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Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 261.011 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 261 / Section 261.011
§ 261.011. NOTICE OF UTILITY SECURITY INSTRUMENT AFFECTING REAL PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

(a) If a utility security instrument filed with the secretary of state under Section 261.004 grants a security interest in real property owned by the utility, a notice of utility security instrument affecting real property must be recorded in the office of the county clerk in the county in which the real property is located. The notice must state:

(1) the name of the utility that executed the utility security instrument;

(2) that a utility security instrument affecting real property in the county has been executed by the utility; and

(3) that the utility security instrument was filed, and other security instruments may be on file, with the secretary of state.

(b) A notice recorded under Subsection (a) is sufficient to provide notice of any other security instrument filed with the secretary of state that:

(1) was executed by the utility; and

(2) grants a security interest in any real property located in the county in which the notice was recorded or in any fixture on the property.

(c) The county clerk shall record and index a notice described by Subsection (a) in the same records and indices as the clerk records and indexes mortgages on real property.

(d) The county clerk shall maintain a separate index of utility security instruments and continuation statements recorded under prior law.
Tex. Occupations Code § 204.311 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 204 / Section 204.311
§ 204.311. TEMPORARY SUSPENSION.
Status: in_force

(a) The presiding officer of the physician assistant board, with board approval, shall appoint a three-member disciplinary panel consisting of board members to determine whether a person's license to practice as a physician assistant should be temporarily suspended.

(b) If the disciplinary panel determines from the evidence or information presented to the panel that a person licensed to practice as a physician assistant would, by the person's continuation in practice, constitute a continuing threat to the public welfare, the disciplinary panel shall temporarily suspend the license of that person.

(c) A license may be suspended under this section without notice or hearing on the complaint if:

(1) institution of proceedings for a hearing before the physician assistant board is initiated simultaneously with the temporary suspension; and

(2) a hearing is held under Chapter 2001, Government Code, and this chapter as soon as possible.

(d) Notwithstanding Chapter 551, Government Code, the disciplinary panel may hold a meeting by telephone conference call if immediate action is required and convening of the panel at one location is inconvenient for any member of the disciplinary panel.
Tex. Utilities Code § 66.014 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 66 / Section 66.014
§ 66.014. DISCRIMINATION PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

(a) The purpose of this section is to prevent discrimination among potential residential subscribers.

(b) A cable service provider or video service provider that has been granted a state-issued certificate of franchise authority may not deny access to service to any group of potential residential subscribers because of the income of the residents in the local area in which such group resides.

(c) An affected person may seek enforcement of the requirements described by Subsection (b) by initiating a proceeding with the commission. A municipality within which the potential residential cable service or video service subscribers referenced in Subsection (b) may be considered an affected person for purposes of this section.

(d) The holder of a state-issued certificate of franchise authority shall have a reasonable period of time to become capable of providing cable service or video service to all households within the designated franchise area as defined in Section 66.003(b)(4) and may satisfy the requirements of this section through the use of an alternative technology that provides comparable content, service, and functionality.

(e) Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter, the commission has the authority to make the determination regarding the comparability of the technology and the service provided. Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter, the commission has the authority to monitor the deployment of cable services, video services, or alternate technology.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1058.202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1058 / Section 1058.202
§ 1058.202. TAX TO PAY GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall impose an ad valorem tax at a rate sufficient to create an interest and sinking fund to pay the principal of and interest on general obligation bonds issued under Section 1058.201 as the bonds mature.

(b) The tax required by this section together with any other ad valorem tax imposed for the district may not in any year exceed 75 cents on each $100 valuation of all taxable property in the district.
Tex. Election Code § 145.033 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 145 / Section 145.033
§ 145.033. AUTHORITY WITH WHOM WITHDRAWAL REQUEST FILED.
Status: in_force

A candidate must file a withdrawal request with:

(1) the secretary of state, for a statewide or district office; or

(2) the authority responsible for having the official ballot prepared, for a county or precinct office.
Tex. Transportation Code § 458.005 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 458 / Section 458.005
§ 458.005. PUBLIC HEARING ON CREATION OF RURAL TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT; NOTICE.
Status: in_force

(a) If a conference finds it advisable to create a new rural transit district, the conference shall set a public hearing on the creation of the district.

(b) Before the public hearing is convened, the conference shall:

(1) identify each county that will be included in the territory of the proposed rural transit district; and

(2) advise each component county and municipality in the proposed territory.

(c) Notice of the public hearing shall be published once a week for two consecutive weeks in at least one newspaper of general circulation in the territory of the proposed district. The notice must include:

(1) the time and place of the hearing; and

(2) a description of and a map showing the boundaries of the proposed district.

(d) At the hearing, any interested person may appear and be heard on any matter relating to the effect of the formation of the proposed rural transit district.

(e) After the hearing is concluded, the conference may by resolution create and establish the boundaries of a rural transit district if the conference determines that:

(1) the creation of the rural transit district will serve the general public and be conducive to the welfare and benefit of persons and property in the district; and

(2) the general public cannot be better served by an existing rural transit district.

(f) A nonurbanized area of a county may not be excluded from the district.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2209.202 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2209 / Section 2209.202
§ 2209.202. POOL MANAGER; PERFORMANCE BOND REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall appoint a pool manager who serves at the pleasure of the board, and the board shall supervise the pool manager's activities.

(b) The pool manager is entitled to receive compensation as authorized by the board.

(c) The pool manager shall execute a bond in the amount determined by the board. The bond must be payable to the pool and conditioned on the faithful performance of the pool manager's duties.

(d) The pool shall pay the cost of the bond executed under this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3964.0201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3964 / Section 3964.0201
§ 3964.0201. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.
Status: in_force

The district is governed by a board of five directors appointed by the commission who serve staggered terms of four years, with two or three directors' terms expiring June 1 of each even-numbered year.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7990.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7990 / Section 7990.104
§ 7990.104. ROAD STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A road project must meet all applicable construction standards, zoning and subdivision requirements, and regulations of each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the road project is located.

(b) If a road project is not located in the corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality, the road project must meet all applicable construction standards, subdivision requirements, and regulations of each county in which the road project is located.

(c) If the state will maintain and operate the road, the Texas Transportation Commission must approve the plans and specifications of the road project.
Tex. Tax Code § 172.102 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 172 / Section 172.102
§ 172.102. ELIGIBLE COSTS AND EXPENSES.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to Subsections (b) and (c), in this chapter, "eligible costs and expenses" means qualified rehabilitation expenditures as defined by Section 47(c)(2), Internal Revenue Code.

(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), the depreciation and tax-exempt use provisions of Section 47(c)(2), Internal Revenue Code, do not apply to costs and expenses incurred by an entity exempted from the federal income tax under Section 501(a), Internal Revenue Code, or by an institution of higher education or university system as defined by Section 61.003, Education Code, and those costs and expenses are eligible costs and expenses if the other provisions of Section 47(c)(2), Internal Revenue Code, are satisfied.

(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), the depreciation and tax-exempt use provisions of Section 47(c)(2), Internal Revenue Code, do not apply to costs and expenses incurred by an entity exempted from the federal income tax under Section 501(a), Internal Revenue Code, and those costs and expenses are eligible costs and expenses if the other provisions of Section 47(c)(2), Internal Revenue Code, are satisfied.

(c) Expenditures by an entity described by Subsection (b) to rehabilitate a structure that is leased to a tax-exempt entity in a disqualified lease, as those terms are defined by Section 168(h), Internal Revenue Code, are not eligible costs and expenses.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7906.005 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7906 / Section 7906.005
§ 7906.005. FINDINGS OF PUBLIC PURPOSE AND BENEFIT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is created to serve a public purpose and benefit.

(b) The district is created to accomplish the purposes of:

(1) a municipal utility district as provided by general law and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution; and

(2) Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, that relate to the construction, acquisition, improvement, operation, or maintenance of macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 574.067 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 574 / Section 574.067
§ 574.067. MOTION FOR REHEARING.
Status: in_force

(a) The court may set aside an order requiring court-ordered mental health services and grant a motion for rehearing for good cause shown.

(b) Pending the hearing, the court may:

(1) stay the court-ordered mental health services and release the proposed patient from custody before the hearing if the court is satisfied that the proposed patient does not meet the criteria for protective custody under Section 574.022; and

(2) if the proposed patient is at liberty, require an appearance bond in an amount set by the court.
Tex. Transportation Code § 644.054 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 644 / Section 644.054
§ 644.054. REGULATION OF CONTRACT CARRIERS OF CERTAIN PASSENGERS.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only to a contract carrier that transports an operating employee of a railroad on a road or highway of this state in a vehicle designed to carry 15 or fewer passengers.

(b) The department shall adopt rules regulating the operation of a contract carrier to which this section applies. The rules must:

(1) prohibit a person from operating a vehicle for more than 12 hours in a day;

(2) require a person who operates a vehicle for the number of consecutive hours or days the department determines is excessive to rest for a period determined by the department;

(3) require a contract carrier to keep a record of all hours a vehicle subject to regulation under this section is operated;

(4) require a contract carrier to perform alcohol and drug testing of vehicle operators on employment, on suspicion of alcohol or drug abuse, and periodically as determined by the department;

(5) require a contract carrier, at a minimum, to maintain liability insurance in the amount of $1.5 million for each vehicle; and

(6) be determined by the department to be necessary to protect the safety of a passenger being transported or the general public.

(c) The department shall inform contract carriers and railroad companies that employ contract carriers of the requirements of state statutes applicable to contract carriers.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1018.119 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1018 / Section 1018.119
§ 1018.119. NONPROFIT CORPORATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may create, sponsor, and have a membership interest in a nonprofit corporation under the Business Organizations Code and may contribute money to or solicit money for the corporation.

(a-1) Expired.

(b) The corporation created may use money, other than money the corporation pays to the district, only to provide health care or other services the district is authorized to provide under this chapter.

(c) The corporation may invest the corporation's money in any manner in which the district may invest the district's money, including investing money as authorized by Chapter 2256, Government Code.

(d) The board shall establish controls to ensure that the corporation uses its money as required by this section.

(e) Expired.
Tex. Education Code § 56.526 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 56 / Section 56.526
§ 56.526. GRANT USE.
Status: in_force

A grant awarded under the program may be applied only to the payment of tuition and required fees at an eligible institution.
Tex. Government Code § 2054.034 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2054 / Section 2054.034
§ 2054.034. DEPARTMENT FINANCES.
Status: repealed

(a) All money paid to the department under this chapter is subject to Subchapter F, Chapter 404.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1083, Sec. 25(70), eff. June 17, 2011.
Tex. Education Code § 37.205 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 37 / Section 37.205
§ 37.205. SAFETY TRAINING PROGRAMS.
Status: in_force

The center shall conduct for school districts a safety training program that includes:

(1) development of a positive school environment and proactive safety measures designed to address local concerns;

(2) school safety courses for law enforcement officials, with a focus on school district police officers and school resource officers;

(3) discussion of school safety issues with parents and community members; and

(4) assistance in developing a multihazard emergency operations plan for adoption under Section 37.108.
Tex. Government Code § 1401.061 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1401 / Section 1401.061
§ 1401.061. REVENUE BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The authority may:

(1) issue revenue bonds; and

(2) distribute the bond proceeds to any appropriate agency to:

(A) acquire, construct, or equip a new facility; or

(B) make a major repair of or renovate a:

(i) facility;

(ii) corrections institution, including a facility authorized by Section 495.001(a) or 495.021(a);

(iii) criminal justice facility for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice;

(iv) youth corrections institution; or

(v) mental health institution or intellectual disability institution.

(b) The bond proceeds may be used to refinance an existing obligation for a purpose described by Subsection (a).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9039.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9039 / Section 9039.051
§ 9039.051. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.
Status: in_force

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

(b) Except as provided by Section 9039.052, directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Tex. Local Government Code § 293.029 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 293 / Section 293.029
§ 293.029. INVESTMENT OF FUNDS.
Status: in_force

The investment of and security for authority funds is governed, to the extent applicable, by the law governing investment of and security for a county's funds. The bond resolution or trust indenture may provide further restrictions on the investment.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1028.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1028 / Section 1028.001
§ 1028.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

(2) "Director" means a member of the board.

(3) "District" means the Foard County Hospital District.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 40.037 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 40 / Section 40.037
§ 40.037. TRAINING PROGRAM FOR CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES MANAGERS.
Status: repealed

(a) The department shall develop and implement a training program that each employee who is newly hired or promoted to a management position in the child protective services division must complete as soon as is practicable, but not later than the 60th day after the date the employee is hired or promoted to the management position.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 944 , Sec. 86(48), eff. September 1, 2015.

(c) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 944 , Sec. 86(48), eff. September 1, 2015.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8331.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8331 / Section 8331.001
§ 8331.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

(2) "Director" means a board member.

(3) "District" means the Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 204.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 149.001 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 149 / Section 149.001
§ 149.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Asbestos claim" means any claim, wherever or whenever made, for damages, losses, indemnification, contribution, or other relief arising out of, based on, or in any way related to asbestos, including:

(A) property damage caused by the installation, presence, or removal of asbestos;

(B) the health effects of exposure to asbestos, including any claim for:

(i) personal injury or death;

(ii) mental or emotional injury;

(iii) risk of disease or other injury; or

(iv) the costs of medical monitoring or surveillance; and

(C) any claim made by or on behalf of any person exposed to asbestos, or a representative, spouse, parent, child, or other relative of the person.

(2) "Corporation" means a corporation for profit, including:

(A) a domestic corporation organized under the laws of this state; or

(B) a foreign corporation organized under laws other than the laws of this state.

(3) "Successor asbestos-related liabilities" means any liabilities, whether known or unknown, asserted or unasserted, absolute or contingent, accrued or unaccrued, liquidated or unliquidated, or due or to become due, that are related in any way to asbestos claims that were assumed or incurred by a corporation as a result of or in connection with a merger or consolidation, or the plan of merger or consolidation related to the merger or consolidation, with or into another corporation or that are related in any way to asbestos claims based on the exercise of control or the ownership of stock of the corporation before the merger or consolidation. The term includes liabilities that, after the time of the merger or consolidation for which the fair market value of total gross assets is determined under Section 149.004, were or are paid or otherwise discharged, or committed to be paid or otherwise discharged, by or on behalf of the corporation, or by a successor of the corporation, or by or on behalf of a transferor, in connection with settlements, judgments, or other discharges in this state or another jurisdiction.

(4) "Successor" means a corporation that assumes or incurs, or has assumed or incurred, successor asbestos-related liabilities.

(5) "Transferor" means a corporation from which successor asbestos-related liabilities are or were assumed or incurred.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 20 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 51 / Section 20
§ 20. GUILT OR INNOCENCE OF ACCUSED, WHEN INQUIRED INTO.
Status: in_force

The guilt or innocence of the accused as to the crime of which he is charged may not be inquired into by the Governor or in any proceeding after the demand for extradition accompanied by a charge of crime in legal form as above provided shall have been presented to the Governor, except as it may be involved in identifying the person held as the person charged with the crime.
Tex. Government Code § 551.074 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 551 / Section 551.074
§ 551.074. PERSONNEL MATTERS; CLOSED MEETING.
Status: in_force

(a) This chapter does not require a governmental body to conduct an open meeting:

(1) to deliberate the appointment, employment, evaluation, reassignment, duties, discipline, or dismissal of a public officer or employee; or

(2) to hear a complaint or charge against an officer or employee.

(b) Subsection (a) does not apply if the officer or employee who is the subject of the deliberation or hearing requests a public hearing.
Tex. Water Code § 8.052 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 8 / Section 8.052
§ 8.052. INTERACTION WITH MEXICO.
Status: in_force

The commission may confer with the government of Mexico concerning water needs and development of sources of water supply.
Tex. Finance Code § 62.406 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 62 / Section 62.406
§ 62.406. ENFORCEMENT OF CONDITION, RESTRICTION, OR REQUIREMENT ON SURVIVING FOREIGN ASSOCIATION.
Status: in_force

If the surviving association is a foreign association, the commissioner may enforce a condition, restriction, or requirement on the surviving association that could have been enforced by the state in which the foreign association has its principal place of business if the merger or consolidation had occurred in that state and the surviving association were a domestic association.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1051.111 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1051 / Section 1051.111
§ 1051.111. FILING OF OATH.
Status: in_force

Before assuming the duties of office, each board member shall file with the secretary of state a copy of the constitutional oath of office taken by the member.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 72.006 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 72 / Section 72.006
§ 72.006. PROSECUTIONS.
Status: in_force

On request of the department, an enforcement officer, or another interested person, the district or county attorney of any county in which a violation of a provision of this chapter occurs shall prosecute the violation.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1102.154 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1102 / Section 1102.154
§ 1102.154. EXAMINATION RESULTS.
Status: in_force

(a) Not later than the 30th day after the date an examination is administered, the commission shall notify each examinee of the results of the examination. If an examination is graded or reviewed by a national testing service, the commission shall notify each examinee of the results of the examination not later than the 14th day after the date the commission receives the results from the testing service.

(b) If the notice of the results of an examination graded or reviewed by a national testing service will not be given before the 91st day after the examination date, the commission shall notify each examinee of the reason for the delay before the 90th day.

(c) If requested in writing by a person who fails an examination, the commission shall provide to the person an analysis of the person's performance on the examination.