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Tex. Occupations Code § 351.352 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 351 / Section 351.352
§ 351.352. OPTOMETRIC FILES AND RECORDS.
Status: in_force

(a) All prescription files, patient records, and business records of an optometric practice are the sole property of the optometrist or therapeutic optometrist.

(b) A patient may obtain a copy of the patient's optometric records, or may have the records forwarded to another doctor, by making a signed, written request to the optometrist or therapeutic optometrist for the records.

(c) An optometrist or therapeutic optometrist may charge a reasonable processing fee for providing optometric records to a patient. The optometrist or therapeutic optometrist may provide the records in summary form unless the patient specifically requests otherwise.

(d) This section does not affect a patient's right of access to the patient's contact lens prescription under Chapter 353.
Tex. Election Code § 173.011 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 173 / Section 173.011
§ 173.011. FINANCING OF JOINT PRIMARY ELECTIONS GENERALLY.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies to the financing of joint primary elections notwithstanding and in addition to other applicable provisions of this code.

(b) Any surplus remaining in a county primary fund shall be remitted to the secretary of state immediately after the final payment from the fund of the necessary expenses for holding the primary elections for that year, but not later than July 1 following the applicable primary election. The surplus in the primary fund shall be remitted regardless of whether state funds were requested by the chair.

(c) The secretary of state shall adopt rules, consistent with this chapter to the extent practicable, that are necessary for the fair and efficient financing of joint primary elections.
Tex. Government Code § 441.157 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 441 / Section 441.157
§ 441.157. GRANT-IN-AID PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

(a) A program of state grants within the limitations of funds appropriated by the legislature is established for the purpose of aiding local governments in the establishment of records management programs or for the purposes of preserving historically valuable local government records.

(b) The commission shall adopt rules necessary to the administration of the grant program.

(c) The commission may use appropriated funds for personnel and other administrative expenses necessary to carry out the grant program.

(d) The commission shall report annually to the governor and the legislature all grants made under the program.

(e) If the United States Congress enacts legislation to fund a grant-in-aid program for the management or preservation of local government records, and if the legislation provides for the distribution of the funds by a state agency, the commission shall accept and administer the funds unless the federal legislation provides otherwise.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1508.103 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1508 / Section 1508.103
§ 1508.103. EXCEPTION FROM MANDATED BENEFIT REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

Except as expressly provided by this chapter, a small employer health benefit plan issued under the program is not subject to a law of this state that requires coverage or the offer of coverage of a health care service or benefit.
Tex. Government Code § 24.220 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 24 / Section 24.220
§ 24.220.
Status: in_force

Sec. 24.220. 118TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (GLASSCOCK, HOWARD, AND MARTIN COUNTIES). (a) The 118th Judicial District is composed of Glasscock, Howard, and Martin counties.

(b) In addition to other jurisdiction provided by law, each district court in Glasscock County has the civil jurisdiction of a county court.

(c) The terms of the 118th District Court begin:

(1) in Glasscock County on the first Mondays in February and September;

(2) in Howard County on the fourth Mondays in January, June, August, and October; and

(3) in Martin County on the first Mondays in January, June, and October.

(d) The judges of the 70th and 118th district courts may take a vacation and not attend court for six weeks in each year. The judges, by agreement, shall take their vacations alternately so that a judge is present in one of the courts at all times.
Tex. Local Government Code § 118.051 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 118 / Section 118.051
§ 118.051. CLERICAL DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The fees listed in this subchapter for county civil court dockets under Section 118.052(1) and county probate court dockets under Section 118.052(2) are fees for all clerical duties performed in connection with the docket, including:

(1) filing, registering or recording, docketing, and taxing costs for an application, will, complaint, petition, return, document, or proceeding;

(2) issuing and recording the return of a citation, notice, subpoena, commission to take depositions, execution while the docket is still open (civil docket), garnishment before judgment (civil docket), order, writ, process, or any other document authorized or required to be issued by the clerk on which a return must be recorded;

(3) attendances in court as clerk of the court;

(4) impaneling a jury (civil docket);

(5) swearing witnesses;

(6) approving bonds involved in court action; and

(7) administering oaths.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 290.105 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 290 / Section 290.105
§ 290.105. PURCHASING AND ACCOUNTING PROCEDURES.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission may prescribe the method and manner for making purchases and expenditures by the district.

(b) The commission shall prescribe:

(1) all accounting and control procedures; and

(2) the method of purchasing necessary supplies, materials, and equipment.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1019.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1019 / Section 1019.151
§ 1019.151. BUDGET.
Status: in_force

The board annually shall require a budget to be prepared for the next fiscal year that includes:

(1) proposed expenditures and disbursements;

(2) estimated receipts and collections; and

(3) the amount of taxes required to be imposed for the year.
Tex. Government Code § 830.003 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 830 / Section 830.003
§ 830.003. APPLICATION.
Status: in_force

In this chapter, the term "institution of higher education" includes the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, the Texas State Technical College System, and the institutions defined in Section 821.001(10), but excludes the Rodent and Predatory Animal Control Service.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1575.157 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1575 / Section 1575.157
§ 1575.157. COVERAGE FOR SURVIVING DEPENDENT CHILD.
Status: in_force

(a) A surviving dependent child, the guardian of the child's estate, or the person having custody of the child may elect to retain or obtain group coverage for which the surviving dependent child is eligible at the applicable rate for a dependent.

(b) A surviving dependent child who has coverage under a health benefit plan offered under the group program shall pay a monthly contribution, as determined by the trustee. The applicable contributions must be provided by the surviving dependent child in the manner established by the trustee.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3974.0109 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3974 / Section 3974.0109
§ 3974.0109. CONSENT OF MUNICIPALITY AND DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may not hold an election to authorize the issuance of bonds until:

(1) the governing body of the city by ordinance or resolution consents to the creation of the district and to the inclusion of land in the district; and

(2) the district, the city, and the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of real property in the district negotiate and execute a mutually approved and accepted development and operating agreement, including any limitations imposed by the city.

(b) The city's consent under Subsection (a) must be granted in the manner provided by Section 54.016, Water Code, for including land within the corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction of a city.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 152.0032 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 152 / Section 152.0032
§ 152.0032. COMPOSITION OF JUVENILE BOARD.
Status: in_force

(a) The juvenile board is composed of the county judge, the district judges in the county, and the judges of any statutory courts designated as a juvenile court in the county.

(b) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), the juvenile board of Jim Wells County is composed of the judges of the county and district courts in the county. The board must have not fewer than three nor more than five members. The judges of the county and district courts in the county may appoint an appropriate number of public members to serve on the board if necessary to satisfy this requirement. Notwithstanding Section 152.0034(b), a public member serves without compensation. The chairman of the board shall determine the number of public members to be appointed to the board.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 118.010 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 118 / Section 118.010
§ 118.010. REPORT.
Status: in_force

Not later than October 1 of each even-numbered year, the advisory council shall submit a biennial report to the standing committees of the senate and the house of representatives with primary jurisdiction over health matters on:

(1) the advisory council's assessment of the availability of palliative care in this state for patients in the early stages of serious disease;

(2) the advisory council's analysis of barriers to greater access to palliative care; and

(3) the advisory council's analysis of the policies, practices, and protocols in this state concerning patients' rights related to palliative care, including:

(A) whether a palliative care team member may introduce palliative care options to a patient without the consent of the patient's attending physician;

(B) the practices and protocols for discussions between a palliative care team member and a patient on life-sustaining treatment or advance directives decisions; and

(C) the practices and protocols on informed consent and disclosure requirements for palliative care services.
Tex. Family Code § 264.903 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 264 / Section 264.903
§ 264.903. CAREGIVER EVALUATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall develop policies and procedures for evaluating a potential caregiver's qualifications to care for a child under this subchapter, including policies and procedures for evaluating:

(1) the criminal history of a caregiver;

(2) allegations of abuse or neglect against a caregiver; and

(3) a caregiver's home environment and ability to care for the child.

(a-1) The department shall expedite the evaluation of a potential caregiver under this section to ensure that the child is placed with a caregiver who has the ability to protect the child from the alleged perpetrator of abuse or neglect against the child.

(b) A department caseworker who performs an evaluation of a caregiver under this section shall document the results of the evaluation in the department's case records.

(c) If, after performing an evaluation of a potential caregiver, the department determines that it is not in the child's best interest to be placed with the caregiver, the department shall notify the person who proposed the caregiver and the proposed caregiver of the reasons for the department's decision, but may not disclose the specifics of any criminal history or allegations of abuse or neglect unless the caregiver agrees to the disclosure.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 246.093 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 246 / Section 246.093
§ 246.093. ORDER TO REHABILITATE.
Status: in_force

An order to rehabilitate a facility must direct the trustee to:

(1) take possession of the provider's property in order to conduct the business, including employing any managers or agents the trustee considers necessary; and

(2) take action as directed by the court to eliminate the causes and conditions that made rehabilitation necessary.
Tex. Education Code § 54.0601 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 54 / Section 54.0601
§ 54.0601. NONRESIDENT TUITION RATES AT CERTAIN INSTITUTIONS.
Status: in_force

On the written request of the governing board of a general academic teaching institution located not more than 100 miles from the boundary of this state with another state, the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board may set a nonresident tuition rate that is lower than the nonresident tuition rate otherwise provided by this chapter if the coordinating board determines that the lower rate is in the best interest of the institution and will not cause unreasonable harm to any other institution of higher education.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1011.109 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1011 / Section 1011.109
§ 1011.109. PAYMENT FOR TREATMENT; PROCEDURES.
Status: in_force

(a) When a patient who claims to be indigent is admitted to a district facility, the board shall have an inquiry made into the circumstances of:

(1) the patient; and

(2) the patient's relatives legally liable for the patient's support.

(b) If an agent designated by the district to handle the inquiry determines that the patient or those relatives cannot pay for all or part of the patient's care and treatment in the hospital, the amount that cannot be paid becomes a charge against the district.

(c) If it is determined that the patient or those relatives are liable to pay for all or part of the patient's care and treatment, the patient or those relatives shall be ordered to pay to the district's treasurer a specified amount each week for the patient's support. The amount ordered must be proportionate to their financial ability and may not exceed the actual per capita cost of maintenance.

(d) The district may collect the amount from the patient's estate, or from those relatives legally liable for the patient's support, in the manner provided by law for the collection of expenses of the last illness of a deceased person.

(e) If there is a dispute as to the ability to pay or doubt in the mind of the district's designated agent, the board shall hold a hearing and, after calling witnesses, shall:

(1) resolve the dispute or doubt; and

(2) issue any appropriate order.

(f) The order may be appealed to the district court.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 711.022 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 711 / Section 711.022
§ 711.022. FORMATION OF NONPROFIT CEMETERY CORPORATION BY PLOT OWNERS.
Status: in_force

(a) Plot owners may organize a nonprofit corporation to receive title to land previously dedicated to cemetery purposes.

(b) The plot owners must:

(1) publish notice of the time and place of the organizational meeting in a newspaper in the county, if there is a newspaper, for 30 days before the date of the meeting; and

(2) post written notice at the cemetery of the time and place of the meeting for 30 days before the date of the meeting.

(c) A majority of the plot owners present and voting at the meeting shall decide whether to incorporate and to convey the land to the corporation.

(d) If the plot owners vote to incorporate, at the same meeting they shall select from the plot owners a board of directors to be named in the charter.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 49.22 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 49 / Section 49.22
§ 49.22. SEALING PREMISES OF DECEASED.
Status: in_force

(a) If a body or body part that is subject to an inquest under Article 49.04 of this code is found on premises that were under the sole control of the deceased, a justice of the peace or other person authorized under this subchapter to conduct an inquest may direct that the premises be locked and sealed to prohibit entrance by any person other than a peace officer conducting an investigation of the death.

(b) Rent, utility charges, taxes, and all other reasonable expenses accruing against the property of the deceased during the time the premises of the deceased are locked and sealed under this article may be charged against the estate of the deceased.

(c) A person other than a peace officer commits an offense if the person tampers with or removes a lock or seal placed on premises under this article.

(d) An offense under this article is a Class B misdemeanor.
Tex. Finance Code § 97.006 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 97 / Section 97.006
§ 97.006. EXAMINATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner may require an examination of a holding company and each subsidiary of a holding company.

(b) The holding company shall pay the cost of an examination.

(c) The confidentiality provisions of Subchapter H, Chapter 96, apply to this section.

(d) The commissioner may furnish examination and other reports to any appropriate governmental department, agency, or instrumentality of this state, another state, or the United States.

(e) For purposes of this section, the commissioner, if feasible, may use reports filed with or examinations made by appropriate federal agencies or regulatory authorities of other states.

(f) The commissioner may:

(1) examine a holding company that controls a state savings bank to the same extent as if the holding company were a state savings bank; and

(2) bring an enforcement action under Chapter 96 against a holding company described by Subdivision (1) or other person that violates or participates in a violation of this subtitle, an agreement filed with the commissioner under this chapter, or a rule adopted by the finance commission or order issued by the commissioner under this subtitle, as if the holding company were a state savings bank.

(g) The grounds, procedures, and effects of an enforcement action brought under Subsection (f) apply to a holding company, an officer, director, or employee of a holding company, or a controlling shareholder or other person participating in the affairs of a holding company in the same manner as the grounds, procedures, and effects apply to a state savings bank, an officer, director, or employee of a state savings bank, or a controlling shareholder or other person participating in the affairs of a state savings bank.

(h) A state savings bank that is controlled by a holding company that is not a Texas holding company shall be subject to all laws of this state that are applicable to state savings banks that are controlled by Texas holding companies.
Tex. Education Code § 45.351 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 45 / Section 45.351
§ 45.351. APPLICABILITY.
Status: in_force

This subchapter applies only to a county:

(1) with a population of more than 40,000 but less than 55,000; and

(2) for which a county equalization tax was adopted under former Chapter 18 of this code, as that chapter existed on May 1, 1995, and continues in effect under Section 11.301.
Tex. Occupations Code § 561.001 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 561 / Section 561.001
§ 561.001. EXPIRATION OF LICENSE.
Status: in_force

(a) A pharmacy license expires May 31 of each year.

(b) The board may adopt a system under which pharmacy licenses expire on various dates during the year or every other year, as appropriate.

(c) If the board changes the expiration date of a license, the board shall prorate the license renewal fee to cover the number of months for which the license is valid for the year in which the date is changed. The total license renewal fee is due on the new expiration date.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8210.203 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8210 / Section 8210.203
§ 8210.203. BONDS FOR RECREATIONAL FACILITIES.
Status: in_force

If authorized at an election under Section 8210.151, the district may issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes to pay for the development and maintenance of recreational facilities.
Tex. Transportation Code § 201.452 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 201 / Section 201.452
§ 201.452. INVESTIGATION OVERSIGHT.
Status: in_force

(a) The compliance office has primary jurisdiction for oversight and coordination of all investigations occurring on department property or involving department employees.

(b) The compliance office shall coordinate and provide oversight for an investigation under this subchapter, but the compliance office is not required to conduct the investigation.

(c) The compliance office shall continually monitor an investigation conducted within the department, and shall report to the commission on the status of pending investigations.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3867.204 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3867 / Section 3867.204
§ 3867.204. AUTHORITY TO BORROW MONEY AND TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may borrow money on terms determined by the board. Section 375.205, Local Government Code, does not apply to a loan, line of credit, or other borrowing from a bank or financial institution secured by revenue other than ad valorem taxes.

(b) The district may issue bonds, notes, or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, assessments, impact fees, revenue, contract payments, grants, or other district money, or any combination of those sources of money, to pay for any authorized district purpose.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 43.351 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 43 / Section 43.351
§ 43.351. DEFINITIONS.
Status: repealed

In this subchapter:

(1) "Breeder deer" means a white-tailed deer or mule deer legally held under a permit authorized by this subchapter.

(2) "Deer breeder" means a person holding a valid deer breeder's permit.

(3) "Captivity" means the keeping of a breeder deer in an enclosure suitable for and capable of retaining the breeder deer it is designed to retain at all times under reasonable and ordinary circumstances and to prevent entry by another deer. The term includes the temporary keeping of a breeder deer in a vehicle or trailer.

(4) "Deer" means a white-tailed deer or mule deer.

(5) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 603 (S.B. 810), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2019.

(6) "Immediate locality" means land that is contiguous and that is owned by the same person. For purposes of this subdivision, land divided or separated only by a public road or a public waterway is contiguous.

(7) "Transfer" means any movement of breeder deer from a breeder facility, a nursing facility, or a deer management permit facility other than to an accredited veterinarian for medical purposes.
Tex. Education Code § 33.151 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 33 / Section 33.151
§ 33.151. DEFINITIONS.
Status: repealed

In this subchapter:

(1) Repealed by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1204, Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2007.

(2) "Communities In Schools program" means an exemplary youth dropout prevention program.

(3) "Delinquent conduct" has the meaning assigned by Section 51.03, Family Code.

(4) "Student at risk of dropping out of school" means:

(A) a student at risk of dropping out of school as defined by Section 29.081;

(B) a student who is eligible for a free or reduced lunch; or

(C) a student who is in family conflict or crisis.
Tex. Water Code § 61.076 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 61 / Section 61.076
§ 61.076. COMMISSIONER'S BOND.
Status: in_force

Each commissioner shall execute a good bond for $1,000, payable to the county judge for the use and benefit of the district and conditioned on the faithful performance of his duties.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1069.202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1069 / Section 1069.202
§ 1069.202. NOTICE; HEARING; APPROVAL OF BUDGET.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall hold a public hearing on the proposed annual budget.

(b) Notice of the hearing must be published one time at least 10 days before the date of the hearing.

(c) Any district resident is entitled to be present and participate at the hearing.

(d) At the conclusion of the hearing, the board shall act on the budget as proposed by the board president. The board may make any changes in the proposed budget that the board judges to be in the interest of the taxpayers and the law warrants. The budget must be approved by the board.