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Tex. Family Code § 107.111 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 107 / Section 107.111
§ 107.111. CHILD CUSTODY EVALUATOR ACCESS TO INVESTIGATIVE RECORDS OF DEPARTMENT; OFFENSE.
Status: in_force

(a) A child custody evaluator appointed by a court is entitled to obtain from the department a complete, unredacted copy of any investigative record regarding abuse or neglect that relates to any person residing in the residence subject to the child custody evaluation.

(b) Except as provided by this section, records obtained by a child custody evaluator from the department under this section are confidential and not subject to disclosure under Chapter 552, Government Code, or to disclosure in response to a subpoena or a discovery request.

(c) A child custody evaluator may disclose information obtained under Subsection (a) in the child custody evaluation report prepared under Section 107.113 only to the extent the evaluator determines that the information is relevant to the child custody evaluation or a recommendation made under this subchapter.

(d) A person commits an offense if the person recklessly discloses confidential information obtained from the department in violation of this section. An offense under this subsection is a Class A misdemeanor.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 43.955 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 43 / Section 43.955
§ 43.955. COST OF ASSESSMENT AND DESTRUCTION OF DEER.
Status: in_force

(a) The applicable permit holder shall pay all costs associated with:

(1) an epidemiological assessment conducted under this subchapter to the animal health commission; and

(2) except as provided by Subsection (b), the destruction of deer under this subchapter to the department.

(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), the department shall waive the costs associated with the destruction under this subchapter of breeder deer at a facility covered by a permit issued under Subchapter L where a breeder deer has tested positive for chronic wasting disease in a test performed by a testing laboratory accredited by the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service of the United States Department of Agriculture.

(c) The department may not waive costs under Subsection (b) if the department determines that the permit holder or an agent of the permit holder, in violation of this chapter or a regulation of the commission, caused:

(1) the introduction of chronic wasting disease into the facility; or

(2) a delay in the detection of chronic wasting disease at the facility.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8397.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8397 / Section 8397.051
§ 8397.051. COMPOSITION OF BOARD; TERMS.
Status: in_force

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

(b) Directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Tex. Transportation Code § 372.055 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 372 / Section 372.055
§ 372.055. DETERMINATION OF ELECTRONIC TOLL COLLECTION CUSTOMER ACCOUNT BEFORE PAYMENT SOLICITATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A toll project entity may not send an invoice or a notice of unpaid tolls to the registered owner of a vehicle soliciting payment of a toll or any related administrative fee unless the entity first determines, for a toll collection customer using a transponder, whether there is an active electronic toll collection customer account that corresponds to the transponder.

(b) A toll project entity shall satisfy an unpaid toll, at the standard electronic collection rate and without the imposition of administrative or late fees, from an active electronic toll collection customer account discovered under Subsection (a) if:

(1) the account:

(A) corresponds to a transponder issued by the entity; and

(B) is sufficiently funded; and

(2) the customer to whom the transponder was issued has complied with Section 372.054.

(c) Regardless of whether an active electronic toll collection customer account is discovered under Subsection (a), a toll project entity may send an invoice or notice for payment to collect an unpaid toll and related costs if:

(1) the account is insufficiently funded; or

(2) the electronic toll collection customer's failure to comply with Section 372.054 prevents satisfaction of the unpaid toll from the electronic toll collection customer account.

(d) If in complying with Subsection (a) a toll project entity discovers that a transponder issued by the entity did not work correctly more than 10 times in a 30-day period and must be replaced, the entity shall send to the customer to whom the transponder was issued a notice stating that the transponder is not working correctly and must be replaced.

(e) A toll project entity is not required to send additional notice to an electronic toll collection customer under Subsection (d) if the toll project entity has sent notice to the customer under that subsection and the customer does not replace the transponder.
Tex. Transportation Code § 552A.0002 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 552A / Section 552A.0002
§ 552A.0002. APPLICABLE LAW.
Status: in_force

(a) The operation of a personal delivery or mobile carrying device in a pedestrian area or on the side or shoulder of a highway is governed exclusively by:

(1) this subchapter; and

(2) any applicable regulations adopted by a local authority that are not inconsistent with this subchapter, as authorized under Section 552A.0009.

(b) For the purposes of this title, including Section 545.422, a personal delivery or mobile carrying device operated in compliance with this subchapter is not considered to be a vehicle.
Tex. Finance Code § 347.504 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 347 / Section 347.504
§ 347.504. CREDITOR'S LIABILITY FOR ORAL OR UNSOLICITED WRITTEN STATEMENT OF AMOUNT OWED.
Status: in_force

On a credit transaction a creditor is not liable for an oral statement of an amount owed or for a written statement of an amount owed that is not solicited by a debtor unless the statement:

(1) is made with a demand by a creditor that the consumer pay an amount that exceeds the amount authorized by this subtitle; or

(2) is contained in a solicitation to renew or refinance existing debt.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1034.054 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1034 / Section 1034.054
§ 1034.054. QUALIFICATIONS FOR OFFICE.
Status: in_force

(a) To be eligible to be a candidate for or to serve as a director, a person must be:

(1) a resident of the district; and

(2) a qualified voter.

(b) A district employee may not serve as a director.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7901A.0502 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7901A / Section 7901A.0502
§ 7901A.0502. TAXES FOR BONDS.
Status: in_force

At the time the district issues bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, the board shall provide for the annual imposition of a continuing direct ad valorem tax, without limit as to rate or amount, while all or part of the bonds are outstanding as required and in the manner provided by Sections 54.601 and 54.602, Water Code.
Tex. Transportation Code § 252.102 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 252 / Section 252.102
§ 252.102. RELATIONSHIP OF SUBCHAPTER TO OTHER LAW.
Status: in_force

If this subchapter conflicts with a general law relating to roads and bridges, this subchapter controls.
Tex. Estates Code § 355.103 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 355 / Section 355.103
§ 355.103. PRIORITY OF CERTAIN PAYMENTS.
Status: in_force

When a personal representative has estate funds in the representative's possession, the representative shall pay in the following order:

(1) funeral expenses in an amount not to exceed $15,000 and expenses of the decedent's last illness in an amount not to exceed $15,000;

(2) allowances made to the decedent's surviving spouse and children, or to either the surviving spouse or children;

(3) expenses of administration and expenses incurred in preserving, safekeeping, and managing the estate; and

(4) other claims against the estate in the order of the claims' classifications.
Tex. Insurance Code § 4051.254 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 4051 / Section 4051.254
§ 4051.254. RULES.
Status: in_force

The commissioner may adopt rules necessary to implement this subchapter and to meet the minimum requirements of federal law, including regulations.
Tex. Transportation Code § 601.073 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 601 / Section 601.073
§ 601.073. REQUIRED POLICY TERMS.
Status: in_force

(a) A motor vehicle liability insurance policy must state:

(1) the name and address of the named insured;

(2) the coverage provided under the policy;

(3) the premium charged for the policy;

(4) the policy period; and

(5) the limits of liability.

(b) The policy must contain an agreement or endorsement that the insurance coverage provided under the policy is:

(1) provided in accordance with the coverage required by this chapter for bodily injury, death, and property damage; and

(2) subject to this chapter.

(c) The liability of the insurance company for the insurance required by this chapter becomes absolute at the time bodily injury, death, or damage covered by the policy occurs. The policy may not be canceled as to this liability by an agreement between the insurance company and the insured that is entered into after the occurrence of the injury or damage. A statement made by or on behalf of the insured or a violation of the policy does not void the policy.

(d) The policy may not require the insured to satisfy a judgment for bodily injury, death, or property damage as a condition precedent under the policy to the right or duty of the insurance company to make payment for the injury, death, or damage.

(e) The insurance company may settle a claim covered by the policy. If the settlement is made in good faith, the amount of the settlement is deductible from the amounts specified in Section 601.072.

(f) The policy, any written application for the policy, and any rider or endorsement that does not conflict with this chapter constitute the entire contract between the parties.

(g) Subsections (c)-(f) apply to the policy without regard to whether those provisions are stated in the policy.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 507.014 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 507 / Section 507.014
§ 507.014. ENFORCEMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) A facility operator may not violate this chapter, commission rules adopted under this chapter, or an order issued under this chapter.

(b) The commission may enforce this chapter under Chapter 7, Water Code, including by issuing an administrative order that assesses a penalty or orders a corrective action.
Tex. Occupations Code § 454.217 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 454 / Section 454.217
§ 454.217. CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD INFORMATION FOR LICENSE ISSUANCE.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall require that an applicant for a license submit a complete and legible set of fingerprints, on a form prescribed by the board, to the board or to the Department of Public Safety for the purpose of obtaining criminal history record information from the Department of Public Safety and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

(b) The board may not issue a license to a person who does not comply with the requirement of Subsection (a).

(c) The board shall conduct a criminal history record information check of each applicant for a license using information:

(1) provided by the individual under this section; and

(2) made available to the board by the Department of Public Safety, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and any other criminal justice agency under Chapter 411, Government Code.

(d) The board may:

(1) enter into an agreement with the Department of Public Safety to administer a criminal history record information check required under this section; and

(2) authorize the Department of Public Safety to collect from each applicant the costs incurred by the Department of Public Safety in conducting the criminal history record information check.
Tex. Government Code § 2400.002 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2400 / Section 2400.002
§ 2400.002. ADVERSE ACTION PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other law, a governmental entity may not take any adverse action against any person based wholly or partly on the person's membership in, affiliation with, or contribution, donation, or other support provided to a religious organization.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1010.153 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1010 / Section 1010.153
§ 1010.153. FISCAL YEAR.
Status: in_force

The district's fiscal year ends on the last day of April. The board may change the fiscal year.
Tex. Estates Code § 304.001 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 304 / Section 304.001
§ 304.001. ORDER OF PERSONS QUALIFIED TO SERVE AS PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE.
Status: in_force

(a) The court shall grant letters testamentary or of administration to persons qualified to act, in the following order:

(1) the person named as executor in the decedent's will;

(1-a) the person designated as administrator as authorized under Section 254.006;

(2) the decedent's surviving spouse;

(3) the principal devisee of the decedent;

(4) any devisee of the decedent;

(5) the next of kin of the decedent;

(6) a creditor of the decedent;

(7) any person of good character residing in the county who applies for the letters;

(8) any other person who is not disqualified under Section 304.003; and

(9) any appointed public probate administrator.

(b) For purposes of Subsection (a)(5), the decedent's next of kin:

(1) is determined in accordance with order of descent, with the person nearest in order of descent first, and so on; and

(2) includes a person and the person's descendants who legally adopted the decedent or who have been legally adopted by the decedent.

(c) If persons are equally entitled to letters testamentary or of administration, the court:

(1) shall grant the letters to the person who, in the judgment of the court, is most likely to administer the estate advantageously; or

(2) may grant the letters to two or more of those persons.
Tex. Education Code § 141.003 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 141 / Section 141.003
§ 141.003. FUNDING.
Status: in_force

(a) The research enhancement program is funded by legislative appropriations. A public senior college or university may receive gifts, grants, and donations to augment legislative appropriations.

(b) The legislature shall appropriate money for the enhancement program to each public senior college or university using a formula developed by the coordinating board that is based on the number of full-time faculty members, or the equivalent, at each public senior college or university, as determined by the coordinating board.

(c) Supplies, materials, services, and equipment purchased with these funds shall not be subject to the purchasing authority of the comptroller.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3951.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3951 / Section 3951.051
§ 3951.051. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is governed by a board of five voting directors who serve staggered terms of four years, with two or three directors' terms expiring June 1 of each odd-numbered year.

(b) The board by resolution may change the number of voting directors on the board if the board determines that the change is in the best interest of the district. The board may not consist of fewer than five or more than nine voting directors.
Tex. Government Code § 442.026 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 442 / Section 442.026
§ 442.026. BANKHEAD HIGHWAY AS TEXAS HISTORIC HIGHWAY.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall cooperate with the Texas Department of Transportation to identify, designate, interpret, and market the Bankhead Highway as a Texas historic highway, for the portion of the Bankhead Highway located in this state.

(b) To supplement revenue available for the purposes under Subsection (a), the commission and the Texas Department of Transportation may pursue federal funds dedicated to highway enhancement.

(c) A designation of the Bankhead Highway as a Texas historic highway may not be construed as a designation under the National Historic Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. Section 470 et seq.).

(d) The Texas Department of Transportation is not required to design, construct, or erect a marker under this section unless a grant or donation of funds is made to the department to cover the cost of the design, construction, and erection of the marker. Money received to cover the cost of the marker shall be deposited to the credit of the state highway fund.
Tex. Government Code § 30.01448 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 30 / Section 30.01448
§ 30.01448. CLERK; OTHER PERSONNEL.
Status: repealed

(a) The city manager shall appoint a clerk of the municipal court of record.

(b) The clerk may hire, direct, and remove the personnel authorized in the city's annual budget for the clerk's office, including deputies and bailiffs as may be necessary or appropriate.

(c) Repealed by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 691, Sec. 139(37), eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3001.210 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3001 / Section 3001.210
§ 3001.210. CONDUCT OF HEARING; FINDINGS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board or hearings examiner shall hear and rule on all objections to a proposed assessment.

(b) A hearing on a proposed assessment may be adjourned from time to time.

(c) The board or hearings examiner shall make findings relating to the:

(1) advisability of the assessment, including the purpose of the assessment;

(2) estimated cost of the assessment;

(3) area benefited by the assessment;

(4) method of assessment; and

(5) method and time for payment of the assessment.

(d) If a hearings examiner conducts the hearing, the examiner shall file with the board a report on the examiner's findings under Subsection (c).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9029.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9029 / Section 9029.003
§ 9029.003. LEGISLATIVE DECLARATION AND FINDINGS.
Status: in_force

(a) The legislature declares that:

(1) the creation of the authority is essential to accomplish the purposes of Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution; and

(2) this chapter addresses a subject in which the state and general public are interested.

(b) The legislature finds that:

(1) all land and other property included in the boundaries of the authority will benefit from the works and projects accomplished by the authority under the powers conferred by Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution; and

(2) the authority is created to serve a public use and benefit.

(c) The accomplishment of the purposes stated in this chapter is for the benefit of the people of this state and for the improvement of their property and industries. The authority in carrying out the purposes of this chapter will be performing an essential public function under the Texas Constitution.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 52.132 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 52 / Section 52.132
§ 52.132. INDUCED BREACH OF MARKETING CONTRACT; FALSE REPORTS.
Status: in_force

In a civil suit for damages, a person is liable to a marketing association for an amount equal to three times the amount of actual damages proven for each offense if the person, or where the person is a corporation, if an officer or employee of the corporation:

(1) knowingly induces or attempts to induce a member of the association to breach the member's marketing contract with the association; or

(2) maliciously and knowingly spreads false reports concerning the finances or management of the association.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 33.07 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 33 / Section 33.07
§ 33.07. RECORD OF CRIMINAL ACTIONS.
Status: in_force

Each clerk of a court of record having criminal jurisdiction shall keep a record in which shall be set down the style and file number of each criminal action, the nature of the offense, the names of counsel, the proceedings had therein, and the date of each proceeding.
Tex. Labor Code § 406.144 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 406 / Section 406.144
§ 406.144. ELECTION TO PROVIDE COVERAGE; AGREEMENT.
Status: repealed

(a) Except as provided by this section, a hiring contractor is not responsible for providing workers' compensation insurance coverage for an independent contractor or the independent contractor's employee, helper, or subcontractor. An independent contractor and a hiring contractor may enter into a written agreement under which the independent contractor agrees that the hiring contractor may withhold the cost of workers' compensation insurance coverage from the contract price and that, for the purpose of providing workers' compensation insurance coverage, the hiring contractor is the employer of the independent contractor and the independent contractor's employees.

(b) A hiring contractor and independent contractor may enter into an agreement under Subsection (a) even if the independent contractor does not have an employee.

(c) Repealed by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 467 (H.B. 2112), Sec. 11(2), eff. June 9, 2017.

(d) The hiring contractor shall send a copy of an agreement under this section to:

(1) the hiring contractor's workers' compensation insurance carrier; and

(2) the division, on the division's request.

(e) An agreement under this section makes the hiring contractor the employer of the independent contractor and the independent contractor's employees only for the purposes of the workers' compensation laws of this state.

(f) The deduction of the cost of the workers' compensation insurance coverage from the independent contractor's contract price is permitted notwithstanding Section 415.006.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3805.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3805 / Section 3805.002
§ 3805.002. HARRIS COUNTY IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO.
Status: in_force

3. A special district known as the "Harris County Improvement District No. 3" is a governmental agency and political subdivision of this state.
Tex. Local Government Code § 336.105 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 336 / Section 336.105
§ 336.105. BOND.
Status: in_force

The board may require an officer or employee to execute a bond payable to the district and conditioned on the faithful performance of the person's duties.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8421.005 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8421 / Section 8421.005
§ 8421.005. FINDINGS OF PUBLIC PURPOSE AND BENEFIT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is created to serve a public purpose and benefit.

(b) The district is created to accomplish the purposes of:

(1) a municipal utility district as provided by general law and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution; and

(2) Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, that relate to the construction, acquisition, improvement, operation, or maintenance of macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.
Tex. Government Code § 441.136 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 441 / Section 441.136
§ 441.136. RULES.
Status: repealed

(a) The director and librarian, with the advice of the advisory board, shall propose rules necessary to the administration of the program of state grants, including qualifications for major resource system membership. The rules shall be proposed and adopted according to Chapter 2001.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 983, Sec. 26(5), eff. September 1, 2009.

(c) Repealed by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 983, Sec. 26(5), eff. September 1, 2009.

(d) The commission shall include requirements in its rules to ensure that the constituent member libraries are adequately represented in the conduct of system business relating to activities involved in the development of a plan of service and adequately represented on each major resource system advisory council. Rules adopted as required by this subsection do not apply to the governing board or board of directors of a regional library system governed by applicable requirements of the Texas Business Corporation Act or the Texas Non-Profit Corporation Act (Article 1396-1.01 et seq., Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes).

(e) The commission shall include in its rules provisions necessary to ensure compliance with the standard financial management conditions developed under Chapter 783 with regard to the purchasing of library materials and equipment.