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Tex. Government Code § 432.124 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 432 / Section 432.124
§ 432.124. CONVICTION OF LESSER INCLUDED OFFENSE.
Status: in_force

An accused may be found guilty of an offense necessarily included in the offense charged or of an attempt to commit either the offense charged or an offense necessarily included in the offense charged.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 62.11 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 62 / Section 62.11
§ 62.11. CONTINUANCE OF OPERATION AFTER LOCAL OPTION ELECTION.
Status: in_force

The right of a brewer's licensee to continue operation after a prohibitory local option election is covered by Section 251.75.
Tex. Occupations Code § 204.054 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 204 / Section 204.054
§ 204.054. TERMS; VACANCIES.
Status: in_force

(a) Members of the physician assistant board are appointed for staggered six-year terms. The terms of four or five members, as applicable, expire on February 1 of each odd-numbered year.

(b) A member may not serve more than:

(1) two consecutive full terms; or

(2) a total of three full terms.

(c) If a vacancy occurs during a member's term, the governor shall appoint a new member to fill the unexpired term.
Tex. Education Code § 44.035 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 44 / Section 44.035
§ 44.035. ADOPTION OF UNIFORM GENERAL CONDITIONS FOR SCHOOL DISTRICT BUILDING CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS.
Status: in_force

After reviewing the uniform general conditions adopted by the Texas Facilities Commission under Section 2166.302, Government Code, a school district may adopt uniform general conditions to be incorporated in all district building construction contracts.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7811.159 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7811 / Section 7811.159
§ 7811.159. REGISTRY OF REINVESTMENT ZONES AND TAX ABATEMENT AGREEMENTS; ASSISTANCE TO DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

(a) The Texas Economic Development and Tourism Office shall maintain a central registry of reinvestment zones governed by this subchapter and of ad valorem tax abatement agreements executed under this subchapter. Before April 1 of the year following the year in which the zone is designated or the agreement is executed, the district shall deliver to the office, the comptroller, and the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality a report that provides:

(1) for a reinvestment zone, a general description of the zone, including its size, the types of property located in it, and its duration; and

(2) for a tax abatement agreement, the parties to the agreement, a general description of the property and the improvements or repairs to be made under the agreement, the portion of the property to be exempted, and the duration of the agreement.

(b) On the request of the board or the board's president, the office may provide assistance to the district relating to the administration of this subchapter, including the designation of reinvestment zones and the adoption of tax abatement agreements.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 282.005 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 282 / Section 282.005
§ 282.005. HEARING; ELECTION ORDER.
Status: in_force

(a) When the petition is presented to the commissioners court, the commissioners court shall:

(1) set a date for a hearing on the petition at a regular session or special session called for that purpose, not less than 30 days nor more than 60 days after the date on which the petition is presented; and

(2) order the county clerk to give notice of the date and place of the hearing by posting a copy of the petition and the order for at least 20 days before the date of the election at the courthouse door and at four other places in the proposed district.

(b) If the court finds at the hearing that the petition meets the requirements of this chapter, the court shall order an election to be held on the first authorized uniform election date prescribed by the Election Code that allows sufficient time to comply with other requirements of law.

(c) The order must contain a description of the metes and bounds of the proposed district and must set the date of the election.

(d) The ballot for election shall be printed to provide for voting for or against:

(1) the creation of the district; and

(2) if the petition includes a request under Section 282.004(c), the imposition of a tax or the issuance of bonds according to the terms of the petition.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 43.802 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 43 / Section 43.802
§ 43.802. FRESHWATER FISHING STAMP REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b) or (c), no person may engage in fishing in fresh water for sporting purposes in this state unless the person has acquired a freshwater fishing stamp issued to the person by the department. The commission by rule may adopt requirements relating to possessing a freshwater fishing stamp required by this subchapter.

(b) A person who is exempted from obtaining a fishing license under Chapter 46 is not required to obtain a freshwater fishing stamp.

(c) The commission by rule may exempt a person from the freshwater fishing stamp requirement of this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3795.007 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3795 / Section 3795.007
§ 3795.007. CONSTRUCTION OF CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be liberally construed in conformity with the findings and purposes stated in this chapter.
Tex. Local Government Code § 26.047 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 26 / Section 26.047
§ 26.047. FILLING VACANCY IN OFFICE OF MAYOR.
Status: in_force

Unless otherwise provided by the charter of the municipality or this chapter, a person serving as a member of the governing body of the municipality is not, because of that service, ineligible to be appointed to fill a vacancy in the office of mayor of the municipality, but the person may not vote on the person's own appointment.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7953A.0201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7953A / Section 7953A.0201
§ 7953A.0201. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.
Status: in_force

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

(b) Except as provided by Section 7953A.0202, directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7914A.0201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7914A / Section 7914A.0201
§ 7914A.0201. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.
Status: in_force

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

(b) Except as provided by Section 7914A.0202, directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1110.008 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1110 / Section 1110.008
§ 1110.008. LOAN VALUE OF POLICY; TERMINATION OF POLICY BASED ON CHANGE IN INTEREST RATE.
Status: in_force

(a) The loan value of a life insurance policy shall be determined in accordance with Section 1101.009.

(b) A life insurance policy may not be terminated in a policy year solely as the result of a change in the policy loan interest rate during that policy year, and the life insurer shall maintain coverage during that policy year until the time at which coverage would otherwise have terminated if there had been no change in the interest rate.
Tex. Finance Code § 152.053 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 152 / Section 152.053
§ 152.053. IMPLEMENTATION.
Status: in_force

The commissioner may, subject to Sections 152.055(a) and (b):

(1) enter into agreements or relationships with other government officials or federal and state regulatory agencies and regulatory associations in order to improve efficiencies and reduce regulatory burden by standardizing methods or procedures and sharing resources, records, or related information obtained under this chapter;

(2) use, hire, contract for, or employ analytical systems, methods, or software to examine or investigate a person subject to this chapter;

(3) accept from other state or federal government agencies or officials licensing, examination, or investigation reports made by the other state or federal government agencies or officials; and

(4) accept audit reports made by an independent certified public accountant or other qualified third-party auditor for an applicant or money services licensee and incorporate the audit report in a report of examination or investigation.
Tex. Transportation Code § 504.322 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 504 / Section 504.322
§ 504.322.
Status: in_force

Sec. 504.322. 36TH INFANTRY DIVISION. The department shall issue specialty license plates for persons who have served in the 36th Infantry Division of the Texas Army National Guard. The license plates must include the 36th Infantry Division emblem and must include the words "36th Infantry Division" at the bottom of each plate.
Tex. Insurance Code § 542.001 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 542 / Section 542.001
§ 542.001. SHORT TITLE.
Status: in_force

This subchapter may be cited as the Unfair Claim Settlement Practices Act.
Tex. Family Code § 159.201 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 159 / Section 159.201
§ 159.201. BASES FOR JURISDICTION OVER NONRESIDENT.
Status: in_force

(a) In a proceeding to establish or enforce a support order or to determine parentage of a child, a tribunal of this state may exercise personal jurisdiction over a nonresident individual or the individual's guardian or conservator if:

(1) the individual is personally served with citation in this state;

(2) the individual submits to the jurisdiction of this state by consent in a record, by entering a general appearance, or by filing a responsive document having the effect of waiving any contest to personal jurisdiction;

(3) the individual resided with the child in this state;

(4) the individual resided in this state and provided prenatal expenses or support for the child;

(5) the child resides in this state as a result of the acts or directives of the individual;

(6) the individual engaged in sexual intercourse in this state and the child may have been conceived by that act of intercourse;

(7) the individual asserted parentage of a child in the paternity registry maintained in this state by the vital statistics unit; or

(8) there is any other basis consistent with the constitutions of this state and the United States for the exercise of personal jurisdiction.

(b) The bases of personal jurisdiction listed in Subsection (a) or in any other law of this state may not be used to acquire personal jurisdiction for a tribunal of this state to modify a child support order of another state unless the requirements of Section 159.611 are met, or, in the case of a foreign support order, unless the requirements of Section 159.615 are met.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3896.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3896 / Section 3896.051
§ 3896.051. BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

The district is governed by a board of five directors appointed under Section 3896.052 and three directors serving ex officio under Section 3896.053.
Tex. Government Code § 532.0505 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 532 / Section 532.0505
§ 532.0505. INITIAL MEDICAL AND NONMEDICAL HEALTH-RELATED SCREENINGS OF CERTAIN RECIPIENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A Medicaid managed care organization that provides health care services to a pregnant woman under the STAR Medicaid managed care program shall conduct an initial health needs screening and nonmedical health-related needs screening of each pregnant recipient to determine, regardless of whether the recipient is considered to have a high-risk pregnancy, if the recipient:

(1) is eligible for service coordination benefits to be provided by the managed care organization; or

(2) should be referred for program services.

(b) Service coordination benefits described by Subsection (a) must include identifying and coordinating the provision of non-covered services, community supports, and other resources the Medicaid managed care organization determines will improve the recipient's health outcomes.

(c) A Medicaid managed care organization must use the results of the screenings conducted under Subsection (a) to determine if a recipient requires a more comprehensive assessment for purposes of determining whether the recipient is eligible for service coordination benefits or program services.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1062.106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1062 / Section 1062.106
§ 1062.106. PURCHASING AND ACCOUNTING PROCEDURES.
Status: in_force

The board may prescribe:

(1) the method and manner of making purchases and expenditures by and for the district; and

(2) all accounting and control procedures.
Tex. Government Code § 2257.046 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2257 / Section 2257.046
§ 2257.046. BOOKS AND RECORDS OF CUSTODIAN; INSPECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) A public entity's custodian shall maintain a separate, accurate, and complete record relating to each pledged investment security and each transaction relating to a pledged investment security.

(b) The comptroller or the public entity may examine and verify at any reasonable time a pledged investment security or a record a custodian maintains under this section. The public entity or its agent may inspect at any time an investment security evidenced by a trust receipt.

(c) The public entity's custodian shall file a collateral report with the comptroller in the manner and on the dates prescribed by the comptroller.

(d) At the request of the appropriate public entity officer, the public entity's custodian shall provide a current list of all pledged investment securities. The list must include, for each pledged investment security:

(1) the name of the public entity;

(2) the date the security was pledged to secure the public entity's deposit;

(3) the Committee on Uniform Security Identification Procedures (CUSIP) number of the security;

(4) the face value and maturity date of the security; and

(5) the confirmation number on the trust receipt issued by the custodian.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1069.210 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1069 / Section 1069.210
§ 1069.210. SPENDING RESTRICTIONS.
Status: in_force

Except as provided by Sections 1069.106, 1069.107, and 1069.211 and by Subchapter F, the district may not incur an obligation payable from district revenue other than the revenue on hand or to be on hand in the current and immediately following district fiscal years.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 822.111 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 822 / Section 822.111
§ 822.111. POWERS AND DUTIES OF EXECUTIVE COMMISSIONER; CAGING REQUIREMENTS AND STANDARDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The executive commissioner by rule shall establish caging requirements and standards for the keeping and confinement of a dangerous wild animal to ensure that the animal is kept in a manner and confined in a primary enclosure that:

(1) protects and enhances the public's health and safety;

(2) prevents escape by the animal; and

(3) provides a safe, healthy, and humane environment for the animal.

(b) An owner of a dangerous wild animal shall keep and confine the animal in accordance with the caging requirements and standards established by the executive commissioner.

(c) An animal registration agency may approve a deviation from the caging requirements and standards established by the executive commissioner, only if:

(1) the animal registration agency has good cause for the deviation; and

(2) the deviation:

(A) does not compromise the public's health and safety;

(B) does not reduce the total area of the primary enclosure below that established by the executive commissioner; and

(C) does not otherwise adversely affect the overall welfare of the animal involved.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8092.0105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8092 / Section 8092.0105
§ 8092.0105. 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. Local Government Code § 365.005 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 365 / Section 365.005
§ 365.005. FEES.
Status: in_force

A political subdivision under this chapter may collect a fee of not more than $5 for the use of a self-service weapon locker or other temporary secure weapon storage.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 131.2662 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 131 / Section 131.2662
§ 131.2662. PENALTY ASSESSMENT PROCEDURE.
Status: in_force

(a) A civil penalty may be assessed only after the person charged with a violation described under Section 131.2661 of this code has been given an opportunity for a public hearing.

(b) If a public hearing has been held, the commission shall make findings of fact, and it shall issue a written decision as to the occurrence of the violation and the amount of the penalty that is warranted, incorporating, when appropriate, an order requiring that the penalty be paid.

(c) If appropriate, the commission shall consolidate the hearings with other proceedings under this chapter.

(d) If the person charged with the violation fails to avail himself of the opportunity for a public hearing, a civil penalty may be assessed by the commission after it has determined that a violation did occur and the amount of the penalty that is warranted.

(e) The commission shall then issue an order requiring that the penalty be paid.
Tex. Education Code § 73.113 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 73 / Section 73.113
§ 73.113. SUFFICIENCY OF INSTITUTIONAL FUNDS, FEES, AND PATIENT BASE.
Status: in_force

The institution shall ensure that institutional funds and the institution's hospital and clinic fees and patient base are sufficient to fund and achieve the mission and strategic plan of the institution and protect the state's investment in the development of the institution.
Tex. Labor Code § 21.306 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 21 / Section 21.306
§ 21.306. SUBPOENA OF RECORD OR REPORT.
Status: in_force

(a) If a person fails to permit access, examination, photographing, or copying or fails to make, keep, or preserve a record or make a report in accordance with this subchapter, the commission may issue a subpoena requiring compliance.

(b) On a failure to comply with a subpoena of the commission, the commission shall apply for an order directing compliance to the district court of the county in which the person is found, resides, or transacts business.
Tex. Local Government Code § 284.056 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 284 / Section 284.056
§ 284.056. COLLOCATION OF NETWORK NODES ON SERVICE POLES.
Status: in_force

A municipality, subject to an agreement with the municipality that does not conflict with this chapter, shall allow collocation of network nodes on service poles on nondiscriminatory terms and conditions and at a rate not greater than $20 per year per service pole.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1956.004 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1956 / Section 1956.004
§ 1956.004. CIVIL PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who owns or operates a metal recycling entity and does not hold a license or permit required by a county, municipality, or other political subdivision as authorized under Section 1956.003(b) is subject to a civil penalty of not more than $1,000 for each violation. In determining the amount of the civil penalty, the court shall consider:

(1) any other violations by the person; and

(2) the amount necessary to deter future violations.

(b) A district attorney, county attorney, or municipal attorney may institute an action to collect the civil penalty provided by this section.

(c) Each day a violation occurs or continues to occur is a separate violation.

(d) The district attorney, county attorney, or municipal attorney may recover reasonable expenses incurred in obtaining a civil penalty under this section, including court costs, reasonable attorney's fees, investigative costs, witness fees, and deposition expenses.
Tex. Family Code § 263.3025 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 263 / Section 263.3025
§ 263.3025. PERMANENCY PLAN.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall prepare a permanency plan for a child for whom the department has been appointed temporary managing conservator. The department shall give a copy of the plan to each person entitled to notice under Section 263.0021(b) not later than the 10th day before the date of the child's first permanency hearing.

(b) In addition to the requirements of the department rules governing permanency planning, the permanency plan must contain the information required to be included in a permanency progress report under Section 263.303.

(c) The department shall modify the permanency plan for a child as required by the circumstances and needs of the child.

(d) In accordance with department rules, a child's permanency plan must include concurrent permanency goals consisting of a primary permanency goal and at least one alternate permanency goal.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 109.58 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 109 / Section 109.58
§ 109.58. RELAXATION OF RESTRICTIONS AS TO CHARITABLE EVENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) This code does not prohibit permit and license holders engaged in the alcoholic beverage industry at different levels from simultaneously or jointly sponsoring a civic, religious, or charitable event, including by providing or lending money, services, or other things of value directly to a civic, religious, or charitable entity in conjunction with the event, provided that:

(1) any license or permit to sell or serve alcoholic beverages at the event is held by a retailer who is independent of the sponsors; and

(2) none of the retailers who sponsor the event, if any, receive any direct benefit or service because of joint sponsorship by a wholesaler or manufacturer of alcoholic beverages.

(b) The commission by rule may set definite limitations consistent with the general provisions of this code that relax the restrictions of this code with respect to the sponsoring of a civic, religious, or charitable event or the making of a gift to civic, religious, or charitable organizations by permit and license holders engaged in the alcoholic beverage industry at different levels.
Tex. Labor Code § 21.1095 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 21 / Section 21.1095
§ 21.1095. RACIAL DISCRIMINATION BASED ON HAIR TEXTURE OR PROTECTIVE HAIRSTYLE.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "protective hairstyle" includes braids, locks, and twists.

(b) A provision in this chapter referring to discrimination because of race or on the basis of race includes discrimination because of or on the basis of an employee's hair texture or protective hairstyle commonly or historically associated with race.

(c) An employer, labor union, or employment agency commits an unlawful employment practice if the employer, labor union, or employment agency adopts or enforces a dress or grooming policy that discriminates against a hair texture or protective hairstyle commonly or historically associated with race.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 437.016 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 437 / Section 437.016
§ 437.016.
Status: in_force

Sec. 437.016. CRIMINAL PENALTY: VIOLATION OF COUNTY AND PUBLIC HEALTH DISTRICT PERMIT REQUIREMENTS. (a) A person commits an offense if the person operates a food service establishment, retail food store, mobile food unit, or roadside food vendor without a permit required by the county or public health district in which the entity is operating.

(b) An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor.

(c) Each day on which a violation occurs constitutes a separate offense.