

(a) On receipt of application materials by the department at its Austin headquarters, the department shall conduct the appropriate criminal history record check of the applicant through its computerized criminal history system. Not later than the 30th day after the date the department receives the application materials, the department shall forward the materials to the director's designee in the geographical area of the applicant's residence so that the designee may conduct the investigation described by Subsection (b). For purposes of this section, the director's designee may be a noncommissioned employee of the department.

(b) The director's designee as needed shall conduct an additional criminal history record check of the applicant and an investigation of the applicant's local official records to verify the accuracy of the application materials. The director's designee may access any records necessary for purposes of this subsection. The scope of the record check and the investigation are at the sole discretion of the department, except that the director's designee shall complete the record check and investigation not later than the 60th day after the date the department receives the application materials. The department shall send a fingerprint card to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for a national criminal history check of the applicant. On completion of the investigation, the director's designee shall return all materials and the result of the investigation to the appropriate division of the department at its Austin headquarters.

(c) The director's designee may submit to the appropriate division of the department, at the department's Austin headquarters, along with the application materials a written recommendation for disapproval of the application, accompanied by an affidavit stating personal knowledge or naming persons with personal knowledge of a ground for denial under Section 411.172. The director's designee may also submit the application and the recommendation that the license be issued.

(d) On receipt at the department's Austin headquarters of the application materials and the result of the investigation by the director's designee, the department shall conduct any further record check or investigation the department determines is necessary if a question exists with respect to the accuracy of the application materials or the eligibility of the applicant, except that the department shall complete the record check and investigation not later than the 180th day after the date the department receives the application materials from the applicant.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7991.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7991 / Section 7991.051
§ 7991.051. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is governed by a board of five elected directors.

(b) Except as provided by Section 7991.052, directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Tex. Occupations Code § 301.101 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 301 / Section 301.101
§ 301.101. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall employ an executive director. The executive director may not be a member of the board.

(b) Under the direction of the board, the executive director shall perform the duties required by this chapter or designated by the board.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3824.107 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3824 / Section 3824.107
§ 3824.107. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS.
Status: in_force

The district may establish and provide for the administration of one or more programs to promote state or local economic development and to stimulate business and commercial activity in the district, including programs to:

(1) make loans and grants of public money; and

(2) provide district personnel and services.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8172.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8172 / Section 8172.051
§ 8172.051. COMPOSITION OF BOARD.
Status: in_force

The district is governed by a board of five elected directors.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1049.109 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1049 / Section 1049.109
§ 1049.109. CONTRACTS FOR HEALTH CARE.
Status: in_force

The board may contract with any public or private entity, including a charitable organization, the federal government, this state, or any political subdivision, to provide health care or related services inside or outside the district.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 19.005 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 19 / Section 19.005
§ 19.005. ADVISORY COUNCIL.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner shall appoint the advisory council. The advisory council is composed of seven members, including:

(1) one member representing the department;

(2) one member representing The Texas A&M University-Kingsville Citrus Center at Weslaco;

(3) two members representing the citrus nursery industry;

(4) two members representing citrus growers; and

(5) one member having specialized knowledge in citrus diseases and pests.

(b) A member serves a two-year term and may be reappointed.

(c) Members of the advisory council are not eligible for reimbursement of expenses arising from service on the advisory council.

(d) Chapter 2110, Government Code, does not apply to the duration of the advisory council.
Tex. Government Code § 2001.061 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2001 / Section 2001.061
§ 2001.061. EX PARTE CONSULTATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) Unless required for the disposition of an ex parte matter authorized by law, a member or employee of a state agency assigned to render a decision or to make findings of fact and conclusions of law in a contested case may not directly or indirectly communicate in connection with an issue of fact or law with a state agency, person, party, or a representative of those entities, except on notice and opportunity for each party to participate.

(b) A state agency member may communicate ex parte with another member of the agency unless prohibited by other law.

(c) Under Section 2001.090, a member or employee of a state agency assigned to render a decision or to make findings of fact and conclusions of law in a contested case may communicate ex parte with an agency employee who has not participated in a hearing in the case for the purpose of using the special skills or knowledge of the agency and its staff in evaluating the evidence.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8079.0503 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8079 / Section 8079.0503
§ 8079.0503. BONDS FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

At the time of issuance, the total principal amount of bonds or other obligations issued or incurred to finance road projects and payable from ad valorem taxes may not exceed one-fourth of the assessed value of the real property in the district.
Tex. Transportation Code § 457.251 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 457 / Section 457.251
§ 457.251. POWER TO ISSUE BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) An authority may issue revenue bonds at any time and for any amounts it considers necessary or appropriate for:

(1) the acquisition, construction, repair, equipping, improvement, or extension of its transit system; or

(2) the construction or general maintenance of streets of the creating municipality.

(b) Bonds payable solely from revenues may be issued by resolution of the board.

(c) Bonds, other than refunding bonds, any portion of which is payable from tax revenue may not be issued until authorized by a majority vote of the voters of the authority voting in an election.
Tex. Local Government Code § 271.096 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 271 / Section 271.096
§ 271.096. ADMINISTRATION, RULES, FEES.
Status: in_force

The board shall administer the implementation of this subchapter and may adopt rules and set fees necessary for its administration.
Tex. Local Government Code § 231.221 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 231 / Section 231.221
§ 231.221. LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS; PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

(a) The legislature finds that:

(1) all of Hood County is located within the watershed that drains into Lake Granbury and the Brazos River;

(2) the area that surrounds Lake Granbury and the Brazos River in Hood County is or will be frequented for recreational purposes by residents from every part of the state;

(3) orderly development of the area and the watershed is of concern to the entire state; and

(4) without adequate development regulations, the area and the watershed will be developed in ways that endanger and interfere with the proper use of that area as a place of recreation to the detriment of the public health, safety, morals, and general welfare.

(b) The powers granted under this subchapter are for the purpose of:

(1) promoting the public health, safety, peace, morals, and general welfare;

(2) encouraging recreation; and

(3) safeguarding and preventing the pollution of the state's rivers and lakes.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3949.202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3949 / Section 3949.202
§ 3949.202. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) If authorized by a majority of the district voters voting at an election held in accordance with Section 3949.201, the district may impose an operation and maintenance tax on taxable property in the district in accordance with Section 49.107, Water Code, for any district purpose, including to:

(1) maintain and operate the district;

(2) construct or acquire improvements; or

(3) provide a service.

(b) The board shall determine the tax rate. The rate may not exceed the rate approved at the election.

(c) Section 49.107(h), Water Code, does not apply to the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3897.117 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3897 / Section 3897.117
§ 3897.117. NO TOLL ROADS.
Status: in_force

The district may not construct, acquire, maintain, or operate a toll road.
Tex. Utilities Code § 36.064 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 36 / Section 36.064
§ 36.064. SELF-INSURANCE.
Status: in_force

(a) An electric utility may self-insure all or part of:

(1) the utility's potential liability or catastrophic property loss, including windstorm, fire, wildfire, and explosion losses, that could not have been reasonably anticipated and included under operating and maintenance expenses; and

(2) potential damages the utility may be liable for resulting from personal injury or property damage caused by a wildfire.

(b) The commission shall approve a self-insurance plan under this section if the commission finds:

(1) the coverage is in the public interest;

(2) one of the following:

(A) the plan, considering all costs, is a lower cost alternative to purchasing commercial insurance;

(B) commercial insurance alone is insufficient to cover potential liability, damages, or catastrophic property loss; or

(C) the electric utility cannot obtain commercial insurance for a reasonable premium; and

(3) ratepayers will receive the benefits of the savings.

(c) In computing an electric utility's reasonable and necessary expenses under this subchapter, the regulatory authority, to the extent the regulatory authority finds is in the public interest, shall allow as a necessary expense the money credited to a reserve account for self-insurance. The regulatory authority shall determine reasonableness under this subsection:

(1) from information provided at the time the self-insurance plan and reserve account are established; and

(2) on the filing of a rate case by an electric utility that has a reserve account.

(c-1) In approving a self-insurance plan under this section, the commission shall prioritize the consideration of the presence and potential extent of wildfire losses, including:

(1) historical data;

(2) actuarial studies and analyses; and

(3) the risk of the electric utility's exposure to losses from multiple types of disasters occurring within the utility's service territory.

(d) After a reserve account for self-insurance is established, the regulatory authority shall:

(1) determine whether the reserve account has a surplus or shortage under Subsection (e); and

(2) subtract any surplus from or add any shortage to the utility's rate base.

(e) A surplus in the reserve account exists if the charges against the account are less than the money credited to the account. A shortage in the reserve account exists if the charges against the account are greater than the money credited to the account.

(f) The allowance for self-insurance under this title for ratemaking purposes is not applicable to nuclear plant investment.

(g) The commission shall adopt rules governing self-insurance under this section.

(h) Subsection (a)(2) does not authorize an electric utility to self-insure under this section for damages from a wildfire event the utility caused intentionally, recklessly, or with gross negligence.
Tex. Estates Code § 254.003 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 254 / Section 254.003
§ 254.003. DEVISES TO CERTAIN ATTORNEYS AND OTHER PERSONS.
Status: in_force

(a) A devise of property in a will is void if the devise is made to:

(1) an attorney who prepares or supervises the preparation of the will;

(2) a parent, descendant of a parent, or employee of the attorney described by Subdivision (1); or

(3) the spouse of a person described by Subdivision (1) or (2).

(b) This section does not apply to:

(1) a devise made to a person who:

(A) is the testator's spouse;

(B) is an ascendant or descendant of the testator; or

(C) is related within the third degree by consanguinity or affinity to the testator; or

(2) a bona fide purchaser for value from a devisee in a will.
Tex. Local Government Code § 161.169 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 161 / Section 161.169
§ 161.169. EXTENSION OF DEADLINE.
Status: in_force

The commission may, on its own motion or on the reasonable request of a respondent, extend any deadline for action relating to a sworn complaint, preliminary review hearing, or formal hearing.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 81.066 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 81 / Section 81.066
§ 81.066. CONCEALING COMMUNICABLE DISEASE OR EXPOSURE TO COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; CRIMINAL PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person knowingly conceals or attempts to conceal from the department, a health authority, or a peace officer, during the course of an investigation under this chapter, the fact that:

(1) the person has, has been exposed to, or is the carrier of a communicable disease that is a threat to the public health; or

(2) a minor child or incompetent adult of whom the person is a parent, managing conservator, or guardian has, has been exposed to, or is the carrier of a communicable disease that is a threat to the public health.

(b) An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor.
Tex. Transportation Code § 201.9901 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 201 / Section 201.9901
§ 201.9901. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Planning organization" means:

(A) a metropolitan planning organization; or

(B) for an area that is not within the boundaries of a metropolitan planning organization, the department district that serves the area.

(2) "Project" means a connectivity or new capacity roadway project in the region of a planning organization. The term does not include a safety project, bridge project, federal discretionary project, maintenance project, or preservation project.

(3) "Region" means the area for which a planning organization develops plans under this subchapter.

(4) "Transportation official" means an official in a political subdivision who has responsibility for planning and implementation of transportation projects.