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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6913.251 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6913 / Section 6913.251
§ 6913.251. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue bonds to carry out any power conferred by this chapter, including the power to provide a source of water supply for any person for municipal, domestic, or industrial purposes.

(b) The bonds must be authorized by a board resolution.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1078.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1078 / Section 1078.052
§ 1078.052. NOTICE OF ELECTION.
Status: in_force

At least 35 days before the date of an election of directors, notice of the election shall be published one time in a newspaper with general circulation in the district.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1103.458 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1103 / Section 1103.458
§ 1103.458. CONSENT ORDER.
Status: repealed

(a) The board may negotiate a settlement and enter into a consent order with an appraiser or appraiser trainee who is the subject of a complaint under this subchapter.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 704, Sec. 16, eff. September 1, 2005.

(c) A consent order must be:

(1) approved by the board; and

(2) signed by the executive director and the appraiser or appraiser trainee who is the subject of the complaint.

(d) A board member who participates in negotiating a consent order under this section is disqualified from participating in the adjudication of a contested case that results from the negotiation.

(e) An appraiser or appraiser trainee who consents to negotiate under this section waives the right to notice and the opportunity to be heard under Chapter 2001, Government Code, during the negotiation.

(f) If the parties agree to a consent order, a statement of charges shall be filed with the consent order.

(g) An appraiser or appraiser trainee may be disciplined for failure to comply with a consent order.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1046.161 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1046 / Section 1046.161
§ 1046.161. AUTHORITY TO BORROW MONEY; SECURITY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may incur a debt or borrow money on the credit of the district or secured by any source of revenue, including district taxes to be imposed in the next 12-month period, that is not pledged to pay the principal of or interest on district bonds.

(b) The district may incur a debt or borrow money in any amount at a rate not to exceed the maximum annual percentage rate allowed by law for district obligations at the time the loan is made and on other terms the district considers advisable.
Tex. Government Code § 815.008 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 815 / Section 815.008
§ 815.008. GROUNDS FOR REMOVAL OF TRUSTEE.
Status: in_force

(a) It is a ground for removal from the board if a trustee:

(1) violates a prohibition established by Section 815.0031;

(2) cannot discharge the person's duties for a substantial part of the term for which the person is appointed or elected because of illness or disability; or

(3) is absent from more than half of the regularly scheduled board meetings that the person is eligible to attend during a calendar year unless the absence is excused by majority vote of the board.

(b) The validity of an action of the board is not affected by the fact that it is taken when a ground for removal of a trustee exists.

(c) If the executive director has knowledge that a potential ground for removal exists, the executive director shall notify the presiding officer of the board of the ground. The presiding officer shall then notify the appropriate appointing officer, if any, that a potential ground for removal exists.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8504.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8504 / Section 8504.002
§ 8504.002. CREATION AND NATURE OF AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

The authority is created as a conservation and reclamation district. The authority is an independent governmental agency and a body politic and corporate.
Tex. Transportation Code § 370.001 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 370 / Section 370.001
§ 370.001. SHORT TITLE.
Status: in_force

This chapter may be cited as the Regional Mobility Authority Act.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 18.071 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 18 / Section 18.071
§ 18.071. AGRICULTURAL CERTIFICATION.
Status: in_force

The department may establish certification programs under this subchapter relating to the protection, sale, advertising, marketing, or related production processes in this state.
Tex. Government Code § 1251.005 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1251 / Section 1251.005
§ 1251.005. BALLOT PROPOSITION.
Status: in_force

At the election, the ballots shall be printed to permit voting for or against the proposition: "The issuance of bonds."
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 22.105 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 22 / Section 22.105
§ 22.105. PROCEDURES TO ADOPT AMENDMENT TO CERTIFICATE OF FORMATION BY MEMBERS HAVING VOTING RIGHTS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Section 22.107(b), to amend the certificate of formation of a corporation with members having voting rights, the board of directors of the corporation must adopt a resolution specifying the proposed amendment and directing that the amendment be submitted to a vote at an annual or special meeting of the members having voting rights.

(b) Written notice containing the proposed amendment or a summary of the changes to be effected by the amendment shall be given to each member entitled to vote at the meeting within the time and in the manner provided by this chapter for giving notice of a meeting of members.

(c) The proposed amendment shall be adopted on receiving the vote required by Section 22.164.
Tex. Occupations Code § 403.103 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 403 / Section 403.103
§ 403.103. LICENSE APPLICATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A license applicant must apply to the department on a form and in the manner prescribed by the executive director.

(b) The application must be accompanied by a nonrefundable application fee.
Tex. Government Code § 544.0113 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 544 / Section 544.0113
§ 544.0113. PROGRAM EXCLUSIONS.
Status: in_force

The office of inspector general, in consultation with this state's Medicaid fraud control unit, shall establish guidelines under which program exclusions:

(1) may permissively be imposed on a provider; or

(2) shall automatically be imposed on a provider.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 193.010 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 193 / Section 193.010
§ 193.010. CERTIFICATE OF DEATH BY CATASTROPHE.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "catastrophe" means the occurrence of a substantial force that causes widespread or severe damage, injury, or loss of life or property and from which it is not reasonable to assume that a person could survive, including:

(1) flood, earthquake, tornado, or other natural disaster;

(2) explosion, fire, or destruction of a building;

(3) the crash of a motor vehicle, train, or airplane involving more than one person; or

(4) the overtaking of more than one person by fire, water, earth, or other substance.

(b) A local registrar shall issue and file a certificate of death by catastrophe for a person if:

(1) an affidavit is submitted to the registrar stating that:

(A) the person was last reasonably believed to be at the scene of a catastrophe;

(B) at least 10 days have passed since the day of the catastrophe;

(C) a diligent search has been made by a governmental authority and the authority has concluded the search for the person;

(D) the catastrophe was not intentionally caused by the person; and

(E) the affiant:

(i) does not know whether the person is alive or dead;

(ii) has not received any information about the person's status since the catastrophe and, barring the person's death, would have received information about the person's status;

(iii) is not aware of any custody or guardianship issues involving the person, if the person is a minor or a person for whom a guardian has been appointed; and

(iv) is not aware of any reasonable motive for the person to disappear or for another person to abduct the person; and

(2) a written statement signed by an agent of the governmental authority that conducts a search under Subdivision (1)(C) is submitted to the registrar stating that the governmental authority conducted and concluded a search for the person.

(c) The department may issue a certificate of death by catastrophe for a minor or a person for whom a guardian has been appointed who is the subject of a custody or guardianship dispute only if all parties to the dispute submit an affidavit under Subsection (b).

(d) An insurer shall accept as proof of death of an insured a certificate of death by catastrophe issued under this section.
Tex. Labor Code § 103.002 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 103 / Section 103.002
§ 103.002. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Employee" means a person who performs services for an employer, whether or not for compensation.

(2) "Employer" means a person who has one or more employees or other individuals who perform services under a contract of hire or service, whether expressed or implied, or oral or written.

(3) "Job performance" means the manner in which an employee performs a position of employment and includes an analysis of the employee's attendance at work, attitudes, effort, knowledge, behaviors, and skills.

(4) "Prospective employee" means any person who has made an application, either oral or written, or has sent a resume or other correspondence indicating an interest in employment.

(5) "Prospective employer" means an employer to whom a prospective employee has made an application, either oral or written, or sent a resume or other correspondence expressing an interest in employment.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 294.054 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 294 / Section 294.054
§ 294.054. INSTITUTIONAL HEALTH CARE PROVIDER REPORTING; INSPECTION OF RECORDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioners court of a county that collects a mandatory payment authorized under this chapter shall require each institutional health care provider to submit to the county a copy of any financial and utilization data required by and reported to the Department of State Health Services under Sections 311.032 and 311.033 and any rules adopted by the executive commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission to implement those sections.

(b) The commissioners court of a county that collects a mandatory payment authorized under this chapter may inspect the records of an institutional health care provider to the extent necessary to ensure compliance with the requirements of Subsection (a).
Tex. Tax Code § 152.046 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 152 / Section 152.046
§ 152.046. CHANGE IN TAX STATUS OF MOTOR VEHICLE.
Status: in_force

(a) If the owner, as defined by Section 152.001(9)(A) of this code, of a motor vehicle registered as a rental vehicle ceases to use the vehicle for rental, the owner shall report and remit on the next report required to be filed with the comptroller by Section 152.045(a) of this code any unpaid portion of gross rental receipts tax imposed by Section 152.026 of this code.

(b) An owner of a motor vehicle on which the motor vehicle sales or use tax has been paid who subsequently uses the vehicle for rental shall collect the gross rental receipts tax imposed by this chapter from the person renting the vehicle. The owner may credit an amount equal to the motor vehicle sales or use tax paid by the owner to the comptroller against the amount of gross rental receipts due. This credit is not transferable and cannot be applied against tax due and payable from the rental of another vehicle belonging to the same owner.

(c) For the purpose of determining the amount of minimum tax due under Section 152.026(c) of this code only, an owner of a motor vehicle on which the tax on gross rental receipts is imposed may credit against the amount of gross rental receipts due an amount equal to the tax on gross rental receipts the owner has paid to any other state. This credit is not transferable and cannot be applied against tax due and payable from the rental of another vehicle belonging to the same owner.
Tex. Family Code § 264.4031 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 264 / Section 264.4031
§ 264.4031. MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM WORKING PROTOCOL.
Status: in_force

(a) A center shall adopt a multidisciplinary team working protocol. The working protocol must include:

(1) the center's mission statement;

(2) the role of each participating agency on the multidisciplinary team and the agency's commitment to the center;

(3) specific criteria for referral of cases for a multidisciplinary team response and specific criteria for the referral and provision of each service provided by the center;

(4) processes and general procedures for:

(A) the intake of cases, including direct referrals from participating agencies described by Section 264.403(a) and reports from the department that involve the suspected abuse or neglect of a child or the death of a child from abuse or neglect;

(B) the availability outside scheduled business hours of a multidisciplinary team response to cases and provision of necessary center services;

(C) information sharing to ensure the timely exchange of relevant information;

(D) forensic interviews;

(E) family and victim advocacy;

(F) medical evaluations and medical treatment;

(G) mental health evaluations and mental health treatment;

(H) multidisciplinary team case review; and

(I) case tracking; and

(5) provisions for addressing conflicts within the multidisciplinary team and for maintaining the confidentiality of information shared among members of the multidisciplinary team.

(b) The working protocol must be executed by the participating agencies required to enter into the memorandum of understanding under Section 264.403.

(c) The working protocol must be reexecuted:

(1) at least every three years;

(2) on a significant change to the working protocol; or

(3) on a change of a signatory of a participating agency.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 183.004 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 183 / Section 183.004
§ 183.004. INFORMATION RESTRICTIONS IN ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD.
Status: in_force

A covered entity may not collect, store, or share any information regarding an individual's credit score or voter registration status in the individual's electronic health record.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 2.006 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 2 / Section 2.006
§ 2.006.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2.006. POLICY: PROTECTION OF STATE FROM CERTAIN PESTS AND DISEASES. (a) The agricultural policy of this state must recognize that it is of paramount importance to protect this state and the agriculture industry in this state against the intentional or unintentional introduction or dissemination of damaging plant and animal pests and diseases.

(b) The department, with the assistance of the Texas Animal Health Commission, shall pursue a policy of ensuring that the borders of this state are secure from shipments of potentially dangerous plant and animal pests and diseases.
Tex. Estates Code § 355.063 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 355 / Section 355.063
§ 355.063. CLAIMS NOT ALLOWED AFTER ORDER FOR PARTITION AND DISTRIBUTION.
Status: in_force

After an order for final partition and distribution of an estate has been made:

(1) a claim for money against the estate may not be allowed by a personal representative;

(2) a suit may not be commenced against the representative on a claim for money against the estate; and

(3) the owner of any claim that is not barred by the laws of limitation has a right of action on the claim against the heirs, devisees, or creditors of the estate, limited to the value of the property received by those heirs, devisees, or creditors in distributions from the estate.
Tex. Estates Code § 501.002 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 501 / Section 501.002
§ 501.002. APPLICATION FOR ANCILLARY PROBATE OF FOREIGN WILL.
Status: in_force

(a) An application for ancillary probate in this state of a foreign will admitted to probate or otherwise established in the jurisdiction in which the testator was domiciled at the time of the testator's death is required to indicate only that probate in this state is requested on the basis of the authenticated copy of the foreign proceedings in which the will was admitted to probate or otherwise established.

(b) An application for ancillary probate in this state of a foreign will that has been admitted to probate or otherwise established in a jurisdiction other than the jurisdiction in which the testator was domiciled at the time of the testator's death must:

(1) include all information required for an application for probate of a domestic will; and

(2) state the name and address of:

(A) each devisee; and

(B) each person who would be entitled to a portion of the estate as an heir in the absence of a will.

(c) An application described by Subsection (a) or (b) must include for filing a copy of the foreign will and the judgment, order, or decree by which the will was admitted to probate or otherwise established. The copy must:

(1) be attested by and with the original signature of the court clerk or other official who has custody of the will or who is in charge of probate records;

(2) include a certificate with the original signature of the judge or presiding magistrate of the court stating that the attestation is in proper form; and

(3) have the court seal affixed, if a court seal exists.
Tex. Transportation Code § 67.045 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 67 / Section 67.045
§ 67.045. LIABILITY TO PILOT.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who is not a pilot and who, in violation of this chapter, pilots a vessel and the consignee of the vessel are liable to a pilot, on written demand, for the amount of the applicable pilotage rate.

(b) In an action to recover compensation under Subsection (a), the court may include in a judgment in favor of a pilot an award of court costs and reasonable attorney's fees.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1053.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1053 / Section 1053.103
§ 1053.103. MANAGEMENT, CONTROL, AND ADMINISTRATION.
Status: in_force

The board shall manage, control, and administer the hospital or hospital system, including medical or other health facilities of the district.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 42.04431 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 42 / Section 42.04431
§ 42.04431. ENFORCEMENT OF STATE LAW BY COUNTY OR MUNICIPALITY.
Status: in_force

(a) A municipality or a county may enforce state law and rules adopted under state law concerning fire safety standards at a licensed group day-care home or a registered family home.

(b) A municipality or county shall report to the department any violation of fire safety standards observed by the municipality or county at a licensed group day-care home or registered family home.
Tex. Local Government Code § 504.153 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 504 / Section 504.153
§ 504.153. PUBLIC HEARING PRECEDING ELECTION.
Status: in_force

Before an election may be held under Section 504.152, a public hearing must be held in the authorizing municipality to inform the municipality's residents of the cost and impact of the project or category of projects. At least 30 days before the date set for the hearing, notice of the date, time, place, and subject of the hearing must be published in a newspaper with general circulation in the municipality in which the project is located. The notice should be published on a weekly basis until the date of the hearing.
Tex. Education Code § 71.05 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 71 / Section 71.05
§ 71.05. JOINT APPOINTMENTS.
Status: in_force

The board is specifically authorized to make joint appointments in the university and in other institutions under its governance. The salary of any such person who receives a joint appointment shall be apportioned to the appointing institutions on the basis of services rendered.
Tex. Local Government Code § 379H.106 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 379H / Section 379H.106
§ 379H.106. STAFF.
Status: in_force

(a) A land bank may employ an executive director, counsel and legal staff, technical experts, and other agents and employees, permanent or temporary, that the land bank may require and may determine the qualifications and set the compensation and benefits of each of those persons.

(b) A land bank may enter into contracts and agreements with municipalities for staffing services to be provided to the land bank by those municipalities or for the land bank to provide such staffing services to those municipalities.
Tex. Election Code § 212.0231 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 212 / Section 212.0231
§ 212.0231. OBTAINING INITIAL RECOUNT IN PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY ELECTION.
Status: in_force

Except as provided by Section 212.0241, in a presidential primary election, a candidate in the election, or any 25 or more persons who were eligible to vote in the election acting jointly on behalf of an uncommitted delegation, may obtain an initial recount in the election if:

(1) the difference in the number of votes received by the candidate or uncommitted status and any candidate or uncommitted status shown by the election returns to be entitled to delegate representation at the political party's national presidential nominating convention is less than 10 percent of the number of votes received by the latter candidate or the uncommitted status; or

(2) the secretary of state certifies that counting errors affecting the election occurred in one or more election precincts in which paper ballots were used, as provided by Section 212.034.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1116.155 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1116 / Section 1116.155
§ 1116.155. DEPOSITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The board by resolution shall select one or more banks inside or outside the district to serve as the district's depository.

(b) All district money, other than money invested as provided by Section 1116.156, shall be deposited in the depository and secured in the manner provided for securing county funds.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8288.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8288 / Section 8288.102
§ 8288.102. GENERAL POWERS REGARDING WATER.
Status: in_force

The district has all rights, powers, and privileges necessary or useful to enable it to acquire, provide, supply, deliver, and sell potable water inside or outside its boundaries for any beneficial purpose.
Tex. Government Code § 72.086 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 72 / Section 72.086
§ 72.086. SUPREME COURT.
Status: in_force

(a) The supreme court shall annually report to the office:

(1) the number of cases filed with the court during the reporting year;

(2) the number of cases disposed of by the court during the reporting year;

(3) for the active cases on the docket of the court on the reporting date, the average number of days from the date a case was filed with the court until the reporting date; and

(4) for the cases disposed of during the reporting year by the court, the average number of days from the date a case was filed with the court until the date of release of the court's opinion for the case or the date the case was otherwise disposed of by the court.

(b) For cases on the docket of the court during the reporting year, the supreme court shall annually report to the office:

(1) the average number of days from the date a case is filed with the court until the date the court releases an order announcing its decision granting, overruling, denying, or dismissing an application, petition, or motion;

(2) the average number of days from the date of the granting of an application, petition, or motion until the date of oral argument of the case;

(3) the average number of days from the date of the oral argument of the case until the date the court issues a signed opinion and judgment for the case; and

(4) the average number of days from the date of filing of a case with the court until the date of the release of a per curiam opinion.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1093.059 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1093 / Section 1093.059
§ 1093.059. GENERAL DUTIES OF DISTRICT ADMINISTRATOR.
Status: in_force

Subject to the limitations prescribed by the board, the district administrator shall:

(1) supervise the work and activities of the district; and

(2) direct the affairs of the district.