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Tex. Health and Safety Code § 462.001 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 462 / Section 462.001
§ 462.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Applicant" means a person who files an application for emergency detention, protective custody, or commitment of a person with a chemical dependency.

(2) "Certificate" means a sworn certificate of medical examination for chemical dependency executed under this chapter.

(3) "Chemical dependency" means:

(A) the abuse of alcohol or a controlled substance;

(B) psychological or physical dependence on alcohol or a controlled substance; or

(C) addiction to alcohol or a controlled substance.

(4) "Commission" means the Health and Human Services Commission.

(5) "Controlled substance" means a:

(A) toxic inhalant; or

(B) substance designated as a controlled substance by Chapter 481 (Texas Controlled Substances Act).

(5-a) "Department" means the Department of State Health Services.

(5-b) "Executive commissioner" means the executive commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission.

(6) "Legal holiday" means a state holiday listed in Section 662.021, Government Code, or an officially declared county holiday applicable to a court in which proceedings under this chapter are held.

(7) "Proposed patient" means a person named in an application for emergency detention, protective custody, or commitment under this chapter.

(8) "Toxic inhalant" means a gaseous substance that is inhaled by a person to produce a desired physical or psychological effect and that may cause personal injury or illness to the inhaler.

(9) "Treatment" means the initiation and promotion of a person's chemical-free status or the maintenance of a person free of illegal drugs.

(10) "Treatment facility" means a public or private hospital, a detoxification facility, a primary care facility, an intensive care facility, a long-term care facility, an outpatient care facility, a community mental health center, a health maintenance organization, a recovery center, a halfway house, an ambulatory care facility, another facility that is required to be licensed by the department under Chapter 464, a facility licensed by the department under Title 7, or a facility operated by the department under Title 7 that has been designated by the department to provide chemical dependency treatment. The term does not include an educational program for intoxicated drivers or the individual office of a private, licensed health care practitioner who personally renders private individual or group services within the scope of the practitioner's license and in the practitioner's office.
Tex. Government Code § 2306.6739 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2306 / Section 2306.6739
§ 2306.6739. HOUSING TAX CREDITS FINANCED USING FEDERAL EMERGENCY FUNDS.
Status: in_force

(a) To the extent the department receives federal emergency funds that must be awarded by the department in the same manner as and that are subject to the same limitations as awards of housing tax credits, any reference in this chapter to the administration of the housing tax credit program applies equally to the administration of the federal funds, subject to Subsection (b).

(b) Notwithstanding any other law, the department may establish a separate application procedure for the federal emergency funds that does not follow the uniform application cycle required by Section 2306.1111 or the deadlines established by Section 2306.6724, and any reference in this chapter to an application period occurring in relation to those federal emergency funds refers to the period beginning on the date the department begins accepting applications for the federal funds and continuing until all of the available federal funds are awarded.
Tex. Education Code § 49.310 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 49 / Section 49.310
§ 49.310. DUTIES OF CHIEF APPRAISER.
Status: in_force

(a) The chief appraiser of each appraisal district shall cooperate with the commissioner in administering this subchapter. The commissioner may require the chief appraiser to submit any reports or provide any information available to the chief appraiser in the form and at the times required by the commissioner.

(b) As soon as practicable after the detachment and annexation of property, the chief appraiser of the appraisal district in which the property is located shall send a written notice of the detachment and annexation to the owner of any property taxable in a different school district as a result of the detachment and annexation. The notice must include the name of the school district by which the property is taxable after the detachment and annexation.

(c) The commissioner may reimburse an appraisal district for any costs incurred in administering this subchapter and may condition the reimbursement or the amount of the reimbursement on the timely submission of reports or information required by the commissioner or the satisfactory performance of any other action required or requested by the commissioner.
Tex. Government Code § 26.183 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 26 / Section 26.183
§ 26.183. GAINES COUNTY.
Status: in_force

In addition to other jurisdiction provided by law, the County Court of Gaines County has original concurrent jurisdiction with the justice courts in all civil matters in which the justice courts have jurisdiction under general law.
Tex. Local Government Code § 130.903 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 130 / Section 130.903
§ 130.903. REQUIREMENTS AND PROHIBITIONS RELATED TO COUNTY LAW ENFORCEMENT IN CERTAIN COUNTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only to a county with a population of more than 3.3 million.

(b) A county may not:

(1) transfer money appropriated to the office of sheriff or constable to the county's general revenue fund or any other county account; or

(2) prohibit the office of sheriff or constable from spending money appropriated to the office for any lawful purpose.

(c) The county may not prohibit or otherwise restrict the use of the money described by Subsection (b) by the sheriff or constable, as applicable, for a lawful purpose, if the county auditor or county treasurer determines that the money is available to the office of the sheriff or constable, as applicable.

(d) In relation to money received under a contract entered into under Section 85.025 or 86.026, the commissioners court of the sheriff's or constable's county:

(1) shall credit the money to the office of the sheriff or constable, as applicable, and may not credit the money to the county's general revenue fund; and

(2) may not reduce the appropriation to the office of the sheriff or constable, as applicable, by the amount of the money received because the money is considered for purposes of Section 120.002 as part of the office's appropriation for the county fiscal year in which the money is received.
Tex. Property Code § 209.0063 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 209 / Section 209.0063
§ 209.0063. PRIORITY OF PAYMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a payment received by a property owners' association from the owner shall be applied to the owner's debt in the following order of priority:

(1) any delinquent assessment;

(2) any current assessment;

(3) any reasonable attorney's fees or reasonable third party collection costs incurred by the association associated solely with assessments or any other charge that could provide the basis for foreclosure;

(4) any reasonable attorney's fees incurred by the association that are not subject to Subdivision (3);

(5) any reasonable fines assessed by the association; and

(6) any other reasonable amount owed to the association.

(b) If, at the time the property owners' association receives a payment from a property owner, the owner is in default under a payment plan entered into with the association:

(1) the association is not required to apply the payment in the order of priority specified by Subsection (a); and

(2) in applying the payment, a fine assessed by the association may not be given priority over any other amount owed to the association.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3875.073 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3875 / Section 3875.073
§ 3875.073. INITIAL BOARD.
Status: in_force

(a) On the effective date of this Act, the initial board of directors is composed of the following persons:

(1) Position One: Nanci Wright;

(2) Position Two: Gene Slater; and

(3) Position Three: Rohn Boone.

(b) The initial directors appointed to serve in Positions One and Two shall serve until the first Saturday in May 2002, or until their successors have been elected and been duly qualified. The initial director appointed to serve in Position Three shall serve until the first Saturday in May 2004, or until the successor has been elected and been duly qualified.
Tex. Transportation Code § 70.032 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 70 / Section 70.032
§ 70.032. QUALIFICATIONS FOR LICENSE.
Status: in_force

To be eligible for a license as a branch pilot, a person must:

(1) be at least 25 years of age;

(2) be a United States citizen;

(3) as of the date the license is issued, have resided continuously in the state for at least two years;

(4) have at least two years' service as a deputy branch pilot under the supervision of a state-commissioned pilot serving the Port of Corpus Christi;

(5) have controlled the navigation of vessels such as the person would pilot;

(6) have extensive experience in the docking and undocking of vessels;

(7) be in good mental and physical health;

(8) have good moral character; and

(9) possess the requisite skill as a navigator and pilot to perform competently and safely the duties of a branch pilot.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 4020.0402 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 4020 / Section 4020.0402
§ 4020.0402. ASSESSMENTS; LIENS FOR ASSESSMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board by resolution may impose and collect an assessment for any purpose authorized by this chapter in all or any part of the district.

(b) An assessment, a reassessment, or an assessment resulting from an addition to or correction of the assessment roll by the district, penalties and interest on an assessment or reassessment, an expense of collection, and reasonable attorney's fees incurred by the district:

(1) are a first and prior lien against the property assessed;

(2) are superior to any other lien or claim other than a lien or claim for county, school district, or municipal ad valorem taxes; and

(3) are the personal liability of and a charge against the owners of the property even if the owners are not named in the assessment proceedings.

(c) The lien is effective from the date of the board's resolution imposing the assessment until the date the assessment is paid. The board may enforce the lien in the same manner that a taxing unit, as that term is defined by Section 1.04, Tax Code, may enforce an ad valorem tax lien against real property.

(d) The board may make a correction to or deletion from the assessment roll that does not increase the amount of assessment of any parcel of land without providing notice and holding a hearing in the manner required for additional assessments.
Tex. Transportation Code § 643.001 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 643 / Section 643.001
§ 643.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: repealed

In this chapter:

(1) "Department" means the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles.

(2) "Director" means:

(A) the executive director of the department; or

(B) an employee of the department who:

(i) is a division or special office director or holds a higher rank; and

(ii) is designated by the director.

(3) "Hazardous material" has the meaning assigned by 49 U.S.C. Section 5102.

(4) "Household goods" has the meaning assigned by 49 U.S.C. Section 13102.

(5) "Insurer" means a person, including a surety, authorized in this state to write lines of insurance coverage required by this chapter.

(6) "Motor carrier" means an individual, association, corporation, or other legal entity that controls, operates, or directs the operation of one or more vehicles that transport persons or cargo over a road or highway in this state.

(7) Repealed by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1046, Sec. 5.01(a)(1), eff. September 1, 2007.

(7-a) Repealed by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 703 (H.B. 3254), Sec. 17, eff. January 1, 2018.

(8) "Vehicle requiring registration" means a vehicle described by Section 643.051.
Tex. Education Code § 51.919 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 51 / Section 51.919
§ 51.919. HIV AND AIDS POLICY; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section:

(1) "AIDS" means acquired immune deficiency syndrome as defined by the Centers for Disease Control of the United States Public Health Service.

(2) "HIV" means human immunodeficiency virus.

(3) "Institution of higher education" has the meaning assigned by Section 61.003 of this code.

(b) Each institution of higher education shall make available the institution's policy on HIV infection and AIDS to students, faculty, and staff members by including the policy in the student handbook and personnel handbook if practicable or by any other method.

(c) Each institution of higher education shall make available to students, on request, the educational pamphlet on HIV infection developed by the Texas Department of Health and shall include in the student handbook a statement that the pamphlet is available from the institution.

(d) The student health center of each institution of higher education shall provide clear, accurate information on how to prevent the transmission of HIV infection, including:

(1) the value of abstinence and long-term mutual monogamy;

(2) information on the efficacy and use of condoms;

(3) offering of or referring students, faculty, or staff members to anonymous HIV counseling and testing services; and

(4) state laws relating to the transmission and to conduct that may result in the transmission of HIV.

(e) The curricula of medical, dental, nursing, allied health, counseling, and social work degree programs of institutions of higher education shall:

(1) include information about:

(A) methods of transmission and methods of prevention of HIV infection; and

(B) federal and state laws, rules, and regulations concerning HIV infection and AIDS; and

(2) give special attention to the physical, emotional, and psychological stress associated with the care of patients with terminal illnesses.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3862.055 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3862 / Section 3862.055
§ 3862.055. DIRECTOR'S OATH OR AFFIRMATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A director shall file the director's oath or affirmation of office with the district, and the district shall retain the oath or affirmation in the district records.

(b) A director shall file a copy of the director's oath or affirmation with the secretary of the city.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 85.010 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 85 / Section 85.010
§ 85.010. EDUCATIONAL COURSE FOR EMPLOYEES AND CLIENTS OF HEALTH CARE FACILITIES.
Status: in_force

A health care facility licensed by the department or the Department of Aging and Disability Services shall require its employees to complete an educational course about HIV infection based on the model educational materials developed by the department.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1068.062 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1068 / Section 1068.062
§ 1068.062. EMPLOYEES; APPOINTMENT OF STAFF.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may appoint to the staff any doctors the board considers necessary for the efficient operation of the district and may make temporary appointments as necessary.

(b) The district may employ technicians, nurses, fiscal agents, accountants, architects, additional attorneys, and other necessary employees.

(c) The board may delegate to the district administrator the authority to employ persons for the district.
Tex. Transportation Code § 251.103 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 251 / Section 251.103
§ 251.103. RELOCATING WATER LINE.
Status: in_force

A county may pay for relocating a water line owned by a water control and improvement district if:

(1) the relocation is necessary to complete construction or improvement of a farm-to-market road as described by Section 256.008; and

(2) the district agrees to pay the county for the relocation costs:

(A) within 20 years; and

(B) with interest at a rate equal to the rate paid by the county on its road and bridge fund time warrants.
Tex. Occupations Code § 204.056 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 204 / Section 204.056
§ 204.056. GROUNDS FOR REMOVAL.
Status: in_force

(a) It is a ground for removal from the physician assistant board that a member:

(1) does not have at the time of taking office the qualifications required by Sections 204.052 and 204.053;

(2) does not maintain during service on the physician assistant board the qualifications required by Sections 204.052 and 204.053;

(3) is ineligible for membership under Section 204.053;

(4) cannot, because of illness or disability, discharge the member's duties for a substantial part of the member's term; or

(5) is absent from more than half of the regularly scheduled physician assistant board meetings that the member is eligible to attend during a calendar year without an excuse approved by a majority vote of the board.

(b) The validity of an action of the physician assistant board is not affected by the fact that it is taken when a ground for removal of a board member exists.

(c) If the executive director of the medical board has knowledge that a potential ground for removal exists, the executive director shall notify the presiding officer of the physician assistant board of the potential ground. The presiding officer shall then notify the governor and the attorney general that a potential ground for removal exists. If the potential ground for removal involves the presiding officer, the executive director shall notify the next highest ranking officer of the physician assistant board, who shall then notify the governor and the attorney general that a potential ground for removal exists.
Tex. Insurance Code § 827.001 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 827 / Section 827.001
§ 827.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Insurer" means an insurance company or other legal entity authorized to engage in the business of insurance in this state, including a reciprocal or interinsurance exchange, a Lloyd's plan, and a county mutual insurance company. The term includes an affiliate. The term does not include a farm mutual insurance company or an eligible surplus lines insurer regulated under Chapter 981.

(2) "Rating territory" means a rating territory established by the department.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 11.68 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 11 / Section 11.68
§ 11.68. ACTIVITIES PROHIBITED DURING SUSPENSION.
Status: in_force

No permittee may sell, offer for sale, distribute, or deliver any alcoholic beverage while his permit is suspended.
Tex. Water Code § 63.281 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 63 / Section 63.281
§ 63.281. BOND TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) After bonds have been voted, the commission shall levy and have assessed and collected improvement taxes on all taxable property inside the district.

(b) The tax shall be in an amount which is sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds.
Tex. Government Code § 824.8011 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 824 / Section 824.8011
§ 824.8011. DEADLINE TO ELECT TO PARTICIPATE.
Status: in_force

A person must make an election to participate in the plan not later than December 31, 2005.
Tex. Insurance Code § 843.361 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 843 / Section 843.361
§ 843.361. ENROLLEES HELD HARMLESS.
Status: in_force

A contract or other agreement between a health maintenance organization and a physician or provider must specify that the physician or provider will hold an enrollee harmless for payment of the cost of covered health care services if the health maintenance organization does not pay the physician or provider for those services.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9501.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9501 / Section 9501.105
§ 9501.105. CONDEMNATION PROCEEDINGS.
Status: in_force

(a) A condemnation proceeding brought by the commission must be brought in the name of the commission and under the direction of the commission.

(b) An appeal from a finding and assessment of damages as provided by Chapter 21, Property Code, does not suspend work of the commission.
Tex. Water Code § 13.381 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 13 / Section 13.381
§ 13.381. RIGHT TO JUDICIAL REVIEW; EVIDENCE.
Status: in_force

Any party to a proceeding before the utility commission or the commission is entitled to judicial review under the substantial evidence rule.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1018.115 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1018 / Section 1018.115
§ 1018.115. CONTRACTS WITH GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES FOR CARE AND TREATMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may contract with a county or municipality located outside the district's boundaries to reimburse the district for the care and treatment of a sick or injured person of that county or municipality.

(b) The district may contract with this state or a federal agency for reimbursement for the treatment of a sick or injured person.
Tex. Tax Code § 181.001 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 181 / Section 181.001
§ 181.001. TAX IMPOSED.
Status: in_force

(a) A tax is imposed on a person who:

(1) manufactures or produces cement in, or imports cement into, the state; and

(2) distributes or sells the cement in intrastate commerce or uses the cement in the state.

(b) The tax is computed on the amount of cement distributed, sold, or used by the person for the first time in intrastate commerce.

(c) The tax applies to only one distribution, sale, or use of cement.
Tex. Transportation Code § 457.259 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 457 / Section 457.259
§ 457.259. BONDS AS AUTHORIZED INVESTMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) An authority's bonds are authorized investments for:

(1) a bank;

(2) a trust company;

(3) a savings and loan association; and

(4) an insurance company.

(b) The bonds, when accompanied by all appurtenant, unmatured coupons and to the extent of the lesser of their face value or market value, are eligible to secure the deposit of public funds of this state, a political subdivision of this state, and any other political corporation of this state.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8058.0203 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8058 / Section 8058.0203
§ 8058.0203. AUTHORITY FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

Under Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, the district may design, acquire, construct, finance, issue bonds for, improve, operate, maintain, and convey to this state, a county, or a municipality for operation and maintenance macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.
Tex. Local Government Code § 307.044 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 307 / Section 307.044
§ 307.044. REFUNDING REVENUE BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The governing body of the municipality may provide by ordinance for the issuance of revenue refunding bonds for the purpose of refunding outstanding revenue bonds and any accrued interest, interest on past due principal, interest on past due interest, and court judgments pertaining to past due principal and interest.

(b) The issuance of refunding bonds, the maturity dates and other details of the bonds, the rights of bond holders, and the duties and powers of the municipality in regard to the bonds are governed by the provisions of this chapter relating to original revenue bonds to the extent those provisions can be made applicable.

(c) Refunding bonds may bear interest at a rate higher than that borne by the underlying bonds, but may not exceed the maximum net effective interest rate applicable to those bonds.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 102A.001 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 102A / Section 102A.001
§ 102A.001. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this chapter, "person" means an individual, corporation, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, limited liability company, association, joint venture, agency or instrumentality, public corporation, any legal or commercial entity, or protected or registered series of a for-profit entity.