SUBCHAPTER A GENERAL PROVISIONS
- Texas Section 88.001 - Agencies And Services
The agencies and services of the Texas A & M University System are: (1) the Texas Forest Service (see Subchapter B of this chapter); (2)...
SUBCHAPTER B THE TEXAS FOREST SERVICE
- Texas Section 88.002 - Definition
In this chapter, "board" means the board of regents of The Texas A&M University System. Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 488, Sec. 1,...
- Texas Section 88.101 - Director Of Texas Forest Service
The board shall appoint a director of the Texas Forest Service, who shall be a technically trained forester with not less than two years of...
- Texas Section 88.1015 - Definitions
In this subchapter: (1) "Director" means the director of the Texas Forest Service. (2) "Wildfire" means any fire occurring on wildland or in a place...
- Texas Section 88.1016 - Sunset Provision
The Texas Forest Service is subject to Chapter 325, Government Code (Texas Sunset Act). Unless continued in existence as provided by that chapter, the Texas...
- Texas Section 88.102 - General Duties
Under the general supervision of the board, the director shall: (1) assume direction of all forest interests and all matters pertaining to forestry within the...
- Texas Section 88.103 - Enforcement; Appointment Of Peace Officers
The director may appoint not to exceed 25 employees of the Texas Forest Service who are certified by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement as...
- Texas Section 88.1035 - Use Of Funds To Support Peace Officer Training
The Texas Forest Service, subject to director approval, may use appropriated funds to purchase food and beverages for training functions required of peace officers of...
- Texas Section 88.104 - Authority To Enter Private Land
(a) Authority is hereby granted to every employee of the Texas Forest Service and any outside labor or assistance the employee deems necessary to enter...
- Texas Section 88.105 - Cooperation With Persons And Agencies
On request, under the sanction of the board, and whenever the director deems it essential to the best interests of the people of the state,...
- Texas Section 88.106 - Cooperation With Federal Agencies; Rural Fire Protection Plans; Fire Training; Disposition Of Used Or Obsolete Equipment
(a) The director, under the supervision of the board, may cooperate on forestry projects with the National Forest Service and other federal agencies. Subject to...
- Texas Section 88.107 - Forest Land: Acquisition By Gift Or Purchase
(a) On the recommendation of the board, the governor may accept gifts of land to the state to be held, protected, and administered by the...
- Texas Section 88.108 - Acquisition Of Land For Forestry Purposes; Disposition
(a) The board may accept gifts, donations, or contributions of land suitable for forestry purposes and may enter into agreements with the federal government or...
- Texas Section 88.109 - Use Of Certain Department Of Criminal Justice Land For Reforestation
The several tracts of land in Cherokee County near Maydelle, consisting of approximately 2,150 acres, owned by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, is set...
- Texas Section 88.110 - Purchase Of Land For Seedling Nursery
The board may acquire by purchase in the name of the State of Texas for the use and benefit of the Texas Forest Service, and...
- Texas Section 88.111 - Forest Land Acquired By State Under Tax Sale
When pine forest land is sold to the state for the payment of taxes, interest, penalty, and costs adjudged against the land, as provided in...
- Texas Section 88.112 - South Central Interstate Forest Fire Protection Compact
The South Central Interstate Forest Fire Protection Compact has been ratified by the states of Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Oklahoma. The text of the...
- Texas Section 88.113 - Compact Administrator
The director of the Texas Forest Service shall act as compact administrator for the State of Texas and represent Texas in the South Central Interstate...
- Texas Section 88.114 - Advisory Committee
The advisory committee referred to in Article III of the compact shall be composed of four members selected as follows: One member shall be named...
- Texas Section 88.115 - Legislative Intent
It is the intent of the Legislature of the State of Texas, in ratifying the South Central Interstate Forest Fire Protection Compact, that this compact...
- Texas Section 88.116 - Text Of Compact
The South Central Interstate Forest Fire Protection Compact reads as follows: SOUTH CENTRAL INTERSTATE FOREST FIRE PROTECTION COMPACT ARTICLE I. The purpose of this compact...
- Texas Section 88.117 - Statewide Fire Contingency Account
(a) The statewide fire contingency account is established as an account in the general revenue fund. (b) The governor, the board, and the director may...
- Texas Section 88.118 - Statewide Fire Coordination Center
(a) The director shall establish a statewide fire coordination center. (b) The center may provide continuous dispatching services for wildfire control. (c) The center shall...
- Texas Section 88.119 - Regional Wildfire Coordinators
(a) The director shall divide the state into six wildfire control regions to coordinate wildfire control. The boundaries of the regions must be the same...
- Texas Section 88.120 - Wildfire Training
The Texas Forest Service is the lead agency of the state for providing and coordinating training in fighting wildfires. Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg.,...
- Texas Section 88.122 - Incident Management Teams
(a) The Texas Forest Service may support the state's all-hazard response operations by: (1) providing incident management training to Texas Forest Service personnel and other...
- Texas Section 88.123 - Volunteer Fire Department Assistance
(a) In this section: (1) "Partially paid fire department" means a fire department operated by its members, some of whom are volunteers and some of...
- Texas Section 88.124 - Wildfire Protection Plan
(a) The Texas Forest Service shall hold public meetings to develop and regularly update a wildfire protection plan. At a minimum, the plan must: (1)...
SUBCHAPTER C THE TEXAS AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION
- Texas Section 88.125 - Cost-effective Use Of Resources
In determining the appropriate wildfire response, the Texas Forest Service shall use the most cost-effective combination of volunteer firefighters, temporary employees of the Texas Forest...
- Texas Section 88.201 - Purposes
There shall be established, at places in the state the board of directors deems proper, experiment stations for the purpose of making experiments and conducting...
- Texas Section 88.202 - Main State Experiment Station
The experiment station located at College Station, which is in part supported by the federal government, shall remain there as a permanent institution. It shall...
- Texas Section 88.203 - Substations
(a) The board may: (1) establish experiment substations at places in this state it deems proper; (2) abandon or discontinue any substation which may become...
- Texas Section 88.204 - Sale Of Stations
If property used in the operation of a station is sold, the title to the property shall not pass from this state until a deed...
- Texas Section 88.205 - Sale Of Crops
Proceeds from the sale, barter, or exchange of crops raised on any experiment station shall be applied to defray the expenses of operating the station....
- Texas Section 88.206 - Donations; Leases
(a) The board may accept and receive donations of money and property when given to be used in connection with any experiment work authorized by...
- Texas Section 88.207 - Expenses; Per Diem
The necessary traveling expenses of the members of the board and those of the director and his assistants shall be paid out of the funds...
- Texas Section 88.208 - Inspections
The board shall visit the stations once a year and shall make criticisms to the director and his assistants that it deems expedient and necessary....
- Texas Section 88.209 - Director
(a) The main station and the substations are under the supervision, control, management, and direction of the director of the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station at...
- Texas Section 88.211 - Bulletin
The director shall periodically issue and circulate among the farmers and livestock raisers of Texas printed bulletins showing the results of the experiments and the...
- Texas Section 88.212 - Disbursements
Before warrants are issued by the comptroller in payment of state experiment station accounts, vouchers covering them shall be audited and signed by the director...
- Texas Section 88.213 - Agricultural Research Products
The board of regents of The Texas A&M University System shall generate revenues through agreements establishing equitable interests, royalties, and patent rights relating to releases...
- Texas Section 88.215 - Fire Ant Research And Management Account Advisory Committee; Other Agencies
(a) The Fire Ant Research and Management Account Advisory Committee is established as an advisory committee within the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station. (b) The advisory...
SUBCHAPTER D TEXAS TASK FORCE 1
- Texas Section 88.216 - Agriculture And Wildlife Research And Management Advisory Committee; Other Agencies
(a) The Agriculture and Wildlife Research and Management Advisory Committee is an advisory committee of the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station and is composed of: (1)...
- Texas Section 88.301 - Definitions
In this subchapter: (1) "Local government employee member" means a member employed by a local government as defined by Section 102.001, Civil Practice and Remedies...
- Texas Section 88.302 - Texas Task Force 1
Texas Task Force 1 is a program of the Texas Engineering Extension Service providing training and responding to assist in search, rescue, and recovery efforts...
SUBCHAPTER E TEXAS ENGINEERING EXPERIMENT STATION
- Texas Section 88.303 - Workers' Compensation Insurance Coverage
(a) Notwithstanding any other law, during any period in which Texas Task Force 1 is activated by the Texas Division of Emergency Management, or during...
- Texas Section 88.500 - Establishment
The Texas Engineering Experiment Station is a part of The Texas A&M University System under the management and control of the board of regents of...
- Texas Section 88.501 - Purpose
(a) The Texas Engineering Experiment Station serves as a state-supported engineering research and development agency. (b) It is the purpose of the agency to foster...
- Texas Section 88.502 - Acceptance Of Funds
In addition to any other authority which it may possess, the board of regents is authorized to accept funds from both public and private sources,...
SUBCHAPTER F EQUINE RESEARCH
- Texas Section 88.503 - Spatial Reference Center
(a) The board may create and operate a spatial reference center at Texas A&M University--Corpus Christi for the purpose of: (1) facilitating the federal height...
- Texas Section 88.521 - Definitions
In this subchapter: (1) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 522, Sec. 27(1), eff. September 1, 2011. (2) "Director" means the executive director...
- Texas Section 88.522 - Account
(a) A special account known as the equine research account is created in the general revenue fund. Money in the account may be used only...
- Texas Section 88.525 - Grants
(a) To be eligible for a grant under this subchapter, the applicant must be affiliated with an institution of higher education. (a-1) In awarding grants...
- Texas Section 88.526 - Reporting
(a) The director shall prepare an annual report on equine research funded under this subchapter. The director shall distribute the report to members of the...
SUBCHAPTER G TEXAS CENTER FOR ADULT LITERACY AND LEARNING
- Texas Section 88.527 - Conference
Texas AgriLife Research shall conduct an annual conference on equine research. Money from the equine research account shall be used to defray the costs of...
SUBCHAPTER H CENTER FOR PORTS AND WATERWAYS
- Texas Section 88.541 - Duties Of Texas Center For Adult Literacy And Learning
(a) The Texas Center for Adult Literacy and Learning shall evaluate instructional videotapes or similar recorded materials generally available for use in providing adult literacy...
- Texas Section 88.601 - Definitions
In this subchapter: (1) "Center" means the Center for Ports and Waterways. (2) "Consortium" means Lamar University, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, Texas A&M University at...
- Texas Section 88.602 - Establishment
The Center for Ports and Waterways is established as a component of the Texas Transportation Institute, a component of The Texas A&M University System. The...
- Texas Section 88.603 - Purpose
The center shall carry out a program of research, education, and technology transfer to support the state's role in the inland waterway and port system...
- Texas Section 88.604 - Program
The program of the center shall be authorized to include: (1) the development and testing of new marine and maritime technologies and supporting their implementation;...
- Texas Section 88.605 - Director
The center is under the supervision and direction of the director and shall be operated and managed as a joint program between the consortium. The...
- Texas Section 88.606 - Steering Committee
(a) The steering committee is appointed by the Director of the Texas Transportation Institute and shall include a representative of each member of the consortium...
- Texas Section 88.607 - Maritime/marine Industry Council
(a) The Maritime/Marine Industry Council is composed of at least nine persons appointed by the Director of the Texas Transportation Institute with at least the...
- Texas Section 88.608 - Funding
The center is authorized to receive state appropriated funds as deemed appropriate by the legislature. Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 292, Sec. 1,...
- Texas Section 88.609 - Gifts And Grants
The center shall seek and may receive gifts and grants from federal sources, foundations, individuals, and other sources for the benefit of the center. Added...
SUBCHAPTER I RURAL VETERINARIAN INCENTIVE PROGRAM
- Texas Section 88.610 - Contracts
The center is authorized to enter into interagency contracts and agreements and to contract with local, state, county, federal, and private sources for work under...
- Texas Section 88.621 - Definitions
In this subchapter: (1) "College" means The Texas A&M University College of Veterinary Medicine. (2) "Committee" means the rural veterinarian incentive program committee. (3) "Eligible...
- Texas Section 88.622 - Administration Of Program
The university shall administer the program in accordance with the rules adopted by the committee. Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 435, Sec. 1,...
- Texas Section 88.623 - Rural Veterinarian Incentive Program Committee; Rules
(a) The rural veterinarian incentive program committee consists of: (1) the executive director of the Texas Animal Health Commission, or the executive director's designee; (2)...
- Texas Section 88.624 - Eligible Veterinary Student Or Graduate
A person is eligible to participate in the program only if the person: (1) is enrolled as a student of the college or applies to...
- Texas Section 88.625 - Rural Sponsors; Agreement To Provide Financial Support
(a) A community or political subdivision located in a rural county that qualifies under the rules of the committee may become a sponsor of an...
- Texas Section 88.626 - Financial Support; Commitment To Practice In Rural County
(a) To participate in the program, an eligible participant must enter into an agreement with the university to practice veterinary medicine in a rural county...
SUBCHAPTER I-1 TEXAS VETERINARY MEDICAL DIAGNOSTIC LABORATORY
- Texas Section 88.627 - Rural Veterinarian Incentive Fund
(a) The rural veterinarian incentive fund is a special fund in the state treasury outside the general revenue fund. (b) The fund consists of legislative...
- Texas Section 88.701 - Texas Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory
The Texas Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory is a state agency under the jurisdiction and supervision of the board. Redesignated from Education Code, Subchapter I, Chapter...
- Texas Section 88.702 - Executive Director And Employees
(a) The board shall staff the Texas Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory with an executive director and other employees necessary for the agency to properly function....
- Texas Section 88.704 - Conflict Of Interest
(a) In this section, "Texas trade association" means a cooperative and voluntarily joined statewide association of business competitors in this state designed to assist its...
- Texas Section 88.705 - Use Of Technology
The executive director shall implement a policy requiring the Texas Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory to use appropriate technological solutions to improve the laboratory's ability to...
- Texas Section 88.706 - Negotiated Rulemaking; Alternative Dispute Resolution
(a) The executive director of the Texas Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory shall develop and implement a policy to encourage the use of: (1) negotiated rulemaking...
- Texas Section 88.707 - Fees
(a) The Texas Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory may charge and collect fees for goods and services the laboratory provides to any person, including a governmental...
- Texas Section 88.708 - Powers And Duties
(a) The Texas Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory shall: (1) provide diagnostic testing to aid in the identification of diseases affecting animals; (2) provide testing to...
- Texas Section 88.709 - Complaints
(a) The Texas Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory shall maintain a system to promptly and efficiently act on complaints filed with the laboratory. The laboratory shall...
SUBCHAPTER J CENTER FOR TRANSPORTATION SAFETY
- Texas Section 88.710 - Plan Coordinator; National Poultry Improvement Plan
(a) The poultry programs administrator for the Texas Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory serves as the state plan coordinator for the National Poultry Improvement Plan. (b)...
- Texas Section 88.801 - Definitions
In this chapter: (1) "Center" means the Center for Transportation Safety. (2) "Institute" means the Texas Transportation Institute, a component of The Texas A&M University...
- Texas Section 88.802 - Establishment
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...
- Texas Section 88.803 - Programs
(a) The center shall conduct programs of research, education, and technology transfer to support the state's role in improving the safety of the roadways in...
SUBCHAPTER K TEXAS AGRILIFE EXTENSION SERVICE
- Texas Section 88.804 - Contracts
The center may enter into interagency contracts and agreements and may contract with local, state, county, federal, and private entities for work under the center's...
- Texas Section 88.821 - Definition
In this subchapter, "extension service" means the Texas AgriLife Extension Service. Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 954 (H.B. 3429), Sec. 1, eff....
- Texas Section 88.822 - Program Reports
(a) The extension service shall make a presentation to the commissioner of education, the commissioner of agriculture, and the commissioner of the Department of State...