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Tex. Transportation Code § 521.308 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 521 / Section 521.308
§ 521.308. APPEAL; JUDICIAL REVIEW.
Status: in_force

(a) A person whose driver's license suspension or revocation has been sustained by a presiding officer under this subchapter may appeal the decision of the presiding officer.

(b) To appeal the decision of the presiding officer, the person must file a petition not later than the 30th day after the date on which the department order was entered in the county court at law of the county in which the person resides, or, if there is no county court at law, in the county court. The person must send a file-stamped copy of the petition, certified by the clerk of the court in which the petition is filed, to the department by certified mail.

(c) The court shall notify the department of the hearing not later than the 31st day before the date the court sets for the hearing.

(d) The court shall take testimony, examine the facts of the case, and determine whether the petitioner is subject to the suspension or revocation of a license under this subchapter.

(e) A trial on appeal is a trial de novo, and the person has the right to trial by jury.

(f) The filing of a petition of appeal as provided by this section stays an order of suspension, probated suspension, or revocation until the earlier of the 91st day after the date the appeal petition is filed or the date the trial is completed and final judgment is rendered.

(g) On expiration of the stay, the department shall impose the suspension, probated suspension, or revocation. The stay may not be extended, and an additional stay may not be granted.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 22.0031 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 22 / Section 22.0031
§ 22.0031. PROJECTS FOR HIGH-RISK PREGNANT WOMEN AND HIGH-RISK CHILDREN.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall establish programs of case management for high-risk pregnant women and high-risk children to age one as provided under Section 1915(g) of the federal Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Section 1396n).

(b) Case management programs may be developed using contracts with public health entities, hospitals, community health clinics, physicians, or other appropriate entities which have the capacity to carry out the full scope of case management activities. The case manager shall assess the needs of the pregnant woman and the child and serve as a broker to assure that all needs as defined in this subsection are met to the greatest extent possible given existing services available in the project area. These activities shall include:

(1) assuring that the pregnant woman seeks and receives early and appropriate prenatal care that conforms to prescribed medical regimes;

(2) assisting the pregnant woman and child in gaining access to appropriate social, educational, nutritional, and other ancillary services as needed in accordance with federal Medicaid law; and

(3) assuring appropriate coordination within the medical community.

(c) The provisions of Subsection (b) of this section shall not be construed to allow a case manager to interfere with the physician-patient relationship and shall not be construed as conferring any authority to practice medicine.

(d) The commission shall use existing funds of the commission or any other lawful source to fund and support the projects for high-risk pregnant women and high-risk children.
Tex. Local Government Code § 161.053 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 161 / Section 161.053
§ 161.053. BALLOT.
Status: in_force

The commissioners court shall order the ballot at the election to be printed to provide for voting for or against the proposition: "Creation of a county ethics commission."
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3795.206 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3795 / Section 3795.206
§ 3795.206. 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 annual ad valorem tax, without limit as to rate or amount, for each year that 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. Special District Local Laws Code § 3800.0505 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3800 / Section 3800.0505
§ 3800.0505. BONDS SECURED BY AD VALOREM TAXES; ELECTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) If authorized at an election under Section 3800.0501, the district may issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes.

(b) 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 annual ad valorem tax, without limit as to rate or amount, for each year that all or part of the bonds are outstanding as required and in the manner provided by Sections 54.601 and 54.602, Water Code.

(c) All or any part of any facilities or improvements that may be acquired by a district by the issuance of its bonds may be submitted as a single proposition or as several propositions to be voted on at the election.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 6.02 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 403 / Section 6.02
§ 6.02.
Status: in_force

Sec. 6.02. No person shall manage or dispose of any low-level radioactive waste within the party states unless the low-level radioactive waste was generated within the party states, except as provided in Section 3.05(6) of Article III. Nothing herein shall be construed to prohibit the storage or management of low-level radioactive waste by a generator, nor its disposal pursuant to 10 C.F.R. Section 20.302.
Tex. Local Government Code § 392.081 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 392 / Section 392.081
§ 392.081. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) An authority may, by resolution, authorize the issuance of bonds in one or more series for a corporate purpose of the authority.

(b) An authority may issue refunding bonds to repay or retire bonds that the authority previously issued.

(c) An authority may determine the type of bond to issue, including bonds on which the principal and interest are payable:

(1) exclusively from the income and revenues of the housing project financed by the proceeds of the bonds or financed by those proceeds and a federal grant in aid of the project;

(2) exclusively from the income and revenue of designated housing projects regardless of whether the projects are financed by the bonds; or

(3) from general revenue of the housing authority.

(d) Bonds issued by an authority may be additionally secured by a pledge of revenue or by the mortgage of a housing project or other property of the authority. In addition, an authority may make credit agreements in conjunction with the issuance, payment, sale, resale, or exchange of bonds to enhance the security for or provide for the payment, redemption, or remarketing of the bonds and the interest on the bonds. The cost to the authority of the credit agreement may be paid from the proceeds of the sale of the bonds to which the credit agreement relates or from any other source, including revenues of the authority that are available for the purpose of paying the bonds and the interest on the bonds or that may otherwise be legally available to make those payments.

(e) Bonds issued by an authority are not a debt for the purposes of a constitutional or statutory debt limitation or restriction.
Tex. Transportation Code § 201.976 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 201 / Section 201.976
§ 201.976. INVESTMENT AND USES OF MONEY IN FUND.
Status: in_force

(a) Money in the fund may be invested in the investments permitted by law for the investment of money on deposit in the state highway fund.

(b) As a part of its covenants and commitments made in connection with the issuance of obligations and the execution of credit agreements, the commission may limit the types of investments eligible for investment of money in the fund but may not expand the types of investments to include any investments that are not authorized by Subsection (a).

(c) Income received from the investment of money in the fund shall be deposited in the fund, subject to requirements that may be imposed by the proceedings authorizing obligations to protect the tax-exempt status of interest payable on the obligations under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

(d) To the extent money is on deposit in the fund in amounts that are in excess of the money required by the proceedings authorizing the obligations and credit agreements to be retained on deposit, the commission may use the money for any purpose for which obligations may be issued under this subchapter.
Tex. Government Code § 1331.051 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1331 / Section 1331.051
§ 1331.051.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1331.051. LIMITATION ON BONDED DEBT: MUNICIPALITY WITH POPULATION OF 950,000 OR MORE. (a) This section applies only to a municipality with a population of 950,000 or more.

(b) The municipality, through the issuance of bonds payable from taxes, may incur total bonded debt in an amount not to exceed 10 percent of the total appraised value of property listed on the most recent appraisal roll for the municipality notwithstanding that the municipal charter limits the total dollar amount of bonded debt to a lesser amount.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 60.059 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 60 / Section 60.059
§ 60.059. RESEARCH.
Status: in_force

The district may conduct or pay for research for agricultural purposes.
Tex. Transportation Code § 225.0274 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 225 / Section 225.0274
§ 225.0274.
Status: in_force

Sec. 225.0274. 173D AIRBORNE BRIGADE MEMORIAL HIGHWAY. (a) State Highway 173 between its intersection with State Highway 16 near Kerrville and its intersection with State Highway 16 near Jourdanton is designated as the 173d Airborne Brigade Memorial Highway.

(b) The department shall design and construct memorial markers indicating the highway number, the designation as the 173d Airborne Brigade Memorial Highway, and any other appropriate information.

(c) The department shall erect a marker at each end of the highway and at appropriate intermediate sites along the highway.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 304.061 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 304 / Section 304.061
§ 304.061. EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS.
Status: in_force

In addition to requiring the notice under Section 304.059, the commission may conduct educational programs designed to inform members of the public of their rights and telemarketers of their obligations under this subchapter and Sections 304.251, 304.252, 304.253, 304.257, and 304.259, as those sections relate to the Texas no-call list.
Tex. Education Code § 61.9803 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 61 / Section 61.9803
§ 61.9803.
Status: in_force

Sec. 61.9803. GRANTS: CONDITIONS; LIMITATIONS. (a) The board may make a grant under this subchapter to an emergency and trauma care education partnership only if the board determines that:

(1) the partnership will meet applicable standards for instruction and student competency for each program offered by each participating education program;

(2) each participating education program will, as a result of the partnership, enroll in the education program a sufficient number of additional students as established by the board;

(3) each hospital participating in an emergency and trauma care education partnership will provide to students enrolled in a participating education program clinical placements that:

(A) allow the students to take part in providing or to observe, as appropriate, emergency and trauma care services offered by the hospital; and

(B) meet the clinical education needs of the students; and

(4) the partnership will satisfy any other requirement established by board rule.

(b) A grant under this subchapter may be spent only on costs related to the development or operation of an emergency and trauma care education partnership that prepares a student to complete a graduate professional nursing program with a specialty focus on emergency and trauma care or earn board certification by the American Board of Medical Specialties.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 38.45 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 38 / Section 38.45
§ 38.45. EVIDENCE DEPICTING OR DESCRIBING ABUSE OF OR SEXUAL CONDUCT BY CHILD OR MINOR.
Status: in_force

(a) During the course of a criminal hearing or proceeding, the court may not make available or allow to be made available for copying or dissemination to the public property or material:

(1) that constitutes child pornography, as described by Section 43.26(a-1)(1) or (a-2)(2), Penal Code;

(2) the promotion or possession of which is prohibited under Section 43.261, Penal Code; or

(3) that is described by Section 2 or 5, Article 38.071, of this code.

(b) The court shall place property or material described by Subsection (a) under seal of the court on conclusion of the criminal hearing or proceeding.

(c) The attorney representing the state shall be provided access to property or material described by Subsection (a). In the manner provided by Article 39.15, the defendant, the defendant's attorney, and any individual the defendant seeks to qualify to provide expert testimony at trial shall be provided access to property or material described by Subsection (a).

(d) A court that places property or material described by Subsection (a) under seal may issue an order lifting the seal on a finding that the order is in the best interest of the public.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 3.117 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 3 / Section 3.117
§ 3.117. OTHER AGREEMENTS AFFECTING INSTRUMENT.
Status: in_force

Subject to applicable law regarding exclusion of proof of contemporaneous or previous agreements, the obligation of a party to an instrument to pay the instrument may be modified, supplemented, or nullified by a separate agreement of the obligor and a person entitled to enforce the instrument, if the instrument is issued or the obligation is incurred in reliance on the agreement or as part of the same transaction giving rise to the agreement. To the extent an obligation is modified, supplemented, or nullified by an agreement under this section, the agreement is a defense to the obligation.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 123.001 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 123 / Section 123.001
§ 123.001. SHORT TITLE.
Status: in_force

This chapter may be cited as the Community Homes for Persons With Disabilities Act.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3914.202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3914 / Section 3914.202
§ 3914.202. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) If authorized by a majority of the district voters voting at an election held in accordance with Section 3914.201, the district may impose an operation and maintenance tax on taxable property in the district in accordance with Section 49.107, Water Code, for any district purpose, including to:

(1) maintain and operate the district;

(2) construct or acquire improvements; or

(3) provide a service.

(b) The board shall determine the tax rate. The rate may not exceed the rate approved at the election.

(c) Section 49.107(h), Water Code, does not apply to the district.
Tex. Local Government Code § 379.001 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 379 / Section 379.001
§ 379.001. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this chapter, "zone" means a North American Free Trade Agreement impact zone created by a municipality under this chapter.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 462.024 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 462 / Section 462.024
§ 462.024. APPLICATION FOR COURT-ORDERED TREATMENT DURING VOLUNTARY INPATIENT CARE.
Status: in_force

(a) An application for court-ordered treatment may not be filed against a patient receiving voluntary care under this subchapter unless:

(1) a request for release of the patient has been filed; or

(2) in the opinion of the physician responsible for the patient's treatment, the patient meets the criteria for court-ordered treatment and:

(A) is absent from the facility without authorization;

(B) is unable to consent to appropriate and necessary treatment; or

(C) refuses to consent to necessary and appropriate treatment recommended by the physician responsible for the patient's treatment and that physician completes a certificate of medical examination for chemical dependency that, in addition to the information required by Section 462.064, includes the opinion of the physician that:

(i) there is no reasonable alternative to the treatment recommended by the physician; and

(ii) the patient will not benefit from continued inpatient care without the recommended treatment.

(b) The physician responsible for the patient's treatment shall notify the patient if the physician intends to file an application for court-ordered treatment.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7994A.0302 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7994A / Section 7994A.0302
§ 7994A.0302. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) If authorized at an election held under Section 7994A.0301, the district may impose an operation and maintenance tax on taxable property in the district in accordance with Section 49.107, Water Code.

(b) The board shall determine the tax rate. The rate may not exceed the rate approved at the election.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3836.158 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3836 / Section 3836.158
§ 3836.158. BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue by competitive bid or negotiated sale bonds or other obligations payable wholly or partly from taxes, assessments, impact fees, revenue, grants, or other money of the district, or any combination of those sources of money, to pay for any authorized purpose of the district.

(b) In addition to any other terms authorized by the board by bond order or resolution, the proceeds of the district's bonds may be used for a reserve fund, credit enhancement, or capitalized interest for the bonds.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 775.115 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 775 / Section 775.115
§ 775.115. COOPERATION WITH OTHER FIRE MARSHALS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district fire marshal shall cooperate with the state fire marshal to conduct:

(1) fire prevention activities;

(2) fire-fighting activities; and

(3) fire investigations.

(b) The district fire marshal shall aid or conduct an investigation in a municipality or a county if requested by the municipality or the county.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8080.0402 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8080 / Section 8080.0402
§ 8080.0402. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) If authorized at an election held under Section 8080.0401, the district may impose an operation and maintenance tax on taxable property in the district in accordance with Section 49.107, Water Code.

(b) The board shall determine the tax rate. The rate may not exceed the rate approved at the election.
Tex. Government Code § 302.035 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 302 / Section 302.035
§ 302.035. PERMITTED COMMUNICATIONS, DISCUSSIONS, AND ADVOCACY.
Status: in_force

This subchapter does not prohibit:

(1) a person from contacting or communicating with a member of or candidate for the house of representatives about a legislative matter; or

(2) a member of or candidate for the house from discussing, taking a position on, or advocating any action on a substantive issue in a speaker's race or any other legislative matter.
Tex. Government Code § 2166.504 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2166 / Section 2166.504
§ 2166.504. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER TO CERTAIN MARKERS.
Status: in_force

This subchapter does not apply to a marker over which the Texas Historical Commission has jurisdiction under Section 442.0062.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1063.053 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1063 / Section 1063.053
§ 1063.053. BALLOT PETITION.
Status: in_force

A person who wants to have the person's name printed on the ballot as a candidate for director must file with the board secretary a petition requesting that action. The petition must be:

(1) signed by at least 10 registered voters; and

(2) filed by the deadline imposed by Section 144.005, Election Code.
Tex. Government Code § 411.448 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 411 / Section 411.448
§ 411.448. CONTENT OF ALERT.
Status: in_force

The alert must include:

(1) all appropriate information that is provided by the law enforcement agency under Section 411.446 and that may lead to the apprehension of the missing suspect; and

(2) a statement instructing any person with information related to the missing suspect to contact a law enforcement agency.
Tex. Government Code § 2054.651 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2054 / Section 2054.651
§ 2054.651. STATE AGENCY DIGITAL MODERNIZATION.
Status: in_force

Each state agency shall assess the agency's Internet website and online service portals to identify areas for improvement in user accessibility, navigation, and digital service efficiency. In performing the assessment, a state agency shall consider:

(1) strategies to simplify user access to forms, applications, and agency services;

(2) opportunities to reduce or eliminate paperwork requirements if electronic alternatives exist;

(3) enhancements to ensure compliance with accessibility standards under Subchapter M;

(4) using responsive web design to ensure the agency's Internet website is equally accessible using a desktop computer, laptop computer, or mobile device, including a tablet or cellular telephone;

(5) adopting best practices for search functionality, page load speed, and service integration; and

(6) using the department's web page templates and web design guidelines to provide consistency among state agency Internet websites and improve the usability of the website.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1003.058 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1003 / Section 1003.058
§ 1003.058. SEAL.
Status: in_force

The board may adopt a seal for the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8208.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8208 / Section 8208.001
§ 8208.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Board" means the district's board of directors.

(2) "Director" means a board member.

(3) "District" means the Four Seasons Ranch Municipal Utility District No. 1 of Denton County.
Tex. Insurance Code § 887.002 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 887 / Section 887.002
§ 887.002. PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

The primary purpose of this chapter and Chapter 888 is to secure to members and the beneficiaries of members the full and prompt payment of all claims, according to the maximum benefit provided under the insurance certificate.
Tex. Insurance Code § 885.256 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 885 / Section 885.256
§ 885.256. INDEMNIFICATION OR REIMBURSEMENT IN RELATION TO BREACH OF DUTY PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a person may not be indemnified or reimbursed under Section 885.255 in relation to:

(1) a matter in a proceeding in which the person is finally adjudged guilty of breach of a duty as a director, officer, employee, or agent of the fraternal benefit society; or

(2) an agreement that settles:

(A) a matter in a proceeding described by Subdivision (1); or

(B) the threat of a proceeding involving the person's alleged breach of a duty as a director, officer, employee, or agent of a fraternal benefit society.

(b) A fraternal benefit society may indemnify or reimburse a person in relation to a matter described by Subsection (a) only if the supreme governing body, the board of directors, or a court determines that:

(1) the person acted in good faith for a purpose the person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the society; and

(2) in a criminal proceeding, the person had no reasonable cause to believe that the person's conduct was unlawful.

(c) A determination by a supreme governing body or board of directors under Subsection (b) must be made by majority vote of a quorum consisting of persons who were not parties to the proceeding under review.

(d) The termination of a proceeding by judgment, order, settlement, or conviction or on a plea of no contest does not create a conclusive presumption that a person does not meet the standard of conduct required to justify indemnification and reimbursement.