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Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 13A.203 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 13A / Section 13A.203
§ 13A.203. PROTECTIVE ORDER OFFENSES.
Status: in_force

An offense under Section 25.07 or 25.072, Penal Code, may be prosecuted in any county in which:

(1) the protective order was issued; or

(2) the offense was committed, without regard to the identity or location of the court that issued the protective order.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 841.061 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 841 / Section 841.061
§ 841.061. TRIAL.
Status: in_force

(a) The judge shall commence a trial to determine whether the person is a sexually violent predator:

(1) except as provided by Section 841.063, not later than the 270th day after the date a petition is served on the person under Section 841.041; and

(2) not later than the person's sentence discharge date unless the judge determines that a delay is necessary in the due administration of justice.

(b) The person or the state is entitled to a jury trial on demand. A demand for a jury trial must be filed in writing not later than the 10th day before the date the trial is scheduled to begin.

(c) The person and the state are each entitled to an immediate clinical interview of the person by an expert. All components of the clinical interview must be completed not later than the 90th day before the date the trial begins.

(d) Additional rights of the person at the trial include the following:

(1) the right to appear at the trial;

(2) the right to waive the right to appear at the trial and appear through the person's attorney;

(3) except as provided by Subsection (f), the right to present evidence on the person's behalf;

(4) the right to cross-examine a witness who testifies against the person; and

(5) the right to view and copy all petitions and reports in the court file.

(e) The attorney representing the state may rely on the petition filed under Section 841.041 and supplement the petition with documentary evidence or live testimony.

(f) A person who is on trial to determine the person's status as a sexually violent predator is required to submit to all expert clinical interviews that are required or permitted of the state to prepare for the person's trial. A person who fails to submit to a clinical interview on the state's behalf as required by this subsection is subject to the following consequences:

(1) the person's failure to participate may be used as evidence against the person at trial;

(2) the person may be prohibited from offering into evidence the results of a clinical interview performed on the person's behalf; and

(3) the person may be subject to contempt proceedings if the person violates a court order by failing to submit to a clinical interview on the state's behalf.

(g) A judge assigned to preside over a trial under this subchapter is not subject to an objection under Section 74.053, Government Code, other than an objection made under Section 74.053(d), Government Code.

(h) Notwithstanding any other provision in this subchapter, the person may appear at the trial through the use of remote technology, including teleconference and videoconference technology.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 24.24 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 24 / Section 24.24
§ 24.24. BAIL FOR WITNESS.
Status: in_force

Witnesses on behalf of the State or defendant may, at the request of either party, be required to enter into bail in an amount to be fixed by the court to appear and testify in a criminal action; but if it shall appear to the court that any witness is unable to give security upon such bail, he shall be released without security.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1034.053 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1034 / Section 1034.053
§ 1034.053. BALLOT PETITION.
Status: in_force

A person who wants to have the person's name printed on the ballot as a candidate for director must file with the board secretary a petition requesting that action. The petition must be:

(1) signed by at least three registered voters of the district as determined by the most recent official list of registered voters; and

(2) filed by the deadline imposed by Section 144.005, Election Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7960A.0305 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7960A / Section 7960A.0305
§ 7960A.0305. COMPLIANCE WITH MUNICIPAL CONSENT ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION.
Status: in_force

The district shall comply with all applicable requirements of any ordinance or resolution that is adopted under Section 54.016 or 54.0165, Water Code, and that consents to the creation of the district or to the inclusion of land in the district.
Tex. Water Code § 13.140 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 13 / Section 13.140
§ 13.140. EXAMINATION AND TEST OF EQUIPMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The regulatory authority may examine and test any meter, instrument, or equipment used for the measurement of service of any utility and may enter any premises occupied by any utility for the purpose of making the examinations and tests and exercising any power provided for in this chapter and may set up and use on those premises any apparatus and appliances necessary for those purposes. The utility may be represented at the making of the examinations, tests, and inspections.

(b) The utility and its officers and employees shall facilitate the examinations, tests, and inspections by giving every reasonable aid to the regulatory authority and any person or persons designated by the regulatory authority for those duties.

(c) Any consumer or user may have a meter or measuring device tested by the utility once without charge after a reasonable period to be fixed by the regulatory authority by rule and at shorter intervals on payment of reasonable fees fixed by the regulatory authority. The regulatory authority shall declare and establish reasonable fees to be paid for other examining and testing of those meters and other measuring devices on the request of the consumer.

(d) If the test is requested to be made within the period of presumed accuracy as fixed by the regulatory authority since the last test of the same meter or other measuring device, the fee to be paid by the consumer or user at the time of his request shall be refunded to the consumer or user if the meter or measuring device is found unreasonably defective or incorrect to the substantial disadvantage of the consumer or user. If the consumer's request is made at a time beyond the period of presumed accuracy fixed by the regulatory authority since the last test of the same meter or measuring device, the utility shall make the test without charge to the consumer or user.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 716.104 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 716 / Section 716.104
§ 716.104. IDENTIFICATION RESPONSIBILITIES OF FUNERAL DIRECTOR OR ESTABLISHMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Section 716.054, a funeral director or funeral establishment shall provide a signed written statement to a crematory establishment that the human remains delivered to the crematory establishment were positively identified as the deceased person listed on the cremation authorization form by the authorizing agent or a representative of the authorizing agent delegated as provided by Section 716.053.

(b) An authorizing agent or the delegated representative of the agent may identify a deceased person in person or by photograph. The authorizing agent may waive the right of identification.
Tex. Government Code § 24.150 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 24 / Section 24.150
§ 24.150.
Status: in_force

Sec. 24.150. 48TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (TARRANT COUNTY). (a) The 48th Judicial District is composed of Tarrant County.

(b) The terms of the 48th District Court begin on the first Mondays in February, May, August, and November.

(c) Section 24.118, relating to the 17th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 48th District Court.

(d) The 48th District Court shall give preference to civil matters.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 21.703 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 21 / Section 21.703
§ 21.703. FORMATION OF CLOSE CORPORATION.
Status: in_force

A close corporation shall be formed in accordance with Chapter 3.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 35.29 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 35 / Section 35.29
§ 35.29. PERSONAL INFORMATION ABOUT JURORS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsections (b) and (c), information collected by the court or by a prosecuting attorney during the jury selection process about a person who serves as a juror, including the juror's home address, home telephone number, social security number, driver's license number, and other personal information, is confidential and may not be disclosed by the court, the prosecuting attorney, the defense counsel, or any court personnel.

(b) On application by a party in the trial, or on application by a bona fide member of the news media acting in such capacity, to the court for the disclosure of information described by Subsection (a), the court shall, on a showing of good cause, permit disclosure of the information sought.

(c) The defense counsel may disclose information described by Subsection (a) to successor counsel representing the same defendant in a proceeding under Article 11.071 without application to the court or a showing of good cause.
Tex. Water Code § 61.236 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 61 / Section 61.236
§ 61.236. TAX LEVY.
Status: in_force

(a) When bonds have been approved, the commissioners court annually shall levy and have assessed and collected improvement taxes sufficient to pay the interest on the bonds and to provide a sinking fund to redeem the bonds at maturity.

(b) The commissioners court shall also at the time of the levy of taxes for county purposes, levy and have assessed and collected for the maintenance, operation, and upkeep of the district and its improvements an annual tax of not more than 10 cents on each $100 valuation.

(c) The commission shall determine a rate within the 10-cent limit as the necessary amount for the maintenance, operation, and upkeep of the district and its improvements. The rate shall be certified to the commissioners court by the commission.

(d) Taxes shall be levied on all property inside the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8396.005 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8396 / Section 8396.005
§ 8396.005. PROHIBITION AGAINST IMPAIRMENT OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

A municipality in whose extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located may not take any action, including passing an ordinance or resolution, that:

(1) impairs the district's ability to exercise the district's powers under this chapter; or

(2) limits the district's ability to finance, construct, or operate the district's water, wastewater, or drainage systems.
Tex. Insurance Code § 887.503 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 887 / Section 887.503
§ 887.503. APPROVAL BY MEMBERSHIP.
Status: in_force

An association may convert under this subchapter only if the association's membership votes to approve the conversion at a meeting called for that purpose.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7904A.0101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7904A / Section 7904A.0101
§ 7904A.0101. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

(2) "City" means the City of Fulshear, Texas.

(3) "Commission" means the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

(4) "Director" means a board member.

(5) "District" means the Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 249.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7920.203 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7920 / Section 7920.203
§ 7920.203. 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. Tax Code § 171.9208 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 171 / Section 171.9208
§ 171.9208. CARRYFORWARD.
Status: in_force

(a) If a taxable entity is eligible for a credit that exceeds the limitation under Section 171.9207, the entity may carry the unused credit forward for not more than 20 consecutive reports.

(b) Credits, including credit carryforwards, are considered used in the following order:

(1) a credit carryforward of unused credits accrued under Subchapter O before its repeal on January 1, 2008, and claimed as authorized by Section 18(d), Chapter 1 (H.B. 3), Acts of the 79th Legislature, 3rd Called Session, 2006;

(2) a credit carryforward of unused credits accrued under Subchapter M before its repeal on January 1, 2026, and claimed as authorized by Section 4, _.B. _, Regular Session, 2025;

(3) a credit carryforward under this subchapter; and

(4) a current year credit.
Tex. Occupations Code § 353.154 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 353 / Section 353.154
§ 353.154. SHORT-TERM PRESCRIPTION.
Status: in_force

If a physician, optometrist, or therapeutic optometrist writes a contact lens prescription for a period of less than one year, the physician, optometrist, or therapeutic optometrist shall:

(1) give the patient a verbal explanation of the reason for the action at the time of the action; and

(2) maintain in the patient's records a written explanation of the reason.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3931.106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3931 / Section 3931.106
§ 3931.106. LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES.
Status: in_force

To protect the public interest, the district may contract with a qualified party, including the county or the city, to provide law enforcement services in the district for a fee.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3931.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3931 / Section 3931.104
§ 3931.104. NONPROFIT CORPORATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The board by resolution may authorize the creation of a nonprofit corporation to assist and act for the district in implementing a project or providing a service authorized by this chapter.

(b) The nonprofit corporation:

(1) has each power of and is considered to be a local government corporation created under Subchapter D, Chapter 431, Transportation Code; and

(2) may implement any project and provide any service authorized by this chapter.

(c) The board shall appoint the board of directors of the nonprofit corporation. The board of directors of the nonprofit corporation shall serve in the same manner as the board of directors of a local government corporation created under Subchapter D, Chapter 431, Transportation Code, except that a board member is not required to reside in the district.
Tex. Local Government Code § 254.053 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 254 / Section 254.053
§ 254.053. AUTHORITY OF BOARD TO ISSUE OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

A board by resolution may issue in the name of the board, with the consent of the governing body of the municipality:

(1) obligations payable from revenue in the manner provided by this chapter and refund previously issued obligations;

(2) expense notes drawn against the revenues of the board to pay expenses during the fiscal year of the board in which the notes are issued; and

(3) certificates of participation in contractual obligations to pay money.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8271.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8271 / Section 8271.002
§ 8271.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a municipal utility district and a conservation and reclamation district in Harris County created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Water Code § 11.129 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 11 / Section 11.129
§ 11.129. REVIEW OF APPLICATION; AMENDMENT.
Status: in_force

The commission shall determine whether the application, maps, and other materials comply with the requirements of this chapter and the rules of the commission. The commission may require amendment of the application, maps, or other materials to achieve necessary compliance.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 60.006 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 60 / Section 60.006
§ 60.006. PURPOSE AND NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

(a) A district is created as a conservation and reclamation district under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, to conserve and develop the natural resources of this state, including agricultural resources.

(b) A district created under this chapter exercises public and essential governmental functions.

(c) Chapter 49, Water Code, does not apply to a district, except as provided by Section 60.061.

(d) The creation of a district is essential to accomplish the purposes of Section 52-a, Article III, Texas Constitution, and other public purposes stated in this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 4019.0402 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 4019 / Section 4019.0402
§ 4019.0402. ASSESSMENTS; LIENS FOR ASSESSMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board by resolution may impose and collect an assessment for any purpose authorized by this chapter in all or any part of the district.

(b) An assessment, a reassessment, or an assessment resulting from an addition to or correction of the assessment roll by the district, penalties and interest on an assessment or reassessment, an expense of collection, and reasonable attorney's fees incurred by the district:

(1) are a first and prior lien against the property assessed;

(2) are superior to any other lien or claim other than a lien or claim for county, school district, or municipal ad valorem taxes; and

(3) are the personal liability of and a charge against the owners of the property even if the owners are not named in the assessment proceedings.

(c) The lien is effective from the date of the board's resolution imposing the assessment until the date the assessment is paid. The board may enforce the lien in the same manner that a taxing unit, as that term is defined by Section 1.04, Tax Code, may enforce an ad valorem tax lien against real property.

(d) The board may make a correction to or deletion from the assessment roll that does not increase the amount of assessment of any parcel of land without providing notice and holding a hearing in the manner required for additional assessments.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1702.122 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1702 / Section 1702.122
§ 1702.122. TEMPORARY CONTINUATION OF COMPANY LICENSE HOLDER'S BUSINESS.
Status: in_force

Under the terms provided by commission rule, a company license holder's business may continue for a temporary period if the individual on the basis of whose qualifications a company license under this chapter has been obtained ceases to be connected with the company license holder.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9008.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9008 / Section 9008.001
§ 9008.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

(2) "Director" means a member of the board.

(3) "District" means the La Salle Water Control and Improvement District No. 1.
Tex. Occupations Code § 501.253 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 501 / Section 501.253
§ 501.253. PROVISIONAL STATUS FOR CERTAIN APPLICANTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The executive council may issue a license with a provisional status to an applicant who has not satisfied the experience or examination requirements of Section 501.2525(a)(2) but is otherwise qualified for the license under Section 501.2525.

(b) A license holder described by Subsection (a) is entitled to practice psychology under the supervision of a psychologist to meet the requirements for issuance of a license under Section 501.2525, except that if the license holder is licensed in another state to independently practice psychology and is in good standing in that state, the license holder is entitled to practice psychology without the supervision of a psychologist.

(c) The executive council shall adopt rules that apply to a license holder described by Subsection (a) identifying:

(1) the activities that the license holder may engage in; and

(2) services that may be provided by the license holder.

(d) The executive council may refuse to renew a license issued under Subsection (a) if the license holder does not meet the requirements prescribed by Section 501.2525(a)(2).

(e) The executive council may not restrict the issuance of a license to an applicant who is licensed in another state to independently practice psychology and is in good standing in that state based on the number of years the applicant has been licensed in good standing in that state.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1037.060 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1037 / Section 1037.060
§ 1037.060. EMPLOYEES; APPOINTMENT OF STAFF.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may appoint to the staff any doctors the board considers necessary for the efficient operation of the district and may make temporary appointments as necessary.

(b) The board shall determine the type, number, and location of district employees required to maintain an adequate hospital system. The board may employ fiscal agents, accountants, architects, attorneys, and other employees the board considers proper.

(c) The board may delegate to the district administrator the authority to hire district employees, including technicians and nurses.
Tex. Government Code § 511.0091 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 511 / Section 511.0091
§ 511.0091. FEES; INSPECTION ACCOUNT.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall set and collect reasonable fees to cover the cost of performing the following services for municipal jails operated for a municipality by a private vendor or for county jails, whether financed, purchased, designed, constructed, leased, operated, maintained, or managed for the county by a private vendor or provided entirely by the county:

(1) review of and comment on construction documents for new facilities or expansion projects;

(2) performance of occupancy inspections; and

(3) performance of annual inspections.

(b) The commission may collect a fee under Subsection (a)(1) only for the review of and comment on construction documents for a jail for which the commission projects:

(1) a rated capacity of 100 or more prisoners; and

(2) an annual average jail population of prisoners sentenced by jurisdictions other than the courts of this state that is 30 percent or more of the total population of the jail.

(c) The commission may collect a fee under Subsection (a)(2) or (a)(3) only for the performance of an inspection of a jail that during the year in which the inspection is performed:

(1) has a rated capacity of 100 or more prisoners; and

(2) the commission projects as having an annual average jail population of prisoners sentenced by jurisdictions other than the courts of this state that is 30 percent or more of the total population of the jail.

(c-1) In addition to the other fees authorized by this section, the commission may set and collect a reasonable fee to cover the cost of performing any reinspection of a municipal or county jail described by Subsection (a) that is conducted by the commission:

(1) following a determination by the commission that the jail is not in compliance with minimum standards; and

(2) in response to a request by the operator of the jail for an inspection.

(d) All money paid to the commission under this chapter:

(1) is subject to Subchapter F, Chapter 404; and

(2) shall be deposited to the credit of a special account in the general revenue fund to be appropriated only to pay costs incurred by the commission in performing services under this section.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 99A.006 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 99A / Section 99A.006
§ 99A.006. NO CAUSE OF ACTION, DUTY, STANDARD OF CARE, OR LIABILITY CREATED.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other law, Section 99A.001, including the use of or failure to use any information or materials developed or disseminated under that section, does not create a civil, criminal, or administrative cause of action or liability or create a standard of care, obligation, or duty that provides a basis for a cause of action.