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Tex. Education Code § 39A.118 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 39A / Section 39A.118
§ 39A.118. INTERVENTION IF ASSIGNED CERTAIN PERFORMANCE NEEDS IMPROVEMENT RATING.
Status: in_force

(a) Until another performance rating is issued, the agency may not implement the intervention or sanctions listed under Subsection (b) for a school district, open-enrollment charter school, district campus, or charter school campus, if the performance rating initiating the action under Subsection (b) is based on the first or second overall performance rating of D, since previously receiving a rating of C or higher.

(a-1) For purposes of this section, a performance rating of D assigned prior to the 2018-2019 school year shall not be considered. This subsection expires September 1, 2027.

(b) The following interventions or sanctions are subject to a pause under Subsection (a):

(1) revocation of a charter under Section 12.115(c);

(2) annexation under Section 13.054;

(3) change in accreditation status under rules adopted for accreditation under Section 39.052; and

(4) interventions or sanctions under Section 39A.101(a), 39A.107(a) or (c), or 39A.111.

(c) The performance rating identified under Subsection (a):

(1) may not be included in calculating consecutive school years of unacceptable performance ratings; and

(2) is not considered a break in consecutive school years of unacceptable performance ratings.

(d) Interventions or sanctions implemented prior to a pause under Subsection (a) shall continue during a school year for which interventions or sanctions listed under Subsection (b) are paused.

(e) This section does not apply to a commissioner action based on performance or reasons not listed as interventions or sanctions under Subsection (b).

(f) For purposes of Subsection (a), a school district, open-enrollment charter school, district campus, or charter school campus that has never previously been assigned an overall performance rating shall be considered to have previously received an overall performance rating of C or higher.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8475.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8475 / Section 8475.101
§ 8475.101. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties necessary to accomplish the purposes for which the district is created.
Tex. Tax Code § 11.351 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 11 / Section 11.351
§ 11.351. TEMPORARY EXEMPTION FOR IMPROVEMENT TO RESIDENCE HOMESTEAD DESTROYED BY FIRE.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "residence homestead" has the meaning assigned by Section 11.13.

(b) A person is entitled to an exemption from taxation by a taxing unit in an amount determined under Subsection (d) of the appraised value of an improvement to the person's residence homestead that:

(1) is completely destroyed by a fire;

(2) is a habitable dwelling immediately before the date the fire occurs; and

(3) remains uninhabitable for at least 30 days after the date the fire occurs.

(c) A person is entitled to an exemption provided by this section only for the tax year in which the fire occurs.

(d) The amount of the exemption authorized by this section is calculated by multiplying the appraised value of the improvement for the tax year in which the fire occurs by a fraction, the denominator of which is 365 and the numerator of which is the number of days remaining in the tax year after the date on which the fire occurs.

(e) A property owner must submit an application for an exemption authorized by this section to the chief appraiser of the appraisal district in which the improvement that is the subject of the application is located not later than the 180th day after the date the fire occurs.

(f) On receipt of an application under Subsection (e), the chief appraiser shall determine whether the improvement that is the subject of the application qualifies for the exemption authorized by this section. In determining whether an improvement qualifies for the exemption authorized by this section, the chief appraiser may rely on information provided by any other source the chief appraiser considers appropriate, including a county fire marshal or an insurance adjuster.

(g) If a person becomes entitled to the exemption authorized by this section after the amount of tax due on the property is calculated and the effect of the qualification is to reduce the amount of the tax due on the property, the assessor for each applicable taxing unit shall recalculate the amount of the tax due on the property and correct the tax roll. If the tax bill has been mailed and the tax on the property has not been paid, the assessor shall mail a corrected tax bill to the person in whose name the property is listed on the tax roll or to the person's authorized agent. If the tax on the property has been paid, the tax collector for the taxing unit shall refund to the person who paid the tax the amount by which the payment exceeded the tax due.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 200.001 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 200 / Section 200.001
§ 200.001. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this chapter, "real estate investment trust" means an unincorporated trust:

(1) formed by one or more trust managers under this chapter and Chapter 3; and

(2) managed under this chapter.
Tex. Government Code § 2152.054 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2152 / Section 2152.054
§ 2152.054. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST.
Status: in_force

(a) An individual may not serve as a member of the commission or act as the general counsel to the commission if the individual is required to register as a lobbyist under Chapter 305 because of the individual's activities for compensation on behalf of a profession related to the operation of the commission or a business entity that contracts with the state.

(b) An officer, employee, or paid consultant of a Texas trade association of business entities that contracts with the state may not:

(1) serve as a commission member; or

(2) be employed as a commission employee in a "bona fide executive, administrative, or professional capacity," as that phrase is used for purposes of establishing an exemption to the overtime provisions of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. Section 201 et seq.) and its subsequent amendments.

(c) An individual who is the spouse of an officer, manager, or paid consultant of a Texas trade association of business entities that contracts with the state may not:

(1) serve as a commission member; or

(2) be employed as a commission employee in a "bona fide executive, administrative, or professional capacity," as that phrase is used for purposes of establishing an exemption to the overtime provisions of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. Section 201 et seq.) and its subsequent amendments.

(d) For purposes of this section, a trade association is a nonprofit, cooperative, and voluntarily joined association of business or professional competitors designed to assist its members and its industry or profession in dealing with mutual business or professional problems and in promoting their common interest.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 81.021 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 81 / Section 81.021
§ 81.021. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission may:

(1) apply for, register, secure, hold, and protect under the laws of the United States or any state or nation:

(A) a patent for the invention, discovery, or improvement of any process, machine, manufacture, or composition of matter;

(B) a copyright for an original work of authorship fixed in any tangible medium of expression, known or later developed, from which it can be perceived, reproduced, or otherwise communicated, either directly or with the aid of a machine or device;

(C) a trademark, service mark, collective mark, or certification mark for a word, name, symbol, device, or slogan that the commission uses to identify and distinguish the commission's goods and services from other goods and services; or

(D) other evidence of protection or exclusivity issued for intellectual property;

(2) contract with a person for the sale, lease, marketing, or other distribution of the commission's intellectual property;

(3) obtain under a contract described in Subdivision (2) a royalty, license right, or other appropriate means of securing reasonable compensation for the development or purchase of the commission's intellectual property; and

(4) waive or reduce the amount of compensation secured by contract under Subdivision (3) if the commission determines that the waiver or reduction will:

(A) further a goal or mission of the commission; and

(B) result in a net benefit to the state.

(b) Money paid to the commission under this section shall be deposited to the credit of the oil and gas regulation and cleanup fund as provided by Section 81.067.
Tex. Labor Code § 203.028 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 203 / Section 203.028
§ 203.028. SOLVENCY OF COMPENSATION FUND; RESERVE.
Status: in_force

(a) If the commission believes that a change in contribution or benefit rates will become necessary to protect the solvency of the compensation fund, it shall inform the governor and legislature of its belief and when the change will become necessary and shall make recommendations for the necessary change.

(b) The commission, if possible, shall maintain in the compensation fund a reserve against the liability to pay benefits in future years in excess of current contributions. The commission shall create the reserve according to accepted actuarial principles using statistics of employment, business activity, and other relevant factors for the longest possible period.
Tex. Family Code § 264.406 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 264 / Section 264.406
§ 264.406. MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM.
Status: in_force

(a) A center's multidisciplinary team must include employees of the participating agencies described by Section 264.403(a).

(b) A representative of any other entity may participate in the multidisciplinary team response as provided by the multidisciplinary team working protocol adopted under Section 264.4031 if:

(1) the entity participates in or provides the following:

(A) child abuse or neglect investigations;

(B) abuse or neglect investigations involving persons with a disability;

(C) services to alleged child abuse or neglect victims; or

(D) services to alleged victims who are persons with a disability;

(2) the center and the participating agencies agree in writing to the entity's participation; and

(3) the entity signs the memorandum of understanding executed under Section 264.403 and the working protocol adopted under Section 264.4031.

(c) A multidisciplinary team shall be actively involved in the following multidisciplinary team response:

(1) coordinating the actions of the participating agencies involved in the investigation and prosecution of cases and the delivery of services to alleged abuse or neglect victims and the victims' families; and

(2) conducting at regularly scheduled intervals multidisciplinary review of appropriate abuse or neglect cases as provided by the working protocol adopted under Section 264.4031.

(d) A multidisciplinary team may review an abuse or neglect case in which the alleged perpetrator is not a person responsible for a child's care, custody, or welfare.

(e) A multidisciplinary team member is authorized to share with and receive from other multidisciplinary team members information made confidential by Chapter 552, Government Code, Section 40.005 or 48.101, Human Resources Code, or Section 261.201 or 264.408 of this code when acting in the member's official capacity as an employee of a participating agency described by Section 264.403(a) or of another entity described by Subsection (b).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1005.107 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1005 / Section 1005.107
§ 1005.107. ALTERNATIVE DELIVERY SYSTEMS OF CARE.
Status: in_force

The board may create alternative delivery systems of care, including:

(1) nursing homes;

(2) home health care agencies;

(3) extended care facilities;

(4) retirement villages; and

(5) medical office buildings.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7938A.0302 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7938A / Section 7938A.0302
§ 7938A.0302. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties provided by the general law of this state, including Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, applicable to municipal utility districts created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Water Code § 5.804 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 5 / Section 5.804
§ 5.804. ISSUANCE OF ACCREDITATION; RECIPROCITY.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission may accredit an environmental testing laboratory that complies with the commission requirements established under this subchapter.

(b) The commission by rule may provide for the accreditation of an environmental testing laboratory that is accredited or licensed in another state by an authority that is approved by the National Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1030.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1030 / Section 1030.051
§ 1030.051. BOARD ELECTION; TERM.
Status: in_force

(a) Unless the district's boundaries are expanded under Subchapter H, the district is governed by a board of seven directors.

(b) Unless the district's boundaries are expanded under Subchapter H:

(1) two directors are elected from each commissioners precinct and one director is elected from the district at large; and

(2) the portion of Precinct 4 that is in the district is combined with Precinct 1 to represent one precinct.

(c) Unless four-year terms are established under Section 285.081, Health and Safety Code:

(1) directors serve staggered two-year terms; and

(2) an election shall be held on the uniform election date in May of each year to elect the appropriate number of directors.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1051.354 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1051 / Section 1051.354
§ 1051.354. FEE EXEMPTION FOR MILITARY PERSONNEL.
Status: in_force

(a) A person required to register under this subtitle who is on active duty as a member of the United States military is exempt from the payment of any fee during the person's term of service if the person:

(1) is in good standing as an architect, landscape architect, or interior designer in this state; or

(2) was in good standing as an architect, landscape architect, or interior designer in this state at the time the person entered into military service.

(b) A person who is exempt from payment of a fee under Subsection (a):

(1) is exempt for the remainder of the fiscal year during which the person's active duty status expires; and

(2) is entitled to have the person's name continued on the list of architects, landscape architects, or interior designers.
Tex. Finance Code § 304.106 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 304 / Section 304.106
§ 304.106. SETTLEMENT OFFER REQUIREMENTS TO PREVENT PREJUDGMENT INTEREST ACCRUAL.
Status: in_force

To prevent the accrual of prejudgment interest under this subchapter, a settlement offer must be in writing and delivered to the claimant or the claimant's attorney or representative.
Tex. Transportation Code § 623.162 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 623 / Section 623.162
§ 623.162. AXLE WEIGHT RESTRICTIONS.
Status: in_force

A single vehicle used exclusively to transport solid waste may be operated on a public highway of this state only if the tandem axle weight is not heavier than 44,000 pounds, the single axle weight is not heavier than 21,000 pounds, and the gross weight is not heavier than 64,000 pounds.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8019A.0501 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8019A / Section 8019A.0501
§ 8019A.0501. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

The district may issue bonds or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, impact fees, revenue, contract payments, grants, or other district money, or any combination of those sources, to pay for any authorized district purpose.
Tex. Education Code § 79.06 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 79 / Section 79.06
§ 79.06. GIFTS AND GRANTS.
Status: in_force

The board may solicit, accept, and administer, on terms and conditions acceptable to the board, gifts, grants, or donations of any kind and from any source for use by the university.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 597.041 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 597 / Section 597.041
§ 597.041. SURROGATE DECISION-MAKERS.
Status: in_force

(a) If the results of an assessment conducted in accordance with Section 597.021 indicate that an adult client who does not have a legal guardian or a client under 18 years of age who has no parent, legal guardian, or managing or possessory conservator lacks the capacity to make a major medical or dental treatment decision, an adult surrogate from the following list, in order of descending preference, who has decision-making capacity and who is willing to consent on behalf of the client may consent to major medical or dental treatment on behalf of the client:

(1) an actively involved spouse;

(2) an actively involved adult child who has the waiver and consent of all other actively involved adult children of the client to act as the sole decision-maker;

(3) an actively involved parent or stepparent;

(4) an actively involved adult sibling who has the waiver and consent of all other actively involved adult siblings of the client to act as the sole decision-maker; and

(5) any other actively involved adult relative who has the waiver and consent of all other actively involved adult relatives of the client to act as the sole decision-maker.

(b) Any person who consents on behalf of a client and who acts in good faith, reasonably, and without malice is not criminally or civilly liable for that action.

(c) Consent given by the surrogate decision-maker is valid and competent to the same extent as if the client had the capacity to consent and had consented.

(d) Any dispute as to the right of a party to act as a surrogate decision-maker may be resolved only by a court of record under Title 3, Estates Code.
Tex. Government Code § 508.172 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 508 / Section 508.172
§ 508.172. ALTERNATIVE HOUSING PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

The department shall require that an applicant to participate as a provider in a program designed to provide alternative housing for two or more unrelated releasees submit with the application, in the manner specified by the department, a permit or other documentation showing that the proposed alternative housing facility is in compliance with all applicable municipal and county regulations.
Tex. Education Code § 61.306 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 61 / Section 61.306
§ 61.306. ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATE.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to Subsections (c) and (c-1), the board may issue a certificate of authority to grant a degree or degrees and to enroll students for courses which may be applicable toward a degree if it finds that the applicant meets the standards established by the board for certification.

(b) A certificate of authority to grant a degree or degrees is valid for a period of two years from the date of issuance.

(c) The board may not issue a certificate of authority for a private postsecondary educational institution to grant a professional degree or to represent that credits earned in this state are applicable toward a professional degree if the institution is chartered in a foreign country or has its principal office or primary educational program in a foreign country.

(c-1) The board may issue a certificate of authority for a private postsecondary educational institution to grant a professional degree or to represent that credits earned in this state are applicable toward a professional degree only if the board determines that:

(1) the capacity and ability of similar professional degree programs at institutions of higher education and private or independent institutions of higher education are insufficient to meet the state's current market needs;

(2) the institution seeking the certificate of authority:

(A) has the necessary faculty and other resources to ensure student success; and

(B) is subject to and agrees to meet the same standards for approval and all academic criteria applicable to similar professional degree programs offered by institutions of higher education and private or independent institutions of higher education; and

(3) sufficient placements are available to students for required field-based experience, such as clinicals or clerkships, for the proposed professional degree.

(d) In this section:

(1) "Institution of higher education" and "private or independent institution of higher education" have the meanings assigned by Section 61.003.

(2) "Professional degree" includes a Doctor of Medicine (M.D.), Doctor of Osteopathy (D.O.), Doctor of Dental Surgery (D.D.S.), Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (D.V.M.), Juris Doctor (J.D.), and Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.).
Tex. Government Code § 171.0152 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 171 / Section 171.0152
§ 171.0152. ISSUANCE OF INSTRUCTOR LICENSE.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall issue an instructor license for a particular court-ordered program to an applicant who:

(1) meets the eligibility requirements and criteria established by commission rule;

(2) submits a completed application to the department on the form prescribed by the department;

(3) successfully completes the instructor training course and any applicable examinations or end-of-course assessments under Section 171.0155; and

(4) pays the license application fee.

(b) An instructor shall carry the instructor license at all times while providing instruction at a court-ordered program.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 11020.0104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 11020 / Section 11020.0104
§ 11020.0104. ALLIANCE TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

The territory of the alliance is composed of the territory:

(1) of the sponsors, including territory within the municipal boundaries of a sponsor that is a municipality;

(2) if applicable, located in the service areas of the sponsors, including the territory within the sponsors' certificates of convenience and necessity; and

(3) added to and not excluded from the alliance in accordance with applicable law.
Tex. Government Code § 441.113 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 441 / Section 441.113
§ 441.113. TRAINING AND INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

The state library may provide to a library requesting or receiving a print access aid under this subchapter technical assistance, including assistance in:

(1) explaining to library employees the function of a print access aid;

(2) assessing local needs for use of a print access aid;

(3) providing to library employees training and information in the use of a print access aid;

(4) preparing and distributing public information regarding the availability and location of a print access aid; and

(5) providing assistance in developing policies and guidelines for use of an aid.