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Tex. Government Code § 481.005 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 481 / Section 481.005
§ 481.005. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR; DUTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The governor shall appoint an executive director of the office who serves at the pleasure of the governor.

(b) The executive director must have demonstrated experience in the areas of economic development or tourism and executive and organizational ability.

(c) The executive director shall manage the affairs of the office under the direction of the governor.

(d) The executive director shall direct the activities of the office and, in performing that duty, shall establish policy, adopt rules, evaluate the implementation of new legislation that affects the office's duties, review and comment on the office's budget, prepare an annual report of the office's activities, conduct investigations and studies, and develop long-range plans for the future goals and needs of the office.
Tex. Government Code § 825.0031 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 825 / Section 825.0031
§ 825.0031. NONDISCRIMINATION IN APPOINTMENTS.
Status: in_force

Appointments to the board shall be made without regard to the race, color, disability, sex, religion, age, or national origin of the appointees.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 152.0331 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 152 / Section 152.0331
§ 152.0331. BURNET COUNTY.
Status: in_force

(a) The Burnet County Juvenile Board is composed of the county judge and the district judges in Burnet County.

(b) The judge of the 33rd District Court is the chairman of the board and its chief administrative officer.

(c) The commissioners court may pay the juvenile board members an annual salary set by the commissioners court at not more than $1,200 as compensation for the added duties imposed on the members. The salary shall be paid in equal monthly installments from the general fund of the county.

(d) Sections 152.0002, 152.0004, 152.0005, 152.0006, 152.0007, and 152.0008 do not apply to the juvenile board of Burnet County.
Tex. Government Code § 2155.065 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2155 / Section 2155.065
§ 2155.065. CONTRACTS WITH DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE.
Status: in_force

(a) The comptroller is authorized to make contracts with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for the purchase of goods and services for use by another state agency.

(b) The Texas Department of Criminal Justice shall test goods and services it sells under this section before delivery to the extent necessary to ensure quality. The department may enter into a contract with a private or public entity to assist with testing.

(c) The comptroller shall make awards under this section based on proposed goods and services meeting formal state specifications developed by the comptroller or meeting commercial specifications approved by the comptroller.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3983.0102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3983 / Section 3983.0102
§ 3983.0102. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The Oak Farms Municipal Management District is a special district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Labor Code § 407A.152 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 407A / Section 407A.152
§ 407A.152. BOARD GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The board of trustees shall:

(1) maintain minutes of its meetings and make the minutes available to the commissioner;

(2) designate an administrator and delineate in the written minutes of its meetings the areas of authority it delegates to the administrator; and

(3) retain an independent certified public accountant to audit the financial statements required by Section 407A.251.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 201.002 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 201 / Section 201.002
§ 201.002. INAPPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER TO CERTAIN ITEMS.
Status: in_force

This chapter does not apply to the sale or offer for sale of a nutritional supplement or vitamin.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9092.0212 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9092 / Section 9092.0212
§ 9092.0212. DISTRICT RECORDS.
Status: in_force

The board's accounts of its meetings and proceedings and its minutes, contracts, notices, and other records are subject to public inspection.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8476.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8476 / Section 8476.051
§ 8476.051. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.
Status: in_force

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

(b) Except as provided by Section 8476.052, directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 150.011 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 150 / Section 150.011
§ 150.011. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Political subdivision" means a county or municipality or a school, junior college, water, hospital, reclamation, or other special-purpose district.

(2) "State agency" means an agency, department, board, or commission of the state or a state eleemosynary, educational, rehabilitative, correctional, or custodial facility.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6913.203 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6913 / Section 6913.203
§ 6913.203. TAX ASSESSOR AND COLLECTOR.
Status: in_force

Before the sale and delivery of district bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, the board shall appoint a tax assessor and collector.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 255.003 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 255 / Section 255.003
§ 255.003. QUALITY-OF-CARE MONITORS.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall establish regional offices with one or more quality-of-care monitors, based on the number of long-term care facilities in the region, to monitor the facilities in the region on a regular, aperiodic basis, including nights, evenings, weekends, and holidays. A monitoring visit conducted under this chapter may be announced or unannounced.

(b) Monitoring visits shall be given to long-term care facilities:

(1) with a history of patient care deficiencies; or

(2) that are identified as medium risk through the department's early warning system.

(b-1) A long-term care facility may request a monitoring visit under this section.

(c) Quality-of-care monitors may not be deployed by the department as a part of the regional survey team in the conduct of routine, scheduled surveys.

(d) A quality-of-care monitor may not interfere with, impede, or otherwise adversely affect the performance of the duties of a surveyor, inspector, or investigator of the department.

(e) Quality-of-care monitors shall assess:

(1) the overall quality of life in the long-term care facility; and

(2) specific conditions in the facility directly related to patient care, including conditions identified through the long-term care facility's quality measure reports based on Minimum Data Set Resident Assessments.

(f) The quality-of-care monitor shall include in a monitoring visit:

(1) observation of the care and services rendered to residents; and

(2) formal and informal interviews with residents, family members, facility staff, resident guests, volunteers, other regulatory staff, and representatives of a human rights advocacy committee.

(g) The identity of a resident or a family member of a resident interviewed by a quality-of-care monitor as provided by Subsection (f)(2) shall remain confidential and may not be disclosed to any person under any other provision of this section.

(h) The findings of a monitoring visit, both positive and negative, shall be provided orally and in writing to the long-term care facility administrator or, in the absence of the facility administrator, to the administrator on duty or the director of nursing.

(i) The quality-of-care monitor may recommend to the long-term care facility administrator procedural and policy changes and staff training to improve the care or quality of life of facility residents.

(i-1) The department shall schedule a follow-up visit not later than the 45th day after the date of an initial monitoring visit conducted under this section.

(j) Conditions observed by the quality-of-care monitor that create an immediate threat to the health or safety of a resident shall be reported immediately to the long-term care facility administrator, to the regional office supervisor for appropriate action, and, as appropriate or as required by law, to law enforcement, adult protective services, other divisions of the department, or other responsible agencies.
Tex. Local Government Code § 113.008 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 113 / Section 113.008
§ 113.008. RECONCILIATION OF DEPOSITORY ACCOUNTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The county depository shall provide statements of all bank activity and documentation supporting a statement's transactions not less than once a month to the county treasurer.

(b) The county depository shall provide the information required by Subsection (a) to the official responsible for the account if:

(1) the checks and orders for payment are payable from funds under the direct authority of an official other than the county treasurer as provided by statute; and

(2) the official has not delegated the responsibility for reconciliation under Subsection (b-1).

(b-1) The official may request the county treasurer to be responsible for the reconciliation of the checks and orders for payment payable from the funds that are under the direct authority of the official. Except as provided by Subsection (g), an official who fails to reconcile the official's special accounts monthly shall transfer responsibility for account reconciliation to the county treasurer. Unless the official and county treasurer set another period in writing for the duration of a transfer under this section, the transfer is effective for the duration of the term of office for the designating officer.

(c) In fulfilling the requirements of Subsections (a) and (b), the county depository shall provide, at the direction of the county treasurer and in accordance with the rules adopted by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission, originals, optical images, or electronic images of:

(1) canceled checks and orders for payment;

(2) deposit detail;

(3) debit and credit memoranda; or

(4) electronic transmission detail.

(d) The county treasurer shall:

(1) reconcile all balances and transactions for each treasury account in the county depository's statement of activity to the transactions and balances shown on the treasurer's records; and

(2) ensure all financial adjustments are made regarding the depository account as required.

(e) In this section, a reference to the county treasurer includes a person performing the duties of the county treasurer.

(f) Except as provided by Subsection (g), an official with special funds in the depository bank shall:

(1) reconcile all balances and transactions in the statement of activity to the transactions and balances shown on the official's records; and

(2) each month, ensure all financial adjustments resulting from the reconciliation are reported to the county auditor for entry in the general set of records and reflected in the cash receipts and disbursement registers of the county treasurer.

(g) Subsections (b-1) and (f)(2) do not apply to a special fund administered by an attorney representing the state under Chapter 18, 47, or 59, Code of Criminal Procedure.
Tex. Education Code § 52.86 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 52 / Section 52.86
§ 52.86. APPROVAL AND REGISTRATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The attorney general shall examine the bonds and the records relating to the bonds' issuance.

(b) If the attorney general finds that the bonds have been issued in accordance with law, the attorney general shall approve the bonds, and the comptroller of public accounts shall register the bonds.

(c) Following approval and registration, the bonds are incontestable and are binding obligations according to their terms.
Tex. Water Code § 60.455 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 60 / Section 60.455
§ 60.455. RIGHT TO REJECT ALL BIDS.
Status: in_force

A district that requests bids or proposals under any of the methods provided by this subchapter may reject any and all bids or proposals submitted.
Tex. Government Code § 25.0131 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 25 / Section 25.0131
§ 25.0131. BASTROP COUNTY.
Status: in_force

Bastrop County has one statutory county court, the County Court at Law of Bastrop County.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 152.06331 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 152 / Section 152.06331
§ 152.06331. DALLAS COUNTY DOMESTIC RELATIONS OFFICE.
Status: in_force

(a) The domestic relations office of Dallas County is established. Except to the extent of a conflict with this section, Chapter 203, Family Code, applies to the office, and the office has the powers and duties of a domestic relations office provided by that chapter.

(b) The judges of the district courts in Dallas County that give preference to family law matters shall, on a majority vote, appoint the director of the domestic relations office. The director serves at the will of those judges, except that those judges may delegate the decision to terminate the director's appointment to the presiding judge of those judges' courts.

(c) The judges of the district courts in Dallas County that give preference to family law matters shall, by majority vote, supervise the activities of the director and the domestic relations office, including the office's structure and budget, or those judges may delegate the supervisory duties to the presiding judge of those judges' courts.

(d) The domestic relations office shall report to the Dallas County district and county courts administrator, and the administrator shall report to the judges of the district courts in Dallas County that give preference to family law matters, regarding:

(1) the domestic relations office's performance of all matters relating to family court services or successor services and child support collection and administration; and

(2) all other functions performed by the office.

(e) The judges of the district courts in Dallas County that give preference to family law matters have final authority over decisions regarding the administration of the functions and duties of the domestic relations office and have the right to direct the district and county courts administrator to adopt and adhere to the policies adopted by the judges with regard to the domestic relations office.

(f) Fees for the preparation of a court-ordered child custody evaluation or adoption evaluation or any other services provided by the domestic relations office, other than services related to the collection of child support, must be reasonable and imposed on a sliding scale according to the financial resources of the parties using the services.

(g) A judge may not be subjected to a suit for, and is immune from liability for damages arising from, an act or omission committed while performing a duty under this section unless the act or omission is:

(1) committed intentionally, wilfully, or wantonly; or

(2) committed with:

(A) gross negligence; or

(B) conscious indifference or reckless disregard for the safety of others.
Tex. Government Code § 2060.001 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2060 / Section 2060.001
§ 2060.001. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this chapter, "commission" means the Interagency Data Transparency Commission.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 592.157 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 592 / Section 592.157
§ 592.157. FINDING THAT CLIENT PRESENTS A DANGER.
Status: in_force

In making a finding under Section 592.156(b)(2) that, as a result of a mental disorder or mental defect, the client presents a danger to the client or others in the residential care facility in which the client is being treated or in the correctional facility, as applicable, the court shall consider:

(1) an assessment of the client's present mental condition; and

(2) whether the client has inflicted, attempted to inflict, or made a serious threat of inflicting substantial physical harm to the client's self or to another while in the facility.
Tex. Government Code § 3100.104 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 3100 / Section 3100.104
§ 3100.104. RECITING PLEDGE.
Status: in_force

If the pledge to the state flag is recited, each person who is present and:

(1) not in uniform should:

(A) face the state flag and stand at attention with the person's right hand over the heart;

(B) if wearing a head covering that is easy to remove, remove that head covering with the right hand and hold it at the person's left shoulder, with the person's hand over the heart; and

(C) recite the pledge;

(2) not in uniform and a member of the armed forces or a veteran may make the military salute and recite the pledge; or

(3) in uniform should remain silent, face the flag, and make the military salute.
Tex. Transportation Code § 362.102 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 362 / Section 362.102
§ 362.102. COMMISSION APPROVAL OF PRIVATE TURNPIKE OR TOLL PROJECT REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a private entity may not construct a privately owned turnpike or toll project that connects to a road, bridge, or highway in the state highway system unless the commission approves the private turnpike or toll project as provided by this subchapter. Before the commission may approve a private turnpike or toll project, the commission must hold a public meeting concerning the project in the region in which the project will be located.
Tex. Occupations Code § 603.510 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 603 / Section 603.510
§ 603.510. REMITTANCE OF PENALTY AND INTEREST.
Status: in_force

(a) If the person paid the administrative penalty and if the amount of the penalty is reduced or the penalty is not upheld by the court, the court shall order, when the court's judgment becomes final, that the appropriate amount plus accrued interest be remitted to the person.

(b) The interest accrues at the rate charged on loans to depository institutions by the New York Federal Reserve Bank.

(c) The interest shall be paid for the period beginning on the date the penalty is paid and ending on the date the penalty is remitted.

(d) If the person gave a supersedeas bond and the penalty is not upheld by the court, the court shall order, when the court's judgment becomes final, the release of the bond.

(e) If the person gave a supersedeas bond and the amount of the penalty is reduced, the court shall order the release of the bond after the person pays the reduced amount.
Tex. Insurance Code § 424.111 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 424 / Section 424.111
§ 424.111. POOLING AGREEMENT PROVISIONS.
Status: in_force

The pooling agreement for an investment pool must provide that:

(1) 100 percent of the ownership interests in the pool must at all times be held by:

(A) an insurer and the insurer's affiliated insurers;

(B) for a pool investing solely in investments authorized under Section 424.104, the insurer and the insurer's subsidiaries and affiliates or any pension or profit-sharing plan of the insurer and the insurer's subsidiaries and affiliates; or

(C) for a United States branch of an alien insurer, subsidiaries or affiliates of the insurer's United States manager;

(2) the pool's underlying assets are held solely for the benefit of each participant and may not be commingled with the general assets of the pool manager or any other person;

(3) each participant owns an undivided interest in the pool's underlying assets in proportion to the aggregate amount of the participant's interest in the pool; and

(4) a pool participant or, if a pool participant is insolvent, bankrupt, or in receivership, the participant's trustee, receiver, conservator, or other successor-in-interest may withdraw all or any portion of the participant's investment from the pool under the terms of the pooling agreement.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8202.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8202 / Section 8202.052
§ 8202.052. CONVEYANCE OF ROAD TO MUNICIPALITY OR COUNTY.
Status: in_force

On completion of a road or road facility authorized by this section, the district, with the consent of a municipality or county, may convey the road or road facility to the municipality or county if the conveyance is free of all indebtedness of the district. If the municipality or county becomes the owner of a road or road facility, the municipality or county is responsible for all future maintenance and upkeep and the district has no further responsibility for the road or road facility or its maintenance or upkeep, unless otherwise agreed to by the district and the municipality or county.
Tex. Tax Code § 162.123 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 162 / Section 162.123
§ 162.123. INFORMATION REQUIRED ON BLENDER'S RETURN.
Status: in_force

The monthly return and supplements of each blender shall contain for the period covered by the return:

(1) the number of net gallons of gasoline received by the blender during the month, sorted by product code, seller, point of origin, carrier, and receipt date;

(2) the number of net gallons of product blended with gasoline during the month, sorted by product code, type of blending agent if no product code exists, seller, and carrier;

(3) the number of net gallons of blended gasoline sold during the month and the license number or name and address of the entity receiving the blended gasoline; and

(4) any other information required by the comptroller.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3901.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3901 / Section 3901.151
§ 3901.151. PUBLIC TRANSIT SYSTEM; PETITION REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may acquire, lease as lessor or lessee, construct, develop, own, operate, and maintain a public transit system to serve the area in the district.

(b) The board may not act under Subsection (a) unless a written petition requesting the action has been filed with the board.

(c) The petition must be signed by:

(1) the owners of property representing a majority of the total assessed value of the real property in the district that abuts the right-of-way in which the public transit system is proposed to be located; or

(2) the owners of a majority of the area of the real property in the district that abuts the right-of-way in which the public transit system is proposed to be located.

(d) For purposes of Subsection (c), the determination of a majority is based on the property owners along the entire right-of-way of the proposed transit project and may not be calculated on a block-by-block basis.
Tex. Government Code § 2306.078 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2306 / Section 2306.078
§ 2306.078. INFORMATION REGARDING HOUSING FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall establish a system that requires owners of state or federally assisted housing developments with 20 or more housing units to report information regarding housing units designed for persons with disabilities.

(b) The system must provide for each owner of a development described by Subsection (a) with at least one housing unit designed for a person with a disability to enter the following information on the department's Internet site:

(1) the name, if any, of the development;

(2) the street address of the development;

(3) the number of housing units in the development that are designed for persons with disabilities and that are available for lease;

(4) the number of bedrooms in each housing unit designed for a person with a disability;

(5) the special features that characterize each housing unit's suitability for a person with a disability;

(6) the rent for each housing unit designed for a person with a disability; and

(7) the telephone number and name of the development manager or agent to whom inquiries by prospective tenants may be made.

(c) The department shall require each owner to maintain updated contact information under Subsection (b)(7) and shall solicit the owner's voluntary provision of updated information under Subsections (b)(3) and (6).

(d) The department shall make information provided under this section available to the public in electronic and hard-copy formats at no cost.