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Tex. Health and Safety Code § 1101.157 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 1101 / Section 1101.157
§ 1101.157.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1101.157. EXCEPTION TO IMMUNITY: CERTAIN VIOLATIONS AND OFFENSES; IMPOSITION OF PENALTY; MITIGATING FACTORS. (a) The immunity established by this subchapter does not apply and an administrative or civil penalty may be imposed under applicable law if:

(1) the person who made the disclosure intentionally or knowingly committed or was responsible within the meaning of Section 7.02, Penal Code, for the commission of the disclosed violation;

(2) the person who made the disclosure recklessly committed or was responsible within the meaning of Section 7.02, Penal Code, for the commission of the disclosed violation and the violation resulted in substantial injury to one or more persons at the site or off-site harm to persons, property, or the environment;

(3) the offense was committed intentionally or knowingly by a member of the person's management or an agent of the person and the person's policies or lack of prevention systems contributed materially to the occurrence of the violation;

(4) the offense was committed recklessly by a member of the person's management or an agent of the person, the person's policies or lack of prevention systems contributed materially to the occurrence of the violation, and the violation resulted in substantial injury to one or more persons at the site or off-site harm to persons, property, or the environment; or

(5) the violation has resulted in a substantial economic benefit that gives the violator a clear advantage over its business competitors.

(b) A penalty that is imposed under Subsection (a) should, to the extent appropriate, be mitigated by factors such as:

(1) the voluntariness of the disclosure;

(2) efforts by the disclosing party to conduct environmental or health and safety audits;

(3) remediation;

(4) cooperation with government officials investigating the disclosed violation;

(5) the period of ownership of the regulated facility or operation; or

(6) other relevant considerations.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1086.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1086 / Section 1086.201
§ 1086.201. GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS.
Status: in_force

If authorized by an election, the board may issue and sell general obligation bonds in the name and on the faith and credit of the district to:

(1) purchase, construct, acquire, repair, or renovate buildings or improvements;

(2) equip buildings or improvements for hospital purposes; or

(3) acquire and operate a mobile emergency medical service.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 552.206 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 552 / Section 552.206
§ 552.206. PROVISION OF NECESSARY PATIENT CARE BY ESSENTIAL CAREGIVER.
Status: in_force

This subchapter may not be construed as requiring an essential caregiver to provide necessary care to a patient, and a state hospital may not require an essential caregiver to provide the necessary care.
Tex. Occupations Code § 565.0551 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 565 / Section 565.0551
§ 565.0551. SURETY BOND.
Status: in_force

(a) The executive director of the board may require a license holder to submit a surety bond to the board in an amount as prescribed by board rule, not to exceed $25,000.

(b) The board may use a pharmacy's surety bond to secure the payment of a fine, fee, or penalty imposed on the pharmacy or costs incurred by the board in conducting an investigation of the pharmacy only under Section 565.002(a)(7) or (10) if the pharmacy fails to pay the fine, fee, penalty, or cost as prescribed by board rule.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 772.605 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 772 / Section 772.605
§ 772.605. POLITICAL SUBDIVISION; DISTRICT POWERS.
Status: in_force

(a) A district is a political subdivision of this state created to carry out essential governmental functions.

(b) A district may exercise all powers necessary to carry out the purposes and provisions of this subchapter.

(c) A district created under this subchapter may enter into an interlocal agreement with an emergency communication district established under Subchapter B, C, D, F, or G to promote enhanced public safety and increased fiscal and service efficiencies.
Tex. Transportation Code § 253.003 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 253 / Section 253.003
§ 253.003. PROPOSAL FOR COUNTY IMPROVEMENT OF SUBDIVISION ROADS AND ASSESSMENT OF COSTS.
Status: in_force

If the commissioners court of a county determines that the improvement of a road in a subdivision or of an access road to a subdivision is necessary for the public health, safety, or welfare of the residents of the county, the commissioners court may propose to:

(1) improve the road to comply with county standards for roads; and

(2) assess all or part of the costs of the improvement pro rata against the record owners of the real property of the subdivision or a defined part of the subdivision.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 16 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 42 / Section 16
§ 16.
Status: in_force

Sec. 16. In addition to the information described by Section 1, the judgment should reflect the affirmative finding and instruction entered pursuant to Article 42.0194.
Tex. Insurance Code § 4201.555 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 4201 / Section 4201.555
§ 4201.555. ACCESS TO RECORDED PERSONAL INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

(a) If an individual submits a written request to a utilization review agent for access to recorded personal information concerning the individual, the agent shall, within 10 business days from the date the agent receives the request:

(1) inform the requesting individual in writing of the nature and substance of the recorded personal information; and

(2) allow the individual, at the individual's discretion, to:

(A) view and copy, in person, the recorded personal information concerning the individual; or

(B) obtain a copy of the information by mail.

(b) If the information requested under this section is in coded form, the utilization review agent shall provide in writing an accurate translation of the information in plain language.

(c) A utilization review agent's charges for providing a copy of information requested under this section shall be reasonable, as determined by rule adopted by the commissioner. The charges may not include any costs otherwise recouped as part of the charges for utilization review.
Tex. Finance Code § 353.013 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 353 / Section 353.013
§ 353.013. ORDER OF ITEMS IN CONTRACT.
Status: in_force

Items required by this chapter to be in a retail installment contract are not required to be stated in the order set forth in this chapter.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2211.056 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2211 / Section 2211.056
§ 2211.056. FILING AND APPROVAL OF RATES.
Status: in_force

(a) The association shall file with the commissioner for approval the proposed rates and supplemental rate information to be used in connection with the issuance of insurance policies or endorsements.

(b) The association shall set rates in an amount sufficient to:

(1) carry all claims to maturity; and

(2) meet the expenses incurred in the writing and servicing of the business.

(c) Not later than the 60th day after the date the association files the proposed rates, the commissioner shall enter an order approving or disapproving, wholly or partly, the proposed rates. The commissioner may, on notice to the association, extend the period for entering an order under this section an additional 30 days.

(d) An order disapproving a rate must state:

(1) the grounds for the disapproval; and

(2) the findings in support of the disapproval.

(e) The association may not issue an insurance policy or endorsement until the commissioner approves the rates to be applied to the policy or endorsement.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7980A.0501 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7980A / Section 7980A.0501
§ 7980A.0501. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

The district may issue bonds or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, impact fees, revenue, contract payments, grants, or other district money, or any combination of those sources, to pay for any authorized district purpose.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2001.505 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2001 / Section 2001.505
§ 2001.505. REPORT OF EXPENSES.
Status: repealed

(a) A licensed authorized organization conducting bingo shall submit quarterly to the commission a report under oath stating:

(1) the amount of the gross receipts derived from bingo;

(2) each item of expense incurred or paid;

(3) each item of expenditure made or to be made, the name and address of each person to whom each item has been paid or is to be paid, and a detailed description of the merchandise purchased or the services rendered;

(4) the net proceeds derived from bingo;

(5) the use to which the proceeds have been or are to be applied; and

(6) a list of prizes offered and given, with their respective values.

(b) A license holder shall maintain records to substantiate the contents of each report.

(c) Repealed by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 636, Sec. 42(10), eff. October 1, 2009.
Tex. Occupations Code § 603.259 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 603 / Section 603.259
§ 603.259. PROVISIONAL LICENSE.
Status: in_force

(a) The medical board may issue a provisional license to an applicant who files an application, pays an application fee, and submits evidence satisfactory to the medical board of successful completion of the education requirement under Section 603.254.

(b) A person who meets the qualifications for a provisional license under this chapter is entitled to a provisional license.

(c) A provisionally licensed perfusionist must practice under the supervision and direction of a licensed perfusionist while performing perfusion. If the medical board finds that a licensed perfusionist is not reasonably available to provide supervision and direction and if the medical board approves an application submitted by the provisionally licensed perfusionist, supervision and direction may be provided by a physician who is licensed by the medical board and certified by the American Board of Thoracic Surgery or certified in cardiovascular surgery by the American Osteopathic Board of Surgery.

(d) The medical board may not adopt a rule governing supervision and direction that requires the immediate physical presence of the supervising person.
Tex. Insurance Code § 401.017 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 401 / Section 401.017
§ 401.017. NOTICE OF ADVERSE FINANCIAL CONDITION OR MISSTATEMENT OF FINANCIAL CONDITION.
Status: in_force

(a) An insurer or health maintenance organization required to file an audited financial report under this subchapter shall require the insurer's or health maintenance organization's accountant to immediately notify the board of directors of the insurer or health maintenance organization or the insurer's or health maintenance organization's audit committee in writing of any determination by that accountant that:

(1) the insurer or health maintenance organization has materially misstated the insurer's or health maintenance organization's financial condition as reported to the commissioner as of the balance sheet date being audited; or

(2) the insurer or health maintenance organization does not meet the minimum capital and surplus requirements prescribed by this code for the insurer or health maintenance organization as of that date.

(b) An insurer or health maintenance organization that receives a notice described by Subsection (a) shall:

(1) provide to the commissioner a copy of the notice not later than the fifth business day after the date the insurer or health maintenance organization receives the notice; and

(2) provide to the accountant evidence that the notice was provided to the commissioner.

(c) If the accountant does not receive the evidence required by Subsection (b)(2) on or before the fifth business day after the date the accountant notified the insurer or health maintenance organization under Subsection (a), the accountant shall file with the commissioner a copy of the accountant's written notice not later than the 10th business day after the date the accountant notified the insurer or health maintenance organization.

(d) An accountant is not liable to an insurer or health maintenance organization or the insurer's or health maintenance organization's policyholders, shareholders, officers, employees, directors, creditors, or affiliates for a statement made under this section if the statement was made in good faith to comply with this section.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 132.084 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 132 / Section 132.084
§ 132.084. MISLEADING ADVERTISING.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person:

(1) advertises or sells shell eggs below the quality of Grade A by describing the eggs as "fresh," "yard," "selected," "hennery," "new-laid," "infertile," "cage," or with words that have similar meaning; or

(2) advertises eggs by price without also indicating the full, correct, and unabbreviated designation of size and grade of the eggs.

(b) An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $50 nor more than $1,000.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 34.064 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 34 / Section 34.064
§ 34.064. EASEMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A board may grant easements of rights-of-way on the land covered by the provisions of this chapter.

(b) The easements may be granted on terms and conditions the board considers to be in the best interest of the state.

(c) The provisions of this section:

(1) do not apply to land owned by the Parks and Wildlife Department on which an easement may be granted under Section 11.301, Parks and Wildlife Code;

(2) do not apply to land owned by the state as a part of the penitentiary system; and

(3) do not repeal Section 496.004, Government Code.
Tex. Occupations Code § 301.653 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 301 / Section 301.653
§ 301.653. REPORT AND NOTICE OF VIOLATION AND CORRECTIVE ACTION.
Status: in_force

If the executive director determines that a person has committed a violation for which a corrective action may be imposed under the guidelines adopted under Section 301.652(b), the executive director may give written notice of the determination and recommendation for corrective action to the person subject to the corrective action. The notice may be given by certified mail. The notice must:

(1) include a brief summary of the alleged violation;

(2) state the recommended corrective action; and

(3) inform the person of the person's options in responding to the notice.
Tex. Government Code § 813.002 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 813 / Section 813.002
§ 813.002. SERVICE CREDITABLE IN A YEAR.
Status: in_force

The board of trustees by rule shall determine how much service in any year is equivalent to one year of creditable service, but in no case may all of a person's service in one year be creditable as more than one year of service.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 82.203 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 82 / Section 82.203
§ 82.203. LAND PURCHASE; SCHOOL LANDS.
Status: reserved

The department may purchase the surface rights in not more than eight sections of public school lands located in Culberson and Hudspeth counties in the following blocks: Blocks 65 and 66, T. & P. Ry. Co. land; Blocks 42-1/2, 43, 54-1/2, Public School Lands. The minerals on the land purchased shall be reserved to the school fund and managed by the school land board. The price to be paid for the land shall not exceed $1 per acre and shall be paid for by the department out of the game, fish, and water safety account.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 4013.0103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 4013 / Section 4013.0103
§ 4013.0103. PURPOSE; DECLARATION OF INTENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The creation of the district is essential to accomplish the purposes of Sections 52 and 52-a, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and other public purposes stated in this chapter.

(b) By creating the district and in authorizing the city and other political subdivisions to contract with the district, the legislature has established a program to accomplish the public purposes set out in Section 52-a, Article III, Texas Constitution.

(c) The creation of the district is necessary to promote, develop, encourage, and maintain employment, commerce, transportation, housing, tourism, recreation, the arts, entertainment, economic development, safety, and the public welfare in the district.

(d) This chapter and the creation of the district may not be interpreted to relieve the city from providing the level of services provided as of the effective date of the Act enacting this chapter to the area in the district. The district is created to supplement and not to supplant city services provided in the district.
Tex. Estates Code § 451.003 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 451 / Section 451.003
§ 451.003. EFFECT OF ORDER.
Status: in_force

(a) An order of no administration issued under Section 451.002(b) constitutes sufficient legal authority to each person who owes money, has custody of property, or acts as registrar or transfer agent of any evidence of interest, indebtedness, property, or right, belonging to the estate, and to each person purchasing from or otherwise dealing with the estate, for payment or transfer without administration to the persons described in the order as entitled to receive the estate.

(b) The persons described in the order are entitled to enforce by suit their right to payment or transfer described by this section.
Tex. Government Code § 2002.013 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2002 / Section 2002.013
§ 2002.013. FREQUENCY OF PUBLICATION.
Status: in_force

The secretary of state shall publish the Texas Register at regular intervals, but not less often than 52 times each calendar year.
Tex. Occupations Code § 301.510 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 301 / Section 301.510
§ 301.510. REMITTANCE OF PENALTY AND INTEREST.
Status: in_force

(a) If after judicial review, the administrative penalty is reduced or not imposed by the court, the court shall, after the judgment becomes final:

(1) order that the appropriate amount, plus accrued interest, be remitted to the person if the person paid the penalty; or

(2) order the release of the bond in full if the penalty is not imposed or order the release of the bond after the person pays the penalty imposed if the person posted a supersedeas bond.

(b) The interest paid under Subsection (a)(1) is the rate charged on loans to depository institutions by the New York Federal Reserve Bank. The interest shall be paid for the period beginning on the date the penalty is paid and ending on the date the penalty is remitted.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 431.226 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 431 / Section 431.226
§ 431.226. REFUSAL TO GRANT LICENSE; SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION OF LICENSE.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may refuse an application for a license or may suspend or revoke a license.

(b) The executive commissioner by rule shall establish minimum standards for granting and maintaining a license. In adopting rules under this section, the executive commissioner shall:

(1) ensure that the minimum standards prioritize safe handling of fruits and vegetables based on known safety risks, including any history of outbreaks of food-borne communicable diseases; and

(2) consider acceptable produce safety standards developed by a federal agency, state agency, or university.

(c) The refusal or the suspension or revocation of a license by the department and the appeal from that action are governed by the procedures for a contested case hearing under Chapter 2001, Government Code.
Tex. Local Government Code § 85.021 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 85 / Section 85.021
§ 85.021. EXECUTION OF PROCESS; PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) The sheriff shall execute all process and precepts directed to the sheriff by legal authority and shall return the process or precept to the proper court on or before the date the process or precept is returnable.

(b) The sheriff commits an offense if the sheriff:

(1) fails to return a process or precept as required by Subsection (a); or

(2) makes a false return.

(c) An offense under this section is punishable by the court to which the process is returnable, as for contempt, by a fine of not more than $100. A fine collected under this section shall be deposited in the county treasury.

(d) The sheriff is liable for all damages sustained by a person by reason of an offense committed by the sheriff under this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6903.055 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6903 / Section 6903.055
§ 6903.055. ANNEXATION HEARING.
Status: in_force

(a) At least 10 days before the date of the annexation hearing, notice of the adoption of the resolution stating the time and place of the hearing and addressed to the citizens and owners of property in the territory to be annexed shall be published one time in a newspaper designated by the commissioners court. The notice must describe the territory in the same manner in which Section 6903.053(a) requires the petition to describe the territory.

(b) If a newspaper is not published in the territory to be annexed, the notice shall be posted in three public places in the territory.

(c) Any interested person may appear at the hearing and offer evidence for or against the annexation.

(d) The hearing may proceed in the order and under the rules prescribed by the commissioners court and may be recessed from time to time.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6912.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6912 / Section 6912.102
§ 6912.102. CONTRACTS TO SUPPLY WATER OR SEWAGE SERVICES.
Status: in_force

(a) The authority may contract with a municipality or other entity to supply to the entity water or sewage services. A municipality or other entity may contract with the authority to supply to the authority water or sewage services.

(b) The authority may contract with a municipality for the rental or leasing of or for the operation of the municipality's water production, water supply, water filtration, or purification and water supply facilities or sewerage system or facilities. A municipality may contract with the authority for the rental or leasing of or for the operation of the authority's water production, water supply, water filtration, or purification and water supply facilities or sewerage system or facilities.

(c) A contract may be:

(1) on the terms and for the consideration agreed to by the parties; and

(2) for any period not to exceed 50 years.

(d) An election is not required by a municipality for approval of a water, sewer, or water and sewer contract. A contract may be entered into without the necessity of an election.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 17.81 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 17 / Section 17.81
§ 17.81. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this chapter "going out of business sale" means an offer to sell to the public, or the sale to the public of, goods, wares, and merchandise on the implied or direct representation by written or oral advertising that the sale is in anticipation of the termination of all of the operations of a business at all of its locations in a county and in all of the counties immediately adjacent to that county.
Tex. Government Code § 124.004 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 124 / Section 124.004
§ 124.004. ESTABLISHMENT OF REGIONAL PROGRAM.
Status: repealed

(a) The commissioners courts of two or more counties may elect to establish a regional veterans treatment court program under this chapter for the participating counties.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., Ch. 1352 (S.B. 346), Sec. 4.40(30), eff. January 1, 2020.