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Tex. Water Code § 36.153 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 36 / Section 36.153
§ 36.153. ANNUAL AUDIT.
Status: in_force

(a) Annually and subject to Subsection (c), the board shall have an audit made of the financial condition of the district. The district audit shall be performed according to the generally accepted government auditing standards adopted by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.

(b) Financial statements shall be prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles as adopted by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. The annual audit and other district records must be open to inspection during regular business hours at the principal office of the district.

(c) The district is exempt from the requirement under Subsection (a) if it had:

(1) not more than $500 in receipts from operations, tax assessments, loans, contributions, or any other sources during the calendar year;

(2) not more than $500 in disbursements of funds during the calendar year;

(3) no bonds or other liabilities with terms of more than one year outstanding during the calendar year; and

(4) no cash or investments amounting to more than $5,000 at any time during the calendar year.

(d) A financially dormant district may elect not to conduct an audit and instead submit to the executive director a financial dormancy affidavit.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 22.039 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 22 / Section 22.039
§ 22.039. DEBT AGAINST THE STATE.
Status: in_force

Nothing in this subchapter creates a debt against the state or binds the state in any way except as to the mortgage of the land and property comprising the Palo Duro Canyon State Park and as to the pledge of the rents, revenue, and income from the park.
Tex. Transportation Code § 201.202 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 201 / Section 201.202
§ 201.202. DIVISIONS; DIVISION PERSONNEL.
Status: repealed

(a) The commission shall organize the department into divisions to accomplish the department's functions and the duties assigned to it, including divisions for:

(1) aviation;

(2) highways and roads; and

(3) public transportation.

(b) The person designated by the director to supervise the division responsible for highways and roads must be a registered professional engineer experienced and skilled in highway construction and maintenance.

(c) Repealed by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 933, Sec. 2A.03, eff. September 1, 2009.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2304.002 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2304 / Section 2304.002
§ 2304.002. APPLICATION OF CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This chapter does not apply to a repair facility located in a county with a population of 50,000 or less.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8263.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8263 / Section 8263.002
§ 8263.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a municipal utility district in Montgomery County created under and essential to accomplish the purposes of Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Utilities Code § 182.002 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 182 / Section 182.002
§ 182.002. DELAY OF BILL PAYMENT DATE FOR ELDERLY INDIVIDUAL.
Status: in_force

(a) On request by an elderly individual, a utility shall delay without penalty the payment date of a bill for providing utility service to that individual until the 25th day after the date the bill is issued.

(b) This subchapter applies only to an elderly individual who:

(1) is a residential customer; and

(2) occupies the entire premises for which a delay is requested.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 578.001 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 578 / Section 578.001
§ 578.001. APPLICATION.
Status: in_force

This chapter applies to the use of electroconvulsive therapy by any person, including a private physician who uses the therapy on an outpatient basis.
Tex. Education Code § 39A.101 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 39A / Section 39A.101
§ 39A.101. ORDER FOR PREPARATION OF CAMPUS TURNAROUND PLAN.
Status: in_force

(a) If a campus has been identified as unacceptable for two consecutive school years, the commissioner shall order the campus to prepare and submit a campus turnaround plan.

(b) The commissioner shall by rule establish procedures governing the time and manner in which the campus must submit the campus turnaround plan.

(c) A campus intervention team shall assist the campus in:

(1) developing an updated targeted improvement plan, including a campus turnaround plan to be implemented by the campus;

(2) submitting the updated targeted improvement plan to the board of trustees of the school district for approval and presenting the plan in a public hearing as provided by Section 39A.057;

(3) obtaining approval of the updated plan from the commissioner; and

(4) executing the updated plan on approval by the commissioner.

(d) The updated targeted improvement plan submitted to the board of trustees of a school district under Subsection (c) must include all plans and details that are required to execute the campus turnaround plan without any additional action or approval by the board of trustees.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3962.0502 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3962 / Section 3962.0502
§ 3962.0502. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) If authorized by a majority of the district voters voting at an election under Section 3962.0501, the district may impose an operation and maintenance tax on taxable property in the district in the manner provided by Section 49.107, Water Code, for any district purpose, including to:

(1) maintain and operate the district;

(2) construct or acquire improvements; or

(3) provide a service.

(b) The board shall determine the operation and maintenance tax rate. The rate may not exceed the rate approved at the election.
Tex. Government Code § 72.030 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 72 / Section 72.030
§ 72.030. COLLECTION OF DATA RELATING TO JUDICIAL TURNOVER.
Status: in_force

(a) The office biennially shall collect data relating to:

(1) the rate at which state judges resign from office or do not seek reelection; and

(2) the reason for action under Subdivision (1).

(b) Not later than December 1 of each even-numbered year, the office shall file a report containing the data collected under Subsection (a) for the preceding state fiscal biennium with the governor, the lieutenant governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, and the presiding officers of the standing committees of each house of the legislature with jurisdiction over the judiciary or appropriations.

(c) The report filed under Subsection (b) must include the following findings:

(1) whether the compensation of state judges exceeds, is equal to, or is less than the compensation of judges at corresponding levels in the five states closest in population to this state; and

(2) whether the compensation of state judges exceeds, is equal to, or is less than the average salary of lawyers engaged in the private practice of law.

(d) The purpose of filing the report with the legislature is to provide the legislature with information to facilitate legislation that ensures that the compensation of state judges is adequate and appropriate.
Tex. Insurance Code § 32.004 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 32 / Section 32.004
§ 32.004. PUBLICATION OF RESULTS OF EXAMINATION.
Status: in_force

The department shall publish the results of an examination of a company's affairs if the commissioner determines that publication is in the public interest.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1006.062 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1006 / Section 1006.062
§ 1006.062. RETIREMENT PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

The board may enter into a contract or agreement with this state or the federal government to establish or continue a retirement program for the benefit of the district's employees.
Tex. Labor Code § 302.045 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 302 / Section 302.045
§ 302.045. SANCTIONS PLAN.
Status: in_force

The commission shall adopt a detailed and understandable plan to be used by local workforce development boards in the implementation of the sanction process. The plan adopted under this section must include:

(1) a requirement that the commission provide technical assistance to the boards in avoiding or responding to sanctions; and

(2) specific provisions regarding the time in which a board is to be allowed to address concerns and improve the board's performance.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1051.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1051 / Section 1051.151
§ 1051.151. BUDGET.
Status: in_force

(a) The district administrator shall prepare an annual budget for approval by the board.

(b) The proposed budget must contain a complete financial statement of:

(1) the outstanding obligations of the district;

(2) the cash on hand in each district fund;

(3) the money received by the district from all sources during the previous year;

(4) the money available to the district from all sources during the ensuing year;

(5) the balances expected at the end of the year in which the budget is being prepared;

(6) the estimated revenue and balances available to cover the proposed budget; and

(7) the estimated tax rate required.
Tex. Government Code § 2165.207 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2165 / Section 2165.207
§ 2165.207. METHOD OF SELECTING TENANT.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission may lease space in a building by negotiating a lease with a tenant or by selecting the tenant through competitive bidding. In either event, the commission shall follow procedures that promote competition and protect the state's interests.

(b) If the space is leased for the purpose of providing child care services for state employees, the commission may select the child care provider through procedures other than competitive bidding.
Tex. Government Code § 4002.104 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 4002 / Section 4002.104
§ 4002.104. STANDARDS OF CONDUCT INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

The commissioner or the commissioner's designee shall provide to members of the board and to board employees, as often as necessary, information regarding the requirements for office or employment under this title, including information regarding a person's responsibilities under applicable laws relating to standards of conduct for state officers or employees.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1109.002 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1109 / Section 1109.002
§ 1109.002. ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT; RULES.
Status: in_force

(a) This chapter shall be enforced in the manner provided for enforcement of Chapter 74, Property Code, under Subchapter H of that chapter.

(b) The comptroller may adopt rules necessary to administer this chapter.
Tex. Government Code § 2008.052 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2008 / Section 2008.052
§ 2008.052. APPOINTMENT AND DUTIES OF CONVENER.
Status: in_force

(a) A state agency that proposes to engage in negotiated rulemaking shall appoint a convener to assist the agency in determining whether it is advisable to proceed.

(b) The state agency may appoint an agency employee or contract with another individual to serve as the convener. The convener may not have a financial or other interest in the outcome of the rulemaking process that would interfere with the person's impartial and unbiased service as the convener.

(c) The convener shall assist the agency in identifying persons who are likely to be affected by the proposed rule, including persons who oppose the issuance of a rule. The convener shall discuss with those persons or their representatives:

(1) whether they are willing to participate in negotiated rulemaking;

(2) whether the agency should engage in negotiated rulemaking to develop the proposed rule;

(3) which issues that a negotiated rulemaking committee should address; and

(4) whether there are other persons the convener needs to identify who may be affected by the proposed rule.

(d) The convener shall then recommend to the agency whether negotiated rulemaking is a feasible method to develop the proposed rule and shall report to the agency on the relevant considerations, including:

(1) the number of identifiable interests that would be significantly affected by the proposed rule;

(2) the probability that those interests would be adequately represented in a negotiated rulemaking;

(3) the probable willingness and authority of the representatives of affected interests to negotiate in good faith;

(4) the probability that a negotiated rulemaking committee would reach a unanimous or a suitable general consensus on the proposed rule;

(5) the probability that negotiated rulemaking will not unreasonably delay notice and eventual adoption of the proposed rule;

(6) the adequacy of agency and citizen resources to participate in negotiated rulemaking;

(7) the probability that the negotiated rulemaking committee will provide a balanced representation between public and regulated interests; and

(8) the willingness of the agency to accept the consensus of a negotiated rulemaking committee as the basis for the proposed rule.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8461.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8461 / Section 8461.051
§ 8461.051. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties necessary to accomplish the purposes for which the district is created.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 2.616 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 2 / Section 2.616
§ 2.616. PROCEDURE ON NOTICE CLAIMING EXCUSE.
Status: in_force

(a) Where the buyer receives notification of a material or indefinite delay or an allocation justified under the preceding section he may by written notification to the seller as to any delivery concerned, and where the prospective deficiency substantially impairs the value of the whole contract under the provisions of this chapter relating to breach of installment contracts (Section 2.612), then also as to the whole,

(1) terminate and thereby discharge any unexecuted portion of the contract; or

(2) modify the contract by agreeing to take his available quota in substitution.

(b) If after receipt of such notification from the seller the buyer fails so to modify the contract within a reasonable time not exceeding thirty days the contract lapses with respect to any deliveries affected.

(c) The provisions of this section may not be negated by agreement except insofar as the seller has assumed a greater obligation under the preceding section.
Tex. Family Code § 264.1212 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 264 / Section 264.1212
§ 264.1212. FACILITATION OF TRANSITION TO INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "community resource coordination group" means a coordination group established under a memorandum of understanding under Subchapter D, Chapter 522, Government Code.

(b) A department employee who is a member of a community resource coordination group shall inform the group about the tuition and fee waivers for institutions of higher education that are available to eligible children in foster care under Section 54.366, Education Code.

(c) Each school district, in coordination with the department, shall facilitate the transition of each child enrolled in the district who is eligible for a tuition and fee waiver under Section 54.366, Education Code, and who is likely to be in the conservatorship of the department on the day preceding the child's 18th birthday to an institution of higher education by:

(1) assisting the child with the completion of any applications for admission or for financial aid;

(2) arranging and accompanying the child on campus visits;

(3) assisting the child in researching and applying for private or institution-sponsored scholarships;

(4) identifying whether the child is a candidate for appointment to a military academy;

(5) assisting the child in registering and preparing for college entrance examinations, including, subject to the availability of funds, arranging for the payment of any examination fees by the department; and

(6) coordinating contact between the child and a liaison officer designated under Section 61.0908, Education Code, for students who were formerly in the department's conservatorship.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 483.004 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 483 / Section 483.004
§ 483.004. COMMISSIONER OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES EMERGENCY AUTHORITY RELATING TO DANGEROUS DRUGS.
Status: in_force

If the commissioner of state health services has compelling evidence that an immediate danger to the public health exists as a result of the prescription of a dangerous drug by practitioners described by Section 483.001(12)(C), the commissioner may use the commissioner's existing emergency authority to limit the availability of the drug by permitting its prescription only by practitioners described by Section 483.001(12)(A), (B), or (D).
Tex. Local Government Code § 172.005 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 172 / Section 172.005
§ 172.005. RISK POOL.
Status: in_force

(a) A political subdivision may establish a risk pool or may enter into an interlocal agreement under The Interlocal Cooperation Act (Chapter 791, Government Code) with other political subdivisions to establish a risk pool to provide health and accident coverage for officials, employees, retirees, employees of affiliated service contractors, and their dependents.

(b) Contributions paid by a political subdivision's officials, employees, and retirees and employees of affiliated service contractors for coverage shall be deposited to the credit of the risk pool's fund and used as provided by rules of the risk pool.

(c) A pool by contract may purchase insurance coverage for persons who are covered by the pool from an insurance company authorized to do business in this state.

(d) A pool or its agents may not represent to persons who apply for coverage or who are covered by the pool that the coverage being provided is insurance unless the coverage is by contract purchased from an insurance company authorized to do business in this state.

(e) A risk pool organized under this section is a legal entity that may contract with an insurer licensed to do business in Texas to assume any excess of loss of a benefit contract authorized under Section 172.004. Notwithstanding any provision of the Insurance Code or any other law governing insurance in this state, an insurer authorized to do business in Texas may assume the excess of loss of the benefit contract under Section 172.004.
Tex. Penal Code § 9.54 — TX Code / Code pe / Chapter 9 / Section 9.54
§ 9.54. LIMITATION ON USE OF FORCE BY DRONE.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section:

(1) "Autonomous drone" means a drone that operates autonomously through computer software or other programming.

(2) "Drone" and "law enforcement agency" have the meanings assigned by Article 2B.0253, Code of Criminal Procedure.

(b) Notwithstanding any other law, the use of force, including deadly force, involving a drone is justified under this subchapter only if:

(1) at the time the use of force occurred, the actor was employed by a law enforcement agency;

(2) the use of force:

(A) would have been justified under another provision of this subchapter; and

(B) did not involve the use of deadly force by means of an autonomous drone; and

(3) before the use of force occurred, the law enforcement agency employing the actor adopted and submitted to the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement a policy on the agency's use of force by means of a drone, as required by Article 2B.0253, Code of Criminal Procedure, and the use of force conformed to the requirements of that policy.
Tex. Occupations Code § 164.010 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 164 / Section 164.010
§ 164.010. MONITORING OF LICENSE HOLDER.
Status: in_force

(a) The board by rule shall develop a system to monitor compliance with the requirements of this subtitle of license holders who are the subject of disciplinary action.

(b) Rules adopted under this section must include procedures to:

(1) monitor for compliance a license holder ordered by the board to perform certain acts; and

(2) identify and monitor license holders who are the subject of disciplinary action and who present a continuing threat to the public welfare through the practice of medicine.

(c) The board shall immediately investigate:

(1) a violation of a disciplinary order by a license holder described by Subsection (a); or

(2) a complaint filed against a license holder described by Subsection (a).
Tex. Family Code § 55.36 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 55 / Section 55.36
§ 55.36. REPORT THAT CHILD IS FIT TO PROCEED; HEARING ON OBJECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) If a report submitted under Section 55.35(b) states that a child is fit to proceed, the juvenile court shall find that the child is fit to proceed unless the child's attorney objects in writing or in open court not later than the second day after the date the attorney receives a copy of the report under Section 55.35(c).

(b) On objection by the child's attorney under Subsection (a), the juvenile court shall promptly hold a hearing to determine whether the child is fit to proceed, except that the hearing may be held after the date that the placement order issued under Section 55.33(a) expires. At the hearing, the court shall determine the issue of the fitness of the child to proceed unless the child or the child's attorney demands in writing a jury before the 10th day before the date of the hearing.

(c) If, after a hearing, the court or jury finds that the child is fit to proceed, the court shall dissolve the stay and continue the juvenile court proceedings as though a question of fitness to proceed had not been raised.

(d) If, after a hearing, the court or jury finds that the child is unfit to proceed, the court shall proceed under Section 55.37 or 55.40, as appropriate.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 91.656 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 91 / Section 91.656
§ 91.656. VOLUNTARY CLEANUP AGREEMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) Before the commission evaluates any plan or report detailing the remediation goals and proposed methods of remediation, the person desiring to participate in the voluntary cleanup program must enter into a voluntary cleanup agreement that sets forth the terms and conditions of the evaluation of the reports and the implementation of work plans.

(b) A voluntary cleanup agreement must provide for:

(1) recovery by the commission of all reasonable costs:

(A) incurred by the commission in review and oversight of the person's work plan and reports and as a result of the commission's field activities;

(B) attributable to the voluntary cleanup agreement; and

(C) in excess of the amount of fees submitted by the applicant under Section 91.654;

(2) a schedule of payments to the commission to be made by the person for recovery of all commission costs fairly attributable to the voluntary cleanup program, including direct and indirect costs of overhead, salaries, equipment, and utilities, and legal, management, and support costs; and

(3) appropriate tasks, deliverables, and schedules.

(c) The voluntary cleanup agreement shall:

(1) identify all statutes and rules with which the person must comply;

(2) describe any work plan or report to be submitted for review by the commission, including a final report that provides all information necessary to verify that all work contemplated by the voluntary cleanup agreement has been completed;

(3) include a schedule for submitting the information required by Subdivision (2); and

(4) state the technical standards to be applied in evaluating the work plans and reports, with reference to the proposed future land use to be achieved.

(d) If an agreement is not reached between a person desiring to participate in the voluntary cleanup program and the commission on or before the 30th day after good faith negotiations have begun:

(1) the person or the commission may withdraw from the negotiations; and

(2) the commission retains the person's application fee.

(e) The commission may not initiate an enforcement action against a person who is in compliance with this section for the contamination or release that is the subject of the voluntary cleanup agreement or for activity that resulted in the contamination or release.