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Tex. Labor Code § 302.0205 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 302 / Section 302.0205
§ 302.0205. REGIONAL LABOR DEMAND ASSESSMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "institution of higher education" has the meaning assigned by Section 61.003, Education Code.

(b) The commission shall conduct a biennial assessment of available regional labor demands across this state using the best available state and federal labor market data, as determined by the commission, to allow institutions of higher education to better align educational programs with workforce needs. The assessment must:

(1) analyze current and projected workforce needs in each region of this state over a 10-year period, disaggregated to the extent possible by wage, industry, occupational field, full-time and part-time status, county of primary employment, and remote work status; and

(2) identify for each region and county of this state the industries and occupations that lead to an individual self-sufficient wage, as defined by Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board rule in accordance with Section 130A.102, Education Code.

(c) The commission may coordinate with other state agencies, including the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board and the Texas Education Agency, to conduct the assessment under this section.

(d) In conducting the assessment under this section, the commission may:

(1) obtain any data the commission is authorized by law to obtain from a state or federal agency or institution of higher education at no cost to the commission;

(2) obtain expedited access at no cost to the commission to data available through a center for education research established under Section 1.005, Education Code; and

(3) contract with a state agency or institution of higher education to conduct or assist in conducting the assessment.

(e) If the commission contracts with an institution of higher education to conduct or assist in conducting the assessment under Subsection (d)(3), the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board and the Texas Education Agency shall enter into a data sharing agreement with the institution to provide to the institution any data necessary to conduct the assessment.

(f) Not later than March 1 of each odd-numbered year, the commission shall provide the results of the assessment to:

(1) the governor;

(2) the lieutenant governor;

(3) the speaker of the house of representatives;

(4) the standing legislative committees with primary jurisdiction over higher education;

(5) the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board;

(6) the Texas Education Agency;

(7) institutions of higher education; and

(8) public schools.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7955A.0105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7955A / Section 7955A.0105
§ 7955A.0105. FINDINGS OF PUBLIC PURPOSE AND BENEFIT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is created to serve a public purpose and benefit.

(b) The district is created to accomplish the purposes of:

(1) a municipal utility district as provided by general law and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution; and

(2) Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, that relate to the construction, acquisition, improvement, operation, or maintenance of macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.
Tex. Education Code § 56.493 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 56 / Section 56.493
§ 56.493. RULES.
Status: in_force

The coordinating board shall adopt rules as necessary to administer the program under this subchapter.
Tex. Government Code § 1508.004 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1508 / Section 1508.004
§ 1508.004. AUTHORITY TO GRANT FRANCHISE.
Status: in_force

As additional security for an obligation described by Section 1508.002, a municipality may, under the terms of the encumbrance, grant to the purchaser under sale or foreclosure a franchise to operate the facility or land for a term not to exceed 20 years from the date of purchase, subject to all laws regulating same then in force.
Tex. Government Code § 1505.078 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1505 / Section 1505.078
§ 1505.078. AUTHORITY FOR TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION EXPENDITURES.
Status: in_force

The Texas Department of Transportation, with the approval of the governor, may apply any of the available revenue of the department to aid in:

(1) the construction, operation, or maintenance of a bridge acquired or constructed under this subchapter, including any approach to the bridge; or

(2) the acquisition of any property in connection with or in furtherance of those activities.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 442.052 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 442 / Section 442.052
§ 442.052. STANDARDS FOR DONATION AND REDISTRIBUTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The executive commissioner by rule shall adopt standards and procedures for:

(1) accepting, storing, labeling, and dispensing donated prescription drugs; and

(2) inspecting donated prescription drugs to determine whether the drugs are adulterated and whether the drugs are safe and suitable for redistribution.

(b) In adopting standards and procedures under this section, the executive commissioner shall ensure that the donation and redistribution process is consistent with public health and safety standards.
Tex. Water Code § 51.149 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 51 / Section 51.149
§ 51.149. CONTRACTS.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding Section 49.108(e), no approval other than that specified in Subsection (c) need be obtained in order for a contract between a district and a municipality to be valid, binding, and enforceable against all parties to the contract. After approval by a majority of the electors voting at an election conducted in the manner of a bond election, a district may make payments under a contract from taxes for debt that does not exceed 30 years.

(b) A contract may provide that the district will make payments under the contract from proceeds from the sale of notes or bonds, from taxes, from any other income of the district, or from any combination of these.

(c) A district may make payments under a contract from taxes, other than maintenance taxes, after the provisions of the contract have been approved by a majority of the electors voting at an election held for that purpose.

(d) Any contract election may be held at the same time as and in conjunction with an election to issue bonds, and the procedure for calling the election, giving notice, conducting the election, and canvassing the returns shall be the same as the procedure for a bond election.

(e) A district created pursuant to Chapter 628, Acts of the 68th Legislature, Regular Session, 1983, is defined as a municipal corporation and political subdivision pursuant to Chapter 405, Acts of the 76th Legislature, Regular Session, 1999, and is authorized to take action accordingly.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8452.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8452 / Section 8452.104
§ 8452.104. 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. Health and Safety Code § 43.005 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 43 / Section 43.005
§ 43.005. ADMINISTRATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall:

(1) administer the program of oral health services; and

(2) develop the design and content of all forms necessary for the program.

(b) The department may conduct field research, collect data, and prepare statistical and other reports relating to the need for and the availability of oral health services.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6913.260 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6913 / Section 6913.260
§ 6913.260. APPOINTMENT OF RECEIVER.
Status: in_force

(a) On default or threatened default in the payment of principal of or interest on district bonds that are payable wholly or partly from revenue, a court may appoint a receiver for the district 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 district income except taxes, employ and discharge district agents and employees, take charge of money on hand, except money received from taxes unless commingled, and manage the district's proprietary affairs without the consent of or hindrance by the board.

(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. Special District Local Laws Code § 3938.058 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3938 / Section 3938.058
§ 3938.058. COMPENSATION; EXPENSES.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may compensate each director in an amount not to exceed $50 for each board meeting. The total amount of compensation a director may receive each year may not exceed $2,000.

(b) A director is entitled to reimbursement for necessary and reasonable expenses incurred in carrying out the duties and responsibilities of the board.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 439.003 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 439 / Section 439.003
§ 439.003. PRESCRIPTION AND ADMINISTRATION.
Status: in_force

(a) Unless prohibited by federal law, a licensed physician may prescribe or administer laetrile in the treatment of cancer.

(b) A physician acting in accordance with federal and state law is not subject to disciplinary action by the Texas Medical Board for prescribing or administering laetrile to a patient under the physician's care who has requested the substance unless that board makes a formal finding that the substance is harmful.

(c) A finding under Subsection (b) must be made in a hearing conducted as provided by Chapter 2001, Government Code.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 77.072 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 77 / Section 77.072
§ 77.072. SHRIMP SIZE EXCEPTION.
Status: in_force

Minimum size restrictions as provided in Chapter 77, Parks and Wildlife Code, as amended, do not apply to shrimp taken from outside waters when:

(1) the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council's Fishery Management Plan for the Shrimp Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico is in effect; and

(2) such plan as described in Subsection (a) of this section restricts the taking of shrimp in the Fishery Conservation Zone contiguous to the outside waters of Texas, to conform with the Texas closed Gulf season as defined in Sections 77.061(1) and 77.062 of this code.
Tex. Education Code § 56.525 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 56 / Section 56.525
§ 56.525. CONTINUING ELIGIBILITY AND ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) After initially qualifying for a grant under the program, a person may continue to receive a grant under the program during each semester or term in which the person is enrolled at an eligible institution only if the person:

(1) meets the criteria for initial eligibility under Section 56.524(a);

(2) makes satisfactory academic progress toward a baccalaureate degree; and

(3) complies with any additional nonacademic requirement adopted by the coordinating board.

(b) If a person fails to meet any of the requirements of Subsection (a) after the completion of any semester or term, the person may not receive a grant under the program during the next semester or term in which the person enrolls. Unless the person's eligibility for a grant expires under Section 56.524(c), a person may become eligible to receive a grant under the program in a subsequent semester or term if the person:

(1) completes at least 12 semester credit hours or an equivalent number of competency units or credits in a semester or term during which the student is not eligible for a grant; and

(2) meets all the requirements of Subsection (a).

(c) For the purpose of this section, a person makes satisfactory academic progress toward a baccalaureate degree only if the person completes at least 12 semester credit hours or an equivalent number of competency units or credits in each semester or term in which the person is enrolled.

(d) The coordinating board shall adopt rules to allow a person who is otherwise eligible to receive a grant under the program to receive a grant if the student's completion rate falls below the satisfactory academic progress requirements of this section in the event of a hardship or for other good cause shown, including:

(1) a showing of a severe illness or other debilitating condition that may affect the person's academic performance; or

(2) a showing that the person is responsible for the care of a sick, injured, or needy person and that the person's provision of care may affect the person's academic performance.
Tex. Education Code § 39.0241 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 39 / Section 39.0241
§ 39.0241. PERFORMANCE STANDARDS.
Status: repealed

(a) The commissioner shall determine the level of performance considered to be satisfactory on the assessment instruments.

(a-1) The commissioner of education, in collaboration with the commissioner of higher education, shall determine the level of performance necessary to indicate college readiness, as defined by Section 39.024(a).

(a-2) Repealed by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 211, Sec. 78(a)(3), eff. September 1, 2013.

(c) Using funds appropriated for purposes of this subsection, the agency may develop study guides for the assessment instruments administered under Sections 39.023(a) and (c). To assist parents in providing assistance during the period that school is recessed for summer, each school district shall make the study guides available to parents of students who do not perform satisfactorily as determined by the commissioner under Subsection (a) on one or more parts of an assessment instrument administered under this subchapter.

(d) Using funds appropriated for purposes of this subsection, the agency shall develop and make available teacher training materials and other teacher training resources to assist teachers in enabling emergent bilingual students to meet state performance expectations. The teacher training resources shall be designed to support intensive, individualized, and accelerated instructional programs developed by school districts for emergent bilingual students.
Tex. Local Government Code § 379H.203 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 379H / Section 379H.203
§ 379H.203. COLLECTION OF TAXES ON PROPERTY CONVEYED BY LAND BANK.
Status: in_force

Not more than 75 percent of the real property taxes the municipality that created the land bank collected on real property, excluding any school district or county ad valorem tax, conveyed by a land bank under the laws of this state shall be remitted to the land bank. The real property taxes of any other taxing unit, as to real property of the land bank, may also be allocated to the land bank in a similar manner under an interlocal agreement between the other taxing unit and the land bank. The specific percentage of those taxes to be remitted shall be established by ordinance, resolution, or interlocal cooperation agreement of the land bank. The allocation of property tax revenue shall begin with the first taxable year following the date of conveyance and shall continue for a period of five years. The funds shall be remitted to the land bank in accordance with the administrative procedures established by the assessor-collector of the county in which the land bank is located. The allocation of property tax revenue may not occur if those taxes have been previously allocated to a tax increment reinvestment zone, or to secure a debt of the municipality or other taxing unit, unless the municipality or other taxing unit enters into an agreement with the land bank for the remittance of those funds to the land bank.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 49A.106 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 49A / Section 49A.106
§ 49A.106. EMPLOYEES.
Status: in_force

Subject to the approval of the commissioners court, the medical examiner may employ deputy examiners, scientific experts, trained technicians, officers, and other employees as necessary to properly perform the duties imposed on the medical examiner by this subchapter.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 46.001 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 46 / Section 46.001
§ 46.001. PROHIBITED ACTS.
Status: in_force

(a) No person may fish in the public water of this state, or unload in this state fish or other aquatic life taken for sporting purposes from waters managed by the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council established under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. Section 1801 et seq.), unless the person has acquired a fishing license issued under this subchapter, except as provided by Sections 46.0012 and 46.002. The commission by rule may prescribe requirements relating to possessing a license required by this subchapter.

(b) A person in a vessel on tidal water may not possess fish taken for sporting purposes unless the person holds a fishing license issued under this subchapter, except as provided by Sections 46.0012 and 46.002. In this subsection, "tidal water" has the meaning assigned by Section 47.001.
Tex. Insurance Code § 846.251 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 846 / Section 846.251
§ 846.251. PARTICIPATION CRITERIA.
Status: in_force

Participation criteria may not be based on health status related factors.
Tex. Occupations Code § 562.1085 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 562 / Section 562.1085
§ 562.1085. UNUSED DRUGS RETURNED BY CERTAIN PHARMACISTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A pharmacist who practices in or serves as a consultant for a health care facility or a licensed health care professional responsible for administration of drugs in a penal institution, as defined by Section 1.07, Penal Code, in this state may return to a pharmacy certain unused drugs, other than a controlled substance as defined by Chapter 481, Health and Safety Code, purchased from the pharmacy as provided by board rule. The unused drugs must:

(1) be approved by the federal Food and Drug Administration and be:

(A) sealed in unopened tamper-evident packaging and either individually packaged or packaged in unit-dose packaging;

(B) oral or parenteral medication in sealed single-dose containers approved by the federal Food and Drug Administration;

(C) topical or inhalant drugs in sealed units-of-use containers approved by the federal Food and Drug Administration; or

(D) parenteral medications in sealed multiple-dose containers approved by the federal Food and Drug Administration from which doses have not been withdrawn; and

(2) not be the subject of a mandatory recall by a state or federal agency or a voluntary recall by a drug seller or manufacturer.

(b) A pharmacist for the pharmacy shall examine a drug returned under this section to ensure the integrity of the drug product. A health care facility or penal institution may not return a drug that:

(1) has been compounded;

(2) appears on inspection to be adulterated;

(3) requires refrigeration; or

(4) has less than 120 days until the expiration date or end of the shelf life.

(c) The pharmacy may restock and redistribute unused drugs returned under this section.

(d) The pharmacy shall reimburse or credit the state Medicaid program for an unused drug returned under this section.

(e) The board shall adopt the rules, policies, and procedures necessary to administer this section, including rules that require a health care facility to inform the Health and Human Services Commission of medicines returned to a pharmacy under this section.

(f) The tamper-evident packaging required under Subsection (a)(1) for the return of unused drugs is not required to be the manufacturer's original packaging unless that packaging is required by federal law.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 485.011 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 485 / Section 485.011
§ 485.011. PERMIT REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

A person may not sell an abusable volatile chemical at retail unless the person or the person's employer holds, at the time of the sale, a volatile chemical sales permit for the location of the sale.
Tex. Government Code § 1473.146 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1473 / Section 1473.146
§ 1473.146. ELECTION NOT REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The commissioners court may issue bonds under this subchapter without holding an election to approve the issuance.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9092.0512 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9092 / Section 9092.0512
§ 9092.0512. APPOINTMENT OF RECEIVER.
Status: in_force

(a) On default or threatened default in the payment of principal of or interest on district bonds that are payable wholly or partly from revenue, a court may, on petition of the holders of outstanding bonds, appoint a receiver for the district.

(b) The receiver may:

(1) collect and receive all district income except taxes;

(2) employ and discharge district agents and employees;

(3) take charge of money on hand, except money received from taxes, unless commingled; and

(4) manage the district's proprietary affairs without the consent of or hindrance by the board.

(c) The receiver may be authorized to sell or contract for the sale of water or other services provided by the district 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. Government Code § 46.001 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 46 / Section 46.001
§ 46.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "County prosecutor" means a constitutional county attorney who does not have general felony jurisdiction and who is not a state prosecutor.

(2) "Benchmark salary" means the state annual salary as set by the General Appropriations Act in accordance with Section 659.012 paid to a district judge with comparable years of service as the county prosecutor.

(3) "State prosecutor" means a district attorney, criminal district attorney, or county attorney performing the duties of district attorney who serves in a district or county listed in Section 46.002.

(4) "State prosecuting attorney" means the state prosecuting attorney appointed under Chapter 42.
Tex. Government Code § 84.003 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 84 / Section 84.003
§ 84.003. CIVIL LIABILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) A person, including the victim of a crime or the estate of a victim of a crime, may bring suit against an attorney whose violation of Section 84.001 results in damages incurred by the person bringing the suit.

(b) A person who brings suit under this section is entitled to recover:

(1) actual damages caused to the person bringing the suit by the publication of the account of the crime;

(2) exemplary damages in an amount determined by the court;

(3) reasonable attorney's fees; and

(4) court costs.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 382.0514 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 382 / Section 382.0514
§ 382.0514. SAMPLING, MONITORING, AND CERTIFICATION.
Status: in_force

The commission may require, at the expense of the permit holder and as a condition of the permit:

(1) sampling and monitoring of a permitted federal source or facility;

(2) certification of the compliance of the owner or operator of the permitted federal source with the terms and conditions of the permit and with all applicable requirements; and

(3) a periodic report of:

(A) the results of sampling and monitoring; and

(B) the certification of compliance.