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Tex. Labor Code § 52.031 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 52 / Section 52.031
§ 52.031. BLACKLISTING OFFENSE; PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "blacklist" means to place on a book or list or publish the name of an employee of an individual, firm, company, or corporation who was discharged or who voluntarily left that employment, intending to prevent the employee from engaging in or securing employment of any kind with any other person, in either a public or a private capacity.

(b) A person commits an offense if the person:

(1) blacklists or causes to be blacklisted an employee; or

(2) conspires or contrives by correspondence or any other manner to prevent an employee discharged by a corporation, company, or individual from procuring employment.

(c) An offense under this section is punishable by:

(1) a fine of not less than $50 or more than $250;

(2) imprisonment in jail for not less than 30 days or more than 90 days; or

(3) both the fine and imprisonment.

(d) This section may not be held to prohibit a corporation, company, or individual from giving, on application from a discharged employee or a person desiring to employ the employee, a written truthful statement of the reason for the discharge. The written statement may not be used as the cause for a civil or criminal action for libel against the person who furnishes the statement.
Tex. Government Code § 2105.008 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2105 / Section 2105.008
§ 2105.008. UNIFORM MANAGEMENT.
Status: in_force

Chapter 783 applies to agencies and providers for the purpose of block grant administration.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3952.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3952 / Section 3952.003
§ 3952.003. CREATION AND NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a special district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Local Government Code § 392.0565 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 392 / Section 392.0565
§ 392.0565. PURCHASES MADE UNDER FEDERAL PROCUREMENT PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

(a) An authority may purchase equipment and supplies and award contracts for services or for repairs, maintenance, and replacements in compliance with the consolidated supply program or any other procurement program or procedure established by the federal government. The authority is exempt from applicable state laws to the extent necessary to allow the authority's participation in the program or procedure.

(b) On the request of a Texas vendor, an authority shall provide the vendor with the current cost published by the consolidated supply program or any other product program established by the federal government that the authority might use to purchase any of the supplies or equipment it uses. An authority shall permit the vendor to bid on those items it believes that it can provide at the same or lower delivered cost if the vendor can demonstrate that the items are of the same quality and specifications as those offered through the applicable federal program.

(c) In this section, "consolidated supply program" means a program established by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to assist housing authorities to operate public housing projects efficiently and economically and to assure the availability of products that have the durability required for the safety, security, and economical maintenance of low-income housing.
Tex. Government Code § 74.164 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 74 / Section 74.164
§ 74.164. AUTHORITY TO PRESIDE.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, a judge who is qualified and authorized by law to preside in the court to which an action is transferred under this subchapter may preside over the transferred action as if the transferred action were originally filed in the transferor court.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8051.0304 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8051 / Section 8051.0304
§ 8051.0304. 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. Special District Local Laws Code § 1003.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1003 / Section 1003.201
§ 1003.201. GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS.
Status: in_force

The board may issue and sell bonds in the name and on the faith and credit of the district to:

(1) purchase, construct, acquire, repair, or renovate buildings or improvements; and

(2) equip buildings or improvements for hospital purposes.
Tex. Government Code § 418.123 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 418 / Section 418.123
§ 418.123. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR CHANGES IN LAND USE OR CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The division shall recommend to the governor the changes it considers essential if the division believes, on the basis of the studies under Section 418.122 or other competent evidence that:

(1) an area is susceptible to a disaster of catastrophic proportions without adequate warning;

(2) existing building standards and land-use controls in that area are inadequate and could add substantially to the magnitude of the disaster; and

(3) changes in zoning regulations, other land-use regulations, or building requirements are essential to further the purposes of this subchapter.

(b) The governor shall review the recommendations. If after public hearing the governor finds the changes are essential, the governor shall make appropriate recommendations to the agencies or local governments with jurisdiction over the area and subject matter.

(c) If no action or insufficient action pursuant to the governor's recommendations is taken within the time specified by the governor, the governor shall inform the legislature and request legislative action appropriate to mitigate the impact of the disaster.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7936.203 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7936 / Section 7936.203
§ 7936.203. BONDS FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

At the time of issuance, the total principal amount of bonds or other obligations issued or incurred to finance road projects and payable from ad valorem taxes may not exceed one-fourth of the assessed value of the real property in the district.
Tex. Insurance Code § 4006.053 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 4006 / Section 4006.053
§ 4006.053. DURATION OF PROBATION.
Status: in_force

(a) If the department orders disability probation, the department shall set the probation for a specified period or until further order of the department.

(b) The department may order a probation period that exceeds the one-year maximum suspension authorized under Section 82.052(1).
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 31.102 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 31 / Section 31.102
§ 31.102. OPERATING BOATS IN RESTRICTED AREAS.
Status: in_force

No person may operate a boat within a water area that has been clearly marked, by buoys or some other distinguishing device, as a bathing, fishing, swimming, or otherwise restricted area by the department or by a political subdivision of the state. This section does not apply to a patrol or rescue craft or in the case of an emergency.
Tex. Family Code § 160.314 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 160 / Section 160.314
§ 160.314. ADOPTION OF RULES.
Status: in_force

The Title IV-D agency and the executive commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission may adopt rules to implement this subchapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7942A.0202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7942A / Section 7942A.0202
§ 7942A.0202. TEMPORARY DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) On or after October 1, 2021, the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district may submit a petition to the commission requesting that the commission appoint as temporary directors the five persons named in the petition. The commission shall appoint as temporary directors the five persons named in the petition.

(b) Temporary directors serve until the earlier of:

(1) the date permanent directors are elected under Section 7942A.0103; or

(2) October 1, 2025.

(c) If permanent directors have not been elected under Section 7942A.0103 and the terms of the temporary directors have expired, successor temporary directors shall be appointed or reappointed as provided by Subsection (d) to serve terms that expire on the earlier of:

(1) the date permanent directors are elected under Section 7942A.0103; or

(2) the fourth anniversary of the date of the appointment or reappointment.

(d) If Subsection (c) applies, the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district may submit a petition to the commission requesting that the commission appoint as successor temporary directors the five persons named in the petition. The commission shall appoint as successor temporary directors the five persons named in the petition.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 91.952 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 91 / Section 91.952
§ 91.952. EMERGENCY DECLARATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The executive director of the commission may declare an oil or gas emergency if the executive director finds that an oil or gas emergency has occurred. A declaration issued under this section must:

(1) be in writing;

(2) be authorized by the executive director; and

(3) include:

(A) a description of the nature of the oil or gas emergency; and

(B) a designation of the area threatened by the oil or gas emergency.

(b) An emergency declaration issued under Subsection (a) may not continue for more than 30 days unless renewed as provided by this subsection. If the commission determines that the emergency is likely to continue beyond the 30th day after the date the emergency was declared under Subsection (a), the commission may renew the declaration for additional 30-day periods as necessary for public health and safety until the emergency no longer exists.

(c) If the commission determines that an oil or gas emergency no longer exists, the commission may terminate the declaration issued under Subsection (a) or allow the declaration to expire.
Tex. Government Code § 615.042 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 615 / Section 615.042
§ 615.042. AWARD AND PAYMENT OF ASSISTANCE.
Status: in_force

(a) The Employees Retirement System of Texas shall notify the comptroller of the retirement system's determination that a claim under this chapter is valid and justifies payment.

(b) On receipt of the notice, the comptroller shall issue a warrant to each claimant in the proper amount from the fund appropriated for that purpose.

(c) Payments under this chapter on behalf of a surviving child are payable beginning on the first day of the first month after the death of the individual listed in Section 615.003.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 22.162 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 22 / Section 22.162
§ 22.162. GREATER VOTING REQUIREMENTS UNDER CERTIFICATE OF FORMATION.
Status: in_force

If the corporation's certificate of formation requires the vote or concurrence of a greater proportion of the members of a corporation than is required by this chapter with respect to an action to be taken by the members, the certificate of formation controls.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 555.003 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 555 / Section 555.003
§ 555.003. DETERMINATION OF HIGH-RISK ALLEGED OFFENDER STATUS.
Status: in_force

(a) Not later than the 30th day after the date an alleged offender resident is first committed to a state supported living center and, if the resident is classified as a high-risk alleged offender resident, annually on the anniversary of that date, an interdisciplinary team shall determine whether the alleged offender resident is at risk of inflicting substantial physical harm to another and should be classified or remain classified as a high-risk alleged offender resident.

(b) In making a determination under Subsection (a), the interdisciplinary team shall document and collect evidence regarding the reason the alleged offender resident is determined to be at risk of inflicting substantial physical harm to another.

(c) The interdisciplinary team shall provide the team's findings regarding whether the alleged offender resident is at risk of inflicting substantial physical harm to another and the documentation and evidence collected under this section to:

(1) the department;

(2) the director of the state supported living center;

(3) the independent ombudsman;

(4) the alleged offender resident or the alleged offender resident's parent if the resident is a minor; and

(5) the alleged offender resident's legally authorized representative.

(d) An alleged offender resident who is determined to be at risk of inflicting substantial physical harm to another and is classified as a high-risk alleged offender resident is entitled to an administrative hearing with the department to contest that determination and classification.

(e) An individual who has exhausted the administrative remedies provided by Subsection (d) may bring a suit to appeal the determination and classification in district court in Travis County. The suit must be filed not later than the 30th day after the date the final order in the administrative hearing is provided to the individual. An appeal under this section is by trial de novo.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6904.108 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6904 / Section 6904.108
§ 6904.108. MEETINGS.
Status: in_force

The board shall have regular meetings at times specified by board resolution and shall have special meetings when called by the board president or by any two directors.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1131.109 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1131 / Section 1131.109
§ 1131.109. PERSON TO WHOM BENEFITS ARE PAYABLE.
Status: reserved

(a) A group life insurance policy must provide that any amount due because of an insured's death must be paid to the beneficiary designated by the insured or the beneficiary's assignee, subject to:

(1) the provisions of the policy, if the designated beneficiary as to all or any part of the amount is not living at the time the insured dies; and

(2) any right reserved by the insurer in the policy and stated in the certificate to pay at the insurer's option a portion of the amount not to exceed $250 to any person the insurer determines is equitably entitled to the portion because of having incurred funeral or other expenses incident to the last illness or death of the insured.

(b) This section does not apply to:

(1) a policy issued to a creditor to insure the creditor's debtors; or

(2) a policy to which Section 1131.703 applies.
Tex. Government Code § 2001.097 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2001 / Section 2001.097
§ 2001.097. OBJECTIONS TO DEPOSITION TESTIMONY.
Status: reserved

(a) The officer taking an oral deposition in a contested case may not:

(1) sustain an objection to the testimony taken; or

(2) exclude testimony.

(b) An objection to deposition testimony is reserved for the action of the state agency before which the matter is pending.

(c) The administrator or other officer conducting the contested case hearing may consider objections other than those made at the taking of the testimony.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 222.003 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 222 / Section 222.003
§ 222.003. MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR CERTAIN EMPLOYEES OF NONSECURE CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The board by rule shall adopt certification standards for persons who are employed in nonsecure correctional facilities that accept juveniles and that are operated by or under contract with a governmental unit, as defined by Section 101.001, Civil Practice and Remedies Code.

(b) The certification standards adopted under Subsection (a) must be substantially similar to the certification requirements for detention officers under Section 222.002.
Tex. Utilities Code § 52.108 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 52 / Section 52.108
§ 52.108. OTHER PROHIBITED PRACTICES.
Status: in_force

The commission may enter any order necessary to protect the public interest if the commission finds after notice and hearing that a telecommunications utility has:

(1) failed to maintain statewide average rates;

(2) abandoned interexchange message telecommunications service to a local exchange area in a manner contrary to the public interest;

(3) engaged in a pattern of preferential or discriminatory activities prohibited by Section 53.003, 55.005, or 55.006; or

(4) failed to pass switched access rate reductions to customers under Chapter 56 or other law, as required by Section 52.112.
Tex. Water Code § 53.015 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 53 / Section 53.015
§ 53.015. DEPOSIT.
Status: in_force

The person who presents the petition shall at the same time pay a deposit of $100 to the county clerk. The clerk shall pay out the deposit on vouchers approved by the county judge for all expenses necessary for the hearing and the election for the creation of the district. After the election, the clerk shall return any portion of the deposit which is left to the petitioners or their attorney.
Tex. Education Code § 96.64 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 96 / Section 96.64
§ 96.64. BILL BLACKWOOD LAW ENFORCEMENT MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE OF TEXAS.
Status: in_force

(a) The Bill Blackwood Law Enforcement Management Institute of Texas is created for the training of police management personnel. The headquarters of the institute are at Sam Houston State University. The institute is under the supervision and direction of the president of Sam Houston State University and shall be operated and managed as a joint program between Sam Houston State University, Texas A&M University, and Texas Woman's University.

(b) The president may establish rules relating to the institute.

(c) The president shall establish reasonable charges for participation in institute training programs by participants who are not residents of this state. The participation costs of participants who are residents, including tuition, books, room, board, and travel costs, shall be paid from the Bill Blackwood Law Enforcement Management Institute of Texas fund. Participation in the institute training programs is open to every eligible resident of this state, whether or not the person is sponsored by an employing law enforcement agency.

(d) The Bill Blackwood Law Enforcement Management Institute of Texas fund is in the state treasury. The president shall use the fund in administering the institute.

(e) The board of regents of the Texas State University System may acquire, purchase, construct, improve, renovate, enlarge, or equip property, buildings, structures, facilities, roads, or related infrastructure for the institute to be financed by the issuance of bonds in accordance with Subchapter B, Chapter 55. The board of regents may pledge irrevocably to the payment of those bonds a portion of the proceeds of the Bill Blackwood Law Enforcement Management Institute of Texas fund. 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.
Tex. Water Code § 65.505 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 65 / Section 65.505
§ 65.505. METHOD FOR ISSUANCE OF BONDS AND NOTES.
Status: in_force

Bonds or notes may be issued by resolution or order of the board.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3904.206 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3904 / Section 3904.206
§ 3904.206. BONDS FOR RECREATIONAL FACILITIES.
Status: in_force

The limitation on the outstanding principal amount of bonds, notes, and other obligations provided by Section 49.4645, Water Code, does not apply to the district.
Tex. Election Code § 87.002 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 87 / Section 87.002
§ 87.002. COMPOSITION OF BOARD.
Status: in_force

(a) The early voting ballot board consists of a presiding judge, an alternate presiding judge, and at least one other member.

(b) Except as provided by Subsection (d), the presiding judge and the alternate presiding judge are appointed in the same manner as a presiding election judge and alternate presiding election judge, respectively. Except as provided by Subsection (c), each other member is appointed by the presiding judge in the same manner as the precinct election clerks.

(c) In the general election for state and county officers, each county chair of a political party with nominees on the general election ballot shall submit to the county election board a list of names of persons eligible to serve on the early voting ballot board in order of the county chair's preference. The county election board shall appoint at least one person from each list to serve as a member of the early voting ballot board. The same number of members must be appointed from each list. The county election board shall appoint persons as members of the early voting ballot board in the order of preference indicated on each list.

(d) In addition to the members appointed under Subsection (c), the county election board shall appoint as the presiding judge the highest-ranked person on the list provided under that subsection by the political party whose nominee for governor received the most votes in the county in the most recent gubernatorial general election and as the alternate presiding judge the highest-ranked person on the list provided under that subsection by the political party whose nominee for governor received the second most votes in the county in the most recent gubernatorial general election.
Tex. Transportation Code § 504.616 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 504 / Section 504.616
§ 504.616. TEXAS READS LICENSE PLATES.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall issue specialty license plates including the words "Texas Reads" that incorporate one or more submissions from middle school students in a competition conducted by the department.

(b) After deduction of the department's administrative costs, the remainder of the fee shall be deposited to the credit of the Texas Reads account in the general revenue fund. Money from the account may be used only to make grants under Section 441.0092, Government Code. The account is composed of:

(1) money required to be deposited to the credit of the account under this subsection; and

(2) donations made to the account.