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Tex. Health and Safety Code § 85.114 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 85 / Section 85.114
§ 85.114. EDUCATION OF CERTAIN CLIENTS, INMATES, PATIENTS, AND RESIDENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) Each state agency listed in Section 85.113 shall routinely make available HIV education for clients, inmates, patients, and residents of treatment, educational, correctional, or residential facilities under the agency's jurisdiction.

(b) Education available under this section shall be based on the model educational materials developed by the department and tailored to the cultural, educational, language, and developmental needs of the clients, inmates, patients, or residents, including the use of Braille or telecommunication devices for the deaf.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 21.209 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 21 / Section 21.209
§ 21.209. TRANSFER OF SHARES AND OTHER SECURITIES.
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided by this code, the shares and other securities of a corporation are transferable in accordance with Chapter 8, Business & Commerce Code.
Tex. Government Code § 1371.053 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1371 / Section 1371.053
§ 1371.053. OBLIGATION AUTHORIZATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A governing body must adopt or approve an obligation authorization before an obligation may be issued.

(b) The obligation authorization must establish:

(1) the maximum amount of the obligation to be issued or, if applicable, the maximum principal amount that may be outstanding at any time;

(2) the maximum term for which obligations issued under the authorization may be outstanding;

(3) the maximum interest rate the obligation will bear;

(4) subject to Subsection (c)(2), the manner of sale of the obligation, which may be by public or private sale, the price of the obligation, the form of the obligation, and the terms and covenants of the obligation; and

(5) each source securing payment of the obligation.

(c) The obligation authorization may:

(1) provide for the designation of a paying agent and registrar for the obligation; and

(2) authorize one or more designated officers or employees of the issuer to act on behalf of the issuer from time to time in selling and delivering the obligation and setting the dates, price, interest rates, interest payment periods, and other procedures relating to the obligation, as specified in the obligation authorization.

(d) An obligation may:

(1) be issued in a specified form or denomination;

(2) be payable:

(A) at one or more times;

(B) in installments or a specified amount or amounts;

(C) at a specified place or places;

(D) in a specified form;

(E) under specified terms and details; and

(F) in a specified manner; and

(3) be issued as redeemable before maturity at one or more specified times.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9090.0503 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9090 / Section 9090.0503
§ 9090.0503. BONDS FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

At the time of issuance, the total principal amount of bonds or other obligations issued or incurred to finance road projects and payable from ad valorem taxes may not exceed one-fourth of the assessed value of the real property in the district.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 1003.058 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 1003 / Section 1003.058
§ 1003.058. GOVERNMENTAL INTERFERENCE PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "governmental entity" means this state or an agency or political subdivision of this state.

(b) A governmental entity or an officer, employee, or agent of a governmental entity may not interfere with an eligible patient's access to or use of an investigational stem cell treatment authorized under this subchapter unless the treatment uses an adult stem cell product that is considered an adulterated or misbranded drug under Chapter 431. For purposes of this subsection, a governmental entity may not consider the adult stem cell product to be an adulterated or misbranded drug solely on the basis that the United States Food and Drug Administration has not approved the adult stem cell product.
Tex. Finance Code § 186.226 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 186 / Section 186.226
§ 186.226. RESUMPTION OF BUSINESS.
Status: in_force

(a) A state trust company closed under Section 186.201 may not be reopened without the approval of the banking commissioner unless a contest of liquidation under Section 186.204 is finally resolved adversely to the banking commissioner and the court authorizes its reopening.

(b) The banking commissioner may place temporary limits on the right of withdrawals by, or payments to, individual clients and creditors of a state trust company reopened under this section, in accordance with applicable law.

(c) As a depositor or creditor of a reopened state trust company, this state or a political subdivision of this state may agree to temporary limits that the banking commissioner places on payments or withdrawals.
Tex. Utilities Code § 17.152 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 17 / Section 17.152
§ 17.152. RESPONSIBILITIES OF BILLING UTILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) If a customer's telephone or retail electric bill is charged for any product or service without proper customer consent or verification, the billing utility, on its knowledge or notification of any unauthorized charge, shall promptly, not later than 45 days after the date of knowledge or notification of the charge:

(1) notify the service provider to cease charging the customer for the unauthorized product or service;

(2) remove any unauthorized charge from the customer's bill;

(3) refund or credit to the customer all money that has been paid by the customer for any unauthorized charge, and if the unauthorized charge is not adjusted within three billing cycles, shall pay interest on the amount of the unauthorized charge;

(4) on the customer's request, provide the customer with all billing records under its control related to any unauthorized charge within 15 business days after the date of the removal of the unauthorized charge from the customer's bill; and

(5) maintain for at least 24 months a record of every customer who has experienced any unauthorized charge for a product or service on the customer's telephone or electric bill and who has notified the billing utility of the unauthorized charge.

(b) A record required by Subsection (a)(5) shall contain for each unauthorized charge:

(1) the name of the service provider that offered the product or service;

(2) any affected telephone numbers or addresses;

(3) the date the customer requested that the billing utility remove the unauthorized charge;

(4) the date the unauthorized charge was removed from the customer's telephone or electric bill; and

(5) the date any money that the customer paid for the unauthorized charges was refunded or credited to the customer.

(c) A billing utility may not:

(1) disconnect or terminate telecommunications or electric service to any customer for nonpayment of an unauthorized charge; or

(2) file an unfavorable credit report against a customer who has not paid charges the customer has alleged were unauthorized unless the dispute regarding the unauthorized charge is ultimately resolved against the customer, except that the customer shall remain obligated to pay any charges that are not in dispute, and this subsection does not apply to those undisputed charges.
Tex. Government Code § 2054.205 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2054 / Section 2054.205
§ 2054.205. DEVELOPMENT OF SYSTEM.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall develop functional requirements for a statewide system of telecommunications services for all state agencies. Existing networks, as configured on September 1, 1991, of institutions of higher education are exempt from the requirements.

(b) The department shall develop requests for information and proposals for a statewide system of telecommunications services for all state agencies.
Tex. Local Government Code § 111.0107 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 111 / Section 111.0107
§ 111.0107. SPECIAL BUDGET FOR REVENUE FROM INTERGOVERNMENTAL CONTRACTS.
Status: in_force

The county auditor or the county judge in a county that does not have a county auditor shall certify to the commissioners court the receipt of all revenue from intergovernmental contracts that is available for disbursement in a fiscal year but not included in the budget for that fiscal year. On certification, the court shall adopt a special budget for the limited purpose of spending the revenue from intergovernmental contracts for its intended purpose.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1111.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1111 / Section 1111.004
§ 1111.004. DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

The boundaries of the district are coextensive with the boundaries of Walker County, Texas.
Tex. Education Code § 61.9726 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 61 / Section 61.9726
§ 61.9726. REPAYMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall deliver any repayment assistance made under this subchapter in a lump sum payable to the lender and the attorney and in accordance with any applicable federal law.

(b) Repayment assistance received under this subchapter may be applied to the principal amount of the loan and to interest that accrues.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 796.007 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 796 / Section 796.007
§ 796.007. MANUFACTURER RECORDS AND REPORTING.
Status: in_force

(a) A manufacturer shall maintain copies of the reports of all tests conducted on all cigarettes offered for sale for the previous three years and shall make copies of the reports available to the state fire marshal on the state fire marshal's written request.

(b) A manufacturer that fails to make copies of the reports available not later than 60 days after the date the manufacturer receives a written request shall be subject to a civil penalty, imposed as provided by Section 796.010, in an amount not to exceed $10,000 per violation. Each day that the manufacturer does not make the copies available is a separate violation.
Tex. Transportation Code § 201.2004 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 201 / Section 201.2004
§ 201.2004. EDUARDO "EDDIE" GRACIA, JR.
Status: in_force

, P.E., AREA ENGINEER AND MAINTENANCE FACILITY. (a) The building in which, on January 1, 2025, is located the office of the area engineer for Starr County is designated as the Eduardo "Eddie" Gracia, Jr., P.E., Area Engineer and Maintenance Facility.

(b) Subject to Subsection (c), the department shall:

(1) design and construct markers at the site of the facility indicating the designation as the Eduardo "Eddie" Gracia, Jr., P.E., Area Engineer and Maintenance Facility and any other appropriate information; and

(2) update existing signage along the highway on which the facility is located to reflect the designation described by Subdivision (1).

(c) The department is not required to design or construct a marker or update existing signage under this section unless a grant or donation of private funds is made to the department to cover the cost of the design and construction of the marker or update of the existing signage.

(d) Money received under Subsection (c) shall be deposited to the credit of the state highway fund.
Tex. Occupations Code § 604.153 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 604 / Section 604.153
§ 604.153. ISSUANCE OF RENEWAL CERTIFICATE.
Status: in_force

(a) The advisory board shall issue to the certificate holder a certificate for the renewal period on receipt of the completed renewal notice and other information required by advisory board rule and payment of the renewal fee.

(b) The renewal is valid for the period stated on the renewal certificate.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1652.058 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1652 / Section 1652.058
§ 1652.058. COVERAGE FOR PREEXISTING CONDITION.
Status: in_force

(a) A Medicare supplement benefit plan may not contain a provision that excludes coverage for a claim for losses incurred more than six months after the effective date of coverage for a preexisting condition.

(b) A Medicare supplement benefit plan may not define a preexisting condition more restrictively than a condition for which medical advice was given or treatment was recommended by or received from a physician within six months before the effective date of coverage.
Tex. Occupations Code § 505.454 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 505 / Section 505.454
§ 505.454. SANCTIONS FOR HOLDER OF EXPIRED LICENSE OR ORDER OF RECOGNITION OF SPECIALTY.
Status: repealed

(a) A person who holds an expired license or order of recognition of specialty under this chapter is subject to a sanction under this chapter if the executive council determines that the person violated this chapter or a rule adopted under this chapter during the period in which the license or order was valid.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 768 (H.B. 1501), Sec. 2.113(107), eff. September 1, 2019.
Tex. Government Code § 793.001 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 793 / Section 793.001
§ 793.001. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this chapter, "local government" has the meaning assigned by Section 791.003.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 383.021 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 383 / Section 383.021
§ 383.021. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE.
Status: in_force

(a) An issuer may issue negotiable bonds, payable from revenues of the issuer, to pay costs related to the acquisition, construction, or improvement of a control facility, including:

(1) the cost of real property acquired for the control facility;

(2) finance charges;

(3) interest before and during construction and for a period the issuer finds reasonable after completion of construction;

(4) expenses incurred for architectural, engineering, and legal services;

(5) expenses incurred for plans, specifications, surveys, and estimates;

(6) expenses incurred in placing the control facility in operation;

(7) expenses of administration; and

(8) other expenses necessary or incident to the acquisition, construction, or improvement.

(b) The bonds may be issued in more than one series and from time to time as required to carry out the purposes of this chapter.

(c) Pending issuance of definitive bonds, the issuer may authorize the delivery of negotiable interim bonds eligible for exchange or substitution by use of the definitive bonds.

(d) An issuer may not issue bonds to acquire an existing control facility solely for the purpose of leasing or selling it back to the person from whom it was acquired or to another person controlled by that person, unless the control facility is to be substantially improved before it is leased or sold back to such a person.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3976.0307 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3976 / Section 3976.0307
§ 3976.0307. NO EMINENT DOMAIN POWER.
Status: in_force

The district may not exercise the power of eminent domain.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 101.04 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 101 / Section 101.04
§ 101.04. CONSENT TO INSPECTION; PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) By accepting a license or permit, the holder consents to the commission, an authorized representative of the commission, or a peace officer entering the licensed premises at any time to conduct an investigation or inspect the premises for the purpose of performing any duty imposed by this code.

(b) A person commits an offense if the person refuses to allow the commission, an authorized representative of the commission, or a peace officer to enter a licensed or permitted premises as required by Subsection (a). An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1083.307 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1083 / Section 1083.307
§ 1083.307. REPORT; DISSOLUTION ORDER.
Status: in_force

(a) After the district has paid all its debts and has disposed of all its assets and money as prescribed by this subchapter, the board shall file a written report with the Commissioners Court of Wheeler County summarizing the board's actions in dissolving the district.

(b) Not later than the 10th day after the date it receives the report and determines that the requirements of this section have been fulfilled, the Commissioners Court of Wheeler County shall enter an order dissolving the district and releasing the board from any further duty or obligation.
Tex. Government Code § 609.205 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 609 / Section 609.205
§ 609.205. CONTRACTS FOR GOODS AND SERVICES.
Status: in_force

(a) A hospital district may contract for necessary goods and consolidated billing, accounting, and other services to be provided in connection with a deferred compensation plan.

(b) In a contract under Subsection (a), the hospital district may provide for periodic audits of the person with whom the contract is made. An audit may cover:

(1) the proper handling and accounting of public or trust funds; and

(2) other matters related to the proper performance of the contract.

(c) The hospital district may contract with a private entity to conduct an audit under Subsection (b).
Tex. Local Government Code § 383.105 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 383 / Section 383.105
§ 383.105. USE OF TAX.
Status: in_force

Taxes collected under this subchapter may be used only for the purposes for which the district was created, and the district may pledge the revenue derived from the taxes imposed under this subchapter to the payment of bonds issued by the district.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2310.031 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2310 / Section 2310.031
§ 2310.031. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter, "board" means the Motor Fuel Metering and Quality Advisory Board.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8151.0104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8151 / Section 8151.0104
§ 8151.0104. CONSENT OF MUNICIPALITY REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors may not hold an election under Section 8151.0103 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. Estates Code § 1158.101 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1158 / Section 1158.101
§ 1158.101. ORDER FOR SALE.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), on the application of the guardian of the estate of a ward or any interested person, the court may order the sale of any estate personal property not required to be sold by Section 1158.051, including livestock or growing or harvested crops, if the court finds that the sale of the property is in the best interests of the ward or the ward's estate to pay, from the proceeds of the sale:

(1) expenses of the care, maintenance, and education of the ward or the ward's dependents;

(2) expenses of administration;

(3) allowances;

(4) claims against the ward or the ward's estate; and

(5) if the guardianship is kept open after the death of the ward, the ward's funeral expenses and expenses of the ward's last illness.

(b) The court may not order under this section the sale of exempt property.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 7B.004 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 7B / Section 7B.004
§ 7B.004. HEARSAY STATEMENT OF CHILD VICTIM.
Status: in_force

In a hearing on an application for a protective order under this subchapter, a statement that is made by a child younger than 14 years of age who is the victim of an offense under Section 21.02, 21.11, 22.011, 22.012, or 22.021, Penal Code, and that describes the offense committed against the child is admissible as evidence in the same manner that a child's statement regarding alleged abuse against the child is admissible under Section 104.006, Family Code, in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship.
Tex. Government Code § 403.060 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 403 / Section 403.060
§ 403.060. PRINTING AND ISSUANCE OF WARRANTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The comptroller may delegate to a person the authority to print warrants and deliver those warrants to the appropriate person. However, before a person may print and deliver a warrant, the comptroller must approve a voucher related to the warrant in accordance with Section 403.071.

(b) The comptroller:

(1) may print all warrants on a stock that is the same color and design;

(2) may make a warrant payable out of two or more state funds when not prohibited by law;

(3) shall number warrants in accordance with the requirements of the uniform statewide accounting system; and

(4) may combine on a single warrant the payments to a vendor or state employee by two or more state agencies when not prohibited by law.

(c) The comptroller shall promulgate rules for the effective and efficient administration of this section.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 12.0127 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 12 / Section 12.0127
§ 12.0127. IMMIGRATION VISA WAIVERS FOR PHYSICIANS.
Status: in_force

(a) The department, in accordance with 8 U.S.C. Section 1182(e), as amended, under exceptions provided by 8 U.S.C. Section 1184(l), as amended, may request waiver of the foreign country residence requirement for a qualified alien physician who agrees to practice medicine in a medically underserved area or health professional shortage area, as designated by the United States Department of Health and Human Services, that has a current shortage of physicians.

(b) The department may charge a fee to cover the costs incurred by the department in administering the visa waiver program established under this section.

(c) To the extent allowed by federal law, the department shall provide an equal opportunity to request a waiver of the foreign country residence requirement for an individual described by Subsection (a) who agrees to practice medicine in:

(1) an area that the department determines is affected by an ongoing exposure to a disease that is designated as reportable under Section 81.048;

(2) a medically underserved area; or

(3) a health professional shortage area.
Tex. Estates Code § 123.053 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 123 / Section 123.053
§ 123.053. EFFECT OF REVOCATION.
Status: in_force

(a) An interest granted in a provision of a trust instrument that is revoked under Section 123.052(a)(1) or (2) passes as if the former spouse of the divorced individual who executed the trust instrument and each relative of the former spouse who is not a relative of the divorced individual disclaimed the interest granted in the provision.

(b) An interest granted in a provision of a trust instrument that is revoked under Section 123.052(a)(3) passes as if the former spouse and each relative of the former spouse who is not a relative of the divorced individual died immediately before the dissolution of the marriage.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1050.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1050 / Section 1050.102
§ 1050.102. RESTRICTION ON COUNTY OR MUNICIPALITY TAXATION AND DEBT.
Status: in_force

Knox County or a municipality in Knox County may not impose a tax on property in the district for hospital purposes.
Tex. Local Government Code § 241.012 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 241 / Section 241.012
§ 241.012. AIRPORT COMPATIBLE LAND USE ZONING REGULATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) A political subdivision may adopt, administer, and enforce, under its police power, airport compatible land use zoning regulations for the part of a controlled compatible land use area located within the political subdivision if the airport is:

(1) used in the interest of the public to the benefit of the political subdivision; or

(2) located within the political subdivision and owned or operated by a federal defense agency or by the state.

(b) The political subdivision by ordinance or resolution may implement, in connection with airport compatible land use zoning regulations, any federal law or rules controlling the use of land located adjacent to or in the immediate vicinity of the airport.

(c) The airport compatible land use zoning regulations must include a statement that the airport fulfills an essential community purpose.