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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1015.307 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1015 / Section 1015.307
§ 1015.307. DISPOSITION OR TRANSFER OF ASSETS AND DEBTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may not dispose of or transfer the district's assets except for due compensation unless:

(1) the debts are transferred to another governmental entity embracing the district; and

(2) the transferred assets are used for the benefit of citizens formerly in the district.

(b) If the board transfers the district's debts to another governmental entity, the board shall also transfer to that governmental entity:

(1) title to land, buildings, improvements, and equipment related to the hospital system owned by the district; and

(2) operating money and reserves for operating expenses and money budgeted by the district to provide medical care for district residents for the remainder of the fiscal year in which the district is dissolved.
Tex. Transportation Code § 521.273 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 521 / Section 521.273
§ 521.273. RENEWAL EXAMINATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may require and prescribe the procedure and standards for an examination for the renewal of a driver's license.

(b) A license holder who fails to obtain a renewal license as provided by this subchapter may be required to take any examination required for the original license.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 42.066 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 42 / Section 42.066
§ 42.066. REQUIRED SUBMISSION OF INFORMATION REQUESTED BY COURT.
Status: in_force

A general residential operation that provides mental health treatment or services to a child in the managing conservatorship of the department shall timely submit to the court in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship under Subtitle E, Title 5, Family Code, all information requested by that court.
Tex. Government Code § 30.01592 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 30 / Section 30.01592
§ 30.01592. CREATION.
Status: in_force

On creation of the initial municipal court of record, the governing body of the city shall determine the method of selecting the judge of a municipal court of record by:

(1) adopting an ordinance that provides for the appointment of a municipal judge by the governing body of the city;

(2) adopting an ordinance that provides for the election of a municipal judge by the qualified voters of the city; or

(3) ordering an election in which the qualified voters of the city determine whether a municipal judge is appointed by the governing body of the city or elected.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1109.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1109 / Section 1109.002
§ 1109.002. AUTHORITY FOR OPERATION.
Status: in_force

The Tyler County Hospital District operates in accordance with Section 9, Article IX, Texas Constitution, and has the powers and responsibilities provided by that section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3892.111 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3892 / Section 3892.111
§ 3892.111. ADDITIONAL PROPERTY RIGHTS; LEASEHOLDS.
Status: in_force

The district may construct improvements on property on which it only has a leasehold interest and may own undivided interests in buildings and other improvements.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 11.411 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 11 / Section 11.411
§ 11.411. GOVERNING PERSONS AND OWNERS NOT NECESSARY PARTIES DEFENDANT.
Status: in_force

Governing persons and owners or members of a domestic entity are not necessary parties to an action for a receivership or liquidation of the property and business of a domestic entity unless relief is sought against those persons individually.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 361.907 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 361 / Section 361.907
§ 361.907. GRANTS AND LOANS.
Status: in_force

To help finance an assessment, eligible site remediation, or inspection, a county may provide money as a grant or a loan from a county fund established under Section 361.903 to:

(1) an eligible owner; or

(2) a licensed professional engineer or contractor who meets the requirements of Section 361.906.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8085.0201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8085 / Section 8085.0201
§ 8085.0201. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.
Status: in_force

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

(b) Except as provided by Section 8085.0202, directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 483.106 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 483 / Section 483.106
§ 483.106. ADMINISTRATION OF OPIOID ANTAGONIST.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who, acting in good faith and with reasonable care, administers or does not administer an opioid antagonist to another person whom the person believes is suffering an opioid-related drug overdose is not subject to criminal prosecution, sanction under any professional licensing statute, or civil liability, for an act or omission resulting from the administration of or failure to administer the opioid antagonist.

(b) Emergency services personnel are authorized to administer an opioid antagonist to a person who appears to be suffering an opioid-related drug overdose, as clinically indicated.
Tex. Transportation Code § 366.072 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 366 / Section 366.072
§ 366.072. FEASIBILITY STUDY FUND.
Status: in_force

(a) An authority may maintain a feasibility study fund. The fund is a revolving fund held in trust by a banking institution chosen by the authority and shall be kept separate from the money for any turnpike project or system.

(b) An authority may transfer an amount from a surplus fund established for a turnpike project or system to the authority's feasibility study fund if the remainder of the surplus fund is not less than any minimum amount required by the bond proceedings to be retained for that turnpike project or system.

(c) Money in the feasibility study fund may be used only to pay the expenses of studying the cost and feasibility and any other expenses relating to:

(1) the preparation and issuance of bonds for the acquisition and construction of a proposed turnpike project or system;

(2) the financing of the improvement, extension, or expansion of an existing turnpike project or system; and

(3) private participation, as authorized by law, in the financing of a proposed turnpike project or system, the refinancing of an existing turnpike project or system, or the improvement, extension, or expansion of a turnpike project or system.

(d) Money spent under Subsection (c) for a proposed turnpike project or system must be reimbursed from the proceeds of turnpike revenue bonds issued for, or other proceeds that may be used for, the acquisition, construction, improvement, extension, expansion, or operation of the turnpike project or system.

(e) For a purpose described by Subsection (c), an authority may borrow money and issue promissory notes or other interest-bearing evidences of indebtedness payable out of its feasibility study fund, pledging money in the fund or to be placed in the fund.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9090.0403 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9090 / Section 9090.0403
§ 9090.0403. CONTRACT TAXES.
Status: in_force

(a) In accordance with Section 49.108, Water Code, the district may impose a tax other than an operation and maintenance tax and use the revenue derived from the tax to make payments under a contract after the provisions of the contract have been approved by a majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.

(b) A contract approved by the district voters may contain a provision stating that the contract may be modified or amended by the board without further voter approval.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3921.152 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3921 / Section 3921.152
§ 3921.152. MONEY USED FOR IMPROVEMENTS OR SERVICES.
Status: in_force

The district may acquire, construct, finance, operate, or maintain any improvement or service authorized under this chapter or Chapter 375, Local Government Code, using any money available to the district.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1104.2132 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1104 / Section 1104.2132
§ 1104.2132. FAILURE TO APPEAR; COSTS.
Status: in_force

(a) If a respondent receives proper notice of a contested case hearing but does not appear in person at the hearing, the administrative law judge may conduct the hearing or enter an order, as the administrative law judge determines appropriate.

(b) The respondent is bound by the results of the hearing to the same extent as if the respondent had appeared.

(c) The administrative law judge may award reasonable costs to the board on a request for and proof of costs incurred if the respondent fails to appear at the hearing. In this subsection, the term "costs" means all costs associated with the hearing, including the costs charged by the State Office of Administrative Hearings and any costs related to hearing preparation, discovery, depositions, subpoenas, service of process, witness expenses, travel expenses, and investigation expenses.
Tex. Government Code § 403.201 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 403 / Section 403.201
§ 403.201. SUITS; JURISDICTION.
Status: in_force

The district courts of Travis County have exclusive, original jurisdiction of a suit brought under this chapter. This section prevails over Chapter 25 to the extent of any conflict.
Tex. Family Code § 6.403 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 6 / Section 6.403
§ 6.403. ANSWER.
Status: in_force

The respondent in a suit for dissolution of a marriage is not required to answer on oath or affirmation.
Tex. Government Code § 1501.006 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1501 / Section 1501.006
§ 1501.006. RATES FOR SERVICE.
Status: in_force

(a) The governing body of a municipality that issues bonds under this subchapter shall establish rates for sewer service in amounts sufficient to:

(1) pay:

(A) maintenance and operation expenses;

(B) the bonds as they are scheduled to mature; and

(C) interest on the bonds as it accrues; and

(2) establish and maintain any fund provided in the ordinance authorizing the bonds.

(b) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), the municipality may not, during the term of a contract for sewer service, increase the amount of the consideration for that service specified in the contract except:

(1) as the contract provides; or

(2) as the parties to the contract agree.
Tex. Government Code § 526.0257 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 526 / Section 526.0257
§ 526.0257. HEARING.
Status: in_force

(a) If a hospital requests a hearing in accordance with Section 526.0256, the attorney general shall conduct the hearing in accordance with Chapter 2001.

(b) If the hearing results in a finding that a violation has occurred, the attorney general shall:

(1) provide to the hospital written notice of:

(A) the findings established at the hearing; and

(B) the amount of the penalty; and

(2) enter an order requiring the hospital to pay the amount of the penalty.

(c) An order entered by the attorney general under this section is subject to judicial review as a contested case under Chapter 2001.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8078.0102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8078 / Section 8078.0102
§ 8078.0102. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a municipal utility district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 503.003 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 503 / Section 503.003
§ 503.003. MEETINGS; NOTICE.
Status: in_force

(a) The committee shall meet:

(1) at the call of the chief administrative officer of any member agency; or

(2) at least once each quarter on a meeting date set by the committee.

(b) The committee must provide public notice of the meeting date not later than the 15th day before the date on which the committee holds the meeting.

(c) The committee shall adopt rules for the conduct of its meetings.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8510.0511 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8510 / Section 8510.0511
§ 8510.0511. APPOINTMENT OF RECEIVER.
Status: in_force

(a) On default or threatened default in the payment of the principal of or interest on authority bonds, a court may appoint a receiver for the authority on petition of the holders of 25 percent of the outstanding bonds of the issue in default or threatened with default.

(b) The receiver may collect and receive all authority income, employ and discharge authority agents and employees, take charge of money on hand, and manage the authority's proprietary affairs without the board's consent or hindrance.

(c) The receiver may be authorized to sell or contract for the sale of water or to renew those contracts with the approval of the court that appointed the receiver.

(d) The court may vest the receiver with any other power or duty the court finds necessary to protect the bondholders.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 56.02 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 56 / Section 56.02
§ 56.02. QUALIFICATIONS FOR PERMIT; ELIGIBLE PREMISES.
Status: in_force

(a) A water park permit may be issued only to a person who:

(1) holds a wine and malt beverage retailer's permit under Chapter 25; and

(2) operates a public venue that:

(A) involves waterslides, food service, music, and amusement activities; and

(B) is located primarily along the banks of the Comal River.

(b) A person described by Subsection (a) may be issued water park permits for not more than five premises:

(1) for which wine and malt beverage retailer's permits have been issued under Chapter 25; and

(2) that are located:

(A) in the public venue described in Subsection (a)(2); or

(B) not more than one mile from the boundary of that venue.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3831.157 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3831 / Section 3831.157
§ 3831.157. AUDIT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district shall enter into a written contract with an independent certified public accountant or a certified public accounting firm for an annual audit of the district's affairs and financial records.

(b) The district shall make the audit available for inspection by the public and the City of Temple.
Tex. Occupations Code § 501.261 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 501 / Section 501.261
§ 501.261. FORM OF LICENSE.
Status: repealed

(a) A license issued under this chapter must include the full name of the license holder and a unique number assigned to that license.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 768 (H.B. 1501), Sec. 2.113(19), eff. September 1, 2019.
Tex. Property Code § 142.006 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 142 / Section 142.006
§ 142.006. CLAIMS AGAINST PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

If any person claims an interest in property subject to management under this chapter, the court having authority over the property may hear evidence on the interest and may order the claim or the portion of the claim found to be just to be paid to the person entitled to receive it.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 245.012 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 245 / Section 245.012
§ 245.012. DENIAL, SUSPENSION, PROBATION, OR REVOCATION OF LICENSE.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may deny, suspend, or revoke a license for a violation of this chapter or a rule adopted under this chapter.

(b) The denial, suspension, or revocation of a license by the department and the appeal from that action are governed by the procedures for a contested case hearing under Chapter 2001, Government Code.

(c) The department may immediately suspend or revoke a license when the health and safety of persons are threatened. If the department issues an order of immediate suspension or revocation, the department shall immediately give the chief executive officer of the abortion facility adequate notice of the action and the procedure governing appeal of the action. A person whose license is suspended or revoked under this subsection is entitled to a hearing not later than the 14th day after the effective date of the suspension or revocation.

(d) If the department finds that an abortion facility is in repeated noncompliance with this chapter or rules adopted under this chapter but that the noncompliance does not in any way involve the health and safety of the public or an individual, the department may schedule the facility for probation rather than suspending or revoking the facility's license. The department shall provide notice to the facility of the probation and of the items of noncompliance not later than the 10th day before the date the probation period begins. The department shall designate a period of not less than 30 days during which the facility will remain under probation. During the probation period, the facility must correct the items that were in noncompliance and report the corrections to the department for approval.

(e) The department may suspend or revoke the license of an abortion facility that does not correct items that were in noncompliance or that does not comply with this chapter or the rules adopted under this chapter within the applicable probation period.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2301.7025 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2301 / Section 2301.7025
§ 2301.7025. LIMITATIONS PERIOD FOR CERTAIN CAUSES OF ACTION BY LICENSE HOLDERS.
Status: in_force

(a) This section does not apply to:

(1) an action with respect to which this chapter or rules of the board establish specific procedural time limits; or

(2) an action brought under Section 2301.204.

(b) Except as provided by this section, a license holder may not file an action with the board after the fourth anniversary of the date the action accrues.

(c) The limitations period provided by Subsection (b) may be extended for not more than 180 days on a showing that the failure to commence an action in a timely manner was caused by reliance on a fraudulent statement or inducement made by a party to induce a party to refrain from bringing an action.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 462.078 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 462 / Section 462.078
§ 462.078. RETURN TO FACILITY UNDER FACILITY ADMINISTRATOR'S CERTIFICATE OR COURT ORDER.
Status: in_force

(a) The administrator of a facility to which a patient was admitted for court-ordered inpatient services may have an absent patient taken into custody, detained, and returned to the facility by:

(1) signing a certificate authorizing the patient's return; or

(2) filing the certificate with a magistrate and requesting the magistrate to order the patient's return.

(b) A magistrate may issue an order directing a peace or health officer to take a patient into custody and return the patient to the facility if the facility administrator files the certificate as prescribed by this section. The facility head may sign or file the certificate if the facility head reasonably believes that:

(1) the patient is absent without authority from the facility;

(2) the patient has violated the conditions of a pass or furlough; or

(3) the patient's condition has deteriorated to the extent that the patient's continued absence from the facility under a pass or furlough is inappropriate.

(c) A peace or health officer shall take the patient into custody and return the patient to the facility as soon as possible if the patient's return is authorized by the facility administrator's certificate or the court order. The peace or health officer may take the patient into custody without having the certificate or court order in the officer's possession.
Tex. Education Code § 61.079 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 61 / Section 61.079
§ 61.079. WASTE MANAGEMENT DEGREE PROGRAMS AND RESEARCH.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall initiate and encourage the development of and by rule shall adopt standards for the approval of elective courses in waste management and waste management degree programs at institutions of higher education.

(b) For purposes of this section, a waste management degree program includes:

(1) a single-discipline degree program with an emphasis on solid waste management and recycling; or

(2) an interdisciplinary degree program that reflects business, political, economic, public affairs, legal, environmental, or engineering perspectives on waste management and recycling.

(c) The board shall encourage institutions of higher education:

(1) to develop graduate or research programs involving research and development of innovative products made from recycled materials; and

(2) as part of a statewide recycling extension service, to provide professionals in recycling fields with technical data and information developed by those programs.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1575.406 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1575 / Section 1575.406
§ 1575.406. DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The committee shall:

(1) hold public hearings on group coverage;

(2) recommend to the trustee minimum standards and features of a plan under the group program that the committee considers appropriate; and

(3) recommend to the trustee desirable changes in rules and legislation affecting the group program.
Tex. Transportation Code § 201.058 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 201 / Section 201.058
§ 201.058. INFORMATION ON QUALIFICATIONS AND CONDUCT.
Status: in_force

The department shall provide to the members of the commission, as often as necessary, information concerning the members' qualifications for office and their responsibilities under applicable laws relating to standards of conduct for state officers.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 201.122 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 201 / Section 201.122
§ 201.122. HEARING.
Status: in_force

The directors of a conservation district may conduct public hearings and public meetings on proposed land-use regulations as necessary to assist the directors in the adoption of an ordinance.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 265.041 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 265 / Section 265.041
§ 265.041. TERMS OF BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The revenue bonds may mature serially or otherwise not more than 40 years after they are issued. The bonds may bear interest at a rate not to exceed the maximum rate provided by Chapter 1204, Government Code, and may be made redeemable prior to maturity.

(b) The bonds and any appurtenant interest coupons are negotiable instruments.

(c) The bonds may be made registrable as to principal or as to principal and interest.

(d) The directors may determine, in the proceedings authorizing the issuance of the bonds:

(1) the form, denominations, and manner in which the bonds are issued;

(2) the terms and details under which the bonds are issued; and

(3) the manner in which the bonds are executed.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 593.003 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 593 / Section 593.003
§ 593.003. REQUIREMENT OF DETERMINATION OF AN INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY.
Status: in_force

Except as provided by Sections 593.027, 593.0275, and 593.028, a person is not eligible to receive intellectual disability services unless the person first is determined to be a person with an intellectual disability.
Tex. Labor Code § 215.024 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 215 / Section 215.024
§ 215.024. EFFECTIVE DATE OF SHARED WORK PLAN; EXPIRATION OR TERMINATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A shared work plan takes effect on the date the commission approves the plan.

(b) A shared work plan expires on the last day of the 12th calendar month beginning after the effective date of the plan.

(c) The commission may terminate a shared work plan for good cause if the plan is not being executed according to the terms and intent of the shared work program.
Tex. Election Code § 192.001 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 192 / Section 192.001
§ 192.001. TIME OF ELECTION.
Status: in_force

Electors for president and vice-president of the United States shall be elected at the general election for state and county officers held in a presidential election year.