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Tex. Local Government Code § 394.054 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 394 / Section 394.054
§ 394.054. SECURITY FOR BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) A resolution authorizing the issuance of bonds under this chapter may require that the principal of and interest on the bonds be secured by a mortgage, pledge, security interest, insurance agreement, or indenture of trust that covers the residential development or home mortgages for which the bonds are issued and may include any improvements or extensions made after the bonds are issued. A security instrument may contain covenants and agreements to properly safeguard the bonds as provided by the resolution authorizing the bonds and shall be executed in the manner provided by the resolution.

(b) This chapter, the resolution, and the mortgage, pledge, security interest, or indenture of trust constitute a contract with the bondholders that continues in effect until the principal of and interest on the bonds and any redemption premiums have been fully paid or provision for payment has been made.

(c) The resolution, the mortgage, pledge, security interest, or indenture of trust, and the duties under this chapter of the housing finance corporation and its officers and other authorities are enforceable as provided by the resolution, the instrument, or this chapter by any bondholder by mandamus, by foreclosure of the mortgage, pledge, security interest, or indenture of trust, or by any other appropriate action in a court of competent jurisdiction. The resolution or the mortgage, pledge, security interest, or indenture of trust may provide that the remedies and rights to enforcement may be vested in a trustee, with full power of appointment, for the benefit of all the bondholders. The trustee is subject to the control of a number of bondholders or bond owners as provided in the resolution or instrument.

(d) Bonds issued under this chapter may be secured by a pledge of or a lien on all or part of the revenues, receipts, or other resources of the housing finance corporation, including the revenues and receipts derived from the residential development or home mortgages or from any notes or other obligations of lending institutions with respect to which the bonds have been issued. The board of directors may provide in the resolution authorizing the bonds for the issuance of additional bonds equally and ratably secured by a lien on the revenues and receipts or may provide that the lien on the revenues and receipts is subordinate. Subordinate lien bonds may also be issued unless prohibited by a bond resolution.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1575.172 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1575 / Section 1575.172
§ 1575.172. OUT-OF-NETWORK FACILITY-BASED PROVIDER PAYMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "facility-based provider" means a physician or health care provider who provides health care or medical services to patients of a health care facility.

(b) Except as provided by Subsection (d), the administrator of a managed care plan provided under the group program shall pay for a covered health care or medical service performed for or a covered supply related to that service provided to an enrollee by an out-of-network provider who is a facility-based provider at the usual and customary rate or at an agreed rate if the provider performed the service at a health care facility that is a participating provider. The administrator shall make a payment required by this subsection directly to the provider not later than, as applicable:

(1) the 30th day after the date the administrator receives an electronic claim for those services that includes all information necessary for the administrator to pay the claim; or

(2) the 45th day after the date the administrator receives a nonelectronic claim for those services that includes all information necessary for the administrator to pay the claim.

(c) Except as provided by Subsection (d), an out-of-network provider who is a facility-based provider or a person asserting a claim as an agent or assignee of the provider may not bill an enrollee receiving a health care or medical service or supply described by Subsection (b) in, and the enrollee does not have financial responsibility for, an amount greater than an applicable copayment, coinsurance, and deductible under the enrollee's managed care plan that:

(1) is based on:

(A) the amount initially determined payable by the administrator; or

(B) if applicable, a modified amount as determined under the administrator's internal appeal process; and

(2) is not based on any additional amount determined to be owed to the provider under Chapter 1467.

(d) This section does not apply to a nonemergency health care or medical service:

(1) that an enrollee elects to receive in writing in advance of the service with respect to each out-of-network provider providing the service; and

(2) for which an out-of-network provider, before providing the service, provides a complete written disclosure to the enrollee that:

(A) explains that the provider does not have a contract with the enrollee's managed care plan;

(B) discloses projected amounts for which the enrollee may be responsible; and

(C) discloses the circumstances under which the enrollee would be responsible for those amounts.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1068.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1068 / Section 1068.151
§ 1068.151. BUDGET.
Status: in_force

(a) The district administrator shall prepare a proposed annual budget for the district.

(b) The proposed budget must contain a complete financial statement, including a statement of:

(1) the outstanding obligations of the district;

(2) the amount of cash on hand in each district fund;

(3) the amount of money received by the district from all sources during the previous year;

(4) the amount of money available to the district from all sources during the ensuing year;

(5) the amount of the balances expected at the end of the year in which the budget is being prepared;

(6) the estimated amount of revenue and balances available to cover the proposed budget; and

(7) the estimated tax rate required.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1070.107 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1070 / Section 1070.107
§ 1070.107. MOBILE EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE.
Status: in_force

The district may operate or provide for the operation of a mobile emergency medical service.
Tex. Election Code § 12.033 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 12 / Section 12.033
§ 12.033. APPROPRIATION BY COMMISSIONERS COURT.
Status: in_force

The amount initially appropriated by the commissioners court for the voter registration activities of the county clerk may not be less than the amount last appropriated to the county's voter registrar for the same purpose.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1806.106 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1806 / Section 1806.106
§ 1806.106. PROFIT SHARING WITH CERTAIN ASSOCIATIONS AUTHORIZED.
Status: in_force

(a) This subchapter does not prohibit an insurer from sharing profits with policyholders who are part of a group program established by a nonprofit business association and who participate in the group program because of membership in the association.

(b) An insurer that elects to make distributions under this section must:

(1) file a written application describing the insurer's distribution with the commissioner for approval of a policyholder dividend amount that exceeds 10 percent of surplus; or

(2) notify the commissioner in writing of each distribution of a policyholder dividend amount that is not greater than 10 percent of surplus.

(c) If the commissioner does not act on the application on or before the fifth business day after the date the commissioner receives the application, the distribution is considered approved.
Tex. Government Code § 1433.002 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1433 / Section 1433.002
§ 1433.002. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Department" means the Texas Department of Economic Development.

(2) "District" means a conservation and reclamation district established under Section 59, Article XVI, or Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution.

(3) "Governing body" means the commissioners court of a county or the governing body of a municipality or district.

(4) "Industrial project" means the land, buildings, equipment, facilities, and improvements found by the governing body to be required or suitable for the promotion of industrial development and for use by manufacturing or industrial enterprise, regardless of whether the land, buildings, equipment, facilities, and improvements are in existence when or are to be acquired or constructed after the finding is made.

(5) "Issuer" means a municipality, county, or district.

(6) "Medical project" means the land, buildings, equipment, facilities, and improvements found by the governing body to be required for public health, research, and medical facilities located in this state, regardless of whether the land, buildings, equipment, facilities, and improvements are in existence when or are to be acquired or constructed after the finding is made.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 201.001 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 201 / Section 201.001
§ 201.001. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this chapter, "flea market" means a location at which booths or similar spaces are rented or otherwise made temporarily available to two or more persons and at which the persons offer tangible personal property for sale.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1701.501 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1701 / Section 1701.501
§ 1701.501. DISCIPLINARY ACTION.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (d), the commission shall revoke or suspend a license, place on probation a person whose license has been suspended, or reprimand a license holder for a violation of:

(1) this chapter;

(2) the reporting requirements provided by Articles 2B.0053 and 2B.0055, Code of Criminal Procedure; or

(3) a commission rule.

(a-1) Except with respect to an officer elected under the Texas Constitution, the commission shall revoke or suspend a law enforcement agency's authority to employ a license holder, place on probation an agency whose authority to employ a license holder has been suspended, or reprimand a law enforcement agency for a violation described by Subsection (a).

(b) The commission may establish procedures for the revocation of a license issued under this chapter.

(c) The commission by rule may adopt other necessary enforcement procedures.

(d) The commission may revoke a license issued under this chapter to an officer elected under the Texas Constitution only if the officer is convicted of:

(1) a felony; or

(2) a criminal offense directly involving the person's duties as an officer.
Tex. Family Code § 58.0022 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 58 / Section 58.0022
§ 58.0022. FINGERPRINTS OR PHOTOGRAPHS TO IDENTIFY RUNAWAYS.
Status: in_force

A law enforcement officer who takes a child into custody with probable cause to believe that the child has engaged in conduct indicating a need for supervision as described by Section 51.03(b)(2) and who after reasonable effort is unable to determine the identity of the child, may fingerprint or photograph the child to establish the child's identity. On determination of the child's identity or that the child cannot be identified by the fingerprints or photographs, the law enforcement officer shall immediately destroy all copies of the fingerprint records or photographs of the child.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 555.053 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 555 / Section 555.053
§ 555.053. APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT OMBUDSMAN.
Status: in_force

(a) The governor shall appoint the independent ombudsman for a term of two years expiring February 1 of odd-numbered years.

(b) The governor may appoint as independent ombudsman only an individual with at least five years of experience managing and ensuring the quality of care and services provided to individuals with an intellectual disability.

(c) A person appointed as independent ombudsman may be reappointed.
Tex. Property Code § 53.085 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 53 / Section 53.085
§ 53.085. AFFIDAVIT REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) Any person who furnishes labor or materials for the construction of improvements on real property shall, if requested and as a condition of payment for such labor or materials, provide to the requesting party, or the party's agent, an affidavit stating that the person has paid each of the person's subcontractors, laborers, or materialmen in full for all labor and materials provided to the person for the construction. In the event, however, that the person has not paid each of the person's subcontractors, laborers, or materialmen in full, the person shall state in the affidavit the amount owed and the name and, if known, the address and telephone number of each subcontractor, laborer, or materialman to whom the payment is owed.

(b) The seller of any real property shall, upon request by the purchaser or the purchaser's agent prior to closing of the purchase of the real property, provide to the purchaser or the purchaser's agent, a written affidavit stating that the seller has paid each of the seller's contractors, laborers, or materialmen in full for all labor and materials provided to the seller through the date specified in the affidavit for any construction of improvements on the real property and that the seller is not indebted to any person, firm, or corporation by reason of any such construction through the date specified in the affidavit. In the event that the seller has not paid each of the seller's contractors, laborers, or materialmen in full for labor and material provided through the date specified in the affidavit, the seller shall state in the affidavit the amount owed and the name and, if known, the address and telephone number of each contractor, laborer, or materialman to whom the payment is owed.

(c) The affidavit may include:

(1) a waiver or release of lien rights or payment bond claims by the affiant that is conditioned on the receipt of actual payment or collection of funds when payment is made by check or draft, as provided by Subchapter L;

(2) a warranty or representation that certain bills or classes of bills will be paid by the affiant from funds paid in reliance on the affidavit; and

(3) an indemnification by the affiant for any loss or expense resulting from false or incorrect information in the affidavit.

(d) A person, including a seller, commits an offense if the person intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly makes a false or misleading statement in an affidavit under this section. An offense under this section is a misdemeanor. A person adjudged guilty of an offense under this section shall be punished by a fine not to exceed $4,000 or confinement in jail for a term not to exceed one year or both a fine and confinement. A person may not receive community supervision for the offense.

(e) A person signing an affidavit under this section is personally liable for any loss or damage resulting from any false or incorrect information in the affidavit.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3901.253 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3901 / Section 3901.253
§ 3901.253. SALES AND USE TAX RATE.
Status: in_force

(a) On or after the date the results are declared of an election held under Section 3901.252, at which the voters approved imposition of the tax authorized by this subchapter, the board shall determine and adopt by resolution or order the initial rate of the tax, which must be in one or more increments of one-eighth of one percent.

(b) After the election held under Section 3901.252, the board may increase or decrease the rate of the tax by one or more increments of one-eighth of one percent.

(c) The initial rate of the tax or any rate resulting from subsequent increases or decreases may not exceed the lesser of:

(1) the maximum rate authorized by the district voters at the election held under Section 3901.252; or

(2) a rate that, when added to the rates of all sales and use taxes imposed by other political subdivisions with territory in the district, would result in the maximum combined rate prescribed by Section 321.101(f), Tax Code, at any location in the district.
Tex. Government Code § 442.062 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 442 / Section 442.062
§ 442.062. JURISDICTION AND MAINTENANCE OF MUSEUM.
Status: repealed

(a) The museum and its contents, artifacts, structure, and land are under the jurisdiction of the commission. The commission is responsible for the preservation, maintenance, and operation of the museum.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 30 (H.B. 2660), Sec. 2, eff. May 15, 2021.

(c) Any power or duty related to the museum formerly vested in any other state agency or entity is vested solely in the commission.

(d) The commission shall, in coordination with an advisory committee appointed by the board of trustees of the Blinn College District, promote the educational and public awareness programs at the museum, the Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site, and the Barrington Living History Farm.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7915A.0104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7915A / Section 7915A.0104
§ 7915A.0104. CONSENT OF MUNICIPALITY REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors may not hold an election under Section 7915A.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. Special District Local Laws Code § 7955.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7955 / Section 7955.201
§ 7955.201. 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. Government Code § 2063.104 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2063 / Section 2063.104
§ 2063.104.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2063.104. CYBERSECURITY TRAINING REQUIRED: CERTAIN STATE CONTRACTORS. (a) In this section, "contractor" includes a subcontractor, officer, or employee of the contractor.

(b) A state agency shall require any contractor who has access to a state computer system or database to complete a cybersecurity training program certified under Section 2063.102 as selected by the agency.

(c) The cybersecurity training program must be completed by a contractor during the term of the contract and during any renewal period.

(d) Required completion of a cybersecurity training program must be included in the terms of a contract awarded by a state agency to a contractor.

(e) A contractor required to complete a cybersecurity training program under this section shall verify completion of the program to the contracting state agency. The person who oversees contract management for the agency shall:

(1) not later than August 31 of each year, report the contractor's completion to the command; and

(2) periodically review agency contracts to ensure compliance with this section.
Tex. Water Code § 28.027 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 28 / Section 28.027
§ 28.027. RECOMMENDATIONS FROM OTHER AGENCIES.
Status: in_force

The executive director shall submit to such state agencies and other persons that the commission may designate copies of every application received in proper form. These agencies, persons, and divisions may make recommendations to the commission concerning any aspect of the application and shall have reasonable time to do so as the commission may prescribe.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 247.0263 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 247 / Section 247.0263
§ 247.0263. LIFE SAFETY CODE TECHNICAL MEMORANDUM.
Status: in_force

(a) At least twice each year, the commission shall issue a technical memorandum providing guidance on the interpretation of minimum life safety code standards prescribed under this chapter and by commission rule. Any new requirement that relates to an existing standard must first appear in a technical memorandum.

(b) The commission shall solicit comments from interested parties and experts to assist in determining which standards need to be addressed in a technical memorandum issued under this section.

(c) The commission shall post the technical memorandum on the commission's Internet website.

(d) A technical memorandum issued under this section is binding and must be followed by a person conducting a life safety code survey under this chapter.

(e) This section does not affect the commission's rulemaking process.
Tex. Utilities Code § 55.011 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 55 / Section 55.011
§ 55.011. NOTICE OF IDENTITY OF INTEREXCHANGE CARRIER.
Status: in_force

(a) A local exchange company shall print on the first page of each bill sent to a customer of the local exchange company the name of the customer's primary interexchange carrier if the company provides billing services for that carrier.

(b) The bill must contain instructions on how the customer can contact the commission if the customer believes that the named carrier is not the customer's primary interexchange carrier.

(c) The commission may, for good cause, waive the billing requirement prescribed by this section in exchanges served by local exchange companies serving not more than 31,000 access lines.
Tex. Insurance Code § 463.055 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 463 / Section 463.055
§ 463.055. TERM; VACANCY.
Status: in_force

(a) Board members serve staggered six-year terms, with the terms of three members expiring each odd-numbered year. A member may be reappointed.

(b) A board member shall serve until a successor is appointed.

(c) If a board member who is an officer or employee of a member insurer ceases to be an officer or employee of the insurer, the member's office becomes vacant.

(d) The commissioner shall appoint an individual to fill a vacancy on the board for the unexpired term.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 43.654 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 43 / Section 43.654
§ 43.654. DESIGN AND ISSUANCE OF STAMPS.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may issue a migratory or upland game bird stamp to any person on payment to the department of $7 per stamp.

(b) The commission may issue and sell a collector's edition of the migratory or upland game bird stamps that does not authorize hunting. The commission shall set the fee for a stamp issued under this subsection.

(c) The department may authorize the use of the image of a stamp issued under this subchapter for products offered to the public for sale and not for the purpose of authorizing hunting. The department shall receive a reasonable royalty payment for the sale of any stamp products sold under this subsection.

(d) The commission by rule shall prescribe the form, design, and manner of issuance of a stamp under this subchapter. The department retains all rights to the design.

(e) The commission may contract with and pay a person for designing, producing, and marketing a stamp.

(f) The commission by rule may prescribe alternate requirements for identifying the purchaser of a stamp issued in an automated manner.

(g) A stamp issued under this subchapter is valid for hunting only during the yearly period for which the stamp is issued, without regard to the date on which the stamp is acquired. Each yearly period begins on September 1 of the year in which the stamp is issued or another date set by the commission and extends through August 31 of the next year or another date set by the commission.