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Tex. Transportation Code § 545.153 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 545 / Section 545.153
§ 545.153. VEHICLE ENTERING STOP OR YIELD INTERSECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) Preferential right-of-way at an intersection may be indicated by a stop sign or yield sign as authorized in Section 544.003.

(b) Unless directed to proceed by a police officer or official traffic-control device, an operator approaching an intersection on a roadway controlled by a stop sign, after stopping as required by Section 544.010, shall yield the right-of-way to a vehicle that has entered the intersection from another highway or that is approaching so closely as to be an immediate hazard to the operator's movement in or across the intersection.

(c) An operator approaching an intersection on a roadway controlled by a yield sign shall:

(1) slow to a speed that is reasonable under the existing conditions; and

(2) yield the right-of-way to a vehicle in the intersection or approaching on another highway so closely as to be an immediate hazard to the operator's movement in or across the intersection.

(d) If an operator is required by Subsection (c) to yield and is involved in a collision with a vehicle in an intersection after the operator drove past a yield sign without stopping, the collision is prima facie evidence that the operator failed to yield the right-of-way.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8416.153 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8416 / Section 8416.153
§ 8416.153. 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. Health and Safety Code § 242.075 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 242 / Section 242.075
§ 242.075. PROHIBITED RETALIATION.
Status: in_force

The commission may not retaliate against a nursing facility in response to the facility in good faith appealing a commission decision or filing another action to counter a commission action against the facility.
Tex. Government Code § 155.203 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 155 / Section 155.203
§ 155.203. DUTY TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE IN QUALIFYING GUARDIANS; SUPREME COURT RULEMAKING.
Status: in_force

(a) The supreme court, after consulting with the commission, shall by rule establish a process by which the commission performs training and criminal history background checks for individuals seeking appointment as guardian.

(b) In adopting rules under this section, the supreme court shall ensure that:

(1) the commission is required to provide confirmation of a person's completion of the training required by Section 155.204(a)(1) and a copy of the person's criminal history background check to the probate court not later than the 10th day before the date of the hearing to appoint a guardian; and

(2) a probate court is required to ensure a guardian's timely completion of the training required by Section 155.204(a)(2), unless the training is waived by the probate court as provided by Section 155.204(a)(3).
Tex. Government Code § 1401.044 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1401 / Section 1401.044
§ 1401.044. DISTRIBUTION OF PROCEEDS.
Status: in_force

The authority by rule shall establish guidelines, criteria, and procedures for distributions of general obligation bond proceeds.
Tex. Tax Code § 11.162 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 11 / Section 11.162
§ 11.162. ANIMAL FEED HELD FOR SALE AT RETAIL.
Status: in_force

The owner of tangible personal property consisting of animal feed exempted from sales and use taxes under Section 151.316(a)(3) or (4) is entitled to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of the appraised value of the tangible personal property if the property is held by the owner for sale at retail.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8017.0102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8017 / Section 8017.0102
§ 8017.0102. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a municipal utility district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1579.108 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1579 / Section 1579.108
§ 1579.108. LIMITATIONS.
Status: in_force

The trustee may not contract for or provide a health coverage plan that excludes from participation in the network a general hospital that:

(1) is located in the geographical service area or areas of the health coverage plan that includes a county that:

(A) has a population of at least 100,000 and not more than 233,500; and

(B) is located in the Texas-Louisiana border region, as that term is defined in Section 2056.002(e), Government Code; and

(2) agrees to provide medical and health care services under the plan subject to the same terms as other hospital providers under the plan.
Tex. Transportation Code § 252.106 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 252 / Section 252.106
§ 252.106. SUPERVISION OF ROAD COMMISSIONER BY COMMISSIONERS COURT.
Status: in_force

(a) A road commissioner shall obey the orders of the commissioners court.

(b) A road commissioner's acts are subject to the control, supervision, orders, and approval of the commissioners court.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8078.0106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8078 / Section 8078.0106
§ 8078.0106. 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. Special District Local Laws Code § 8877.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8877 / Section 8877.051
§ 8877.051. COMPOSITION OF BOARD; TERMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is governed by a board of five elected directors.

(b) Except as provided by Section 8877.052(d), directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 148.021 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 148 / Section 148.021
§ 148.021. MEAT PROCESSOR.
Status: in_force

A person is a meat processor subject to this subchapter if the person is engaged in the business of slaughtering cattle, sheep, goats, or hogs and processing or packaging them for sale as meat.
Tex. Estates Code § 354.057 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 354 / Section 354.057
§ 354.057. CREDITORS ENTITLED TO SUE ON BOND.
Status: in_force

A creditor of an estate withdrawn from administration under Section 354.053 whose debt or claim against the estate is unpaid and not barred by limitation is entitled to:

(1) commence a suit in the person's own name on the bond under Section 354.052; and

(2) obtain a judgment on the bond for the debt or claim the creditor establishes against the estate.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3872.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3872 / Section 3872.201
§ 3872.201. AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH DEFINED AREAS OR DESIGNATED PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

The district may define areas or designate certain property of the district to pay for improvements, facilities, or services that primarily benefit that area or property and do not generally and directly benefit the district as a whole.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 152.710 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 152 / Section 152.710
§ 152.710. REINSTATEMENT.
Status: in_force

To approve a reinstatement of a partnership under Section 11.202, all remaining partners, or another group or percentage of partners as specified by the partnership agreement, must agree in writing to reinstate and continue the business of the partnership.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 33.119 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 33 / Section 33.119
§ 33.119. ISSUANCE OF PERMITS.
Status: in_force

The board may issue permits authorizing limited continued use of previously unauthorized structures on coastal public land if the use is sought by one who is claiming an interest in the structure but is not incident to the ownership of littoral property.
Tex. Government Code § 2105.009 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2105 / Section 2105.009
§ 2105.009. PRIMARY CARE BLOCK GRANT.
Status: in_force

(a) The Department of State Health Services shall administer a primary care block grant if that grant is authorized and if the department satisfies federal requirements relating to the designation of an agency to administer the grant.

(b) In administering the primary care block grant, the department may:

(1) receive the primary care block grant funds on behalf of the state;

(2) spend primary care block grant funds and state funds specifically appropriated by the legislature to match funds received under a primary care block grant;

(3) make grants to, advance funds to, contract with, and take other actions through community health centers that meet the requirements of 42 U.S.C. Section 254c(e)(3) to provide for the delivery of primary and supplemental health services to medically underserved populations of the state; and

(4) perform other activities necessary to administer the primary care block grant.

(b-1) The executive commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission may adopt necessary rules for administering the primary care block grant.

(c) In this section:

(1) "Community health center" has the meaning assigned by 42 U.S.C. Section 254c(a), as that law existed on April 23, 1986.

(2) "Medically underserved population," "primary health services," and "supplemental health services" have the meanings assigned by 42 U.S.C. Section 254c(b), as that law existed on April 23, 1986.
Tex. Family Code § 158.210 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 158 / Section 158.210
§ 158.210. FINE FOR NONCOMPLIANCE.
Status: in_force

(a) In addition to the civil remedies provided by this subchapter or any other remedy provided by law, an employer who knowingly violates the provisions of this chapter may be subject to a fine not to exceed $200 for each occurrence in which the employer fails to:

(1) withhold income for child support as instructed in an order or writ issued under this chapter; or

(2) remit withheld income within the time required by Section 158.203 to the payee identified in the order or writ or to the state disbursement unit.

(b) A fine recovered under this section shall be paid to the county in which the obligee resides and shall be used by the county to improve child support services.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 31.004 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 31 / Section 31.004
§ 31.004. EFFECT OF ADJUDICATION IN LOWER TRIAL COURT.
Status: in_force

(a) A judgment or a determination of fact or law in a proceeding in a lower trial court is not res judicata and is not a basis for estoppel by judgment in a proceeding in a district court, except that a judgment rendered in a lower trial court is binding on the parties thereto as to recovery or denial of recovery.

(b) This section does not apply to a judgment in probate, guardianship, mental health , or other matter in which a lower trial court has exclusive subject matter jurisdiction on a basis other than the amount in controversy.

(c) For the purposes of this section, a "lower trial court" is a small claims court, a justice of the peace court, a county court, or a statutory county court.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2153.001 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2153 / Section 2153.001
§ 2153.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Group automobile insurance" means automobile insurance that:

(A) covers individuals who are over 55 years of age; and

(B) is offered under a group marketing plan.

(2) "Group marketing" means the marketing of group automobile insurance to an eligible group under Section 2153.052.
Tex. Government Code § 403.401 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 403 / Section 403.401
§ 403.401. PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

The purpose of this subchapter is to:

(1) promote green industry employment opportunities, including through the establishment of training programs to enhance green job skills and create career opportunities that result in high-wage jobs;

(2) foster regional collaboration for the development of green industry employment opportunities;

(3) assist in the development of a highly skilled, high-wage, and productive workforce in the green industry; and

(4) assist workers with obtaining education, skills training, and labor market information to enhance their employability, earnings, and standard of living.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1104.2122 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1104 / Section 1104.2122
§ 1104.2122. IMMUNITY OF WITNESSES.
Status: in_force

(a) The board in a contested case hearing may grant a witness immunity from disciplinary action by the board.

(b) The official record of the hearing must include the reason for granting immunity.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 51.03 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 51 / Section 51.03
§ 51.03. LIMITED ACCESS TO MINIBAR.
Status: in_force

(a) Minibars shall be of such design as to prevent access to alcoholic beverages to all persons who do not have a minibar key. The minibar key shall be different from the hotel guestroom key, and the mixed beverage permittee may not provide the minibar key to any person who is not of legal drinking age.

(b) A mixed beverage permittee may not provide a minibar key to any person other than an employee of the permittee or a registered guest of the hotel.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 241.302 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 241 / Section 241.302
§ 241.302. LICENSE REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) A person may not establish, conduct, or maintain a limited services rural hospital unless:

(1) the United States Congress passes a bill creating a payment program specifically for limited services rural hospitals or similarly designated hospitals that becomes law; and

(2) the commission issues a license to the person to establish, conduct, or maintain a limited services rural hospital under this subchapter.

(b) If the United States Congress enacts a bill described by Subsection (a)(1) that becomes law, the executive commissioner shall adopt rules:

(1) establishing minimum standards for the facilities; and

(2) implementing this section.

(c) The standards adopted under Subsection (b) must be at least as stringent as the standards established in the law described by Subsection (a) for eligibility to qualify for a payment program established by the law.

(d) An applicant for a license under this section must:

(1) submit an application for the license to the commission in a form and manner prescribed by the commission; and

(2) pay any required fee.

(e) The commission shall issue a license to act as a limited services rural hospital under this subchapter if the applicant complies with the rules and standards adopted under this section.

(f) The commission by order may waive or modify the requirement of a particular provision of this chapter or a standard adopted under this section if the commission determines that the waiver or modification will facilitate the creation or operation of the facility and that the waiver or modification is in the best interests of the individuals served or to be served by the facility. Sections 241.026(d) and (e) apply to a waiver or modification under this section for a limited services rural hospital in the same manner as the subsections apply to a waiver or modification for a hospital.

(g) A provision of this chapter related to the enforcement authority of the commission applies to a limited services rural hospital.
Tex. Occupations Code § 507.357 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 507 / Section 507.357
§ 507.357.
Status: in_force

Sec. 507.357. OPTIONS FOLLOWING DECISION: PAY OR APPEAL. (a) Not later than the 30th day after the date the executive council's order becomes final, the person shall:

(1) pay the administrative penalty; or

(2) file a petition for judicial review contesting the occurrence of the violation, the amount of the penalty, or both.

(b) Within the 30-day period prescribed by Subsection (a), a person who files a petition for judicial review may:

(1) stay enforcement of the penalty by:

(A) paying the penalty to the court for placement in an escrow account; or

(B) giving to the court a supersedeas bond approved by the court that is:

(i) for the amount of the penalty; and

(ii) effective until judicial review of the executive council's order is final; or

(2) request the court to stay enforcement of the penalty by:

(A) filing with the court a sworn affidavit of the person stating that the person is financially unable to pay the penalty and is financially unable to give the supersedeas bond; and

(B) giving a copy of the affidavit to the executive council by certified mail.

(c) If the executive council receives a copy of an affidavit under Subsection (b)(2), the executive council may file with the court a contest to the affidavit not later than the fifth day after the date the copy is received.

(d) The court shall hold a hearing on the facts alleged in the affidavit as soon as practicable and shall stay the enforcement of the penalty on finding that the alleged facts are true. The person who files the affidavit has the burden of proving that the person is financially unable to pay the penalty or to give a supersedeas bond.
Tex. Education Code § 12A.005 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 12A / Section 12A.005
§ 12A.005. ADOPTION OF LOCAL INNOVATION PLAN; COMMISSIONER APPROVAL.
Status: in_force

(a) The board of trustees may not vote on adoption of a proposed local innovation plan unless:

(1) the final version of the proposed plan has been available on the district's Internet website for at least 30 days;

(2) the board of trustees has notified the commissioner of the board's intention to vote on adoption of the proposed plan; and

(3) the district-level committee established under Section 11.251 has held a public meeting to consider the final version of the proposed plan and has approved the plan by a majority vote of the committee members, provided that the meeting required by this subdivision may occur immediately before and on the same date as the meeting at which the board intends to vote on adoption of the proposed plan.

(b) A board of trustees may adopt a proposed local innovation plan by an affirmative vote of two-thirds of the membership of the board.

(c) On adoption of a local innovation plan, the district:

(1) is designated as a district of innovation under this chapter for the term specified in the plan, subject to Section 12A.006;

(2) shall begin operation in accordance with the plan; and

(3) is exempt from state requirements identified under Section 12A.003(b)(2).

(d) A district's exemption described by Subsection (c)(3) includes any subsequent amendment or redesignation of an identified state requirement, unless the subsequent amendment or redesignation specifically applies to a district of innovation.
Tex. Family Code § 160.511 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 160 / Section 160.511
§ 160.511.
Status: in_force

Sec. 160.511. OFFENSE: UNAUTHORIZED RELEASE OF SPECIMEN. (a) A person commits an offense if the person intentionally releases an identifiable specimen of another person for any purpose not relevant to the parentage proceeding and without a court order or the written permission of the person who furnished the specimen.

(b) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.
Tex. Transportation Code § 202.029 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 202 / Section 202.029
§ 202.029. RIGHTS OF PUBLIC UTILITY OR COMMON CARRIER.
Status: in_force

Under this subchapter, if the state sells, conveys, or surrenders possession of real property that is being used by a public utility or common carrier having a right of eminent domain for right-of-way and easement purposes, the sale, conveyance, or surrender of possession of the real property is subject to the right and continued use of the public utility or common carrier.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8504.306 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8504 / Section 8504.306
§ 8504.306. SALE UNDER MORTGAGE OR ENCUMBRANCE.
Status: in_force

(a) Under a sale ordered under a mortgage or encumbrance described by Section 8504.305, a purchaser of the improvements, facilities, and other property at the sale, and the purchaser's successors or assigns, are vested with a permit and franchise to maintain and operate the improvements, facilities, and other property, with powers and privileges like those held by the authority in the operation of the improvements, facilities, and other property.

(b) Instead of operating the improvements, facilities, and other property as provided by Subsection (a), the purchaser and the purchaser's successors or assigns may remove all or part of the improvements, facilities, and other property for diversion to other purposes.
Tex. Local Government Code § 134.152 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 134 / Section 134.152
§ 134.152. CLERK OF THE COURT ACCOUNT.
Status: in_force

Money allocated under Section 134.101 or 134.102 to the clerk of the court account maintained in the county treasury as required by Section 134.151 may be used by a county only to defray costs of services provided by a county or district clerk.
Tex. Insurance Code § 424.070 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 424 / Section 424.070
§ 424.070.
Status: in_force

Sec. 424.070. AUTHORIZED INVESTMENTS: OBLIGATIONS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES. (a) Subject to this section, an insurer may invest the insurer's funds in excess of minimum capital and surplus in a bond or other interest-bearing evidence of indebtedness of a:

(1) county or subdivision of a county;

(2) municipality;

(3) road district;

(4) turnpike district or authority;

(5) water district;

(6) school district;

(7) sanitary or navigation district; or

(8) municipally owned revenue water system, sewer system, or electric utility company with respect to which the municipality has appropriated, pledged, or otherwise provided for special revenues to meet the principal and interest payments of the bond or other evidence of indebtedness.

(b) A bond or other evidence of indebtedness of a navigation district is an authorized investment under this section only if:

(1) the navigation district is located wholly or partly in a county that has a population of at least 100,000; and

(2) the interest due on the bond or other evidence of indebtedness has never been in default.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1351.001 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1351 / Section 1351.001
§ 1351.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Health services" includes:

(A) skilled nursing by a registered nurse or a licensed vocational nurse under the supervision of at least one registered nurse and at least one physician;

(B) physical, occupational, speech, or respiratory therapy;

(C) the services of a home health aide under the supervision of a registered nurse; and

(D) the furnishing of medical equipment and supplies other than drugs or medicines.

(2) "Home health agency" means a business that:

(A) provides home health services; and

(B) is licensed by the Texas Department of Human Services under Chapter 142, Health and Safety Code.

(3) "Home health services" means the provision of health services for payment or other consideration in a patient's residence under a plan of care that is:

(A) established, approved in writing, and reviewed at least every two months by the attending physician; and

(B) certified by the attending physician as necessary for medical purposes.
Tex. Transportation Code § 69.003 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 69 / Section 69.003
§ 69.003. APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This chapter applies only to a Jefferson or Orange County port.