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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3893.207 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3893 / Section 3893.207
§ 3893.207. PROPERTY OF CERTAIN UTILITIES EXEMPT FROM ASSESSMENT AND IMPACT FEES.
Status: in_force

The district may not impose an impact fee or assessment on the property, including the equipment, rights-of-way, facilities, or improvements, of:

(1) an electric utility or a power generation company as defined by Section 31.002, Utilities Code;

(2) a gas utility as defined by Section 101.003 or 121.001, Utilities Code;

(3) a telecommunications provider as defined by Section 51.002, Utilities Code; or

(4) a person who provides the public cable television or advanced telecommunications services.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7958A.0104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7958A / Section 7958A.0104
§ 7958A.0104. CONSENT OF MUNICIPALITY REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors may not hold an election under Section 7958A.0103 until each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located has consented by ordinance or resolution to the creation of the district and to the inclusion of land in the district as required by applicable law.
Tex. Education Code § 62.145 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 62 / Section 62.145
§ 62.145. ELIGIBILITY TO RECEIVE DISTRIBUTIONS FROM FUND.
Status: in_force

(a) The following general academic teaching institutions are eligible to receive distributions under this subchapter for each state fiscal year:

(1) Texas State University;

(2) Texas Tech University;

(3) the University of Houston; and

(4) the University of North Texas.

(b) A general academic teaching institution not listed in Subsection (a) becomes eligible to receive an initial distribution of money appropriated under this subchapter for a state fiscal year if:

(1) the institution:

(A) is not entitled to participate in the funding provided by Section 18, Article VII, Texas Constitution;

(B) spent on average at least the following amount in federal and private research funds per state fiscal year during the preceding three state fiscal years:

(i) for the state fiscal year beginning September 1, 2023, $20 million; or

(ii) for a state fiscal year beginning on or after September 1, 2024, the amount determined under this paragraph for the preceding state fiscal year adjusted by the increase, if any, in the general price level during the preceding state fiscal year, as determined by the coordinating board on the basis of changes in the consumer price index published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the United States Department of Labor or a successor agency; and

(C) awarded on average at least 45 research doctoral degrees per academic year during the preceding three academic years; and

(2) the legislature appropriates money to the fund in an amount that is sufficient to ensure as nearly as practicable a stable and predictable stream of annual distributions from the fund to each eligible institution and may not be less than the difference between:

(A) the quotient of:

(i) the market value of the fund on September 1 of the state fiscal year in which the institution would receive the initial distribution; and

(ii) the difference between one and the institution's percentage share of the fund for the state fiscal year in which the institution would receive the initial distribution, as determined by coordinating board rule; and

(B) the market value of the fund on September 1 of the state fiscal year in which the institution would receive the initial distribution.

(c) A general academic teaching institution that becomes eligible to receive a distribution of money under this subchapter remains eligible to receive a distribution in each subsequent state fiscal year.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8151.0105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8151 / Section 8151.0105
§ 8151.0105. 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. Government Code § 24.487 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 24 / Section 24.487
§ 24.487.
Status: repealed

Sec. 24.487. 341ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT (WEBB COUNTY). (a) The 341st Judicial District is composed of Webb County.

(b) The judge of the 341st District Court may impanel grand juries in Webb County. The judge of the 341st District Court may alternate the drawing of grand juries with the judge of any other district court in the county. By order entered on the minutes, for any term that the judge considers it necessary, the judge may order grand and petit juries to be drawn.

(c) Repealed by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 954, Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2007.

(d) A criminal complaint may be presented to the grand jury of any district court in Webb County, and a resulting indictment may be returned to any other district court in Webb County with the appropriate criminal jurisdiction.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1051.106 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1051 / Section 1051.106
§ 1051.106. PER DIEM; REIMBURSEMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) A board member is entitled to receive a per diem for each day that the member engages in board business.

(b) A board member is entitled to receive reimbursement for travel expenses, including food, lodging, and transportation expenses.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1061.117 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1061 / Section 1061.117
§ 1061.117. PROVISION OF SERVICES OUTSIDE DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district may provide primary care, emergency services, preventive medical services, and other health-related services outside the district, provided that the services serve the purpose of the district as established by this chapter.
Tex. Government Code § 466.1555 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 466 / Section 466.1555
§ 466.1555. PROHIBITED SALES TO PERSONS ATTEMPTING TO PURCHASE ALL OR SUBSTANTIALLY ALL POSSIBLE WINNING LOTTERY TICKETS.
Status: in_force

(a) A sales agent may not knowingly sell or allow the sale of tickets for a lottery game involving a drawing to one or more persons attempting to purchase all or substantially all possible winning tickets for the drawing.

(b) After a hearing, the commission shall revoke a license issued under this chapter to a sales agent who violates Subsection (a) for each of the sales agent's licensed locations.

(c) A person whose license is revoked under Subsection (b) may not apply for a sales agent license under this chapter before the first anniversary of the license revocation date.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1115.003 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1115 / Section 1115.003
§ 1115.003. APPLICABILITY; EXEMPTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) This chapter applies to any sale of an annuity.

(b) Unless otherwise specifically included, this chapter does not apply to transactions involving:

(1) direct response solicitations if there is no recommendation based on information collected from the consumer under this chapter;

(2) contracts used to fund:

(A) an employee pension benefit plan or employee welfare benefit plan covered by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. Section 1001 et seq.);

(B) a plan described by Section 401(a), 401(k), 403(b), 408(k), or 408(p), Internal Revenue Code of 1986, if established or maintained by an employer;

(C) a government or church plan, as defined by Section 414, Internal Revenue Code of 1986, a government or church welfare benefit plan, or a deferred compensation plan of a state or local government or tax exempt organization described under Section 457, Internal Revenue Code of 1986; or

(D) a nonqualified deferred compensation arrangement established or maintained by an employer or plan sponsor;

(3) settlements of or assumptions of liabilities associated with personal injury litigation or any dispute or claim resolution process; or

(4) prepaid funeral benefits contracts, as defined by Chapter 154, Finance Code.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1301.069 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1301 / Section 1301.069
§ 1301.069. SERVICES PROVIDED BY CERTAIN PHYSICIANS AND HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS.
Status: in_force

The provisions of this chapter relating to prompt payment by an insurer of a physician or health care provider and to verification of medical care or health care services apply to a physician or provider who:

(1) is not a preferred provider included in the preferred provider network; and

(2) provides to an insured:

(A) care related to an emergency or its attendant episode of care as required by state or federal law; or

(B) specialty or other medical care or health care services at the request of the insurer or a preferred provider because the services are not reasonably available from a preferred provider who is included in the preferred delivery network.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1806.152 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1806 / Section 1806.152
§ 1806.152. CONSTRUCTION OF SUBCHAPTER.
Status: in_force

(a) This subchapter, Subtitle D, and Subchapter C, Chapter 5, may not be construed to deal with the collection of premiums, but each insurer may make rules and regulations the insurer considers just between the insurer and the insurer's agents and policyholders.

(b) A bona fide extension of credit may not be construed as discrimination or as a violation of this subchapter.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 11.205 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 11 / Section 11.205
§ 11.205. OFFICIAL NONPROFIT PARTNER.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall designate a single nonprofit partner as the official nonprofit partner of the department, unless the commission determines in writing that no nonprofit partner is capable of effectively implementing the goals of this section.

(b) The official nonprofit partner must be dedicated to meeting department goals.

(c) The official nonprofit partner may accept gifts, grants, and donations to further department goals, including a gift, grant, or donation made in the name of the department.

(d) The official nonprofit partner may use state money to acquire property or engage in construction activities only if that acquisition or construction is consistent with the department's conservation and recreation priorities outlined in the plan developed under Section 11.104.

(e) The official nonprofit partner may organize and manage accounts for local nonprofit partners or other organizations to benefit a specific state park or other sites under the department's jurisdiction.

(f) The commission by rule shall establish:

(1) guidelines under which the official nonprofit partner may solicit and accept sponsorships from private entities; and

(2) best practices under which the partner may engage in activities under this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1095.114 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1095 / Section 1095.114
§ 1095.114. CONTRACTS WITH GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES FOR INVESTIGATORY OR OTHER SERVICES.
Status: in_force

The board may contract with a political subdivision or governmental agency for the district to provide investigatory or other services for the medical, hospital, or welfare needs of district inhabitants.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6903.156 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6903 / Section 6903.156
§ 6903.156. SURPLUS PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

The district may sell any property that, in the opinion of the board, will not be needed for the conduct of the affairs or business of the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8825.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8825 / Section 8825.051
§ 8825.051. COMPOSITION OF BOARD.
Status: in_force

The district is governed by a board of not fewer than 8 or more than 20 directors appointed as provided by Section 8825.053.
Tex. Local Government Code § 134.052 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 134 / Section 134.052
§ 134.052. ALLOCATION OF DEPOSITED FEES.
Status: in_force

(a) Money collected under Subchapter C as court costs imposed on offenses committed on or after January 1, 2020, shall be allocated according to the percentages provided by Sections 134.101, 134.102, and 134.103, as applicable.

(b) Money collected under Subchapter C as court costs imposed on offenses committed before January 1, 2020, shall be distributed using historical data so that each account or fund receives the same amount of money the account or fund would have received if the court costs for the accounts and funds had been collected and reported separately.
Tex. Labor Code § 406.091 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 406 / Section 406.091
§ 406.091. EXEMPT EMPLOYEES; VOLUNTARY COVERAGE.
Status: in_force

(a) The following employees are not subject to this subtitle:

(1) a person employed as a domestic worker or a casual worker engaged in employment incidental to a personal residence;

(2) a person covered by a method of compensation established under federal law; or

(3) except as provided by Subchapter H, a farm or ranch employee.

(b) An employer may elect to obtain workers' compensation insurance coverage for an employee or classification of employees exempted from coverage under Subsection (a)(1) or (a)(3). Obtaining that coverage constitutes acceptance by the employer of the rights and responsibilities imposed under this subtitle as of the effective date of the coverage for as long as the coverage remains in effect.

(c) An employer who does not obtain coverage for exempt employees is not deprived of the common-law defenses described by Section 406.033, but this section does not reinstate or otherwise affect the availability of those or other defenses at common law.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8282.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8282 / Section 8282.001
§ 8282.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Board" means the district's board of directors.

(2) "City" means the city of Mesquite.

(3) "District" means the Falcon's Lair Utility and Reclamation District.
Tex. Finance Code § 59.308 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 59 / Section 59.308
§ 59.308. SAFETY EVALUATION.
Status: in_force

(a) An owner or operator shall in good faith evaluate the safety of each unmanned teller machine that the person owns or operates.

(b) In making the evaluation, the owner or operator shall consider:

(1) the extent to which the lighting for the machine complies with Section 59.307;

(2) the presence of obstructions, including landscaping and vegetation, in the area of the machine and the access area and defined parking area for the machine; and

(3) the incidence of violent crimes in the immediate neighborhood of the machine as shown by local law enforcement records and of which the owner or operator has actual knowledge.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8380.006 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8380 / Section 8380.006
§ 8380.006. INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is initially composed of the territory described by Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter.

(b) The boundaries and field notes contained in Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter form a closure. A mistake made in the field notes or in copying the field notes in the legislative process does not affect the district's:

(1) organization, existence, or validity;

(2) right to issue any type of bond for the purposes for which the district is created or to pay the principal of and interest on a bond;

(3) right to impose a tax; or

(4) legality or operation.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 50.0003 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 50 / Section 50.0003
§ 50.0003. DESIGNATION OF INSTITUTION; OPERATION OF PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall designate a health-related institution of higher education to operate the program.

(b) The designated institution shall improve the quality and accessibility of care for victims of child sex trafficking by:

(1) dedicating a unit at the institution to provide or contract for inpatient care for victims of child sex trafficking;

(2) dedicating a unit at the institution to provide or contract for outpatient care for victims of child sex trafficking;

(3) creating opportunities for research and workforce expansion related to treatment of victims of child sex trafficking; and

(4) assisting other health-related institutions of higher education in this state to establish similar programs.

(c) The commission shall solicit and review applications from health-related institutions of higher education before designating an institution under this section.
Tex. Government Code § 2269.0541 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2269 / Section 2269.0541
§ 2269.0541. AGREEMENT WITH COLLECTIVE BARGAINING ORGANIZATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A governmental entity awarding a public work contract funded with state money, including the issuance of debt guaranteed by this state, may not:

(1) prohibit, require, discourage, or encourage a person bidding on the public work contract, including a contractor or subcontractor, from entering into or adhering to an agreement with a collective bargaining organization relating to the project; or

(2) discriminate against a person described by Subdivision (1) based on the person's involvement in the agreement, including the person's:

(A) status or lack of status as a party to the agreement; or

(B) willingness or refusal to enter into the agreement.

(b) This section may not be construed to:

(1) prohibit activity protected by the National Labor Relations Act (29 U.S.C. Section 151 et seq.), including entering into an agreement with a collective bargaining organization relating to the project; or

(2) permit conduct prohibited under the National Labor Relations Act (29 U.S.C. Section 151 et seq.).
Tex. Finance Code § 342.552 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 342 / Section 342.552
§ 342.552. EXAMINATION OF LENDERS; ACCESS TO RECORDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner or the commissioner's representative shall, at the times the commissioner considers necessary:

(1) examine each place of business of each authorized lender; and

(2) investigate the lender's transactions, including loans, and records, including books, accounts, papers, and correspondence, to the extent the transactions and records pertain to the business regulated under this chapter.

(b) The lender shall:

(1) give the commissioner or the commissioner's representative free access to the lender's office, place of business, files, safes, and vaults; and

(2) allow the commissioner or the commissioner's authorized representative to make a copy of an item that may be investigated under Subsection (a)(2).

(c) During an examination the commissioner or the commissioner's representative may administer oaths and examine any person under oath on any subject pertinent to a matter that the commissioner is authorized or required to consider, investigate, or secure information about under this chapter.

(d) Information obtained under this section is confidential.

(e) A lender's violation of Subsection (b) is a ground for the suspension or revocation of the lender's license.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7993A.0304 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7993A / Section 7993A.0304
§ 7993A.0304. ROAD STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A road project must meet all applicable construction standards, zoning and subdivision requirements, and regulations of each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the road project is located.

(b) If a road project is not located in the corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality, the road project must meet all applicable construction standards, subdivision requirements, and regulations of each county in which the road project is located.

(c) If the state will maintain and operate the road, the Texas Transportation Commission must approve the plans and specifications of the road project.
Tex. Occupations Code § 205.451 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 205 / Section 205.451
§ 205.451. IMPOSITION OF ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY.
Status: in_force

The acupuncture board by order may impose an administrative penalty against a person licensed or regulated under this chapter who violates this chapter or a rule or order adopted under this chapter.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 33.015 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 33 / Section 33.015
§ 33.015. INITIAL ESTABLISHMENT AND RECERTIFICATION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR CERTAIN PERSONS.
Status: in_force

(a) In administering the supplemental nutrition assistance program, the commission shall, except as provided by Subsection (c) and Section 33.019, allow a person to comply with initial eligibility requirements, including any initial interview, and with subsequent periodic eligibility recertification requirements by telephone instead of through a personal appearance at commission offices if:

(1) the person and each member of the person's household:

(A) have no earned income; and

(B) are elderly or persons with disabilities; or

(2) the person is subject to a hardship, as determined by commission rule.

(b) For purposes of rules under Subsection (a)(2), a hardship includes a situation in which a person is prevented from personally appearing at commission offices because the person is:

(1) subject to a work or training schedule;

(2) subject to transportation difficulties;

(3) subject to other difficulties arising from the person's residency in a rural area;

(4) subject to prolonged severe weather;

(5) ill; or

(6) needed to care for a member of the person's household.

(c) The commission may require a person described by Subsection (a) to personally appear at commission offices to establish initial eligibility or to comply with periodic eligibility recertification requirements if the commission considers a personal appearance necessary to:

(1) protect the integrity of the supplemental nutrition assistance program; or

(2) prevent an adverse determination regarding the person's eligibility that would be less likely to occur if the person made a personal appearance.

(d) A person described by Subsection (a) may elect to personally appear at commission offices to establish initial eligibility or to comply with periodic eligibility recertification requirements.

(e) The commission shall require a person exempted under this section from making a personal appearance at commission offices to provide verification of the person's entitlement to the exemption on initial eligibility certification and on each subsequent periodic eligibility recertification. If the person does not provide verification and the commission considers the verification necessary to protect the integrity of the supplemental nutrition assistance program, the commission shall initiate a fraud referral to the commission's office of inspector general.
Tex. Utilities Code § 12.0521 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 12 / Section 12.0521
§ 12.0521. PRESIDING OFFICER QUALIFICATIONS.
Status: in_force

The commissioner designated as the presiding officer must be a resident of this state.
Tex. Water Code § 5.060 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 5 / Section 5.060
§ 5.060. LOBBYIST PROHIBITION.
Status: in_force

A person may not be a member of the commission or act as general counsel to the commission if the person is required to register as a lobbyist under Chapter 305, Government Code, because of the person's activities for compensation on behalf of a profession related to the operation of the commission.