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Tex. Government Code § 411.1403 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 411 / Section 411.1403
§ 411.1403.
Status: in_force

Sec. 411.1403. ACCESS TO CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD INFORMATION: RAILROAD COMMISSION OF TEXAS. (a) The Railroad Commission of Texas is entitled to obtain from the department, the Federal Bureau of Investigation Criminal Justice Information Services Division, or another law enforcement agency criminal history record information maintained by the department, division, or agency that relates to a person who is:

(1) an applicant for employment with, or who is or has been employed by, the commission; or

(2) a consultant, contract employee, independent contractor, intern, or volunteer for the commission or an applicant to serve in one of those positions.

(b) Criminal history record information obtained by the Railroad Commission of Texas under Subsection (a) may be used only to evaluate an applicant for employment with, or a current or former employee of, the commission.

(c) The Railroad Commission of Texas may not release or disclose information obtained under Subsection (a) except on court order or with the consent of the person who is the subject of the criminal history record information.

(d) After the expiration of any probationary term of the person's employment or not later than the 180th day after the date of receipt of the information, whichever is later, the Railroad Commission of Texas shall destroy all criminal history record information obtained under Subsection (a).
Tex. Education Code § 67.25 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 67 / Section 67.25
§ 67.25. SESQUICENTENNIAL MUSEUM.
Status: in_force

The University of Texas at Austin may contract with the Texas Sesquicentennial Museum Board to operate the Texas Sesquicentennial Museum.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8849.152 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8849 / Section 8849.152
§ 8849.152. TAXES PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

The district may not impose a tax.
Tex. Finance Code § 279.053 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 279 / Section 279.053
§ 279.053. APPLICATION FOR DESIGNATION OF BANKING DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

A local government, in conjunction with a financial institution, may submit an application to the finance commission for the designation of a banking development district.
Tex. Water Code § 17.956 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 17 / Section 17.956
§ 17.956. TEXAS WATER DEVELOPMENT FUND II.
Status: in_force

The fund is a special fund in the state treasury, and all water financial assistance bond proceeds shall be deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the fund. The fund shall contain a "state participation account," an "economically distressed areas program account," and a "financial assistance account," and proceeds from the sale of water financial assistance bonds issued for the purpose of providing financial assistance to political subdivisions shall be credited to such accounts as provided by resolution by the board. By resolution, the board may create additional accounts within the fund as the board determines are necessary or convenient for the administration of the fund.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1012.159 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1012 / Section 1012.159
§ 1012.159. GENERAL AUTHORITY TO BORROW MONEY; SECURITY.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may borrow money at a rate not to exceed the maximum annual percentage rate allowed by law for district obligations at the time the loan is made.

(b) To secure a loan, the board may pledge:

(1) district revenue that is not pledged to pay the district's bonded indebtedness;

(2) a district tax to be imposed by the district in the next 12-month period that is not pledged to pay the principal of or interest on district bonds; or

(3) district bonds that have been authorized but not sold.

(c) A loan for which taxes or bonds are pledged must mature not later than the first anniversary of the date the loan is made. A loan for which district revenue is pledged must mature not later than the fifth anniversary of the date the loan is made.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 383.027 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 383 / Section 383.027
§ 383.027. SECURITY MAY APPLY TO ADDITIONAL BONDS.
Status: in_force

A pledge under Section 383.025 or 383.026 may reserve the right, under conditions specified by the pledge, to issue additional bonds to be on a parity with or subordinate to the bonds secured by the pledge. Bonds issued under this chapter may be combined in the same issue with bonds issued for other purposes authorized by law.
Tex. Local Government Code § 232.010 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 232 / Section 232.010
§ 232.010.
Status: in_force

Sec. 232.010. EXCEPTION TO PLAT REQUIREMENT: COUNTY DETERMINATION. A commissioners court of the county may allow conveyance of portions of one or more previously platted lots by metes and bounds description without revising the plat.
Tex. Occupations Code § 901.502 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 901 / Section 901.502
§ 901.502. GROUNDS FOR DISCIPLINARY ACTION.
Status: in_force

The board may discipline a person under Section 901.501 for:

(1) fraud or deceit in obtaining a certificate, firm license, or license under this chapter;

(2) fraud, dishonesty, or gross negligence in the performance of services as a license holder, including:

(A) knowingly participating in the preparation of a false or misleading financial statement or tax return; or

(B) failing to file the license holder's own income tax return;

(3) the failure of a person who is certified or required to hold a firm license under this chapter to obtain a license not later than the third anniversary of the date on which the person was certified or required to obtain a firm license;

(4) the failure of a person who is licensed under this chapter to renew the license not later than the third anniversary of the date on which the person most recently obtained or renewed the license;

(5) a violation of Subchapter J;

(6) a violation of a rule of professional conduct adopted by the board;

(7) a revocation or suspension of the certificate or firm license or a revocation, suspension, or refusal to renew the license of the person's partner, member, or shareholder;

(8) a revocation, cancellation, placement on probation, limitation on the scope of practice, or suspension by another state, or a refusal of renewal by another state, of the authority issued by that state to the person, or to the person's partner, member, or shareholder, to engage in the practice of public accountancy for a reason other than the failure to pay the appropriate authorization fee;

(9) a revocation or suspension of, or a voluntary consent decree concerning, the right of the person, or of the person's partner, member, or shareholder, to practice before a state or federal agency for a reason the board determines warrants its action;

(10) a final conviction of or the imposition of deferred adjudication for an offense under the laws of any state or the United States that:

(A) is a felony; or

(B) includes fraud or dishonesty as an element of the offense;

(11) conduct indicating lack of fitness to serve the public as a professional accountant; or

(12) a violation by a license holder or an owner of a certified public accountancy firm who is not a license holder of:

(A) this chapter;

(B) professional standards adopted by the board; or

(C) a rule or order adopted by the board.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 21.412 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 21 / Section 21.412
§ 21.412. WAIVER OF NOTICE.
Status: in_force

(a) If the bylaws of a corporation require notice of a meeting to be given to a director, a written waiver of the notice signed by the director entitled to the notice, before or after the meeting, is equivalent to the giving of the notice.

(b) The attendance of a director at a board meeting constitutes a waiver of notice of the meeting, unless the director attends the meeting for the express purpose of objecting to the transaction of business at the meeting because the meeting has not been lawfully called or convened.

(c) A waiver of notice of a board meeting is not required to specify the business to be transacted at the meeting or the purpose of the meeting, unless required by the bylaws.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8315.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8315 / Section 8315.104
§ 8315.104. 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 § 45A.306 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 45A / Section 45A.306
§ 45A.306. SHOW CAUSE HEARING ON FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH JUDICIAL REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

If the defendant fails to present within the deferral period satisfactory evidence of compliance with the requirements imposed by the judge under this subchapter, the court shall:

(1) notify the defendant in writing, mailed to the address on file with the court or appearing on the notice to appear, of that failure; and

(2) require the defendant to appear at the time and place stated in the notice to show cause why the order of deferral should not be revoked.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 577.009 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 577 / Section 577.009
§ 577.009. LIMITATION ON CERTAIN CONTRACTS.
Status: in_force

A community center or other entity the department designates to provide mental health services may not contract with a mental health facility to provide court-ordered mental health services unless the facility is licensed by the department.
Tex. Local Government Code § 501.005 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 501 / Section 501.005
§ 501.005. ADOPTION OF ALTERNATE PROCEDURE.
Status: in_force

If a court holds that a procedure under this subtitle violates the federal or state constitution, a corporation by resolution may provide an alternate procedure that conforms to the constitution.
Tex. Water Code § 58.643 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 58 / Section 58.643
§ 58.643. NOTICE OF HEARING.
Status: in_force

(a) After the commissioners' report is filed, the secretary of the board shall publish notice of the hearing on the report at least once a week for two consecutive weeks in a newspaper published in each county in which part of the district is located. The secretary shall mail written notice of the hearing to each person whose property will be affected if his address is known.

(b) The notice shall state:

(1) the time and place of the hearing;

(2) that the commissioners' report has been filed;

(3) that interested persons may examine the report and make objections to it; and

(4) that the commissioners will meet at the time and place indicated to hear and act on objections to the report.

(c) On the day of the hearing, the secretary shall file in his office the original notice and his affidavit stating the manner of publication, the names of persons to whom notice was mailed, and the names of persons to whom notice was not mailed because the secretary by reasonable diligence could not ascertain their addresses. Copies of the notice and affidavit shall also be filed with the commissioners of appraisement and the clerk of the commissioners court.
Tex. Government Code § 1478.004 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1478 / Section 1478.004
§ 1478.004. ELECTION.
Status: in_force

Unless the action is authorized by an election at which the question is submitted to the voters, a county may not:

(1) issue bonds under this chapter, whether payable from taxes or revenue; or

(2) spend county money in any manner in connection with or on a road project under this chapter.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 361.531 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 361 / Section 361.531
§ 361.531. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Develop" or "development" means an activity on or related to real property that is intended to lead to the construction or alteration of an enclosed structure for the use or occupation of people for a commercial or public purpose or to the construction of residences for three or more families.

(2) "Municipal solid waste landfill unit" means a discrete area of land or an excavation that receives municipal solid waste or other solid wastes approved under this chapter and that is not a land application unit, surface impoundment, injection well, or waste pile as those terms are defined by 40 C.F.R. Section 257.2.
Tex. Occupations Code § 203.154 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 203 / Section 203.154
§ 203.154. REPORTS ON MIDWIFERY.
Status: repealed

(a) Repealed by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 856 (S.B. 800), Sec. 25(15), eff. September 1, 2021.

(b) The Department of State Health Services shall publish a statistical report of infant fetal morbidity and mortality.
Tex. Election Code § 146.031 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 146 / Section 146.031
§ 146.031. LIST OF WRITE-IN CANDIDATES.
Status: in_force

(a) The authority responsible for having the official ballot prepared shall prepare a list containing the name of each write-in candidate certified to the authority. Each name must appear in the form in which it is certified.

(b) A write-in candidate's name may not appear more than once on the list.

(c) Copies of the list shall be distributed to the counting officers in the election for use in counting write-in votes.

(d) Copies of the list shall be distributed to each presiding election judge with the other election supplies. A copy of the list shall be posted in each polling place at each place where an instruction poster is required to be posted.

(e) The authority responsible for having the official ballot prepared shall retain a copy of the list and preserve it for the period for preserving the precinct election records.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7807.106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7807 / Section 7807.106
§ 7807.106.
Status: in_force

Sec. 7807.106. CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS: MUNICIPAL APPROVAL REQUIRED. Plans and specifications for a construction contract must be approved, before the contract is awarded, by any municipality in which the improvements or facilities are to be constructed.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1101.253 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1101 / Section 1101.253
§ 1101.253. TERMS; VACANCIES.
Status: in_force

(a) Committee members serve staggered six-year terms, with the terms of two commission appointees and two State Bar of Texas appointees expiring every two years and the term of the public member expiring every six years.

(b) A committee member shall hold office until the member's successor is appointed.

(c) If a vacancy occurs during a member's term, the entity making the original appointment shall appoint a person to fill the unexpired term.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7920A.0302 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7920A / Section 7920A.0302
§ 7920A.0302. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties provided by the general law of this state, including Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, applicable to municipal utility districts created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Government Code § 544.0107 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 544 / Section 544.0107
§ 544.0107. EMPLOYMENT OF PEACE OFFICERS.
Status: in_force

(a) The office of inspector general shall employ and commission not more than five peace officers at any given time to assist the office in carrying out the office's duties relating to the investigation of Medicaid fraud, waste, and abuse.

(b) A peace officer the office of inspector general employs and commissions is administratively attached to the Department of Public Safety. The commission shall provide administrative support to the department as necessary to support the assignment of the peace officers.

(c) A peace officer the office of inspector general employs and commissions:

(1) is a peace officer for purposes of Article 2A.001, Code of Criminal Procedure; and

(2) shall obtain the office of the attorney general's prior approval before carrying out any duties requiring peace officer status.

(d) The office of inspector general shall ensure a peace officer employed under this section is compensated according to Schedule C of the position classification salary schedule prescribed by the General Appropriations Act.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 311.044 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 311 / Section 311.044
§ 311.044. COMMUNITY BENEFITS PLANNING BY NONPROFIT HOSPITALS.
Status: in_force

(a) A nonprofit hospital shall develop:

(1) an organizational mission statement that identifies the hospital's commitment to serving the health care needs of the community; and

(2) a community benefits plan defined as an operational plan for serving the community's health care needs that sets out goals and objectives for providing community benefits that include charity care and government-sponsored indigent health care, as the terms community benefits, charity care, and government-sponsored indigent health care are defined by Sections 311.031 and 311.042, and that identifies the populations and communities served by the hospital.

(b) When developing the community benefits plan, the hospital shall consider the health care needs of the community as determined by community-wide needs assessments. For purposes of this subsection, "community" means the primary geographic area and patient categories for which the hospital provides health care services; provided, however, that the primary geographic area shall at least encompass the entire county in which the hospital is located.

(c) The hospital shall include at least the following elements in the community benefits plan:

(1) mechanisms to evaluate the plan's effectiveness, including but not limited to a method for soliciting the views of the communities served by the hospital;

(2) measurable objectives to be achieved within a specified time frame; and

(3) a budget for the plan.

(d) In determining the community-wide needs assessment required by Subsection (b), a nonprofit hospital shall consider consulting with and seeking input from representatives of the following entities or organizations located in the community as defined by Subsection (b):

(1) the local health department;

(2) the public health region under Chapter 121;

(3) the public health district;

(4) health-related organizations, including a health professional association or hospital association;

(5) health science centers;

(6) private business;

(7) consumers;

(8) local governments; and

(9) insurance companies and managed care organizations with an active market presence in the community.

(e) Representatives of a nonprofit hospital shall consider meeting with representatives of the entities and organizations listed in Subsection (d) to assess the health care needs of the community and population served by the nonprofit hospital.
Tex. Education Code § 51.288 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 51 / Section 51.288
§ 51.288. TRAUMA-INFORMED INVESTIGATION TRAINING.
Status: in_force

Each peace officer employed by a postsecondary educational institution shall complete training on trauma-informed investigation into allegations of sexual harassment, sexual assault, dating violence, and stalking.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7952A.0401 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7952A / Section 7952A.0401
§ 7952A.0401. ELECTIONS REGARDING TAXES OR BONDS.
Status: in_force

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

(1) revenue other than ad valorem taxes; or

(2) contract payments described by Section 7952A.0403.

(b) The district must hold an election in the manner provided by Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, to obtain voter approval before the district may impose an ad valorem tax or issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes.

(c) The district may not issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes to finance a road project unless the issuance is approved by a vote of a two-thirds majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 756.042 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 756 / Section 756.042
§ 756.042. CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS.
Status: in_force

The owner of an outdoor shooting range shall construct and maintain the range according to standards that are at least as stringent as the standards printed in the National Rifle Association range manual.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 81.045 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 81 / Section 81.045
§ 81.045. REPORTS OF DEATH.
Status: in_force

(a) A physician who attends a person during the person's last illness shall immediately notify the health authority of the jurisdiction in which the person's death is pronounced or the department if the physician knows or suspects that the person died of a reportable disease or other communicable disease that the physician believes may be a threat to the public health.

(b) An attending physician or health authority, with consent of the survivors, may request an autopsy if the physician or health authority needs further information concerning the cause of death in order to protect the public health. The health authority shall order the autopsy to determine the cause of death if there are no survivors or the survivors withhold consent to the autopsy. The autopsy results shall be reported to the department.

(c) A justice of the peace acting as coroner or a county medical examiner in the course of an inquest under Chapter 49, Code of Criminal Procedure, who finds that a person's cause of death was a reportable disease or other communicable disease that the coroner or medical examiner believes may be a threat to the public health shall immediately notify the health authority of the jurisdiction in which the finding is made or the department.

(c) A justice of the peace acting as coroner or a county medical examiner in the course of an inquest under Chapter 49A, Code of Criminal Procedure, who finds that a person's cause of death was a reportable disease or other communicable disease that the coroner or medical examiner believes may be a threat to the public health shall immediately notify the health authority of the jurisdiction in which the finding is made or the department.

(d) If the department provides to a health authority, who serves in that office part-time as described by Section 121.0245, information on a death from a reportable or other communicable disease reported to the department under this section, the department shall also provide the information to the director of the local health department for the county served by the health authority.
Tex. Property Code § 71.103 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 71 / Section 71.103
§ 71.103. PARTY TO PROCEEDING.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who exercises a lawful act of ownership in property that is the subject of an escheat proceeding must be made a party to the proceeding by:

(1) personal service of citation if the person is a resident of this state and the person's address can be obtained by reasonable diligence; or

(2) service of citation on a person's agent if the person is a nonresident or a resident who cannot be found and the agent can be found by the use of reasonable diligence.

(b) For the purposes of this section, reasonable diligence includes an inquiry and investigation of the records of the office of the tax assessor-collector of the county in which the property sought to be escheated is located.

(c) The comptroller is an indispensable party to any judicial or administrative proceeding concerning the disposition and handling of property that is the subject of an escheat proceeding and must be made a party to the proceeding by personal service of citation.