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Tex. Government Code § 1471.084 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1471 / Section 1471.084
§ 1471.084. DEPOSIT OF COUNTY BONDS AS GUARANTEE.
Status: in_force

(a) If the commissioners court determines that an exchange cannot be made under Section 1471.083, the court as soon as practicable shall deposit with the county treasurer to the credit of the interest and sinking fund account of the commissioners or justice precinct or road district an amount of county bonds equal to the amount of outstanding bonds of the precinct or district.

(b) Before depositing the county bonds under Subsection (a), the commissioners court shall submit to the attorney general a copy of the order authorizing the deposit and the county bonds to be deposited. The county bonds may be deposited only if the attorney general issues a certificate of approval.

(c) To be deposited under this section, county bonds must:

(1) have the word "nonnegotiable" written across the face of the bond; and

(2) state that the bonds are deposited to the credit of the interest and sinking fund account of the precinct or district named in the bonds as a guarantee of the payment of the outstanding bonds of the precinct or district that have not been exchanged.

(d) Coupons attached to county bonds to be deposited must have the word "nonnegotiable" written on the coupons.

(e) After deposit of the county bonds:

(1) the sinking fund associated with the bonds of the precinct or district shall be transferred to the sinking fund account of the county; and

(2) the commissioners court may not impose the tax approved at the election of the precinct or district authorizing the bonds.

(f) The commissioners court shall pay annually the interest on the county bonds deposited under this section from taxes imposed to pay interest on the county bonds and detach the coupon used for payment. The payment shall be credited to the interest account of the precinct or district, and the court shall use that money to pay the interest on the outstanding bonds of the precinct or district.

(g) From the taxes imposed to provide the sinking fund for the county bonds, the commissioners court shall set aside annually in the sinking fund the amount necessary for the retirement of the county bonds. On maturity of the county bonds, the court shall pay the bonds in full. The payment shall be credited to the sinking fund of the precinct or district, and the court shall use that money to pay in full all outstanding bonds of the precinct or district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6914.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6914 / Section 6914.001
§ 6914.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

(2) "District" means the Pettus Municipal Utility District.

(3) "Supervisor" means a member of the board.
Tex. Utilities Code § 251.007 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 251 / Section 251.007
§ 251.007. FACILITY ON COUNTY OR MUNICIPAL ROAD.
Status: in_force

This chapter does not affect a contractual or statutory right of a county or municipality to require an operator to relocate, replace, or repair its underground facility.
Tex. Government Code § 22.013 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 22 / Section 22.013
§ 22.013. JUDICIAL INSTRUCTION RELATED TO GUARDIANSHIP ISSUES.
Status: in_force

(a) The supreme court shall provide a course of instruction that relates to issues that arise in guardianship cases for judges involved in those cases.

(b) The supreme court shall adopt the rules necessary to accomplish the purposes of this section.

(c) The instruction must include information about:

(1) statutory and case law relating to guardianships;

(2) the aging process and the nature of disabilities;

(3) the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act (42 U.S.C. Section 12101 et seq.) and related case and statutory law, rules, and compliance methods;

(4) the principles of equal access and accommodation;

(5) the use of community resources for the disabled; and

(6) avoidance of stereotypes through a focus on people's individual abilities, support needs, and inherent individual value.

(d) The instruction may include information about:

(1) substantive areas of law concerning the needs of elderly persons and persons with disabilities;

(2) barriers to physical access and methods to overcome those barriers;

(3) communication needs of elderly persons and persons with disabilities and the technology available to provide access to communication;

(4) duties and responsibilities of guardians, guardians ad litem, attorneys, and court personnel in guardianship proceedings;

(5) standard definitions and procedures for determining incapacity;

(6) standards for surrogate decision making;

(7) the doctrine of the least-restrictive alternative;

(8) the dispute resolution process, especially its application to elderly persons and persons with disabilities; and

(9) successful programs and funding efforts for addressing the court-related needs of elderly persons and persons with disabilities.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 11.410 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 11 / Section 11.410
§ 11.410. RECEIVERSHIP FOR ALL PROPERTY AND BUSINESS OF FOREIGN ENTITY.
Status: in_force

(a) A district court may appoint a receiver for all of the property, in and outside this state, of a foreign entity doing business in this state and its business if the court determines, in accordance with the ordinary usages of equity, that circumstances exist that necessitate the appointment of a receiver even if a receiver has not been appointed by another court.

(b) The appointing court shall convert a receivership created under Subsection (a) into an ancillary receivership if the appointing court determines an ancillary receivership is appropriate because a court in another state has ordered a receivership of all property and business of the entity.
Tex. Family Code § 58.111 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 58 / Section 58.111
§ 58.111. LOCAL DATA ADVISORY BOARDS.
Status: in_force

The commissioners court of each county may create a local data advisory board to perform the same duties relating to the juvenile justice information system as the duties performed by a local data advisory board in relation to the criminal history record system under Article 66.354, Code of Criminal Procedure.
Tex. Education Code § 111.127 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 111 / Section 111.127
§ 111.127. PERSONNEL.
Status: in_force

The board may employ personnel for the center as necessary.
Tex. Insurance Code § 559.057 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 559 / Section 559.057
§ 559.057. SALE OF POLICY TERM INFORMATION BY CONSUMER REPORTING AGENCY PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

(a) A consumer reporting agency may not provide or sell data or lists that include any information that, in whole or in part, was submitted in conjunction with an insurance inquiry about a consumer's credit information or a request for a credit report or credit score, including:

(1) the expiration dates of an insurance policy or any other information that may identify periods during which a consumer's insurance may expire; and

(2) the terms and conditions of the consumer's insurance coverage.

(b) The restriction under Subsection (a) does not apply to data or lists that the consumer reporting agency provides to:

(1) the agent from whom information was received;

(2) the insurer on whose behalf the agent acted; or

(3) that insurer's affiliates.

(c) This section may not be construed to restrict the ability of an insurer to obtain a claims history report or a report regarding a motor vehicle.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 34.002 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 34 / Section 34.002
§ 34.002. APPLICATION OF CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

(a) The provisions of this chapter apply to:

(1) land owned by the Parks and Wildlife Department, except as provided by Section 34.064(c); and

(2) land owned by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.

(b) If title to land subject to the provisions of the Relinquishment Act is acquired by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department or the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, the land is not subject to lease by a board created under the provisions of this chapter but shall be leased in the manner provided for the leasing of unsold public school land.
Tex. Government Code § 442.110 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 442 / Section 442.110
§ 442.110. PROGRAMS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF HISTORIC SITES AND STRUCTURES.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission may apply to any appropriate agency or officer of the United States for participation in or the receipt of aid from any federal program involving the planning, acquisition, and development of historic sites and structures described by Subchapter C.

(b) The commission may contract with the United States to plan, acquire, and develop historic sites and structures described by Subchapter C in conformity with any federal act concerning the development of historic sites and structures.

(c) The commission shall keep financial and other records relating to programs under this section and shall furnish to appropriate officials and agencies of the United States and of this state all reports and information reasonably necessary for the administration of the programs.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 21.018 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 21 / Section 21.018
§ 21.018. PAYMENT BY COMPTROLLER.
Status: in_force

The comptroller shall pay or cause to be paid the principal on bonds as they mature and the interest as it becomes payable.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7934.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7934 / Section 7934.105
§ 7934.105. COMPLIANCE WITH MUNICIPAL CONSENT ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION.
Status: in_force

The district shall comply with all applicable requirements of any ordinance or resolution that is adopted under Section 54.016 or 54.0165, Water Code, and that consents to the creation of the district or to the inclusion of land in the district.
Tex. Occupations Code § 201.157 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 201 / Section 201.157
§ 201.157. IMMUNITY.
Status: in_force

In the absence of fraud, conspiracy, or malice, a member or employee of the board, a witness called to testify by the board, or a consultant or hearing officer is not liable in a civil action for any alleged injury, wrong, loss, or damage for any investigation, report, recommendation, statement, evaluation, finding, order, or award made in the course of performing the person's official duties.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3812.156 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3812 / Section 3812.156
§ 3812.156. ASSESSMENTS; LIENS FOR ASSESSMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board by resolution may impose and collect an assessment for any purpose authorized by this chapter.

(b) An assessment, a reassessment, or an assessment resulting from an addition to or correction of the assessment roll by the district, penalties and interest on an assessment or reassessment, an expense of collection, and reasonable attorney's fees incurred by the district:

(1) are a first and prior lien against the property assessed;

(2) are superior to any other lien or claim other than a lien or claim for county, school district, or municipal ad valorem taxes; and

(3) are the personal liability of and a charge against the owners of the property even if the owners are not named in the assessment proceeding.

(c) The lien is effective from the date of the board's resolution imposing the assessment until the date the assessment is paid. The board may enforce the lien in the same manner that the board may enforce an ad valorem tax lien against real property.

(d) The board may correct, add to, or delete assessments from its assessment rolls after notice and hearing as provided by Subchapter F, Chapter 375, Local Government Code.
Tex. Transportation Code § 225.132 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 225 / Section 225.132
§ 225.132. SERGEANT DAVID M.
Status: in_force

FURRH MEMORIAL HIGHWAY. (a) The portion of State Highway 95 in Lavaca County from the northern municipal limits of Shiner to the southern municipal limits of Moulton is designated as the Sergeant David M. Furrh Memorial Highway.

(b) Subject to Section 225.021(c), the department shall:

(1) design and construct markers indicating the designation as the Sergeant David M. Furrh Memorial Highway and any other appropriate information; and

(2) erect a marker at each end of the highway and at appropriate intermediate sites along the highway.
Tex. Transportation Code § 601.075 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 601 / Section 601.075
§ 601.075. PROHIBITED TERMS.
Status: in_force

A motor vehicle liability insurance policy may not insure against liability:

(1) for which the insured or the insured's insurer may be held liable under a workers' compensation law;

(2) for bodily injury to or death of an employee of the insured while engaged in the employment, other than domestic, of the insured, or in domestic employment if benefits for the injury are payable or required to be provided under a workers' compensation law; or

(3) for injury to or destruction of property owned by, rented to, in the care of, or transported by the insured.
Tex. Transportation Code § 370.181 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 370 / Section 370.181
§ 370.181. OPERATION OF TRANSPORTATION PROJECT.
Status: in_force

(a) An authority shall operate a transportation project with employees of the authority or by using services contracted under Subsection (b) or (c).

(b) An authority may enter into an agreement with one or more persons to provide, on terms and conditions approved by the authority, personnel and services to design, construct, operate, maintain, expand, enlarge, or extend a transportation project owned or operated by the authority.

(c) An authority may contract with any state or local government for the services of peace officers of that agency.

(d) An authority may not directly provide water, wastewater, natural gas, petroleum pipeline, electric transmission, electric distribution, telecommunications, information, or cable television services.

(e) Nothing in this chapter, or any contractual right obtained under a contract with an authority authorized by this chapter, supersedes or renders ineffective any provision of another law applicable to the owner or operator of a public utility facility, including any provision of the Utilities Code regarding licensing, certification, and regulatory jurisdiction of the Public Utility Commission of Texas or Railroad Commission of Texas.
Tex. Government Code § 420.035 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 420 / Section 420.035
§ 420.035. EVIDENCE RELEASE.
Status: in_force

(a) If a health care facility or other entity that performs a medical examination to collect evidence of a sexual assault or other sex offense receives signed, written consent to release the evidence as provided by Section 420.0735, the facility or entity shall:

(1) promptly notify any law enforcement agency investigating the offense; and

(2) not later than two business days after the date the examination is performed, enter the identification number of the evidence collection kit into the statewide electronic tracking system under Section 420.034.

(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), a law enforcement agency that receives notice from a health care facility or other entity under Subsection (a) shall take possession of the evidence not later than the seventh day after the date the law enforcement agency receives notice.

(c) A law enforcement agency that receives notice from a health care facility or other entity that is located more than 100 miles from the law enforcement agency shall take possession of the evidence not later than the 14th day after the date the law enforcement agency receives notice.

(d) Failure to comply with evidence collection procedures or requirements under this section does not affect the admissibility of the evidence in a trial of the offense.
Tex. Government Code § 1506.054 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1506 / Section 1506.054
§ 1506.054. ELECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) A municipality may not issue bonds to acquire or construct a facility in an improvement district under this subchapter unless a majority of the qualified voters of the improvement district voting at an election held for that purpose approve the issuance of the bonds.

(b) Each proposition to issue bonds in an improvement district under this subchapter must distinctly specify the purpose for which the bonds are to be issued and the facility to be acquired or constructed.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 24.19 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 24 / Section 24.19
§ 24.19. CERTIFICATE TO OFFICER.
Status: in_force

The clerk, magistrate, or foreman of the grand jury issuing said process, immediately upon the return of said subpoena, if issued as provided in Article 24.16, shall issue to such officer a certificate for the amount furnished such witness, together with the amount of his fees for executing the same, showing the amount of each item; which certificate shall be approved by the district judge and recorded by the district clerk in a book kept for that purpose; and said certificate transmitted to the officer executing such subpoena, which amount shall be paid by the State, as costs are paid in other criminal matters.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1704.162 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1704 / Section 1704.162
§ 1704.162. LICENSE EXPIRATION AND RENEWAL.
Status: in_force

(a) A license issued or renewed under this chapter expires on the second anniversary after the date the license is issued or is to expire, as appropriate, if the license:

(1) has been issued for less than eight consecutive years; or

(2) has been suspended.

(b) To renew a license, a license holder must file with the board an application for renewal not later than the 31st day before the license expiration date.

(c) An application for renewal must comply with the requirements for an original license application under Section 1704.154, including the $500 filing fee requirement.

(d) A board shall approve an application for renewal if:

(1) the applicant's current license is not suspended or revoked;

(2) the application complies with the requirements of this chapter; and

(3) the board does not determine that a ground exists to deny the application.

(e) A person who applies to renew a license that has been held by the person for at least eight consecutive years without having been suspended or revoked under this chapter and who complies with the requirements of this chapter may renew the license for a period of 36 months from the date of expiration if the board:

(1) knows of no legal reason why the license should not be renewed; and

(2) determines that the applicant has submitted an annual financial report to each county bail bond board before the anniversary date of the issuance of the applicant's license.

(f) A license renewed under Subsection (e) may be renewed subsequently each 36 months in a similar manner.

(g) The board may disapprove an application only by entering an order.

(h) Notwithstanding the expiration date of a license issued under this chapter, if a board to which Section 1704.055(c) applies tables a license holder's application for renewal or otherwise does not take action to approve or deny the application, the applicant's current license continues in effect until the next meeting of the board.
Tex. Family Code § 153.601 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 153 / Section 153.601
§ 153.601. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Dispute resolution process" means:

(A) a process of alternative dispute resolution conducted in accordance with Section 153.0071 of this chapter and Chapter 154, Civil Practice and Remedies Code; or

(B) any other method of voluntary dispute resolution.

(2) "High-conflict case" means a suit affecting the parent-child relationship in which the court finds that the parties have demonstrated an unusual degree of:

(A) repetitiously resorting to the adjudicative process;

(B) anger and distrust; and

(C) difficulty in communicating about and cooperating in the care of their children.

(3) "Parenting coordinator" means an impartial third party:

(A) who, regardless of the title by which the person is designated by the court, performs any function described by Section 153.606 in a suit; and

(B) who:

(i) is appointed under this subchapter by the court on its own motion or on a motion or agreement of the parties to assist parties in resolving parenting issues through confidential procedures; and

(ii) is not appointed under another statute or a rule of civil procedure.

(3-a) "Parenting facilitator" means an impartial third party:

(A) who, regardless of the title by which the person is designated by the court, performs any function described by Section 153.6061 in a suit; and

(B) who:

(i) is appointed under this subchapter by the court on its own motion or on a motion or agreement of the parties to assist parties in resolving parenting issues through procedures that are not confidential; and

(ii) is not appointed under another statute or a rule of civil procedure.

(4) "Parenting plan" means the provisions of a final court order that:

(A) set out rights and duties of a parent or a person acting as a parent in relation to the child;

(B) provide for periods of possession of and access to the child, which may be the terms set out in the standard possession order under Subchapter F and any amendments to the standard possession order agreed to by the parties or found by the court to be in the best interest of the child;

(C) provide for child support; and

(D) optimize the development of a close and continuing relationship between each parent and the child.
Tex. Water Code § 55.192 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 55 / Section 55.192
§ 55.192. ACQUIRING WATER RIGHTS.
Status: in_force

Any district may acquire water rights in the manner provided by law.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 31.1581 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 31 / Section 31.1581
§ 31.1581. TRANSFER OF REAL PROPERTY FOR USE AS AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
Status: in_force

(a) If the legislature authorizes or the governor approves the transfer of title to real property to an entity for use as affordable housing, the division shall take possession and control of the real property and shall conduct the transaction as provided by the policy adopted under Subsection (b).

(b) The division shall adopt a policy regarding the method of transferring title to real property designated as suitable for affordable housing to an entity for use as affordable housing. The policy must include monitoring and enforcement provisions to ensure that the real property is used for affordable housing.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 108.016 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 108 / Section 108.016
§ 108.016. SUNSET REVIEW.
Status: in_force

Unless the department is continued in existence in accordance with Chapter 325, Government Code (Texas Sunset Act), after the review required by Section 1001.003, this chapter expires on the date the department is abolished under that section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3936.053 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3936 / Section 3936.053
§ 3936.053. APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

The governing body of the city shall appoint directors from persons recommended by the board.
Tex. Family Code § 157.376 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 157 / Section 157.376
§ 157.376. NO EXISTING ORDER.
Status: in_force

(a) If the right to possession of a child is not governed by an order, the court in a habeas corpus proceeding involving the right of possession of the child:

(1) shall compel return of the child to the parent if the right of possession is between a parent and a nonparent and a suit affecting the parent-child relationship has not been filed; or

(2) may either compel return of the child or issue temporary orders under Chapter 105 if a suit affecting the parent-child relationship is pending and the parties have received notice of a hearing on temporary orders set for the same time as the habeas corpus proceeding.

(b) The court may not use a habeas corpus proceeding to adjudicate the right of possession of a child between two parents or between two or more nonparents.