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Tex. Health and Safety Code § 82.009 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 82 / Section 82.009
§ 82.009. CONFIDENTIALITY.
Status: in_force

(a) Reports, records, and information obtained under this chapter are confidential and are not subject to disclosure under Chapter 552, Government Code, are not subject to subpoena, and may not otherwise be released or made public except as provided by this section or Section 82.008(h). The reports, records, and information obtained under this chapter are for the confidential use of the department and the persons or public or private entities that the department determines are necessary to carry out the intent of this chapter.

(b) Medical or epidemiological information may be released:

(1) for statistical purposes in a manner that prevents identification of individuals, health care facilities, clinical laboratories, or health care practitioners;

(2) with the consent of each person identified in the information; or

(3) to promote cancer research, including release of information to other cancer registries and appropriate state and federal agencies, under rules adopted by the executive commissioner to ensure confidentiality as required by state and federal laws.

(c) A state employee may not testify in a civil, criminal, special, or other proceeding as to the existence or contents of records, reports, or information concerning an individual whose medical records have been used in submitting data required under this chapter unless the individual consents in advance.

(d) Data furnished to a cancer registry or a cancer researcher under Subsection (b) or Section 82.008(h) is for the confidential use of the cancer registry or the cancer researcher, as applicable, and is subject to Subsection (a).
Tex. Occupations Code § 1103.512 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1103 / Section 1103.512
§ 1103.512. RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS.
Status: in_force

(a) Contested case proceedings shall be recorded by:

(1) mechanical or electrical means; or

(2) a certified shorthand reporter.

(b) At the request of a party, the proceedings or any part of the proceedings shall be transcribed. The expense of the transcription shall be charged to the requesting party.

(c) Before testimony may be presented, the record must:

(1) show the identities of:

(A) any board members present;

(B) the administrative law judge; and

(C) the parties and their representatives; and

(2) state that all testimony is being recorded.

(d) The recording, stenographic notes, or transcription of oral proceedings shall be filed with and maintained by the board until at least the fifth anniversary of the date of the decision in the contested case.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3934.205 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3934 / Section 3934.205
§ 3934.205. 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. Occupations Code § 503.407 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 503 / Section 503.407
§ 503.407. REFUND.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to Subsection (b), the executive council may order a license holder to pay a refund to a consumer as provided in an agreement resulting from an informal settlement conference instead of or in addition to imposing an administrative penalty under Subchapter H, Chapter 507.

(b) The amount of a refund ordered as provided in an agreement resulting from an informal settlement conference may not exceed the amount the consumer paid to the license holder for a service regulated by this chapter. The executive council may not require payment of other damages or estimate harm in a refund order.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3837.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3837 / Section 3837.003
§ 3837.003. PURPOSE; DECLARATION OF INTENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The creation of the district is essential to accomplish the purposes of Sections 52 and 52-a, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and other public purposes stated in this chapter. By creating the district and in authorizing the City of Friendswood, Galveston and Harris Counties, and other political subdivisions to contract with the district, the legislature has established a program to accomplish the public purposes set out in Section 52-a, Article III, Texas Constitution.

(b) The creation of the district is necessary to promote, develop, encourage, and maintain employment, commerce, transportation, housing, tourism, recreation, the arts, entertainment, economic development, education, safety, and the public welfare in the district.

(c) This chapter and the creation of the district may not be interpreted to relieve Galveston and Harris Counties and the City of Friendswood from providing the level of services provided as of the effective date of the Act enacting this chapter, to the area in the district. The district is created to supplement and not to supplant the county or city services provided in the area in the district.
Tex. Government Code § 316.044 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 316 / Section 316.044
§ 316.044. HEARINGS ON FEE INCREASES AT INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION.
Status: in_force

Fees at institutions of higher education may not be increased unless a public hearing is held on the increase.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3953.108 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3953 / Section 3953.108
§ 3953.108. AGREEMENTS; GRANTS.
Status: in_force

(a) As provided by Chapter 375, Local Government Code, the district may make an agreement with or accept a gift, grant, or loan from any person.

(b) The implementation of a project is a governmental function or service for the purposes of Chapter 791, Government Code.
Tex. Insurance Code § 37.001 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 37 / Section 37.001
§ 37.001. CERTAIN PROCEEDINGS RELATING TO RATEMAKING AND POLICY FORMS; RULES.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner shall adopt rules governing proceedings necessary to approve or promulgate rates, policy forms, or policy form endorsements under this code or another insurance law of this state.

(b) The commissioner shall conduct the proceedings in accordance with the rules adopted under this section.

(c) Rules adopted under this section must comply with this code and any other insurance law of this state and must be adopted in accordance with Chapter 2001, Government Code.
Tex. Water Code § 15.109 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 15 / Section 15.109
§ 15.109. DELIVERY OF LOANS OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.
Status: in_force

(a) As money becomes available in the loan fund, the board shall deliver the funds under the approved applications.

(b) The board shall deliver money in the fund that is provided by legislative appropriation in the manner provided by and subject to the restrictions of the legislative appropriation.
Tex. Water Code § 6.198 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 6 / Section 6.198
§ 6.198. PURCHASE, DONATION, AND SALE OF PROMOTIONAL ITEMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The executive administrator, with the approval of the board and on the board's behalf, may purchase, donate, sell, or contract for the sale of items to promote the programs of the board, including:

(1) caps or other clothing;

(2) posters;

(3) banners;

(4) calendars;

(5) books;

(6) prints; and

(7) other items as determined by the board.

(b) The board may use its Internet website to advertise and sell the items described by Subsection (a).

(c) Money received from the sale of a promotional item under this section shall be deposited in the general revenue fund and may be used only by the board to further the purposes and programs of the board.

(d) Section 403.095, Government Code, does not apply to money deposited in the general revenue fund under this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7942A.0104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7942A / Section 7942A.0104
§ 7942A.0104. CONSENT OF MUNICIPALITY REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors may not hold an election under Section 7942A.0103 until each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located has consented by ordinance or resolution to the creation of the district and to the inclusion of land in the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 11007.205 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 11007 / Section 11007.205
§ 11007.205. ADDITIONAL SECURITY.
Status: in_force

(a) District bonds may be additionally secured, at the discretion of the board, by a deed of trust or mortgage lien on all or part of the district's physical property, facilities, easements, water rights and appropriation permits, leases, contracts, and all rights appurtenant to the property, vesting in the trustee power to:

(1) sell the property for the payment of the debt;

(2) operate the property; and

(3) take other action to further secure the bonds.

(b) A purchaser under a sale under the deed of trust lien, if one is given:

(1) is the absolute owner of the property, facilities, and rights purchased; and

(2) is entitled to maintain and operate the property, facilities, and rights.
Tex. Local Government Code § 111.006 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 111 / Section 111.006
§ 111.006. PROPOSED BUDGET FILED WITH COUNTY CLERK; PUBLIC INSPECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) Not later than August 15, the county judge shall file a copy of the proposed budget with the county clerk.

(b) The copy of the proposed budget shall be available for inspection by any person. If the county maintains an Internet website, the county clerk shall take action to ensure that the proposed budget is posted on the website.
Tex. Transportation Code § 451.618 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 451 / Section 451.618
§ 451.618.
Status: in_force

Sec. 451.618. WITHDRAWAL: ALTERNATIVE METHOD FOR CERTAIN EMERGENCY SERVICES DISTRICTS. (a) An emergency services district described by Section 451.601(3) may withdraw from an authority, in addition to any other manner provided by law, by a vote of a majority of the registered voters of the district voting at an election on the question of withdrawing from the authority.

(b) The governing body of the emergency services district shall call an election under this section if a petition requesting that an election to withdraw from the authority be held is submitted to the governing body and is signed by at least 10 percent of the registered voters of the district on the date the petition is submitted. To be counted for purposes of validating the petition, a signature on the petition must have been inscribed not earlier than the 120th day before the date the petition is submitted to the governing body.

(c) The governing body, before the 31st day after the date the petition is submitted to the governing body, shall determine whether a petition under this section is valid, and if the governing body fails to act on the petition before the expiration of that period, the petition is valid.

(d) Sections 451.601, 451.607, 451.608, 451.609, 451.611, 451.612(a), and 451.613 apply to the withdrawal of an emergency services district under this section.

(e) An election may not be called under this section to be held on a date earlier than the first anniversary of the date of the most recent election held under this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3952.251 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3952 / Section 3952.251
§ 3952.251. DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT AND CONSENT APPLICATION REQUIRED TO BORROW MONEY OR IMPOSE TAXES OR ASSESSMENTS, INCLUDING BONDS.
Status: in_force

Before the district may issue bonds, impose taxes or assessments, or borrow money, the district must obtain from the city confirmation that the development agreement and consent application are enforceable and no defaults are known.
Tex. Election Code § 31.166 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 31 / Section 31.166
§ 31.166. CLASSIFICATION OF DUTIES BY SECRETARY OF STATE.
Status: in_force

(a) The secretary of state shall adopt rules consistent with Sections 31.164 and 31.165 that classify the duties and functions placed on the officers of the participating entities by statutes outside this code according to whether they are to be performed by the joint elections administrator or by the officer.

(b) If the joint elections administrator or officer of a participating entity is uncertain as to which person should perform a duty or function that the secretary of state has not classified, the person shall request the secretary to classify that duty or function, and the secretary shall comply with the request as soon as practicable.

(c) The secretary of state shall deliver a copy of each rule proposed under this section to the joint elections administrator and to the officer of each participating entity in this state not later than the fifth day after the date notice of the proposal is published in the Texas Register and shall deliver a copy of each adopted rule to those persons not later than the fifth day after the date the certified copy of the rule is filed in the secretary's office. Failure to comply with this subsection does not affect the validity of a rule.

(d) On receiving notice of the creation of the position of joint elections administrator for a county, the secretary of state shall deliver to the county clerk a current set of the rules adopted under this section. On receiving notice of the initial appointment of the administrator, the secretary shall deliver a set of the rules to the administrator.

(e) The secretary of state may, on 30 days' notice, adopt a rule classifying a duty or function if the rule is needed in a shorter time than provided by the regular rulemaking process. The rule is considered an emergency rule for purposes of Chapter 2001, Government Code. The secretary is not required to give notice of the proposed rule under Subsection (c), but the secretary must give notice of the rule's adoption under that subsection.
Tex. Government Code § 573.023 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 573 / Section 573.023
§ 573.023. COMPUTATION OF DEGREE OF CONSANGUINITY.
Status: in_force

(a) The degree of relationship by consanguinity between an individual and the individual's descendant is determined by the number of generations that separate them. A parent and child are related in the first degree, a grandparent and grandchild in the second degree, a great-grandparent and great-grandchild in the third degree and so on.

(b) If an individual and the individual's relative are related by consanguinity, but neither is descended from the other, the degree of relationship is determined by adding:

(1) the number of generations between the individual and the nearest common ancestor of the individual and the individual's relative; and

(2) the number of generations between the relative and the nearest common ancestor.

(c) An individual's relatives within the third degree by consanguinity are the individual's:

(1) parent or child (relatives in the first degree);

(2) brother, sister, grandparent, or grandchild (relatives in the second degree); and

(3) great-grandparent, great-grandchild, aunt who is a sister of a parent of the individual, uncle who is a brother of a parent of the individual, nephew who is a child of a brother or sister of the individual, or niece who is a child of a brother or sister of the individual (relatives in the third degree).
Tex. Local Government Code § 501.305 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 501 / Section 501.305
§ 501.305. EXECUTION AND VERIFICATION OF CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) A certificate of amendment shall be executed:

(1) on behalf of the corporation by the president or a vice president of the corporation and by the secretary or an assistant secretary of the corporation; or

(2) by the presiding officer of the governing body of the corporation's authorizing unit and by the secretary or clerk of the governing body.

(b) One of the officers who signs the certificate of amendment shall verify the certificate of amendment.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 66.0071 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 66 / Section 66.0071
§ 66.0071. REMOVAL OF HARMFUL AQUATIC PLANTS.
Status: in_force

On leaving any public or private body of water in this state, a person shall immediately remove and lawfully dispose of any exotic aquatic plant on the list of prohibited plants adopted under Section 66.0072 that is clinging or attached to the person's:

(1) vessel or watercraft; or

(2) trailer, motor vehicle, or other mobile device used to transport or launch a vessel or watercraft.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 487.251 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 487 / Section 487.251
§ 487.251. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Executive commissioner" means the executive commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission.

(2) "Institutional review board" means a compassionate-use institutional review board established under Section 487.253.
Tex. Education Code § 49.204 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 49 / Section 49.204
§ 49.204. TRANSFERS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board of trustees of a school district with a local revenue level in excess of entitlement may reduce the district's local revenue level by serving nonresident students who transfer to the district and are educated by the district but who are not charged tuition. A district that exercises the option under this subsection is not required to execute an agreement with the school district in which a transferring student resides and must certify to the commissioner that the district has not charged or received tuition for the transferring students.

(b) A school district that receives tuition for a student from a school district with a local revenue level in excess of entitlement may not claim attendance for that student for purposes of Chapters 46 and 48 and the instructional materials and technology allotment under Section 31.0211.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1030.354 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1030 / Section 1030.354
§ 1030.354. RATIFICATION ELECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) Annexation of territory is final when approved by a majority of the voters at:

(1) an election held in the district; and

(2) a separate election held on the same date in the territory to be annexed.

(b) If the district has outstanding debts or taxes, the voters in the elections to approve annexation must also determine whether the annexed territory will assume its portion of the debts or taxes on annexation.
Tex. Labor Code § 51.039 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 51 / Section 51.039
§ 51.039.
Status: in_force

Sec. 51.039. INJUNCTION: ATTORNEY GENERAL'S ACTION. The attorney general may seek injunctive relief in district court against an employer who repeatedly violates the requirements established by this chapter relating to the employment of children.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 203.01 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 203 / Section 203.01
§ 203.01. TAX ON MALT BEVERAGES.
Status: in_force

A tax is imposed on the first sale of malt beverages brewed in this state or imported into this state at the rate of six dollars per barrel.
Tex. Local Government Code § 394.902 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 394 / Section 394.902
§ 394.902. HOUSING FOR ELDERLY.
Status: reserved

(a) The housing finance corporation shall require that at least five percent of the units in a multifamily residential development be built or renovated and be reserved for the lifetime of the development for occupancy by elderly persons of low income or by families of low or moderate income in which an elderly person is the head of a household if the development:

(1) contains at least 20 units; and

(2) is financed by bonds issued under this chapter as a result of an official decision to issue bonds that occurs on or after January 1, 1986.

(b) Instead of requiring a reservation of units as required under Subsection (a), the housing finance corporation may collect a fee equal to one-tenth percent of the total principal amount of the loan made for the multifamily residential development. The corporation shall collect the fee from the person who receives the loan at the time the loan is delivered. Immediately after the receipt of the fee, the corporation shall remit the fee to the Texas Department on Aging. The department shall deposit all funds received under this subsection to the credit of a special account in the general revenue fund. Funds in the special account may be used only to assist in obtaining housing for elderly persons or families in which an elderly person is the head of a household.

(c) If the housing finance corporation requires a reservation under Subsection (a), the design engineer for the development must certify to the corporation that the reserved units in the development meet standards set by the Texas Department on Aging for elderly persons.

(d) The governing body of the local government that authorizes, sponsors, or otherwise participates in the creation of the housing finance corporation shall cooperate with the Texas Department on Aging to implement this section and shall submit to the department an annual report relating to the number of developments financed under this chapter, the number of units reserved for the elderly persons or for families in which an elderly person is the head of the household, the amount of fees collected, and other information required by the department.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 4.158 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 4 / Section 4.158
§ 4.158.
Status: in_force

Sec. 4.158. FILING FEES: GENERAL PARTNERSHIPS. For a filing by or for a general partnership, the secretary of state shall impose the following fees:

(1) for filing a limited liability partnership application, $200 for each partner;

(2) for filing a limited liability partnership annual report, $200 for each partner on the date of filing of the report or, in the case of any past due annual report, $200 for the number of partners as of May 31 of the year that the report was due;

(3) for filing an application for registration by a foreign limited liability partnership, $200 for each partner in this state, except that the maximum fee may not exceed $750;

(4) for filing a renewal of registration by a foreign limited liability partnership, $200 for each partner in this state, except that the maximum fee may not exceed $750;

(5) for filing a certificate of amendment for a domestic limited liability partnership, $10, plus $200 for each partner added by the amendment;

(6) for filing a certificate of amendment for a foreign limited liability partnership, $10, plus $200 for each partner in this state added by amendment not to exceed $750; and

(7) for filing any other filing instrument, the filing fee imposed for a similar instrument under Section 4.155.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7985.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7985 / Section 7985.052
§ 7985.052. TEMPORARY DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) On or after September 1, 2017, 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 7985.003; or

(2) September 1, 2021.

(c) If permanent directors have not been elected under Section 7985.003 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 7985.003; 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.