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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 11010.054 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 11010 / Section 11010.054
§ 11010.054. TERMS OF OFFICE.
Status: in_force

(a) Directors serve staggered three-year terms, with one-third or as near as possible to one-third of the members' terms expiring April 30 of each year.

(b) A director's term begins on May 1 of the year the director is appointed.

(c) A director may not serve more than five consecutive terms as a director.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 86.025 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 86 / Section 86.025
§ 86.025. ENFORCEMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) If a person has violated, is violating, or is threatening to violate this chapter or a rule, permit, or order of the department issued, adopted, or entered into under this chapter, the director may bring suit to restrain the person from continuing the violation or threat of violation, to recover the civil penalty under Section 86.024, to recover the value of material taken in violation of this chapter, or for any appropriate combination of these remedies.

(b) On application for injunctive relief and a finding that a person is violating or threatening to violate a provision of this chapter or a rule, permit, or order of the department under this chapter, a court shall grant the injunctive relief the facts may warrant, without requirement for bond.

(c) At the request of the director, the attorney general or the county attorney of the county in which the violation or threat of violation occurred shall bring suit for injunctive relief, to recover a civil penalty, to recover the value of material taken in violation of this chapter, or for any appropriate combination of these remedies. Amounts recovered under this section shall be credited to the game, fish, and water safety fund. The actual cost of investigation, reasonable attorney's fees, and reasonable expert witness fees also may be recovered, and those recovered amounts shall be credited to the same operating funds from which expenditures occurred.
Tex. Water Code § 11.133 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 11 / Section 11.133
§ 11.133. HEARING.
Status: in_force

At the time and place stated in the notice, the commission shall hold a hearing on the application. Any person may appear at the hearing in person or by attorney or may enter his appearance in writing. Any person who appears may present objection to the issuance of the permit. The commission may receive evidence, orally or by affidavit, in support of or in opposition to the issuance of the permit, and it may hear arguments.
Tex. Education Code § 37.0095 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 37 / Section 37.0095
§ 37.0095.
Status: in_force

Sec. 37.0095. ANTISEMITISM: DISCIPLINARY ACTION. In taking disciplinary action against a student for behavior that violates the student code of conduct adopted under Section 37.001 and that may reasonably be determined to have been motivated by antisemitism, a school district or open-enrollment charter school shall use the definition of antisemitism provided by Section 448.001, Government Code, including the examples referenced in that term, in determining whether the student's behavior was motivated by antisemitism.
Tex. Property Code § 12.001 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 12 / Section 12.001
§ 12.001. INSTRUMENTS CONCERNING PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

(a) An instrument concerning real or personal property may be recorded if it has been acknowledged, sworn to with a proper jurat, or proved according to law.

(b) An instrument conveying real property may not be recorded unless:

(1) it is signed and acknowledged or sworn to by the grantor in the presence of two or more credible subscribing witnesses or acknowledged or sworn to before and certified by an officer authorized to take acknowledgements or oaths, as applicable; and

(2) any individual presenting the instrument in person for recording presents a photo identification to the county clerk as required by Section 191.010, Local Government Code.

(c) This section does not require the acknowledgement or swearing or prohibit the recording of a financing statement, a security agreement filed as a financing statement, or a continuation statement filed for record under the Business & Commerce Code.

(d) The failure of a notary public to attach an official seal to an acknowledgment, a jurat, or other proof taken outside this state but inside the United States or its territories renders the acknowledgment, jurat, or other proof invalid only if the jurisdiction in which the acknowledgment, jurat, or other proof is taken requires the notary public to attach the seal.
Tex. Insurance Code § 565.001 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 565 / Section 565.001
§ 565.001. PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

(a) The purpose of this chapter is to regulate the use of environmental, social, or governance models, scores, factors, or standards to define acts or practices that may be unfair discrimination in the business of insurance in this state.

(b) The legislature finds that there are numerous entities that have developed different environmental, social, or governance models, scores, factors, or standards that are used to:

(1) evaluate financial risks for investments in certain businesses or industries; or

(2) encourage or discourage business dealings or investments with certain types of businesses or industries.

(c) To the extent that the use of such models, scores, factors, or standards are not based on sound actuarial principles, or do not bear a reasonable relationship to the expected loss and expense experience related to insurance risks, the rating of certain businesses or risks in this state without an ordinary insurance business purpose may adversely affect the economy, a sector of the economy, productivity, competition, jobs, the environment, or the public health and safety of this state or a portion of this state.
Tex. Government Code § 411.303 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 411 / Section 411.303
§ 411.303. DEPARTMENT TO RECRUIT PARTICIPANTS.
Status: in_force

The department shall recruit public and commercial television and radio broadcasters, private commercial entities, state or local governmental entities, the public, and other appropriate persons to assist in developing and implementing the power outage alert system.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 35.0032 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 35 / Section 35.0032
§ 35.0032. BENEFITS COVERAGE REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

To the extent possible, the health benefits plan required by Section 35.0031 must provide benefits comparable to the benefits provided under the state child health plan established by this state to implement Title XXI of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Section 1397aa et seq.), as amended.
Tex. Tax Code § 112.003 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 112 / Section 112.003
§ 112.003. ATTORNEY'S FEES.
Status: in_force

Except for a sanction under Chapter 10, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, or the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure, attorney's fees may not be awarded in a suit seeking legal or equitable relief against the state, a state agency, or an officer of the state relating to the applicability, assessment, collection, constitutionality, or amount of a tax, fee, or penalty imposed by this title or Title 3 or collected by the comptroller under any other law.
Tex. Education Code § 61.9823 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 61 / Section 61.9823
§ 61.9823. LIMITATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) On qualifying for loan repayment assistance under this subchapter, a nurse may receive repayment assistance for each year of part-time or full-time employment as a faculty member of a nursing degree program at an institution of higher education or private or independent institution of higher education, not to exceed five years.

(b) The board by rule shall determine the maximum amount of loan repayment assistance received by a nurse under this subchapter in any one year. The board shall base the amount of loan repayment assistance received by a nurse for part-time employment on the proportion of the number of hours worked by the nurse to the number of hours worked by a full-time nurse.

(c) The total amount of loan repayment assistance provided under this subchapter may not exceed the total amount of gifts and grants accepted by the board for the repayment assistance and other funds available to the board for the repayment assistance, including any money reallocated under Section 61.9826.
Tex. Education Code § 102.53 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 102 / Section 102.53
§ 102.53. MAINTENANCE AND ADMINISTRATION.
Status: in_force

The maintenance and administration of the research center is the responsibility of the State of Texas acting through the administration of the university, with the advice and assistance of an advisory council on research selected by the administration and the donors.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8061.0101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8061 / Section 8061.0101
§ 8061.0101. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Board" means the district's board of directors.

(2) "Commission" means the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

(3) "Director" means a board member.

(4) "District" means the Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 204.
Tex. Insurance Code § 491.001 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 491 / Section 491.001
§ 491.001. INAPPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This subchapter does not apply to:

(1) life insurance;

(2) health insurance;

(3) annuity contracts;

(4) title insurance;

(5) workers' compensation insurance;

(6) employers' liability insurance coverage; or

(7) any policy or kind of coverage for which the maximum possible loss to the insurer is not readily ascertainable on the policy's issuance.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2210.254 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2210 / Section 2210.254
§ 2210.254. QUALIFIED INSPECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) For purposes of this chapter, a "qualified inspector" includes:

(1) a person determined by the department to be qualified because of training or experience to perform building inspections;

(2) a licensed professional engineer; and

(3) an inspector who:

(A) is certified by the International Code Council, the Building Officials and Code Administrators International, Inc., the International Conference of Building Officials, or the Southern Building Code Congress International, Inc.;

(B) has certifications as a buildings inspector and coastal construction inspector; and

(C) complies with other requirements specified by commissioner rule.

(b) A windstorm inspection may be performed only by a qualified inspector.

(c) Before performing building inspections, a qualified inspector must be approved and appointed or employed by the department.

(d) The department may charge a reasonable fee for the filing of applications by and determining the qualifications of persons for appointment as qualified inspectors.

(e) The department may establish an annual renewal period for persons appointed as qualified inspectors.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7811.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7811 / Section 7811.101
§ 7811.101. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may exercise the rights, powers, privileges, and functions provided by Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, Chapters 49 and 57, Water Code, and this chapter.

(b) The district may construct and maintain levees and other improvements on, along, and contiguous to rivers, creeks, streams, and drainage courses for the purposes of:

(1) reclaiming land from overflow from that water;

(2) controlling and distributing the water of rivers and streams by straightening and improving the rivers and streams;

(3) draining and improving the land; and

(4) preventing the pollution of the water.
Tex. Insurance Code § 551.101 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 551 / Section 551.101
§ 551.101. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter, "insurer" means any authorized insurer writing property and casualty insurance in this state, including:

(1) a county mutual insurance company;

(2) a Lloyd's plan;

(3) a reciprocal or interinsurance exchange; and

(4) a farm mutual insurance company.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 115.031 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 115 / Section 115.031
§ 115.031. FORFEITURE AUTHORIZED.
Status: in_force

Unlawful oil and unlawful petroleum products, regardless of the date of production or manufacture, are declared to be a nuisance and shall be forfeited to this state as provided by this subchapter.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 595.006 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 595 / Section 595.006
§ 595.006. USE OF RECORD IN CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS.
Status: in_force

Except as authorized by a court order under Section 595.005, a confidential record may not be used to:

(1) initiate or substantiate a criminal charge against a person receiving services; or

(2) conduct an investigation of a person receiving services.
Tex. Government Code § 82.065 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 82 / Section 82.065
§ 82.065. CONTRACT FOR LEGAL SERVICES.
Status: in_force

(a) A contingent fee contract for legal services must be in writing and signed by the attorney and client.

(b) Any contract for legal services is voidable by the client if it is procured as a result of conduct violating Section 38.12(a) or (b), Penal Code, or Rule 7.03 of the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct of the State Bar of Texas, regarding barratry by attorneys or other persons.

(c) An attorney who was paid or owed fees or expenses under a contract that is voided under this section may recover fees and expenses based on a quantum meruit theory if the client does not prove that the attorney committed barratry or had actual knowledge, before undertaking the representation, that the contract was procured as a result of barratry by another person. To recover fees or expenses under this subsection, the attorney must have reported the misconduct as required by the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct of the State Bar of Texas, unless:

(1) another person has already reported the misconduct; or

(2) the attorney reasonably believed that reporting the misconduct would substantially prejudice the client's interests.
Tex. Water Code § 49.182 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 49 / Section 49.182
§ 49.182. COMMISSION SUPERVISION OF PROJECTS AND IMPROVEMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) During construction of projects and improvements approved by the commission under this subchapter, no substantial alterations may be made in the plans and specifications without the approval of the commission in accordance with commission rules.

(b) The executive director may inspect the improvements at any time during construction to determine if the project is being constructed in accordance with the plans and specifications approved by the commission.

(c) If the executive director finds that the project is not being constructed in accordance with the approved plans and specifications, the executive director shall give written notice immediately by certified mail to the district's manager and to each board member.

(d) If within 10 days after the notice is mailed the board does not take steps to ensure that the project is being constructed in accordance with the approved plans and specifications, the executive director shall give written notice of this fact to the attorney general.

(e) After receiving this notice, the attorney general may bring an action for injunctive relief or quo warranto proceedings against the directors. Venue for either suit is exclusively in a district court in Travis County.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 440.014 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 440 / Section 440.014
§ 440.014. RECORDKEEPING.
Status: in_force

The executive commissioner shall adopt rules establishing minimum standards for recordkeeping by persons required to pay fees under this chapter and the records shall be made available to the department on request.
Tex. Occupations Code § 801.510 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 801 / Section 801.510
§ 801.510. ISSUANCE OF EMERGENCY ORDERS.
Status: in_force

(a) Upon determining that an emergency exists requiring immediate action to protect the public health and safety, the board or executive director may issue an emergency order to:

(1) suspend or revoke a license or other authorization issued under a program regulated by the board; or

(2) halt operation of an unsafe veterinary medical facility.

(b) The board or executive director may issue an emergency order with or without notice and hearing. If an emergency order is issued under this section without a hearing, the board shall set the time and place for a hearing conducted by the State Office of Administrative Hearings to affirm, modify, or set aside the emergency order not later than the 17th day after the date the order was issued. The order shall be affirmed to the extent that reasonable cause existed to issue the order.

(c) A proceeding under this section is a contested case under Chapter 2001, Government Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3974.0302 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3974 / Section 3974.0302
§ 3974.0302. IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS AND SERVICES.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to Subsection (b), the district may provide, design, construct, acquire, improve, relocate, operate, maintain, or finance an improvement project or service using money available to the district, or contract with a governmental or private entity to provide, design, construct, acquire, improve, relocate, operate, maintain, or finance an improvement project or service authorized under this chapter or Chapter 375, Local Government Code.

(b) The district may not construct or finance an improvement project, other than a water, sewer, or drainage facility or road, unless the governing body of the city by ordinance or resolution consents to the construction or financing.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 32.062 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 32 / Section 32.062
§ 32.062. ADOPTION OF RULES AND COLLECTION OF FEES.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall adopt rules of procedure and rules for the sale, lease, and commitment to a contract for development of land as provided by this chapter.

(b) The board by rule shall adopt and shall collect reasonable fees necessary to carry out this chapter.
Tex. Transportation Code § 457.108 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 457 / Section 457.108
§ 457.108. TORT LIABILITY AND GOVERNMENTAL IMMUNITY.
Status: in_force

(a) An authority is a separate governmental unit for purposes of Chapter 101, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, and operations of an authority are essential governmental functions and not proprietary functions for all purposes, including the purposes of that chapter.

(b) This chapter does not create or confer any governmental immunity or limitation of liability on any entity that is not a governmental unit, governmental entity or authority, or public agency or a subdivision of one of those persons. In this subsection, "governmental unit" has the meaning assigned by Section 101.001, Civil Practice and Remedies Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3950.301 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3950 / Section 3950.301
§ 3950.301. DISSOLUTION BY ORDINANCE.
Status: in_force

(a) A municipality that includes territory of the district, in the corporate boundaries or extraterritorial jurisdiction of the municipality, by ordinance may dissolve the district.

(b) The municipality may not dissolve the district until the district's outstanding debt or contractual obligations that are payable from ad valorem taxes have been repaid or discharged, or the municipality has affirmatively assumed the obligation to pay the outstanding debt from municipal revenue.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1091.109 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1091 / Section 1091.109
§ 1091.109. CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may enter into construction contracts for the district.

(b) The board may enter into a construction contract that involves the expenditure of more than the amount provided by Section 271.024, Local Government Code, only after competitive bidding as provided by Subchapter B, Chapter 271, Local Government Code.
Tex. Water Code § 51.655 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 51 / Section 51.655
§ 51.655. LAW GOVERNING ADMINISTRATION OF BENEFIT TAX PLAN.
Status: in_force

In a district that levies taxes on a benefit basis, the rate of taxation and the assessment and collection of taxes shall be governed by the law relating to ad valorem taxes to the extent applicable.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1001.059 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1001 / Section 1001.059
§ 1001.059. QUALIFIED SCIENTISTS.
Status: in_force

A qualified scientist engaged in scientific research and investigation of the physical or natural sciences is exempt from the licensing requirements of this chapter. This exemption includes the usual work and activities of a meteorologist, seismologist, geologist, chemist, geochemist, physicist, or geophysicist.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3887.156 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3887 / Section 3887.156
§ 3887.156. USE OF SURPLUS MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION MONEY.
Status: in_force

If the district has surplus maintenance and operation tax money that is not needed for the purposes for which it was collected, the money may be used for any authorized purpose.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1701.705 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1701 / Section 1701.705
§ 1701.705. NOTIFICATION OF ADMINISTRATION OF EPINEPHRINE DELIVERY SYSTEM.
Status: in_force

After an officer administers an epinephrine delivery system under this subchapter, the law enforcement agency shall notify the physician or other person who prescribed the epinephrine delivery system of:

(1) the age of the person to whom the epinephrine delivery system was administered; and

(2) the number of epinephrine delivery system doses administered to the person.
Tex. Local Government Code § 321.026 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 321 / Section 321.026
§ 321.026. EXPENSES.
Status: in_force

A park commissioner's approved compensation and expenses shall be paid in due time by the board's check or warrant.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 507.012 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 507 / Section 507.012
§ 507.012. TRADE SECRETS.
Status: in_force

Facility operators must substantiate trade secret claims to the administrator of the EPA in accordance with EPCRA, Section 322.
Tex. Transportation Code § 504.339 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 504 / Section 504.339
§ 504.339. UNITED STATES ARMY RANGER.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall issue specialty license plates for a person who is:

(1) an active or former member of a United States Army Ranger unit; or

(2) a graduate of the United States Army Ranger School.

(b) The license plates must include:

(1) a likeness of the Ranger tab authorized by the Department of the Army; and

(2) the words "U.S. Army Ranger."
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7913A.0101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7913A / Section 7913A.0101
§ 7913A.0101. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Board" means the district's board of directors.

(2) "Commission" means the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

(3) "Director" means a board member.

(4) "District" means the Austin County Municipal Utility District No. 1.
Tex. Labor Code § 101.119 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 101 / Section 101.119
§ 101.119. RECORDS.
Status: in_force

(a) Each labor union in this state shall keep accurate books of accounts that:

(1) itemize each receipt from any source;

(2) itemize each expenditure for any purpose; and

(3) state the source of each receipt and the purpose of each expenditure.

(b) A member of a labor union is entitled to inspect the books, records, and accounts of the union at any reasonable time.

(c) The attorney general, or, subject to the attorney general's approval, a district attorney or county attorney, is entitled to inspect on demand the books, records, and accounts of a labor union at any reasonable time.

(d) The books, records, and accounts of a labor union are open to grand juries and judicial and quasi-judicial inquiries in legal proceedings.