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Tex. Election Code § 122.032 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 122 / Section 122.032
§ 122.032. REQUIREMENTS FOR APPROVAL GENERALLY.
Status: in_force

(a) For a voting system or voting system equipment to be approved for use in elections, the voting system in which the equipment is designed to be used must:

(1) comply with the standards prescribed by Subchapter A; and

(2) beginning September 1, 2021, be manufactured, stored, and held in the United States and sold by a company whose:

(A) headquarters are located in the United States; and

(B) parent company's headquarters, if applicable, are located in the United States.

(a-1) For purposes of Subsection (a), a voting system or voting system equipment is considered to be manufactured in the United States if:

(1) final assembly of the voting system or voting system equipment occurs in the United States; and

(2) all firmware and software are installed and tested in the United States.

(b) The secretary of state may prescribe more specific requirements and standards, consistent with this code, for approval of particular kinds of voting system equipment or voting system equipment generally.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 55A.051 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 55A / Section 55A.051
§ 55A.051. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This subchapter applies to a person who has been placed under a custodial or noncustodial arrest for commission of a felony or misdemeanor if:

(1) the person has been released;

(2) the charge, if any, has not resulted in a final conviction and is no longer pending; and

(3) there was no court-ordered community supervision under Chapter 42A for the offense, other than for a Class C misdemeanor.
Tex. Government Code § 825.001 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 825 / Section 825.001
§ 825.001. COMPOSITION OF BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
Status: in_force

The board of trustees is composed of nine members.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3916.230 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3916 / Section 3916.230
§ 3916.230. ISSUANCE OF BONDS FOR DEFINED AREA OR DESIGNATED PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

After the order under Section 3916.228 is adopted, the district may issue bonds to provide for any land, improvements, facilities, plants, equipment, and appliances for the defined area or designated property.
Tex. Local Government Code § 250.009 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 250 / Section 250.009
§ 250.009. CERTAIN SALES OF BEVERAGES BY CHILDREN.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other law, a municipality, county, or other local public health authority may not adopt or enforce an ordinance, order, or rule that prohibits or regulates, including by requiring a license, permit, or fee, the occasional sale of lemonade or other nonalcoholic beverages from a stand on private property or in a public park by an individual younger than 18 years of age.
Tex. Transportation Code § 622.152 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 622 / Section 622.152
§ 622.152. AUTOMOBILE TRANSPORTER BACKHAULS.
Status: in_force

(a) An automobile transporter that complies with the weight and size limitations for a truck-tractor and semitrailer combination under this subtitle may transport cargo or general freight on a backhaul.

(b) For purposes of Subsection (a), an automobile transporter is presumed to be on a backhaul if the automobile transporter is transporting cargo or general freight back over all or part of the same route.
Tex. Water Code § 58.225 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 58 / Section 58.225
§ 58.225. VOTING BY REPRESENTATIVE.
Status: in_force

(a) A landowner may authorize an individual to vote in a district election as the landowner's representative as provided by this subchapter.

(b) If ownership of the land is vested in more than one individual or in a corporation, partnership, or other business entity, the vote must be made by a registered representative.
Tex. Local Government Code § 72.010 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 72 / Section 72.010
§ 72.010. SUIT TO ESTABLISH BOUNDARIES OF AND TAXES OWED TO CERTAIN COUNTIES OR TAXING UNITS LOCATED IN THOSE COUNTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section:

(1) "Like taxing units" means counties or other taxing units that are of the same type as one another and that by law may not include the same geographic territory.

(2) "Taxing unit" has the meaning assigned by Section 1.04, Tax Code.

(b) This section applies only to:

(1) a county that has a population of less than 400,000 and contains a municipality with a population of at least 300,000;

(2) a county that has a population of at least 50,000 and is adjacent to a county described by Subdivision (1); and

(3) a taxing unit other than a county that has territory in a county described by Subdivision (1) or (2).

(c) If, as a result of disputed, overlapping, or erroneously applied geographic boundaries between like taxing units, multiple like taxing units have imposed ad valorem taxes on the same property, the property owner may file suit in the supreme court to:

(1) establish the correct geographic boundary between the taxing units; and

(2) determine the amount of taxes owed on the property and the taxing unit or units to which the taxes are owed.

(d) The supreme court has original jurisdiction to hear and determine a suit filed under Subsection (c) and may issue injunctive or declaratory relief in connection with the suit.

(e) The supreme court shall enter a final order determining a suit filed under Subsection (c) not later than the 90th day after the date the suit is filed.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3940.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3940 / Section 3940.101
§ 3940.101. 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. Government Code § 532.0159 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 532 / Section 532.0159
§ 532.0159. CONTINUED REIMBURSEMENT OF NURSING FACILITIES WHILE CHANGE IN OWNERSHIP APPLICATION PENDING.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other law, the commission shall ensure that a nursing facility providing Medicaid services to recipients continues to receive Medicaid reimbursement uninterrupted while a change in ownership application for the facility is pending with the commission, provided the facility under the new ownership:

(1) accepts assignment of the previous owner's Medicaid provider agreement subject to applicable federal and state law, including applicable federal and state regulations;

(2) satisfies applicable requirements under federal and state law, including the licensing requirement under Chapter 242, Health and Safety Code;

(3) if required by the terms of and agreed to by the parties to the contract, assumes the contract to deliver Medicaid nursing facility services in effect before the change in ownership;

(4) subject to Subsection (b), enters into a successor liability agreement, approved by the commission; and

(5) meets any additional requirements prescribed by the commission.

(b) A successor liability agreement under Subsection (a)(4) must require that the facility under the new ownership:

(1) pay the commission for any outstanding liabilities under the contract in effect before the change in ownership that are identified by the commission; and

(2) agree that an outstanding liability identified by the commission may include a liability incurred by the previous owner without regard to:

(A) when a service was provided or a claim was filed; or

(B) whether the liability is identified by the commission or another authorized entity, including a Medicaid managed care organization.

(c) This section does not apply to a supplemental payment program or a directed payment program, as defined by Section 532.0102, operated or administered by the commission.

(d) The executive commissioner shall adopt rules necessary to implement this section.
Tex. Labor Code § 402.021 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 402 / Section 402.021
§ 402.021. GOALS; LEGISLATIVE INTENT; GENERAL WORKERS' COMPENSATION MISSION OF DEPARTMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The basic goals of the workers' compensation system of this state are as follows:

(1) each employee shall be treated with dignity and respect when injured on the job;

(2) each injured employee shall have access to a fair and accessible dispute resolution process;

(3) each injured employee shall have access to prompt, high-quality medical care within the framework established by this subtitle; and

(4) each injured employee shall receive services to facilitate the employee's return to employment as soon as it is considered safe and appropriate by the employee's health care provider.

(b) It is the intent of the legislature that, in implementing the goals described by Subsection (a), the workers' compensation system of this state must:

(1) promote safe and healthy workplaces through appropriate incentives, education, and other actions;

(2) encourage the safe and timely return of injured employees to productive roles in the workplace;

(3) provide appropriate income benefits and medical benefits in a manner that is timely and cost-effective;

(4) provide timely, appropriate, and high-quality medical care supporting restoration of the injured employee's physical condition and earning capacity;

(5) minimize the likelihood of disputes and resolve them promptly and fairly when identified;

(6) promote compliance with this subtitle and rules adopted under this subtitle through performance-based incentives;

(7) promptly detect and appropriately address acts or practices of noncompliance with this subtitle and rules adopted under this subtitle;

(8) effectively educate and clearly inform each person who participates in the system as a claimant, employer, insurance carrier, health care provider, or other participant of the person's rights and responsibilities under the system and how to appropriately interact within the system; and

(9) take maximum advantage of technological advances to provide the highest levels of service possible to system participants and to promote communication among system participants.

(c) This section may not be construed as:

(1) creating a cause of action; or

(2) establishing an entitlement to benefits to which a claimant is not otherwise entitled by this subtitle.

(d) As provided by this subtitle, the division shall work to promote and help ensure the safe and timely return of injured employees to productive roles in the workforce.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 342.003 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 342 / Section 342.003
§ 342.003. MUNICIPAL POWER CONCERNING FILTH, CARRION, AND OTHER UNWHOLESOME MATTER.
Status: in_force

The governing body of a municipality may regulate the cleaning of a building, establishment, or ground from filth, carrion, or other impure or unwholesome matter.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 221.012 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 221 / Section 221.012
§ 221.012. PROCEDURE.
Status: in_force

(a) If the governing body of a sponsoring entity determines that it is in the public interest and to the benefit of the sponsoring entity's residents and the citizens of this state that a development corporation be created to promote and develop new, expanded, or improved health facilities to assist the maintenance of the public health and welfare, the governing body, by resolution stating that determination, may authorize and approve creation of a development corporation, and shall approve proposed articles of incorporation for the development corporation.

(b) No fewer than three residents of the sponsoring entity who are each at least 18 years of age may act as incorporators of the development corporation by signing and verifying the articles of incorporation and delivering the original and two copies of the articles of incorporation to the secretary of state.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1073.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1073 / Section 1073.052
§ 1073.052. NOTICE OF ELECTION.
Status: in_force

Not earlier than the 30th day or later than the 10th day before the date of an election of directors, notice of the election shall be published one time in a newspaper or newspapers that individually or collectively have general circulation in the district.
Tex. Government Code § 526.0258 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 526 / Section 526.0258
§ 526.0258.
Status: in_force

Sec. 526.0258. OPTIONS FOLLOWING DECISION: PAY OR APPEAL. Not later than the 30th day after the date the hospital receives the order entered by the attorney general under Section 526.0257, the hospital shall:

(1) pay the amount of the administrative penalty;

(2) remit the amount of the penalty to the attorney general for deposit in an escrow account and file a petition for judicial review contesting the occurrence of the violation, the amount of the penalty, or both; or

(3) without paying the amount of the penalty:

(A) file a petition for judicial review contesting the occurrence of the violation, the amount of the penalty, or both; and

(B) file with the court a sworn affidavit stating that the hospital is financially unable to pay the amount of the penalty.
Tex. Transportation Code § 504.404 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 504 / Section 504.404
§ 504.404. FEDERAL ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGES.
Status: repealed

(a) The department shall issue specialty license plates to current federal administrative law judges that bear the words "U.S. A. L. Judge."

(b) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1290, Sec 44(a)(4), eff. September 1, 2011.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9502.0303 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9502 / Section 9502.0303
§ 9502.0303. REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

If the district enters into an agreement with another entity to implement a project recommended in the ecosystem restoration report or the protection and restoration study, the district:

(1) shall develop a maintenance and operation plan for the project;

(2) may enter into a partnership with a private entity to fund a local share of the cost of the project; and

(3) may use any available money to provide matching funds to the United States Army Corps of Engineers to implement the project.
Tex. Education Code § 88.706 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 88 / Section 88.706
§ 88.706. NEGOTIATED RULEMAKING; ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The executive director of the Texas Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory shall develop and implement a policy to encourage the use of:

(1) negotiated rulemaking procedures under Chapter 2008, Government Code, for the adoption of rules by the laboratory; and

(2) appropriate alternative dispute resolution procedures under Chapter 2009, Government Code, to assist in the resolution of internal and external disputes under the laboratory's jurisdiction.

(b) The laboratory's procedures relating to alternative dispute resolution must conform, to the extent possible, to any model guidelines issued by the State Office of Administrative Hearings for the use of alternative dispute resolution by state agencies.

(c) The executive director shall designate a trained person to:

(1) coordinate the implementation of the policy adopted under Subsection (a);

(2) serve as a resource for any training needed to implement the procedures for negotiated rulemaking or alternative dispute resolution; and

(3) collect data concerning the effectiveness of those procedures, as implemented by the laboratory.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2026.102 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2026 / Section 2026.102
§ 2026.102.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2026.102. CLASS 1 RACETRACK. (a) A class 1 racetrack is a racetrack on which live racing is conducted for a number of days in a calendar year, as determined by the commission under Subchapter A, Chapter 2029.

(b) A class 1 racetrack may operate only in a county with a population of not less than 1.3 million, or in a county adjacent to such a county.

(c) Not more than three class 1 racetracks may be licensed and operated in this state.
Tex. Penal Code § 2.05 — TX Code / Code pe / Chapter 2 / Section 2.05
§ 2.05. PRESUMPTION.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), when this code or another penal law establishes a presumption with respect to any fact, it has the following consequences:

(1) if there is sufficient evidence of the facts that give rise to the presumption, the issue of the existence of the presumed fact must be submitted to the jury, unless the court is satisfied that the evidence as a whole clearly precludes a finding beyond a reasonable doubt of the presumed fact; and

(2) if the existence of the presumed fact is submitted to the jury, the court shall charge the jury, in terms of the presumption and the specific element to which it applies, as follows:

(A) that the facts giving rise to the presumption must be proven beyond a reasonable doubt;

(B) that if such facts are proven beyond a reasonable doubt the jury may find that the element of the offense sought to be presumed exists, but it is not bound to so find;

(C) that even though the jury may find the existence of such element, the state must prove beyond a reasonable doubt each of the other elements of the offense charged; and

(D) if the jury has a reasonable doubt as to the existence of a fact or facts giving rise to the presumption, the presumption fails and the jury shall not consider the presumption for any purpose.

(b) When this code or another penal law establishes a presumption in favor of the defendant with respect to any fact, it has the following consequences:

(1) if there is sufficient evidence of the facts that give rise to the presumption, the issue of the existence of the presumed fact must be submitted to the jury unless the court is satisfied that the evidence as a whole clearly precludes a finding beyond a reasonable doubt of the presumed fact; and

(2) if the existence of the presumed fact is submitted to the jury, the court shall charge the jury, in terms of the presumption, that:

(A) the presumption applies unless the state proves beyond a reasonable doubt that the facts giving rise to the presumption do not exist;

(B) if the state fails to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the facts giving rise to the presumption do not exist, the jury must find that the presumed fact exists;

(C) even though the jury may find that the presumed fact does not exist, the state must prove beyond a reasonable doubt each of the elements of the offense charged; and

(D) if the jury has a reasonable doubt as to whether the presumed fact exists, the presumption applies and the jury must consider the presumed fact to exist.
Tex. Family Code § 52.02 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 52 / Section 52.02
§ 52.02. RELEASE OR DELIVERY TO COURT.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (c), a person taking a child into custody, without unnecessary delay and without first taking the child to any place other than a juvenile processing office designated under Section 52.025, shall do one of the following:

(1) release the child to a parent, guardian, custodian of the child, or other responsible adult upon that person's promise to bring the child before the juvenile court as requested by the court;

(2) bring the child before the office or official designated by the juvenile board if there is probable cause to believe that the child engaged in delinquent conduct, conduct indicating a need for supervision, or conduct that violates a condition of probation imposed by the juvenile court;

(3) bring the child to a detention facility designated by the juvenile board;

(4) bring the child to a secure detention facility as provided by Section 51.12(j);

(5) bring the child to a medical facility if the child is believed to suffer from a serious physical condition or illness that requires prompt treatment;

(6) dispose of the case under Section 52.03; or

(7) if school is in session and the child is a student, bring the child to the school campus to which the child is assigned if the principal, the principal's designee, or a peace officer assigned to the campus agrees to assume responsibility for the child for the remainder of the school day.

(b) A person taking a child into custody shall promptly give notice of the person's action and a statement of the reason for taking the child into custody, to:

(1) the child's parent, guardian, or custodian; and

(2) the office or official designated by the juvenile board.

(c) A person who takes a child into custody and who has reasonable grounds to believe that the child has been operating a motor vehicle in a public place while having any detectable amount of alcohol in the child's system may, before complying with Subsection (a):

(1) take the child to a place to obtain a specimen of the child's breath or blood as provided by Chapter 724, Transportation Code; and

(2) perform intoxilyzer processing and videotaping of the child in an adult processing office of a law enforcement agency.

(d) Notwithstanding Section 51.09(a), a child taken into custody as provided by Subsection (c) may submit to the taking of a breath specimen or refuse to submit to the taking of a breath specimen without the concurrence of an attorney, but only if the request made of the child to give the specimen and the child's response to that request is videotaped. A videotape made under this subsection must be maintained until the disposition of any proceeding against the child relating to the arrest is final and be made available to an attorney representing the child during that period.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 246.054 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 246 / Section 246.054
§ 246.054. ANNUAL DISCLOSURE STATEMENT REVISION.
Status: in_force

(a) A provider shall file a revised disclosure statement with the board not later than the 120th day after the date on which the provider's fiscal year ends.

(b) The revised disclosure statement must revise, as of the end of the provider's fiscal year, the information required by this subchapter.

(c) The revised disclosure statement must describe any material differences between:

(1) the estimated income statements filed under Section 246.052 as a part of the disclosure statement filed after the start of the provider's most recently completed fiscal year; and

(2) the actual result of operations during that fiscal year with the revised estimated income statements filed as a part of the revised disclosure statement.

(d) A provider may revise its disclosure statement and may file the revised disclosure statement at any other time if, in the provider's opinion, revision is necessary to prevent a disclosure statement from containing a material misstatement of fact or omitting a material fact required to be included in the disclosure statement.

(e) The commissioner shall review the disclosure statement for completeness but is not required to review the disclosure statement for accuracy.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2701.002 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2701 / Section 2701.002
§ 2701.002.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2701.002. CONSTRUCTION OF CHAPTER 601, BUSINESS & COMMERCE CODE. Chapter 601, Business & Commerce Code, is a consumer protection law when construed in connection with a title insurance policy issued in this state.