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Tex. Insurance Code § 885.155 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 885 / Section 885.155
§ 885.155. PURPOSES OF FRATERNAL BENEFIT SOCIETY.
Status: in_force

(a) The purposes for which a fraternal benefit society is organized may not include more liberal powers than are granted by this chapter. Any lawful, social, intellectual, educational, charitable, benevolent, moral, fraternal, patriotic, or religious advantages may be set out among the society's purposes.

(b) A fraternal benefit society's purposes may be implemented directly by the society or indirectly through subsidiary corporations or affiliated organizations.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3901.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3901 / Section 3901.051
§ 3901.051. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is governed by a board of five directors elected or appointed as provided by this chapter and Subchapter D, Chapter 49, Water Code.

(b) Except as provided by Section 3901.053, directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8361.152 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8361 / Section 8361.152
§ 8361.152. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) If authorized at an election held under Section 8361.151, the district may impose an operation and maintenance tax on taxable property in the district in accordance with Section 49.107, Water Code.

(b) The board shall determine the tax rate. The rate may not exceed the rate approved at the election.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8509.0302 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8509 / Section 8509.0302
§ 8509.0302. FORM OF BONDS.
Status: in_force

District bonds must be:

(1) issued in the district's name;

(2) signed by the president or vice president; and

(3) attested by the secretary.
Tex. Local Government Code § 377.053 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 377 / Section 377.053
§ 377.053. MEETINGS.
Status: in_force

The board shall conduct its meetings in the municipality that created the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6601.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6601 / Section 6601.003
§ 6601.003. LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS.
Status: in_force

The legislature finds that:

(1) all land and other property included in the district is, and will be, benefited by the district and by the improvements the district will purchase, construct, or otherwise acquire;

(2) the district is created to serve a public use and benefit; and

(3) the district is essential to accomplish the purposes of Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Local Government Code § 214.906 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 214 / Section 214.906
§ 214.906. REGULATION OF MANUFACTURED HOME COMMUNITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) "Manufactured home" has the meaning assigned by Section 1201.003, Occupations Code.

(b) Notwithstanding any other law, the governing body of a municipality may not regulate a tract or parcel of land as a manufactured home community, park, or subdivision unless the tract or parcel contains at least four spaces offered for lease for installing and occupying manufactured homes.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8241.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8241 / Section 8241.101
§ 8241.101. 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. Finance Code § 371.258 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 371 / Section 371.258
§ 371.258. REINSTATEMENT OF LICENSE.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies to a pawnshop license or a pawnshop employee license.

(b) The commissioner may reinstate a suspended pawnshop license or pawnshop employee license or issue a new license to the person whose license or licenses have been revoked if no fact or condition exists that clearly would have justified refusal to issue the license originally.

(c) The commissioner shall reinstate an expired pawnbroker license if, not later than the 180th day after the date on which the license expired, the pawnbroker pays the commissioner the delinquent $125 fee plus a reinstatement fee of $1,000. After a pawnbroker's license has expired, the commissioner shall promptly send notice of reinstatement rights to the delinquent pawnbroker by certified mail.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7952A.0202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7952A / Section 7952A.0202
§ 7952A.0202. TEMPORARY DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) On or after the effective date of the Act enacting this chapter, the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district may submit a petition to the commission requesting that the commission appoint as temporary directors the five persons named in the petition. The commission shall appoint as temporary directors the five persons named in the petition.

(b) Temporary directors serve until the earlier of:

(1) the date permanent directors are elected under Section 7952A.0103; or

(2) the fourth anniversary of the effective date of the Act enacting this chapter.

(c) If permanent directors have not been elected under Section 7952A.0103 and the terms of the temporary directors have expired, successor temporary directors shall be appointed or reappointed as provided by Subsection (d) to serve terms that expire on the earlier of:

(1) the date permanent directors are elected under Section 7952A.0103; or

(2) the fourth anniversary of the date of the appointment or reappointment.

(d) If Subsection (c) applies, the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district may submit a petition to the commission requesting that the commission appoint as successor temporary directors the five persons named in the petition. The commission shall appoint as successor temporary directors the five persons named in the petition.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 483.104 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 483 / Section 483.104
§ 483.104. DISTRIBUTION OF OPIOID ANTAGONIST; STANDING ORDER.
Status: in_force

A person or organization acting under a standing order issued by a prescriber may store an opioid antagonist and may distribute an opioid antagonist, provided the person or organization does not request or receive compensation for storage or distribution.
Tex. Labor Code § 402.0231 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 402 / Section 402.0231
§ 402.0231. DOCUMENTATION AND ANALYSIS OF COMPLAINTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The division shall develop procedures to formally document and analyze complaints received by the division.

(b) The division shall compile detailed statistics on all complaints received and analyze complaint information trends, including:

(1) the number of complaints;

(2) the source of each complaint;

(3) the types of complaints;

(4) the length of time from the receipt of the complaint to its disposition; and

(5) the disposition of complaints.

(c) The division shall further analyze the information compiled under Subsection (b) by field office and by program.

(d) The division shall report the information compiled and analyzed under Subsections (b) and (c) to the commissioner at regular intervals.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 4007.0107 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 4007 / Section 4007.0107
§ 4007.0107. APPLICABILITY OF MUNICIPAL MANAGEMENT DISTRICTS LAW.
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, Chapter 375, Local Government Code, applies to the district.
Tex. Labor Code § 101.114 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 101 / Section 101.114
§ 101.114. FEE RECEIPT REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

A labor organizer or an officer, agent, or member of a labor union may not collect a fee, dues, or other sum in connection with membership in a labor union from a person without giving the person at that time a receipt that:

(1) is signed by the labor organizer, officer, agent, or member; and

(2) states that the sum of money received is to be:

(A) delivered to the labor union; and

(B) held intact until the person has been elected and has become a bona fide voting member of the union.
Tex. Property Code § 70.201 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 70 / Section 70.201
§ 70.201. STOCK BREEDER'S LIEN.
Status: in_force

An owner or keeper of a stallion, jack, bull, or boar confined to be bred for profit has a preference lien on the offspring of the animal for the amount of the charges for the breeding services, unless the owner or keeper misrepresents the animal by false pedigree.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 14.012 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 14 / Section 14.012
§ 14.012. QUESTIONNAIRE.
Status: in_force

To implement this chapter, a court may develop, for use in that court, a questionnaire to be filed by the inmate.
Tex. Family Code § 261.3011 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 261 / Section 261.3011
§ 261.3011. JOINT INVESTIGATION GUIDELINES AND TRAINING.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall, in consultation with the appropriate law enforcement agencies, develop guidelines and protocols for joint investigations by the department and the law enforcement agency under Section 261.301. The guidelines and protocols must:

(1) clarify the respective roles of the department and law enforcement agency in conducting the investigation;

(2) require that mutual child protective services and law enforcement training and agreements be implemented by both entities to ensure the integrity and best outcomes of joint investigations; and

(3) incorporate the use of forensic methods in determining the occurrence of child abuse and neglect.

(b) The department shall collaborate with law enforcement agencies to provide to department investigators and law enforcement officers responsible for investigating reports of abuse and neglect joint training relating to methods to effectively conduct joint investigations under Section 261.301. The training must include information on interviewing techniques, evidence gathering, and testifying in court for criminal investigations, as well as instruction on rights provided by the Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution.
Tex. Transportation Code § 342.201 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 342 / Section 342.201
§ 342.201. TOLLS FOR BRIDGES AND FERRIES.
Status: in_force

The commissioners court of a county, by an order made at a regular term and entered on the minutes of the court, shall regulate the toll for crossing any bridge or ferry in the county.
Tex. Insurance Code § 843.343 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 843 / Section 843.343
§ 843.343. ATTORNEY'S FEES.
Status: in_force

A physician or provider may recover reasonable attorney's fees and court costs in an action to recover payment under this subchapter.
Tex. Government Code § 508.183 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 508 / Section 508.183
§ 508.183. EDUCATIONAL SKILL LEVEL.
Status: in_force

(a) A parole panel shall require as a condition of release on parole or release to mandatory supervision that an inmate demonstrate to the parole panel whether the inmate has an educational skill level that is equal to or greater than the average skill level of students who have completed the sixth grade in a public school in this state.

(b) If the parole panel determines that the inmate has not attained that skill level, the parole panel shall require as a condition of parole or mandatory supervision that the inmate as a releasee attain that level of educational skill, unless the parole panel determines that the inmate lacks the intellectual capacity or the learning ability to ever achieve that level of skill.
Tex. Education Code § 21.464 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 21 / Section 21.464
§ 21.464. PREKINDERGARTEN TEACHER TRAINING COURSE.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner shall develop a prekindergarten teacher training course to be offered to prekindergarten teachers employed by a school district or open-enrollment charter school.

(b) A course provided under this section shall provide instruction in the development and operation of effective prekindergarten classes, including training in:

(1) the prekindergarten guidelines established by the agency;

(2) effective and systematic instructional techniques for teaching prekindergarten students using the prekindergarten guidelines; and

(3) designing and implementing a comprehensive curriculum in the classroom.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8143.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8143 / Section 8143.004
§ 8143.004. FINDINGS OF BENEFIT AND PUBLIC PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

(a) All land and other property included in the district will benefit from the improvements and services to be provided by the district under powers conferred by Section 52, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.

(b) The district is created to accomplish:

(1) the same purposes as a municipal utility district as provided by Section 54.012, Water Code;

(2) the same purposes as a navigation district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and operating under Chapters 60 and 62, Water Code; and

(3) to the extent authorized by Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, the construction, acquisition, improvement, maintenance, or operation of macadamized, graveled, or paved roads or turnpikes, or improvements in aid of those roads or turnpikes, inside the district.
Tex. Local Government Code § 232.030 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 232 / Section 232.030
§ 232.030. SUBDIVISION REGULATION; COUNTY AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioners court for each county shall adopt and enforce the model rules developed under Section 16.343, Water Code.

(b) Except as provided by Section 16.350(d), Water Code, or Section 232.042 or 232.043, the commissioners court may not grant a variance or adopt regulations that waive any requirements of this subchapter.

(c) The commissioners court shall adopt regulations setting forth requirements for:

(1) potable water sufficient in quality and quantity to meet minimum state standards;

(2) solid waste disposal meeting minimum state standards and rules adopted by the county under Chapter 364, Health and Safety Code;

(3) sufficient and adequate roads that satisfy the standards adopted by the county;

(4) sewer facilities meeting minimum state standards;

(5) electric service and gas service; and

(6) standards for flood management meeting the minimum standards set forth by the Federal Emergency Management Agency under the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. Sections 4001 through 4127).

(d) In adopting regulations under Subsection (c)(2), the commissioners court may allow one or more commercial providers to provide solid waste disposal services as an alternative to having the service provided by the county.
Tex. Government Code § 545.0006 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 545 / Section 545.0006
§ 545.0006. FUNDING.
Status: in_force

(a) The design, development, and operation of an automated data processing system to support the integration plan may be financed through the issuance of bonds or other obligations under Chapter 1232.

(b) The commission, subject to any spending limitation prescribed in the General Appropriations Act, may use savings described by Section 545.0002(c)(2) to further develop the integrated system and provide other health and human services.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1301.102 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1301 / Section 1301.102
§ 1301.102. SUBMISSION OF CLAIM.
Status: in_force

(a) A physician or health care provider must submit a claim to an insurer not later than the 95th day after the date the physician or provider provides the medical care or health care services for which the claim is made.

(b) Except as provided by Chapter 1213, a physician or health care provider may, as appropriate:

(1) mail a claim by United States mail, first class, or by overnight delivery service;

(2) submit the claim electronically;

(3) fax the claim; or

(4) hand deliver the claim.

(c) An insurer shall accept as proof of timely filing a claim filed in compliance with Subsection (b) or information from another insurer or health maintenance organization showing that the physician or health care provider submitted the claim to the insurer or health maintenance organization in compliance with Subsection (b).

(d) If a physician or health care provider fails to submit a claim in compliance with this section, the physician or provider forfeits the right to payment.

(e) The period for submitting a claim under this section may be extended by:

(1) contract;

(2) notice published by the commissioner allowing an extension of prompt payment deadlines to a later date chosen by the commissioner due to a catastrophic event; or

(3) the department's approval of a physician's or health care provider's request for an extension due to a catastrophic event that substantially interferes with the normal business operations of the physician or provider.

(e-1) The commissioner may adopt rules to implement Subsection (e), including rules establishing requirements for a request made under Subsection (e)(3).

(f) A physician or health care provider may not submit a duplicate claim for payment before the 46th day after the date the original claim was submitted. The commissioner shall adopt rules under which an insurer may determine whether a claim is a duplicate claim.
Tex. Government Code § 1231.061 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1231 / Section 1231.061
§ 1231.061. REVIEW OF CERTAIN UNISSUED STATE SECURITIES; BIENNIAL REPORT TO LEGISLATURE.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall review all state securities, including general obligation and revenue bonds, that have been authorized but are unissued.

(b) Not later than October 31 of each even-numbered year, the board shall submit to the legislature a report that recommends whether the authorization for a state security should be revoked.
Tex. Occupations Code § 162.204 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 162 / Section 162.204
§ 162.204. BIENNIAL REPORT.
Status: in_force

A private medical school certified under Section 162.203 shall provide to the board a biennial report certifying that the school is in compliance with this subchapter.
Tex. Government Code § 540.0256 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 540 / Section 540.0256
§ 540.0256. RECIPIENT OUTREACH AND EDUCATION.
Status: in_force

A contract to which this subchapter applies must:

(1) require the contracting Medicaid managed care organization to provide:

(A) information about the availability of and referral to educational, social, and other community services that could benefit a recipient; and

(B) special programs and materials for recipients with limited English proficiency or low literacy skills; and

(2) contain procedures for recipient outreach and education.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8264.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8264 / Section 8264.101
§ 8264.101. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties provided by the general law of this state, including Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, applicable to municipal utility districts created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Water Code § 17.960 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 17 / Section 17.960
§ 17.960. BOND RESOLUTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) In the resolution, the board may make additional covenants with respect to water financial assistance bonds and may provide for:

(1) the flow of funds;

(2) the establishment of accounts and subaccounts within the fund that the board determines are necessary for the administration of the fund;

(3) at the discretion of the board, the payment of fees and expenses of the board in connection with providing financial assistance to political subdivisions as the board determines are necessary for the administration of the fund;

(4) the maintenance, investment, and management of money within the fund and any accounts established by resolution by the board; and

(5) any other provisions and covenants that the board determines are necessary for the administration of the fund.

(b) The board may invest and reinvest money in the fund and any account therein in any obligations or securities as provided by the resolution or by rule adopted by the board.

(c) The board may adopt and have executed other proceedings, agreements, or trust agreements or instruments necessary in the issuance of water financial assistance bonds, including, without limitation, bond enhancement agreements.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3895.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3895 / Section 3895.002
§ 3895.002. CREATION AND NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a special district created under Sections 52 and 52-a, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1201.006 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1201 / Section 1201.006
§ 1201.006. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

The commissioner may adopt reasonable rules as necessary to implement the purposes and provisions of this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8151.0202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8151 / Section 8151.0202
§ 8151.0202. TEMPORARY DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) The temporary board consists of:

(1) Mark C. Wargo;

(2) Kathleen English;

(3) Inna Babbitt;

(4) Linda Houston; and

(5) John B. Tickle.

(b) Temporary directors serve until the earlier of:

(1) the date permanent directors are elected under Section 8151.0103; or

(2) the fourth anniversary of the effective date of the Act enacting this chapter.

(c) If permanent directors have not been elected under Section 8151.0103 and the terms of the temporary directors have expired, successor temporary directors shall be appointed or reappointed as provided by Subsection (d) to serve terms that expire on the earlier of:

(1) the date permanent directors are elected under Section 8151.0103; or

(2) the fourth anniversary of the date of the appointment or reappointment.

(d) If Subsection (c) applies, the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district may submit a petition to the commission requesting that the commission appoint as successor temporary directors the five persons named in the petition. The commission shall appoint as successor temporary directors the five persons named in the petition.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 58.0175 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 58 / Section 58.0175
§ 58.0175. SEPARATION OF RESPONSIBILITIES.
Status: in_force

The board shall develop and implement policies that clearly separate the policymaking responsibilities of the board and the management responsibilities of the commissioner and the staff of the department.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 11.39 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 11 / Section 11.39
§ 11.39. APPLICANT TO PUBLISH NOTICE.
Status: in_force

(a) Every applicant for a distiller's and rectifier's, mixed beverage, private club registration, winery, wholesaler's, class B wholesaler's, or package store permit shall give notice of the application by publication at the applicant's own expense in two consecutive issues of a newspaper of general circulation published in the city or town in which the applicant's place of business is located. If no newspaper is published in the city or town, the notice shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation published in the county where the applicant's business is located. If no newspaper is published in the county, the notice shall be published in a qualified newspaper published in the closest neighboring county and circulated in the county of the applicant's residence.

(b) The notice shall be printed in 10-point boldface type and shall include:

(1) the type of permit to be applied for;

(2) the exact location of the place of business for which the permit is sought;

(3) the names of each owner of the business and, if the business is operated under an assumed name, the trade name together with the names of all owners; and

(4) if the applicant is a corporation, the names and titles of all officers.

(c) An applicant for a renewal permit is not required to publish notice.

(d) This section does not apply to:

(1) an applicant for a nonprofit entity temporary event permit; or

(2) commission authorization required to sell alcoholic beverages under Section 28.19.