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Tex. Occupations Code § 205.302 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 205 / Section 205.302
§ 205.302. AUTHORIZED PRACTICE WITHOUT REFERRAL.
Status: in_force

(a) After notice and public hearing, the medical board shall determine by rule whether an acupuncturist may treat a patient for alcoholism or chronic pain without a referral from a physician, dentist, or chiropractor. The medical board shall make the determination based on clinical evidence and what the medical board determines to be in the best interest of affected patients.

(b) Notwithstanding Section 205.301, a license holder may, without a referral from a physician, dentist, or chiropractor, perform acupuncture on a person for:

(1) smoking addiction;

(2) weight loss; or

(3) substance abuse, to the extent permitted by medical board rule adopted with advice from the acupuncture board.
Tex. Election Code § 64.008 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 64 / Section 64.008
§ 64.008. DEPOSITING BALLOT.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), after a voter has marked the ballot, the voter shall fold the ballot to conceal the way it is marked but to expose the presiding judge's signature, and shall deposit it in the ballot box used for the deposit of marked ballots.

(b) After a voter has marked a provisional ballot, the voter shall enclose the ballot in the envelope on which the voter's executed affidavit is printed. The person shall seal the envelope and deposit it in a box available for the deposit of provisional ballots.

(c) At the time a person casts a provisional ballot under Subsection (b), an election officer shall give the person written information describing how the person may use the free access system established under Section 65.059 to obtain information on the disposition of the person's vote.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1951.101 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1951 / Section 1951.101
§ 1951.101. COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP.
Status: in_force

(a) The committee consists of 11 members appointed by the commissioner as follows:

(1) one member who is an employee of a school district and associated with a school integrated pest management program;

(2) three members who represent the public;

(3) one member from an institution of higher education who is knowledgeable in the science of pests and pest control;

(4) three members who represent the interests of structural pest control operators and who are appointed based on recommendations provided by a trade association of operators;

(5) one member who represents the interests of consumers;

(6) the commissioner of state health services or the commissioner's designee; and

(7) one member who is a structural pest control operator with experience in natural, organic, or holistic pest control.

(b) Members of the committee serve staggered four-year terms. The terms of five or six members, as appropriate, expire on February 1 of each odd-numbered year.

(c) Service on the committee by a state officer or employee is an additional duty of the member's office or employment.

(d) Appointments to the committee shall be made without regard to the race, color, disability, sex, religion, age, or national origin of the appointee.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 11004.113 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 11004 / Section 11004.113
§ 11004.113. EXERCISE OF POWERS OF DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION.
Status: in_force

The district may exercise the powers of a development corporation under Chapter 505, Local Government Code.
Tex. Education Code § 21.206 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 21 / Section 21.206
§ 21.206. NOTICE OF CONTRACT RENEWAL OR NONRENEWAL.
Status: in_force

(a) Not later than the 10th day before the last day of instruction in a school year, the board of trustees shall notify in writing each teacher whose contract is about to expire whether the board proposes to renew or not renew the contract. The notice must be delivered personally by hand delivery to the teacher on the campus at which the teacher is employed, except that if the teacher is not present on the campus on the date that hand delivery is attempted, the notice must be mailed by prepaid certified mail or delivered by express delivery service to the teacher's address of record with the district. Notice that is postmarked on or before the 10th day before the last day of instruction is considered timely given under this subsection.

(b) The board's failure to give the notice required by Subsection (a) within the time specified constitutes an election to employ the teacher in the same professional capacity for the following school year.

(c) This section does not apply to a term contract with a superintendent.
Tex. Government Code § 24.472 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 24 / Section 24.472
§ 24.472.
Status: in_force

Sec. 24.472. 295TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). (a) The 295th Judicial District is composed of Harris County.

(b) The 295th District Court shall give preference to civil matters.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 162.014 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 162 / Section 162.014
§ 162.014. CRIMINAL PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person discloses information in violation of Section 162.006, 162.007, 162.010, or 162.011.

(b) An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor.

(c) Each disclosure made in violation of Section 162.006 or 162.007 constitutes a separate offense.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8305.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8305 / Section 8305.001
§ 8305.001. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this chapter, "district" means the Sedona Lakes Municipal Utility District No. 1 of Brazoria County.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8217.202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8217 / Section 8217.202
§ 8217.202. BONDS FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

At the time of issuance, the total principal amount of a bond, note, or other obligation issued or incurred to finance a road project may not exceed one-fourth of the assessed value of real property in the district according to the most recent certified tax appraisal roll for Harris County.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1022.060 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1022 / Section 1022.060
§ 1022.060. DISTRICT ADMINISTRATOR; ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may appoint a qualified person as a district administrator.

(b) The board may appoint one or more assistant administrators.

(c) The district administrator and any assistant administrator serve at the will of the board and are entitled to the compensation determined by the board.

(d) On assuming the duties of district administrator, the administrator shall execute a bond payable to the district in an amount set by the board of not less than $5,000 that:

(1) is conditioned on the administrator performing the administrator's duties; and

(2) contains other conditions the board may require.
Tex. Government Code § 25.2352 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 25 / Section 25.2352
§ 25.2352. VAL VERDE COUNTY COURT AT LAW PROVISIONS.
Status: repealed

(a) In addition to the jurisdiction provided by Section 25.0003 and other law, a county court at law in Val Verde County has concurrent jurisdiction with the district court in family law cases and proceedings.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 3, Sec. 4.50(a)(91), eff. January 1, 2012.

(c) Repealed by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 746, Sec. 70, eff. Oct. 1, 1991.

(d) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 3, Sec. 4.50(a)(91), eff. January 1, 2012.

(e) The judge of a county court at law shall be paid an annual salary that is at least $20,000 but not more than 90 percent of the total compensation paid the district judge. The salary shall be paid by the county treasurer on order of the commissioners court. The judge is entitled to travel expenses and necessary office expenses, including administrative and clerical assistance.

(f) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 3, Sec. 4.50(a)(91), eff. January 1, 2012.

(g) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 3, Sec. 4.50(a)(91), eff. January 1, 2012.

(h) The district clerk serves as clerk of a county court at law in family law cases and proceedings and the county clerk serves as clerk of the court in all other matters.

(i) If a family law case is tried before a jury, the jury shall be composed of 12 members.

(j) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 3, Sec. 4.50(a)(91), eff. January 1, 2012.
Tex. Government Code § 1203.003 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1203 / Section 1203.003
§ 1203.003. CONFLICT WITH MUNICIPAL CHARTER.
Status: in_force

To the extent of a conflict between this chapter and a municipal charter, this chapter controls.
Tex. Government Code § 615.077 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 615 / Section 615.077
§ 615.077. PAYMENTS; RATE.
Status: in_force

An eligible survivor who is entitled to coverage under this subchapter:

(1) is entitled to:

(A) make payments for the coverage or have payments made on the survivor's behalf at the same time and to the same entity that payments for coverage are made by current employees of the employing entity; and

(B) obtain the coverage at the rate paid by current employees of the employing entity for that coverage; and

(2) may not be required to pay a premium amount for the coverage that is greater than the premium amount that a current employee of the employing entity without a spouse is required to pay to cover the employee alone or to cover the employee and the employee's dependent children, as applicable to the eligible survivor.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1035.111 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1035 / Section 1035.111
§ 1035.111. AUTHORITY TO SUE AND BE SUED.
Status: in_force

As a governmental agency, the district may sue and be sued in its own name in any court of this state.
Tex. Tax Code § 352.1038 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 352 / Section 352.1038
§ 352.1038.
Status: in_force

Sec. 352.1038. USE OF REVENUE: CERTAIN COUNTIES CONTAINING UNIVERSITIES. The revenue from a tax imposed under this chapter by a county authorized to impose the tax under Section 352.002(q) may be used only to:

(1) operate, maintain, and improve a coliseum in the county; and

(2) advertise and conduct solicitations and promotional programs to attract visitors to the coliseum.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3953.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3953 / Section 3953.003
§ 3953.003. PURPOSE; LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS.
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 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, safety, and the public welfare in the district.

(c) This chapter and the creation of the district may not be interpreted to relieve the city from providing the level of services provided as of the effective date of the Act enacting this chapter. The district is created to supplement and not to supplant city services provided in the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1037.252 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1037 / Section 1037.252
§ 1037.252. TAX RATE.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may impose the tax at a rate not to exceed 75 cents on each $100 valuation of taxable property in the district.

(b) In setting the tax rate, the board shall consider the income of the district from sources other than taxation.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 5010.0305 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 5010 / Section 5010.0305
§ 5010.0305. POWERS CONCURRENT WITH THOSE OF SABINE-NECHES NAVIGATION DISTRICT OF JEFFERSON COUNTY, TEXAS.
Status: in_force

Except as provided by Section 5010.0303, the district's powers are concurrent with, but do not supersede or interfere with, the jurisdiction and powers of the Sabine-Neches Navigation District of Jefferson County, Texas, created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, over the common territory of the two districts.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3929.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3929 / Section 3929.105
§ 3929.105. 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. Health and Safety Code § 572.002 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 572 / Section 572.002
§ 572.002. ADMISSION.
Status: in_force

The facility administrator or the administrator's authorized, qualified designee may admit a person for whom a proper request for voluntary inpatient or outpatient services is filed if the administrator or the designee determines:

(1) from a preliminary examination that the person has symptoms of mental illness and will benefit from the inpatient or outpatient services;

(2) that the person has been informed of the person's rights as a voluntary patient; and

(3) that the admission was voluntarily agreed to:

(A) by the person, if the person is 16 years of age or older; or

(B) by the person's parent, managing conservator, or guardian, if the person is younger than 18 years of age.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1069.301 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1069 / Section 1069.301
§ 1069.301. IMPOSITION OF AD VALOREM TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall impose a tax on all taxable property in the district subject to district taxation.

(b) The board shall impose the tax to pay:

(1) indebtedness issued or assumed by the district; and

(2) the maintenance and operating expenses of the district.
Tex. Water Code § 5.511 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 5 / Section 5.511
§ 5.511. EMERGENCY ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER CONCERNING IMMINENT AND SUBSTANTIAL ENDANGERMENT.
Status: in_force

The commission or the executive director may issue an emergency administrative order under Section 361.272, Health and Safety Code, in the manner provided by this subchapter.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 775.117 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 775 / Section 775.117
§ 775.117. SERVICE OF PROCESS.
Status: in_force

A constable or sheriff may serve process under this subchapter. The process must be signed by the fire marshal.
Tex. Transportation Code § 225.163 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 225 / Section 225.163
§ 225.163. BARBARA JORDAN MEMORIAL PARKWAY.
Status: in_force

(a) The portion of State Highway 288 in Harris County beginning at the Cleburne Street exit and continuing until the intersection of State Highway 288 and Beltway 8 is designated as the Barbara Jordan Memorial Parkway.

(b) Subject to Section 225.021(c), the department shall:

(1) design and construct markers indicating the designation as the Barbara Jordan Memorial Parkway and any other appropriate information; and

(2) erect a marker at each end of the parkway and at appropriate intermediate sites along the parkway.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8235.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8235 / Section 8235.051
§ 8235.051. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is governed by a board of five elected directors.

(b) Directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Tex. Penal Code § 25.08 — TX Code / Code pe / Chapter 25 / Section 25.08
§ 25.08. SALE OR PURCHASE OF CHILD.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if he:

(1) possesses a child younger than 18 years of age or has the custody, conservatorship, or guardianship of a child younger than 18 years of age, whether or not he has actual possession of the child, and he offers to accept, agrees to accept, or accepts a thing of value for the delivery of the child to another or for the possession of the child by another for purposes of adoption; or

(2) offers to give, agrees to give, or gives a thing of value to another for acquiring or maintaining the possession of a child for the purpose of adoption.

(b) It is an exception to the application of this section that the thing of value is:

(1) a fee or reimbursement paid to a child-placing agency as authorized by law;

(2) a fee paid to an attorney, social worker, mental health professional, or physician for services rendered in the usual course of legal or medical practice or in providing adoption counseling;

(3) a reimbursement of legal or medical expenses incurred by a person for the benefit of the child; or

(4) a necessary pregnancy-related expense paid by a child-placing agency for the benefit of the child's parent during the pregnancy or after the birth of the child as permitted by the minimum standards for child-placing agencies and Department of Protective and Regulatory Services rules.

(c) An offense under this section is a felony of the third degree, except that the offense is a felony of the second degree if the actor commits the offense with intent to commit an offense under Section 20A.02, 43.021, 43.05, or 43.25.
Tex. Utilities Code § 161.079 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 161 / Section 161.079
§ 161.079. APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER TO CORPORATIONS ORGANIZED UNDER OTHER LAW.
Status: in_force

A cooperative or nonprofit corporation or association organized under any other law of this state for the purpose of engaging in rural electrification may, by a majority vote of the members present in person or represented by proxy at a meeting called for that purpose, amend its articles of incorporation to comply with this chapter.
Tex. Local Government Code § 43.0687 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 43 / Section 43.0687
§ 43.0687. VOTER APPROVAL BY MUNICIPAL RESIDENTS ON PETITION.
Status: in_force

If a petition protesting the annexation of an area under this subchapter is signed by a number of registered voters of the municipality proposing the annexation equal to at least 50 percent of the number of voters who voted in the most recent municipal election and is received by the secretary of the municipality before the date the petition period prescribed by Section 43.0685 ends, the municipality may not complete the annexation of the area without approval of a majority of the voters of the municipality voting at an election called and held for that purpose.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7981A.0104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7981A / Section 7981A.0104
§ 7981A.0104. CONSENT OF MUNICIPALITY REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors may not hold an election under Section 7981A.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 as required by applicable law.
Tex. Government Code § 78.054 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 78 / Section 78.054
§ 78.054. POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The office may not accept an appointment under Article 11.071, Code of Criminal Procedure, if:

(1) a conflict of interest exists;

(2) the office has insufficient resources to provide adequate representation for the defendant;

(3) the office is incapable of providing representation for the defendant in accordance with the rules of professional conduct; or

(4) other good cause is shown for not accepting the appointment.

(b) The office may not represent a defendant in a federal habeas review. The office may not represent a defendant in an action or proceeding in state court other than an action or proceeding that:

(1) is conducted under Article 11.071, Code of Criminal Procedure;

(2) is collateral to the preparation of an application under Article 11.071, Code of Criminal Procedure;

(3) concerns any other post-conviction matter in a death penalty case other than a direct appeal, including an action or proceeding under Article 46.05 or Chapter 64, Code of Criminal Procedure; or

(4) is conducted under Article 11.073, Code of Criminal Procedure, or is collateral to the preparation of an application under Article 11.073, Code of Criminal Procedure, if the case was referred in writing to the office by the Texas Forensic Science Commission under Section 4(h), Article 38.01, Code of Criminal Procedure.

(c) Notwithstanding Article 26.04(p), Code of Criminal Procedure, the office may independently investigate the financial condition of any person the office is appointed to represent. The office shall report the results of the investigation to the appointing judge. The judge may hold a hearing to determine if the person is indigent and entitled to representation under this section.

(d) The office may consult with law school clinics with applicable knowledge and experience and with other experts as necessary to investigate the facts of a particular case.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1002.158 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1002 / Section 1002.158
§ 1002.158. AUTHORITY TO INCUR ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.
Status: in_force

In administering this chapter, the board may:

(1) appoint committees;

(2) employ personnel, contractors, and consultants;

(3) lease or purchase furnishings, equipment, and supplies;

(4) lease office space; and

(5) incur other similar expenses.
Tex. Transportation Code § 22.0191 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 22 / Section 22.0191
§ 22.0191. CERTAIN AIRPORT INFRASTRUCTURE OR EQUIPMENT CONTRACTS.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only to an airport infrastructure or equipment contract for the procurement of a passenger boarding bridge at an airport.

(b) A local government or a person operating an airport on behalf of a local government may not enter into an airport infrastructure or equipment contract with:

(1) an entity that:

(A) a federal court determines has misappropriated intellectual property or trade secrets from another entity organized under federal, state, or local law; and

(B) is owned wholly or partly by, is controlled by, or receives subsidies from the government of the People's Republic of China;

(2) any entity that owns, controls, is owned or controlled by, is under common ownership with, or is a successor to an entity described by Subdivision (1); or

(3) any entity that has entered into an agreement with or accepted funding from an entity described by Subdivision (1) or (2), whether in the form of a minority investment interest, debt, partnership, or other contractual or written agreement.

(c) An airport infrastructure or equipment contract entered into by a local government or a person operating an airport on behalf of a local government must contain a written statement by the entity with which the local government or person is contracting verifying that the entity is not an entity described by Subsection (b)(1), (2), or (3).

(d) If the written statement required in an airport infrastructure or equipment contract under Subsection (c) is found to be false, the contract is voidable by the local government or person operating the airport.
Tex. Transportation Code § 21.056 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 21 / Section 21.056
§ 21.056. RECORD OF GRANT OR GIFT.
Status: in_force

The department shall maintain in its office a record of money, property, or a grant given to the department under this chapter.