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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8194.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8194 / Section 8194.101
§ 8194.101. TAX TO REPAY BONDS.
Status: in_force

The district may impose a tax to pay the principal of or interest on bonds issued under Section 8194.151.
Tex. Water Code § 36.104 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 36 / Section 36.104
§ 36.104. PURCHASE, SALE, TRANSPORTATION, AND DISTRIBUTION OF WATER.
Status: in_force

A district may purchase, sell, transport, and distribute surface water or groundwater.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2201.209 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2201 / Section 2201.209
§ 2201.209. PENALTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) A risk retention group that is authorized to engage in business in this state under Subchapter C or D and that violates this chapter is subject to all sanctions and penalties applicable to an insurer that holds a certificate of authority under Chapters 822 and 861, including revocation of the authority to engage in business in this state.

(b) A risk retention group not chartered in this state that violates this chapter is also subject to any fine or penalty applicable to a foreign admitted insurer generally, including revocation of the authority to engage in business in this state.

(c) A risk retention group engaging in business in this state that is not authorized to engage in business under Subchapter C or D is considered an unauthorized insurer and is subject to Section 823.457, Subchapters A-P, Chapter 442, and Chapters 101, 441, 804, and 801, other than Section 801.056.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3503.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3503 / Section 3503.104
§ 3503.104. WASTE DISPOSAL.
Status: in_force

(a) The authority may provide for the collection, transmission, treatment, disposal, and control of municipal, domestic, industrial, and commercial waste water and sewage.

(b) The authority may exercise the powers granted to a district under Chapter 30, Water Code.
Tex. Property Code § 81.106 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 81 / Section 81.106
§ 81.106. APARTMENT DEEDS.
Status: in_force

A deed to an apartment in a condominium regime must:

(1) include by reference the plats in the declaration;

(2) state the encumbrances against the apartment;

(3) describe the apartment according to the plat; and

(4) state the apartment's fractional or percentage interest in the condominium regime.
Tex. Government Code § 543A.0251 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 543A / Section 543A.0251
§ 543A.0251. QUALITY-BASED PAYMENT SYSTEMS FOR LONG-TERM SERVICES AND SUPPORTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission, after consulting with appropriate stakeholders representing nursing facility providers with an interest in providing long-term services and supports, may develop and implement quality-based payment systems for Medicaid long-term services and supports providers designed to improve quality of care and reduce the provision of unnecessary services. A quality-based payment system must base payments made to providers on quality and efficiency measures that may include measurable wellness and prevention criteria and the use of evidence-based best practices, sharing a portion of any realized cost savings the provider achieves, and ensuring quality of care outcomes, including a reduction in potentially preventable events.

(b) The commission may develop a quality-based payment system for Medicaid long-term services and supports providers only if implementing the system would be feasible and cost-effective.
Tex. Transportation Code § 644.052 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 644 / Section 644.052
§ 644.052. APPLICABILITY OF RULES.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding an exemption provided in the federal safety regulations, other than an exemption relating to intracity or commercial zone operations provided in 49 C.F.R. Part 395, a rule adopted by the director under this chapter applies uniformly throughout this state.

(b) A rule adopted under this chapter applies to a vehicle that requires a hazardous material placard.

(c) A rule adopted under this chapter may not apply to a vehicle that is operated intrastate and that is:

(1) a machine generally consisting of a mast, engine, draw works, and chassis permanently constructed or assembled to be used and used in oil or water well servicing or drilling;

(2) a mobile crane that is an unladen, self-propelled vehicle constructed as a machine to raise, shift, or lower weight; or

(3) a vehicle transporting seed cotton.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1074.206 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1074 / Section 1074.206
§ 1074.206. MATURITY OF BONDS.
Status: in_force

District bonds must mature not later than the 40th anniversary of the date of issuance.
Tex. Government Code § 124.001 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 124 / Section 124.001
§ 124.001. VETERANS TREATMENT COURT PROGRAM DEFINED; PROCEDURES FOR CERTAIN DEFENDANTS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this chapter, "veterans treatment court program" means a program that has the following essential characteristics:

(1) the integration of services in the processing of cases in the judicial system;

(2) the use of a nonadversarial approach involving prosecutors and defense attorneys to promote public safety and to protect the due process rights of program participants;

(3) early identification and prompt placement of eligible participants in the program;

(4) access to a continuum of alcohol, controlled substance, mental health, and other related treatment and rehabilitative services;

(5) careful monitoring of treatment and services provided to program participants;

(6) a coordinated strategy to govern program responses to participants' compliance;

(7) ongoing judicial interaction with program participants;

(8) monitoring and evaluation of program goals and effectiveness;

(9) continuing interdisciplinary education to promote effective program planning, implementation, and operations;

(10) development of partnerships with public agencies and community organizations, including the United States Department of Veterans Affairs; and

(11) inclusion of a participant's family members who agree to be involved in the treatment and services provided to the participant under the program.

(b) If a defendant who was arrested for or charged with, but not convicted of or placed on deferred adjudication community supervision for, an offense successfully completes a veterans treatment court program, after notice to the attorney representing the state and a hearing in the veterans treatment court at which that court determines that a dismissal is in the best interest of justice, the veterans treatment court shall provide to the court in which the criminal case is pending information about the dismissal and shall include all of the information required about the defendant for a petition for expunction under Article 55A.253, Code of Criminal Procedure. The court in which the criminal case is pending shall dismiss the case against the defendant and:

(1) if that trial court is a district court, the court may, with the consent of the attorney representing the state, enter an order of expunction on behalf of the defendant under Article 55A.203(a), Code of Criminal Procedure; or

(2) if that trial court is not a district court, the court may, with the consent of the attorney representing the state, forward the appropriate dismissal and expunction information to enable a district court with jurisdiction to enter an order of expunction on behalf of the defendant under Article 55A.203(a), Code of Criminal Procedure.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 54.013 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 54 / Section 54.013
§ 54.013. EXEMPTION FROM FRANCHISE TAX.
Status: in_force

Corporations formed under this chapter are not required to pay franchise taxes.
Tex. Water Code § 68.155 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 68 / Section 68.155
§ 68.155. PORT AUTHORITY; EX OFFICIO DIRECTOR.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "port authority" means a navigation district located wholly or partly in the security district, and created or operating under Section 52, Article III, or Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.

(b) If a port authority is located in the district, the executive director, or a person designated by the executive director, serves as a director. If more than one port authority is located in the district, the executive director, or a person designated by the executive director, of the port authority with the largest territory inside the district serves as a director.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 754.013 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 754 / Section 754.013
§ 754.013. BOARD DUTIES.
Status: in_force

To protect public safety and to identify and correct potential hazards, the board shall advise the commission on:

(1) the adoption of appropriate standards for the installation, maintenance, alteration, operation, testing, and inspection of equipment;

(2) the status of equipment used by the public in this state;

(3) sources of information relating to equipment safety;

(4) public awareness programs related to elevator safety, including programs for sellers and buyers of single-family dwellings with elevators, chairlifts, or platform lifts; and

(5) any other matter considered relevant by the commission.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7917A.0104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7917A / Section 7917A.0104
§ 7917A.0104. CONSENT OF MUNICIPALITY REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors may not hold an election under Section 7917A.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.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1379.054 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1379 / Section 1379.054
§ 1379.054. LIMITATIONS ON COVERAGE.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding Section 1379.053, this chapter does not require a health benefit plan issuer to provide benefits for routine patient care services provided outside of the plan's health care provider network unless out-of-network benefits are otherwise provided under the plan.

(b) This chapter does not require a health benefit plan issuer to provide benefits for health care services provided outside this state unless the health benefit plan otherwise provides benefits for health care services provided outside this state.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2205.251 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2205 / Section 2205.251
§ 2205.251. FUND CREATION; MANAGEMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The Texas child-care facility liability fund is established on the creation of the pool.

(b) The fund is composed of:

(1) premiums paid by child-care facilities for coverage provided by the pool;

(2) contributions and other money received by the pool to cover the initial expenses of the fund;

(3) investments of the fund and money earned from those investments; and

(4) any other money received by the pool.

(c) The pool manager, under the general supervision of the board, shall manage and invest the money in the fund in the manner provided by the plan of operation.

(d) Money earned by the investment of money in the fund must be deposited in the fund or reinvested for the fund.
Tex. Insurance Code § 443.105 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 443 / Section 443.105
§ 443.105. COORDINATION WITH GUARANTY ASSOCIATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The receiver shall notify any potentially obligated guaranty association or the guaranty association's representative concerning the entry of a rehabilitation order and shall update the guaranty association or its representative regarding significant developments that impact efforts to rehabilitate the insurer. On a determination by the rehabilitator that rehabilitation efforts may not be successful, the rehabilitator shall participate in cooperative efforts with the potentially obligated guaranty associations. To facilitate an orderly transition to liquidation, the rehabilitator shall make available to the guaranty associations the information necessary to discharge their responsibilities upon becoming statutorily obligated. To the extent that information is available, or as it becomes available, the rehabilitator shall provide appropriate information to guaranty associations in the states in which the insurer transacted business.

(b) For the purposes of Subsection (a), "appropriate information" may include the following for lines of business written by the insurer, whether covered or not covered by guaranty associations:

(1) a general description of the different types of business written or assumed by the insurer;

(2) claim counts and policy counts by state and by line of business;

(3) claim and policy reserves;

(4) account values and cash surrender values;

(5) policy loans;

(6) interest crediting history;

(7) premiums and mode of payment;

(8) unpaid claims and amounts;

(9) sample policies and endorsements;

(10) a listing of different locations of claim files;

(11) if third-party administrators were used, copies of executed contracts and a description of the contractual arrangements; and

(12) information concerning claims in litigation or dispute, including a listing of claims with assigned defense counsel for those claims going to trial in the near future after a possible liquidation date.

(c) For the purposes of Subsection (a), "appropriate information" also includes information concerning states in which the insurer is or was licensed and periods for which the insurer is or was licensed and other information reasonably requested by a guaranty association necessary for the guaranty association to fulfill its statutory duties.

(d) In the case of a property and casualty insurer, the rehabilitator, in cooperation with the guaranty associations, shall make all reasonable efforts to prepare the insurer's electronic policy and claims data so that, upon the entry of an order of liquidation, the data will be ready for transmission using the Uniform Data Standards as promulgated by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners.

(e) The list of what appropriate information includes under Subsections (b) and (c) is not necessarily an exclusive list. Other information may be necessary to ensure that an orderly transition to liquidation occurs, and that information may be appropriately provided by the receiver.
Tex. Government Code § 526.0302 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 526 / Section 526.0302
§ 526.0302. RURAL HOSPITAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall establish the rural hospital advisory committee, either as an advisory committee or as a subcommittee of the hospital payment advisory committee, to advise the commission on issues relating specifically to rural hospitals.

(b) The rural hospital advisory committee is composed of interested individuals the executive commissioner appoints. Section 2110.002 does not apply to the advisory committee.

(c) An advisory committee member serves without compensation.
Tex. Tax Code § 202.353 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 202 / Section 202.353
§ 202.353. ALLOCATION OF REVENUE.
Status: in_force

After deducting the amount required to be deposited by Section 202.352 of this code, the comptroller shall deposit one-fourth of the revenue collected from the tax imposed by this chapter to the credit of the foundation school fund and three-fourths to the general revenue fund.
Tex. Government Code § 2175.904 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2175 / Section 2175.904
§ 2175.904. DISPOSAL OF GAMBLING EQUIPMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall establish a program for the sale of gambling equipment received from a municipality, from a commissioners court under Section 263.152(a)(5), Local Government Code, or from a state agency under this chapter.

(b) The commission may sell gambling equipment only to a person that the commission determines is a bona fide holder of a license or other authorization to sell, lease, or otherwise provide gambling equipment to others or to operate gambling equipment issued by an agency in another state or in a foreign jurisdiction where it is lawful for the person to possess gambling equipment for the intended purpose.

(c) Proceeds from the sale of gambling equipment from a municipality or commissioners court, less the costs of the sale, including costs of advertising, storage, shipping, and auctioneer or broker services, and the amount of the fee collected under Section 2175.188, shall be divided according to an agreement between the commission and the municipality or commissioners court that provided the equipment for sale. The agreement must provide that:

(1) not less than 50 percent of the net proceeds be remitted to the commissioners court; and

(2) the remainder of the net proceeds retained by the commission be deposited to the credit of the general revenue fund.

(d) Proceeds from the sale of gambling equipment from a state agency, less the costs of the sale, including costs of advertising, storage, shipping, and auctioneer or broker services, and the amount of the fee collected under Section 2175.188, shall be deposited to the credit of the general revenue fund of the state treasury.
Tex. Education Code § 130.0312 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 130 / Section 130.0312
§ 130.0312. VALIDATION OF CERTAIN ACTS AND PROCEEDINGS.
Status: in_force

(a) All governmental acts and proceedings of South Texas Community College not excepted from the application of this section by another provision of this section that were taken before March 1, 1997, are validated as of the dates on which they occurred.

(b) This section does not validate any governmental act or proceeding that, under the statutes of this state in effect at the time the act or proceeding occurred, constituted an offense punishable as a misdemeanor or a felony.

(c) The acts and proceedings relating to the confirmation proceedings of South Texas Community College are validated as of the date of the confirmation or a good faith attempt at confirmation. The confirmation of South Texas Community College under Section 130.0311 may not be held invalid by the fact of any procedural defects in the election proceedings or confirmation proceedings required under Section 130.0311.

(d) All governmental acts and proceedings of the board of trustees of South Texas Community College or of an officer or employee of the college during the transfer of the property or obligations from the McAllen extension center of the Texas State Technical College System to South Texas Community College and each act or proceeding taken or conducted since the confirmation of South Texas Community College are validated as of the dates on which they occurred.

(e) This section does not apply to any matter that on the effective date of this section:

(1) is involved in litigation if the litigation ultimately results in the matter being held invalid by a final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction; or

(2) has been held invalid by a final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8311.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8311 / Section 8311.102
§ 8311.102. 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. Occupations Code § 2026.003 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2026 / Section 2026.003
§ 2026.003. FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission by rule shall require that each racetrack association that holds a license for a class 1 racetrack, class 2 racetrack, or greyhound racetrack annually file with the commission a detailed financial statement that:

(1) contains the names and addresses of all stockholders, members, and owners of any interest in the racetrack;

(2) indicates compliance during the filing period with Section 2025.101; and

(3) includes any other information required by the commission.

(b) Each transaction that involves an acquisition or a transfer of a pecuniary interest in the racetrack association must receive prior approval from the commission. A transaction that changes the ownership of the racetrack association requires submission of updated information of the type required to be disclosed under Section 2025.052 and payment of a fee to recover the costs of the criminal background check.
Tex. Estates Code § 1105.152 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1105 / Section 1105.152
§ 1105.152. GENERAL STANDARD REGARDING AMOUNT OF BOND.
Status: in_force

(a) The judge shall set the amount of a bond for a guardian of an estate in an amount sufficient to protect the guardianship and the guardianship's creditors, as provided by this title.

(b) In determining the amount of the bond, the court may not consider estate assets placed in a management trust under Chapter 1301.
Tex. Government Code § 543A.0052 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 543A / Section 543A.0052
§ 543A.0052. FINANCIAL INCENTIVES AND CONTRACT AWARD PREFERENCES.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission may allow a managed care organization participating in the child health plan program or Medicaid increased flexibility to implement quality initiatives in a managed care plan offered by the organization, including flexibility with respect to financial arrangements, to:

(1) achieve high-quality, cost-effective health care;

(2) increase the use of high-quality, cost-effective delivery models;

(3) reduce the incidence of unnecessary institutionalization and potentially preventable events; and

(4) in collaboration with physicians and other health care providers, increase the use of alternative payment systems, including shared savings models.

(b) The commission shall develop quality-of-care and cost-efficiency benchmarks, including benchmarks based on a managed care organization's performance with respect to:

(1) reducing potentially preventable events; and

(2) containing the growth rate of health care costs.

(c) The commission may include in a contract between a managed care organization and the commission financial incentives that are based on the organization's successful implementation of quality initiatives under Subsection (a) or success in achieving quality-of-care and cost-efficiency benchmarks under Subsection (b). The commission may implement the financial incentives only if implementing the incentives would be cost-effective.

(d) In awarding contracts to managed care organizations under the child health plan program and Medicaid, the commission shall, in addition to considerations under Section 540.0204 of this code and Section 62.155, Health and Safety Code, give preference to an organization that offers a managed care plan that:

(1) successfully implements quality initiatives under Subsection (a) as the commission determines based on data or other evidence the organization provides; or

(2) meets quality-of-care and cost-efficiency benchmarks under Subsection (b).
Tex. Government Code § 4004.052 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 4004 / Section 4004.052
§ 4004.052. REGISTRATION OF INVESTMENT ADVISERS REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

Except as provided by Subchapter A, Chapter 4005, a person may not, directly or through the person's investment adviser representative, render services as an investment adviser in this state unless the person:

(1) is registered under this chapter;

(2) submits a notice filing as provided by Subchapter G; or

(3) is otherwise exempt under this title.