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Tex. Occupations Code § 901.312 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 901 / Section 901.312
§ 901.312. TRANSFER OF PARTIAL EXAMINATION CREDIT BETWEEN STATES.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may accept the partial completion of the uniform CPA examination given by the licensing authority of another state if:

(1) the examination was prepared and graded by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants or, if doing so would result in a greater degree of reciprocity with the examination results of other states, the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy;

(2) the credit is active in the other state; and

(3) at the time the credit was earned, the applicant met the requirements in effect in the other state and the other state's standards are equal to or higher than the standards prescribed by this chapter.

(a) The board may accept the partial completion of the uniform CPA examination given by the licensing authority of another state if:

(1) the examination was prepared and graded by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants or, if doing so would result in a greater degree of reciprocity with the examination results of other states, the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy;

(2) the credit is active in the other state; and

(3) at the time the credit was earned, the applicant met the requirements in effect in the other state and the other state's standards are equal to or higher than the standards prescribed by this chapter or a rule adopted under this chapter.

(b) The board may transfer to the licensing authority of another state active credits earned as a result of partially completing the uniform CPA examination in this state.

(c) The board by rule shall establish:

(1) a fee in an amount not to exceed $100 to receive credits from another licensing authority; and

(2) a fee in an amount not to exceed $50 to transfer credits to another licensing authority.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8425.202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8425 / Section 8425.202
§ 8425.202. 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. Education Code § 61.704 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 61 / Section 61.704
§ 61.704. ELIGIBLE LOANS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may provide repayment assistance for the repayment of any student loan for education at a public or private institution of higher education, including loans for undergraduate and graduate education, received by a person through any lender.

(b) The board may not provide repayment assistance for a student loan that is in default at the time of the person's application.
Tex. Insurance Code § 842.051 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 842 / Section 842.051
§ 842.051. APPLICATION FOR CORPORATE CHARTER; NONPROFIT STATUS REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) Seven or more persons, a majority of whom are superintendents of hospitals or physicians licensed by the Texas State Board of Medical Examiners, may apply to the secretary of state for a corporate charter to operate a group hospital service corporation.

(b) A group hospital service corporation must be governed and operated as a nonprofit organization.
Tex. Property Code § 201.0051 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 201 / Section 201.0051
§ 201.0051. SPECIAL PETITION APPROVAL REQUIRED FOR CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS.
Status: in_force

A right created or an obligation imposed by an existing restriction that relates to the developer of the subdivision or an architectural control committee established by the instrument creating the restriction cannot be altered unless the person who has the right or obligation signs and acknowledges the petition.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3939.0201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3939 / Section 3939.0201
§ 3939.0201. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is governed by a board of five elected directors who serve staggered terms of four years.

(b) Directors are elected in the manner provided by Subchapter D, Chapter 49, Water Code.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 71.0082 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 71 / Section 71.0082
§ 71.0082. INSPECTIONS FOR CERTAIN PESTS AND DISEASES.
Status: in_force

(a) In addition to vehicle inspections authorized under Section 71.0081, the department and the Texas Animal Health Commission, under the direction of the department, shall jointly conduct road station and interstate shipment inspections as feasible at strategic points throughout this state and as determined to be appropriate by the department and the Texas Animal Health Commission, taking into consideration the significance of plant and animal inspections in proactively protecting this state's borders.

(b) The department may enter into an agreement with a corporation or other private entity to provide goods or services for the establishment and operation of checkpoints or the performance of inspections under this section.
Tex. Labor Code § 408.0445 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 408 / Section 408.0445
§ 408.0445. AVERAGE WEEKLY WAGE FOR MEMBERS OF STATE MILITARY FORCES.
Status: repealed

(a) For purposes of computing income benefits or death benefits under Section 437.227, Government Code, the average weekly wage of a member of the state military forces as defined by Section 437.001, Government Code, who is engaged in authorized training or duty is an amount equal to the sum of the member's regular weekly wage at any employment the member holds in addition to serving as a member of the state military forces, disregarding any period during which the member is not fully compensated for that employment because the member is engaged in authorized military training or duty, and the member's regular weekly wage as a member of the state military forces, except that the amount may not exceed 100 percent of the state average weekly wage as determined under Section 408.047.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1103 (H.B. 4464), Sec. 8(5), eff. September 1, 2025.

(c) Repealed by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1103 (H.B. 4464), Sec. 8(5), eff. September 1, 2025.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 40.155 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 40 / Section 40.155
§ 40.155. DETERMINATION OF FEE.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the rate of the fee shall be 1-1/3 cents per barrel of crude oil until the commissioner certifies that the unencumbered balance in the fund has reached $20 million. The commissioner shall certify to the comptroller the date on which the unencumbered balance in the fund exceeds $20 million. The fee shall not be collected or required to be paid on or after the first day of the second month following the commissioner's certification to the comptroller that the unencumbered balance in the fund exceeds $20 million.

(b) If the unencumbered balance in the fund falls below $10 million, the commissioner shall certify such fact to the comptroller. On receiving the commissioner's certification, the comptroller shall resume collecting the fee until suspended in the manner provided in Subsection (a) of this section.

(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of Subsection (a) or (b) of this section, the fee shall be levied at the rate of four cents per barrel if the commissioner certifies to the comptroller a written finding of the following facts:

(1) the unencumbered balance in the fund is less than $20 million;

(2) an unauthorized discharge of oil in excess of 100,000 gallons has occurred within the previous 30 days; and

(3) expenditures from the fund for response costs and damages are expected to deplete the fund substantially.

(d) In the event of a certification to the comptroller under Subsection (c) of this section, the comptroller shall collect the fee at the rate of four cents per barrel until the unencumbered balance in the fund reaches $20 million or any lesser amount that the commissioner determines is necessary to pay response costs and damages without substantially depleting the fund. The commissioner shall certify to the comptroller the date on which the unencumbered balance in the fund exceeds $20 million or such other lesser amount. The fee shall not be collected or required to be paid on or after the first day of the second month following the commissioner's certification to the comptroller.

(e) For purposes of this section, the unencumbered balance of the fund shall be determined by the unencumbered cash balance of the fund at the end of each month or on the date of a finding under Subsection (c) of this section.
Tex. Government Code § 659.137 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 659 / Section 659.137
§ 659.137. DURATION OF DEDUCTION.
Status: in_force

(a) A deduction under this subchapter begins on the date designated by the comptroller by rule.

(b) A deduction under this subchapter is effective for a maximum of one campaign year and, unless revoked or changed under Section 659.136, ends on the date designated by the comptroller by rule.
Tex. Family Code § 54.049 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 54 / Section 54.049
§ 54.049. CONDITIONS OF PROBATION FOR DESECRATING A CEMETERY OR ABUSING A CORPSE.
Status: in_force

(a) If a juvenile court places on probation under Section 54.04(d) a child adjudicated to have engaged in conduct in violation of Section 28.03(f), Penal Code, involving damage or destruction inflicted on a place of human burial or under Section 42.08, Penal Code, in addition to other conditions of probation, the court shall order the child to make restitution to a cemetery organization operating a cemetery affected by the conduct in an amount equal to the cost to the cemetery of repairing any damage caused by the conduct.

(b) If a juvenile court orders a child to make restitution under Subsection (a) and the child is financially unable to make the restitution, the court may order:

(1) the child to perform a specific number of hours of community service to satisfy the restitution; or

(2) a parent or other person responsible for the child's support to make the restitution in the amount described by Subsection (a).

(c) In this section, "cemetery" and "cemetery organization" have the meanings assigned by Section 711.001, Health and Safety Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3976.0201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3976 / Section 3976.0201
§ 3976.0201. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.
Status: in_force

The district is governed by a board of five directors who serve staggered terms of four years, with two or three directors' terms expiring June 1 of each odd-numbered year. One director is appointed by the city, and four directors are appointed by the commission as provided by Sections 3976.0202 and 3976.0203, respectively.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 125.043 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 125 / Section 125.043
§ 125.043. NOTICE.
Status: in_force

The district attorney, city attorney, or county attorney receiving the request may:

(1) post notice of the purpose, time, and place of the meeting at either the county courthouse of the county or the city hall of the city in which the place that is the subject of the complaints is located and publish the notice in a newspaper of general circulation published in that county or city; and

(2) serve the notice, by personal service, to the owner and the operator of the place.
Tex. Water Code § 49.218 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 49 / Section 49.218
§ 49.218. ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

(a) A district or water supply corporation may acquire an interest in land, materials, waste grounds, easements, rights-of-way, equipment, contract or permit rights or interests, including a certificate of convenience and necessity, contractual rights to use capacity in facilities and to acquire facilities and other property, real or personal, considered necessary for the purpose of accomplishing any one or more of the district's or water supply corporation's purposes provided in this code or in any other law. A district may utilize proceeds from the sale and issuance of its bonds, notes, or other obligations to acquire the items authorized by this section.

(b) A district or water supply corporation shall have the right to acquire property by gift, grant, or purchase, and the right to acquire property shall include property considered necessary for the construction, improvement, extension, enlargement, operation, or maintenance of the plants, works, improvements, facilities, equipment, or appliances of a district or a water supply corporation.

(c) A district or water supply corporation may acquire either the fee simple title to or an easement on all land, both public and private, either inside or outside its boundaries and may acquire the title to or an easement on property other than land held in fee.

(d) A district or water supply corporation may require, as a condition for service, that an applicant for service grant to the district or water supply corporation a permanent recorded easement that:

(1) is dedicated to the district or water supply corporation; and

(2) will provide a reasonable right of access and use to allow the district or water supply corporation to construct, install, maintain, replace, upgrade, inspect, or test any facility necessary to serve that applicant as well as the district's or water supply corporation's purposes in providing system-wide service.

(e) A district or water supply corporation may not, under Subsection (d), require an applicant to provide an easement for a service line for the sole benefit of another applicant.

(f) As a condition of service to a new subdivision, a district or water supply corporation may require a developer to provide permanent recorded easements to and throughout the subdivision sufficient to construct, install, maintain, replace, upgrade, inspect, or test any facility necessary to serve the subdivision's anticipated service demands when the subdivision is fully occupied.

(g) A district or water supply corporation may also lease property from others for its use on such terms and conditions as the board of the district or the board of directors of the water supply corporation may determine to be advantageous.

(h) Property acquired under this section, or any other law allowing the acquisition of property by a district or water supply corporation, and owned by a district or water supply corporation is not subject to assessments, charges, fees, or dues imposed by a nonprofit corporation under Chapter 204, Property Code.
Tex. Education Code § 61.540 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 61 / Section 61.540
§ 61.540. LOAN REPAYMENT ASSISTANCE UNDER FORMER LAW; SAVING PROVISION.
Status: in_force

(a) This subsection applies only to a person who entered into a written agreement to perform service as a physician in exchange for loan repayment assistance under this subchapter before September 1, 2003. The agreement continues in effect and this subchapter, as it existed when the person entered into the agreement, is continued in effect for purposes of that agreement until the person satisfies all the conditions of the agreement or repays all amounts due under the agreement if the person does not satisfy the conditions of the agreement.

(b) A person receiving loan repayment assistance under this subchapter immediately before the effective date of the amendments made to this subchapter by the 81st Legislature, Regular Session, 2009, may continue to receive loan repayment assistance under this subchapter, as this subchapter applied to the person immediately before the effective date of those amendments, until the person is no longer eligible for loan repayment assistance under this subchapter, as this subchapter existed on that date, and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose.

(c) A person to whom this section applies is not eligible to receive repayment assistance under another provision of this subchapter.
Tex. Labor Code § 415.003 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 415 / Section 415.003
§ 415.003. ADMINISTRATIVE VIOLATION BY HEALTH CARE PROVIDER.
Status: in_force

A health care provider commits an administrative violation if the person:

(1) submits a charge for health care that was not furnished;

(2) administers improper, unreasonable, or medically unnecessary treatment or services;

(3) makes an unnecessary referral;

(4) violates the division's fee and treatment guidelines;

(5) violates a commissioner rule; or

(6) fails to comply with a provision of this subtitle.
Tex. Education Code § 51.154 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 51 / Section 51.154
§ 51.154. BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

The association is governed by a board of directors. The chief administrative officer, or a person designated by the chief administrative officer, of each institution of higher education holding membership in the association shall serve as a director of the board. Service on the board is an additional duty of employment of the chief administrative officers or the persons designated by the chief administrative officers of state-supported institutions and is not an additional position of honor, trust, or profit. The legislature finds that this service is necessary in accomplishing the purpose of this subchapter; is compatible with their employment; and will benefit the educational program of the institution and of the state.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 2A.206 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 2A / Section 2A.206
§ 2A.206.
Status: in_force

Art. 2A.206. LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES: REPORT FOR OFFICER-INVOLVED INJURIES OR DEATHS. (a) In this article:

(1) "Deadly weapon" means:

(A) a firearm or any object manifestly designed, made, or adapted for the purpose of inflicting death or serious bodily injury; or

(B) any object that in the manner of its use or intended use is capable of causing death or serious bodily injury.

(2) "Officer-involved injury or death" means an incident during which a peace officer discharges a firearm causing injury or death to another.

(b) The attorney general by rule shall create a written and electronic form for the reporting by law enforcement agencies of an officer-involved injury or death. The form must include spaces to report only the following information:

(1) the date the incident occurred;

(2) the location where the incident occurred;

(3) the age, gender, and race or ethnicity of each peace officer involved in the incident;

(4) if known, the age, gender, and race or ethnicity of each injured or deceased person involved in the incident;

(5) whether the person was injured or died as a result of the incident;

(6) whether each injured or deceased person used, exhibited, or was carrying a deadly weapon during the incident;

(7) whether each peace officer involved in the incident was on duty during the incident;

(8) whether each peace officer involved in the incident was responding to an emergency call or a request for assistance and, if so, whether the officer responded to that call or request with one or more other peace officers; and

(9) whether the incident occurred during or as a result of:

(A) the execution of a warrant; or

(B) a hostage, barricade, or other emergency situation.

(c) Not later than the 30th day after the date of an officer-involved injury or death, the law enforcement agency employing an officer involved in the incident shall complete and submit a written or electronic report, using the form created under Subsection (b), to the attorney general. The report must include all information described in Subsection (b).

(d) Not later than the fifth day after the date of receipt of a report submitted under Subsection (c), the attorney general shall post a copy of the report on the attorney general's Internet website.

(e) Not later than March 1 of each year, the attorney general shall submit a report regarding all officer-involved injuries or deaths that occurred during the preceding year to the governor and the standing legislative committees with primary jurisdiction over criminal justice matters. The report must include:

(1) the total number of officer-involved injuries or deaths;

(2) a summary of the reports submitted to the attorney general under this article; and

(3) a copy of each report submitted to the attorney general under this article.
Tex. Education Code § 28.024 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 28 / Section 28.024
§ 28.024. CREDIT FOR ENROLLMENT IN CERTAIN ACADEMIES.
Status: in_force

A school district shall grant to a student credit toward the academic course requirements for high school graduation, up to a maximum of two years of credit, for courses the student successfully completes at:

(1) the Texas Academy of Leadership in the Humanities under Section 96.707;

(2) the Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science under Subchapter G, Chapter 105;

(3) the Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science under Section 78.10; or

(4) the Texas Academy of International Studies under Section 87.505.
Tex. Government Code § 25.1731 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 25 / Section 25.1731
§ 25.1731. MOORE COUNTY.
Status: in_force

(a) Moore County has one statutory county court, the County Court at Law of Moore County.

(b) The County Court at Law of Moore County sits in Dumas.
Tex. Transportation Code § 520.0075 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 520 / Section 520.0075
§ 520.0075. CONTRACTING STANDARDS FOR TAX ASSESSOR-COLLECTOR.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "deputy" means a deputy classified as a full service deputy by a board rule adopted under Section 520.0071.

(b) Notwithstanding Section 262.023, Local Government Code, a county tax assessor-collector who awards a contract to a deputy for the performance of registration and titling services must comply with standard state contracting practices as if the county tax assessor-collector were a state agency, including requirements related to:

(1) purchase methods and competitive bidding under Sections 2155.062 and 2155.063, Government Code;

(2) determining the best value for the county under Sections 2155.074, 2155.075, and 2155.0755, Government Code;

(3) contracting standards and oversight under Chapter 2261, Government Code; and

(4) contract management under Chapter 2262, Government Code.

(c) A contract described by Subsection (b) must:

(1) specify an expiration date and renewal or extension terms for the contract; and

(2) include performance criteria and measures necessary to evaluate the performance of the deputy under the contract.

(d) A county tax assessor-collector shall monitor and evaluate the performance of a deputy awarded a contract described by this section and use that information in determining whether to renew or extend the contract or award a new contract.
Tex. Local Government Code § 375.261 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 375 / Section 375.261
§ 375.261. DISSOLUTION BY BOARD VOTE.
Status: in_force

Except as limited by Section 375.264, the board of a district by majority vote may dissolve the district at any time.
Tex. Estates Code § 22.007 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 22 / Section 22.007
§ 22.007. COURT; COUNTY COURT, PROBATE COURT, AND STATUTORY PROBATE COURT.
Status: in_force

(a) "Court" means and includes:

(1) a county court in the exercise of its probate jurisdiction;

(2) a court created by statute and authorized to exercise original probate jurisdiction; and

(3) a district court exercising original probate jurisdiction in a contested matter.

(b) The terms "county court" and "probate court" are synonymous and mean:

(1) a county court in the exercise of its probate jurisdiction;

(2) a court created by statute and authorized to exercise original probate jurisdiction; and

(3) a district court exercising probate jurisdiction in a contested matter.

(c) "Statutory probate court" means a court created by statute and designated as a statutory probate court under Chapter 25, Government Code. For purposes of this code, the term does not include a county court at law exercising probate jurisdiction unless the court is designated a statutory probate court under Chapter 25, Government Code.