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Tex. Occupations Code § 151.0521 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 151 / Section 151.0521
§ 151.0521. EXEMPTION FOR SPORTS TEAM PHYSICIAN.
Status: in_force

A person is exempt from the licensing requirements of this subtitle and may engage in the practice of medicine in this state if the person:

(1) is employed or designated as a team physician by a sports team visiting this state for a specific sporting event;

(2) is licensed to practice medicine in the team's home state; and

(3) limits the person's practice of medicine in this state to treating, during the period beginning on the date the team arrives in this state for the event and ending on the date the team leaves this state:

(A) the members, coaches, and staff of the team; and

(B) a family member of a person described by Paragraph (A) if the family member is visiting this state for the event.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1045.159 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1045 / Section 1045.159
§ 1045.159. DEPOSITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall select at least one bank to serve as a depository for district money.

(b) District money, other than money invested as provided by Section 1045.160(b) and money transmitted to a bank for payment of bonds or obligations issued or assumed by the district, shall be deposited as received with the depository bank and shall remain on deposit. This subsection does not limit the power of the board to place a part of district money on time deposit or to purchase certificates of deposit.

(c) The district may not deposit money with a bank or purchase a certificate of deposit from a bank in an amount that exceeds the maximum amount secured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation unless the bank first executes a bond or provides other collateral eligible to secure a public deposit in an amount sufficient to secure from loss the district money that exceeds the amount secured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
Tex. Government Code § 53.037 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 53 / Section 53.037
§ 53.037. ACTING FOR ANOTHER BAILIFF.
Status: in_force

The bailiffs may act for each other and shall act for each other when requested to by a judge or the sheriff. A bailiff acting for another bailiff may not receive additional compensation.
Tex. Family Code § 264.402 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 264 / Section 264.402
§ 264.402. ESTABLISHMENT OF CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER.
Status: in_force

On the execution of a memorandum of understanding under Section 264.403, a children's advocacy center may be established by community members and the participating agencies described by Section 264.403(a) to serve a county or two or more contiguous counties in which a center has not been established.
Tex. Water Code § 36.205 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 36 / Section 36.205
§ 36.205. AUTHORITY TO SET FEES.
Status: in_force

(a) A district may set fees for administrative acts of the district, such as filing applications. Fees set by a district may not unreasonably exceed the cost to the district of performing the administrative function for which the fee is charged.

(b) A district shall set and collect fees for all services provided outside the boundaries of the district. The fees may not unreasonably exceed the cost to the district of providing the services outside the district.

(c) A district may assess production fees based on the amount of water authorized by permit to be withdrawn from a well or the amount actually withdrawn. A district may assess the fees in lieu of, or in conjunction with, any taxes otherwise levied by the district. A district may use revenues generated by the fees for any lawful purpose. Production fees shall not exceed:

(1) $1 per acre-foot payable annually for water used for agricultural use; or

(2) $10 per acre-foot payable annually for water used for any other purpose.

(d) The Lone Star Groundwater Conservation District and the Guadalupe County Groundwater Conservation District may not charge production fees for an annual period greater than $1 per acre-foot for water used for agricultural use or 17 cents per thousand gallons for water used for any other purpose. This subsection shall take precedence over all prior enactments.

(e) Subsection (c) does not apply to the following districts:

(1) the Fort Bend Subsidence District;

(2) the Harris-Galveston Subsidence District;

(3) the Barton Springs-Edwards Aquifer Conservation District; or

(4) any district that collects a property tax and that was created before September 1, 1999, unless otherwise authorized by special law.

(f) A district, including a district described under Subsection (d), may assess a production fee under Subsection (c) and an export fee under Subsection (g), if applicable, for any water produced under an exemption under Section 36.117 if that water is subsequently sold to another person.

(g) A district may assess an export fee under Section 36.122.
Tex. Government Code § 552.263 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 552 / Section 552.263
§ 552.263. BOND FOR PAYMENT OF COSTS OR CASH PREPAYMENT FOR PREPARATION OF COPY OF PUBLIC INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

(a) An officer for public information or the officer's agent may require a deposit or bond for payment of anticipated costs for the preparation of a copy of public information if:

(1) the officer for public information or the officer's agent has provided the requestor with the written itemized statement required under Section 552.2615 detailing the estimated charge for providing the copy; and

(2) the charge for providing the copy of the public information specifically requested by the requestor is estimated by the governmental body to exceed:

(A) $100, if the governmental body has more than 15 full-time employees; or

(B) $50, if the governmental body has fewer than 16 full-time employees.

(b) The officer for public information or the officer's agent may not require a deposit or bond be paid under Subsection (a) as a down payment for copies of public information that the requestor may request in the future.

(c) An officer for public information or the officer's agent may require a deposit or bond for payment of unpaid amounts owing to the governmental body in relation to previous requests that the requestor has made under this chapter before preparing a copy of public information in response to a new request if those unpaid amounts exceed $100. The officer for public information or the officer's agent may not seek payment of those unpaid amounts through any other means.

(d) The governmental body must fully document the existence and amount of those unpaid amounts or the amount of any anticipated costs, as applicable, before requiring a deposit or bond under this section. The documentation is subject to required public disclosure under this chapter.

(e) For purposes of Subchapters F and G, a request for a copy of public information is considered to have been received by a governmental body on the date the governmental body receives the deposit or bond for payment of anticipated costs or unpaid amounts if the governmental body's officer for public information or the officer's agent requires a deposit or bond in accordance with this section.

(e-1) If a requestor modifies the request in response to the requirement of a deposit or bond authorized by this section, the modified request is considered a separate request for the purposes of this chapter and is considered received on the date the governmental body receives the written modified request.

(f) A requestor who fails to make a deposit or post a bond required under Subsection (a) before the 10th business day after the date the deposit or bond is required is considered to have withdrawn the request for the copy of the public information that precipitated the requirement of the deposit or bond.
Tex. Government Code § 29.006 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 29 / Section 29.006
§ 29.006. TEMPORARY REPLACEMENT IN GENERAL-LAW MUNICIPALITIES.
Status: in_force

If a municipal judge of a municipality incorporated under the general laws of this state is temporarily unable to act, the governing body may appoint one or more persons meeting the qualifications for the position to sit for the regular municipal judge. The appointee has all powers and duties of the office and is entitled to compensation as set by the governing body.
Tex. Family Code § 264.154 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 264 / Section 264.154
§ 264.154. QUALIFICATIONS OF SINGLE SOURCE CONTINUUM CONTRACTOR; SELECTION; PUBLICATION.
Status: in_force

(a) To enter into a contract with the commission or department to serve as a single source continuum contractor to provide services under this subchapter, an entity must be:

(1) a nonprofit entity that has:

(A) an organizational mission focused on child welfare; and

(B) a majority of the entity's board members residing in this state; or

(2) a governmental entity.

(b) In selecting a single source continuum contractor, the department shall consider whether a prospective contractor for a catchment area has demonstrated experience in providing services to children and families in the catchment area.

(c) The department shall request local stakeholders in a catchment area, including those listed in Section 264.155(a)(8), to provide any necessary information about the catchment area that will assist the department in:

(1) preparing the department's request for bids, proposals, or other applicable expressions of interest to provide community-based care in the catchment area; and

(2) selecting a single source continuum contractor to provide community-based care in the catchment area.

(d) The department shall annually post on the department's Internet website:

(1) the list of single source continuum contractors providing services under this subchapter; and

(2) a description of each contractor's full corporate structure, including divisions and subsidiaries.

(e) A single source continuum contractor shall provide information described by Subsection (d)(2) to the department.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8320.054 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8320 / Section 8320.054
§ 8320.054. ROAD STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A road project must meet all applicable construction standards, zoning and subdivision requirements, and regulations of each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the road project is located.

(b) If a road project is not located in the corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality, the road project must meet all applicable construction standards, subdivision requirements, and regulations of each county in which the road project is located.

(c) If the state will maintain and operate the road, the Texas Transportation Commission must approve the plans and specifications of the road project.
Tex. Property Code § 64.056 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 64 / Section 64.056
§ 64.056. FORM OF NOTICE TO TENANT.
Status: in_force

The following form of notice, when properly completed, satisfies the requirements of Section 64.055(a):

NOTICE TO PAY RENTS TO PERSON OTHER THAN LANDLORD

Tenant: [Name of tenant]

Property Occupied by Tenant (the "Premises"): [Address]

Landlord: [Name of landlord]

Assignee: [Name of assignee]

Address of Assignee and Telephone Number of Contact Person: [Address of assignee] [Telephone number of person to contact]

1. Assignee is entitled to collect rents on the Premises under [Name of Document] (the "Assignment of Rents") dated [Date of Assignment of Rents], and recorded at [Recording Data] of [Name of County] County, Texas. You may obtain additional information about the Assignment of Rents and the Assignee's right to enforce it at the address of the Assignee.

2. A default exists under the Assignment of Rents or related documents between the Landlord and the Assignee. The Assignee is entitled to collect rents from the Premises.

3. This notice affects your rights and obligations under the agreement under which you occupy the Premises (your "Lease Agreement"). Unless you have otherwise agreed in a document signed by you, if your next scheduled rental payment is due within 30 days after you receive this notice, you will not be in default under your Lease Agreement for nonpayment of that rental payment until the 10th day after the due date of that payment or the 30th day following the date you receive this notice, whichever occurs first.

4. You may consult a lawyer at your expense concerning your rights and obligations under your Lease Agreement and the effect of this notice.

5. You must pay to the Assignee at the Address of the Assignee all rents under your Lease Agreement that are due and payable on the date you receive this notice and all rents accruing under your Lease Agreement after you receive this notice.

6. If you pay rents to the Assignee after receiving this notice, the payment will satisfy your rental obligation to the extent of that payment.

7. If you pay any rents to the Landlord after receiving this notice, your payment to the Landlord will not discharge your rental obligation, and the Assignee may hold you liable for that rental obligation notwithstanding your payment to the Landlord unless you occupy the Premises as your primary residence.

8. If you have previously received a notice from another person who also holds an assignment of the rents due under your Lease Agreement, you should continue paying your rents to the person that sent that notice until that person cancels that notice. Once that notice is canceled, you must begin paying rents to the Assignee in accordance with this notice.

Name of assignee: __________

By: [Officer/authorized agent of assignee]
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 12.053 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 12 / Section 12.053
§ 12.053. MEMBERSHIP.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission is composed of five members appointed by the governor to represent:

(1) private property owners;

(2) local governments;

(3) state elected officials; and

(4) the general public.

(b) The governor shall designate one member as the presiding officer of the commission.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 4016.0506 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 4016 / Section 4016.0506
§ 4016.0506. CONSENT OF MUNICIPALITY REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may not issue bonds until each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located has consented by ordinance or resolution to the creation of the district and to the inclusion of land in the district as required by applicable law.

(b) This section applies only to the district's first issuance of bonds payable from ad valorem taxes.
Tex. Education Code § 51.334 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 51 / Section 51.334
§ 51.334. ASSESSMENT INSTRUMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall designate one or more instruments for use by institutions of higher education in assessing students under this subchapter.

(b) Each assessment instrument designated by the board for use under this subchapter must be diagnostic in nature and designed to assess a student's readiness to perform freshman-level academic coursework. The board shall prescribe a single standard or set of standards for each assessment instrument to effectively measure student readiness as demonstrated by current research.

(c) For each assessment instrument designated by the board for use under this subchapter, the board shall prescribe a score below which a student is eligible for basic academic skills education.
Tex. Water Code § 63.083 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 63 / Section 63.083
§ 63.083. VACANCIES.
Status: in_force

All vacancies in the office of appointed commissioner occurring through death, resignation, or otherwise shall be filled by the remaining commissioners or, if only one commissioner remains, by the remaining commissioner and the district judge residing in the county in which a majority of the acreage of the district is located.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3916.109 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3916 / Section 3916.109
§ 3916.109. AGREEMENTS; GRANTS.
Status: in_force

(a) As provided by Chapter 375, Local Government Code, the district may make an agreement with or accept a gift, grant, or loan from any person.

(b) The implementation of a project is a governmental function or service for the purposes of Chapter 791, Government Code.
Tex. Property Code § 124.001 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 124 / Section 124.001
§ 124.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Charitable entity" means a corporation, trust, community chest, fund, foundation, or other entity organized for scientific, educational, philanthropic, or environmental purposes, social welfare, the arts and humanities, or another civic or public purpose described by Section 501(c)(3), Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

(2) "Charitable trust" means a charitable entity, a trust the stated purpose of which is to benefit a charitable entity, or an inter vivos or testamentary gift to a charitable entity.

(3) "Mineral interest" means an interest in oil, gas, or other mineral substance in place or that otherwise constitutes real property without regard to the depth at which such mineral substance is found.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3847.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3847 / Section 3847.102
§ 3847.102. NONPROFIT CORPORATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The board by resolution may authorize the creation of a nonprofit corporation to assist and act for the district in implementing a project or providing a service authorized by this chapter.

(b) The nonprofit corporation:

(1) has each power of and is considered for purposes of this chapter to be a local government corporation created under Chapter 431, Transportation Code; and

(2) may implement any project and provide any service authorized by this chapter.

(c) The board shall appoint the board of directors of the nonprofit corporation. The board of directors of the nonprofit corporation shall serve in the same manner as, for the same term as, and on the same conditions as the board of directors of a local government corporation created under Chapter 431, Transportation Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8051.0401 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8051 / Section 8051.0401
§ 8051.0401. ELECTIONS REGARDING TAXES OR BONDS.
Status: in_force

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

(1) revenue other than ad valorem taxes; or

(2) contract payments described by Section 8051.0403.

(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 district may not issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes to finance a road project unless the issuance is approved by a vote of a two-thirds majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.
Tex. Utilities Code § 33.102 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 33 / Section 33.102
§ 33.102. IDENTIFICATION OF RATEPAYERS OUTSIDE MUNICIPALITY.
Status: in_force

(a) A municipality that owns a utility shall:

(1) disclose to any person, on request, the number of ratepayers who reside outside the municipality; and

(2) provide to any person, on request, a list of the names and addresses of the ratepayers who reside outside the municipality.

(b) The municipality may not charge a fee for disclosing the information under Subsection (a)(1). The municipality may charge a reasonable fee for providing information under Subsection (a)(2).

(c) The municipality shall provide information requested under Subsection (a)(1) by telephone or in writing, as preferred by the person making the request.
Tex. Election Code § 122.035 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 122 / Section 122.035
§ 122.035. APPOINTMENT OF EXAMINERS.
Status: in_force

(a) On submission of an application for approval of a voting system or voting system equipment, the secretary of state shall appoint four persons as examiners, one of whom must be a full-time employee of the secretary. The attorney general shall appoint two persons as examiners, one of whom must be a full-time employee of the general.

(b) Two of the secretary of state's appointees must have demonstrated ability and experience in mechanics or electronics appropriate to the system or equipment to be examined, and two of the secretary's appointees must have demonstrated knowledge of and experience in election law and procedure.

(c) Only one person employed by the secretary of state may be appointed.

(d) A person who has a pecuniary interest in the manufacturing or marketing of any part of a voting system or voting system equipment is ineligible for appointment.
Tex. Family Code § 262.408 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 262 / Section 262.408
§ 262.408.
Status: in_force

Sec. 262.408. FAMILY PRESERVATION SERVICES PLAN: SIGNING AND EFFECT. (a) The family of a child who is a candidate for foster care and the department shall sign the family preservation services plan, and the department shall submit a copy of the signed plan to the court for review.

(b) If the family is unwilling to participate in the development of the family preservation services plan, the department may submit the plan to the court without the parents' signatures.

(c) The family preservation services plan takes effect on the date the court certifies that the plan complies with the court's order for family preservation services and is narrowly tailored to address the factors that make the child a candidate for foster care. The court may hold a hearing to review the plan for compliance.

(d) The family preservation services plan remains in effect until:

(1) the 180th day after the date the court's order for family preservation services is signed, unless renewed by an order of the court; or

(2) the date the plan is amended or revoked by the court.

(e) A person subject to the family preservation services plan may file a motion with the court at any time to request a modification or revocation of the original or any amended plan.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 2B.0114 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 2B / Section 2B.0114
§ 2B.0114. PRODUCTION OF BODY WORN CAMERA RECORDING IN RESPONSE TO VOLUMINOUS PUBLIC INFORMATION REQUESTS.
Status: in_force

(a) For purposes of this article, "voluminous request" includes:

(1) a request for body worn camera recordings from more than five separate incidents;

(2) more than five separate requests for body worn camera recordings from the same individual in a 24-hour period, regardless of the number of incidents included in each request; and

(3) a request or multiple requests from the same individual in a 24-hour period for body worn camera recordings that, taken together, constitute more than five hours of video footage.

(b) Notwithstanding Section 552.221(d), Government Code, an officer for public information who is employed by a governmental body and who receives a voluminous request in accordance with Article 2B.0112(a) is considered to have promptly produced the information for purposes of Section 552.221, Government Code, if the officer takes the actions required under Section 552.221 not later than the 20th business day after the date of receipt of the written request.
Tex. Family Code § 153.255 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 153 / Section 153.255
§ 153.255. AGREEMENT.
Status: in_force

The court may render an order for periods of possession of a child that vary from the standard possession order based on the agreement of the parties.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8005.153 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8005 / Section 8005.153
§ 8005.153. WATER AND SEWER RATES.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other law, the district shall establish the same rates for residential and commercial classes of customers for the provision of water and sewer services. For purposes of this section, the commercial class may not include apartment complexes or other multifamily dwellings.