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Tex. Transportation Code § 91.075 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 91 / Section 91.075
§ 91.075. PASS-THROUGH FARES.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "pass-through fare" means:

(1) a per passenger fee or a per passenger mile fee that is determined by the number of passengers using a passenger rail facility; or

(2) a fee that is determined based on the number of carloads or commodity tonnages shipped using a freight rail facility.

(b) The department may enter into an agreement with a public or private entity that provides for the payment of pass-through fares to the public or private entity as reimbursement for the acquisition, design, development, financing, construction, relocation, maintenance, or operation of a passenger rail facility or a freight rail facility by the entity.

(c) The department may use any available funds for the purpose of making a pass-through fare payment under this section, including funds from the state infrastructure bank.

(d) The commission may adopt rules necessary to implement this section. Rules adopted under this subsection may include criteria for:

(1) determining the amount of pass-through fares to be paid under this section; and

(2) allocating the risk that ridership on a passenger rail facility or carloads or commodity tonnages shipped on a freight rail facility will be higher or lower than the parties to an agreement under this section anticipated in entering into the agreement.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8495.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8495 / Section 8495.104
§ 8495.104. AUTHORITY FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

Under Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, the district may design, acquire, construct, finance, issue bonds for, improve, operate, maintain, and convey to this state, a county, or a municipality for operation and maintenance macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads inside or outside the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1065.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1065 / Section 1065.201
§ 1065.201. GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS.
Status: in_force

The board may issue and sell general obligation bonds in the name and on the faith of the district for any purpose relating to:

(1) the purchase, construction, acquisition, repair, or renovation of buildings or improvements; and

(2) equipping buildings or improvements for hospital purposes.
Tex. Insurance Code § 6001.053 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 6001 / Section 6001.053
§ 6001.053. RULES RESTRICTING ADVERTISING OR COMPETITIVE BIDDING.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner may not adopt rules restricting advertising or competitive bidding by the holder of a license, permit, certificate, or approval issued under this chapter except to prohibit false, misleading, or deceptive practices.

(b) In the commissioner's rules to prohibit false, misleading, or deceptive practices, the commissioner may not include a rule that:

(1) restricts the use of any medium for advertising;

(2) restricts the use of a license, permit, certificate, or approval holder's personal appearance or voice in an advertisement;

(3) relates to the size or duration of an advertisement by the license, permit, certificate, or approval holder; or

(4) restricts the license, permit, certificate, or approval holder's advertisement under a trade name.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 152.605 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 152 / Section 152.605
§ 152.605. ACCRUAL OF INTEREST.
Status: in_force

Interest payable under Sections 152.602-152.604 accrues from the date of the withdrawal to the date of payment.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3951.253 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3951 / Section 3951.253
§ 3951.253. AUTHORIZATION; ELECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The district shall adopt, reduce, or repeal the sales and use tax authorized by this subchapter at an election in which a majority of the voters of the district voting in the election approve the adoption, reduction, or repeal of the tax, as applicable.

(b) The board by order shall call an election to adopt, reduce, or repeal a sales and use tax. The election shall be held on the first authorized uniform election date that occurs after the time required by Section 3.005, Election Code.

(c) The district shall provide notice of the election and shall hold the election in the manner prescribed by Chapter 54, Water Code, for bond elections for municipal utility districts.

(d) The ballots shall be printed to provide for voting for or against the following appropriate proposition:

(1) "Adoption of a ___ percent district sales and use tax in the district";

(2) "Reduction of the district sales and use tax in the district from ___ percent to ___ percent"; or

(3) "Repeal of the district sales and use tax in the district."
Tex. Insurance Code § 2207.302 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2207 / Section 2207.302
§ 2207.302. POOL MANAGER; PERFORMANCE BOND REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall appoint a pool manager who serves at the pleasure of the board, and the board shall supervise the pool manager's activities.

(b) The pool manager is entitled to receive the compensation authorized by the board.

(c) The pool manager shall execute a bond in the amount determined by the board. The bond must be payable to the pool and conditioned on the faithful performance of the pool manager's duties.

(d) The pool shall pay the cost of the bond executed under this section.
Tex. Occupations Code § 602.212 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 602 / Section 602.212
§ 602.212. LICENSE HOLDER DUTIES.
Status: in_force

A license holder shall:

(1) publicly display the license holder's license in an appropriate manner; and

(2) report immediately to the medical board any change in the license holder's address.
Tex. Education Code § 54.535 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 54 / Section 54.535
§ 54.535. STUDENT UNION FEE; THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO.
Status: in_force

(a) The board of regents of The University of Texas System may levy a student union fee for the sole purpose of financing, constructing, operating, maintaining, and improving a student union building for The University of Texas at El Paso, including demolition of the existing student union building; provided, however, that the fee may not be increased to an amount that exceeds by at least 10 percent the amount of the fee levied during the preceding academic year, unless the increase is approved by a majority vote of students enrolled at the university participating in a general student election held for that purpose. A fee imposed under this section is in addition to any other fee the board is authorized by law to impose.

(b) Such fees shall be deposited to an account known as The University of Texas at El Paso student union fee account and shall be placed under the control of and subject to the order of the Student Union Advisory Committee. The committee shall annually submit to the president of The University of Texas at El Paso a complete and itemized budget to be accompanied by a full and complete report of all activities conducted during the past year and all expenditures made incident thereto. The president shall submit the budget to the board of regents as part of the institutional budget. The board of regents shall make such changes in the budget as it deems necessary before approving the budget, and shall then levy the fees, within the limits herein fixed, in such amounts as will be sufficient to meet the budgetary needs of the student union building.
Tex. Government Code § 543A.0102 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 543A / Section 543A.0102
§ 543A.0102. QUALITY-BASED HEALTH HOME PAYMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission may develop and implement quality-based payment systems for health homes designed to improve quality of care and reduce the provision of unnecessary medical services. A quality-based payment system must:

(1) base payments made to an enrollee's or recipient's health home on quality and efficiency measures that may include measurable wellness and prevention criteria and the use of evidence-based best practices, sharing a portion of any realized cost savings the health home achieves, and ensuring quality of care outcomes, including a reduction in potentially preventable events; and

(2) allow for the examination of measurable wellness and prevention criteria, use of evidence-based best practices, and quality-of-care outcomes based on the type of primary or specialty care provider practice.

(b) The commission may develop a quality-based payment system for health homes only if implementing the system would be feasible and cost-effective.
Tex. Government Code § 1507.153 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1507 / Section 1507.153
§ 1507.153. ELECTION.
Status: in_force

The governing body of a municipality may issue bonds under this subchapter without an election.
Tex. Insurance Code § 39.002 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 39 / Section 39.002
§ 39.002. PUBLIC COMMENT.
Status: in_force

The commissioner shall develop and implement policies that provide the public with a reasonable opportunity to appear before the commissioner and to speak on any issue under the jurisdiction of the commissioner.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 85.276 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 85 / Section 85.276
§ 85.276. MEETINGS.
Status: in_force

(a) The committee shall meet only as necessary to conduct committee business.

(b) A meeting may be called by agreement between the department staff and:

(1) the presiding officer; or

(2) three or more members of the committee.

(c) The department staff shall:

(1) make meeting arrangements; and

(2) contact each committee member to determine the member's availability for a meeting date and place.

(d) The committee is not a "governmental body" as defined by Chapter 551, Government Code. However, each committee meeting must be announced and conducted in accordance with Chapter 551, Government Code, except that the provisions allowing executive sessions do not apply to the committee.

(e) Each member of the committee must be informed of a committee meeting at least five working days before the meeting is to take place.

(f) An agenda for each committee meeting must include an item entitled "public comment" under which any person may address the committee on matters relating to committee business. The presiding officer may establish procedures for public comment, including a time limit for each comment.
Tex. Estates Code § 1253.055 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1253 / Section 1253.055
§ 1253.055. GUARDIANSHIP TRANSFER PROCEEDINGS FILED IN TWO OR MORE COURTS.
Status: in_force

If an application for receipt and acceptance of a foreign guardianship under this subchapter is filed in two or more courts with jurisdiction, the proceeding shall be heard in the court with jurisdiction over the application filed on the earliest date, if venue is otherwise proper in that court. A court that does not have venue to hear the application shall transfer the proceeding to the proper court.
Tex. Occupations Code § 402.208 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 402 / Section 402.208
§ 402.208. ISSUANCE OF LICENSE.
Status: in_force

The department shall issue a license to an apprentice permit holder when the department has received sufficient evidence that the apprentice permit holder has met all the licensing requirements of this chapter.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1652.051 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1652 / Section 1652.051
§ 1652.051. MINIMUM STANDARDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner shall adopt reasonable rules to establish specific standards for provisions in Medicare supplement benefit plans and standards for facilitating comparisons of different Medicare supplement benefit plans. The standards are in addition to and must be in accordance with:

(1) applicable laws of this state, including Chapters 842 and 1201;

(2) applicable federal law, rules, regulations, and standards; and

(3) any model rules and regulations required by federal law, including Section 1882, Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Section 1395ss).

(b) The standards may include provisions relating to:

(1) terms of renewability;

(2) initial and subsequent conditions of eligibility;

(3) nonduplication of coverage;

(4) probationary periods;

(5) benefit limitations, exceptions, and reductions;

(6) elimination periods;

(7) requirements for replacement;

(8) recurrent conditions;

(9) definitions of terms; and

(10) exclusions required by state or federal law.

(c) The commissioner may adopt reasonable rules that specifically prohibit benefit plan provisions that:

(1) are not otherwise specifically authorized by statute; and

(2) the commissioner determines are unjust, unfair, or unfairly discriminatory to a person who is covered or proposed for coverage.

(d) Rules adopted under this section must include requirements that are at least equal to those required by federal law, rules, regulations, and standards, including Section 1882, Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Section 1395ss).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 5201.055 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 5201 / Section 5201.055
§ 5201.055. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE REVENUE BONDS.
Status: in_force

The district may issue bonds payable solely from revenue without:

(1) a petition for a bond election; or

(2) an election.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8508.0106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8508 / Section 8508.0106
§ 8508.0106. WATER CONSERVATION PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "program of water conservation" means the use of practices, techniques, and technologies that will reduce water consumption, reduce water loss or waste, improve efficiency in water use, or increase water recycling and reuse so that a water supply is available for future uses.

(b) The authority shall adopt and implement a program of water conservation consistent with rules and criteria adopted and enforceable by the commission and development board for similarly situated authorities.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7945A.0501 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7945A / Section 7945A.0501
§ 7945A.0501. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

The district may issue bonds or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, impact fees, revenue, contract payments, grants, or other district money, or any combination of those sources, to pay for any authorized district purpose.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9006.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9006 / Section 9006.201
§ 9006.201. ISSUANCE OF BONDS.
Status: in_force

To accomplish an authority purpose and to obtain money necessary to furnish land or easements or permanent improvements on the land or easements, the authority may issue and secure bonds as provided by general law for water control and improvement districts.
Tex. Insurance Code § 524.053 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 524 / Section 524.053
§ 524.053. INTERNET WEBSITE; PRINTED MATERIALS; NEWSLETTER.
Status: in_force

(a) The division shall develop an Internet website and printed materials designed to educate small employers, individuals, and others seeking to purchase health coverage about health coverage in accordance with Section 524.003(a), including information about health savings accounts and compatible high deductible health benefit plans.

(b) The division shall make the printed materials produced under the program available to small employers, individuals, and others seeking to purchase health coverage. The division may:

(1) distribute the printed materials through facilities such as libraries, health care facilities, and schools as well as other venues the division selects; and

(2) use other distribution methods the division selects.

(c) The division may produce a newsletter to provide updated information about health coverage to subscribers who elect to receive the newsletter. The division may:

(1) produce a newsletter under this subsection for small employers, for individuals, or for other purchasers of health coverage;

(2) distribute the newsletter on a monthly, quarterly, or other basis; and

(3) distribute the newsletter as a printed document or electronically.
Tex. Tax Code § 6.22 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 6 / Section 6.22
§ 6.22. ASSESSOR AND COLLECTOR FOR OTHER TAXING UNITS.
Status: in_force

(a) The assessor and collector for a taxing unit other than a county or a home-rule city are determined by the law creating or authorizing creation of the unit.

(b) The assessor and collector for a home-rule city are determined by the city's charter and ordinances.

(c) The governing body of a taxing unit authorized to have its own assessor and collector by official action in the manner required by law for official action by the body may require the county to assess and collect the taxes the unit imposes in the county in the manner in which the county assesses and collects its taxes. The governing body of the unit may revoke the requirement at any time by the same official action.
Tex. Water Code § 13.5051 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 13 / Section 13.5051
§ 13.5051. SIMPLIFIED COMPLAINT PROCESS.
Status: in_force

(a) The utility commission by rule may adopt a simplified procedure to resolve a complaint by a tenant against an owner about a bill for water or wastewater service brought under Section 13.503, 13.5031, or 13.505.

(b) Chapter 2001, Government Code, does not apply to the resolution of a complaint using a procedure described in Subsection (a).
Tex. Water Code § 62.291 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 62 / Section 62.291
§ 62.291. ANNEXATION AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

A district created under this chapter or converted from a district created under Article III, Section 52, of the Texas Constitution, into a conservation and reclamation district under Article XVI, Section 59, of the Texas Constitution, may extend its boundaries and annex adjacent territory.
Tex. Occupations Code § 301.462 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 301 / Section 301.462
§ 301.462. VOLUNTARY SURRENDER OF LICENSE.
Status: in_force

The board may revoke a nurse's license without formal charges, notice, or opportunity of hearing if the nurse voluntarily surrenders the nurse's license to the board and executes a sworn statement that the nurse does not desire to be licensed.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2302.051 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2302 / Section 2302.051
§ 2302.051. RULES AND ENFORCEMENT POWERS.
Status: in_force

The board shall adopt rules as necessary to administer this chapter and may take other action as necessary to enforce this chapter.
Tex. Government Code § 835.101 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 835 / Section 835.101
§ 835.101. MEMBER CONTRIBUTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (c), each month the payroll officer responsible for paying the state compensation of a judicial officer who is a member of the retirement system shall deduct from the state compensation of the judicial officer a contribution computed at the rate required of a member of the employee class of the Employees Retirement System of Texas.

(b) Contributions deducted as provided by this section are deposited in the general revenue fund, where they are subject to appropriation as are other amounts in the fund.

(c) Except as provided by Section 835.1015, a member who accrues 20 years of service credit in the retirement system ceases making contributions under this section.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 439.015 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 439 / Section 439.015
§ 439.015. RECORDS; DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) A physician shall keep records of the physician's purchases and disposals, including sales and dispensations, of DMSO. The records shall include the date of each purchase or disposal by the physician, the name and address of the person receiving DMSO, and the reason for the disposal of DMSO to that person.

(b) The Texas Medical Board may suspend, cancel, or revoke the license of any physician who:

(1) fails to keep complete and accurate records of purchases and disposals of DMSO in a formulation not approved for human use; or

(2) prescribes or administers DMSO in a manner that has been proven, in a formal hearing held by the board, to be harmful to the patient.

(c) The Texas Medical Board may temporarily suspend the license of a physician who prescribes or administers DMSO in a manner that, in the board's opinion, creates an immediate danger to the public. The board must conduct a hearing on the temporary suspension as soon as practicable after the suspension.
Tex. Family Code § 152.309 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 152 / Section 152.309
§ 152.309. SERVICE OF PETITION AND ORDER.
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided in Section 152.311, the petition and order must be served, by any method authorized by the law of this state, upon the respondent and any person who has physical custody of the child.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7917A.0302 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7917A / Section 7917A.0302
§ 7917A.0302. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties provided by the general law of this state, including Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, applicable to municipal utility districts created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 574.036 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 574 / Section 574.036
§ 574.036. ORDER OF CARE OR COMMITMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The judge shall dismiss the jury, if any, after a hearing in which a person is found to be a person with mental illness and to meet the criteria for court-ordered temporary or extended mental health services.

(b) The judge may hear additional evidence relating to alternative settings for care before entering an order relating to the setting for the care the person will receive.

(c) The judge shall consider in determining the setting for care the recommendation for the most appropriate treatment alternative filed under Section 574.012.

(d) The judge shall order the mental health services provided in the least restrictive appropriate setting available.

(e) The judge may enter an order:

(1) committing the person to a mental health facility for inpatient care if the trier of fact finds that the person meets the commitment criteria prescribed by Section 574.034(a) or 574.035(a); or

(2) committing the person to outpatient mental health services if the trier of fact finds that the person meets the commitment criteria prescribed by Section 574.0345(a) or 574.0355(a).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8829.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8829 / Section 8829.151
§ 8829.151. DISTRICT REVENUE AND FEES.
Status: in_force

To accomplish the regulatory goals of the district, and to pay the district's maintenance and operating costs, the district may:

(1) impose an ad valorem tax at a rate not to exceed five cents for each $100 of taxable value of property in the district;

(2) assess production fees as authorized by Section 36.205, Water Code;

(3) solicit and accept grants from any public or private source;

(4) assess an export fee on water exported from the district in an amount not to exceed 150 percent of the maximum wholesale water rate charged by the City of Houston; and

(5) assess other fees authorized by Chapter 36, Water Code.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2308.352 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2308 / Section 2308.352
§ 2308.352. REMOVAL OF UNAUTHORIZED VEHICLE FROM AREA BETWEEN PARKING FACILITY AND PUBLIC ROADWAY.
Status: in_force

Unless prohibited by a municipal ordinance, a parking facility owner or towing company may remove an unauthorized vehicle any part of which is in an area described by Section 2308.002(7)(B)(ii) if notice provided by Section 2308.252(a)(2) or (3) is given and the owner or towing company has otherwise complied with this chapter.