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Tex. Health and Safety Code § 361.0901 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 361 / Section 361.0901
§ 361.0901. REGULATION AND PERMITTING OF CERTAIN COMMERCIAL INDUSTRIAL SOLID WASTE FACILITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section:

(1) "Captured facility" has the meaning assigned by Section 361.131.

(2) "Commercial industrial solid waste facility" means any industrial solid waste facility that accepts industrial solid waste for a charge, but does not include a municipal solid waste facility, a captured facility, or a facility that accepts waste only from other facilities owned or effectively controlled by the same person.

(3) "Publicly owned treatment works" means any device or system used in the treatment, recycling, or reclamation of municipal sewage or industrial waste of a liquid nature that is owned by a state or by a municipality as defined by Section 502(4), Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. Section 1362). The term includes a sewer, pipe, or other conveyance only if the sewer, pipe, or conveyance conveys wastewater to a publicly owned treatment works providing treatment.

(b) A commercial industrial solid waste facility may not receive industrial solid waste for discharge into a publicly owned treatment works facility without first obtaining from the commission a permit under this chapter or a permit under Chapter 26, Water Code.

(c) This section does not require a commercial industrial solid waste facility to obtain a permit for discharge into a publicly owned treatment works facility liquid wastes that are incidental to the handling, processing, storage, or disposal of solid wastes at a municipal solid waste facility or commercial industrial solid waste landfill facility.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 273.002 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 273 / Section 273.002
§ 273.002. NOTICE OF APPLICABLE LAW OR FORUM.
Status: in_force

If a contract contains a provision making the contract or any conflict arising under the contract subject to another state's laws, litigation in the courts of another state, or arbitration in another state, that provision must be set out conspicuously in print, type, or other form of writing that is boldfaced, capitalized, underlined, or otherwise set out in such a manner that a reasonable person against whom the provision may operate would notice the provision.
Tex. Transportation Code § 452.706 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 452 / Section 452.706
§ 452.706. CONDUCT OF HEARING.
Status: in_force

(a) The entity or entities creating an authority shall conduct the public hearings on the creation.

(b) Any person may appear at a hearing and offer evidence on:

(1) the creation and boundaries of the authority;

(2) the operation of a public transportation system;

(3) the public utility and public interest served in the creation of an authority; or

(4) other facts bearing on the creation of an authority.

(c) A hearing may be continued until completed.
Tex. Occupations Code § 351.301 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 351 / Section 351.301
§ 351.301. RENEWAL CERTIFICATE.
Status: in_force

(a) A person required by this subchapter to hold a renewal certificate may not practice optometry or therapeutic optometry without the certificate.

(b) A violation of this section has the same effect as, and is subject to the penalties for, practicing optometry or therapeutic optometry without holding a license as required by Subchapter F.
Tex. Water Code § 26.0481 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 26 / Section 26.0481
§ 26.0481. DISPOSAL OF DAIRY WASTE IN RETENTION FACILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "dairy waste" means milk, milk by-products, or milk processing waste that is spilled, spoiled, adulterated, unmarketable, stranded, or otherwise unfit for human consumption produced at a concentrated animal feeding operation.

(b) Notwithstanding any other law and to the extent permitted by federal law, the commission shall adopt rules under this section to allow:

(1) the disposal of dairy waste from a concentrated animal feeding operation into a control or retention facility, including a lagoon or playa, as that term is defined by Section 26.048; and

(2) the land application by irrigation associated with the disposal described by Subdivision (1).

(c) Rules adopted under Subsection (b) must:

(1) minimize the risk of water quality impairment caused by:

(A) the disposal of dairy waste into the control or retention facility; and

(B) the land application by irrigation associated with the disposal described by Paragraph (A); and

(2) require best management practices to ensure that the disposal of dairy waste into the control or retention facility does not impair water quality.
Tex. Education Code § 54.3411 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 54 / Section 54.3411
§ 54.3411. PERMANENT FUND SUPPORTING MILITARY AND VETERANS EXEMPTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "trust company" means the Texas Treasury Safekeeping Trust Company.

(b) The permanent fund supporting military and veterans exemptions is a special fund in the treasury outside the general revenue fund. The fund is composed of:

(1) money transferred or appropriated to the fund by the legislature;

(2) gifts and grants contributed to the fund; and

(3) the returns received from investment of money in the fund.

(c) The trust company shall administer the fund. The trust company shall determine the amount available for distribution from the fund, determined in accordance with a distribution policy that is adopted by the comptroller and designed to preserve the purchasing power of the fund's assets and to provide a stable and predictable stream of annual distributions. Expenses of managing the fund's assets shall be paid from the fund. Except as provided by this section, money in the fund may not be used for any purpose. Sections 403.095 and 404.071, Government Code, do not apply to the fund.

(d) In managing the assets of the fund, through procedures and subject to restrictions the trust company considers appropriate, the trust company may acquire, exchange, sell, supervise, manage, or retain any kind of investment that a prudent investor, exercising reasonable care, skill, and caution, would acquire or retain in light of the purposes, terms, distribution requirements, and other circumstances of the fund then prevailing, taking into consideration the investment of all the assets of the fund rather than a single investment.

(e) The amount available for distribution from the fund may be appropriated only to offset the cost to institutions of higher education of the exemptions required by Section 54.341(k). The amount appropriated shall be distributed to eligible institutions in proportion to each institution's respective share of the aggregate cost to all institutions of the exemptions required by Section 54.341(k), as determined by the Legislative Budget Board. The amount appropriated shall be distributed annually to each eligible institution of higher education.

(f) The governing board of an institution of higher education entitled to receive money under this section may solicit and accept gifts and grants to the fund. A gift or grant to the fund must be distributed and appropriated for the purposes of the fund, subject to any limitation or requirement placed on the gift or grant by the donor or granting entity.
Tex. Labor Code § 51.037 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 51 / Section 51.037
§ 51.037. JUDICIAL REVIEW.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who has exhausted the person's administrative remedies under this chapter, other than a motion for rehearing, may bring a suit to appeal the order.

(b) The suit must be filed not later than the 30th day after the date the final order is mailed.

(c) The commission must be made a defendant in the suit.

(d) The suit must be brought in the county of the person's residence. If the person is not a resident of this state, the suit must be brought in the county in this state in which the person has its principal place of business.

(e) Judicial review of the order of the commission is in the manner applied to an appeal from a final decision under Subtitle A, Title 4. The standard of review is under the substantial evidence rule.

(f) If the court sustains the occurrence of the violation, the court may uphold or reduce the amount of the penalty and order the person to pay the full or reduced amount of the penalty. If the court does not sustain the occurrence of the violation, the court shall order that a penalty is not owed.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 118.002 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 118 / Section 118.002
§ 118.002. ESTABLISHMENT; PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

The commission shall establish the Palliative Care Interdisciplinary Advisory Council to assess the availability of patient-centered and family-focused palliative care in this state.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1099.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1099 / Section 1099.051
§ 1099.051. BOARD ELECTION; TERM.
Status: in_force

(a) The board consists of five directors elected from the district at large.

(b) Unless four-year terms are established under Section 285.081, Health and Safety Code:

(1) directors serve staggered two-year terms with the terms of two or three directors expiring each year as appropriate; and

(2) a directors' election shall be held annually on the May uniform election date, or another date authorized by law, to elect the appropriate number of directors.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8443.005 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8443 / Section 8443.005
§ 8443.005. 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. Agriculture Code § 94.002 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 94 / Section 94.002
§ 94.002. EXCEPTIONS.
Status: in_force

Except to the extent specifically provided by this chapter, this chapter does not apply to:

(1) citrus fruit other than citrus grandis, osbeck, commonly known as grapefruit, and citrus sinensis, osbeck, commonly known as oranges;

(2) a sale of citrus fruit "on the trees";

(3) grapefruit that is shipped after December 1 of a year and before August 1 of the following year;

(4) early or midseason oranges that are shipped after November 1 of a year and before August 1 of the following year;

(5) transportation of citrus fruit from a grove to a packing house located in this state; or

(6) grapefruit or oranges that are processed for juice.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6915.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6915 / Section 6915.105
§ 6915.105. DURATION OF CONTRACT FOR WATER PURCHASE OR SALE.
Status: in_force

A district contract for the purchase or sale of water may not exceed 40 years.
Tex. Government Code § 24.901 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 24 / Section 24.901
§ 24.901. CRIMINAL JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF DALLAS COUNTY.
Status: in_force

(a) The Criminal Judicial District of Dallas County is composed of Dallas County.

(b) The terms of the criminal district court begin on the first Mondays in January, April, July, and October.

(c) The criminal district courts in Dallas County have concurrent original misdemeanor jurisdiction with the county courts in Dallas County that have criminal jurisdiction.

(d) Section 24.115, relating to the 14th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the Criminal District Court of Dallas County.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 161.651 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 161 / Section 161.651
§ 161.651. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Down syndrome" means a chromosomal condition caused by the presence of an extra whole or partial copy of chromosome 21.

(2) "Health care provider" has the meaning assigned by Section 34.001 and includes a genetic counselor.
Tex. Family Code § 152.206 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 152 / Section 152.206
§ 152.206. SIMULTANEOUS PROCEEDINGS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided in Section 152.204, a court of this state may not exercise its jurisdiction under this subchapter if, at the time of the commencement of the proceeding, a proceeding concerning the custody of the child has been commenced in a court of another state having jurisdiction substantially in conformity with this chapter, unless the proceeding has been terminated or is stayed by the court of the other state because a court of this state is a more convenient forum under Section 152.207.

(b) Except as otherwise provided in Section 152.204, a court of this state, before hearing a child custody proceeding, shall examine the court documents and other information supplied by the parties pursuant to Section 152.209. If the court determines that a child custody proceeding has been commenced in a court in another state having jurisdiction substantially in accordance with this chapter, the court of this state shall stay its proceeding and communicate with the court of the other state. If the court of the state having jurisdiction substantially in accordance with this chapter does not determine that the court of this state is a more appropriate forum, the court of this state shall dismiss the proceeding.

(c) In a proceeding to modify a child custody determination, a court of this state shall determine whether a proceeding to enforce the determination has been commenced in another state. If a proceeding to enforce a child custody determination has been commenced in another state, the court may:

(1) stay the proceeding for modification pending the entry of an order of a court of the other state enforcing, staying, denying, or dismissing the proceeding for enforcement;

(2) enjoin the parties from continuing with the proceeding for enforcement; or

(3) proceed with the modification under conditions it considers appropriate.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1576.005 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1576 / Section 1576.005
§ 1576.005. PROGRAM NOT PART OF OTHER GROUP COVERAGES.
Status: in_force

(a) The group long-term care insurance program is not part of the group coverages offered under Chapter 1575 or 1579.

(b) The state may not contribute any part of the premiums for coverage offered under this chapter.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 89.122 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 89 / Section 89.122
§ 89.122. APPEAL TO COURTS.
Status: in_force

Any person affected by the provisions of this chapter may sue to test the validity of any order adopted by the commission under this chapter in the same manner, on the same conditions, and to the same court or courts as prescribed for suits testing the validity of orders of the commission adopted under the general oil conservation statutes of this state.
Tex. Transportation Code § 502.405 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 502 / Section 502.405
§ 502.405. VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTION TO DONOR REGISTRY.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall provide to each county assessor-collector the educational materials for prospective donors provided under Section 502.189.

(b) When a person applies for the registration or renewal of registration of a motor vehicle, the person may elect to contribute $1 or more to the nonprofit organization administering the Glenda Dawson Donate Life-Texas Registry established under Chapter 692A, Health and Safety Code. The department shall remit any contribution paid under this subsection to the comptroller for deposit to the credit of the Glenda Dawson Donate Life-Texas Registry fund created under Section 692A.020, Health and Safety Code. Money received under this subsection by the organization may be used only for the purposes described by Section 692A.020(i), Health and Safety Code. The organization shall submit an annual report to the legislature and the comptroller that includes the total dollar amount of money received by the organization under this subsection. If a person makes a contribution under this section and does not pay the full amount of the registration fee, the department may credit all or a portion of the contribution to the person's registration fee. The department shall:

(1) include space on each motor vehicle registration renewal notice, on the page that states the total fee for registration renewal, that allows a person renewing a registration to voluntarily contribute $1 or more to the organization;

(2) provide an opportunity for a person to contribute $1 or more to the organization during the registration renewal process on the department's Internet website; and

(3) provide an opportunity to contribute $1 or more to the organization in any registration renewal system that succeeds the registration renewal system in place on September 1, 2015.

(c) Three percent of all money collected under this section shall be credited to the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles fund and may be appropriated only to the department to administer this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7807.109 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7807 / Section 7807.109
§ 7807.109.
Status: in_force

Sec. 7807.109. CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS: PAYMENT. (a) A contract under Section 7807.107 may be paid for in partial payments as the work progresses, based on estimates approved by the district's engineer.

(b) The payments may not exceed 90 percent of the amount due at the time of such payments as shown by approved estimates, except that on certification by the district's engineer that the project is substantially complete, the board may authorize payment of not to exceed 95 percent of the amount due at the time of such certification before the acceptance of the job and the certificate of completion of the job.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 36.008 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 36 / Section 36.008
§ 36.008. INDIVIDUALS ELIGIBLE FOR REMEDIAL SERVICES.
Status: in_force

(a) An individual is not eligible to receive the remedial services authorized by this chapter to the extent that the individual or the parent, managing conservator, or other person with a legal obligation to support the individual is eligible for some other benefit that would pay for all or part of the services.

(b) The department may waive ineligibility under Subsection (a) if the department finds that:

(1) good cause for the waiver is shown; and

(2) enforcement of the requirement would tend to defeat the purpose of this chapter or disrupt the administration or prevent the provision of remedial services to an otherwise eligible recipient.

(c) When an application for remedial services is filed or at any time that an individual is eligible for and receiving remedial services, the applicant or recipient shall inform the department of any other benefit to which the applicant, recipient, or person with a legal obligation to support the applicant or recipient may be entitled.

(d) The department may modify, suspend, or terminate the eligibility of an applicant for or recipient of remedial services after notice to the affected individual and an opportunity for a fair hearing that is conducted in accordance with the department's informal hearing rules.

(e) The executive commissioner by rule shall provide criteria for actions taken under this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9049.055 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9049 / Section 9049.055
§ 9049.055. ABSENCE OR INACTION OF BOARD PRESIDENT.
Status: in_force

When the board president is absent or fails or declines to act, the board vice president shall perform all duties and exercise all power this chapter gives the president.
Tex. Government Code § 418.0541 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 418 / Section 418.0541
§ 418.0541. CATASTROPHIC DEBRIS MANAGEMENT PLAN AND TRAINING.
Status: in_force

(a) The division, in consultation with any other state agencies selected by the division, shall develop a catastrophic debris management plan and model guide for use by political subdivisions in the event of a disaster.

(b) The plan must:

(1) provide a guide for clearance and disposal of debris caused by a disaster, including information on preparing for debris removal before a disaster; and

(2) include:

(A) provisions for the use of trench burners and air curtain incinerators of vegetative debris, including identifying sources of equipment for use immediately following a disaster; and

(B) contracting standards and a model contract for use in procuring debris removal services following a disaster.

(c) The division shall consult with the comptroller about including a contract for debris removal services on the schedule of multiple award contracts developed under Subchapter I, Chapter 2155, or in another cooperative purchasing program administered by the comptroller.

(d) The Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service, in coordination with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, shall establish a training program for state agencies and political subdivisions on the use of trench burners in debris removal.
Tex. Education Code § 68.21 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 68 / Section 68.21
§ 68.21. SUSTAINABLE WATER SUPPLY RESEARCH CENTER.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "center" means the Sustainable Water Supply Research Center.

(b) The board may establish and operate the Sustainable Water Supply Research Center as part of The University of Texas at Arlington.

(c) If established, the center shall:

(1) conduct, sponsor, or direct multidisciplinary research directed toward:

(A) promoting water conservation through development of a sustainable water supply for this state; and

(B) mitigating the effect of diminishing water supplies on the economy and people of this state; and

(2) conduct a comprehensive, interdisciplinary instructional program in water conservation with emphasis on development of a sustainable water supply at the graduate level and offer undergraduate courses for students interested in water conservation and sustainable water supply development.

(d) The organization, control, and management of the center are vested in the board.

(e) The center may enter into an agreement or may cooperate with a public or private entity to perform the research functions of the center.

(f) The board may solicit, accept, and administer gifts and grants from any public or private source for the use and benefit of the center.
Tex. Local Government Code § 335.110 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 335 / Section 335.110
§ 335.110. PENALTIES.
Status: in_force

The board may reprimand, suspend, or terminate an employee who violates the district's code of conduct.
Tex. Transportation Code § 366.177 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 366 / Section 366.177
§ 366.177. ACTIONS AFFECTING EXISTING ROADS.
Status: in_force

(a) An authority may impose a toll for transit over an existing free road, street, or public highway transferred to the authority under this chapter.

(b) An authority may construct a grade separation at an intersection of a turnpike project with a railroad or highway and change the line or grade of a highway to accommodate the design of the grade separation. The action may not affect a segment of the state highway system without the department's consent. The authority shall pay the cost of a grade separation and any damage incurred in changing a line or grade of a railroad or highway as part of the cost of the turnpike project.

(c) If feasible, an authority shall provide access to properties previously abutting a county or other public road that is taken for a turnpike project and shall pay abutting property owners the expenses or any resulting damages for a denial of access to the road.