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Tex. Health and Safety Code § 571.007 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 571 / Section 571.007
§ 571.007. DELEGATION OF POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise expressly provided by this subtitle, an authorized, qualified department employee may exercise a power granted to or perform a duty imposed on the department.

(b) Except as otherwise expressly provided by this subtitle, an authorized, qualified person designated by a facility administrator may exercise a power granted to or perform a duty imposed on the facility administrator.

(c) The delegation of a duty under this section does not relieve the department or a facility administrator from responsibility.
Tex. Education Code § 28.02591 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 28 / Section 28.02591
§ 28.02591. TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR STUDENTS GRADUATING BASED ON INDIVIDUAL GRADUATION COMMITTEE REVIEW PROCESS.
Status: in_force

(a) The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, in coordination with the agency, shall collect longitudinal data relating to the post-graduation pursuits of each student who is awarded a diploma based on the determination of an individual graduation committee under Section 28.0258, including whether the student:

(1) enters the workforce;

(2) enrolls in an associate degree or certificate program at a public or private institution of higher education;

(3) enrolls in a bachelor's degree program at a public or private institution of higher education; or

(4) enlists in the armed forces of the United States or the Texas National Guard.

(b) Not later than December 1 of each even-numbered year, the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board shall provide a report to the legislature that includes a summary compilation of the data collected under Subsection (a) that is presented in a manner that does not identify an individual student.

(c) The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board and the agency shall adopt rules as necessary to implement this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1032.006 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1032 / Section 1032.006
§ 1032.006. RESTRICTION ON STATE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.
Status: in_force

The legislature may not make a direct appropriation for the construction, maintenance, or improvement of a district facility.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1086.109 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1086 / Section 1086.109
§ 1086.109. COST OF RELOCATING OR ALTERING PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

In exercising the power of eminent domain, if the board requires relocating, raising, lowering, rerouting, changing the grade, or altering the construction of any railroad, highway, pipeline, or electric transmission and electric distribution, telegraph, or telephone line, conduit, pole, or facility, the district must bear the actual cost of relocating, raising, lowering, rerouting, changing the grade, or altering the construction to provide comparable replacement without enhancement of facilities, after deducting the net salvage value derived from the old facility.
Tex. Family Code § 153.315 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 153 / Section 153.315
§ 153.315. WEEKEND POSSESSION EXTENDED BY HOLIDAY.
Status: in_force

(a) If a weekend period of possession of the possessory conservator coincides with a student holiday or teacher in-service day that falls on a Monday during the regular school term, as determined by the school in which the child is enrolled, or with a federal, state, or local holiday that falls on a Monday during the summer months in which school is not in session, the weekend possession shall end at 6 p.m. on Monday.

(b) If a weekend period of possession of the possessory conservator coincides with a student holiday or teacher in-service day that falls on a Friday during the regular school term, as determined by the school in which the child is enrolled, or with a federal, state, or local holiday that falls on a Friday during the summer months in which school is not in session, the weekend possession shall begin at 6 p.m. on Thursday.
Tex. Water Code § 58.781 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 58 / Section 58.781
§ 58.781. DISSOLUTION OF DISTRICT PRIOR TO ISSUANCE OF BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) If the electors of a district reject the proposal to issue construction bonds by a constitutional or statutory majority vote, the board must dissolve the district and liquidate the affairs of the district as provided in Sections 58.781-58.792 of this code.

(b) Subject to the provisions of Subchapter G of Chapter 50 of this code, if a district finds at any time before the authorization of construction bonds or the final lending of its credit in another form that the proposed undertaking for any reason is impracticable or apparently cannot be successfully and beneficially accomplished, the board may issue notice of a hearing on a proposal to dissolve the district.

(c) Subject to the provisions of Subchapter G of Chapter 50 of this code, if 20 percent of the qualified voters of a district petition the board for a hearing on a proposal to dissolve the district and deposit with the board an amount estimated to cover the actual cost of giving notice and holding the hearing, the board shall publish notice of the hearing within 10 days and shall hold the hearing within 40 days after the filing of the petition, as provided in Sections 58.782-58.785 of this code. If the finding is against the petition, the deposit shall be applied to pay the cost of giving notice and holding the hearing.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1355.006 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1355 / Section 1355.006
§ 1355.006. COVERAGE FOR CERTAIN CONDITIONS RELATED TO CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE OR MARIHUANA NOT REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "controlled substance" and "marihuana" have the meanings assigned by Section 481.002, Health and Safety Code.

(b) This subchapter does not require a group health benefit plan to provide coverage for the treatment of:

(1) addiction to a controlled substance or marihuana that is used in violation of law; or

(2) mental illness that results from the use of a controlled substance or marihuana in violation of law.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1017.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1017 / Section 1017.102
§ 1017.102. RESTRICTION ON CULBERSON COUNTY TAXATION AND DEBT.
Status: in_force

Culberson County may not impose a tax or issue bonds or other obligations for hospital purposes or to provide medical care for district residents.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3896.055 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3896 / Section 3896.055
§ 3896.055. DIRECTOR'S OATH OR AFFIRMATION.
Status: in_force

A director's oath or affirmation of office shall be filed with the district and the district shall retain the oath or affirmation in the district records.
Tex. Property Code § 94.104 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 94 / Section 94.104
§ 94.104. CONDITIONS FOR RETENTION OF SECURITY DEPOSIT OR RENT PREPAYMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a landlord who receives a security deposit or rent prepayment for a manufactured home lot from a tenant who fails to occupy the lot according to a lease agreement between the landlord and the tenant may not retain the security deposit or rent prepayment if:

(1) the tenant secures a replacement tenant satisfactory to the landlord and the replacement tenant occupies the lot on or before the commencement date of the lease; or

(2) the landlord secures a replacement tenant satisfactory to the landlord and the replacement tenant occupies the lot on or before the commencement date of the lease.

(b) If the landlord secures the replacement tenant, the landlord may retain and deduct from the security deposit or rent prepayment either:

(1) an amount agreed to in the lease agreement as a lease cancellation fee; or

(2) actual expenses incurred by the landlord in securing the replacement tenant, including a reasonable amount for the time spent by the landlord in securing the replacement tenant.
Tex. Family Code § 6.712 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 6 / Section 6.712
§ 6.712. DATE OF MARRIAGE REQUIREMENT IN FINAL DECREE.
Status: in_force

(a) In a suit for dissolution of a marriage in which the court grants a divorce, the court shall state the date of the marriage in the decree of divorce.

(b) This section does not apply to a suit for dissolution of a marriage described by Section 2.401(a)(2).
Tex. Occupations Code § 801.508 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 801 / Section 801.508
§ 801.508. CEASE AND DESIST ORDER.
Status: in_force

The board or executive director may issue a cease and desist order upon determining that it is necessary to prevent a violation of this chapter, or of a rule adopted or order issued by the board.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 66.202 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 66 / Section 66.202
§ 66.202. REQUEST FOR DATA FILE FROM DATABASES.
Status: in_force

(a) The council or the Legislative Budget Board may submit to the Department of Public Safety, the Texas Juvenile Justice Department, and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice an annual request for a data file containing data elements from the departments' systems.

(b) The Department of Public Safety, the Texas Juvenile Justice Department, and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice shall provide the council and the Legislative Budget Board with the data file for the period requested, in accordance with state and federal law and regulations.

(c) If the council submits a data file request other than the annual data file request, the director of the agency maintaining the requested records must approve the request.

(d) The Legislative Budget Board may submit a data file request other than the annual data file request without the approval of the director of the agency maintaining the requested records.
Tex. Transportation Code § 623.215 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 623 / Section 623.215
§ 623.215. PERMIT REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A permit issued under this subchapter must include:

(1) the name of the applicant;

(2) the date of issuance;

(3) the signature of the director of the port authority;

(4) a statement of the kind of cargo being transported under the permit, the maximum weight and dimensions of the equipment, and the kind and weight of each commodity to be transported provided the gross weight of such equipment and commodities shall not exceed 125,000 pounds;

(5) a statement of any condition on which the permit is issued;

(6) a statement of the route designated under Section 623.219;

(7) the name of the driver of the vehicle in which the cargo is to be transported; and

(8) the location where the cargo was loaded.

(b) A port authority shall report to the Texas Department of Transportation all permits issued under this subchapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1086.152 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1086 / Section 1086.152
§ 1086.152. NOTICE; HEARING; ADOPTION OF BUDGET.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall hold a public hearing on the proposed annual budget.

(b) The board shall publish notice of the hearing in a newspaper of general circulation in the district not later than the 10th day before the date of the hearing.

(c) Any district resident is entitled to be present and participate at the hearing.

(d) At the conclusion of the hearing, the board shall adopt a budget by acting on the budget proposed by the district administrator. The board may make any changes in the proposed budget that the board judges to be in the interests of the taxpayers.

(e) The budget is effective only after adoption by the board.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1001.215 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1001 / Section 1001.215
§ 1001.215. NEGOTIATED RULEMAKING AND ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION POLICY.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall develop and implement a policy to encourage the use of:

(1) negotiated rulemaking procedures under Chapter 2008, Government Code, for the adoption of board rules; and

(2) appropriate alternative dispute resolution procedures under Chapter 2009, Government Code, to assist in the resolution of internal and external disputes under the board's jurisdiction.

(b) The board's procedures relating to alternative dispute resolution must conform, to the extent possible, to any model guidelines issued by the State Office of Administrative Hearings for the use of alternative dispute resolution by state agencies.

(c) The board shall designate a trained person to:

(1) coordinate the implementation of the policy adopted under Subsection (a);

(2) serve as a resource for any training needed to implement the procedures for negotiated rulemaking or alternative dispute resolution; and

(3) collect data concerning the effectiveness of those procedures, as implemented by the board.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 826.033 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 826 / Section 826.033
§ 826.033. RESTRAINT, IMPOUNDMENT, AND DISPOSITION OF DOGS AND CATS.
Status: in_force

(a) The governing body of a municipality and the commissioners court of a county may adopt ordinances or rules under Section 826.014 or 826.015 to require that:

(1) each dog or cat be restrained by its owner;

(2) each stray dog or cat be declared a public nuisance;

(3) each unrestrained dog or cat be detained or impounded by the local rabies control authority or that officer's designee;

(4) each stray dog or cat be impounded for a period set by ordinance or rule; and

(5) a humane disposition be made of each unclaimed stray dog or cat on the expiration of the required impoundment period.

(b) A jurisdiction may not be subject to dual restraint ordinances or rules.

(c) The enforcing agency may adopt an ordinance setting a fee for the impoundment and board of a dog or cat during the impoundment period. The animal's owner must pay the fee before the animal may be released.

(d) The enforcing agency shall deposit the fees collected in the treasury of the enforcing agency. The fees may be used only to help defray the cost of administering this chapter or the ordinances or rules of the enforcing agency within its jurisdiction.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3976.0301 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3976 / Section 3976.0301
§ 3976.0301. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties necessary to accomplish the purposes for which the district is created.
Tex. Water Code § 5.105 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 5 / Section 5.105
§ 5.105. GENERAL POLICY.
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise specifically provided by this code, the commission, by rule, shall establish and approve all general policy of the commission.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2704.103 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2704 / Section 2704.103
§ 2704.103. CERTAIN DISCRIMINATION PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

A title insurance company may not discriminate in providing area and boundary coverage in connection with residential real property solely because:

(1) the real property is platted or unplatted; or

(2) a municipality did not accept a subdivision plat relating to the real property before September 1, 1975.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 32.152 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 32 / Section 32.152
§ 32.152. PROVISION OF HEALTHY TEXAS WOMEN PROGRAM SERVICES THROUGH MANAGED CARE.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall contract with Medicaid managed care organizations to provide Healthy Texas Women program services.

(b) In implementing this section, the commission shall:

(1) consult with the state Medicaid managed care advisory committee before contracting with Medicaid managed care organizations to provide Healthy Texas Women program services under this section;

(2) identify barriers that prevent women from obtaining Healthy Texas Women program services and seek opportunities to mitigate those barriers; and

(3) designate Healthy Texas Women program service providers as significant traditional providers until at least the third anniversary of the date the commission initially contracts with Medicaid managed care organizations to provide program services.
Tex. Government Code § 2308.065 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2308 / Section 2308.065
§ 2308.065. FUNDING.
Status: in_force

(a) Federal funding for the operation of the council shall be allocated according to federal requirements.

(b) A state agency represented on the council shall provide funds for the support of the council in proportion to the agency's financial participation in the workforce development system. The council, with the governor's approval, shall establish a funding formula to determine the level of support each agency must provide.
Tex. Government Code § 2172.003 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2172 / Section 2172.003
§ 2172.003. PRINTING.
Status: in_force

(a) The comptroller may:

(1) assist a state agency with the agency's printing activities; and

(2) assess and evaluate those activities.

(b) The comptroller may recommend changes intended to increase the productivity and cost-effectiveness of printing operations of state agencies. Recommendations may be reported periodically as provided by comptroller rules.

(c) The comptroller may:

(1) adopt standard accounting procedures that permit evaluating and comparing the costs of printing operations conducted by state agencies;

(2) coordinate activities among state print shops;

(3) review state agency requisitions for new printing shop equipment;

(4) assist state agencies in expediting the production of printing and graphic arts;

(5) maintain a roster of state print shops and their equipment, facilities, and special capabilities;

(6) serve as a clearinghouse for private vendors of printing services to ensure that printing services and supplies are purchased in the most efficient and economical manner;

(7) coordinate the consolidation of print shops operated by state agencies when the agencies involved determine that consolidation is appropriate; and

(8) develop procedures for the recovery of the comptroller's reasonable costs under Chapter 317 from amounts appropriated to the state agencies for which identified savings are achieved.

(d) This section does not apply to an institution of higher education.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8179.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8179 / Section 8179.201
§ 8179.201. USE OF BOND PROCEEDS DURING CONSTRUCTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may appropriate or set aside out of the proceeds from the sale of any bonds issued under this chapter an amount for the payment of interest, administrative, and operating expenses expected to accrue during a period of construction, as may be provided in the bond orders or resolutions.

(b) For purposes of this section, the period of construction may not exceed three years.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2703.053 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2703 / Section 2703.053
§ 2703.053. ESTABLISHMENT OF STANDARDS AND SCHEDULES.
Status: in_force

The commissioner by rule shall establish standards and time schedules for implementing and handling claims by title insurance companies in accordance with this subchapter.
Tex. Government Code § 418.109 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 418 / Section 418.109
§ 418.109. AUTHORITY TO RENDER MUTUAL AID ASSISTANCE.
Status: repealed

(a) Repealed by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 865, Sec. 1.08, eff. June 15, 2007.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 865, Sec. 1.08, eff. June 15, 2007.

(c) Repealed by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 865, Sec. 1.08, eff. June 15, 2007.

(d) A local government entity or organized volunteer group may provide mutual aid assistance on request from another local government entity or organized volunteer group. The chief or highest ranking officer of the entity from which assistance is requested, with the approval and consent of the presiding officer of the governing body of that entity, may provide that assistance while acting in accordance with the policies, ordinances, and procedures established by the governing body of that entity.
Tex. Water Code § 60.342 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 60 / Section 60.342
§ 60.342. USE OF BOND PROCEEDS.
Status: in_force

(a) From the proceeds of the sale of any issue of bonds the district may set aside an amount for the payment of interest anticipated to accrue for the period specified or during the construction period and for a period after that time as the governing body may determine to be necessary and may provide for a deposit into reserves or the debt service fund to the extent prescribed in the resolution authorizing or the trust indenture securing the bonds.

(b) Proceeds from the sale of the bonds shall be used for the purposes for which the bonds were authorized and may be used for the payment of all expenses necessarily incurred in accomplishing the purposes for which the district is created, including the expense of issuing and selling the bonds.

(c) No expenditure of proceeds shall be made in violation of provisions contained in the resolution authorizing or the trust indenture securing the bonds.
Tex. Transportation Code § 457.255 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 457 / Section 457.255
§ 457.255. INCONTESTABILITY.
Status: in_force

Bonds are incontestable after they are:

(1) approved by the attorney general;

(2) registered by the comptroller; and

(3) sold and delivered to the purchaser.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 221.027 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 221 / Section 221.027
§ 221.027. BYLAWS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board of directors shall adopt a development corporation's initial bylaws and may amend or repeal the bylaws or adopt new bylaws. The bylaws and each amendment and repeal of the bylaws must be approved by the sponsoring entity's governing body by resolution.

(b) The bylaws may contain any provision for the regulation and management of the development corporation's affairs consistent with law and the articles of incorporation.
Tex. Transportation Code § 173.156 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 173 / Section 173.156
§ 173.156. EXCLUSIVE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A board may enter into an exclusive development agreement with a private entity.

(b) The exclusive development agreement:

(1) at a minimum must provide for the design and construction of a commuter rail facility or system; and

(2) may provide for the financing, acquisition, maintenance, or operation of a commuter rail facility or system.

(c) The board may adopt rules governing an agreement under this section.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 32.201 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 32 / Section 32.201
§ 32.201. POSSESSION OF CERTAIN STAMPS.
Status: in_force

A private club registration permittee may not possess a stamp used to show payment of a tax unless the stamp is affixed to a bottle or container of liquor.
Tex. Government Code § 490D.051 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 490D / Section 490D.051
§ 490D.051. ESTABLISHMENT OF "MADE IN TEXAS" LABELING PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

(a) The office shall establish and administer a "Made in Texas" labeling program.

(b) In establishing the program, the office by rule shall:

(1) establish criteria for determining whether a person may sell, advertise, or offer for sale in this state a product that uses "Made in Texas" or equivalent phrasing to represent that the product was made in whole or in substantial part in this state; and

(2) design and administer the use of a logo for products to be labeled as "Made in Texas" and adopt an application process for authorizing use of the logo.

(c) The criteria established under Subsection (b)(1) must include a requirement that not less than 51 percent of all significant parts and processing of a product originated in this state.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1305.404 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1305 / Section 1305.404
§ 1305.404. RETALIATORY ACTION PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

A network may not engage in any retaliatory action against an employer or employee because the employer or employee or a person acting on behalf of the employer or employee has filed a complaint against the network.