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Tex. Occupations Code § 601.054 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 601 / Section 601.054
§ 601.054. APPROVAL AND REVIEW OF CURRICULA AND TRAINING PROGRAMS.
Status: in_force

(a) An applicant for approval of a curriculum or training program must apply to the advisory board on a form and under rules adopted by the advisory board.

(b) The advisory board shall approve a curriculum or training program that meets the minimum standards adopted under Section 601.052. The advisory board may review the approval annually.

(c) The advisory board may set a fee for approval of a curriculum or training program not to exceed the estimated amount that the advisory board projects to be required for the evaluation of the curriculum or training program.
Tex. Occupations Code § 156.053 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 156 / Section 156.053
§ 156.053. TEMPORARY EXEMPTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may temporarily exempt a license holder from the continuing medical education requirement on the basis of:

(1) catastrophic illness;

(2) military service outside this state for longer than one year;

(3) medical practice and residence outside the United States for longer than one year; or

(4) good cause shown on the written application of the license holder that provides evidence satisfactory to the board that the license holder is unable to comply with the requirement.

(b) A temporary exemption granted under Subsection (a) may not exceed one year but may be renewed.
Tex. Education Code § 88.105 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 88 / Section 88.105
§ 88.105. COOPERATION WITH PERSONS AND AGENCIES.
Status: in_force

On request, under the sanction of the board, and whenever the director deems it essential to the best interests of the people of the state, the director shall cooperate with counties, towns, corporations, or individuals in preparing plans for the protection, management, and replacement of trees, woodlots, and timber tracts, under an agreement that the parties obtaining the assistance pay at least the field expenses of the persons employed in preparing the plans. The board may cooperate with the National Forest Service under terms it deems desirable.
Tex. Estates Code § 501.008 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 501 / Section 501.008
§ 501.008. SETTING ASIDE OF CERTAIN FOREIGN WILLS.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only to a foreign will admitted to ancillary probate in this state, in accordance with the procedures prescribed by this chapter, based on the previous probate or other establishment of the will in the jurisdiction in which the testator was domiciled at the time of the testator's death.

(b) The admission to probate in this state of a foreign will to which this section applies shall be set aside if it is subsequently proven in a proceeding brought for that purpose that the foreign jurisdiction in which the will was admitted to probate or otherwise established was not in fact the domicile of the testator at the time of the testator's death.

(c) The title or rights of a person who, before commencement of a proceeding to set aside the admission to probate of a foreign will under this section, purchases property in good faith and for value from the personal representative or a devisee or otherwise deals in good faith with the personal representative or a devisee are not affected by the subsequent setting aside of the admission to probate in this state.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8420.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8420 / Section 8420.052
§ 8420.052. TEMPORARY DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) On or after the effective date of the Act enacting this chapter, the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district may submit a petition to the commission requesting that the commission appoint as temporary directors the five persons named in the petition. The commission shall appoint as temporary directors the five persons named in the petition.

(b) Temporary directors serve until the earlier of:

(1) the date permanent directors are elected under Section 8420.003; or

(2) the fourth anniversary of the effective date of the Act enacting this chapter.

(c) If permanent directors have not been elected under Section 8420.003 and the terms of the temporary directors have expired, successor temporary directors shall be appointed or reappointed as provided by Subsection (d) to serve terms that expire on the earlier of:

(1) the date permanent directors are elected under Section 8420.003; or

(2) the fourth anniversary of the date of the appointment or reappointment.

(d) If Subsection (c) applies, the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district may submit a petition to the commission requesting that the commission appoint as successor temporary directors the five persons named in the petition. The commission shall appoint as successor temporary directors the five persons named in the petition.
Tex. Government Code § 760.001 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 760 / Section 760.001
§ 760.001. AUTHORITY TO DEVELOP AND EXECUTE COMPACT.
Status: in_force

On behalf of this state, the governor may develop and execute an interstate compact for the liquefied natural gas industry among states that border the Gulf of America.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8378.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8378 / Section 8378.201
§ 8378.201. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

The district may issue bonds or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, impact fees, revenue, contract payments, grants, or other district money, or any combination of those sources, to pay for any authorized district purpose.
Tex. Government Code § 658.008 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 658 / Section 658.008
§ 658.008. MEMBERS OF NATIONAL GUARD OR RESERVE.
Status: in_force

To facilitate participation in military duties by state employees, each state agency shall adjust the work schedule of any employee who is a member of the Texas National Guard or the United States Armed Forces Reserve so that two of the employee's days off work each month coincide with two days of military duty to be performed by the employee.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1059.160 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1059 / Section 1059.160
§ 1059.160. SPENDING AND INVESTMENT RESTRICTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Sections 1059.111, 1059.201, 1059.204, and 1059.205, the district may not incur a debt payable from district revenue other than the revenue on hand or to be on hand in the current and immediately following district fiscal years.

(b) The board may invest operating, depreciation, or building reserves only in funds or securities specified by Chapter 2256, Government Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8815.115 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8815 / Section 8815.115
§ 8815.115. EXPENDITURES.
Status: in_force

(a) The authority's money may be disbursed only by check, draft, order, federal reserve wire system, or other instrument or authorization.

(b) Disbursements of the authority must be signed by at least a majority of the directors. Notwithstanding any other law, the board by resolution may allow the general manager, treasurer, bookkeeper, or other employee of the authority to sign disbursements, except as limited by Subsection (c).

(c) The board by resolution may allow disbursements to be transferred by federal reserve wire system to accounts in the name of the authority without the necessity of any directors signing the disbursement. Disbursements of the authority's money by federal reserve wire system to any accounts not in the name of the authority must be signed by at least a majority of the directors.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 63.051 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 63 / Section 63.051
§ 63.051. PERMIT REQUIREMENT.
Status: in_force

An owner of land or a person holding an interest in land under the owner who desires to perform or allow any of the acts prohibited in Section 63.091 of this code must apply for a permit from the appropriate commissioners court or municipal governing body.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 242.6101 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 242 / Section 242.6101
§ 242.6101. RESULTS OF EXAMINATION FOR ISSUANCE OF PERMIT.
Status: in_force

(a) Not later than the 30th day after the date a person takes an examination for the issuance of a permit under this subchapter, the department shall notify the person of the results of the examination.

(b) If the examination is graded or reviewed by a testing service:

(1) the department shall notify the person of the results of the examination not later than the 14th day after the date the department receives the results from the testing service; and

(2) if notice of the examination results will be delayed for longer than 90 days after the examination date, the department shall notify the person of the reason for the delay before the 90th day.

(c) The department may require a testing service to notify a person of the results of the person's examination.

(d) If requested in writing by a person who fails an examination for the issuance of a permit administered under this subchapter, the department shall furnish the person with an analysis of the person's performance on the examination.
Tex. Government Code § 411.12508 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 411 / Section 411.12508
§ 411.12508.
Status: in_force

Sec. 411.12508. ACCESS TO CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD INFORMATION: MANUFACTURED HOUSING DIVISION. (a) The manufactured housing division of the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs is entitled to obtain criminal history record information as provided by Subsection (b) that relates to a person who is:

(1) an applicant for or holder of:

(A) a manufacturer's license required by Section 1201.101(a), Occupations Code;

(B) a retailer's license required by Section 1201.101(b) or (e), Occupations Code;

(C) a broker's license required by Section 1201.101(c), Occupations Code;

(D) an installer's license required by Section 1201.101(d), Occupations Code; or

(E) a salesperson's license required by Section 1201.101(f), Occupations Code; or

(2) an owner, officer, or related person or manager of a person described by Subdivision (1).

(b) Subject to Section 411.087 of this code and Chapter 1201, Occupations Code, and consistent with the public policy of this state, the manufactured housing division is entitled to:

(1) obtain through the Federal Bureau of Investigation criminal history record information maintained or indexed by that bureau that pertains to a person described by Subsection (a); and

(2) obtain from the department or any other criminal justice agency in this state criminal history record information maintained by the department or that criminal justice agency that relates to a person described by Subsection (a).

(c) The manufactured housing division may not release or disclose to any person criminal history record information obtained from the Federal Bureau of Investigation under Subsection (b)(1). Criminal history record information obtained by the manufactured housing division under Subsection (b)(2) may not be released or disclosed to any person except on court order, with the written consent of the person who is the subject of the criminal history record information, or as provided by Subsection (d).

(d) The manufactured housing division is not prohibited from disclosing criminal history record information obtained under Subsection (b)(2) in a criminal proceeding or in a hearing conducted by the manufactured housing division. Certified public documents that contain criminal history record information described by Subsection (b)(2) but that the division does not obtain under that subdivision may be used in a criminal or civil proceeding or in a hearing conducted by the manufactured housing division.

(e) The manufactured housing division shall destroy criminal history record information that is obtained under this section after the information is used for its authorized purpose.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1010.206 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1010 / Section 1010.206
§ 1010.206. EXECUTION OF BONDS.
Status: in_force

Bonds shall be signed and executed as provided by the board in the resolution or order authorizing the issuance of bonds.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8270.203 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8270 / Section 8270.203
§ 8270.203. COPY OF AUDIT REPORT.
Status: in_force

A copy of the audit report prepared under Subchapter G, Chapter 49, Water Code, shall be delivered:

(1) to each director; and

(2) on request to a holder of at least 25 percent of the outstanding bonds of the district.
Tex. Election Code § 51.032 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 51 / Section 51.032
§ 51.032. VOTING BOOTHS.
Status: in_force

(a) Voting booths that provide privacy for voters while marking their ballots shall be provided at each polling place.

(b) The entrance of the voting booth may be open or it may have a door or curtain that a voter may close while occupying the booth.

(c) A voting booth may be used without approval of the secretary of state if the booth complies with the standards prescribed by the secretary of state or if the booth:

(1) is rectangular, with at least three sides of opaque material beginning not more than three feet from the floor and extending to a height of at least six feet from the floor;

(2) has inside dimensions at least 22 inches wide and 30 inches deep; and

(3) has a shelf for writing.

(d) The voting booth standards prescribed by the secretary of state must assure that privacy for voters while marking their ballots is provided and that the voting booth's composition and design are suitable for the intended use.
Tex. Government Code § 830.202 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 830 / Section 830.202
§ 830.202. COLLECTION AND DISBURSEMENT OF CONTRIBUTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The contributions of participants in the optional retirement program shall be made by salary reduction pursuant to an agreement made under Section 830.204.

(b) The comptroller of public accounts shall pay the state's contributions to the optional retirement program to the appropriate institutions of higher education and, if applicable, to the Texas Education Agency.

(c) The disbursing officer of an institution of higher education and, if applicable, of the Texas Education Agency shall pay the contributions collected under this section to a company providing an optional retirement program for that institution not later than the third business day after the date the funds become legally available. If possible, the disbursing officer shall send the state's contributions and the participants' contributions together, and otherwise shall send the participants' contributions at the time of withholding and the state's contributions on receipt from the comptroller. This subsection does not apply to a supplemental payroll. This subsection applies only to a currently authorized company or a company with at least 50 participants at the institution.

(d) An institution of higher education and, if applicable, the Texas Education Agency shall certify to the comptroller, in the manner provided for estimate of state contributions to the retirement system, estimates of funds required for the payments by the state under this section.

(e) The disbursing officer of an institution of higher education and, if applicable, of the Texas Education Agency, shall:

(1) send contributions to a company providing an optional retirement program for the institution by electronic transfer if the institution is currently able to send funds by electronic transfer; or

(2) certify to the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board that the company is unable to receive funds by electronic transfer and send contributions by paper check.

(f) The company shall allocate and credit the contemporaneous deposit to each participant's account on the receipt of the electronic funds transfer and the electronic information on the amount to be allocated and credited to each participant's account. A company who violates this section shall become ineligible for certification as a company eligible to provide an optional retirement program.

(g) At least once each fiscal year, an institution of higher education and the Texas Education Agency shall give notice to each participant in the optional retirement program at the institution or agency indicating which companies are unable to receive funds by electronic transfer.
Tex. Government Code § 2305.011 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2305 / Section 2305.011
§ 2305.011. ADMINISTRATION BY COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE AND ENERGY OFFICE.
Status: in_force

(a) The energy office shall oversee and monitor the administration of programs prescribed by this chapter.

(b) The governor and the energy office may establish direct grant programs and competitive grant programs in addition to the programs provided by this chapter.

(c) The energy office shall establish programs and criteria and evaluate a proposal in accordance with applicable federal guidelines.

(d) The energy office shall send to the appropriate federal entity all information required under applicable federal guidelines.

(e) Criteria established under this section may apply generally to all programs or specifically to one or more programs.

(f) The comptroller may establish procedures and adopt rules as necessary to administer the programs prescribed by this chapter.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1367.102 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1367 / Section 1367.102
§ 1367.102. EXCEPTION.
Status: in_force

This subchapter does not apply to:

(1) a plan that provides coverage:

(A) only for a specified disease or for another limited benefit;

(B) only for accidental death or dismemberment;

(C) for wages or payments in lieu of wages for a period during which an employee is absent from work because of sickness or injury;

(D) as a supplement to a liability insurance policy;

(E) for credit insurance;

(F) only for dental or vision care; or

(G) only for indemnity for hospital confinement;

(2) a small employer health benefit plan written under Chapter 1501;

(3) a Medicare supplemental policy as defined by Section 1882(g)(1), Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Section 1395ss);

(4) a workers' compensation insurance policy;

(5) medical payment insurance coverage provided under a motor vehicle insurance policy; or

(6) a long-term care insurance policy, including a nursing home fixed indemnity policy, unless the commissioner determines that the policy provides benefit coverage so comprehensive that the policy is a health benefit plan as described by Section 1367.101.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9084.0302 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9084 / Section 9084.0302
§ 9084.0302. WATER CONTROL AND IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties provided by the general law of this state, including Chapters 49 and 51, Water Code, applicable to water control and improvement districts created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and specifically including the powers and duties authorized under Subchapter H, Chapter 51, Water Code.
Tex. Local Government Code § 43.057 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 43 / Section 43.057
§ 43.057.
Status: in_force

Sec. 43.057. ANNEXATION THAT SURROUNDS AREA: FINDINGS REQUIRED. If a proposed annexation would cause an area to be entirely surrounded by the annexing municipality but would not include the area within the municipality, the governing body of the municipality must find, before completing the annexation, that surrounding the area is in the public interest.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 443.105 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 443 / Section 443.105
§ 443.105. REVOCATION.
Status: in_force

The department shall revoke a license if the license holder is convicted of a felony relating to a controlled substance under federal law or the law of any state.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3896.152 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3896 / Section 3896.152
§ 3896.152. BORROWING MONEY.
Status: in_force

The district may borrow money for a district purpose by issuing or executing bonds, notes, credit agreements, or other obligations of any kind found by the board to be necessary or appropriate for the district purpose. The bond, note, credit agreement, or other obligation must be secured by and payable from ad valorem taxes, assessments, or other district revenue.
Tex. Education Code § 51.665 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 51 / Section 51.665
§ 51.665. SUPPORT SERVICES.
Status: in_force

By interagency contract the governing boards of the participating institutions may assign the management and operation of selected services to one of the institutions in order to achieve cost effectiveness. Such services include, but are not limited to, maintenance of building and grounds, operation of auxiliary enterprises, and operation of a jointly supported library.
Tex. Tax Code § 312.0025 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 312 / Section 312.0025
§ 312.0025. DESIGNATION OF REINVESTMENT ZONE BY SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter to the contrary, the governing body of a school district, in the manner required for official action and for purposes of former Subchapter B or C, Chapter 313, of this code or Subchapter T, Chapter 403, Government Code, may designate an area entirely within the territory of the school district as a reinvestment zone if the governing body finds that, as a result of the designation and the granting of a limitation on appraised value under former Subchapter B or C, Chapter 313, of this code or the granting of a limitation on taxable value under Subchapter T, Chapter 403, Government Code, for property located in the reinvestment zone, the designation is reasonably likely to:

(1) contribute to the expansion of primary employment in the reinvestment zone; or

(2) attract major investment in the reinvestment zone that would:

(A) be a benefit to property in the reinvestment zone and to the school district; and

(B) contribute to the economic development of the region of this state in which the school district is located.

(b) The governing body of the school district may seek the recommendation of the commissioners court of each county and the governing body of each municipality that has territory in the school district before designating an area as a reinvestment zone under Subsection (a).
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 242.611 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 242 / Section 242.611
§ 242.611. FEES FOR ISSUANCE AND RENEWAL OF PERMIT TO ADMINISTER MEDICATION.
Status: in_force

The executive commissioner by rule shall set the fees in amounts reasonable and necessary to recover the amount projected by the department as required to administer its functions. Except as otherwise provided by Section 242.610, the fees may not exceed:

(1) $25 for a combined permit application and examination fee; and

(2) $15 for a renewal permit application fee.