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Tex. Family Code § 233.0095 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 233 / Section 233.0095
§ 233.0095. NOTICE OF PROPOSED CHILD SUPPORT REVIEW ORDER IN CASES OF ACKNOWLEDGED PATERNITY.
Status: in_force

(a) If an individual has signed the acknowledgment of paternity as the father of the child or executed a statement of paternity, the Title IV-D agency may serve on the parties a notice of proposed child support review order.

(b) The notice of proposed child support review order shall state:

(1) the amount of periodic payment of child support due;

(2) that the person identified in the notice as the party responsible for payment of the support amounts may only contest the amount of monthly support; and

(3) that, if the person identified in the notice as the party responsible for payment of the support amounts does not contest the notice in writing or request a negotiation conference to discuss the notice not later than the 15th day after the date the notice was delivered, the Title IV-D agency may file the child support order for child support, medical support, and dental support for the child as provided by Chapter 154 according to the information available to the agency.

(c) The Title IV-D agency may schedule a negotiation conference without a request from a party.

(d) The Title IV-D agency shall schedule a negotiation conference on the timely request of a party.

(e) The Title IV-D agency may conduct a negotiation conference, or any part of a negotiation conference, by telephone conference call, by video conference, or in person and may adjourn the conference for a reasonable time to permit mediation of issues that cannot be resolved by the parties and the agency.

(f) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, if paternity has been acknowledged, the parties have agreed to the terms of a proposed child support review order, and each party has signed the order, including a waiver of the right to service of process as provided by Section 233.018, the Title IV-D agency may immediately present the order and waiver to the court for confirmation without conducting a negotiation conference or requiring the production of financial information.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3947.113 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3947 / Section 3947.113
§ 3947.113. ENFORCEMENT OF REAL PROPERTY RESTRICTIONS.
Status: in_force

The district may enforce a real property restriction in the manner provided by Section 54.237, Water Code, if, in the reasonable judgment of the board, the enforcement of the restriction is necessary.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3897.160 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3897 / Section 3897.160
§ 3897.160. CONVENTION CENTER.
Status: in_force

An improvement project may include the planning, design, construction, acquisition, lease, rental, improvement, maintenance, installation, and management of and provision of furnishings for a facility for:

(1) a conference, convention, or exhibition;

(2) a manufacturer, consumer, or trade show;

(3) a civic, community, or institutional event; or

(4) an exhibit, display, attraction, special event, or seasonal or cultural celebration or holiday.
Tex. Local Government Code § 42.025 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 42 / Section 42.025
§ 42.025. RELEASE OF EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION BY CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "eligible property" means any portion of a contiguous tract of land:

(1) that is located in the extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality within one-half mile of the territory of a proposed municipal airport;

(2) for which a contract for land acquisition services was awarded by the municipality; and

(3) that has not been acquired through the contract described by Subdivision (2) for the proposed municipal airport.

(b) The owner of eligible property may petition the municipality to release the property from the municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction not later than June 1, 1996. The petition must be filed with the secretary or clerk of the municipality.

(c) Not later than the 10th day after the date the secretary or clerk receives a petition under Subsection (b), the municipality by resolution shall release the eligible property from the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the municipality.

(d) Eligible property that is released from the extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality under Subsection (c) may be included in the extraterritorial jurisdiction of another municipality if:

(1) any part of the other municipality is located in the same county as the property; and

(2) the other municipality and the owner agree to the inclusion of the property in the extraterritorial jurisdiction.
Tex. Water Code § 58.501 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 58 / Section 58.501
§ 58.501. TAX TO PAY PRELIMINARY BONDS.
Status: in_force

Taxes to pay principal and interest on preliminary bonds shall be levied and collected on the ad valorem basis.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 242.261 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 242 / Section 242.261
§ 242.261. EVIDENCE.
Status: in_force

(a) The department or the institution may offer evidence as they desire and shall produce additional evidence as the arbitrator considers necessary to understand and resolve the dispute.

(b) The arbitrator is the judge of the relevance and materiality of the evidence offered. Strict conformity to rules applicable to judicial proceedings is not required.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 383.015 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 383 / Section 383.015
§ 383.015. TAXATION.
Status: in_force

(a) An issuer is not required to pay a tax or other assessment on a control facility or part of a control facility.

(b) Bonds issued under this chapter, the transfer of the bonds, and income from the bonds are exempt from taxation in this state.

(c) This chapter does not affect state law relating to an ad valorem tax imposed on a person who is not a public agency or political subdivision or on an interest held by such a person. A control facility purchased or used under this chapter is subject to ad valorem taxation payable by the person contracting with the issuer for the facility's purchase or use as if the contract created a leasehold.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3920.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3920 / Section 3920.051
§ 3920.051. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.
Status: in_force

The district is governed by a board of five voting directors who serve staggered terms of four years, with two or three directors' terms expiring June 1 of each odd-numbered year.
Tex. Election Code § 143.001 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 143 / Section 143.001
§ 143.001. APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This chapter applies to a candidate for a city office.
Tex. Government Code § 825.521 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 825 / Section 825.521
§ 825.521. DEADLINE TO APPEAL ADMINISTRATIVE DECISION.
Status: in_force

In adopting rules governing an appeal authorized by law or rule of a determination or decision of the retirement system by the system's staff, including a final administrative decision of the system, the board of trustees shall ensure that rules establishing deadlines for filing the appeal afford a member or retiree at least the same amount of time to file the appeal as the retirement system has to issue the determination or decision.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 91.406 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 91 / Section 91.406
§ 91.406. ATTORNEY'S FEES AND MINIMUM AWARD.
Status: in_force

If a suit is filed to collect proceeds and interest under this subchapter, the court shall include in any final judgment in favor of the plaintiff an award of:

(1) reasonable attorney's fees; and

(2) if the actual damages to the plaintiff are less than $200, an additional amount so that the total amount of damages equals $200.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3912.055 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3912 / Section 3912.055
§ 3912.055. DIRECTOR'S OATH OR AFFIRMATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A director shall file the director's oath or affirmation of office with the district, and the district shall retain the oath or affirmation in the district records.

(b) A director shall file a copy of the director's oath or affirmation with the secretary of the city.
Tex. Transportation Code § 546.052 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 546 / Section 546.052
§ 546.052. MEDICAL SUPPLY TRANSPORT VEHICLES DURING DECLARED DISASTER.
Status: in_force

(a) A vehicle used by a medical supply distributor to transport prescription drugs and other medical supplies to an emergency care facility, pharmacy, or nursing home located in an area declared a disaster area by the governor under Chapter 418, Government Code, may have access to highways, streets, and bridges as if the transport vehicle were an emergency vehicle if the transport vehicle will not negatively impact evacuation activities or any response or recovery activities in the disaster area.

(b) The Texas Division of Emergency Management shall establish procedures to assist medical supply distributors in accessing highways, streets, and bridges as authorized by Subsection (a).

(c) This section does not create a cause of action against a law enforcement officer involved in assisting a medical supply distributor under this section for any harm done to the distributor resulting from that assistance.
Tex. Occupations Code § 601.025 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 601 / Section 601.025
§ 601.025. OFFICERS.
Status: in_force

The governor shall designate a member of the advisory board as the presiding officer of the advisory board to serve in that capacity at the will of the governor. The advisory board shall select from its membership an assistant presiding officer and other officers as the advisory board considers necessary to carry out the advisory board's duties.
Tex. Family Code § 101.019 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 101 / Section 101.019
§ 101.019. MANAGING CONSERVATORSHIP.
Status: in_force

"Managing conservatorship" means the relationship between a child and a managing conservator appointed by court order.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1467.086 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1467 / Section 1467.086
§ 1467.086. SELECTION AND APPROVAL OF ARBITRATOR.
Status: in_force

(a) If the parties do not select an arbitrator by mutual agreement on or before the 30th day after the date the arbitration is requested, the party requesting the arbitration shall notify the commissioner, and the commissioner shall select an arbitrator from the commissioner's list of approved arbitrators.

(b) In selecting an arbitrator under this section, the commissioner shall give preference to an arbitrator who is knowledgeable and experienced in applicable principles of contract and insurance law and the health care industry generally.

(c) In approving an individual as an arbitrator, the commissioner shall ensure that the individual does not have a conflict of interest that would adversely impact the individual's independence and impartiality in rendering a decision in an arbitration. A conflict of interest includes current or recent ownership or employment of the individual or a close family member in any health benefit plan issuer or administrator or physician, health care practitioner, or other health care provider.

(d) The commissioner shall immediately terminate the approval of an arbitrator who no longer meets the requirements under this subchapter and rules adopted under this subchapter to serve as an arbitrator.
Tex. Local Government Code § 231.181 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 231 / Section 231.181
§ 231.181. JUDICIAL REVIEW OF BOARD DECISION.
Status: in_force

(a) Any of the following persons may present to a court of record a verified petition stating that the decision of the board of adjustment is illegal in whole or in part and specifying the grounds of the illegality:

(1) a person aggrieved by a decision of the board;

(2) a taxpayer; or

(3) an officer, department, board, or bureau of the county or of the municipality.

(b) The petition must be presented within 10 days after the date the decision is filed in the board's office.

(c) On the presentation of the petition, the court may grant a writ of certiorari directed to the board to review the board's decision. The writ must indicate the time within which the board's return must be made and served on the petitioner's attorney, which must be after 10 days and may be extended by the court. Granting of the writ does not stay the proceedings on the decision under appeal, but on application and after notice to the board the court may grant a restraining order if due cause is shown.

(d) The board's return must be verified and must concisely state any pertinent and material facts that show the grounds of the decision under appeal. The board is not required to return the original documents on which the board acted but may return certified or sworn copies of the documents or parts of the documents as required by the writ.

(e) If at the hearing the court determines that testimony is necessary for the proper disposition of the matter, the court may take evidence or appoint a referee to take evidence as directed. The referee shall report the evidence to the court with the referee's findings of fact and conclusions of law. The referee's report constitutes a part of the proceedings on which the court shall make its decision.

(f) The court may reverse or affirm, in whole or in part, or modify the decision that is appealed. The court may not assess costs against the board unless the court determines that the board acted with gross negligence, in bad faith, or with malice in making its decision.
Tex. Education Code § 88.802 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 88 / Section 88.802
§ 88.802. ESTABLISHMENT.
Status: in_force

The Center for Transportation Safety is established as a component of the institute and shall be administered in the same manner as other programs of the institute.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 14.021 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 14 / Section 14.021
§ 14.021. LICENSE REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

A person may not operate a public grain warehouse without first obtaining from the department a license in the person's name covering the warehouse.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 251.451 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 251 / Section 251.451
§ 251.451. EXEMPTION FROM TAXES.
Status: in_force

A cooperative association organized under this chapter is exempt from the franchise tax and license fees imposed by the state or a political subdivision of the state, except that a cooperative association is exempt from the franchise tax imposed by Chapter 171, Tax Code, only if the cooperative association is exempt under that chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8072.0201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8072 / Section 8072.0201
§ 8072.0201. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.
Status: in_force

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

(b) Except as provided by Section 8072.0202, directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 17.84 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 17 / Section 17.84
§ 17.84. PERMIT.
Status: in_force

(a) After receiving an original inventory, the chief appraiser shall issue to the applicant a permit for a going out of business sale. The permit is valid for 120 days after the day that it is issued and is not renewable.

(b) The permit holder must post the permit in a conspicuous place at the location of the going out of business sale.

(c) Before advertising a going out of business sale, the permit holder shall deliver a copy of the permit to the person publishing or broadcasting the advertisement.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1054.253 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1054 / Section 1054.253
§ 1054.253. TAX ASSESSOR-COLLECTOR.
Status: in_force

The board may provide for the appointment of a tax assessor-collector for the district or may contract for the assessment and collection of taxes as provided by the Tax Code.
Tex. Local Government Code § 292.006 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 292 / Section 292.006
§ 292.006. BRANCH OFFICE OF COUNTY CLERK.
Status: in_force

(a) On the request of the county clerk, the commissioners court of a county may provide by any means, operate, and maintain one or more branch offices at any place in the county for the county clerk.

(b) If a branch office is provided under this section in a building owned by the county, the commissioners court shall operate and maintain the building in the same manner that it operates and maintains the county courthouse. The commissioners court shall have care and custody of the building and may place any limitations on the use and maintenance of the building it finds necessary.

(c) The county clerk may authorize one or more of the clerk's deputies to work in the branch office to conduct any business as determined by the county clerk and in accordance with Subsection (d).

(d) If the recording of instruments or documents in the county's official records is permitted at a branch office by the county clerk, the recording must be by electronic means and the electronically recorded instruments or documents must be available without delay to members of the public in the county clerk's office at the county seat. For purposes of this subsection, an instrument or document is available if it is capable of being:

(1) electronically examined by a member of the public in the county clerk's office at the county seat; and

(2) placed into a format and medium that a member of the public can electronically process using technology that is generally available and nonproprietary.

(e) On a daily basis, as directed by the county clerk, a deputy at a branch office shall file all original records made at that office during the previous day with the county clerk's office at the county seat not later than the start of the next business day.
Tex. Estates Code § 112.002 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 112 / Section 112.002
§ 112.002. APPLICABILITY OF OTHER LAW TO COMMUNITY PROPERTY HELD IN MULTIPLE-PARTY ACCOUNTS.
Status: in_force

Chapter 113 applies to multiple-party accounts held by spouses with a right of survivorship to the extent that chapter is not inconsistent with this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8150.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8150 / Section 8150.104
§ 8150.104. NO EMINENT DOMAIN POWER.
Status: in_force

The district may not exercise the power of eminent domain.
Tex. Education Code § 86.54 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 86 / Section 86.54
§ 86.54. PUBLICATION CHARGES; GIFTS AND GRANTS.
Status: in_force

The center may make a charge for its publications and may receive gifts and grants from foundations, individuals, and other sources for the benefit of the research center.
Tex. Local Government Code § 506.002 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 506 / Section 506.002
§ 506.002. CREATION OF COUNTY ALLIANCE; AUTHORITY TO CREATE CORPORATION.
Status: in_force

Two or more counties that are adjacent or in close proximity, as determined by the commissioners courts of the counties involved, may establish a county alliance to authorize the creation of a corporation.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 403.005 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 403 / Section 403.005
§ 403.005. POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact Commission and the members of the commission have the powers and duties prescribed by the compact. The members of the commission are responsible for administering the provisions of the compact.

(b) The commission may conduct other activities not described by the federal law governing the commission or the compact, as long as those activities are consistent with the policies and procedures of this state.
Tex. Tax Code § 311.021 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 311 / Section 311.021
§ 311.021. ACT OR PROCEEDING PRESUMED VALID.
Status: in_force

(a) A governmental act or proceeding of a municipality or county, the board of directors of a reinvestment zone, or an entity acting under Section 311.010(f) relating to the designation, operation, or administration of a reinvestment zone or the implementation of a project plan or reinvestment zone financing plan under this chapter is conclusively presumed, as of the date it occurred, valid and to have occurred in accordance with all applicable statutes and rules if:

(1) the third anniversary of the effective date of the act or proceeding has expired; and

(2) a lawsuit to annul or invalidate the act or proceeding has not been filed on or before the later of that second anniversary or August 1, 2011.

(b) This section does not apply to:

(1) an act or proceeding that was void at the time it occurred;

(2) an act or proceeding that, under a statute of this state or the United States, was a misdemeanor or felony at the time the act or proceeding occurred;

(3) a rule that, at the time it was passed, was preempted by a statute of this state or the United States, including Section 1.06 or 109.57, Alcoholic Beverage Code; or

(4) a matter that on the effective date of the Act enacting this section:

(A) is involved in litigation if the litigation ultimately results in the matter being held invalid by a final judgment of a court; or

(B) has been held invalid by a final judgment of a court.
Tex. Water Code § 32.001 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 32 / Section 32.001
§ 32.001. SHORT TITLE.
Status: in_force

This chapter may be cited as the Subsurface Area Drip Dispersal System Act.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 42.009 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 42 / Section 42.009
§ 42.009. REIMBURSEMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) An applicant or recipient is not eligible to receive services provided by this chapter to the extent that the applicant or recipient, or another person with a legal obligation to support the applicant or recipient, is eligible for some other benefit that would pay for all or part of the services provided by this chapter.

(b) When an application is made under this chapter or at any time while a person is eligible and receiving services under this chapter, the applicant or recipient, or the person with a legal obligation to support the applicant or recipient, shall inform the department of any other benefit to which the applicant or recipient, or the person with a legal obligation to support the applicant or recipient, may be entitled.

(c) A recipient who has received services that are covered by some other benefit, or the person with a legal obligation to support that recipient, shall reimburse the department to the extent of the cost of services provided when the other benefit is received.

(d) The executive commissioner may waive the provisions of Subsection (a) in certain individually considered cases when the enforcement of that provision will deny services to a class of end stage renal disease patients because of conflicting state or federal laws or rules.
Tex. Local Government Code § 284.102 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 284 / Section 284.102
§ 284.102. GENERAL CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

A network provider shall construct and maintain network nodes and node support poles described by Section 284.101 in a manner that does not:

(1) obstruct, impede, or hinder the usual travel or public safety on a public right-of-way;

(2) obstruct the legal use of a public right-of-way by other utility providers;

(3) violate nondiscriminatory applicable codes;

(4) violate or conflict with the municipality's publicly disclosed public right-of-way design specifications; or

(5) violate the federal Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. Section 12101 et seq.).
Tex. Agriculture Code § 94.035 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 94 / Section 94.035
§ 94.035. INSPECTION FEES.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who sells or ships grapefruit after July 31 and before December 2 of a year, or early or midseason oranges after July 31 and before November 2 of a year, shall pay to the department a fee, as provided by department rule.

(b) The fees under this section are due when citrus fruit is prepared for market or transportation.
Tex. Education Code § 49.258 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 49 / Section 49.258
§ 49.258. REVENUE DISTRIBUTION.
Status: in_force

The consolidated taxing district shall distribute maintenance tax revenue to the component districts on the basis of the number of students in weighted average daily attendance in the component districts.