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Tex. Insurance Code § 4201.601 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 4201 / Section 4201.601
§ 4201.601. NOTICE OF SUSPECTED VIOLATION; COMPELLING PRODUCTION OF INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

If the commissioner believes that a person or entity conducting utilization review is in violation of this chapter or applicable rules, the commissioner:

(1) shall notify the utilization review agent, health maintenance organization, or insurer of the alleged violation; and

(2) may compel the production of documents or other information as necessary to determine whether a violation has occurred.
Tex. Transportation Code § 201.963 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 201 / Section 201.963
§ 201.963. ISSUANCE OF NOTES.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission, consistent with the committee's determination under Section 201.962, may issue, sell, and deliver the notes.

(b) Notes issued under this subchapter are not debts of the state and may be used only to make up a temporary shortfall in the state highway fund's cash flow. All notes must mature and be paid in full during the fiscal biennium in which they were issued.

(c) Except as otherwise provided by this subsection, the proceeds of the notes shall be deposited in a special fund in the state treasury known as the highway tax and revenue anticipation note fund. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, depository interest shall be credited to the fund. The department shall transfer the net proceeds from the fund to the state highway fund as necessary to pay authorized expenditures. The comptroller may invest funds in the highway tax and revenue anticipation note fund as authorized under Section 404.024, Government Code. Proceeds of a credit agreement may be deposited as provided by the order authorizing the credit agreement.

(d) The commission may exercise the powers granted to the governing body of an issuer in connection with the issuance of obligations under Chapter 1371, Government Code, to the extent not inconsistent with this subchapter. The notes are not subject to review by the Bond Review Board but are subject to review and approval by the attorney general as provided by Chapter 1371, Government Code. On request, the comptroller may assist the commission with the issuance of notes under this subchapter.

(e) The commission is an authorized issuer under Chapter 1201, Government Code, and that chapter applies to notes authorized by this subchapter.

(f) Amounts in the highway tax and revenue anticipation note fund may be pledged to secure the payment of the notes and performance of obligations under credit agreements relating to the notes and may be used to pay issuance costs and required rebates to the federal government.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8506.153 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8506 / Section 8506.153
§ 8506.153. FILING OF COPIES OF AUDIT REPORT.
Status: in_force

Copies of the audit report prepared under Subchapter G, Chapter 49, Water Code, shall be certified to by the accountant who performed the audit and filed:

(1) as required by Section 49.194, Water Code; and

(2) with the comptroller.
Tex. Property Code § 92.055 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 92 / Section 92.055
§ 92.055. CLOSING THE RENTAL PREMISES.
Status: in_force

(a) A landlord may close a rental unit at any time by giving written notice by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the tenant and to the local health officer and local building inspector, if any, stating that:

(1) the landlord is terminating the tenancy as soon as legally possible; and

(2) after the tenant moves out the landlord will either immediately demolish the rental unit or no longer use the unit for residential purposes.

(b) After a tenant receives the notice and moves out:

(1) the local health officer or building inspector may not allow occupancy of or utility service by separate meter to the rental unit until the officer certifies that he knows of no condition that materially affects the physical health or safety of an ordinary tenant; and

(2) the landlord may not allow reoccupancy or reconnection of utilities by separate meter within six months after the date the tenant moves out.

(c) If the landlord gives the tenant the notice closing the rental unit:

(1) before the tenant gives a repair notice to the landlord, the remedies of this subchapter do not apply;

(2) after the tenant gives a repair notice to the landlord but before the landlord has had a reasonable time to make repairs, the tenant is entitled only to the remedies under Subsection (d) of this section and Subdivisions (3), (4), and (5) of Subsection (a) of Section 92.0563; or

(3) after the tenant gives a repair notice to the landlord and after the landlord has had a reasonable time to make repairs, the tenant is entitled only to the remedies under Subsection (d) of this section and Subdivisions (3), (4), and (5) of Subsection (a) of Section 92.0563.

(d) If the landlord closes the rental unit after the tenant gives the landlord a notice to repair and the tenant moves out on or before the end of the rental term, the landlord must pay the tenant's actual and reasonable moving expenses, refund a pro rata portion of the tenant's rent from the date the tenant moves out, and, if otherwise required by law, return the tenant's security deposit.

(e) A landlord who violates Subsection (b) or (d) is liable to the tenant for an amount equal to the total of one month's rent plus $100 and attorney's fees.

(f) The closing of a rental unit does not prohibit the occupancy of other apartments, nor does this subchapter prohibit occupancy of or utility service by master or individual meter to other rental units in an apartment complex that have not been closed under this section. If another provision of this subchapter conflicts with this section, this section controls.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 74.201 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 74 / Section 74.201
§ 74.201. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

The definitions provided by Section 74.102 apply to this subchapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1046.205 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1046 / Section 1046.205
§ 1046.205. EXECUTION OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board president shall execute the general obligation bonds in the district's name.

(b) The board secretary shall countersign the bonds in the manner provided by Chapter 618, Government Code.
Tex. Government Code § 2303.507 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2303 / Section 2303.507
§ 2303.507. TAX INCREMENT FINANCING AND ABATEMENT; LIMITATIONS ON APPRAISED AND TAXABLE VALUE.
Status: in_force

Designation of an area as an enterprise zone is also designation of the area as a reinvestment zone for:

(1) tax increment financing under Chapter 311, Tax Code;

(2) tax abatement under Chapter 312, Tax Code;

(3) limitations on appraised value under former Subchapter B or C, Chapter 313, Tax Code; and

(4) limitations on taxable value under Subchapter T, Chapter 403, of this code.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 113.0101 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 113 / Section 113.0101
§ 113.0101. REQUIRED DISCLOSURES AND NOTICE.
Status: in_force

(a) Each agreement entered into in this state must disclose to the owner and the driver:

(1) any right of the peer-to-peer car sharing program to seek indemnification from the owner or driver for economic loss sustained by the program resulting from a breach of the agreement;

(2) that an automobile insurance policy issued to the owner for the shared vehicle or to the driver does not provide a defense or indemnification for any claim asserted by the peer-to-peer car sharing program;

(3) that the peer-to-peer car sharing program's insurance coverage on the owner and the driver is in effect only during each car sharing period;

(4) that, for any use of the shared vehicle by the driver after the termination time, the owner and driver may not have insurance coverage;

(5) the daily rate, fees, and, if applicable, any insurance costs that are charged to the owner or driver;

(6) that the owner's automobile insurance may not provide coverage for a shared vehicle;

(7) an emergency telephone number through which personnel capable of fielding roadside assistance and other customer service inquiries may be reached; and

(8) if applicable, any condition under which a driver must maintain a personal automobile insurance policy with certain applicable coverage limits on a primary basis to book a shared vehicle.

(b) When a person registers as an owner on a peer-to-peer car sharing program and before the owner makes a shared vehicle available for car sharing on the program, the program shall provide written notice to the owner that, if the shared vehicle has a lien against it, the shared vehicle's use through the program, including use without physical damage coverage, may violate the terms of the contract with the lienholder.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3974.0103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3974 / Section 3974.0103
§ 3974.0103. PURPOSE; LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS.
Status: in_force

(a) The creation of the district is essential to accomplish the purposes of Sections 52 and 52-a, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and other public purposes stated in this chapter. By creating the district and in authorizing the city and other political subdivisions to contract with the district, the legislature has established a program to accomplish the public purposes set out in Section 52-a, Article III, Texas Constitution.

(b) The creation of the district is necessary to promote, develop, encourage, and maintain employment, commerce, transportation, housing, tourism, recreation, the arts, entertainment, economic development, safety, and the public welfare in the district.

(c) This chapter and the creation of the district may not be interpreted to relieve the city from providing the level of services provided to the area in the district as of the effective date of the Act enacting this chapter. The district is created to supplement and not to supplant the city services provided in the district.
Tex. Government Code § 845.503 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 845 / Section 845.503
§ 845.503. AUTHORITY TO RECOUP OR MAKE ADJUSTMENTS FOR PAYMENTS MADE IN ERROR.
Status: in_force

(a) The retirement system may reduce future payments of benefits based on the account of a member, a retiree, or other former member to recoup an amount overpaid or otherwise paid in error to or on the behalf of a participant. If no future payments are due, the retirement system may recover the overpayment in any manner that is permitted for the collection of any other debt.

(b) The retirement system may not recover from a participant any overpayment made more than three years before the date the overpayment is discovered. This subsection does not apply to an overpayment a reasonable person should know the person is not entitled to receive.

(c) The retirement system may adjust amounts in a subdivision's account in the subdivision accumulation fund to correct an error caused by an act or omission of the subdivision.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2210.009 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2210 / Section 2210.009
§ 2210.009. LIST OF PRIVATE INSURERS; INCENTIVE PLAN.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall maintain a list of all insurers that engage in the business of property and casualty insurance in the voluntary market in the seacoast territory.

(b) The department shall develop incentive programs in the manner described by Section 2210.053(b) to encourage authorized insurers to write insurance on a voluntary basis and to minimize the use of the association as a means to obtain insurance.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8147.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8147 / Section 8147.101
§ 8147.101. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties necessary to accomplish the purposes for which the district is created.
Tex. Education Code § 88.707 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 88 / Section 88.707
§ 88.707. FEES.
Status: in_force

(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 entity.

(b) The laboratory may adopt a fee or change the amount of a fee only after the laboratory:

(1) at least 30 days before the date the laboratory adopts the fee or changes the amount of the fee, provides notice of the proposed fee:

(A) in any newsletter distributed by the laboratory; and

(B) on the laboratory's Internet website;

(2) provides the public a reasonable opportunity to submit written comments on the proposed fee or fee amount; and

(3) considers all public comments received under Subdivision (2).
Tex. Property Code § 53.122 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 53 / Section 53.122
§ 53.122. EQUALITY OF MECHANIC'S LIENS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subchapter E and Section 53.124(e), perfected mechanic's liens are on equal footing without reference to the date of filing the affidavit claiming the lien.

(b) If the proceeds of a foreclosure sale of property are insufficient to discharge all mechanic's liens against the property, the proceeds shall be paid pro rata on the perfected mechanic's liens on which suit is brought.

(c) This chapter does not affect the contract between the owner and the original contractor as to the amount, manner, or time of payment of the contract price.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3834.255 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3834 / Section 3834.255
§ 3834.255. ISSUANCE OF BONDS AND IMPOSITION OF TAXES FOR DEFINED AREA OR DESIGNATED PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

After the order under Section 3834.253 is adopted, the district may issue bonds to provide for any land, improvements, facilities, plants, equipment, and appliances for the defined area or designated property.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1044.106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1044 / Section 1044.106
§ 1044.106. EMINENT DOMAIN.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may exercise the power of eminent domain to acquire a fee simple or other interest in any type of property, real, personal, or mixed, located in district territory, if the interest is necessary or convenient for the district to exercise a right, power, privilege, or function conferred on the district by this chapter.

(b) The district must exercise the power of eminent domain in the manner provided by Chapter 21, Property Code, except the district is not required to deposit in the trial court money or a bond as provided by Section 21.021(a), Property Code.

(c) In a condemnation proceeding brought by the district, the district is not required to:

(1) pay in advance or provide a bond or other security for costs in the trial court;

(2) provide a bond for the issuance of a temporary restraining order or a temporary injunction; or

(3) provide a bond for costs or a supersedeas bond on an appeal or writ of error.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8509.0106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8509 / Section 8509.0106
§ 8509.0106. VOTE BY BOARD PRESIDENT.
Status: in_force

The president has the same right to vote as any other director. The vice president may not exercise the president's right to vote.
Tex. Local Government Code § 205.001 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 205 / Section 205.001
§ 205.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Electronic storage" means the maintenance of local government record data in the form of digital electronic signals on a computer hard disk, magnetic tape, optical disk, or similar machine-readable medium.

(2) "Local government record data" means the information that by law, regulation, rule of court, ordinance, or administrative procedure in a local government comprises a local government record as defined by Section 201.003.

(3) "Source document" means the local government record from which local government record data is obtained for electronic storage. The term does not include backup copies of the data in any media generated from electronic storage.
Tex. Labor Code § 92.013 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 92 / Section 92.013
§ 92.013. EFFECT OF OTHER REGULATION.
Status: repealed

(a) Repealed by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 967 (S.B. 2065), Sec. 7.014(5), eff. September 1, 2017.

(b) A municipality with a population greater than one million may establish municipal requirements that impose stricter standards of conduct and practice than those imposed under Subchapter C.

(c) This chapter does not restrict the zoning authority of a municipality.
Tex. Transportation Code § 543.112 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 543 / Section 543.112
§ 543.112. STANDARDS FOR UNIFORM CERTIFICATE OF COURSE COMPLETION.
Status: in_force

(a) The Texas Commission of Licensing and Regulation by rule shall provide for the design and distribution of uniform certificates of course completion so as to prevent to the greatest extent possible the unauthorized production or misuse of the certificates.

(b) The uniform certificate of course completion must include an identifying number by which the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, the court, or the department may verify its authenticity with the course provider and must be in a form adopted by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.

(c) The Texas Commission of Licensing and Regulation by rule shall determine the amount of the fee to be charged for issuance of a duplicate certificate by persons who are licensed providers of courses approved under Chapter 1001, Education Code.

(d) A driving safety course provider shall electronically submit data identified by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation pertaining to issued uniform certificates of course completion to the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation as directed by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 13.036 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 13 / Section 13.036
§ 13.036. PATIENT ADMISSION; EXAMINATION CERTIFICATE.
Status: in_force

(a) A resident of this state who has tuberculosis may be admitted to a public health hospital. A person who is not a resident of this state and who has tuberculosis may be admitted to a public health hospital in accordance with Section 13.046.

(b) The hospital shall review applications for admission and admit or deny admission to applicants.

(c) An application for admission to a public health hospital shall be accompanied by a certificate issued by a physician stating that the physician has thoroughly examined the applicant and that the applicant has tuberculosis. In the case of an applicant who is not a resident of this state, the certificate may be issued by a physician who holds a license to practice medicine in the state of residence of the applicant.

(d) In the case of an indigent applicant, the certificate may be issued by the local health authority.

(e) The department shall prescribe the form and content of the certificate.

(f) If the applicant has a communicable disease other than tuberculosis, the hospital administrator may delay the admission until the other disease is no longer contagious.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 161.021 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 161 / Section 161.021
§ 161.021. AUTHORIZATION TO PROVIDE INFORMATION; USE OF INFORMATION; LIABILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) Unless prohibited by other law, a person, including a hospital, sanatorium, nursing facility, rest home, medical society, cancer registry, or other organization, may provide interviews, reports, statements, memoranda, or other information relating to the condition and treatment of any person, to be used in a study to reduce morbidity or mortality or to identify persons who may need immunization, to:

(1) the department;

(2) a person that makes inquiries under immunization surveys conducted for the department;

(3) a medical organization;

(4) a hospital;

(5) a hospital committee; or

(6) a cancer registry, including a cancer registry of a cancer treatment center.

(b) A person is not liable for damages or other relief for:

(1) providing the information;

(2) releasing or publishing the findings or conclusions to advance medical research or medical education; or

(3) releasing or publishing a general summary of those studies.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 43.155 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 43 / Section 43.155
§ 43.155. DISPOSITION OF WILDLIFE.
Status: in_force

(a) The holder of a permit issued under this subchapter or a person designated by Section 43.154(c)(4) who kills wildlife under the authority of the permit shall dispose of the carcass by donating it to a charitable institution, a hospital, a needy person, or any other appropriate recipient.

(b) The permit holder or a person designated under Section 43.154(c)(4) may not keep or sell any part of the wildlife taken under this subchapter, including antlers.
Tex. Finance Code § 158.104 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 158 / Section 158.104
§ 158.104. MULTI-STATE EXAMINATION AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

To ensure that residential mortgage loan servicers to whom this chapter applies operate in this state in compliance with this chapter and with other law in accordance with this chapter, the commissioner or the commissioner's designee may participate in multi-state mortgage examinations as scheduled by the Conference of State Bank Supervisors Multi-State Mortgage Committee or by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in accordance with the protocol for such examinations.
Tex. Water Code § 36.063 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 36 / Section 36.063
§ 36.063. NOTICE OF MEETINGS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsections (b) and (c), notice of meetings of the board shall be given as set forth in the Open Meetings Act, Chapter 551, Government Code. Neither failure to provide notice of a regular meeting nor an insubstantial defect in notice of any meeting shall affect the validity of any action taken at the meeting.

(b) At least 10 days before a hearing under Section 36.108(d-2) or a meeting at which a district will adopt a desired future condition under Section 36.108(d-4), the board must post notice that includes:

(1) the proposed desired future conditions and a list of any other agenda items;

(2) the date, time, and location of the meeting or hearing;

(3) the name, telephone number, and address of the person to whom questions or requests for additional information may be submitted;

(4) the names of the other districts in the district's management area; and

(5) information on how the public may submit comments.

(c) Except as provided by Subsection (b), notice of a hearing described by Subsection (b) must be provided in the manner prescribed for a rulemaking hearing under Section 36.101(d).
Tex. Education Code § 12.0532 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 12 / Section 12.0532
§ 12.0532. NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOL.
Status: in_force

(a) A charter granted under this subchapter for a campus may, as determined by the board of trustees of the school district granting the charter, provide for the campus to be a neighborhood school.

(b) Except as otherwise provided by this subsection, the principal or equivalent chief operating officer of a neighborhood school shall manage the funding provided for the school under this code and any other funding provided for the school in the manner the principal or other officer determines best meets the needs of the school's students. The district in which the school is located may retain that portion of funding that the district generally withholds from a campus for costs associated with the salary of the district superintendent or other district governance.

(c) The principal or equivalent chief operating officer of a neighborhood school may use school funding to purchase from the school district in which the school is located services for the school, including bus service, facilities maintenance services, and other services generally provided by a school district to district campuses. The school shall pay for each service an amount that reflects the actual cost to the district of providing the service for the number of the school's students for which the service is provided.