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Tex. Education Code § 48.308 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 48 / Section 48.308
§ 48.308. ADDITIONAL STATE AID FOR OPEN EDUCATION RESOURCE INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIAL.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to Section 31.0751, a school district is entitled to additional state aid for each school year in an amount not to exceed $20 for each student for the costs incurred or for which the district is obligated to pay during the school year in which the aid is provided for the printing and shipping of open education resource instructional material made available under Subchapter B-1, Chapter 31.

(b) The amount to which a school district is entitled under this section may not exceed actual costs incurred by the district or for which the district is obligated to pay during the school year for which the funds were provided.

(c) Additional state aid provided under this section shall be deposited to the credit of the district's instructional materials and technology account maintained by the commissioner under Section 31.0212 and may be accessed only for the procurement of instructional materials in accordance with this section.

(d) Funds provided to a school district under this section must be spent in compliance with the requirements for the use of funds provided under this section and Section 31.0211.
Tex. Government Code § 418.011 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 418 / Section 418.011
§ 418.011. RESPONSIBILITY OF GOVERNOR.
Status: in_force

The governor is responsible for meeting:

(1) the dangers to the state and people presented by disasters; and

(2) disruptions to the state and people caused by energy emergencies.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8100.0103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8100 / Section 8100.0103
§ 8100.0103. CONFIRMATION AND DIRECTOR ELECTION REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors shall hold an election to confirm the creation of the district and to elect five permanent directors as provided by Section 49.102, Water Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8008A.0401 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8008A / Section 8008A.0401
§ 8008A.0401. ELECTIONS REGARDING TAXES OR BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue, without an election, bonds and other obligations secured by:

(1) revenue other than ad valorem taxes; or

(2) contract payments described by Section 8008A.0403.

(b) The district must hold an election in the manner provided by Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, to obtain voter approval before the district may impose an ad valorem tax or issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes.

(c) The district may not issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes to finance a road project unless the issuance is approved by a vote of a two-thirds majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 81.015 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 81 / Section 81.015
§ 81.015. ANTIMICROBIAL STEWARDSHIP REGIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEES.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall establish a regional advisory committee in each public health region designated under Section 121.007 to address antimicrobial stewardship in long-term care facilities and to improve antimicrobial stewardship through collaborative action.

(b) A regional advisory committee established under this section must include:

(1) physicians;

(2) directors of nursing or equivalent consultants with long-term care facilities;

(3) public health officials knowledgeable about antimicrobial stewardship; and

(4) other interested parties.
Tex. Tax Code § 191.088 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 191 / Section 191.088
§ 191.088. STATE TAX LIEN.
Status: in_force

The taxes, penalties, interests, and costs that a person owes the state under this subchapter are secured by a preferred lien, first and prior to other existing liens, contract or statutory, legal or equitable, on all property of the person used in the person's business.
Tex. Finance Code § 92.407 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 92 / Section 92.407
§ 92.407. MERGER OF FOREIGN SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A foreign savings and loan association may merge with a domestic savings bank under this subchapter as if the foreign savings and loan association were a foreign savings bank.

(b) If the surviving institution is the foreign savings and loan association, the commissioner shall issue and deliver to the foreign savings and loan association a certificate of authority under Section 92.405 to do business in this state.

(c) In this section, "foreign savings and loan association" means a savings and loan association:

(1) whose principal office is located outside this state; and

(2) that was organized under the law of another state or the law of the United States.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7952.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7952 / Section 7952.003
§ 7952.003. CONFIRMATION AND DIRECTORS' ELECTION REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors shall hold an election to confirm the creation of the district and to elect five permanent directors as provided by Section 49.102, Water Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8271.154 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8271 / Section 8271.154
§ 8271.154. PAYMENT OF TAX OR ASSESSMENT NOT REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The district is not required to pay a tax or assessment on:

(1) district property; or

(2) a purchase made by the district.
Tex. Government Code § 573.001 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 573 / Section 573.001
§ 573.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Candidate" has the meaning assigned by Section 251.001, Election Code.

(2) "Position" includes an office, clerkship, employment, or duty.

(3) "Public official" means:

(A) an officer of this state or of a district, county, municipality, precinct, school district, or other political subdivision of this state;

(B) an officer or member of a board of this state or of a district, county, municipality, school district, or other political subdivision of this state; or

(C) a judge of a court created by or under a statute of this state.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 437.0055 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 437 / Section 437.0055
§ 437.0055. PERMIT FROM DEPARTMENT REQUIRED IN AREAS NOT REGULATED BY COUNTY OR PUBLIC HEALTH DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

(a) A person may not operate a food service establishment, retail food store, mobile food unit, or temporary food service establishment located in an area in which a county or public health district does not require a permit or conduct inspections under this chapter unless the person has a permit issued by the department.

(a) A person may not operate a food service establishment, retail food store, or temporary food service establishment located in an area in which a county or public health district does not require a permit or conduct inspections under this chapter unless the person has a permit issued by the department.

(b) A person required to obtain a permit under Subsection (a) must apply every two years for the permit and must pay any fees required by the department.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8467.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8467 / Section 8467.004
§ 8467.004. ANNEXATION BY MUNICIPALITY.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other law, on the written consent of the landowners and the district, a municipality in whose extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located may annex a portion of the district. The district is not dissolved as a result of an annexation under this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3833.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3833 / Section 3833.003
§ 3833.003. MUNICIPAL CONSENT REQUIRED; CONDITIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) Unless the governing body of the city by resolution consents to the creation of the district before January 1, 2007:

(1) the board may not hold an election to confirm the creation of the district and to elect directors under Section 3833.024;

(2) the district is dissolved on that date; and

(3) this chapter expires September 1, 2008.

(b) The governing body of the city by resolution may consent or withhold consent to the creation of the district and the governing body may condition its consent on any terms expressly provided by the resolution. The governing body may include as a condition to its consent a requirement that certain territory be added to or excluded from the district before the confirmation election.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1102.060 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1102 / Section 1102.060
§ 1102.060. CONSIDERATION OF COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS.
Status: in_force

The commission shall consider the committee's recommendations relating to qualifications and licensing of inspectors to assure the public of a quality professional inspection system in real estate transactions in this state.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1030.061 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1030 / Section 1030.061
§ 1030.061. 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 general affairs of the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8865.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8865 / Section 8865.051
§ 8865.051. COMPOSITION OF BOARD; TERMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is governed by a board of 10 directors.

(b) Directors serve staggered four-year terms.

(c) A director may serve consecutive terms.
Tex. Education Code § 55.1741 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 55 / Section 55.1741
§ 55.1741. THE TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY SYSTEM; ADDITIONAL REVENUE BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) In addition to the other authority granted by this subchapter, the board of regents of The Texas A&M University System may acquire, purchase, construct, improve, renovate, enlarge, or equip facilities to support kinesiology and related programs, campus utility infrastructure facilities, and campus support services facilities (phase V), including roads and related infrastructure, for Texas A&M International University, to be financed by the issuance of bonds in accordance with this subchapter, including bonds issued in accordance with a systemwide revenue financing program and secured as provided by that program, in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $12.5 million.

(b) The board may pledge irrevocably to the payment of the bonds authorized by this section all or any part of the revenue funds of an institution, branch, or entity of The Texas A&M University System, including student tuition charges. The amount of a pledge made under this subsection may not be reduced or abrogated while the bonds for which the pledge is made, or bonds issued to refund those bonds, are outstanding.

(c) If sufficient funds are not available to the board to meet its obligations under this section, the board may transfer funds among institutions, branches, and entities of The Texas A&M University System to ensure the most equitable and efficient allocation of available resources for each institution, branch, or entity to carry out its duties and purposes.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1122.063 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1122 / Section 1122.063
§ 1122.063. APPOINTMENT AND REMOVAL OF MEDICAL STAFF.
Status: in_force

The board may:

(1) appoint to the medical staff any doctor the board considers necessary for the efficient operation of the district;

(2) remove any doctor from the medical staff, after due process, if the board considers the doctor's removal necessary for the efficient operation of the district; and

(3) make temporary appointments to the medical staff as the board considers necessary.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8360.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8360 / Section 8360.004
§ 8360.004. FINDINGS OF PUBLIC PURPOSE AND BENEFIT.
Status: in_force

(a) All land and other property in the district will benefit from the improvements and services to be provided by the district.

(b) The district serves a public use and benefit.
Tex. Finance Code § 180.001 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 180 / Section 180.001
§ 180.001. SHORT TITLE.
Status: in_force

This chapter may be cited as the Texas Secure and Fair Enforcement for Mortgage Licensing Act of 2009.
Tex. Occupations Code § 201.505 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 201 / Section 201.505
§ 201.505. HEARINGS.
Status: in_force

(a) A person is entitled to a hearing before the board if the board proposes to:

(1) refuse the person's application for a license;

(2) suspend or revoke the person's license; or

(3) place on probation or reprimand the person.

(b) The board is not bound by strict rules of evidence or procedure in conducting its proceedings and hearings, but the board must base its determination on sufficient legal evidence.

(c) The board may:

(1) issue subpoenas and subpoenas duces tecum to compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of books, records, and other documents;

(2) administer oaths; and

(3) take testimony concerning all matters within its jurisdiction.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3887.106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3887 / Section 3887.106
§ 3887.106. USE OF ROADWAY, PARK, OR OTHER PUBLIC AREA OR FACILITY OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

(a) The board by rule may regulate the private use of a public roadway, open space, park, sidewalk, or similar public area or facility in the district. To the extent the district rules conflict with a rule, order, or regulation of the county or of a municipality in which the district is wholly or partly located, the rule, order, or regulation of the county or municipality controls. A rule may provide for the safe and orderly use of public roadways, open spaces, parks, sidewalks, and similar public areas or facilities in the district.

(b) The board may require a permit for a parade, demonstration, celebration, entertainment event, or similar nongovernmental activity in or on a public roadway, open space, park, sidewalk, or similar public area or facility that is owned by the district. The board may charge a fee for the permit application or for public safety or security services for such facilities in an amount the board considers necessary.

(c) The board may require a permit or franchise agreement with a vendor, concessionaire, exhibitor, or similar private or commercial person or organization for the limited use of the area or facility owned by the district on terms and on payment of a permit or franchise fee the board may impose.
Tex. Finance Code § 14.302 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 14 / Section 14.302
§ 14.302. APPEAL OF LICENSE WITHHOLDING OR REVOCATION.
Status: in_force

An appeal of a decision of the commissioner refusing to grant a license to an applicant or revoking the license of a license holder shall be under the substantial evidence rule as provided by Chapter 2001, Government Code.
Tex. Government Code § 824.205 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 824 / Section 824.205
§ 824.205. DEDUCTIONS FROM SERVICE RETIREMENT ANNUITY.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who receives a service retirement annuity under Section 824.202, 824.203, or 824.204 may, on a form satisfactory to and filed with the retirement system, authorize the retirement system to deduct from the person's monthly annuity payment the amount required as a monthly premium for:

(1) hospital insurance benefits provided to uninsured individuals not otherwise eligible for medical insurance for the aged, as provided by Part A of Title XVIII of the federal Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Section 1395c et seq.); and

(2) supplementary medical insurance benefits for the aged, as provided by Part B of Title XVIII of the federal Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Section 1395j et seq.).

(b) After making deductions authorized under Subsection (a), the retirement system shall pay the required premiums to the treasury of the United States, subject to applicable laws relating to the time and manner of payment.
Tex. Transportation Code § 1001.002 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 1001 / Section 1001.002
§ 1001.002. CREATION OF DEPARTMENT; DUTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The department is created as an agency of this state.

(b) In addition to the other duties required of the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles, the department shall administer and enforce:

(1) Subtitle A;

(2) Chapters 621, 622, 623, 642, 643, 645, 646, and 648; and

(3) Chapters 2301 and 2302, Occupations Code.
Tex. Government Code § 752.007 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 752 / Section 752.007
§ 752.007. OTHER FUNCTIONS OF OFFICE.
Status: in_force

In addition to other duties prescribed by this subchapter, the office shall:

(1) coordinate public and private programs for the benefit of immigrants and refugees;

(2) receive and address inquiries relating to the services available to immigrants or refugees at the local, state, and federal levels; and

(3) assist local communities with the development of programs to address the needs of immigrants and refugees at the local level.
Tex. Government Code § 83.001 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 83 / Section 83.001
§ 83.001. PROHIBITED ACTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A person, other than a person described in Subsection (b), may not charge or receive, either directly or indirectly, any compensation for all or any part of the preparation of a legal instrument affecting title to real property, including a deed, deed of trust, note, mortgage, and transfer or release of lien.

(b) This section does not apply to:

(1) an attorney licensed in this state;

(2) a licensed real estate broker or salesperson performing the acts of a real estate broker pursuant to Chapter 1101, Occupations Code; or

(3) a person performing acts relating to a transaction for the lease, sale, or transfer of any mineral or mining interest in real property.

(c) This section does not prevent a person from seeking reimbursement for costs incurred by the person to retain a licensed attorney to prepare an instrument.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8308.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8308 / Section 8308.001
§ 8308.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

(2) "District" means the East Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 4.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1044.062 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1044 / Section 1044.062
§ 1044.062. SEAL.
Status: in_force

The board may adopt a seal for the district.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2210.636 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2210 / Section 2210.636
§ 2210.636. STATE NOT TO IMPAIR FINANCING ARRANGEMENT OBLIGATION.
Status: in_force

The state pledges for the benefit and protection of financing parties that the state will not take or permit any action that would:

(1) impair the collection of premium surcharges or the deposit of that money into the applicable fund;

(2) reduce, alter, or impair the premium surcharges to be imposed, collected, and remitted to financing parties until the principal, interest, and premium and any other charges incurred and contracts to be performed in connection with the related financing arrangement obligations have been paid and performed in full; or

(3) in any way impair the rights and remedies of the parties to a financing arrangement entered into under Section 2210.632 before the financing arrangement is fully discharged.
Tex. Education Code § 76.025 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 76 / Section 76.025
§ 76.025. UNIVERSITY ADMISSIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The institution may not adopt or use an open enrollment policy.

(b) The board shall adopt admission standards for the institution for first-time freshman students that are at least as stringent as the 1997 fall semester admission standards for first-time freshman students at The University of Texas at Arlington.

(c) Expired.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8135.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8135 / Section 8135.101
§ 8135.101. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties provided by the general law of this state, including Chapters 30, 49, and 54, Water Code, applicable to municipal utility districts created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Local Government Code § 363.062 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 363 / Section 363.062
§ 363.062. FINANCING CREATION OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsections (b) and (c), the costs of creating a district by a county to be composed of the whole county shall be allocated as follows:

(1) the county shall pay 40 percent;

(2) the municipality having the largest population in the county shall pay 40 percent; and

(3) the municipality having the second largest population in the county shall pay 20 percent.

(b) The county and the two municipalities may contract for a division of the costs of creating a district that is different from the division of costs described by Subsection (a).

(c) If a district is proposed for only a part of the county, the county shall pay the entire cost of creating the district.

(d) A municipality creating a district shall pay the entire cost of creating the district.

(e) If a district is created, the district shall reimburse each political subdivision that paid creation costs for the actual expenses the subdivision incurred in the creation of the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1104.160 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1104 / Section 1104.160
§ 1104.160. SPENDING AND INVESTMENT RESTRICTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Sections 1104.110, 1104.201, 1104.204, and 1104.205, the district may not incur a debt payable from district revenue other than the revenue on hand or to be on hand in the current and immediately following district fiscal years.

(b) The board may invest operating, depreciation, or building reserves only in funds or securities specified by Chapter 2256, Government Code.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 325.005 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 325 / Section 325.005
§ 325.005. IMMUNITY FOR RELEASE OF PUBLIC INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

A group home or its director is not liable under any law for damages arising from conduct required under this chapter.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 784.001 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 784 / Section 784.001
§ 784.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Crisis response service" means consultation, risk assessment, referral, and on-site crisis intervention services provided by an emergency response team member to an emergency service provider affected by a crisis or disaster.

(2) "Critical incident stress" means the acute or cumulative psychological stress or trauma that an emergency service provider may experience in providing emergency services in response to a critical incident, including a crisis, disaster, or emergency. The stress or trauma is an unusually strong emotional, cognitive, or physical reaction that has the potential to interfere with normal functioning, including:

(A) physical and emotional illness;

(B) failure of usual coping mechanisms;

(C) loss of interest in the job;

(D) personality changes; and

(E) loss of ability to function.

(3) "Critical incident stress management service" means a service providing a process of crisis intervention designed to assist an emergency service provider in coping with critical incident stress. The term includes consultation, counseling, debriefing, defusing, intervention services, case management services, prevention, and referral.

(4) "Emergency response team member" means an individual providing critical incident stress management services or crisis response services, or both, who is designated by an appropriate state or local governmental unit to provide those services as a member of an organized team or in association with the governmental unit.

(5) "Emergency service provider" means an individual who provides emergency response services, including a law enforcement officer, firefighter, emergency medical services provider, dispatcher, or rescue service provider.