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Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 48.01 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 48 / Section 48.01
§ 48.01. GOVERNOR MAY PARDON.
Status: in_force

(a) In all criminal cases, except treason and impeachment, the Governor shall have power, after conviction or successful completion of a term of deferred adjudication community supervision, on the written signed recommendation and advice of the Board of Pardons and Paroles, or a majority thereof, to grant reprieves and commutations of punishments and pardons; and upon the written recommendation and advice of a majority of the Board of Pardons and Paroles, he shall have the power to remit fines and forfeitures. The Governor shall have the power to grant one reprieve in any capital case for a period not to exceed 30 days; and he shall have power to revoke conditional pardons. With the advice and consent of the Legislature, the Governor may grant reprieves, commutations of punishment and pardons in cases of treason.

(b) The Board of Pardons and Paroles may recommend that the Governor grant a pardon to a person who:

(1) is placed on deferred adjudication community supervision under Subchapter C, Chapter 42A, and subsequently receives a discharge and dismissal under Article 42A.111; and

(2) on or after the 10th anniversary of the date of discharge and dismissal, submits a written request to the board for a recommendation under this subsection.
Tex. Government Code § 24.469 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 24 / Section 24.469
§ 24.469.
Status: in_force

Sec. 24.469. 292ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT (DALLAS COUNTY). (a) The 292nd Judicial District is composed of Dallas County.

(b) The 292nd District Court shall give preference to criminal cases.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1013.154 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1013 / Section 1013.154
§ 1013.154. ANNUAL AUDIT.
Status: in_force

(a) The board annually shall have an independent audit made of the district's books and records for the fiscal year.

(b) Not later than December 31 each year, the audit shall be filed:

(1) with the comptroller; and

(2) at the district office.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8003A.0305 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8003A / Section 8003A.0305
§ 8003A.0305. COMPLIANCE WITH MUNICIPAL CONSENT ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION.
Status: in_force

The district shall comply with all applicable requirements of any ordinance or resolution that is adopted under Section 54.016 or 54.0165, Water Code, and that consents to the creation of the district or to the inclusion of land in the district.
Tex. Property Code § 142.003 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 142 / Section 142.003
§ 142.003. COMPENSATION AND DUTIES OF MANAGERS.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who manages property under Section 142.001 or 142.002 is entitled to receive compensation as allowed by the court.

(b) The person shall make dispositions of the property as ordered by the court and shall return the property into court on the order of the court.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 16.11 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 16 / Section 16.11
§ 16.11. ATTACHMENT TO ANOTHER COUNTY.
Status: in_force

The magistrate may issue an attachment for a witness to any county in the State, when affidavit is made by the party applying therefor that the testimony of the witness is material to the prosecution, or the defense, as the case may be; and the affidavit shall further state the facts which it is expected will be proved by the witness; and if the facts set forth are not considered material by the magistrate, or if they be admitted to be true by the adverse party, the attachment shall not issue.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8311.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8311 / Section 8311.052
§ 8311.052. TEMPORARY DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) On or after the effective date of the Act creating this chapter, the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district may submit a petition to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality requesting that the commission appoint as temporary directors the five persons named in the petition. The commission shall appoint as temporary directors the five persons named in the petition.

(b) Temporary directors serve until the earlier of:

(1) the date permanent directors are elected under Section 8311.003; or

(2) the fourth anniversary of the effective date of the Act creating this chapter.

(c) If permanent directors have not been elected under Section 8311.003 and the terms of the temporary directors have expired, successor temporary directors shall be appointed or reappointed as provided by Subsection (d) to serve terms that expire on the earlier of:

(1) the date permanent directors are elected under Section 8311.003; or

(2) the fourth anniversary of the date of the appointment or reappointment.

(d) If Subsection (c) applies, the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district may submit a petition to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality requesting that the commission appoint as successor temporary directors the five persons named in the petition. The commission shall appoint as successor temporary directors the five persons named in the petition.
Tex. Finance Code § 126.002 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 126 / Section 126.002
§ 126.002. CONFIDENTIALITY OF INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsections (b) and (c), information obtained directly or indirectly by the department in any manner, including by application or examination, concerning the financial condition or business affairs of a credit union and the files and records of the department relating to that information, except a statement intended for publication, are confidential.

(b) Confidential information may not be disclosed to a member of the commission, and a member of the commission may not be given access to the files or records of the department, except that the commissioner may disclose to the commission information, files, and records pertinent to a hearing or matter pending before the commission or the commissioner.

(c) The commissioner may disclose the information described by Subsection (a) to a law enforcement agency, a share insuring organization, or another department, agency, or instrumentality of this state, another state, or the United States if the commissioner determines that disclosure is necessary or proper to enforce the laws of this state applicable to credit unions.

(d) Information obtained by the department from a federal or state supervisory agency that is confidential under federal law or the laws of that state may not be disclosed except as provided by the applicable federal or state law.

(e) Confidential information that is provided by the department to a credit union, organization, or service provider of a credit union, whether in the form of a report of examination or otherwise, is the confidential property of the department. The recipient or an officer, director, employee, or agent of the recipient may not make the information public and may not disclose the information to a person not officially connected to the recipient as an officer, director, employee, attorney, auditor, or independent auditor, except as authorized by rules adopted under this subtitle. A credit union may disclose a report of examination or relevant portions of the report to another credit union proposing to merge or consolidate with the credit union or to a fidelity bond carrier if the recipient executes a written agreement not to disclose information in the report.

(f) Discovery of confidential information from a person subject to this subtitle or Chapter 15 under subpoena or other legal process must comply with rules adopted under this subtitle, Chapter 15, and any other applicable law. The rules may:

(1) restrict release of confidential information to the portion directly relevant to the legal dispute at issue; and

(2) require that a protective order, in a form and under circumstances specified by the rules, be issued by a court before release of the confidential information.
Tex. Insurance Code § 882.756 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 882 / Section 882.756
§ 882.756. SALE OF SECURITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) A sale, issuance, or offering of securities under this subchapter is exempt from the registration and licensing provisions of The Securities Act (Title 12, Government Code).

(b) An officer, director, or employee of a mutual life insurance company or a mutual insurance holding company or stock life insurance company resulting from a conversion under this subchapter who participates in the conversion is exempt from the registration and licensing provisions of The Securities Act (Title 12, Government Code). A person may not receive compensation, other than that person's usual salary or compensation, for services performed under the exemption provided by this subsection.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9601.217 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9601 / Section 9601.217
§ 9601.217. APPOINTMENT OF RECEIVER.
Status: in_force

(a) On default or threatened default in the payment of the principal of or interest on obligations incurred by the district in connection with the issuance of bonds that are payable wholly or partly from revenue, a court may, on petition of the holders of at least 25 percent of the district's outstanding revenue bonds, or the party to a credit agreement, appoint a receiver for the district.

(b) The receiver may collect and receive all district revenue, employ and discharge district agents and employees, take charge of money on hand, and manage the district's proprietary affairs without the consent of or hindrance by the board.

(c) The receiver may be authorized to sell or contract for the sale of water, the collection or treatment of waste, or the provision of garbage collection or disposal services, or to renew contracts with the approval of the court that appointed the receiver.

(d) The court may vest the receiver with any other power or duty the court finds necessary to protect the holders of the bonds or the party to a credit agreement.
Tex. Government Code § 1506.161 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1506 / Section 1506.161
§ 1506.161. CHARGES.
Status: in_force

(a) The governing body of a municipality may impose and collect charges for the use or availability of a facility or other property described by Section 1506.152(a) in the amounts and manner determined by the governing body.

(b) A municipality shall impose pledged charges in amounts that will be at least sufficient, with any other pledged resources, to provide for the payment of:

(1) the principal of, interest on, and any other amounts required in connection with the bonds to which the charges are pledged; and

(2) to the extent required by the ordinance authorizing the issuance of the bonds:

(A) expenses incurred in connection with the bonds; and

(B) operation, maintenance, and other expenses incurred in connection with the facility.
Tex. Government Code § 2165.2045 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2165 / Section 2165.2045
§ 2165.2045. LEASE OF SPACE IN STATE-OWNED PARKING LOTS AND GARAGES; CERTAIN GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES' USE OF EXCESS BLOCKS OF PARKING SPACE.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission may lease to an institution of higher education or a local government all or a significant block of a state-owned parking lot or garage located in the city of Austin if the commission determines the parking spaces located in the lot or garage to be in excess of the number of parking spaces sufficient to accommodate the regular parking requirements of state employees employed near the lot or garage and visitors to nearby state government offices.

(b) Money received from a lease under this section shall be deposited to the credit of the general revenue fund.

(c) In leasing all or a block of a state-owned parking lot or garage under Subsection (a), the commission must ensure that the lease does not restrict uses for parking lots and garages developed under Section 2165.2035, including special event parking related to institutions of higher education.

(d) In leasing or renewing a lease for all or a block of a state-owned parking lot or garage under Subsection (a), the commission shall give preference to an entity that is currently leasing or previously leased the lot or garage or a block of the lot or garage.
Tex. Labor Code § 302.0033 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 302 / Section 302.0033
§ 302.0033. OPERATION WELCOME HOME PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall establish and administer the Operation Welcome Home program to expedite the entry of veterans and military service members into the workforce through the use of enhanced employment services. In establishing the program, the commission shall build partnerships between military transition centers and local workforce development boards to ensure the availability of employment services, including services related to:

(1) education;

(2) career technical training; and

(3) entrepreneurship.

(b) The commission may award grants to state, local, or private entities that perform activities related to the purposes of this section.

(c) The commission shall administer the program using money previously appropriated to the commission or received from federal or other sources.

(d) The commission may adopt rules as necessary for the administration of this section.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 756.102 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 756 / Section 756.102
§ 756.102. FINDINGS REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The written findings must:

(1) identify the problem requiring the need for providing municipal landscaping services;

(2) identify the public health, safety, or welfare concern;

(3) describe any reasonable actions previously taken to alleviate the problem; and

(4) specify a period of definite duration necessary to address the problem.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7921.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7921 / Section 7921.003
§ 7921.003. CONFIRMATION AND DIRECTORS' ELECTION REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors shall hold an election to confirm the creation of the district and to elect five permanent directors as provided by Section 49.102, Water Code.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 42.0522 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 42 / Section 42.0522
§ 42.0522. PUBLIC ADVERTISING OF FAMILY HOMES.
Status: in_force

(a) A family home may not place a public advertisement that uses the title "registered family home" or any variation of that phrase unless the home is registered under this chapter. Any public advertisement for a registered family home that uses the title "registered family home" must contain a provision in bold type stating: "THIS HOME IS REGISTERED WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES BUT IS NOT LICENSED OR REGULARLY INSPECTED."

(b) A family home may not place a public advertisement that uses the title "listed family home" or any variation of that phrase unless the home is listed as provided by this chapter. Any public advertisement for a listed family home that uses the title "listed family home" must contain a provision in bold type stating: "THIS HOME IS A LISTED FAMILY HOME. IT IS NOT LICENSED OR REGISTERED WITH THE HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION. A LISTED FAMILY HOME HAS LIMITED MINIMUM STANDARDS AND IS NOT INSPECTED UNLESS A COMPLAINT IS FILED WITH THE COMMISSION."
Tex. Occupations Code § 1702.027 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1702 / Section 1702.027
§ 1702.027. GROUNDS FOR REMOVAL.
Status: repealed

(a) It is a ground for removal from the committee that a member:

(1) does not have the qualifications required by Section 1702.021 at the time of appointment;

(2) does not maintain the qualifications required by Section 1702.021 during service on the committee;

(3) is ineligible for membership under Section 1702.023 or 1702.024;

(4) cannot, because of illness or disability, discharge the member's duties for a substantial part of the member's term; or

(5) is absent from more than half of the regularly scheduled committee meetings that the member is eligible to attend during a calendar year without an excuse approved by a majority vote of the committee.

(b) The validity of an action of the committee is not affected by the fact that it is taken when a ground for removal of a committee member exists.

(c) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 595 (S.B. 616), Sec. 5.114(b)(10), eff. September 1, 2019.
Tex. Tax Code § 33.52 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 33 / Section 33.52
§ 33.52. TAXES INCLUDED IN JUDGMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) Only taxes that are delinquent on the date of a judgment may be included in the amount recoverable under the judgment by the taxing units that are parties to the suit.

(b) In lieu of stating as a liquidated amount the aggregate total of taxes, penalties, and interest due, a judgment may:

(1) set out the tax due each taxing unit for each year; and

(2) provide that penalties and interest accrue on the unpaid taxes as provided by Subchapter A.

(c) For purposes of calculating penalties and interest due under the judgment, it is presumed that the delinquency date for a tax is February 1 of the year following the year in which the tax was imposed, unless the judgment provides otherwise.

(d) Except as provided by Section 34.05(k), a taxing unit's claim for taxes that become delinquent after the date of the judgment is not affected by the entry of the judgment or a tax sale conducted under that judgment. Those taxes may be collected by any remedy provided by this title.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8150.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8150 / Section 8150.201
§ 8150.201. ELECTIONS REGARDING TAXES OR BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue, without an election, bonds and other obligations secured by:

(1) revenue from any source other than ad valorem taxation; or

(2) contract payments described by Section 8150.203.

(b) The district must hold an election in the manner provided by Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, to obtain voter approval before the district may impose an ad valorem tax or issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes.

(c) The board may include more than one purpose in a single proposition at an election.

(d) The district may issue bonds or other obligations to finance road projects under Section 52(b)(3), Article III, Texas Constitution, secured wholly or partly by ad valorem taxation, impose ad valorem taxes to pay the principal of and interest on the obligations, and provide a sinking fund for the redemption of the obligations only if the issuance is approved by a two-thirds majority of the voters of the district voting at an election held for that purpose. The total amount of bonds issued under this subsection may not exceed one-fourth of the assessed market value of real property of the district as determined by the chief appraiser of the appraisal district that appraises property for the district.
Tex. Government Code § 1232.203 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1232 / Section 1232.203
§ 1232.203. LEASE OF SPACE FOR CHILD CARE FACILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission, when acting under Chapter 663, is not an occupying state agency for purposes of Section 1232.201.

(b) The commission or the appropriate state agency shall include in the schedules developed under Section 1232.201(a) the method of charging state agencies that occupy all or part of a building to which Section 1232.201 applies for the space in the building that is used for a child-care facility under Chapters 663, 2165, and 2166.

(c) An occupying agency's share shall be determined at least in part on the ratio of the number of the occupying agency's employees who work in the building to the total number of state employees who work in the building.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1069.253 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1069 / Section 1069.253
§ 1069.253. GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND ELECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue general obligation bonds only if the bonds are authorized by a majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.

(b) The order calling a bond election shall provide for clerks as in county elections and must specify:

(1) the date of the election;

(2) the location of the polling places;

(3) the presiding and alternate election judges for each polling place;

(4) the amount of the bonds to be authorized;

(5) the maximum interest rate of the bonds; and

(6) the maximum maturity of the bonds.

(c) Notice of a bond election shall be given as provided by Section 1251.003, Government Code.
Tex. Transportation Code § 172.251 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 172 / Section 172.251
§ 172.251. FISCAL YEAR.
Status: in_force

(a) Unless the board changes the fiscal year, the district's fiscal year ends on September 30.

(b) The board may not change the fiscal year more than once in a three-year period.
Tex. Government Code § 54.876 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 54 / Section 54.876
§ 54.876. PROCEEDING THAT MAY BE REFERRED.
Status: in_force

(a) A district judge or a county court at law judge may refer to a magistrate any criminal case for proceedings involving:

(1) a negotiated plea of guilty before the court;

(2) a bond forfeiture;

(3) a pretrial motion;

(4) a postconviction writ of habeas corpus;

(5) an examining trial; and

(6) any other matter the judge considers necessary and proper.

(b) A magistrate may accept a plea of guilty for a misdemeanor or felony.

(c) A magistrate may not preside over a trial on the merits, whether or not the trial is before a jury.

(d) A judge of a court designated a juvenile court may refer to a magistrate any proceeding over which a juvenile court has exclusive original jurisdiction under Title 3, Family Code, including any matter ancillary to the proceeding.
Tex. Transportation Code § 662.0037 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 662 / Section 662.0037
§ 662.0037. MOTORCYCLE SAFETY ADVISORY BOARD.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall establish an advisory board to advise the department on matters related to the motorcycle operator training and safety program established under this chapter.

(b) The advisory board must consist of nine members appointed by the presiding officer of the commission, on approval of the commission, as follows:

(1) three members:

(A) each of whom must be an instructor or represent a motorcycle school; and

(B) who must collectively represent the diversity in size and type of the motorcycle schools licensed under this chapter;

(2) one member who represents the motorcycle dealer retail industry;

(3) one representative of a law enforcement agency;

(4) one representative of the Texas A&M Transportation Institute;

(5) one member who is an instructor training provider; and

(6) two public members who hold a valid Class M driver's license issued under Chapter 521.

(c) The advisory board members serve staggered six-year terms.

(d) If a vacancy occurs on the advisory board, the presiding officer of the commission, on approval of the commission, shall appoint a replacement who meets the qualifications for the vacant position to serve for the remainder of the term.

(e) The presiding officer of the commission, on approval of the commission, shall designate a member of the advisory board to serve as the presiding officer of the advisory board for two years. The presiding officer of the advisory board may vote on any matter before the advisory board.

(f) The advisory board shall meet at the call of the executive director or the presiding officer of the commission.

(g) An advisory board member may not receive compensation for service on the advisory board but is entitled to reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses incurred in performing the functions as a member of the advisory board, subject to the General Appropriations Act.

(h) Chapter 2110, Government Code, does not apply to the advisory board.

(i) The department may call a joint meeting of the advisory board and the advisory committee established under Section 1001.058, Education Code, for the committees to collaborate on matters determined by the department.