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Tex. Water Code § 55.188 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 55 / Section 55.188
§ 55.188. CONVEYING PROPERTY TO THE UNITED STATES.
Status: in_force

If the district enters into a contract with the United States, the board may convey to the United States any property which is necessary for constructing, operating, and maintaining improvements for the benefit of the district.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 102.103 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 102 / Section 102.103
§ 102.103. TERMS; VACANCY.
Status: in_force

(a) Oversight committee members appointed by the governor, lieutenant governor, and speaker of the house serve at the pleasure of the appointing office for staggered six-year terms, with the terms of three members expiring on January 31 of each odd-numbered year.

(b) Not later than the 30th day after the date an oversight committee member's term expires, the appropriate appointing authority shall appoint a replacement.

(c) If a vacancy occurs on the oversight committee, the appropriate appointing authority shall appoint a successor, in the same manner as the original appointment, to serve for the remainder of the unexpired term. The appropriate appointing authority shall appoint the successor not later than the 30th day after the date the vacancy occurs.
Tex. Transportation Code § 257.001 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 257 / Section 257.001
§ 257.001. ROAD DISTRICT OR PRECINCT OPERATING UNDER ROAD BOND LAW DESIGNATED BODY CORPORATE; POWER TO SUE AND BE SUED.
Status: in_force

(a) A county commissioners precinct or justice precinct operating under Chapter 1471, Government Code, or a road district is a body corporate and may sue or be sued in the same manner as a county.

(b) A commissioners precinct or justice precinct operating under Chapter 1471, Government Code, or a road district may not be held liable for a tort except as provided by Chapter 101, Civil Practice and Remedies Code.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 148.045 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 148 / Section 148.045
§ 148.045. PURCHASE OF SLAUGHTERED CATTLE WITHOUT HIDE OR EARS.
Status: in_force

A slaughterer may not purchase cattle that have been slaughtered by another person if:

(1) the slaughtered animal is not accompanied by the hide and ears; or

(2) the ear mark or brand on the hide accompanying a slaughtered animal has been changed, mutilated, or destroyed.
Tex. Education Code § 29.157 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 29 / Section 29.157
§ 29.157. READY TO READ GRANTS.
Status: in_force

(a) From funds appropriated for the purpose, the commissioner shall make grants as provided by this section in support of pre-reading instruction.

(b) The commissioner shall establish a competitive grant program for distribution of at least 95 percent of the available appropriated funds. Grants shall be used to provide scientific, research-based pre-reading instruction for the purpose of directly improving pre-reading skills and for identifying cost-effective models for pre-reading intervention. The commissioner shall distribute the grants in amounts not less than $50,000 or more than $150,000 to eligible applicants to be used for:

(1) professional staff development in pre-reading instruction;

(2) pre-reading curriculum and materials;

(3) pre-reading skills assessment materials; and

(4) employment of pre-reading instructors.

(c) A public school operating a prekindergarten program, or an eligible entity as defined by Section 12.101(a) that provides a preschool instruction program and that meets qualifications prescribed by the commissioner, is eligible to apply for a grant if at least 75 percent of the children enrolled in the program are low-income students, as determined by rule of the commissioner.

(d) As a condition to receiving a grant, an applicant must commit public or private funds matching the grant in a percentage set by the commissioner. The commissioner shall determine the required percentage of matching funds based on the demonstrated economic capacity of the community served by the program to raise funds for the purpose of matching the grant, as determined by the commissioner. Matching funds must equal at least 30 percent, but not more than 75 percent, of the amount of the grant.

(e) The commissioner shall develop and implement performance measures for evaluating the effectiveness of grants under this section. Those measures must correlate to other reading diagnostic assessments used in public schools in kindergarten through the second grade.

(f) The commissioner may adopt rules as necessary for the administration of this section.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 260.010 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 260 / Section 260.010
§ 260.010. ANNUAL REPORT TO COMMISSION; LEGISLATIVE REPORT.
Status: in_force

(a) Not later than September 30 of each year following the establishment of a county or municipal permitting requirement under this chapter, each county or municipality that requires a person to obtain a boarding home facility permit under Section 260.004 shall submit to the commission a report. The report must include:

(1) the total number of:

(A) boarding home facilities permitted during the preceding state fiscal year;

(B) boarding home facility applications denied permitting, including a summary of cause for denial; and

(C) boarding home facility permits active on August 31 of the preceding state fiscal year;

(2) the total number of residents reported housed in each boarding home facility reported;

(3) the total number of inspections conducted at each boarding home facility by the county or municipality that requires the permit;

(4) the total number of permits revoked or suspended as a result of an inspection described by Subdivision (3) and a summary of the outcome for the residents displaced by revocation or suspension of a permit; and

(5) the total number of incidents occurring at each boarding home facility that required the intervention of a peace officer as defined by Article 2A.001, Code of Criminal Procedure.

(b) The commission shall establish and maintain a standardized compilation of information reported under this section and provide to the legislature a report of this information not later than January 1 of each odd-numbered year.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 486.029 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 486 / Section 486.029
§ 486.029. COLLECTION OF PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) If the person does not pay the penalty and the enforcement of the penalty is not stayed, the penalty may be collected.

(b) The attorney general may sue to collect the penalty.
Tex. Family Code § 107.001 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 107 / Section 107.001
§ 107.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Amicus attorney" means an attorney appointed by the court in a suit, other than a suit filed by a governmental entity, whose role is to provide legal services necessary to assist the court in protecting a child's best interests rather than to provide legal services to the child, including by acting as a witness or making recommendations to the court.

(2) "Attorney ad litem" means an attorney who provides legal services to a person, including a child, and who owes to the person the duties of undivided loyalty, confidentiality, and competent representation.

(3) "Developmentally appropriate" means structured to account for a child's age, level of education, cultural background, and degree of language acquisition.

(4) "Dual role" means the role of an attorney who is appointed under Section 107.0125 to act as both guardian ad litem and attorney ad litem for a child in a suit filed by a governmental entity.

(5) "Guardian ad litem" means a person appointed to represent the best interests of a child. The term includes:

(A) a volunteer advocate from a charitable organization described by Subchapter C who is appointed by the court as the child's guardian ad litem;

(B) a professional, other than an attorney, who holds a relevant professional license and whose training relates to the determination of a child's best interests;

(C) an adult having the competence, training, and expertise determined by the court to be sufficient to represent the best interests of the child; or

(D) an attorney ad litem appointed to serve in the dual role.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 21.757 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 21 / Section 21.757
§ 21.757. LIQUIDATION; INVOLUNTARY WINDING UP AND TERMINATION; RECEIVERSHIP.
Status: in_force

Except as provided by Section 21.756, in a case in which a shareholder is entitled to wind up and terminate a close corporation under a shareholders' agreement, a court may not order liquidation, involuntary termination, or receivership under that section unless the court determines that any other remedy in law or equity, including appointment of a provisional director, custodian, or other type of receiver, is inadequate.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 101.061 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 101 / Section 101.061
§ 101.061.
Status: in_force

Sec. 101.061. TORT COMMITTED BEFORE JANUARY 1, 1970. This chapter does not apply to a claim based on an act or omission that occurred before January 1, 1970.
Tex. Government Code § 420A.001 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 420A / Section 420A.001
§ 420A.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Board" means the governing board of the Texas Civil Commitment Office.

(2) "Office" means the Texas Civil Commitment Office.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 12.1101 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 12 / Section 12.1101
§ 12.1101. SEIZURE AND DISPOSAL OF CERTAIN ANIMALS' PELTS AND CARCASSES.
Status: in_force

(a) A game warden or authorized employee of the department may seize a fur-bearing animal, pelt, or carcass taken or possessed in violation of a provision of this code or a lawful regulation of the commission.

(b) The department may sell a confiscated fur-bearing animal, pelt, or carcass to the highest of three bidders. At the time of a sale under this subsection, the department shall provide the buyer a receipt for all fur-bearing animals, pelts, or carcasses sold to the buyer. The department shall deposit the proceeds of the sale in the state treasury to the credit of the appropriate suspense fund pending the outcome of any action against the person charged with an unlawful action described by Subsection (a). If that person is found guilty, pleads guilty or nolo contendere, is placed on deferred adjudication, or fails to appear in accordance with a notice described by Section 12.106 or another law requiring that, as a condition of release, the defendant subsequently appear before a court to answer for the offense, the department shall transfer the proceeds of the sale to the credit of the game, fish, and water safety account. If the person is acquitted by the trial court, the charges against the person are dismissed, or the statute of limitations period for the prosecution of the offense has expired, the department shall pay the proceeds of the sale to the person from whom the items were seized.

(c) A game warden or authorized employee of the department acting under the authority of this section is immune from liability and from suit for the seizure of items under this section.

(d) To the extent practicable, Subtitle A, Title 6, Health and Safety Code, applies to an animal or animal part sold under this section that is intended for sale and use as human food.
Tex. Finance Code § 36.202 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 36 / Section 36.202
§ 36.202. NOTICE AND EFFECT OF CLOSURE; APPOINTMENT OF RECEIVER.
Status: in_force

(a) After closing a state bank under Section 36.201, the banking commissioner shall place a sign at its main entrance stating that the bank has been closed and the findings on which the closing of the bank is based. A correspondent bank of the closed bank may not pay an item drawn on the account of the closed bank that is presented for payment after the correspondent has received actual notice of closing unless it previously certified the item for payment.

(b) As soon as practicable after posting the sign at the bank's main entrance, the banking commissioner shall tender the bank to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation as provided by Section 36.003 or initiate a receivership proceeding by filing a copy of the notice contained on the sign in a district court in the county where the bank's home office is located. The court in which the notice is filed shall docket it as a case styled, "In re liquidation of ____" (inserting the name of the bank). When this notice is filed, the court has constructive custody of all the bank's assets and any action that seeks to directly or indirectly affect bank assets is considered an intervention in the receivership proceeding and is subject to this subchapter and Subchapter D.
Tex. Education Code § 29.3615 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 29 / Section 29.3615
§ 29.3615. INDIVIDUALIZED EDUCATION PROGRAMS; EVALUATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The parent of a child who is not enrolled in a school district or open-enrollment charter school may request that a school district conduct a full individual and initial evaluation of the child for purposes of determining the child's eligibility for:

(1) special education services under Subchapter A; and

(2) participation in the program as a child with a disability.

(b) A school district that receives a request under this section shall follow procedures, including for timely completion, for a full individual and initial evaluation in accordance with 20 U.S.C. Sections 1412(a)(10)(A)(ii) and 1414 and Section 29.004 of this code not later than the 45th school day after the date the district receives parental consent to conduct the evaluation.

(c) If a school district determines based on an evaluation conducted under Subsection (b) that a child is eligible for special education services, the district shall develop an individualized education program for the child for purposes of establishing the child's eligibility to participate in the program as a child with a disability.

(d) At the agency's request, a school district or open-enrollment charter school shall provide to the agency a child's individualized education program developed under Section 29.005 or Subsection (c) of this section, as applicable.

(e) The agency may adopt rules as necessary to implement this section, including rules regarding an appeal of a determination of eligibility for special education services and services to be provided as described in an individualized education program developed in accordance with this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 4012.0502 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 4012 / Section 4012.0502
§ 4012.0502. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) If authorized by a majority of the district voters voting at an election under Section 4012.0501, 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. Insurance Code § 258.001 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 258 / Section 258.001
§ 258.001. APPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter, a term defined by Section 843.002 has the meaning assigned by that section.
Tex. Water Code § 49.466 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 49 / Section 49.466
§ 49.466. COMMISSION RULES.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall adopt rules regarding the provision and financing of recreational facilities funded through the issuance of bonds that are supported by ad valorem taxes.

(b) The commission rules shall:

(1) emphasize the primary goal of financing water, sewer, and drainage facilities to serve the district;

(2) emphasize and encourage the secondary goal of financing recreational facilities; and

(3) encourage the conveyance of land to be used for recreational facilities.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 17.835 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 17 / Section 17.835
§ 17.835. NOTICE OF FILING OF ORIGINAL INVENTORY.
Status: in_force

Not later than the fifth business day after the date on which a person files an original inventory under Section 17.83, the chief appraiser shall send notice of the filing to the comptroller, the county clerk of the county in which the person's principal place of business in the state is located, and the tax collector for each of the taxing units that tax the property described in the original inventory.
Tex. Water Code § 56.756 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 56 / Section 56.756
§ 56.756. LIABILITY OF ADDED TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

The added territory shall bear its pro rata part of all indebtedness or taxes that may be owed, contracted, or authorized by the district to which it is added.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7913.202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7913 / Section 7913.202
§ 7913.202. METHOD OF NOTICE FOR HEARING.
Status: in_force

The district shall mail notice of the hearing to each property owner in the district who will be subject to the assessment at the current address to be assessed as reflected on the tax rolls. The district may mail the notice by certified or first class United States mail. The board shall determine the method of notice.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8820.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8820 / Section 8820.003
§ 8820.003. DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

The boundaries of the district are coextensive with the boundaries of Tarrant County.
Tex. Occupations Code § 204.157 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 204 / Section 204.157
§ 204.157. INACTIVE STATUS.
Status: in_force

(a) A person licensed under this chapter may place the person's license on inactive status by applying to the physician assistant board. A person whose license is on inactive status is excused from paying renewal fees for the license.

(b) The holder of a license on inactive status may not practice as a physician assistant. A violation of this subsection is considered to be practicing without a license.

(c) A person whose license is on inactive status under this section may return the person's license to active status by:

(1) applying to the physician assistant board;

(2) satisfying the requirements of Section 204.156; and

(3) paying the fee established by the physician assistant board for returning a license to active status.

(d) The physician assistant board by rule shall establish a limit on the length of time a physician assistant's license may remain on inactive status.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8133.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8133 / Section 8133.001
§ 8133.001. 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 Williamson County Municipal Utility District No. 16.
Tex. Estates Code § 1301.001 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1301 / Section 1301.001
§ 1301.001. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this chapter, "management trust" means a trust created under Section 1301.053 or 1301.054.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1114.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1114 / Section 1114.104
§ 1114.104. RULES.
Status: in_force

The board may adopt rules governing the operation of the hospital, the hospital system, and the district's staff and employees.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8376.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8376 / Section 8376.003
§ 8376.003. CONFIRMATION AND DIRECTORS' ELECTION REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors shall hold an election to confirm the creation of the district and to elect permanent directors as provided by Section 8376.051 of this code and Section 49.102, Water Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8018A.0301 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8018A / Section 8018A.0301
§ 8018A.0301. 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. Health and Safety Code § 361.064 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 361 / Section 361.064
§ 361.064. PERMIT APPLICATION FORM AND PROCEDURES.
Status: in_force

(a) If the commission exercises the power to issue permits for solid waste facilities under this subchapter, the commission, to the extent not otherwise provided by this subchapter, shall prescribe:

(1) the form of and reasonable requirements for the permit application; and

(2) the procedures for processing the application.

(b) The commission shall provide a thorough and timely review of and a timely issuance or denial of any permit application for a solid waste management facility.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7937A.0503 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7937A / Section 7937A.0503
§ 7937A.0503. 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. Government Code § 855.603 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 855 / Section 855.603
§ 855.603. FORFEITURE OF CONTRIBUTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) If an application under Section 852.103 for the accumulated contributions of a person who has ceased to be employed by a participating department for a reason other than death or retirement has not been made before the seventh anniversary of the person's last day of service, the retirement system shall return to the person or the person's estate all accumulated contributions of the person.

(b) If the person or the administrator of the person's estate cannot be found, the person's accumulated contributions are forfeited to the retirement system. The retirement system shall credit the amount forfeited to the perpetual endowment account of the endowment fund.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8425.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8425 / Section 8425.101
§ 8425.101. 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. Health and Safety Code § 260.0051 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 260 / Section 260.0051
§ 260.0051. CRIMINAL PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only to a county or municipality that requires a person to obtain a permit to operate a boarding home facility as authorized by Section 260.004.

(b) A person commits an offense if the person operates a boarding home facility without a permit in a county or municipality to which this section applies.

(c) An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9047.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9047 / Section 9047.004
§ 9047.004. CONSENT OF MUNICIPALITY REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors may not hold an election under Section 9047.003 until each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located has consented by ordinance or resolution to the creation of the district and to the inclusion of land in the district.