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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7915A.0403 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7915A / Section 7915A.0403
§ 7915A.0403. CONTRACT TAXES.
Status: in_force

(a) In accordance with Section 49.108, Water Code, the district may impose a tax other than an operation and maintenance tax and use the revenue derived from the tax to make payments under a contract after the provisions of the contract have been approved by a majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.

(b) A contract approved by the district voters may contain a provision stating that the contract may be modified or amended by the board without further voter approval.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6913.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6913 / Section 6913.151
§ 6913.151. ACQUISITION OF WATER OR WATER RIGHTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may acquire a groundwater or surface water supply.

(b) The district may acquire water appropriation permits directly from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality or from permit owners.

(c) The district may purchase water or a water supply from any person.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3841.157 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3841 / Section 3841.157
§ 3841.157. UTILITY PROPERTY EXEMPT FROM IMPACT FEES AND ASSESSMENTS.
Status: in_force

The district may not impose an impact fee or assessment on the property, including the equipment, rights-of-way, facilities, or improvements, of:

(1) an electric utility or a power generation company as defined by Section 31.002, Utilities Code;

(2) a gas utility as defined by Section 101.003 or 121.001, Utilities Code;

(3) a telecommunications provider as defined by Section 51.002, Utilities Code; or

(4) a person who provides to the public cable television or advanced telecommunications services.
Tex. Tax Code § 26.044 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 26 / Section 26.044
§ 26.044. NO-NEW-REVENUE TAX RATE TO PAY FOR STATE CRIMINAL JUSTICE MANDATE.
Status: in_force

(a) The first time that a county adopts a tax rate after September 1, 1991, in which the state criminal justice mandate applies to the county, the no-new-revenue maintenance and operation rate for the county is increased by the rate calculated according to the following formula:

(State Criminal Justice Mandate) / (Current Total Value - New Property Value)

(b) In the second and subsequent years that a county adopts a tax rate, if the amount spent by the county for the state criminal justice mandate increased over the previous year, the no-new-revenue maintenance and operation rate for the county is increased by the rate calculated according to the following formula:

(This Year's State Criminal Justice Mandate - Previous Year's State Criminal Justice Mandate) / (Current Total Value - New Property Value)

(c) The county shall include a notice of the increase in the no-new-revenue maintenance and operation rate provided by this section, including a description and amount of the state criminal justice mandate, in the information published under Section 26.04(e) and, as applicable, in the notice prescribed by Section 26.06 or 26.061.

(d) In this section, "state criminal justice mandate" means the amount spent by the county in the previous 12 months providing for the maintenance and operation cost of keeping inmates in county-paid facilities after they have been sentenced to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice as certified by the county auditor based on information provided by the county sheriff, minus the amount received from state revenue for reimbursement of such costs.
Tex. Local Government Code § 306.032 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 306 / Section 306.032
§ 306.032.
Status: in_force

Sec. 306.032. ADDITIONAL POWERS: COASTAL MUNICIPALITIES WITH POPULATION OF LESS THAN 80,000. (a) This section applies only to a home-rule municipality that has a population of less than 80,000 and borders on the Gulf of Mexico.

(b) In addition to other powers under this chapter, the municipality or the board of the municipality may acquire by any method, including by gift, devise, lease, or purchase or may improve land or buildings, or may construct or enlarge buildings, to be used for public parks, playgrounds, or other facilities that serve the purpose of attracting visitors and tourists to the municipality. The municipality or board may lease the facilities, as lessor or lessee, on terms the municipality or board considers appropriate. The land may be located inside or outside the boundaries of the municipality, but must be located inside the limits of the county in which the municipality is located.

(c) In a municipality subject to this section, the facilities placed under the management and control of the board may include:

(1) parks;

(2) civic centers, civic center buildings, auditoriums, exhibition halls, or coliseums;

(3) marinas or cruise ship terminal facilities;

(4) hotels or motels;

(5) parking or storage facilities for motor vehicles or other conveyances;

(6) golf courses;

(7) trolley or trolley transportation systems; and

(8) other facilities considered advisable in connection with the preceding facilities that serve the purpose of attracting visitors and tourists to the municipality.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 131.008 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 131 / Section 131.008
§ 131.008. ATTORNEY'S FEES AND COSTS.
Status: in_force

A regional collegiate athletic association or institution that prevails in an action under this chapter is entitled to an award of reasonable attorney's fees and costs.
Tex. Family Code § 152.101 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 152 / Section 152.101
§ 152.101. SHORT TITLE.
Status: in_force

This chapter may be cited as the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 242.100 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 242 / Section 242.100
§ 242.100. NOTIFICATION OF CLOSING.
Status: in_force

(a) A home that is closing temporarily or permanently, or voluntarily or involuntarily, shall notify the residents of the closing and make reasonable efforts to notify in writing each resident's nearest relative or the person responsible for the resident's support within a reasonable time before the closing.

(b) If the closing of a home is ordered by the department or is in any other way involuntary, the home shall make the notification, orally or in writing, immediately on receiving notice of the closing.

(c) If the closing of a home is voluntary, the home shall make the notification not later than one week after the date on which the decision to close is made.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8840.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8840 / Section 8840.003
§ 8840.003. FINDINGS OF PUBLIC USE AND BENEFIT.
Status: in_force

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

(b) All land included in the district will benefit from the district.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2207.301 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2207 / Section 2207.301
§ 2207.301. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES OF POOL.
Status: in_force

(a) A pool shall:

(1) issue excess liability insurance coverage to each county, school district, or junior college district entitled to coverage under this chapter;

(2) collect premiums for coverage issued or renewed by the pool;

(3) process and pay valid claims; and

(4) maintain detailed data regarding the pool.

(b) The pool may:

(1) enter into contracts;

(2) purchase reinsurance;

(3) cancel or refuse to renew coverage; and

(4) perform any other act necessary to implement this chapter, the plan of operation, or a rule adopted by the board.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1369.091 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1369 / Section 1369.091
§ 1369.091. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Cost-sharing information" means the actual out-of-pocket amount an enrollee is required to pay a dispensing pharmacy or prescribing provider for a prescription drug under the enrollee's health benefit plan.

(2) "Drug formulary," "enrollee," and "prescription drug" have the meanings assigned by Section 1369.051.

(3) "Standard API" means an application interface that meets the requirements of an applicable American National Standards Institute (ANSI) accredited standard to conform to standards adopted under 45 C.F.R. Section 170.215.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3826.006 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3826 / Section 3826.006
§ 3826.006. LIBERAL CONSTRUCTION OF CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be construed liberally in conformity with the findings and purposes set forth in this chapter.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 222.001 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 222 / Section 222.001
§ 222.001. MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR PROBATION OFFICERS.
Status: repealed

(a) To be eligible for appointment as a probation officer, a person who was not employed as a probation officer before September 1, 1981, must:

(1) have satisfactorily completed the course of preservice training or instruction and any continuing education required by the department;

(2) have passed the tests or examinations required by the department; and

(3) possess the level of certification required by the department.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 950 (S.B. 1727), Sec. 56(4), eff. September 1, 2023.

(b-1) The department by rule shall establish, with input from the advisory council on juvenile services and other relevant stakeholders, the minimum education and experience requirements a person must meet to be eligible for a juvenile probation officer certification. Rules adopted by the department under this subsection must be the least restrictive rules possible to ensure certified juvenile probation officers are qualified to protect children and public safety without creating barriers to entry into the profession.

(c) The board by rule may authorize the temporary employment of a person who has not completed a course of preservice training, passed the examination, or attained the required level of certification, contingent on the person meeting those requirements within the time specified by the board.

(d) A person must possess the level of training, experience, and certification required by the department to be eligible for employment in a probation office in a position supervising other probation officers. The department may require several levels of certification to reflect increasing levels of responsibility. A department rule relating to levels of certification does not affect the continued employment of a probation officer in a supervisory position if the person holds that position on the date on which the rule takes effect.

(e) The department may waive any certification requirement, except a fee requirement, for an applicant who has a valid certification from another state that has certification requirements that are substantially equivalent to the requirements in this state.

(f) Repealed by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 950 (S.B. 1727), Sec. 56(4), eff. September 1, 2023.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1020.061 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1020 / Section 1020.061
§ 1020.061. EMPLOYEES; APPOINTMENT OF STAFF.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may appoint to the staff any doctors the board considers necessary for the efficient operation of the district and may make temporary appointments as necessary.

(b) The district may employ fiscal agents, accountants, architects, and attorneys the board considers proper.

(c) The board may delegate to the district administrator the authority to hire district employees, including technicians and nurses.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1114.057 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1114 / Section 1114.057
§ 1114.057. DISCLOSURE OF AVAILABILITY OF WAIVER OF SURRENDER CHARGES.
Status: in_force

An insurer that offers to waive surrender charges as described by Section 1702.104(4) shall provide reasonable notice of that offer to the insurer's prospective or current contract holders. The notice may be provided by any available means, including a disclosure document or by display on a link that is prominently placed on the insurer's Internet website.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 11.072 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 11 / Section 11.072
§ 11.072. FENCES WITH AND WITHOUT GATES.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who has used any of the pasture land by joining fences or otherwise and who builds or maintains more than three miles lineal measure of fences running in the same general direction without a gate in it shall be fined not less than $200 nor more than $1,000.

(b) The gate in the fence described in Subsection (a) of this section shall be at least 10 feet wide and shall not be locked or kept closed so that it obstructs free ingress or egress.

(c) The provisions of this section do not apply to persons who have previously settled on land not their own, if the enclosure is 200 acres or less and if the principal pursuit of the person on the land is agriculture.
Tex. Government Code § 571.092 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 571 / Section 571.092
§ 571.092. DEADLINE FOR OPINION; EXTENSION.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall issue an advisory opinion not later than the 60th day after the date the commission receives the request.

(b) The commission by vote may extend the time available to issue an opinion by 30 days. The commission may not grant more than two extensions.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 42.0705 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 42 / Section 42.0705
§ 42.0705. RANGE OF PENALTIES.
Status: in_force

The department shall revoke or suspend a license or registration, place on probation a person whose license or registration has been suspended, or reprimand a license holder or registration holder for a violation of this chapter or a department rule. If a license or registration suspension is probated, the department may require the license holder or registration holder to:

(1) report regularly to the department on matters that are the basis of the probation;

(2) limit services to the areas prescribed by the department;

(3) continue or review professional education until the license holder or registration holder attains a degree of skill satisfactory to the department in those areas that are the basis of the probation; or

(4) take corrective action relating to the violation on which the probation is based.
Tex. Insurance Code § 825.052 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 825 / Section 825.052
§ 825.052. SUFFICIENT ASSETS REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The commissioner may not approve a stock acquisition plan or a payment for stock under Section 825.051(b) unless, at the time of the approval, the company has assets equal to at least $500,000 more than the entire liability of the company, including the net values of its outstanding contracts computed as required by law, and all funds and contingent reserves, after deducting:

(1) the aggregate amount allocated by the plan for the acquisition of any part or all of its capital stock, to be paid in cash or other assets of the company; and

(2) the amount of any payment not set by the plan and subject to separate approval by the commissioner after the approval of the plan.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 182.057 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 182 / Section 182.057
§ 182.057. PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN CONTRACTS AND EMPLOYMENT.
Status: in_force

The board may not compensate, employ, or contract with any individual who serves as a member of the board or advisory council to any other governmental body, including any agency, council, or committee, in this state.
Tex. Utilities Code § 38.078 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 38 / Section 38.078
§ 38.078. CIRCUIT SEGMENTATION STUDY AND COST RECOVERY.
Status: in_force

(a) Not later than September 15, 2023, the commission shall direct each transmission and distribution utility to perform a circuit segmentation study.

(b) A circuit segmentation study must:

(1) use an engineering analysis to examine whether and how the transmission and distribution utility's transmission and distribution systems can be segmented and sectionalized to manage and rotate outages more evenly across all customers and circuits, while maintaining the protections offered to critical facilities;

(2) include an engineering analysis of the feasibility of using sectionalization, automated reclosers, and other technology to break up the circuits that host significant numbers of critical facilities into smaller segments for outage management purposes to enable more granular and flexible outage management;

(3) identify feeders with critical facilities that, if equipped with facility-specific backup power systems and segmentation, can enhance the utility's outage management flexibility; and

(4) include an estimate of the time, capital cost, and expected improvements to load-shed management associated with the circuit segmentation study.

(c) Each transmission and distribution utility shall submit a report of the conclusions of the utility's study to the commission not later than September 1, 2024.

(d) The commission shall review each circuit segmentation study not later than March 15, 2025.
Tex. Government Code § 411.0995 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 411 / Section 411.0995
§ 411.0995.
Status: in_force

Sec. 411.0995. ACCESS TO CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD INFORMATION: STATE BOARD OF VETERINARY MEDICAL EXAMINERS. (a) The State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners is entitled to obtain criminal history record information as provided by Subsection (b) that relates to a license under Chapter 801, Occupations Code, for a person who is:

(1) an applicant for:

(A) a license, temporary license, or special license to practice veterinary medicine;

(B) a veterinary technician license; or

(C) an equine dental provider license; or

(2) a holder of a license described by Subdivision (1)(A), (B), or (C).

(b) Subject to Section 411.087 and consistent with the public policy of this state, the State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners is entitled to:

(1) obtain through the Federal Bureau of Investigation criminal history record information maintained or indexed by that bureau that pertains to a person described by Subsection (a); and

(2) obtain from the department or any other criminal justice agency in this state criminal history record information maintained by the department or that criminal justice agency that relates to a person described by Subsection (a).

(c) The State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners may not release or disclose to any person criminal history record information obtained from the Federal Bureau of Investigation under Subsection (b)(1). Criminal history record information obtained by the State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners under Subsection (b)(2) may not be released or disclosed to any person except on court order, with the written consent of the person who is the subject of the criminal history record information, or as provided by Subsection (d).

(d) The State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners is not prohibited from disclosing criminal history record information obtained under Subsection (b)(2) in a criminal proceeding or in a hearing conducted by the State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners.

(e) The State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners shall destroy criminal history record information that is obtained under this section after the information is used for its authorized purpose.
Tex. Insurance Code § 981.213 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 981 / Section 981.213
§ 981.213. FILING CONTRACT WITH STAMPING OFFICE.
Status: in_force

A surplus lines agent responsible under Section 225.006 for the filing, reporting, collection, payment, and other requirements imposed by Chapter 225 shall report to and file with the stamping office a copy of each surplus lines insurance contract as provided in the stamping office's plan of operation. The department may accept that filing instead of the filings required under Section 981.105.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8417.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8417 / Section 8417.004
§ 8417.004. CONSENT OF MUNICIPALITY AND DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors may not hold an election under Section 8417.003 until each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located has:

(1) consented by ordinance or resolution to the creation of the district and to the inclusion of land in the district; and

(2) entered into a development agreement under Section 212.172, Local Government Code, with the owners of the land described by Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter.
Tex. Family Code § 85.065 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 85 / Section 85.065
§ 85.065. EFFECT OF TRANSFER.
Status: repealed

(a) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 632, Sec. 6(3), eff. September 1, 2011.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 632, Sec. 6(3), eff. September 1, 2011.

(c) A protective order that is transferred is subject to modification by the court that receives the order to the same extent modification is permitted under Chapter 87 by a court that rendered the order.
Tex. Occupations Code § 601.027 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 601 / Section 601.027
§ 601.027. PER DIEM.
Status: in_force

A member of the advisory board is entitled to receive a per diem as set by legislative appropriation for each day that the member engages in the business of the advisory board.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8101.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8101 / Section 8101.102
§ 8101.102. ELIGIBILITY TO SERVE.
Status: in_force

(a) A director must reside in and own taxable property in the authority.

(b) A person may not serve as a director if the person is:

(1) a member of a governing body of a municipality; or

(2) an employee of a municipality.
Tex. Labor Code § 209.048 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 209 / Section 209.048
§ 209.048. DURATION OF INELIGIBILITY; WORK REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

An individual ineligible for extended benefits under Section 209.043 or 209.044 is ineligible for benefits for a period:

(1) beginning with the first day of the week following the week in which the individual is ineligible under those sections; and

(2) ending when the individual has been employed in each of four subsequent weeks, consecutive or nonconsecutive, and has earned remuneration in an amount not less than four times the weekly extended benefit amount.
Tex. Occupations Code § 601.057 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 601 / Section 601.057
§ 601.057. FEES.
Status: in_force

The advisory board by rule may set fees for examination, certificate issuance, registration of a person under Section 601.202, and application processing under Section 601.203 in amounts that are reasonable to cover the costs of administering this chapter without the use of additional general revenue.
Tex. Utilities Code § 32.052 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 32 / Section 32.052
§ 32.052. ABILITY OF CERTAIN RIVER AUTHORITIES TO CONSTRUCT IMPROVEMENTS.
Status: in_force

A river authority operating a steam generating plant on or before January 1, 1999, may acquire, finance, construct, rebuild, repower, and use new or existing power plants, equipment, transmission lines, or other assets to sell electricity exclusively at wholesale to:

(1) a purchaser in San Saba, Llano, Burnet, Travis, Bastrop, Blanco, Colorado, or Fayette County; or

(2) a purchaser in an area served by the river authority on January 1, 1975.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1102.101 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1102 / Section 1102.101
§ 1102.101. APPRENTICE INSPECTOR LICENSE REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

A person may not act or attempt to act as an apprentice inspector in this state for a buyer or seller of real property unless the person:

(1) holds an apprentice inspector license under this chapter; and

(2) is under the direct supervision of a real estate inspector or professional inspector.