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Tex. Business Organizations Code § 153.004 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 153 / Section 153.004
§ 153.004.
Status: in_force

Sec. 153.004. NONWAIVABLE TITLE 1 PROVISIONS. (a) Except as provided by this section, the following provisions of Title 1 may not be waived or modified in the partnership agreement of a limited partnership:

(1) Chapter 1, if the provision is used to interpret a provision or define a word or phrase contained in a section listed in this subsection;

(2) Chapter 2, other than Section 2.104(c)(2), 2.104(c)(3), or 2.113;

(3) Chapter 3, other than Subchapters C and E of that chapter and Section 3.151 (provided, that in all events a partnership agreement may not validly waive or modify Section 153.551 or unreasonably restrict a partner's or assignee's rights under Section 153.552); or

(4) Chapter 4, 5, 10, 11, or 12, other than Section 11.058.

(b) A provision listed in Subsection (a) may be waived or modified in the partnership agreement if the provision that is waived or modified authorizes the limited partnership to waive or modify the provision in the limited partnership's governing documents.

(c) A provision listed in Subsection (a) may be modified in the partnership agreement if the provision that is modified specifies:

(1) the person or group of persons who are entitled to approve a modification; or

(2) the vote or other method by which a modification is required to be approved.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1578.001 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1578 / Section 1578.001
§ 1578.001. APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This chapter applies only to a voluntary association that is:

(1) composed of teachers or school administrators of public or private primary or secondary schools, colleges, or universities; and

(2) incorporated under federal law or a law of this state on a nonprofit membership basis.
Tex. Education Code § 71.03 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 71 / Section 71.03
§ 71.03. COURSES AND DEGREES.
Status: in_force

The board may prescribe courses leading to such customary degrees as are offered at leading American universities and may award those degrees. It is the intent of the legislature that those degrees include bachelor's, master's, and doctor's degrees and their equivalents, and that there be established a standard four-year undergraduate program; but no department, school, or degree program may be instituted except with the prior approval of the Coordinating Board, Texas College and University System.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 93.054 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 93 / Section 93.054
§ 93.054. INFORMATION RECEIVED FROM ANOTHER STATE AGENCY; CONFIDENTIALITY.
Status: in_force

(a) To perform its duties under this chapter, the council may request and receive information in the possession of any state agency. In addition to the restriction imposed by Subsection (b), information provided to the council under this subsection is subject to any restriction on disclosure or use of the information that is imposed by law on the agency from which the council obtained the information.

(b) Information in the possession of the council that identifies a patient or that is otherwise confidential under law is confidential, is excepted from required public disclosure under Chapter 552, Government Code, and may not be disclosed for any purpose.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8443.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8443 / Section 8443.001
§ 8443.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

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

(3) "Director" means a board member.

(4) "District" means the Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 532.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3943.0902 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3943 / Section 3943.0902
§ 3943.0902. DISSOLUTION BY ELECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The board by order shall dissolve the district if a majority of the voters of the district voting at an election called for that purpose vote to dissolve the district.

(b) After the date the district is dissolved under this section, the district may not impose taxes.

(c) If on the date the district is dissolved the district has outstanding liabilities, the board shall, not later than the 30th day after the date of dissolution, adopt a resolution certifying each outstanding liability. The county shall assume the outstanding liabilities and shall collect the sales and use tax for the district for the remainder of the calendar year. The county may continue to collect the tax for an additional calendar year if the commissioners court of the county finds that the tax revenue is needed to retire the district liabilities that were assumed by the county.

(d) The district may continue to operate for a period not to exceed two months after performing its duties under Subsection (c). The district is continued in effect for the purpose of performing those duties.

(e) If the district is continued in effect under Subsection (d), the district is dissolved entirely on the first day of the month following the month in which the board certifies to the secretary of state that the district has fully performed its duties under Subsection (c).

(f) Section 375.264, Local Government Code, does not apply to the dissolution of the district if the voters of the district vote to dissolve the district under this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1106.111 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1106 / Section 1106.111
§ 1106.111. AUTHORITY TO SUE AND BE SUED.
Status: in_force

As a governmental agency, the district may sue and be sued in its own name in any court of this state.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8133.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8133 / Section 8133.102
§ 8133.102. WASTEWATER SERVICE PROVIDERS.
Status: in_force

Only the Brazos River Authority or a provider approved by the Brazos River Authority may provide wastewater service in the district.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 85.142 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 85 / Section 85.142
§ 85.142. ADOPTION OF POLICY.
Status: in_force

(a) Each state and local law enforcement agency, fire department, emergency medical services provider, municipal and county correctional facility, and district probation department shall adopt a policy for handling persons with AIDS or HIV infection who are in their custody or under their supervision.

(b) The policy must be substantially similar to a model policy developed by the department under Section 85.141.

(c) A policy adopted under this section applies to persons who contract or subcontract with an entity required to adopt the policy under Subsection (a).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8443.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8443 / Section 8443.104
§ 8443.104. ROAD STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A road project must meet all applicable construction standards, zoning and subdivision requirements, and regulations of each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the road project is located.

(b) If a road project is not located in the corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality, the road project must meet all applicable construction standards, subdivision requirements, and regulations of each county in which the road project is located.

(c) If the state will maintain and operate the road, the Texas Transportation Commission must approve the plans and specifications of the road project.
Tex. Government Code § 2306.173 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2306 / Section 2306.173
§ 2306.173. INVESTMENTS.
Status: in_force

Subject to a resolution authorizing issuance of its bonds, the department may:

(1) invest its money in bonds, obligations, or other securities; or

(2) place its money in demand or time deposits, whether or not evidenced by certificates of deposit.
Tex. Family Code § 65.252 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 65 / Section 65.252
§ 65.252. PROCEEDINGS IN JUVENILE COURT.
Status: in_force

(a) After a referral by the local juvenile probation department, the juvenile court prosecutor shall determine if probable cause exists to believe that the child engaged in direct contempt of court or failed to obey an order of the truancy court under circumstances that would constitute contempt of court. On a finding that probable cause exists, the prosecutor shall determine whether to request an adjudication. Not later than the 20th day after the date the juvenile court receives a request for adjudication from the prosecutor, the juvenile court shall conduct a hearing to determine if the child engaged in conduct that constitutes contempt of the order issued by the truancy court or engaged in direct contempt of court.

(b) If the juvenile court finds that the child engaged in conduct that constitutes contempt of the order issued by the truancy court or direct contempt of court, the juvenile court shall:

(1) enter an order requiring the child to comply with the truancy court's order;

(2) forward a copy of the order to the truancy court within five days; and

(3) admonish the child, orally and in writing, of the consequences of subsequent referrals to the juvenile court, including:

(A) a possible charge of delinquent conduct for contempt of the truancy court's order or direct contempt of court; and

(B) a possible detention hearing.

(c) If the juvenile court prosecutor finds that probable cause does not exist to believe that the child engaged in direct contempt or in conduct that constitutes contempt of the order issued by the truancy court, or if the juvenile probation department finds that extenuating circumstances caused the original truancy referral, the juvenile court shall enter an order requiring the child's continued compliance with the truancy court's order and notify the truancy court not later than the fifth day after the date the order is entered.

(d) This section does not limit the discretion of a juvenile prosecutor or juvenile court to prosecute a child for conduct under Section 51.03.
Tex. Transportation Code § 201.702 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 201 / Section 201.702
§ 201.702. DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall:

(1) set annual goals for the awarding of state or federally funded contracts, including construction, maintenance, supply, and service contracts, to disadvantaged businesses and shall attempt to meet the goals;

(2) assess the availability of disadvantaged businesses in this state;

(3) attempt to identify disadvantaged businesses in this state that provide or have the potential to provide supplies, materials, equipment, or services to the department;

(4) give disadvantaged businesses full access to the department's contract bidding process, inform the businesses about the process, offer the businesses assistance concerning the process, and identify barriers to the businesses' participation in the process; and

(5) allocate the responsibility for performing the duties prescribed by this section among persons in the department's headquarters and regional offices.

(b) The goals under Subsection (a)(1) must approximate the federal requirement for federal money used for highway construction and maintenance consistent with other applicable state and federal law.

(c) The department's equal opportunity office shall participate in the development of requests for proposals and other departmental documents relating to the bidding process.

(d) This section does not exempt the department from competitive bidding requirements provided by other law.
Tex. Transportation Code § 225.230 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 225 / Section 225.230
§ 225.230. MILDRED MCMILLAN GARRETT MEMORIAL BRIDGE.
Status: in_force

(a) The State Highway 19 bridge crossing Lake Fork Reservoir in Rains County is designated as the Mildred McMillan Garrett Memorial Bridge.

(b) Subject to Section 225.021(c), the department shall:

(1) design and construct markers indicating the designation as the Mildred McMillan Garrett Memorial Bridge and any other appropriate information; and

(2) erect a marker at each end of the bridge.
Tex. Government Code § 540.0351 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 540 / Section 540.0351
§ 540.0351. PREMIUM PAYMENT RATE DETERMINATION.
Status: in_force

(a) In determining premium payment rates paid to a managed care organization under a managed care plan, the commission shall consider:

(1) the regional variation in health care service costs;

(2) the range and type of health care services that premium payment rates are to cover;

(3) the number of managed care plans in a region;

(4) the current and projected number of recipients in each region, including the current and projected number for each category of recipient;

(5) the managed care plan's ability to meet operating costs under the proposed premium payment rates;

(6) the requirements of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 (Pub. L. No. 105-33) and implementing regulations that require adequacy of premium payments to Medicaid managed care organizations;

(7) the adequacy of the management fee paid for assisting enrollees of Supplemental Security Income (SSI) (42 U.S.C. Section 1381 et seq.) who are voluntarily enrolled in the managed care plan;

(8) the impact of reducing premium payment rates for the category of pregnant recipients; and

(9) the managed care plan's ability under the proposed premium payment rates to pay inpatient and outpatient hospital provider payment rates that are comparable to the inpatient and outpatient hospital provider payment rates the commission pays under a primary care case management model or a partially capitated model.

(b) The premium payment rates paid to a managed care organization that holds a certificate of authority issued under Chapter 843, Insurance Code, must be established by a competitive bid process but may not exceed the maximum premium payment rates the commission establishes under Section 540.0352(b).

(c) The commission shall pursue and, if appropriate, implement premium rate-setting strategies that encourage provider payment reform and more efficient service delivery and provider practices. In pursuing the strategies, the commission shall review and consider strategies employed or under consideration by other states. If necessary, the commission may request a waiver or other authorization from a federal agency to implement strategies the commission identifies under this subsection.
Tex. Education Code § 21.351 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 21 / Section 21.351
§ 21.351. RECOMMENDED APPRAISAL PROCESS AND PERFORMANCE CRITERIA.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner shall adopt a recommended appraisal process and criteria on which to appraise the performance of teachers. The criteria must be based on observable, job-related behavior, including:

(1) teachers' implementation of discipline management procedures; and

(2) the performance of teachers' students.

(a-1) In adopting criteria described by Subsection (a)(1), the commissioner shall ensure that a teacher may not be assigned an area of deficiency in an appraisal solely on the basis of disciplinary referrals made by the teacher or documentation regarding student conduct submitted by the teacher under Section 37.002. This subsection does not prohibit a teacher from being assigned an area of deficiency based on documented evidence of a deficiency in classroom management obtained through observation or a substantiated report.

(b) The commissioner shall solicit and consider the advice of teachers in developing the recommended appraisal process and performance criteria.

(c) Under the recommended appraisal process, an appraiser must be the teacher's supervisor or a person approved by the board of trustees. An appraiser who is a classroom teacher may not appraise the performance of another classroom teacher who teaches at the same school campus at which the appraiser teaches, unless it is impractical because of the number of campuses or unless the appraiser is the chair of a department or grade level whose job description includes classroom observation responsibilities.

(d) Under the recommended appraisal process, appraisal for teachers must be detailed by category of professional skill and characteristic and must provide for separate ratings for each category. The appraisal process shall guarantee a conference between the teacher and the appraiser. The conference shall be diagnostic and prescriptive with regard to remediation needed in overall performance and by category.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8511.0202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8511 / Section 8511.0202
§ 8511.0202. TERMS.
Status: in_force

Directors serve staggered terms of six years, with one-third of the directors taking office February 1 of each odd-numbered year.
Tex. Family Code § 106.002 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 106 / Section 106.002
§ 106.002. ATTORNEY'S FEES, COURT COSTS, AND EXPENSES.
Status: in_force

(a) In a suit or motion under this title and in a habeas corpus proceeding, the court may render judgment for reasonable and necessary attorney's fees, court costs, and expenses and order the judgment and postjudgment interest to be paid directly to an attorney.

(b) A judgment for attorney's fees, court costs, and expenses may be enforced in the attorney's name by any means available for the enforcement of a judgment for debt.

(c) In rendering a judgment for attorney's fees or expenses under this section, the court shall render the judgment separate from any judgment confirming the amount of arrearages under Section 157.263.
Tex. Water Code § 55.668 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 55 / Section 55.668
§ 55.668. COMMISSIONERS' DECREE.
Status: in_force

(a) After the commissioners have made a final decision based on the hearing, they shall issue a decree confirming their report insofar as it remains unchanged, and shall approve and confirm changes in the report.

(b) The final decree and judgment of the commissioners shall be entered in the minutes of the board, and certified copies shall be filed with the county clerk of each county in which part of the district is located and shall be notice to all persons of the contents and purpose of the decree.

(c) The findings of the commissioners which relate to benefits and damages to land and other property in the district are final and conclusive.
Tex. Insurance Code § 493.051 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 493 / Section 493.051
§ 493.051. REINSURANCE AUTHORIZED.
Status: in_force

(a) An insurer authorized to engage in the business of insurance in this state may reinsure, in any solvent assuming insurer, any risk or part of a risk that both insurers are authorized by law to assume.

(b) An insurer authorized to engage in business in this state may provide reinsurance under this chapter on any line of insurance in which the insurer is authorized to engage in this state.
Tex. Election Code § 87.003 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 87 / Section 87.003
§ 87.003. ELIGIBILITY FOR BOARD MEMBERSHIP.
Status: in_force

To be eligible for appointment to the early voting ballot board, a person must meet the requirements for eligibility for service as a presiding election judge, except that the appointee must be a qualified voter of the territory served by the early voting clerk and is not required to be a qualified voter of any other particular territory.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6901.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6901 / Section 6901.051
§ 6901.051. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has all the rights, powers, privileges, and duties conferred and imposed by a general law of this state on a fresh water supply district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, including Chapters 49 and 53, Water Code.
Tex. Government Code § 465.0106 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 465 / Section 465.0106
§ 465.0106. MEETINGS.
Status: in_force

The panel shall meet at the call of the panel's presiding officer.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 161.315 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 161 / Section 161.315
§ 161.315. NOTICE TO COUNTY CLERK.
Status: in_force

Notice of the board's action in forfeiting the original contract shall be mailed to the county clerk of the county in which the land is located and the clerk shall:

(1) enter a notation of the forfeiture on the margin of the page or pages containing the record of the original contract; or

(2) record the notice of forfeiture.
Tex. Utilities Code § 251.154 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 251 / Section 251.154
§ 251.154. NOTIFICATION BY AN EXCAVATOR.
Status: in_force

(a) A person required to provide notice under this chapter is considered to have provided the notice when the person delivers the required information and a notification center receives that information within the time limits prescribed by this chapter.

(b) A person may deliver information required under this chapter by any appropriate method, including the use of any electronic means of data transfer.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 18.24 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 18 / Section 18.24
§ 18.24. BODY CAVITY SEARCH DURING TRAFFIC STOP.
Status: in_force

(a) In this article, "body cavity search" means an inspection that is conducted of a person's anal or vaginal cavity in any manner, but the term does not include a pat-down.

(b) Notwithstanding any other law, a peace officer may not conduct a body cavity search of a person during a traffic stop unless the officer first obtains a search warrant pursuant to this chapter authorizing the body cavity search.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 252.096 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 252 / Section 252.096
§ 252.096. REIMBURSEMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) A facility that receives emergency assistance money under this subchapter shall reimburse the department for the amounts received, including interest.

(b) Interest on unreimbursed amounts begins to accrue on the date on which the money is disbursed to the facility. The rate of interest is the rate determined under Section 304.003, Finance Code, to be applicable to judgments rendered during the month in which the money is disbursed to the facility.

(c) The owner of the facility when the trustee is appointed is responsible for the reimbursement.

(d) The amount that remains unreimbursed on the first anniversary of the date on which the money is received is delinquent and the commission may determine that the facility is ineligible for a Medicaid provider contract.

(e) The department shall deposit the reimbursement and interest received under this section to the credit of the nursing and convalescent home trust fund.

(f) The attorney general shall institute an action to collect money due under this section at the request of the department. An action under this section must be brought in Travis County.
Tex. Education Code § 61.9730 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 61 / Section 61.9730
§ 61.9730. TOTAL AMOUNT OF REPAYMENT ASSISTANCE.
Status: in_force

The total amount of repayment assistance distributed by the board under this subchapter may not exceed the total amount available for the program under Section 61.9732.
Tex. Government Code § 508.1131 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 508 / Section 508.1131
§ 508.1131. SALARY CAREER LADDER FOR PAROLE OFFICERS.
Status: repealed

(a) The Texas Board of Criminal Justice by rule shall adopt a salary career ladder for parole officers. In adopting the salary career ladder, the Texas Board of Criminal Justice shall, in consultation with relevant stakeholders, review the current salary structure and align the salary career ladder with the future needs of the department.

(a-1) The Texas Board of Criminal Justice may revise the salary career ladder as needed.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1022 (S.B. 2405), Sec. 105(12), eff. September 1, 2025.

(c) Repealed by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1022 (S.B. 2405), Sec. 105(12), eff. September 1, 2025.