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Tex. Insurance Code § 942.156 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 942 / Section 942.156
§ 942.156. ISSUANCE OF FIDELITY AND SURETY BOND INSURANCE; DEPOSIT REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) If a domestic exchange writes fidelity or surety bond insurance in this state, the exchange shall keep on deposit with the comptroller money, bonds, or other securities in an amount of not less than $50,000. The department shall approve for the deposit securities described by the provisions of Subchapter B, Chapter 424, other than Sections 424.052, 424.072, and 424.073, and the exchange shall maintain the approved securities intact at all times.

(b) A foreign exchange that writes fidelity or surety bond insurance in this state shall file with the department evidence satisfactory to the department that the exchange has, for the protection of its subscribers, at least $100,000 in money, bonds, or other securities as described by the provisions of Subchapter B, Chapter 424, other than Sections 424.052, 424.072, and 424.073, on deposit with the comptroller or other appropriate official of its state of domicile or in escrow under that official's supervision and control in a reliable bank or trust company. If those bonds or other securities are not acceptable to and approved by the department, the department may deny the attorney in fact for the exchange a certificate of authority.
Tex. Election Code § 123.033 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 123 / Section 123.033
§ 123.033. ACQUISITION OF EQUIPMENT BY POLITICAL PARTY FOR PRIMARY.
Status: in_force

(a) A political party's county executive committee that desires to use a voting system for a primary election must acquire the equipment necessary for operating the voting system as provided by this section.

(b) The county executive committee may contract to lease the equipment from the county. If the equipment desired is not available from the county, the county executive committee may contract to lease it from any other source.

(c) If the county executive committee desires to lease equipment owned by the county served by the committee, the county shall lease the equipment to the committee under the terms agreed to by the parties, except that the county's duty to lease the equipment is subject to reasonable restrictions and conditions imposed by the commissioners court to:

(1) ensure availability of the equipment in elections for which the commissioners court adopted the voting system; and

(2) protect the equipment from misuse or damage.

(d) A county is not required to provide a political party's county executive committee with equipment for use in an election precinct in which fewer than 100 votes were cast in the political party's most recent general or runoff primary.

(e) The maximum amount that may be charged for leasing equipment to a county executive committee for a general or runoff primary is:

(1) $5 for each unit of electronic voting system equipment installed at a polling place; and

(2) $5 for each unit of other equipment not specified by this subsection.

(f) In addition to the amount a county may charge for leasing its equipment under Subsection (e), a county may charge a county executive committee for the actual expenses incurred by the county in:

(1) transporting the equipment to and from the polling places;

(2) preparing the equipment for use in the primary election; and

(3) operating a central counting station for the primary election.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 50.004 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 50 / Section 50.004
§ 50.004. ANNUAL ACCOUNTING.
Status: in_force

The Texas Agricultural Experiment Station shall provide to the committee in each house of the legislature having jurisdiction over agricultural matters an annual accounting of all money received, awarded, and expended during the year.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3860.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3860 / Section 3860.001
§ 3860.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

(2) "District" means the Harris County Improvement District No. 10.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1101.759 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1101 / Section 1101.759
§ 1101.759. CEASE AND DESIST ORDER.
Status: in_force

(a) If it appears to the commission that a person is violating this chapter or Chapter 1102 or a rule adopted under this chapter or Chapter 1102, the commission, after notice and opportunity for a hearing, may issue a cease and desist order prohibiting the person from engaging in the activity.

(b) A violation of an order under this section constitutes grounds for imposing an administrative penalty under Subchapter O.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9023.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9023 / Section 9023.051
§ 9023.051. COMPOSITION OF BOARD.
Status: in_force

The board is composed of four elected directors.
Tex. Government Code § 22.218 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 22 / Section 22.218
§ 22.218. TERM OF COURT.
Status: in_force

The term of each court of appeals begins and ends with each calendar year.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 114.102 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 114 / Section 114.102
§ 114.102. CRIMINAL OFFENSES.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person knowingly or intentionally:

(1) fails to leave a copy of the cargo manifest or other document as required under Section 114.013 of this code at the lease or facility from which the liquid hydrocarbons were removed or fails to deliver a copy of the cargo manifest or other document as required under Section 114.013 of this code to the operator of the lease or facility, his agent, or his representative;

(2) operates an oil tanker vehicle without a cargo manifest as required by this chapter;

(3) fails to maintain cargo manifest records as required under Section 114.014 of this code; or

(4) forges or falsifies a cargo document or documents required by this chapter or exhibits a cargo document or documents knowing that those documents are forged or falsified.

(b) An offense under this section is a felony of the third degree.

(c) It is an affirmative defense to prosecution under Subdivision (1), (2), or (3), Subsection (a), of this section that the person charged with the offense provides the information required by Section 114.012 of this code.

(d) A penalty imposed for violation of this chapter is in addition to any civil or administrative penalty or sanction authorized by Sections 85.042 and 85.201 of this code or any other provision of law.
Tex. Government Code § 420.043 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 420 / Section 420.043
§ 420.043. DATABASE COMPARISON REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) Not later than the 30th day after the date an evidence collection kit containing biological evidence has been analyzed by an accredited crime laboratory and any necessary quality assurance reviews have been performed, except as provided by Subsection (b), the department shall compare the DNA profile obtained from the biological evidence with DNA profiles maintained in:

(1) state databases, including the DNA database maintained under Subchapter G, Chapter 411, if the amount and quality of the analyzed sample meet the requirements of the state database comparison policies; and

(2) the CODIS DNA database established by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, if the amount and quality of the analyzed sample meet the requirements of the bureau's CODIS comparison policies.

(a-1) An accredited crime laboratory that submits a DNA profile to the department to perform the comparison required under Subsection (a) shall monitor the accredited crime laboratory's database for any matches between the DNA profile submitted to the department and the DNA profiles contained in the databases described by Subsections (a)(1) and (2). For purposes of Section 420.0431, the date on which a match is displayed in an accredited crime laboratory's database is considered written notification of a match.

(b) If the evidence kit containing biological evidence is analyzed by a public accredited crime laboratory, the laboratory, instead of the department, may perform the comparison of DNA profiles required under Subsection (a) provided that:

(1) the laboratory performs the comparison not later than the 30th day after the date the analysis is complete and any necessary quality assurance reviews have been performed;

(2) the law enforcement agency that submitted the evidence collection kit containing biological evidence gives permission; and

(3) the laboratory meets applicable federal and state requirements to access the databases described by Subsection (a).

(c) The department may use appropriated funds to employ personnel and purchase equipment and technology necessary to comply with the requirements of this section.
Tex. Water Code § 10.007 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 10 / Section 10.007
§ 10.007. PUBLIC MEETINGS AND PUBLIC INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The council may hold public meetings as needed to fulfill its duties under this chapter.

(b) The council is subject to Chapters 551 and 552, Government Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8120.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8120 / Section 8120.052
§ 8120.052. ELECTION OF DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

On the uniform election date in May of each even-numbered year, the appropriate number of directors shall be elected.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8478.152 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8478 / Section 8478.152
§ 8478.152. LAW APPLICABLE TO NEW DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

This chapter applies to any new district created by division of the district, and a new district has all the powers and duties of the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8487.106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8487 / Section 8487.106
§ 8487.106. DIVISION OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may be divided into two or more new districts only if:

(1) the district has no outstanding bonded debt; and

(2) the district is not imposing ad valorem taxes.

(b) This chapter applies to any new district created by the division of the district, and a new district has all the powers and duties of the district.

(c) Any new district created by the division of the district may not, at the time the new district is created, contain any land outside the area described by Section 2 of the Act creating this chapter.

(d) The board, on its own motion or on receipt of a petition signed by the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district, may adopt an order dividing the district.

(e) The board may adopt an order dividing the district before or after the date the board holds an election under Section 8487.151 to authorize the district's bonds.

(f) An order dividing the district shall:

(1) name each new district;

(2) include the metes and bounds description of the territory of each new district;

(3) appoint temporary directors for each new district; and

(4) provide for the division of assets and liabilities between or among the new districts.

(g) On or before the 30th day after the date of adoption of an order dividing the district, the district shall file the order with the commission and record the order in the real property records of each county in which the district is located.

(h) Any new district created by the division of the district shall hold a confirmation and directors' election as required by Section 8487.003.

(i) Any new district created by the division of the district must hold an election as required by this chapter to obtain voter approval before the district may impose a maintenance tax or issue bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes.

(j) If the creation of the new district is confirmed, the new district shall provide the election date and results to the commission.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 42.018 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 42 / Section 42.018
§ 42.018. NOTICE PROVIDED BY CLERK OF COURT.
Status: in_force

(a) This article applies only to:

(1) conviction or deferred adjudication community supervision granted on the basis of:

(A) an offense for which a conviction or grant of deferred adjudication community supervision requires the defendant to register as a sex offender under Chapter 62;

(B) an offense under Section 21.12 or 43.24, Penal Code;

(C) a felony offense under Chapter 43, Penal Code;

(D) a felony offense involving school property; or

(E) an offense under the laws of another state or federal law that is equivalent to an offense under Paragraph (A), (B), (C), or (D); or

(2) conviction of:

(A) a felony offense under Title 5, Penal Code; or

(B) an offense under the laws of another state or federal law that is equivalent to an offense under Paragraph (A).

(b) Not later than the fifth day after the date a person who holds a certificate issued under Subchapter B, Chapter 21, Education Code, is convicted or granted deferred adjudication on the basis of an offense, the clerk of the court in which the conviction or deferred adjudication is entered shall provide to the State Board for Educator Certification written notice of the person's conviction or deferred adjudication, including the offense on which the conviction or deferred adjudication was based.

(c) Not later than the fifth day after the date a person who is employed by a private school is convicted or granted deferred adjudication on the basis of an offense, the clerk of the court in which the conviction or deferred adjudication is entered shall provide to the chief administrative officer of the private school at which the person is employed written notice of the person's conviction or deferred adjudication, including the offense on which the conviction or deferred adjudication was based.

(d) In this article, "private school" has the meaning assigned by Section 5.001, Education Code.
Tex. Election Code § 254.157 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 254 / Section 254.157
§ 254.157. MONTHLY REPORTING SCHEDULE.
Status: in_force

(a) The campaign treasurer of a general-purpose committee filing monthly reports shall file a report not later than the fifth day of the month following the period covered by the report. A report covering the month preceding an election in which the committee is involved must be received by the authority with whom the report is required to be filed not later than the fifth day of the month following the period covered by the report.

(b) A monthly report covers the period beginning the 26th day of each month and continuing through the 25th day of the following month, except that the period covered by the first report begins January 1 and continues through January 25.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 33.0023 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 33 / Section 33.0023
§ 33.0023. SNAP INFORMATION MATCHING SYSTEM.
Status: in_force

(a) To detect and prevent fraud in the supplemental nutrition assistance program, the commission, through the use of a computerized matching system, shall compare at least semiannually commission information relating to supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits transactions and redemptions by benefits recipients and retailers with information obtained from the comptroller and other appropriate state agencies relating to those recipients and retailers.

(b) The commission, the comptroller, and the appropriate agencies shall take all necessary measures to protect the confidentiality of information provided under this section, in compliance with all existing state and federal privacy guidelines.

(c) In this section, "retailer" means a business approved for participation in the supplemental nutrition assistance program.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1064.117 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1064 / Section 1064.117
§ 1064.117. AUTHORITY TO SUE AND BE SUED.
Status: in_force

(a) The district, through the board, may sue and be sued.

(b) The district is entitled to all causes of action and defenses to which similar authorities are entitled.
Tex. Government Code § 490G.001 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 490G / Section 490G.001
§ 490G.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Board" means the Economic Incentive Oversight Board.

(2) "Monetary incentive" means a grant, loan, or other form of monetary incentive paid from state revenues, including a state trust fund, that a business entity or other person may receive in exchange for or as a result of conducting an activity with an economic development purpose.

(2-a) "Rural county" means a county with a population of less than 60,000.

(3) "Tax incentive" means any exemption, deduction, credit, exclusion, waiver, rebate, discount, deferral, or other abatement or reduction of state tax liability of a business entity or other person that the person may receive in exchange for or as a result of conducting an activity with an economic development purpose.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 201.081 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 201 / Section 201.081
§ 201.081. ANNUAL MEETING OF DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) The state board shall provide for an annual meeting of conservation district directors to be held at a time and place determined by the state board.

(b) The state board may charge each person attending an annual meeting registration and other fees to defray the cost of conducting the annual meeting.

(c) The state board may maintain an account in a local depository bank for the purpose of depositing fees collected under Subsection (b) of this section or for depositing donations or grants made for the purpose of funding the annual meeting of the conservation district directors. Money in the account shall be held in trust for persons attending the annual meeting and shall be used exclusively for paying the costs of the meeting. The state board may select any state or national bank as the depository. An account maintained under this subsection is subject to audit by the State Auditor.
Tex. Government Code § 501.0166 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 501 / Section 501.0166
§ 501.0166. PROVIDING DISCHARGED OR RELEASED INMATE WITH BIRTH CERTIFICATE AND SOCIAL SECURITY CARD.
Status: in_force

(a) In addition to complying with the requirements of Section 501.0165 regarding a license or personal identification certificate for an inmate being discharged or released on parole, mandatory supervision, or conditional pardon, the department must:

(1) determine whether the inmate has a:

(A) certified copy of the inmate's birth certificate; and

(B) copy of the inmate's social security card; and

(2) if the inmate does not have a document described by Subdivision (1), submit to the appropriate entity on behalf of the inmate a request for the issuance of the applicable document.

(b) The department shall submit a request under Subsection (a)(2) as soon as is practicable to enable the department to provide the inmate with the applicable document when the department discharges or releases the inmate.

(c) This section does not apply to an inmate who:

(1) is not legally present in the United States; or

(2) was not a resident of this state before the person was placed in the custody of the department.
Tex. Water Code § 51.450 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 51 / Section 51.450
§ 51.450. ALTERNATE METHODS FOR PAYING BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) As used in this section and in Sections 51.450-51.454 of this code, "net revenue" means income or increment which may come from ownership and operation of the improvements which are encumbered less the proportion of the district's revenue income reasonably required to provide for administration, efficient operation, and adequate maintenance of the district's services and facilities which are encumbered. Net revenue does not include money derived from taxation.

(b) A district which expects net revenue from operations may secure its bonds in any one of the following:

(1) as provided in Section 51.433 of this code;

(2) by entering into a contract to pledge the net revenue of the district and to mortgage and encumber part or all of the property and facilities, franchise, revenue and income from operations, and everything acquired or to be acquired by the district; or

(3) as provided in both Subdivisions (1) and (2) of this subsection.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9602.0304 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9602 / Section 9602.0304
§ 9602.0304. LIMITATION ON POWERS.
Status: in_force

The district may not:

(1) finance, develop, or maintain a recreational facility under Subchapter N, Chapter 49, Water Code;

(2) exercise the power of eminent domain; or

(3) perform the same function as another conservation and reclamation district whose territory overlaps with the territory of the district, except the district may perform dredging operations if other conservation and reclamation districts are performing dredging operations in the territory of the district.
Tex. Transportation Code § 70.069 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 70 / Section 70.069
§ 70.069. ORDER FILED.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall file a copy of its order with the Nueces County clerk.

(b) The board shall file the order not later than the 20th day after:

(1) the closing date of a hearing held as provided by Section 70.063(b); or

(2) if the hearing is not held, the expiration of the period provided by Section 70.063(a).
Tex. Education Code § 38.222 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 38 / Section 38.222
§ 38.222. MAINTENANCE, ADMINISTRATION, AND DISPOSAL OF OPIOID ANTAGONISTS.
Status: in_force

(a) Each school district shall adopt and implement a policy regarding the maintenance, administration, and disposal of opioid antagonists at each campus in the district that serves students in grades 6 through 12 and may adopt and implement such a policy at each campus in the district, including campuses serving students in a grade level below grade 6.

(b) An open-enrollment charter school or private school may adopt and implement a policy regarding the maintenance, administration, and disposal of opioid antagonists. If a school adopts a policy under this subsection, the school may apply the policy:

(1) only at campuses of the school serving students in grades 6 through 12; or

(2) at each campus of the school, including campuses serving students in a grade level below grade 6.

(c) A policy adopted under this section must:

(1) provide that school personnel and school volunteers who are authorized and trained may administer an opioid antagonist to a person who is reasonably believed to be experiencing an opioid-related drug overdose;

(2) require that each school campus subject to a policy adopted under this section have one or more school personnel members or school volunteers authorized and trained to administer an opioid antagonist present during regular school hours;

(3) establish the number of opioid antagonists that must be available at each campus at any given time; and

(4) require that the supply of opioid antagonists at each school campus subject to a policy adopted under this section must be stored in a secure location and be easily accessible to school personnel and school volunteers authorized and trained to administer an opioid antagonist.

(d) The executive commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission, in consultation with the commissioner of education, shall adopt rules regarding the maintenance, administration, and disposal of opioid antagonists at a school campus subject to a policy adopted under this section. The rules must establish:

(1) the process for checking the inventory of opioid antagonists at regular intervals for expiration and replacement; and

(2) the amount of training required for school personnel and school volunteers to administer an opioid antagonist.