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Tex. Labor Code § 301.063 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 301 / Section 301.063
§ 301.063. STATE AND FEDERAL COOPERATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission is designated as the agency of this state for implementation in this state of:

(1) the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. Section 49 et seq.); and

(2) the Job Training Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. Section 1501 et seq.).

(b) In administering this title the commission and executive director shall:

(1) cooperate with the secretary under the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Section 301 et seq.) to the fullest extent consistent with this title;

(2) make reports in the form and containing information required by the secretary and comply with provisions the secretary finds necessary to ensure that the reports are correct and verified;

(3) comply with the regulations prescribed by the secretary governing the expenditures of funds allotted and paid to the state under Title III of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Section 501 et seq.) to assist in the administration of this title; and

(4) cooperate with any official or agency of the United States having powers or duties under the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. Section 49 et seq.) and take all actions necessary to secure to this state the benefits of that Act and necessary to perform the commission's duties under Chapter 307.

(c) The commission may provide reasonable cooperation to each agency of the United States charged with the administration of any unemployment insurance law.

(d) On request, the commission shall furnish to an agency of the United States responsible for the administration of public works or assistance through public employment the name, address, ordinary occupation, and employment status of each recipient of benefits, including each nonrecipient parent as defined by Section 31.0021, Human Resources Code, who is receiving benefits, and shall inform the agency of the recipient's right to further benefits under Subtitle A.

(e) In this section, "secretary" means the United States secretary of labor.

(f) The commission shall contract with the Texas Department of Transportation for the Texas Department of Transportation to deliver public transportation services to clients of eligible programs, except that the Texas Department of Transportation may not assume responsibility for client case review, case management, or coordination or authorization of benefits.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2308.351 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2308 / Section 2308.351
§ 2308.351. REMOVAL OF UNAUTHORIZED VEHICLE FROM LEASED RIGHT-OF-WAY.
Status: in_force

Unless prohibited by the lease, a parking facility owner or towing company may remove an unauthorized vehicle parked in a leased area described by Section 2308.002(7)(B)(i) if the owner or towing company gives notice under Section 2308.252(a)(1), (2), or (3) and otherwise complies with this chapter.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 102.152 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 102 / Section 102.152
§ 102.152. TERMS OF RESEARCH AND PREVENTION PROGRAMS COMMITTEE MEMBERS.
Status: in_force

Members of a research and prevention programs committee serve for terms as determined by the chief executive officer.
Tex. Education Code § 12.1161 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 12 / Section 12.1161
§ 12.1161. EFFECT OF REVOCATION, DENIAL OF RENEWAL, OR SURRENDER OF CHARTER.
Status: repealed

(a) If the commissioner revokes or denies the renewal of a charter of an open-enrollment charter school or an open-enrollment charter school surrenders its charter, the school may not:

(1) continue to operate under this subchapter; or

(2) receive state funds under this subchapter.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1140, Sec. 47(3), eff. September 1, 2013.
Tex. Election Code § 33.056 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 33 / Section 33.056
§ 33.056. OBSERVING ACTIVITY GENERALLY.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Section 33.057, a watcher is entitled to observe any activity conducted at the location at which the watcher is serving. A watcher is entitled to sit or stand near enough to see and hear the election officers conducting the observed activity, except as otherwise prohibited by this chapter.

(b) A watcher is entitled to sit or stand near enough to the member of a counting team who is announcing the votes to verify that the ballots are read correctly or to a member who is tallying the votes to verify that they are tallied correctly.

(c) A watcher is entitled to inspect the returns and other records prepared by the election officers at the location at which the watcher is serving.

(d) A watcher may not be prohibited from making written notes while on duty. Before permitting a watcher who made written notes at a precinct polling place to leave while the polls are open, the presiding officer may require the watcher to leave the notes with another person on duty at the polling place, selected by the watcher, for retention until the watcher returns to duty.

(e) Except as provided by Section 33.057(b), a watcher may not be denied free movement where election activity is occurring within the location at which the watcher is serving.

(f) In this code, a watcher who is entitled to "observe" an election activity is entitled to sit or stand near enough to see and hear the activity.
Tex. Government Code § 30.00026 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 30 / Section 30.00026
§ 30.00026. EFFECT OF ORDER OF NEW TRIAL.
Status: in_force

If the appellate court awards a new trial to the appellant, the case stands as if a new trial had been granted by the municipal court of record.
Tex. Election Code § 142.007 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 142 / Section 142.007
§ 142.007. NUMBER OF PETITION SIGNATURES REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The minimum number of signatures that must appear on a candidate's petition is:

(1) for a statewide office, one percent of the total vote received by all candidates for governor in the most recent gubernatorial general election; or

(2) for a district, county, or precinct office, the lesser of:

(A) 500; or

(B) five percent of the total vote received in the district, county, or precinct, as applicable, by all candidates for governor in the most recent gubernatorial general election, unless that number is under 25, in which case the required number of signatures is the lesser of:

(i) 25; or

(ii) 10 percent of that total vote.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8380.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8380 / Section 8380.104
§ 8380.104. APPROVAL OF ROAD PROJECT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may not undertake a road project authorized by Section 8380.103 unless:

(1) each municipality or county that will operate and maintain the road has approved the plans and specifications of the road project, if a municipality or county will operate and maintain the road; or

(2) the Texas Transportation Commission has approved the plans and specifications of the road project, if the state will operate and maintain the road.

(b) Except as provided by Subsection (a), the district is not required to obtain approval from the Texas Transportation Commission to design, acquire, construct, finance, issue bonds for, improve, or convey a road project.
Tex. Insurance Code § 544.651 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 544 / Section 544.651
§ 544.651. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter, "living organ donor" means a living individual who donates an organ to another individual.
Tex. Government Code § 815.206 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 815 / Section 815.206
§ 815.206. ACTUARY.
Status: in_force

(a) The board of trustees shall designate an actuary.

(b) The actuary must be thoroughly qualified to be the technical adviser of the board of trustees on matters concerning operation of the funds of the retirement system.

(c) At least once every four years, the actuary, under the direction of the board of trustees, shall:

(1) make an actuarial investigation of the mortality, service, and compensation experience of the members and beneficiaries of the retirement system; and

(2) make a valuation of the assets and liabilities of the retirement system's funds.

(d) On the basis of tables adopted by the board of trustees under Section 815.105, the actuary shall make a valuation of the assets and liabilities of the retirement system's funds annually.

(e) The actuary shall perform such other duties as are required by the board of trustees.
Tex. Government Code § 659.013 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 659 / Section 659.013
§ 659.013. STATUTORY SALARIES SUSPENDED.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by this section, a law setting the salary of a state officer or employee is suspended to the extent that the law conflicts with this subchapter.

(b) The suspension does not apply to:

(1) a law specifying or regulating the salary or compensation of an officer or employee for whom the biennial appropriations act does not specify or regulate the salary or compensation; and

(2) Chapter 654.
Tex. Education Code § 39.308 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 39 / Section 39.308
§ 39.308. ANNUAL AUDIT OF DROPOUT RECORDS; REPORT.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner shall develop a process for auditing school district dropout records electronically. The commissioner shall also develop a system and standards for review of the audit or use systems already available at the agency. The system must be designed to identify districts that are at high risk of having inaccurate dropout records and that, as a result, require on-site monitoring of dropout records.

(b) If the electronic audit of a school district's dropout records indicates that a district is not at high risk of having inaccurate dropout records, the district may not be subject to on-site monitoring under this subsection.

(c) If the risk-based system indicates that a school district is at high risk of having inaccurate dropout records, the district is entitled to an opportunity to respond to the commissioner's determination before on-site monitoring may be conducted. The district must respond not later than the 30th day after the date the commissioner notifies the district of the commissioner's determination. If the district's response does not change the commissioner's determination that the district is at high risk of having inaccurate dropout records or if the district does not respond in a timely manner, the commissioner shall order agency staff to conduct on-site monitoring of the district's dropout records.

(d) The commissioner shall notify the board of trustees of a school district of any objection the commissioner has to the district's dropout data, any violation of sound accounting practices or of a law or rule revealed by the data, or any recommendation by the commissioner concerning the data. If the data reflect that a penal law has been violated, the commissioner shall notify the county attorney, district attorney, or criminal district attorney, as appropriate, and the attorney general.

(e) The commissioner is entitled to access to all district records the commissioner considers necessary or appropriate for the review, analysis, or approval of district dropout data.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 101.010 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 101 / Section 101.010
§ 101.010. REPORT.
Status: in_force

Before September 1 of each even-numbered year, the council shall submit a biennial report of the council's activities and recommendations to the governor, lieutenant governor, speaker of the house of representatives, and members of the legislature.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 114.005 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 114 / Section 114.005
§ 114.005. CONTRACTUAL ADJUDICATION PROCEDURES ENFORCEABLE.
Status: in_force

Adjudication procedures, including requirements for serving notices or engaging in alternative dispute resolution proceedings before bringing a suit or an arbitration proceeding, that are stated in the contract subject to this chapter or that are established by the state agency and expressly incorporated into the contract are enforceable, except to the extent those procedures conflict with the terms of this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8040.0502 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8040 / Section 8040.0502
§ 8040.0502. TAXES FOR BONDS.
Status: in_force

At the time the district issues bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, the board shall provide for the annual imposition of a continuing direct ad valorem tax, without limit as to rate or amount, while all or part of the bonds are outstanding as required and in the manner provided by Sections 54.601 and 54.602, Water Code.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 22.225 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 22 / Section 22.225
§ 22.225. LOAN TO DIRECTOR PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

(a) A corporation may not make a loan to a director.

(b) The directors of a corporation who vote for or assent to the making of a loan to a director, and any officer who participates in making the loan, are jointly and severally liable to the corporation for the amount of the loan until the loan is repaid.
Tex. Local Government Code § 81.029 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 81 / Section 81.029
§ 81.029. DELEGATION OF DUTIES OF COUNTY JUDGE TO COUNTY COMMISSIONER IN CERTAIN COUNTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only to a county judge in a county that has a population of more than 800,000 and is located on the international border, other than a county to which Section 81.0291 applies.

(b) A county judge may file an order with the commissioners court of the county delegating to a county commissioner of the commissioners court the ability to sign orders or other official documents associated with the county judge's office. The delegating order must clearly indicate the types of orders or official documents that the county commissioner may sign on behalf of the county judge.

(c) A county judge may file a standing order of emergency delegation of authority that clearly indicates the types of orders or official documents that the county commissioner may sign on behalf of the county judge in the event of an emergency or disaster.

(d) An order or official document signed by the county commissioner under the delegated authority of the county judge under this section has the same effect as an order of the county judge.

(e) The county judge may at any time revoke the delegated authority or transfer the authority to a different county commissioner by filing an order with the commissioners court.
Tex. Local Government Code § 262.0271 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 262 / Section 262.0271
§ 262.0271. CONSIDERATION OF HEALTH INSURANCE PROVIDED BY BIDDER.
Status: repealed

(a) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 285, Sec. 24, eff. September 1, 2011.

(b) In purchasing items under this chapter through a competitive bidding process, if a county receives one or more bids from a bidder who provides reasonable health insurance coverage to its employees and requires a subcontractor the bidder intends to use to provide reasonable health insurance coverage to the subcontractor's employees and whose bid is within five percent of the lowest and best bid price received by the county from a bidder who does not provide or require reasonable health insurance coverage, the commissioners court of the county may give preference to the bidder who provides and requires reasonable health insurance coverage.

(c) This section does not prohibit a county from rejecting all bids.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3864.252 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3864 / Section 3864.252
§ 3864.252. PROCEDURE FOR ELECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) Before the district may impose an ad valorem tax or issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes of the area defined or property designated under Section 3864.251, the board shall call and hold an election in the defined area or within the boundaries of the designated property only.

(b) The board may submit the proposition to the voters on the same ballot to be used in another election.
Tex. Government Code § 540.0804 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 540 / Section 540.0804
§ 540.0804. HEALTH CARE AND OTHER SERVICES FOR CHILDREN IN SUBSTITUTE CARE.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall annually evaluate the use of benefits offered to children in foster care under the STAR Health program and provide recommendations to the Department of Family and Protective Services and each single source continuum contractor in this state to better coordinate the provision of health care and use of those benefits for those children.

(b) In conducting the evaluation, the commission shall:

(1) collaborate with residential child-care providers regarding any unmet needs of children in foster care and the development of capacity for providing quality medical, behavioral health, and other services for those children; and

(2) identify options to obtain federal matching funds under Medicaid to pay for a safe home-like or community-based residential setting for a child in the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services:

(A) who is identified or diagnosed as having a serious behavioral or mental health condition that requires intensive treatment;

(B) who is identified as a victim of serious abuse or serious neglect;

(C) for whom a traditional substitute care placement contracted for or purchased by the department is not available or would further denigrate the child's behavioral or mental health condition; or

(D) for whom the department determines a safe home-like or community-based residential placement could stabilize the child's behavioral or mental health condition in order to return the child to a traditional substitute care placement.

(c) The commission shall report the commission's findings to the standing committees of the senate and house of representatives having jurisdiction over the Department of Family and Protective Services.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3984.0202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3984 / Section 3984.0202
§ 3984.0202. COMPENSATION.
Status: in_force

A director is entitled to receive fees of office and reimbursement for actual expenses as provided by Section 49.060, Water Code. Sections 375.069 and 375.070, Local Government Code, do not apply to the board.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1092.205 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1092 / Section 1092.205
§ 1092.205. EXECUTION OF BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board president shall execute the district's bonds in the district's name.

(b) The board secretary shall countersign the bonds.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 711.0111 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 711 / Section 711.0111
§ 711.0111. NOTICE OF UNVERIFIED CEMETERY.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who discovers an unverified cemetery shall file notice and evidence of the discovery with the Texas Historical Commission on a form provided by the Texas Historical Commission, and shall concurrently provide a copy of the notice to the landowner on record in the county appraisal district on whose land the unverified cemetery is located.

(b) The landowner described by Subsection (a) may send a response or comments to the Texas Historical Commission concerning the notice not later than the 30th day after the date the notice is filed.

(c) The Texas Historical Commission shall evaluate the notice of the unverified cemetery, the evidence submitted with the notice, and the response of the landowner, if any, and shall determine whether there is sufficient evidence of the existence of a cemetery.

(d) If the Texas Historical Commission determines sufficient evidence supports the existence of a cemetery, the Texas Historical Commission shall inform the landowner and may file notice of the existence of the cemetery under Section 711.011.

(e) If the Texas Historical Commission determines sufficient evidence supports a determination that a cemetery does not exist, the Texas Historical Commission shall notify the landowner on record in the appraisal district of its determination, amend the notice to include the commission's determination, and ensure any notice filed with a county clerk under Section 711.011 is corrected.
Tex. Insurance Code § 225.004 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 225 / Section 225.004
§ 225.004. TAX IMPOSED; RATE.
Status: repealed

(a) A tax is imposed on gross premiums for surplus lines insurance. The rate of the tax is 4.85 percent of the gross premiums.

(a-1) Consistent with 15 U.S.C. Section 8201 et seq., this state may not impose a premium tax on nonadmitted insurance premiums other than premiums paid for insurance in which this state is the home state of the insured.

(b) Taxable gross premiums under this section are based on gross premiums written or received for surplus lines insurance placed through an eligible surplus lines insurer during a calendar year. Notwithstanding the tax basis described by this subsection, the comptroller by rule may establish an alternate basis for taxation for multistate and single-state policies for the purpose of achieving uniformity.

(c) If a surplus lines insurance policy covers risks or exposures only partially located in this state, and this state has not entered into a cooperative agreement, reciprocal agreement, or compact with another state for the collection of surplus lines tax as authorized by Chapter 229, the tax is computed on the entire policy premium for any policy in which this state is the home state of the insured.

(d) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 4, Sec. 18.11(1), eff. September 28, 2011.

(d-1) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 4, Sec. 18.11(1), eff. September 28, 2011.

(e) Premiums on risks or exposures that are properly allocated to federal or international waters or are under the jurisdiction of a foreign government are not taxable in this state.

(f) If this state enters a cooperative agreement, reciprocal agreement, or compact with another state for the allocation of surplus lines tax as authorized by Chapter 229, taxes due on multistate policies shall be allocated and reported in accordance with the agreement or compact.

(g) Premiums on risks or exposures under ocean marine insurance coverage of stored or in-transit baled cotton for export are not subject to the tax imposed by this chapter.
Tex. Government Code § 552.006 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 552 / Section 552.006
§ 552.006. EFFECT OF CHAPTER ON WITHHOLDING PUBLIC INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

This chapter does not authorize the withholding of public information or limit the availability of public information to the public, except as expressly provided by this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6906.053 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6906 / Section 6906.053
§ 6906.053. VACANCIES.
Status: in_force

Any vacancy occurring on the board shall be filled for the unexpired term by appointment in the manner in which the vacating director was appointed.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 62.357 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 62 / Section 62.357
§ 62.357. APPEAL OF CERTAIN ORDERS.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding Section 56.01, Family Code, on entry by a juvenile court of an order under Article 62.352(a) exempting a respondent from registration under this chapter, the prosecuting attorney may appeal that order by giving notice of appeal within the time required under Rule 26.2(b), Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure. The appeal is civil and the standard of review in the appellate court is whether the juvenile court committed procedural error or abused its discretion in exempting the respondent from registration under this chapter. The appeal is limited to review of the order exempting the respondent from registration under this chapter and may not include any other issues in the case.

(b) A respondent may under Section 56.01, Family Code, appeal a juvenile court's order under Article 62.352(a) requiring registration in the same manner as the appeal of any other legal issue in the case. The standard of review in the appellate court is whether the juvenile court committed procedural error or abused its discretion in requiring registration.
Tex. Insurance Code § 701.002 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 701 / Section 701.002
§ 701.002. BUSINESS OF INSURANCE.
Status: in_force

A person is engaged in the business of insurance for purposes of this chapter if the person performs any act described by Subchapter B, Chapter 101.