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Tex. Health and Safety Code § 52B.003 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 52B / Section 52B.003
§ 52B.003. DATA FROM HEALTH CARE FACILITIES.
Status: in_force

A health care facility shall provide to the department, in the form and manner the department prescribes, data the department considers necessary and appropriate concerning sickle cell disease cases.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8490.0101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8490 / Section 8490.0101
§ 8490.0101. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

(2) "District" means the Morningstar Ranch Municipal Utility District No. 1.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 89.044 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 89 / Section 89.044
§ 89.044. RIGHT TO ENTER ON LAND.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission or its employees or agents, the operator, or the nonoperator, on proper identification, may enter the land of another for the purpose of plugging or replugging a well that has not been properly plugged.

(b) A prospective operator who has been authorized under Section 89.047 to conduct a surface inspection of a well, on proper identification, may enter the land of another for the sole purpose of conducting the inspection.

(c) Except as necessary to prevent injury to the public health, a person authorized to enter land under this section may not take an action that would prevent the owner of the surface estate of the land from accessing the land.
Tex. Government Code § 1251.006 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1251 / Section 1251.006
§ 1251.006. CERTAIN BONDS EXEMPTED.
Status: in_force

(a) Sections 1251.001, 1251.002, and 1251.004 do not apply to:

(1) refunding bonds of a county or municipality; or

(2) bonds issued in an amount less than $2,000 to repair a building or structure that may be built using the proceeds of bonds.

(b) If bonds described by Subsection (a)(2) are issued, the aggregate principal amount of those bonds may not exceed $2,000 in a calendar year.
Tex. Election Code § 129.001 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 129 / Section 129.001
§ 129.001. APPLICABILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) This chapter applies only to a voting system that uses direct recording electronic voting machines.

(b) To the extent possible, the procedures applicable to an electronic voting system under Chapter 127 are applicable to a voting system under this chapter.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 85.124 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 85 / Section 85.124
§ 85.124. RULES AND ORDERS RESTRICTING MARGINAL WELLS.
Status: in_force

No rule or order of the commission or of any other constituted legal authority shall be adopted requiring the restriction of the production of a marginal well.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8349.0304 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8349 / Section 8349.0304
§ 8349.0304. 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. Code of Criminal Procedure § 49.12 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 49 / Section 49.12
§ 49.12. LIABILITY OF PERSON PERFORMING AUTOPSY OR TEST.
Status: in_force

A person who performs an autopsy or makes a test on a body on the order of a justice of the peace in the good faith belief that the order is valid is not liable for damages if the order is invalid.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8205.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8205 / Section 8205.102
§ 8205.102. ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may construct, acquire, improve, maintain, or operate macadamized, graveled, or paved roads or turnpikes, or improvements in aid of those roads or turnpikes, inside the district.

(b) A road project must meet all applicable construction standards, zoning and subdivision requirements, and regulations of:

(1) each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located; and

(2) each county in whose jurisdiction the district is located.

(c) The district may not undertake a road project unless each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located consents by resolution.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8089.0103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8089 / Section 8089.0103
§ 8089.0103. CONFIRMATION AND DIRECTOR 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. Government Code § 24.211 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 24 / Section 24.211
§ 24.211.
Status: in_force

Sec. 24.211. 109TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (ANDREWS, CRANE, AND WINKLER COUNTIES). (a) The 109th Judicial District is composed of Andrews, Crane, and Winkler counties.

(b) The terms of the 109th District Court begin:

(1) in Andrews County on the second Monday in January and the first Monday in July;

(2) in Crane County on the first Mondays in February and August; and

(3) in Winkler County on the first Monday in March and the second Monday in September.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 18B.254 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 18B / Section 18B.254
§ 18B.254. APPLICATION OR ORDER NOT REQUIRED FOR CERTAIN SEARCHES.
Status: in_force

A peace officer is not required to file an application under Subchapter B or obtain an order under Subchapter C before the peace officer makes an otherwise lawful search, with or without a warrant, to determine the contents of a caller identification message, pager message, or voice message that is contained within the memory of an end-user's identification, paging, or answering device.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3982.0202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3982 / Section 3982.0202
§ 3982.0202. QUORUM.
Status: in_force

For purposes of determining the requirements for a quorum of the board, the following are not counted:

(1) a board position vacant for any reason, including death, resignation, or disqualification; or

(2) a director who is abstaining from participation in a vote because of a conflict of interest.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8189.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8189 / Section 8189.104
§ 8189.104. ELECTION FOR DIVISION OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

(a) Not sooner than the 30th day after the date on which the board has complied with Section 8189.103(c), the board shall hold an election in the district to determine whether the district should be divided as proposed.

(b) The board shall give notice of the election not later than the 35th day before the date of the election. The notice must state:

(1) the date and location of the election; and

(2) the proposition to be voted on.

(c) If a majority of the votes cast are in favor of the division:

(1) the district is divided; and

(2) not later than the 30th day after the date of the election, the district shall provide written notice of the division to:

(A) the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality;

(B) the attorney general;

(C) the Commissioners Court of Denton County; and

(D) any municipality having extraterritorial jurisdiction over territory in each new district.

(d) If a majority of the votes cast are not in favor of the division, the district may not be divided.
Tex. Government Code § 436.053 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 436 / Section 436.053
§ 436.053. COMPENSATION AND EXPENSES.
Status: in_force

(a) A public member of the commission is not entitled to compensation but is entitled to reimbursement, from commission funds, for the travel expenses incurred by the member while conducting the business of the commission, as provided by the General Appropriations Act.

(b) The entitlement of a legislative member to compensation or reimbursement for travel expenses is governed by the law applying to the member's service in that underlying position, and any payments to the member shall be made from the appropriate funds of the applicable house of the legislature.

(c) The entitlement of the ex officio member described by Section 436.051(a)(2)(C) to compensation or to reimbursement for travel expenses incurred while transacting commission business is governed by the law that applies to the member's service in that underlying position, and any payment to the member for either purpose must be made from money that may be used for the purpose and is available to the state agency that the member serves in that underlying position.
Tex. Government Code § 432.052 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 432 / Section 432.052
§ 432.052. COMPULSORY SELF-INCRIMINATION PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

(a) A person subject to this chapter may not compel any person to incriminate himself or to answer a question the answer to which may tend to incriminate him.

(b) A person subject to this chapter may not interrogate or request any statement from an accused or a person suspected of an offense without first informing him of the nature of the accusation and advising him that he does not have to make any statement regarding the offense of which he is accused or suspected and that any statement made by him may be used as evidence against him in a trial by court-martial.

(c) A person subject to this chapter may not compel any person to make a statement or produce evidence before a military tribunal if the statement or evidence is not material to the issue and may tend to degrade him.

(d) A statement obtained from a person in violation of this section, or through the use of coercion, unlawful influence, or unlawful inducement, may not be received in evidence against the person in a trial by court-martial.
Tex. Estates Code § 362.012 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 362 / Section 362.012
§ 362.012. DISCHARGE OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE AND BOND SURETIES WHEN NO ESTATE PROPERTY REMAINS; CANCELLATION OF LETTERS.
Status: in_force

If, on final settlement of the estate, none of the estate remains in the representative's possession, the court shall enter an order:

(1) discharging a personal representative from the representative's trust;

(2) canceling the letters issued to the personal representative;

(3) discharging and releasing the sureties on the personal representative's bond, if applicable; and

(4) closing the estate.
Tex. Water Code § 16.061 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 16 / Section 16.061
§ 16.061. STATE FLOOD PLAN.
Status: in_force

(a) Not later than September 1, 2024, and before the end of each successive five-year period after that date, the board shall prepare and adopt a comprehensive state flood plan that incorporates the regional flood plans approved under Section 16.062. The state flood plan must:

(1) provide for orderly preparation for and response to flood conditions to protect against the loss of life and property;

(2) be a guide to state and local flood control policy; and

(3) contribute to water development where possible.

(b) The state flood plan must include:

(1) an evaluation of the condition and adequacy of flood control infrastructure on a regional basis;

(2) a statewide, ranked list of ongoing and proposed flood control and mitigation projects and strategies necessary to protect against the loss of life and property from flooding and a discussion of how those projects and strategies might further water development, where applicable;

(3) an analysis of completed, ongoing, and proposed flood control projects included in previous state flood plans, including which projects received funding;

(4) an analysis of development in the 100-year floodplain areas as defined by the Federal Emergency Management Agency; and

(5) legislative recommendations the board considers necessary to facilitate flood control planning and project construction.

(c) The board, in coordination with the commission, the Department of Agriculture, the General Land Office, the Parks and Wildlife Department, the Texas Division of Emergency Management, and the State Soil and Water Conservation Board, shall adopt guidance principles for the state flood plan that reflect the public interest of the entire state. The board shall review and revise the guidance principles and any other rules related to the state flood plan, with input from the commission, the Department of Agriculture, the General Land Office, the Parks and Wildlife Department, the Texas Division of Emergency Management, and the State Soil and Water Conservation Board, as necessary and at least every fifth year to coincide with the five-year cycle for adoption of a new state flood plan.

(c-1) The requirement to review a rule not later than the fourth anniversary of the date on which the rule takes effect and every four years after that date under Section 2001.039(b), Government Code, does not apply to a rule adopted under this section.

(d) On adoption of a state flood plan, the board shall deliver the plan to the:

(1) governor;

(2) lieutenant governor;

(3) speaker of the house of representatives; and

(4) appropriate legislative committees and legislative leadership.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7904.203 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7904 / Section 7904.203
§ 7904.203. BONDS FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

At the time of issuance, the total principal amount of bonds or other obligations issued or incurred to finance road projects and payable from ad valorem taxes may not exceed one-fourth of the assessed value of the real property in the district.
Tex. Government Code § 2308.103 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2308 / Section 2308.103
§ 2308.103. ADDITIONAL POWERS AND LIMITATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The council may:

(1) adopt rules essential to the internal functions and duties of the council;

(2) make expenditures, enter into contracts with public, private, and nonprofit organizations or agencies, require reports to be made, conduct investigations, and take other actions necessary or suitable to fulfill the council's duties under this chapter;

(3) delegate to the executive director any power or duty imposed on the council by law, including the authority to make a final order or decision;

(4) provide for the mediation or arbitration of disputes between agencies that perform functions for state and federal programs as provided by this chapter;

(5) accept gifts, grants, and donations of money, goods, or services to be used only to accomplish the council's duties under this chapter; and

(6) share employees with another state agency.

(b) The council may not:

(1) adopt rules related to the operation of workforce development; or

(2) delegate to the executive director the authority to adopt rules.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8409.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8409 / Section 8409.151
§ 8409.151. APPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN TAX CODE PROVISIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) Chapter 321, Tax Code, governs the imposition, computation, administration, enforcement, and collection of the sales and use tax authorized by this subchapter, except to the extent Chapter 321, Tax Code, is inconsistent with this subchapter.

(b) A reference in Chapter 321, Tax Code, to a municipality or the governing body of a municipality is a reference to the district or the board, respectively.
Tex. Local Government Code § 320.046 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 320 / Section 320.046
§ 320.046. GRANTS.
Status: in_force

The board may accept grants and gratuities in any form and from any source approved by the board and the commissioners court, including the government of the United States, this state, a public or private corporation, or any other person, for the benefit of one or more parks administered by the board or for the use of the board with respect to one or more of those parks.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7914A.0402 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7914A / Section 7914A.0402
§ 7914A.0402. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) If authorized at an election held under Section 7914A.0401, the district may impose an operation and maintenance tax on taxable property in the district in accordance with Section 49.107, Water Code.

(b) The board shall determine the tax rate. The rate may not exceed the rate approved at the election.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 368.014 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 368 / Section 368.014
§ 368.014. BOND OR OTHER FINANCIAL ASSURANCE.
Status: in_force

(a) An applicant for a waste hauler license must execute a surety bond or provide other financial assurance that is payable for the use and benefit of the county or any other person harmed by the waste hauler's actions.

(b) The bond or other financial assurance must be in an amount the commissioners court considers necessary or desirable according to the risk of harm associated with the operation of the waste hauling business.

(c) A bond executed under this section must comply with the insurance laws of this state.
Tex. Government Code § 2306.353 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2306 / Section 2306.353
§ 2306.353. REVENUE BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) In addition to issuing general obligation bonds under Section 2306.352, the department may issue revenue bonds to provide money to carry out a purpose, power, or duty of the housing finance division under this chapter.

(b) The bonds may be issued from time to time in one or more series or issues.

(c) The bonds shall be payable as to principal, interest, and redemption premium, if any, from, and secured by, a first or subordinate lien on, and pledge of, all or part of the revenues, income, or other resources of the housing finance division, including:

(1) the repayments of mortgage loans;

(2) the earnings from investment or deposit of the reserve fund and other funds of the housing finance division;

(3) the fees, charges, and other amounts or payments received under this chapter; and

(4) appropriations, grants, allocations, subsidies, rent supplements, guaranties, aid, contribution, or donations.
Tex. Insurance Code § 887.061 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 887 / Section 887.061
§ 887.061. REPORT ON CONDITION OF ASSOCIATION.
Status: in_force

The department may require from an association written reports on the condition of the association at any time the department considers advisable. The department may require that a report be verified by the oath of a responsible officer of the association.
Tex. Utilities Code § 37.059 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 37 / Section 37.059
§ 37.059. REVOCATION OR AMENDMENT OF CERTIFICATE.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission may revoke or amend a certificate after notice and hearing if the commission finds that the certificate holder has never provided or is no longer providing service in all or any part of the certificated area.

(b) The commission may require one or more electric utilities to provide service in an area affected by the revocation or amendment of a certificate.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8203.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8203 / Section 8203.151
§ 8203.151. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX.
Status: in_force

The district may impose a tax for any district operation and maintenance purpose in the manner provided by Section 49.107, Water Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3904.109 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3904 / Section 3904.109
§ 3904.109. PARKING FACILITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may acquire, lease as lessor or lessee, construct, develop, own, operate, and maintain parking facilities or a system of parking facilities, including lots, garages, parking terminals, or other structures or accommodations for parking motor vehicles off the streets and related appurtenances.

(b) The district's parking facilities serve the public purposes of the district and are owned, used, and held for a public purpose even if leased or operated by a private entity for a term of years.

(c) The district's parking facilities are necessary components of a street and are considered to be a street or road improvement.

(d) The development and operation of the district's parking facilities may be considered an economic development program.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1802.001 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1802 / Section 1802.001
§ 1802.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: repealed

In this chapter:

(1) "Advisory board" means the Auctioneer Advisory Board.

(2) "Associate auctioneer" means an individual who, for compensation, sells or offers to sell property at an auction under the direct supervision of a licensed auctioneer.

(3) "Auction" means the sale of property by competitive bid using any method, format, or venue.

(4) "Auction company" means a person who engages in the business of arranging, managing, sponsoring, advertising, or conducting auctions.

(5) "Auctioneer" means any individual who sells or offers to sell property of another person by live bid at auction, with or without receiving consideration.

(6) "Commission" means the Texas Commission of Licensing and Regulation.

(7) Repealed by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 816, Sec. 4.019(1); Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1276, Sec. 14A.351(a).

(8) "Department" means the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.

(8-a) "Executive director" means the executive director of the department.

(9) "Fund" means the auctioneer education and recovery fund.

(10) "Personal property" means any property other than real property.

(11) "Real property" means land, including improvements, fixtures, and other property appurtenant to or used in connection with the land, and any other estate, interest, or legal or equitable right in the land, improvement, fixture, or appurtenant property.

(12) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 777 , Sec. 15, eff. September 1, 2015.

(13) "Sealed bid auction" means a sealed bidding procedure that incorporates or allows for the competitive increasing or decreasing of bids after the opening of sealed bids.

(14) "Security instrument," "substitute trustee," and "trustee" have the meanings assigned by Section 51.0001, Property Code.
Tex. Family Code § 159.603 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 159 / Section 159.603
§ 159.603. EFFECT OF REGISTRATION FOR ENFORCEMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) A support order or income-withholding order issued in another state or a foreign support order is registered when the order is filed in the registering tribunal of this state.

(b) A registered support order issued in another state or a foreign country is enforceable in the same manner and is subject to the same procedures as an order issued by a tribunal of this state.

(c) Except as otherwise provided in this subchapter, a tribunal of this state shall recognize and enforce, but may not modify, a registered support order if the issuing tribunal had jurisdiction.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 147.065 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 147 / Section 147.065
§ 147.065. FAILURE TO KEEP OR EXHIBIT TRANSPORTATION RECORDS.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person violates Section 147.042 of this code.

(b) An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than $200.
Tex. Education Code § 25.902 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 25 / Section 25.902
§ 25.902. PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN DISCRIMINATION IN STUDENT DRESS OR GROOMING POLICY.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "protective hairstyle" includes braids, locks, and twists.

(b) Any student dress or grooming policy adopted by a school district, including a student dress or grooming policy for any extracurricular activity, may not discriminate against a hair texture or protective hairstyle commonly or historically associated with race.