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Tex. Health and Safety Code § 262.024 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 262 / Section 262.024
§ 262.024. MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may enter into an agreement with any person for the management or operation of a hospital, or part of a hospital, owned by the authority under terms that are satisfactory to the board and the contracting party.

(b) The agreement must:

(1) be authorized by resolution of the board;

(2) be executed on behalf of the authority by the president and secretary of the board; and

(3) have the seal of the authority impressed on the agreement.

(c) The board may delegate to the manager the authority to manage the hospital and to employ and discharge employees.
Tex. Utilities Code § 41.102 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 41 / Section 41.102
§ 41.102. ACCESS TO WHOLESALE MARKET.
Status: in_force

Nothing in this subtitle shall limit the access of an electric cooperative or its subsidiary, either on its own behalf or on behalf of its customers, to the wholesale electric market.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3954.252 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3954 / Section 3954.252
§ 3954.252. COLLECTION OF ASSESSMENTS AND OTHER REVENUE.
Status: in_force

(a) If the dissolved district has bonds or other obligations outstanding secured by and payable from assessments or other revenue, other than revenue from ad valorem taxes, the city shall succeed to the rights and obligations of the district regarding enforcement and collection of the assessments or other revenue.

(b) The city shall have and exercise all district powers to enforce and collect the assessments or other revenue to pay:

(1) the bonds or other obligations when due and payable according to their terms; or

(2) special revenue or assessment bonds or other obligations issued by the city to refund the outstanding bonds or obligations.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 712.0351 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 712 / Section 712.0351
§ 712.0351. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Net income fund" means a fund from which permissible distributions are calculated based on the net income method.

(2) "Net income method" means calculation of permissible annual distributions by the trustee as equal to the annual net income of the fund.

(3) "Total return fund" means a fund from which permissible distributions are calculated based on the total return method.

(4) "Total return method" means the calculation of permissible annual distributions by the trustee as equal to the average fair market value of the assets in the fund, determined under Section 712.0353, multiplied by the total return percentage.

(5) "Total return percentage" means the annual percentage selected by the trustee in accordance with Section 712.0354.
Tex. Property Code § 117.003 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 117 / Section 117.003
§ 117.003. PRUDENT INVESTOR RULE.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided in Subsection (b), a trustee who invests and manages trust assets owes a duty to the beneficiaries of the trust to comply with the prudent investor rule set forth in this chapter.

(b) The prudent investor rule, a default rule, may be expanded, restricted, eliminated, or otherwise altered by the provisions of a trust. A trustee is not liable to a beneficiary to the extent that the trustee acted in reasonable reliance on the provisions of the trust.
Tex. Finance Code § 394.207 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 394 / Section 394.207
§ 394.207. ADVERTISING.
Status: in_force

A provider may not engage in false or deceptive advertising.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 101A.106 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 101A / Section 101A.106
§ 101A.106. MEETINGS.
Status: in_force

(a) The oversight committee shall hold at least one public meeting each quarter of the calendar year, with appropriate notice and a formal public comment period.

(b) The oversight committee may conduct a closed meeting in accordance with Subchapter E, Chapter 551, Government Code, to discuss issues related to:

(1) managing, acquiring, or selling securities or other revenue-sharing obligations realized under the standards established as required by Section 101A.305; and

(2) an ongoing compliance investigation into issues related to fraud, waste, or abuse of state resources.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3951.106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3951 / Section 3951.106
§ 3951.106. LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES.
Status: in_force

To protect the public interest, the district may contract with a qualified party, including the county or the city, to provide law enforcement services in the district for a fee.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1093.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1093 / Section 1093.101
§ 1093.101. DISTRICT RESPONSIBILITY.
Status: in_force

The district has full responsibility for:

(1) providing medical and hospital care for the district's needy residents; and

(2) operating all hospital facilities for providing medical and hospital care for the district's needy inhabitants.
Tex. Transportation Code § 225.079 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 225 / Section 225.079
§ 225.079. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.
Status: in_force

, FREEWAY IN HUNT COUNTY. (a) The part of Interstate Highway 30 in the corporate limits of the city of Greenville is designated as the Martin Luther King, Jr., Freeway.

(b) Subject to Section 225.021(c), the department shall design and construct memorial markers indicating the freeway number, the designation as the Martin Luther King, Jr., Freeway, and any other appropriate information. The department shall erect a marker at each end of the freeway and at appropriate intermediate sites along the freeway.
Tex. Finance Code § 303.202 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 303 / Section 303.202
§ 303.202. APPLICABILITY OF SUBTITLE B.
Status: in_force

Except as inconsistent with this chapter:

(1) a person engaged in the business of extending open-end credit primarily for personal, family, or household use and who charges on an open-end account a rate or amount under authority of this chapter is subject to the applicable chapter in Subtitle B; and

(2) a party to an account described by Subdivision (1) or the party's assignees have all the rights, duties, and obligations under that applicable chapter.
Tex. Government Code § 842.056 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 842 / Section 842.056
§ 842.056. CLASS C.
Status: in_force

If any assets remain after the transfers are made under Sections 842.054 and 842.055, the retirement system shall make a transfer to the closed subdivision annuity reserve fund in an amount computed as necessary to fund the basic and supplemental annuities of the annuitants of the subdivision and a transfer to the individual account of each member of the class eligible to retire in an amount that equals the multiple matching credits and prior service credits of the member. If necessary, the retirement system shall proportionately reduce an individual's total credits or supplemental annuity, as applicable, based on the ratio that the individual's total actuarial equivalent of benefits described by this section bears to the aggregate total actuarial equivalent of all those benefits of the class.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 182.106 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 182 / Section 182.106
§ 182.106. ANNUAL REPORT.
Status: repealed

(a) The corporation shall submit an annual report to the governor, the lieutenant governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, and the appropriate oversight committee in the senate and the house of representatives. The annual report must include financial information and a progress update on the corporation's efforts to carry out its mission.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1169 (H.B. 3304), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2019.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6902.112 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6902 / Section 6902.112
§ 6902.112. SOURCES FOR WATER; ACQUISITION OF LAND; STORAGE CAPACITY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may acquire or construct inside or outside the district one or more reservoirs and any work, water well, water field, pump, plant, transmission line, or other facility necessary or useful to divert, impound, drill for, store, treat, or transport water to the City of Crane and others for municipal, domestic, industrial, mining, oil flooding, or other useful purposes.

(b) The district may acquire land or an interest in land, inside or outside the district, for any work, water well, water field, pump, plant, or other facility necessary or useful to divert, impound, drill for, store, treat, or transport water to the City of Crane and others for municipal, domestic, industrial, mining, oil flooding, or any other useful purpose.

(c) The district may lease, purchase, or otherwise acquire rights in and to storage and storage capacity in any reservoir constructed or to be constructed by any person.

(d) The district may develop or otherwise acquire underground sources of water.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3811.157 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3811 / Section 3811.157
§ 3811.157. PROPERTY EXEMPT FROM IMPACT FEES AND ASSESSMENTS.
Status: in_force

The district may not impose an impact fee or assessment on:

(1) a residence homestead as defined by Section 11.13, Tax Code; or

(2) the property, equipment, or facilities of a person that provides to the public cable television, gas, light, power, telephone, sewage, or water service.
Tex. Local Government Code § 502.001 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 502 / Section 502.001
§ 502.001. APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This chapter applies only to Type A and Type B corporations.
Tex. Education Code § 37.221 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 37 / Section 37.221
§ 37.221. FACILITIES STANDARDS REVIEW.
Status: in_force

(a) At least once every five years, the center shall review the facilities standards for instructional facilities adopted under Section 7.061 and make recommendations to the commissioner regarding any changes necessary to ensure that the facilities standards:

(1) reflect best practices for improving school safety through the design and construction of school facilities; and

(2) are consistent with standards adopted under Chapter 469, Government Code, regarding the elimination of architectural barriers.

(b) The center and commissioner may consult with stakeholders with relevant expertise regarding whether any updates to requirements for the use of funds granted or allocated to school districts for purposes of improving the safety and security of school facilities are necessary to align with best practices.

(c) In updating facilities standards, the commissioner shall:

(1) incorporate input from the center and stakeholders with relevant expertise regarding best practices for standards applicable to the design and construction of school facilities; and

(2) ensure the standards are updated as necessary to ensure compliance with any changes to state law and local building codes.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 10.003 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 10 / Section 10.003
§ 10.003. NOTICE AND OPPORTUNITY TO RESPOND.
Status: in_force

The court shall provide a party who is the subject of a motion for sanctions under Section 10.002 notice of the allegations and a reasonable opportunity to respond to the allegations.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 4005.0502 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 4005 / Section 4005.0502
§ 4005.0502. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) If authorized by a majority of the district voters voting at an election under Section 4005.0501, the district may impose an operation and maintenance tax on taxable property in the district in the manner provided by Section 49.107, Water Code, for any district purpose, including to:

(1) maintain and operate the district;

(2) construct or acquire improvements; or

(3) provide a service.

(b) The board shall determine the operation and maintenance tax rate. The rate may not exceed the rate approved at the election.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 151.003 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 151 / Section 151.003
§ 151.003. QUALIFICATIONS OF JUDGE.
Status: in_force

The special judge must be a retired or former district court, statutory county court, statutory probate court, business court, or appellate court judge who:

(1) has served as a judge for at least four years in a district court, a statutory county court, a statutory probate court, the business court, an appellate court, or a combination of the preceding courts;

(2) has developed substantial experience in the judge's area of specialty;

(3) has not been removed from office or resigned while under investigation for discipline or removal; and

(4) annually demonstrates completion in the past calendar year of at least five days of continuing legal education in courses approved by the state bar or the supreme court.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 263.043 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 263 / Section 263.043
§ 263.043. COMPENSATION AND EXPENSES OF BOARD OF MANAGERS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioners court may provide hospitalization insurance as compensation for the services of the board of managers.

(b) The commissioners court shall pay and audit, in the same manner as other expenses of the hospital, the managers' actual and necessary traveling and other expenses within this state.
Tex. Utilities Code § 102.204 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 102 / Section 102.204
§ 102.204. EXAMINATIONS UNDER OATH.
Status: in_force

In connection with an investigation taken under Section 102.203, the regulatory authority may:

(1) examine under oath an officer, agent, or employee of a gas utility; or

(2) authorize the person conducting the action to make the examination under oath.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1009.112 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1009 / Section 1009.112
§ 1009.112. PAYMENT FOR TREATMENT; PROCEDURES.
Status: in_force

(a) When an indigent patient has been admitted to a district facility, the district administrator shall have an inquiry made into the circumstances of:

(1) the patient; and

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

(b) If the district administrator determines that the patient or those relatives cannot pay all or part of the costs of the patient's care and treatment in the hospital, the amount of the costs that cannot be paid becomes a charge against the district.

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

(d) The district administrator may collect the amount from the patient's estate, or from a relative who is 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 administrator, the board shall hold a hearing and, after calling witnesses, shall:

(1) resolve the dispute or doubt; and

(2) issue an appropriate order.

(f) A party to the dispute who is not satisfied with the order may appeal to the district court. The appeal shall be by trial de novo as that term is used in an appeal from a justice court to the county court.
Tex. Education Code § 18.010 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 18 / Section 18.010
§ 18.010. PROGRAM EMPLOYEES.
Status: in_force

(a) Job Corps diploma program employees are not considered employees of the state.

(b) A diploma program may establish personnel policies as necessary to ensure its effective and efficient operation under this chapter.

(c) A diploma program employee required under Chapter 21 to hold a certificate if employed by a school district must be certified in accordance with that chapter.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 33.115 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 33 / Section 33.115
§ 33.115. PIERS.
Status: in_force

(a) Without obtaining an easement from the board, the owner of littoral property may construct a pier on adjacent coastal public land if the pier:

(1) is not used for commercial purposes;

(2) is 115 feet or less in length and 25 feet or less in width; and

(3) requires no filling or dredging.

(b) In addition to the provisions of Subsection (a), the board may adopt rules with limitations and requirements that are consistent with the policies stated in Section 33.001 of this code that allow an owner of littoral property to construct a pier with associated appurtenances on adjacent coastal public land without first obtaining an easement from the board.

(c) The location and dimensions of the pier and description of any associated appurtenances must be registered with the board in the manner provided in this chapter.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 32.253 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 32 / Section 32.253
§ 32.253. PURPOSE OF TRADE.
Status: in_force

Land dedicated to or acquired for the use and benefit of the permanent school fund may be traded to:

(1) aggregate sufficient acreage of contiguous land to create a manageable unit;

(2) acquire land having unique biological, geological, cultural, or recreational value;

(3) create a buffer zone for the enhancement of already existing public land, facilities, or amenities; or

(4) acquire land for the use and benefit of the permanent school fund as determined by the board to be in the best interest of the fund.
Tex. Finance Code § 186.223 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 186 / Section 186.223
§ 186.223. FIDUCIARY ACTIVITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) As soon after beginning the receivership proceeding as is practicable, the receiver shall:

(1) terminate all fiduciary positions the state trust company holds;

(2) surrender all property held by the state trust company as a fiduciary; and

(3) settle the state trust company's fiduciary accounts.

(b) The receiver shall release all segregated and identifiable fiduciary property held by the state trust company to successor fiduciaries.

(c) With the approval of the court, the receiver may sell the administration of all or substantially all remaining fiduciary accounts to one or more successor fiduciaries on terms that appear to be in the best interest of the state trust company's estate and the persons interested in the fiduciary accounts.

(d) If commingled fiduciary money held by the state trust company as trustee is insufficient to satisfy all fiduciary claims to the commingled money, the receiver shall distribute commingled money pro rata to all fiduciary claimants of commingled money based on their proportionate interests after payment of administrative expenses related solely to the fiduciary claims. The fictional tracing rule does not apply.

(e) The receiver may require a fiduciary claimant to file a proof of claim if the records of the state trust company are insufficient to identify the claimant's interest.
Tex. Utilities Code § 37.0541 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 37 / Section 37.0541
§ 37.0541. CONSOLIDATION OF CERTAIN PROCEEDINGS.
Status: in_force

The commission shall consolidate the proceeding on an application to obtain or amend a certificate of convenience and necessity for the construction of a transmission line with the proceeding on another application to obtain or amend a certificate of convenience and necessity for the construction of a transmission line if it is apparent from the applications or a motion to intervene in either proceeding that the transmission lines that are the subject of the separate proceedings share a common point of interconnection.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1074.211 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1074 / Section 1074.211
§ 1074.211. SECURITY OF CERTAIN BONDS.
Status: in_force

Bonds authorized at an election held in the district before May 20, 2003, may be payable from and secured by:

(1) taxes as authorized by the election; or

(2) a pledge of a combination of ad valorem taxes, revenues, and other sources as authorized by Section 1074.208.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3876.106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3876 / Section 3876.106
§ 3876.106. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may establish and provide for the administration of one or more programs to promote state or local economic development and to stimulate business and commercial activity in the district, including programs to:

(1) make loans and grants of public money; and

(2) provide district personnel and services.

(b) For purposes of this section, the district has all of the powers of a municipality under Chapter 380, Local Government Code.
Tex. Insurance Code § 843.305 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 843 / Section 843.305
§ 843.305. ANNUAL APPLICATION PERIOD FOR PHYSICIANS AND PROVIDERS TO CONTRACT.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only to a health maintenance organization that provides coverage for health care services through:

(1) one or more physicians or providers who are not partners or employees of the health maintenance organization; or

(2) one or more physicians or providers who are not owned or operated by the health maintenance organization.

(b) A health maintenance organization shall provide a period of 20 calendar days each calendar year during which any physician or provider in a service area may, under the terms established by the health maintenance organization for the provision of services and the designation of physicians and providers, apply to participate in providing health care services.

(c) A health maintenance organization that denies the application of a physician or provider shall notify the physician or provider in writing of the reason for the denial.

(d) This section does not require that a health maintenance organization:

(1) use a particular type of physician or provider in its operation;

(2) accept a physician or provider of a category or type that does not meet the practice standards and qualifications established by the health maintenance organization; or

(3) contract directly with physicians or providers of a particular category or type.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8345.153 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8345 / Section 8345.153
§ 8345.153. CONTRACT TAXES.
Status: in_force

(a) In accordance with Section 49.108, Water Code, the district may impose a tax other than an operation and maintenance tax and use the revenue derived from the tax to make payments under a contract after the provisions of the contract have been approved by a majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.

(b) A contract approved by the district voters may contain a provision stating that the contract may be modified or amended by the board without further voter approval.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8142.152 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8142 / Section 8142.152
§ 8142.152. AD VALOREM TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) If authorized at an election held under Section 8142.151, the district may impose an annual ad valorem tax on taxable property in the district for the provision of services or for the maintenance and operation of the district, including the improvements constructed or acquired by the district.

(b) The board shall determine the tax rate. The rate may not exceed the rate approved at the election.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 50.04 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 50 / Section 50.04
§ 50.04. WITNESSES BOUND OVER.
Status: in_force

If the jury finds that any building has been unlawfully set on fire or has been attempted so to be, the justice holding such inquest shall bind over the witnesses to appear and testify before the next grand jury of the county in which such offense was committed.
Tex. Transportation Code § 131.061 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 131 / Section 131.061
§ 131.061. INTERURBAN ELECTRIC RAILWAYS.
Status: in_force

An interurban electric railway company, as defined by Section 131.011, is entitled to produce, supply, and sell electric light and power to the public and to municipalities.