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Tex. Insurance Code § 843.111 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 843 / Section 843.111
§ 843.111. GROUP MODEL HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "group model health maintenance organization" means a health maintenance organization that provides the majority of its professional services through a single group medical practice that is formally affiliated with the medical school component of a state-supported public college or university in this state.

(b) Unless this section and a power specified in Section 843.101, 843.103, 843.104, 843.106, 843.107, 843.109, or 843.110 are specifically amended by law, a law, without regard to the time of enactment, may not be construed to prohibit or restrict a group model health maintenance organization from:

(1) selectively contracting with or declining to contract with a provider as the group model health maintenance organization considers necessary;

(2) contracting for or declining to contract for an individual health care service or full range of health care services as the group model health maintenance organization considers necessary, if the service or services may be legally provided by the contracting provider; or

(3) requiring enrolled members of the group model health maintenance organization who wish to obtain the services covered by the group model health maintenance organization to use the providers specified by the group model health maintenance organization.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8400.005 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8400 / Section 8400.005
§ 8400.005. PROHIBITION AGAINST IMPAIRMENT OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

A municipality in whose extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located may not take any action, including passing an ordinance or resolution, that:

(1) impairs the district's ability to exercise the district's powers under this chapter; or

(2) limits the district's ability to finance, construct, or operate the district's water, wastewater, or drainage systems.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 221.103 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 221 / Section 221.103
§ 221.103. NOTICE AND APPEAL OF DISAPPROVAL.
Status: in_force

(a) If the secretary of state fails to approve a document required by this chapter to be approved by the secretary of state, the secretary of state, not later than the 10th day after the date the document is delivered to the secretary of state, shall give written notice of the disapproval to the person who delivered the document. The notice must state the reasons for the disapproval.

(b) The person may appeal the disapproval to a district court of Travis County by filing with the clerk of the court a petition including a copy of the disapproved document and a copy of the disapproval notice.

(c) The court shall try the matter de novo, and either sustain the secretary of state's action or direct the secretary of state to take action the court considers proper.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7906A.0105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7906A / Section 7906A.0105
§ 7906A.0105. 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. Insurance Code § 1131.065 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1131 / Section 1131.065
§ 1131.065. WHOLESALE, FRANCHISE, OR EMPLOYEE LIFE INSURANCE.
Status: in_force

(a) Policies of wholesale, franchise, or employee life insurance may be issued to:

(1) the employees of a common employer or employers;

(2) the members of one or more labor unions; or

(3) the members of one or more credit unions.

(b) A policy to which this section applies is subject to Subchapter P.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 128.052 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 128 / Section 128.052
§ 128.052. LIMITATION ON CIVIL ACTION AND RECOVERY OF DAMAGES.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a civil action may not be brought against a sport shooting range, the owner or operator of a sport shooting range, or the owner of the real property on which a sport shooting range is operated for recovery of damages resulting from, or injunctive relief or abatement of a nuisance relating to, the discharge of firearms.

(b) Nothing in this section prohibits a civil action against a sport shooting range, the owner or operator of a sport shooting range, or the owner of the real property on which a sport shooting range is operated for recovery of damages for:

(1) breach of contract for use of the real property on which a sport shooting range is located;

(2) damage or harm to private property caused by the discharge of firearms on a sport shooting range;

(3) personal injury or death caused by the discharge of a firearm on a sport shooting range; or

(4) injunctive relief to enforce a valid ordinance, statute, or regulation.

(c) Damages may be awarded, or an injunction may be obtained, in a civil action brought under this section if the claimant shows by a preponderance of the evidence, through the testimony of one or more expert witnesses, that the sport shooting range, the owner or operator of the sport shooting range, or the owner of real property on which the sport shooting range is operated deviated from the standard of care that is reasonably expected of an ordinarily prudent sport shooting range, owner or operator of a sport shooting range, or owner of real property on which a sport shooting range is operated in the same or similar circumstances.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 521.102 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 521 / Section 521.102
§ 521.102. PRESUMPTION OF APPLICANT'S STATUS AS VICTIM.
Status: in_force

An applicant under Section 521.101 is presumed to be a victim of identity theft under this subchapter if the person charged with an offense under Section 32.51, Penal Code, is convicted of the offense.
Tex. Transportation Code § 370.331 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 370 / Section 370.331
§ 370.331. VOLUNTARY DISSOLUTION.
Status: in_force

(a) An authority may not be dissolved unless the dissolution is approved by the commission.

(b) A board may submit a request to the commission for approval to dissolve.

(c) The commission may approve a request to dissolve only if:

(1) all debts, obligations, and liabilities of the authority have been paid and discharged or adequate provision has been made for the payment of all debts, obligations, and liabilities;

(2) there are no suits pending against the authority, or adequate provision has been made for the satisfaction of any judgment, order, or decree that may be entered against it in any pending suit; and

(3) the authority has commitments from other governmental entities to assume jurisdiction of all authority transportation facilities.
Tex. Utilities Code § 17.009 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 17 / Section 17.009
§ 17.009. PROTECTION OF RESIDENTIAL TELEPHONE SERVICE APPLICANTS AND CUSTOMERS.
Status: in_force

(a) A provider of basic local telecommunications services and nonbasic network services may not deny an applicant's request to become a residential customer on the basis of the applicant's credit history or credit score.

(b) A provider of basic local telecommunications services and nonbasic network services may not use a credit score or credit history as the basis for determining price for service:

(1) for an existing residential customer; or

(2) in response to an applicant's request to become a residential customer.

(c) This section does not limit the authority of a provider of basic local telecommunications services and nonbasic network services to require a deposit, advance payment, or credit limit as a condition of service.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 80.020 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 80 / Section 80.020
§ 80.020. AUTHORITY TO PROHIBIT PLANTING OF CITRUS AND REQUIRE PARTICIPATION IN SUPPRESSION PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner may adopt reasonable rules regarding areas where citrus may not be planted in a pest management zone if there is reason to believe planting will jeopardize the success of the program or present a hazard to public health or safety.

(b) The commissioner may adopt rules requiring all growers of citrus in a pest management zone to participate in a pest suppression program and growers of commercial citrus to participate in pest and disease management programs that include cost sharing as required by the rules.

(c) Notice of a prohibition or requirement shall be given by publication for one day each week for three successive weeks in a newspaper having general circulation in the affected area.

(d) The commissioner may adopt a reasonable schedule of penalty fees to be assessed against growers in a designated pest management zone who do not meet the requirements of the rules issued by the commissioner relating to reporting of acreage and participation in cost sharing. A penalty fee may not exceed $50 per acre.
Tex. Government Code § 2009.005 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2009 / Section 2009.005
§ 2009.005. SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY.
Status: in_force

(a) This chapter does not waive immunity from suit and does not affect a waiver of immunity from suit contained in other law.

(b) The state's sovereign immunity under the Eleventh Amendment to the United States Constitution is not waived by this chapter.

(c) Nothing in this chapter authorizes binding arbitration as a method of alternative dispute resolution.
Tex. Finance Code § 278.052 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 278 / Section 278.052
§ 278.052. CANCELLATION AND REFUND OF TRANSACTION.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (c), on receiving the transaction receipt required under Section 278.051, a customer may cancel the currency transaction:

(1) before leaving the premises of the currency transmission business; and

(2) not later than 30 minutes after the time at which the currency transmission was initiated.

(b) If the customer cancels the transaction, the currency transmission business shall immediately refund to the customer the fees paid and currency to be transmitted.

(c) A customer may not cancel a transaction after the recipient of the currency transmission has received the currency or its equivalent.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2025.255 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2025 / Section 2025.255
§ 2025.255. ISSUANCE OF IDENTIFICATION CARD.
Status: in_force

The commission shall issue a license certificate under this subchapter in the form of an identification card with a photograph and other information as prescribed by the commission.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 433.082 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 433 / Section 433.082
§ 433.082. JURISDICTION FOR VIOLATION.
Status: in_force

The district court has jurisdiction of:

(1) an action to enforce and to prevent and restrain a violation of this chapter; and

(2) any other case arising under this chapter.
Tex. Government Code § 2051.159 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2051 / Section 2051.159
§ 2051.159. STANDARDS.
Status: in_force

In implementing this subchapter, the official publisher of legal material in an electronic record shall consider:

(1) the standards and practices of other jurisdictions;

(2) the most recent standards regarding authentication, preservation, and security of and public access to legal material in an electronic record and other electronic records, as adopted by national standard-setting bodies;

(3) the needs of users of legal material in electronic records;

(4) the views of governmental officials and entities and other interested persons; and

(5) to the extent practicable, the methods and technologies for the authentication, preservation, and security of and public access to legal material that are compatible with the methods and technologies used by official publishers in other states that have adopted a law that is substantially similar to this subchapter.
Tex. Education Code § 63.0025 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 63 / Section 63.0025
§ 63.0025. REQUIRED NUTRITION CURRICULUM.
Status: in_force

A health-related institution of higher education listed in Section 63.002(c) is eligible for distribution of money under this subchapter only if the institution:

(1) develops nutrition curriculum requirements based on nutritional guidelines recommended by the Texas Nutrition Advisory Committee established under Chapter 119B, Health and Safety Code; and

(2) requires all medical students or students in other majors related to health care service provision who are enrolled at the institution to successfully complete the curriculum requirements developed under Subdivision (1).
Tex. Education Code § 48.254 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 48 / Section 48.254
§ 48.254. ADDITIONAL STATE AID FOR AD VALOREM TAX CREDITS UNDER TEXAS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ACT.
Status: in_force

For each school year, a school district, including a school district that is otherwise ineligible for state aid under this chapter, is entitled to state aid in an amount equal to the amount of all tax credits credited against ad valorem taxes of the district in that year under former Subchapter D, Chapter 313, Tax Code.
Tex. Water Code § 5.172 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 5 / Section 5.172
§ 5.172. FUNDS FROM OTHER STATE AGENCIES.
Status: in_force

Any state agency that has statutory responsibilities for environmental pollution or environmental quality control and that receives a legislative appropriation for these purposes may transfer to the commission any amount mutually agreed on by the commission and the agency, subject to the approval of the governor.
Tex. Insurance Code § 843.341 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 843 / Section 843.341
§ 843.341. CLAIMS PROCESSING PROCEDURES.
Status: in_force

(a) A health maintenance organization shall provide a participating physician or provider with copies of all applicable utilization review policies and claim processing policies or procedures.

(b) A health maintenance organization's claims payment processes shall:

(1) use nationally recognized, generally accepted Current Procedural Terminology codes, notes, and guidelines, including all relevant modifiers; and

(2) be consistent with nationally recognized, generally accepted bundling edits and logic.
Tex. Finance Code § 156.304 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 156 / Section 156.304
§ 156.304. FEE ASSESSMENT AND DISCLOSURE.
Status: in_force

(a) Before the completion of all services to be performed, a residential mortgage loan originator sponsored by and conducting business for a licensed or registered residential mortgage loan company under this chapter may charge and receive, unless prohibited by law, the following fees for services in assisting a mortgage applicant to obtain a residential mortgage loan:

(1) a fee to obtain a credit report;

(2) a fee for the appraisal of the real estate;

(3) a fee for processing a residential mortgage loan application;

(4) a fee for taking a residential mortgage loan application;

(5) a fee for automated underwriting;

(6) a fee for a courier service;

(7) a fee to issue a loan commitment; or

(8) subject to Subsection (b), a fee for locking in an interest rate.

(b) A residential mortgage loan originator may not charge or receive a fee for locking in an interest rate unless there is a written agreement signed by the mortgage applicant and residential mortgage loan originator that contains a statement of whether the fee to lock in the interest rate is refundable and, if so, the terms and conditions necessary to obtain the refund.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3903.206 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3903 / Section 3903.206
§ 3903.206. CERTAIN SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY EXEMPT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may not impose an assessment or tax on a single-family residential property that:

(1) is in the territory described by Section 2 of the Act creating the district; and

(2) exists as of the effective date of the Act enacting this chapter.

(b) Section 375.161, Local Government Code, does not apply to the district.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 132.001 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 132 / Section 132.001
§ 132.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Egg" means a chicken egg.

(2) "Person" means an individual, firm, corporation, cooperative, or any other type of business entity.

(3) "Shipped egg" means an egg produced outside this state and shipped into the state for purposes of resale.

(4) "Texas egg" means an egg that is produced in this state.

(5) "Inspection" means a personal examination by an enforcement officer of the department.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6605.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6605 / Section 6605.051
§ 6605.051. BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board consists of three directors.

(b) The board has all the powers conferred on a board of directors under Chapter 56, Water Code.
Tex. Transportation Code § 284.068 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 284 / Section 284.068
§ 284.068. RECONSTRUCTION OF CLOSED OR RELOCATED NONTOLL ROADS, STREETS, OR HIGHWAYS.
Status: in_force

If under this chapter a county closes or changes the location of a portion of a nontoll road, street, or highway, the county shall reconstruct the nontoll road, street, or highway at a location and in the manner the county determines will provide substantially the same access as the nontoll road, street, or highway being closed or relocated.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3963.0107 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3963 / Section 3963.0107
§ 3963.0107. APPLICABILITY OF MUNICIPAL MANAGEMENT DISTRICTS LAW.
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, Chapter 375, Local Government Code, applies to the district.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 22.006 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 22 / Section 22.006
§ 22.006. SALE PROCEEDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The trustee or substitute trustee shall ensure that funds received at the sale are maintained in a separate account until distributed. The trustee or substitute trustee shall cause to be maintained a written record of deposits to and disbursements from the account.

(b) The trustee or substitute trustee shall make reasonable attempts to identify and locate the persons entitled to all or any part of the sale proceeds.

(c) In connection with the sale and related post-sale actions to identify persons with legal claims to sale proceeds, determine the priority of any claims, and distribute proceeds to pay claims, a trustee or substitute trustee may receive:

(1) reasonable actual costs incurred, including costs for evidence of title;

(2) a reasonable trustee's or substitute trustee's fee; and

(3) reasonable trustee's or substitute trustee's attorney's fees.

(d) A fee described by Subsection (c):

(1) is considered earned at the time of the sale;

(2) may be paid from sale proceeds in excess of the payoff of the lien being foreclosed; and

(3) is conclusively presumed to be reasonable if the fee:

(A) is not more than the lesser of 2.5 percent of the sale proceeds or $5,000, for a trustee's or substitute trustee's fee; or

(B) is not more than 1.5 percent of the sale proceeds, for trustee's or substitute trustee's attorney's fees incurred to identify persons with legal claims to sale proceeds and determine the priority of the claims.

(e) A trustee or substitute trustee who prevails in a suit based on a claim that relates to the sale and that is found by a court to be groundless in fact or in law is entitled to recover reasonable attorney's fees necessary to defend against the claim, which may be paid from the excess sale proceeds, if any.

(f) Nothing in this section precludes the filing of an interpleader action or the depositing of funds in a court registry.
Tex. Property Code § 5.061 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 5 / Section 5.061
§ 5.061. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter, "default" means the failure to:

(1) make a timely payment; or

(2) comply with a term of an executory contract.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3879.202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3879 / Section 3879.202
§ 3879.202. MONEY USED FOR IMPROVEMENTS OR SERVICES.
Status: in_force

The district may acquire, construct, finance, operate, or maintain any improvement or service authorized under this chapter or Chapter 375, Local Government Code, using any money available to the district.
Tex. Finance Code § 65.010 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 65 / Section 65.010
§ 65.010. REDEMPTION OF SAVINGS ACCOUNT.
Status: in_force

(a) An association may redeem in the manner the board determines all or part of its savings accounts if the association:

(1) redeems the accounts on a dividend date;

(2) not later than the 31st day before the redemption date, gives notice of the redemption by certified mail to each affected account holder at the holder's last address as recorded on the books of the association; and

(3) not later than the redemption date, sets aside the amount necessary for the redemption and keeps the amount available for redemption.

(b) The redemption price of a savings account is the withdrawal value of the account.

(c) All rights, including the accrual of earnings, that relate to a deposit account called for redemption, other than the right of the account holder of record to receive the redemption price, terminate as of the redemption date.

(d) An association may not redeem any of its savings accounts if the association:

(1) is subject to supervisory control, a conservatorship, or a receivership action under Chapter 66, unless the commissioner directs the redemption; or

(2) has applications for withdrawal that have been on file for more than 30 days and have not been paid.
Tex. Finance Code § 348.301 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 348 / Section 348.301
§ 348.301. AUTHORITY TO ACQUIRE.
Status: in_force

A person may acquire a retail installment contract or an outstanding balance under a contract from another person on the terms, including the price, to which they agree. Notwithstanding any other applicable law of this state, no person acquiring or assigning a retail installment contract, or any balance under a contract, has any duty to disclose to any other person the terms on which a contract or balance under a contract is acquired, including any discount or difference between the rates, charges, or balance under the contract and the rates, charges, or balance acquired.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8431.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8431 / Section 8431.201
§ 8431.201. 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. Finance Code § 121.006 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 121 / Section 121.006
§ 121.006. PROCEDURE AND RULES APPLICABLE TO CERTAIN PROCEEDINGS.
Status: in_force

(a) If the commissioner proposes to revoke a credit union's certificate of incorporation, the credit union is entitled to a hearing conducted by the State Office of Administrative Hearings.

(b) A proceeding for a disciplinary action is governed by Chapter 2001, Government Code. Rules of practice adopted by the commission under Section 2001.004, Government Code, applicable to a proceeding for a disciplinary action may not conflict with rules adopted by the State Office of Administrative Hearings.