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Tex. Government Code § 1504.112 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1504 / Section 1504.112
§ 1504.112. OFFENSE.
Status: in_force

(a) A chief executive officer of a municipality commits an offense if the chief executive officer fails to:

(1) establish the system of records required by Section 1504.110 before the 91st day after the date the building or structure is completed; or

(2) maintain the system of records required by Section 1504.110.

(b) A superintendent or manager of a building or structure described by Section 1504.102 commits an offense if the superintendent or manager fails to file a report required by Section 1504.111.

(c) An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $100 or more than $1,000.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8509.0005 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8509 / Section 8509.0005
§ 8509.0005. CORRECTION OF INVALID PROCEDURES.
Status: in_force

If a court holds that any procedure under this chapter violates the Texas Constitution or the United States Constitution, the board by resolution may provide an alternative procedure that conforms with the constitution.
Tex. Election Code § 272.010 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 272 / Section 272.010
§ 272.010. VOTER REGISTRATION APPLICATION FORM.
Status: in_force

(a) The secretary of state shall prescribe a voter registration application form that is printed in Spanish or shall include a Spanish translation beneath the text of the English-language registration application form prescribed by the secretary.

(b) The voter registrar for each county containing an election precinct subject to Section 272.002 shall maintain a supply of the form required by Subsection (a) and shall keep a notice in Spanish posted at the place in the registrar's office where voter registration is conducted stating that application forms in Spanish are available.

(c) The form required by Subsection (a) may be used in any county in this state.
Tex. Government Code § 2269.055 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2269 / Section 2269.055
§ 2269.055. CRITERIA TO CONSIDER.
Status: in_force

(a) In determining the award of a contract under this chapter, the governmental entity may consider:

(1) the price;

(2) the offeror's experience and reputation;

(3) the quality of the offeror's goods or services;

(4) the impact on the ability of the governmental entity to comply with rules relating to historically underutilized businesses;

(5) the offeror's safety record;

(6) the offeror's proposed personnel;

(7) whether the offeror's financial capability is appropriate to the size and scope of the project; and

(8) any other relevant factor specifically listed in the request for bids, proposals, or qualifications.

(b) In determining the award of a contract under this chapter, the governmental entity shall:

(1) consider and apply any existing laws, including any criteria, related to historically underutilized businesses; and

(2) consider and apply any existing laws, rules, or applicable municipal charters, including laws applicable to local governments, related to the use of women, minority, small, or disadvantaged businesses.
Tex. Transportation Code § 548.404 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 548 / Section 548.404
§ 548.404. APPLICATION FOR CERTIFICATION AS INSPECTOR.
Status: in_force

An application for certification as an inspector shall:

(1) be made on a form prescribed and provided by the department; and

(2) state:

(A) the name of the applicant;

(B) the address of the applicant's residence and place of employment;

(C) the applicant's driver's license number; and

(D) other information required by the department.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 37.13 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 37 / Section 37.13
§ 37.13. IF JURY BELIEVES ACCUSED INSANE.
Status: in_force

When a jury has been impaneled to assess the punishment upon a plea of guilty, it shall say in its verdict what the punishment is which it assesses; but if it is of the opinion that a person pleading guilty is insane, it shall so report to the court, and an issue as to that fact shall be tried before another jury; and if, upon such trial, it be found that the defendant is insane, such proceedings shall be had as directed in cases where a defendant becomes insane after conviction.
Tex. Education Code § 29.019 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 29 / Section 29.019
§ 29.019. INDIVIDUALIZED EDUCATION PROGRAM FACILITATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The agency shall provide information to parents regarding individualized education program facilitation as an alternative dispute resolution method that may be used to avoid a potential dispute between a school district and a parent of a student with a disability. A district that chooses to use individualized education program facilitation shall provide information to parents regarding individualized education program facilitation. The information:

(1) must be included with other information provided to the parent of a student with a disability, although it may be provided as a separate document; and

(2) may be provided in a written or electronic format.

(b) Information provided by the agency under this section must indicate that individualized education program facilitation is an alternative dispute resolution method that some districts may choose to provide.

(c) If a school district chooses to offer individualized education program facilitation as an alternative dispute resolution method:

(1) the district may determine whether to use independent contractors, district employees, or other qualified individuals as facilitators;

(2) the information provided by the district under this section must include a description of any applicable procedures for requesting the facilitation; and

(3) the facilitation must be provided at no cost to a parent.

(d) The use of any alternative dispute resolution method, including individualized education program facilitation, must be voluntary on the part of the participants, and the use or availability of any such method may not in any manner be used to deny or delay the right to pursue a special education complaint, mediation, or due process hearing in accordance with federal law.

(e) Nothing in this section prohibits a school district from using individualized education program facilitation as the district's preferred method of conducting initial and annual admission, review, and dismissal committee meetings.

(f) The commissioner shall adopt rules necessary to implement this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1078.203 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1078 / Section 1078.203
§ 1078.203. GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND ELECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue general obligation bonds only if the bonds are authorized by a majority of the district voters.

(b) The board may order a bond election.

(c) The order calling the election must specify:

(1) the nature and date of the election;

(2) the hours during which the polls will be open;

(3) the location of the polling places;

(4) the amount of the bonds to be authorized; and

(5) the maximum maturity of the bonds.

(d) Notice of a bond election shall be given as provided by Section 1251.003, Government Code.

(e) The board shall declare the results of the election.
Tex. Government Code § 1474.056 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1474 / Section 1474.056
§ 1474.056.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1474.056. ELECTION FOR ISSUING NOTES: ORDER AND NOTICE. (a) Before notes are issued under Section 1474.003, the commissioners court shall order and give notice of an election in the manner required for an election on a bond issue.

(b) In addition to the requirements provided by Chapters 3 and 4, Election Code, the order and notice shall state:

(1) the purpose for which the notes are to be issued;

(2) the duration of the notes;

(3) the rate of interest; and

(4) the polling places for the election.

(c) The order and notice may state the manner in which the notes mature.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8509.0157 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8509 / Section 8509.0157
§ 8509.0157. UNDERGROUND SOURCES OF WATER.
Status: in_force

The district may not develop or otherwise acquire underground sources of water.
Tex. Estates Code § 151.001 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 151 / Section 151.001
§ 151.001. EXAMINATION OF DOCUMENTS OR SAFE DEPOSIT BOX WITH COURT ORDER.
Status: in_force

(a) A judge of a court that has probate jurisdiction of a decedent's estate may order a person to permit a court representative named in the order to examine a decedent's documents or safe deposit box if it is shown to the judge that:

(1) the person may possess or control the documents or that the person leased the safe deposit box to the decedent; and

(2) the documents or safe deposit box may contain:

(A) a will of the decedent;

(B) a deed to a burial plot in which the decedent is to be buried; or

(C) an insurance policy issued in the decedent's name and payable to a beneficiary named in the policy.

(b) The court representative shall examine the decedent's documents or safe deposit box in the presence of:

(1) the judge ordering the examination or an agent of the judge; and

(2) the person who has possession or control of the documents or who leased the safe deposit box or, if that person is a corporation, an officer of the corporation or an agent of an officer.
Tex. Government Code § 72.157 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 72 / Section 72.157
§ 72.157. ENTRY OF ORDERS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (c), as soon as possible but not later than 24 hours after the time a court issues an original or modified protective order or extends the duration of a protective order, the clerk of the court shall enter into the registry:

(1) a copy of the order and, if applicable, a notation regarding any modification or extension of the order; and

(2) the information required under Section 72.154(b).

(b) Except as provided by Subsection (b-1), for a protective order that is vacated or that has expired, the clerk of the applicable court shall modify the record of the order in the registry to reflect the order's status as vacated or expired. The clerk shall ensure that a record of a vacated order is not accessible by the public.

(b-1) For a protective order that is vacated as the result of an appeal or bill of review from a district or county court, the clerk of the applicable court shall notify the office not later than the end of the next business day after the date the protective order was vacated. The office shall remove the record of the order from the registry not later than the third business day after the date the notice from the clerk was received.

(c) A clerk may delay entering information under Subsection (a) into the registry only to the extent that the clerk lacks the specific information required to be entered.
Tex. Government Code § 772.007 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 772 / Section 772.007
§ 772.007. TEXAS ANTI-GANG GRANT PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

(a) The criminal justice division established under Section 772.006 shall administer a competitive grant program to support regional, multidisciplinary approaches to combat gang violence through the coordination of gang prevention, intervention, and suppression activities.

(b) The grant program administered under this section must be directed toward regions of this state that have demonstrably high levels of gang violence.

(c) The criminal justice division shall award grants to qualified applicants, as determined by the division, that demonstrate a comprehensive approach that balances gang prevention, intervention, and suppression activities to reduce gang violence.

(d) The criminal justice division shall include in the biennial report required by Section 772.006(a)(9) detailed reporting of the results and performance of the grant program administered under this section.

(e) The criminal justice division may use any revenue available for purposes of this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3929.302 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3929 / Section 3929.302
§ 3929.302. DISSOLUTION BY CITY.
Status: in_force

(a) The city may dissolve the district by ordinance.

(b) The city may not dissolve the district until:

(1) the district's outstanding debt or contractual obligations have been repaid or discharged; or

(2) the city agrees to succeed to the rights and obligations of the district, including an obligation described by Section 3929.304.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 579.055 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 579 / Section 579.055
§ 579.055. ACCOUNTING AFTER DISSOLUTION.
Status: in_force

After the district has paid all its debts and has disposed of all its assets and funds as prescribed by Section 579.054, the board shall provide an accounting to each creating hospital district. The accounting must show the manner in which the assets and debts of the district were distributed.
Tex. Local Government Code § 336.206 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 336 / Section 336.206
§ 336.206. ACCOUNTS AND RECORDS; AUDITS.
Status: in_force

(a) A district shall keep a complete system of accounts.

(b) The district shall have an annual audit of the district affairs performed by an independent certified public accountant.

(c) A signed copy of the audit report shall be delivered to each trustee not later than the 120th day after the closing date of each fiscal year.

(d) A copy of the audit report shall be kept on file at the district office and shall be made available for inspection by any interested person during regular business hours.
Tex. Government Code § 532.0101 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 532 / Section 532.0101
§ 532.0101. FINANCING OPTIMIZATION.
Status: in_force

The commission shall ensure that the Medicaid finance system is optimized to:

(1) maximize this state's receipt of federal funds;

(2) create incentives for providers to use preventive care;

(3) increase and retain providers in the system to maintain an adequate provider network;

(4) more accurately reflect the costs borne by providers; and

(5) encourage improvement of the quality of care.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1069.107 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1069 / Section 1069.107
§ 1069.107. DISTRICT PROPERTY, FACILITIES, AND EQUIPMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall determine:

(1) the type, number, and location of buildings required to maintain an adequate hospital system; and

(2) the type of equipment necessary for hospital care.

(b) The board may:

(1) acquire real property, facilities, and equipment for the district for use in the hospital system in the manner determined by the board;

(2) lease to physicians, individuals, companies, corporations, or other legal entities or acquire by lease or by lease-purchase agreement real property, facilities, or equipment for use in the hospital system on terms the board determines are in the best interest of district residents; and

(3) sell or otherwise dispose of district real property, facilities, or equipment on terms the board determines are in the best interest of district residents.

(c) The district may acquire equipment for use in the district's hospital system and mortgage or pledge the acquired property as security for the payment of the purchase price. A contract entered into under this subsection must provide that the entire obligation be retired not later than the fifth anniversary of the date of the contract.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1001.106 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1001 / Section 1001.106
§ 1001.106. GROUNDS FOR REMOVAL.
Status: in_force

(a) It is a ground for removal from the board that a member:

(1) does not have at the time of taking office the qualifications required by Sections 1001.101 and 1001.102;

(2) does not maintain during service on the board the qualifications required by Sections 1001.101 and 1001.102;

(3) is ineligible for membership under Section 1001.102 or 1001.103;

(4) cannot, because of illness or disability, discharge the member's duties for a substantial part of the member's term; or

(5) is absent from more than half of the regularly scheduled board meetings that the member is eligible to attend during a calendar year without an excuse approved by a majority vote of the board.

(b) The validity of an action of the board is not affected by the fact that it is taken when a ground for removal of a board member exists.

(c) If the executive director has knowledge that a potential ground for removal exists, the executive director shall notify the presiding officer of the board of the potential ground. The presiding officer shall then notify the governor and the attorney general that a potential ground for removal exists. If the potential ground for removal involves the presiding officer, the executive director shall notify the next highest ranking officer of the board, who shall then notify the governor and the attorney general that a potential ground for removal exists.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 125.010 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 125 / Section 125.010
§ 125.010. CROP SHEET DEVELOPED BY DEPARTMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall develop crop sheets that contain the following information:

(1) the kinds of chemicals typically used on a particular crop;

(2) the typical time a chemical is applied to a particular crop;

(3) general safety information, including information on general hygiene, clothing, contact with chemicals, medical symptoms, pregnancy, and other relevant safety data;

(4) a notice of the training programs and the counties in which the programs will be conducted;

(5) the availability of MSDSs for chemicals used on a particular crop;

(6) the means of locating emergency medical information;

(7) agricultural laborers' rights under this chapter;

(8) the name and telephone number of the person to contact for information under this chapter;

(9) the appropriate telephone number for emergency information; and

(10) any other safety or health-related information the department considers relevant.

(b) The information on the crop sheet must be printed in English and Spanish, except that the information required by Subsections (a)(1) and (a)(2) of this section is required to be printed only in English. The department may provide crop sheets printed in other languages commonly used by agricultural laborers who work with a particular crop.

(c) The department shall develop the crop sheets in conjunction with the Texas Department of Health, the Texas Agricultural Extension Service, other appropriate state agencies, and clinics, hospitals, and other health care providers in counties in which training programs are provided by the department under Section 125.009 of this code.

(d) Annually, the department shall:

(1) provide appropriate crop sheets to clinics, hospitals, and other health care providers that serve agricultural laborers and that are located in counties in which the training program is provided; and

(2) provide to an employer covered by this chapter one crop sheet for each crop grown by that employer.

(e) The director of the Texas Feed and Fertilizer Control Service under Section 63.003 of this code shall provide to the department the information that is needed by the department under Subsection (a) of this section for the fertilizers that are covered by this chapter.

(f) For purposes of developing crop sheets under this chapter and complying with other provisions of this chapter, nursery stock, stored grain, and other logical groupings may be considered a single crop as determined by rules adopted by the department.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8018A.0305 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8018A / Section 8018A.0305
§ 8018A.0305. COMPLIANCE WITH MUNICIPAL CONSENT ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION.
Status: in_force

The district shall comply with all applicable requirements of any ordinance or resolution that is adopted under Section 54.016 or 54.0165, Water Code, and that consents to the creation of the district or to the inclusion of land in the district.
Tex. Transportation Code § 201.962 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 201 / Section 201.962
§ 201.962. NOTES AUTHORIZED; COMMITTEE APPROVAL.
Status: in_force

(a) In anticipation of a temporary cash flow shortfall in the state highway fund during any fiscal year, the commission, subject to the approval of the committee, may issue, sell, and deliver tax and revenue anticipation notes on behalf of the state.

(b) Before issuing the notes, the commission shall submit to the committee a state highway fund cash flow shortfall forecast containing a detailed report of estimated revenue and expenditures. Based on the forecast, the committee may approve the issuance of notes in an amount not to exceed the maximum temporary cash flow shortfall forecast.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1061.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1061 / Section 1061.103
§ 1061.103. MANAGEMENT, CONTROL, AND ADMINISTRATION; GENERAL BOARD POWER.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall manage, control, and administer the district's hospital or hospital system and the district's money and resources.

(b) The board may exercise any power provided by this chapter unless the board enters into a management contract under Section 1061.113 that provides the power is exercised in accordance with the contract.
Tex. Auxiliary Water Laws § 7809 — TX Code / Code wl / Chapter 3 / Section 7809
§ 7809. PURPOSES.
Status: in_force

Said districts, when established, shall be for the purpose of the control and preservation of the purity of the waters of any rivers, creeks, bayous, lakes, canals, streams or other waters of any kind and character situated or flowing, in whole or in part, through the said district, or any part thereof, by the prevention of the inflow of salt water or other deleterious substances, or by the changing of said waters from salt to fresh water, and the impounding of fresh water for such purposes.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 13A.051 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 13A / Section 13A.051
§ 13A.051. OFFENSE COMMITTED WHOLLY OR PARTLY OUTSIDE THIS STATE.
Status: in_force

(a) An offense committed wholly or partly outside this state under circumstances that give this state jurisdiction to prosecute the defendant may be prosecuted in any county in which:

(1) the defendant is found; or

(2) an element of the offense occurs.

(b) Criminal homicide committed wholly or partly outside this state under circumstances that give this state jurisdiction to prosecute the defendant may be prosecuted in the county in which:

(1) the injury was inflicted;

(2) the defendant was located when the defendant inflicted the injury; or

(3) the victim died or the victim's body was found.
Tex. Government Code § 843.104 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 843 / Section 843.104
§ 843.104. CERTIFICATION OF SERVICE AND AVERAGE COMPENSATION.
Status: repealed

(a) A member eligible to receive prior service credit may claim the credit by filing a detailed statement of the service with the subdivision for which the service was performed. After the statement is filed, the subdivision shall certify the amount of the member's prior service and the member's average prior service compensation.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 873, Sec. 92(6), eff. January 1, 2008.

(c) Repealed by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 873, Sec. 92(6), eff. January 1, 2008.

(d) The board of trustees may adopt rules concerning certification of service and the definition and computation of average prior service compensation under this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1027.116 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1027 / Section 1027.116
§ 1027.116. AUTHORITY TO SUE AND BE SUED.
Status: in_force

The district, through the board, may sue and be sued.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3889.056 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3889 / Section 3889.056
§ 3889.056. QUORUM.
Status: in_force

A vacant director position is not counted for purposes of establishing a quorum.