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Tex. Family Code § 152.301 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 152 / Section 152.301
§ 152.301. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Petitioner" means a person who seeks enforcement of an order for return of a child under the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction or enforcement of a child custody determination.

(2) "Respondent" means a person against whom a proceeding has been commenced for enforcement of an order for return of a child under the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction or enforcement of a child custody determination.
Tex. Government Code § 815.006 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 815 / Section 815.006
§ 815.006. COMPENSATION; EXPENSES.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding Subchapter C of Chapter 659, trustees who are contributing members of the retirement system serve without compensation but are entitled to reimbursement for all actual and necessary expenses that they incur in the performance of official board duties.

(b) Notwithstanding Subchapter C of Chapter 659, subject to the approval of the board of trustees, trustees who are not contributing members of the retirement system may receive:

(1) compensation; and

(2) reimbursement for all actual and necessary expenses that they incur in the performance of official board duties.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1151.001 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1151 / Section 1151.001
§ 1151.001. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this chapter, "industrial life insurance" means life insurance under which the premiums are payable:

(1) weekly; or

(2) less often than weekly but at least monthly, if the face amount of insurance coverage provided by the policy is $1,000 or less.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 113.014 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 113 / Section 113.014
§ 113.014. EMPLOYEES.
Status: in_force

Sufficient employees shall be provided for the enforcement of this chapter.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 161.026 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 161 / Section 161.026
§ 161.026. REMOVAL OF BOARD MEMBER.
Status: in_force

(a) It is a ground for removal from the board if an appointed member:

(1) does not have at the time of appointment the qualifications required by Article III, Section 49-b, of the Texas Constitution for appointment to the board;

(2) does not maintain during the service on the board the qualifications required by Article III, Section 49-b, of the Texas Constitution for appointment to the board;

(3) is ineligible for membership under Section 161.024;

(4) is unable to discharge his duties for a substantial portion of the term for which he was appointed because of illness or disability; or

(5) is absent from more than one-half of the regularly scheduled board meetings which the member is eligible to attend during each calendar year, except when the absence is excused by a majority vote of the board.

(b) The validity of an action of the board is not affected by the fact that it was taken when a ground for removal of an appointed member of the board existed.

(c) If the executive secretary has knowledge that a potential ground for removal exists, the executive secretary shall notify the presiding officer of the board of the potential ground. The presiding officer of the board shall then notify the governor and the attorney general that a potential ground for removal exists. If the potential ground for removal involves the presiding officer, the executive secretary shall notify the next highest ranking officer of the board, who shall then notify the governor and the attorney general that a potential ground for removal exists.
Tex. Education Code § 38.173 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 38 / Section 38.173
§ 38.173. CONCUSSION RESPONSE POLICY.
Status: in_force

(a) A school district shall adopt and implement a policy regarding how to respond to a concussion believed to have been sustained by a student while on school property or participating in a school-sponsored or school-related activity on or off school property.

(b) The policy adopted under Subsection (a) must provide for:

(1) the immediate removal of a student from a school-sponsored or school-related activity if a school district employee or volunteer believes the student might have sustained a concussion;

(2) notice to the student's parent or guardian or another person with legal authority to make medical decisions for the student of the student's suspected concussion and removal under Subdivision (1); and

(3) the student's return to a school-sponsored or school-related activity only after the requirements under Section 38.157(a) have been satisfied.
Tex. Insurance Code § 84.022 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 84 / Section 84.022
§ 84.022. PENALTY AMOUNT.
Status: in_force

(a) The penalty for a violation may not exceed $25,000, unless a greater or lesser penalty is specified by this code or another insurance law of this state.

(b) The amount of the penalty shall be based on:

(1) the seriousness of the violation, including:

(A) the nature, circumstances, extent, and gravity of the violation; and

(B) the hazard or potential hazard created to the health, safety, or economic welfare of the public;

(2) the economic harm to the public interest or public confidence caused by the violation;

(3) the history of previous violations;

(4) the amount necessary to deter a future violation;

(5) efforts to correct the violation;

(6) whether the violation was intentional; and

(7) any other matter that justice may require.
Tex. Water Code § 29.020 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 29 / Section 29.020
§ 29.020. SUIT TO COMPEL RAILROAD COMMISSION TO ACT.
Status: in_force

If the railroad commission does not act within a reasonable time after a person applies for a permit or for renewal of a permit, the applicant may notify the railroad commission of his intention to file suit. After 10 days have elapsed since the day the notice was given, the applicant may file a petition in an action to compel the railroad commission to show cause why it should not be directed by the court to take immediate action.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 22.113 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 22 / Section 22.113
§ 22.113. TITLE TO PARK.
Status: in_force

The title of the land known as Hueco Tanks in El Paso County is in the name of the state and is subject to limitations, conditions, and exceptions made by the former owners and approved by the department or the department's predecessor.
Tex. Education Code § 46.010 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 46 / Section 46.010
§ 46.010. PROJECTS BY MORE THAN ONE DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

If two or more districts apply for state assistance in connection with a joint project at a single location, each district is entitled to a guaranteed facilities yield amount of state and local funds that is 20 percent higher than the amount to which the district would otherwise be entitled under Section 46.005.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1076.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1076 / Section 1076.003
§ 1076.003. POLITICAL SUBDIVISION.
Status: in_force

The district is a political subdivision of this state.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1073.005 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1073 / Section 1073.005
§ 1073.005. CORRECTION OF INVALID PROCEDURES.
Status: in_force

If a court holds that any procedure under this chapter violates the constitution of this state or of the United States, the district by resolution may provide an alternative procedure that conforms with the constitution.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7913A.0304 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7913A / Section 7913A.0304
§ 7913A.0304. ROAD STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

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

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

(c) If the state will maintain and operate the road, the Texas Transportation Commission must approve the plans and specifications of the road project.
Tex. Family Code § 264.2043 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 264 / Section 264.2043
§ 264.2043. PROHIBITION ON ABUSE OR NEGLECT INVESTIGATION BASED SOLELY ON REQUEST FOR INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

The department may not initiate an investigation of child abuse or neglect based solely on a request submitted to the department by a child's parent for information relating to child and family services available to families in crisis.
Tex. Insurance Code § 4055.252 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 4055 / Section 4055.252
§ 4055.252. ISSUANCE OF LICENSE; LICENSE FEE.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter or this code, the commissioner may issue a specialty license to a vendor who complies with this subchapter. The specialty license may be issued only for the limited purposes specified by this subchapter.

(b) A specialty license issued to a vendor under this subchapter authorizes the vendor and any employee or authorized representative of the vendor to offer the type of coverage specified in this subchapter at each location at which the vendor engages in business.

(c) The commissioner shall impose an annual license fee for a specialty license issued under this subchapter. The commissioner shall set the license fee in an amount reasonable and necessary to cover the costs of administering this subchapter, not to exceed $5,000.
Tex. Government Code § 1433.062 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1433 / Section 1433.062
§ 1433.062. MONEY USED TO PAY BONDS; PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The principal of and the interest on bonds authorized under this chapter are payable only from the money provided for that payment and from the revenue of the industrial project or medical project for which the bonds were authorized.

(b) An issuer may not incur financial obligations that cannot be paid from revenue from the lease of an industrial project or medical project.
Tex. Government Code § 665.081 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 665 / Section 665.081
§ 665.081. NO REMOVAL FOR ACTS COMMITTED BEFORE ELECTION TO OFFICE.
Status: in_force

(a) An officer in this state may not be removed from office for an act the officer may have committed before the officer's election to office.

(b) The prohibition against the removal from office for an act the officer commits before the officer's election is covered by:

(1) Section 21.002, Local Government Code, for a mayor or alderman of a general law municipality; or

(2) Chapter 87, Local Government Code, for a county or precinct officer.
Tex. Election Code § 145.035 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 145 / Section 145.035
§ 145.035. WITHDRAWN, DECEASED, OR INELIGIBLE CANDIDATE'S NAME OMITTED FROM BALLOT.
Status: in_force

A candidate's name shall be omitted from the ballot if the candidate withdraws, dies, or is declared ineligible on or before the 74th day before election day.
Tex. Family Code § 153.611 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 153 / Section 153.611
§ 153.611. EXCEPTION FOR CERTAIN TITLE IV-D PROCEEDINGS.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of this subchapter, this subchapter does not apply to a proceeding in a Title IV-D case relating to the determination of parentage or establishment, modification, or enforcement of a child support, medical support, or dental support obligation.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 42.0373 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 42 / Section 42.0373
§ 42.0373. MANDATORY RESTITUTION FOR CHILD WITNESS OF FAMILY VIOLENCE.
Status: in_force

(a) If after a conviction or a grant of deferred adjudication a court places a defendant on community supervision for an offense involving family violence, as defined by Section 71.004, Family Code, the court shall determine from the complaint, information, indictment, or other charging instrument, the presentence report, or other evidence before the court whether:

(1) the offense was committed in the physical presence of, or in the same habitation or vehicle occupied by, a person younger than 15 years of age; and

(2) at the time of the offense, the defendant had knowledge or reason to know that the person younger than 15 years of age was physically present or occupied the same habitation or vehicle.

(b) If the court determines both issues described by Subsection (a) in the affirmative, the court shall order the defendant to pay restitution in an amount equal to the cost of necessary rehabilitation, including medical, psychiatric, and psychological care and treatment, for a person described by Subsection (a)(1).

(c) The court shall, after considering the financial circumstances of the defendant, specify in a restitution order issued under Subsection (b) the manner in which the defendant must pay the restitution. The order must require restitution payments to be delivered in the manner described by Article 42.037(g-2)(3).

(d) A restitution order issued under Subsection (b) may be enforced by the state, or by a person or a parent or guardian of the person named in the order to receive the restitution, in the same manner as a judgment in a civil action.

(e) The court may hold a hearing, make findings of fact, and amend a restitution order issued under Subsection (b) if the defendant fails to pay the person named in the order in the manner specified by the court.

(f) A determination under this article may not be entered as an affirmative finding in the judgment for the offense for which the defendant was placed on community supervision.
Tex. Estates Code § 1154.151 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1154 / Section 1154.151
§ 1154.151. USE OF INVENTORY, APPRAISEMENT, AND LIST OF CLAIMS AS EVIDENCE.
Status: in_force

Each inventory, appraisement, and list of claims that has been made, filed, and approved in accordance with law; the record of the inventory, appraisement, and list of claims; or a copy of an original or the record that has been certified under the seal of the county court affixed by the clerk:

(1) may be given in evidence in any court of this state in any suit by or against the guardian of the estate; and

(2) is not conclusive for or against the guardian of the estate if it is shown that:

(A) any property or claim of the estate is not shown in the inventory, appraisement, or list of claims; or

(B) the value of the property or claim of the estate exceeded the value shown in the appraisement or list of claims.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8852.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8852 / Section 8852.003
§ 8852.003. CONFIRMATION ELECTION REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

If the creation of the district is not confirmed in at least one of the territories described by Section 8852.023 at a confirmation election held before September 1, 2011:

(1) the district is dissolved on September 1, 2011, except that:

(A) any debts incurred shall be paid;

(B) any assets that remain after the payment of debts shall be transferred in equal amounts to Jim Hogg, Brooks, Hidalgo, and Jim Wells Counties; and

(C) the organization of the district shall be maintained until all debts are paid and remaining assets are transferred; and

(2) this chapter expires September 1, 2013.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1012.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1012 / Section 1012.102
§ 1012.102. RESTRICTION ON COUNTY OR MUNICIPALITY TAXATION AND DEBT.
Status: in_force

Childress County or a municipality in Childress County may not impose a tax or issue bonds or other obligations for hospital purposes or for medical treatment of indigent persons in the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3859.251 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3859 / Section 3859.251
§ 3859.251. DISSOLUTION OF DISTRICT WITH OUTSTANDING DEBT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may be dissolved as provided by Subchapter M, Chapter 375, Local Government Code, except that Section 375.264, Local Government Code, does not apply to the district.

(b) If the district has debt when it is dissolved, the district shall remain in existence solely for the purpose of discharging its bonds or other obligations according to their terms.
Tex. Government Code § 1433.067 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1433 / Section 1433.067
§ 1433.067. USE OF BOND PROCEEDS.
Status: in_force

The proceeds of the bonds of each issue may be used only for the payment of the cost of the industrial project or medical project for which the bonds were issued, and shall be disbursed in the manner and under any restrictions provided in the resolution authorizing the issuance of the bonds or in the trust agreement securing the bonds. Any proceeds of the bonds of an issue that exceed the cost of the project for which the bonds were issued shall be deposited to the credit of the sinking fund for those bonds.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7985.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7985 / Section 7985.003
§ 7985.003. CONFIRMATION AND DIRECTORS' ELECTION REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors shall hold an election to confirm the creation of the district and to elect five permanent directors as provided by Section 49.102, Water Code.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 17.30 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 17 / Section 17.30
§ 17.30. SHALL CERTIFY PROCEEDINGS.
Status: in_force

The magistrate, before whom an examination has taken place upon a criminal accusation, shall certify to all the proceedings had before him, as well as where he discharges, holds to bail or commits, and transmit them, sealed up, to the court before which the defendant may be tried, writing his name across the seals of the envelope. The voluntary statement of the defendant, the testimony, bail bonds, and every other proceeding in the case, shall be thus delivered to the clerk of the proper court, without delay.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 12.132 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 12 / Section 12.132
§ 12.132. CERTIFICATION TO COMPTROLLER.
Status: in_force

The department shall collect information relating to the unreimbursed health care expenditures of each political subdivision and, based on that information and using the formula established in Paragraph 5.B. of the agreement, shall certify to the comptroller the percentage of each annual distribution to be paid from the account to each political subdivision.
Tex. Occupations Code § 801.157 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 801 / Section 801.157
§ 801.157. PEER ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall establish or approve a peer assistance program for veterinarians. The peer assistance program must comply with Chapter 467, Health and Safety Code.

(b) The board may order a veterinarian who is subject to disciplinary action under this chapter based on a finding that the veterinarian is impaired by chemical dependency or mental illness to submit to care, counseling, or treatment through the peer assistance program.

(c) The board shall provide information on its website directing licensed veterinarians to approved peer assistance programs.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8508.0117 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8508 / Section 8508.0117
§ 8508.0117. GENERAL CONTRACT POWERS.
Status: in_force

(a) The authority may enter into a contract or execute an instrument that is necessary or convenient for the exercise of its powers, rights, duties, and functions or the accomplishment of its purposes.

(b) Notwithstanding any other law, the authority may:

(1) undertake and carry out an activity that is related to or necessary in carrying out or performing a power or function of the authority;

(2) enter into a contract, loan agreement, lease, or installment sales agreement;

(3) acquire, purchase, construct, own, operate, maintain, repair, improve, or extend, or loan, lease, sell, or otherwise dispose of, including by such methods as a loan payment, rental, sale, or installment sale, as the parties may agree, any facility, plant, building, structure, equipment, or appliance or property or any interest in property; and

(4) use any or all money or proceeds of bonds and other obligations.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3958.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3958 / Section 3958.201
§ 3958.201. ELECTIONS REGARDING TAXES AND BONDS.
Status: in_force

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

(1) revenue other than ad valorem taxes; or

(2) contract payments described by Section 3958.203.

(b) The district must hold an election in the manner provided by Subchapter L, Chapter 375, Local Government Code, to obtain voter approval before the district may impose an ad valorem tax or issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes.

(c) Section 375.243, Local Government Code, does not apply to the district.

(d) 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 § 771.058 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 771 / Section 771.058
§ 771.058. OPTIONAL PARTICIPATION IN PLAN.
Status: in_force

(a) In a county with a population of 120,000 or less, the county or another public agency, other than the state, located in the county is not required to participate in the regional plan applicable to the regional planning commission in which it is located, and the fee imposed under this chapter may not be charged to a customer in the county or territory of the public agency other than the county, unless the county or other public agency chooses to participate in the plan by resolution of its governing body.

(b) On approval by the commission, an emergency communication district may choose to participate in the regional plan applicable to the regional planning commission region in which the district is located. An emergency communication district described by Section 771.001(3)(A) may choose to participate in the regional plan by resolution of its governing body or by adoption of an ordinance. An emergency communication district described by Section 771.001(3)(B) may choose to participate in the regional plan by order of the district's board after a public hearing held in the manner required for a public hearing on the continuation of the district under the law governing the district. Following the adoption of the resolution, ordinance, or order and approval by the commission, the regional planning commission shall amend the regional plan to take into account the participation of the emergency communication district.

(c) Participation in the regional plan by an emergency communication district does not affect the organization or operation of the district, except that the district may not collect an emergency communication fee or other special fee for 9-1-1 service not permitted by this chapter. Participation by the district in the plan does not affect the district's authority to set its own fees in the territory under its jurisdiction on January 1, 1988. Participation in the regional plan by a public agency or group of public agencies operating as an emergency communication district as provided by Subsection (d) does not affect the authority of the public agency or group of public agencies to set its own fees in territory:

(1) under its jurisdiction at the time of recognition; or

(2) added to the district after the recognition.

(d) In a county with a population of 120,000 or less, a public agency or group of public agencies acting jointly that contracted with a service provider before September 1, 1987, to provide 9-1-1 service by resolution of its governing body may withdraw from a regional plan in which it chooses to participate. A public agency or group of public agencies that withdraws from a regional plan under this subsection shall be recognized and operate as an emergency communication district in the agency's or group's geographic jurisdiction. As an emergency communication district, the public agency or group of agencies:

(1) is governed by Subchapter D, Chapter 772; and

(2) may collect all fees authorized by that subchapter or other applicable law.