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Tex. Transportation Code § 284.012 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 284 / Section 284.012
§ 284.012. TRANSFER OF ASSETS.
Status: in_force

(a) A county, acting through the commissioners court of the county, may submit a request to the commission for authorization to create a regional mobility authority under Chapter 370 and to transfer all projects under this chapter to the regional mobility authority if:

(1) the creation of the regional mobility authority and transfer of projects is not prohibited under the bond proceedings applicable to the projects;

(2) adequate provision has been made for the assumption by the regional mobility authority of all debts, obligations, and liabilities of the county arising out of the transferred projects; and

(3) the commissioners courts of any additional counties to be part of the regional mobility authority have approved the request.

(b) The county may submit to the commission a proposed structure for the initial board of directors of the regional mobility authority and a method for appointment to the board of directors at the creation of the regional mobility authority. Subsequent appointments to the board of directors are subject to the requirements of Subchapter F, Chapter 370.

(c) After commission authorization, the county may transfer each of its projects under this chapter to the regional mobility authority to the extent authorized by the Texas Constitution if property and contract rights in the projects and bonds issued for the projects are not affected unfavorably.

(d) The commission shall adopt rules governing the creation of a regional mobility authority and the transfer of projects under this section.
Tex. Water Code § 59.004 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 59 / Section 59.004
§ 59.004. PURPOSES OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

A district shall be created:

(1) to purchase, own, hold, lease, and otherwise acquire sources of water supply;

(2) to build, operate, and maintain facilities for the transportation of water;

(3) to sell water to cities, to political subdivisions of this state, to water supply corporations, to private business entities, and to individuals;

(4) to purchase, own, hold, lease, and otherwise acquire equipment and mechanisms necessary for sanitary sewer and wastewater treatment;

(5) to build, operate, and maintain facilities for sanitary sewer and wastewater treatment;

(6) to transport and treat sanitary sewer and wastewater effluent of cities and political subdivisions of this state and for private business entities or individuals;

(7) to purchase, own, hold, lease, and otherwise acquire equipment and mechanisms for the drainage of storm water and floodwater; and

(8) for the purposes outlined in Section 54.012.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 434.003 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 434 / Section 434.003
§ 434.003. SANITARY REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A person may not sit or lie on any table, bench, trough, or shelf intended for dough or bakery products.

(b) Animals or fowl may not be kept or allowed in any bakery or other place where bakery products are produced or stored.

(c) A person engaged in the preparation or handling of bakery products shall wash the person's arms and hands thoroughly before beginning the preparation, mixing, or handling of ingredients used in baking. A bakery shall provide sufficient soap, washbasins, and clean towels for that purpose.

(d) A person may not use tobacco in any form in any room in which a bakery product is manufactured, wrapped, or prepared for sale.

(e) A person with a communicable disease may not work in a bakery, handle any product in the bakery, or deliver a product from the bakery.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8039.0301 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8039 / Section 8039.0301
§ 8039.0301. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties necessary to accomplish the purposes for which the district is created.
Tex. Finance Code § 183.105 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 183 / Section 183.105
§ 183.105. REQUIRED QUARTERLY BOARD MEETING.
Status: in_force

(a) The board of a state trust company shall hold at least one regular meeting each quarter.

(b) At each regular meeting the board shall review and approve the minutes of the preceding meeting and review the operations, activities, and financial condition of the state trust company. The board may designate committees from among its members to perform those duties and approve or disapprove the committees' reports at each regular meeting.

(c) All actions of the board must be recorded in its minutes.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1456.001 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1456 / Section 1456.001
§ 1456.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Balance billing" means the practice of charging an enrollee in a health benefit plan that uses a provider network to recover from the enrollee the balance of a non-network health care provider's fee for service received by the enrollee from the health care provider that is not fully reimbursed by the enrollee's health benefit plan.

(2) "Enrollee" means an individual who is eligible to receive health care services through a health benefit plan.

(3) "Facility-based physician" means a radiologist, an anesthesiologist, a pathologist, an emergency department physician, a neonatologist, or an assistant surgeon:

(A) to whom the facility has granted clinical privileges; and

(B) who provides services to patients of the facility under those clinical privileges.

(4) "Health care facility" means a hospital, emergency clinic, outpatient clinic, birthing center, ambulatory surgical center, or other facility providing health care services.

(5) "Health care practitioner" means an individual who is licensed to provide and provides health care services.

(6) "Provider network" means a health benefit plan under which health care services are provided to enrollees through contracts with health care providers and that requires those enrollees to use health care providers participating in the plan and procedures covered by the plan. The term includes a network operated by:

(A) a health maintenance organization;

(B) a preferred provider benefit plan issuer; or

(C) another entity that issues a health benefit plan, including an insurance company.
Tex. Government Code § 469.053 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 469 / Section 469.053
§ 469.053. ADVISORY BOARD; TERMS; MEETINGS; REVIEW OF AND COMMENT ON RULES.
Status: in_force

(a) The presiding officer of the commission, with the commission's approval, shall appoint an advisory board for the architectural barriers program. The board shall consist of building professionals and persons with disabilities who are familiar with architectural barrier problems and solutions. The board shall consist of at least eight members. A majority of the members of the board must be persons with disabilities.

(b) Members of the advisory board serve staggered six-year terms.

(c) A board member may not receive compensation for service on the board but is entitled to reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses incurred in performing functions as a member.

(d) The presiding officer of the commission, with the commission's approval, shall appoint a board member as presiding officer for two years.

(e) The commission must submit all proposed changes to any rule or procedure that relates to the architectural barriers program to the board for review and comment before adopting or implementing the new or amended rule or procedure.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 383.029 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 383 / Section 383.029
§ 383.029. OTHER SECURITY.
Status: in_force

(a) The bonds may be additionally secured by a mortgage, deed of trust lien, or security interest in a designated control facility of the governing body and all property and rights appurtenant to the control facility.

(b) The mortgage, deed of trust lien, or security interest may give the trustee the power to operate the control facility, sell the control facility to pay the debt, or take any other action to secure the bonds.

(c) A purchaser at a sale under a mortgage or deed of trust lien is the absolute owner of the control facility and rights purchased.
Tex. Family Code § 261.30175 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 261 / Section 261.30175
§ 261.30175. MITIGATION OF PROVIDER CONFLICTS IN ABUSE OR NEGLECT INVESTIGATION CONSULTATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section:

(1) "Forensic assessment" means a medical examination, psychosocial evaluation, medical case review, specialty evaluation, or other forensic evaluation service conducted by a physician under Section 261.3017 in connection with any investigation of a suspected case of abuse or neglect for the primary purpose of providing the department, law enforcement, or the court with expert advice, recommendations, or testimony on the case.

(2) "Health care practitioner" means an individual licensed, certified, or otherwise authorized to administer health care services in the ordinary course of business or professional practice. The term includes a physician, medical student, resident physician, child abuse fellow, advanced practice registered nurse, nurse, and physician assistant.

(3) "Network" has the meaning assigned by Section 261.3017.

(4) "System" has the meaning assigned by Section 261.3017.

(b) A health care practitioner who reports suspected abuse or neglect of a child or was involved in reviewing the case, including as a member of a review team under Section 261.312 or a multidisciplinary team under Subchapter E, Chapter 264, may not provide forensic assessment services in connection with an investigation resulting from the report. This subsection applies regardless of whether the practitioner is a member of the network or system.

(c) When referring a case for forensic assessment, the department shall refer the case to a physician authorized to practice medicine in this state under Subtitle B, Title 3, Occupations Code, who was not involved:

(1) with the report of suspected abuse or neglect; or

(2) in reviewing the case, including as a member of a review team under Section 261.312 or a multidisciplinary team under Subchapter E, Chapter 264.

(d) This section may not be construed to:

(1) prohibit the department from interviewing the health care practitioner in the practitioner's capacity as a principal or collateral source;

(2) otherwise restrict the department's ability to conduct an investigation as provided by this subchapter; or

(3) restrict the ability of the child's parent or legal guardian or, if represented by an attorney, the attorney of the parent or legal guardian to receive all medical records and documentation relating to a case in which the network is consulted.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 388.007 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 388 / Section 388.007
§ 388.007. DISTRIBUTION OF INFORMATION AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.
Status: in_force

(a) The laboratory shall make available to builders, designers, engineers, and architects code implementation materials that explain the requirements of the International Energy Conservation Code and the energy efficiency chapter of the International Residential Code and that describe methods of compliance acceptable to code officials.

(b) The materials may include software tools, simplified prescriptive options, and other materials as appropriate. The simplified materials may be designed for projects in which a design professional is not involved.

(c) The laboratory may provide local jurisdictions with technical assistance concerning implementation and enforcement of the International Energy Conservation Code and the energy efficiency chapter of the International Residential Code, including local amendments to those codes.

(d) The laboratory may conduct outreach to the real estate industry, including real estate agents, home builders, remodelers, appraisers, and financial institutions, on the value of energy code compliance and verified, above-code, high-performance construction.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1207.001 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1207 / Section 1207.001
§ 1207.001. APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This chapter applies only to a group health benefit plan, including a small employer health benefit plan written under Chapter 1501, a plan provided under Chapter 1551, 1575, or 1601, or a successor to a plan provided under one of those chapters, or a medical savings account plan or other health reimbursement arrangement authorized by law, that provides benefits for medical or surgical expenses incurred as a result of a health condition, accident, or sickness, including a group, blanket, or franchise insurance policy or insurance agreement, a group hospital service contract, or a group evidence of coverage or similar group coverage document that is offered by:

(1) an insurance company;

(2) a group hospital service corporation operating under Chapter 842;

(3) a fraternal benefit society operating under Chapter 885;

(4) a stipulated premium company operating under Chapter 884;

(5) a reciprocal exchange operating under Chapter 942;

(6) a health maintenance organization operating under Chapter 843;

(7) a multiple employer welfare arrangement that holds a certificate of authority under Chapter 846; or

(8) an approved nonprofit health corporation that holds a certificate of authority under Chapter 844.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1050.251 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1050 / Section 1050.251
§ 1050.251. IMPOSITION OF AD VALOREM TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) On final approval of the annual budget, the board shall impose a tax on all property in the district subject to district taxation.

(b) The board shall impose the tax to:

(1) pay the interest on and create a sinking fund for bonds or other obligations issued or assumed by the district for hospital purposes;

(2) provide for the operation and maintenance of the district and hospital system;

(3) make improvements and additions to the hospital system; and

(4) acquire necessary sites for the hospital system by purchase, lease, or condemnation.
Tex. Election Code § 122.091 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 122 / Section 122.091
§ 122.091. REEXAMINATION OF APPROVED SYSTEM OR EQUIPMENT AUTHORIZED.
Status: in_force

(a) The secretary of state may reexamine a voting system or voting system equipment as provided by this subchapter at any time after the system or equipment is approved under Subchapter B or C.

(b) The secretary of state may suspend approval for use of a voting system or voting system equipment if the system or equipment is not submitted for reexamination under this subchapter on the request of the secretary.

(c) The secretary of state may prescribe fees in amounts reasonably necessary to administer this subchapter and compensate examiners appointed by the secretary.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1501.608 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1501 / Section 1501.608
§ 1501.608. COVERAGE FOR ADOPTED CHILDREN.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only if children are eligible for coverage under a large employer health benefit plan.

(b) A large employer health benefit plan may not limit or exclude initial coverage of an adopted child of an insured. A child is considered to be the adopted child of an insured if the insured is a party to a suit in which the insured seeks to adopt the child.

(c) An adopted child of an insured may be enrolled, at the insured's option, not later than the 31st day after:

(1) the date the insured becomes a party to a suit in which the insured seeks to adopt the child; or

(2) the date the adoption becomes final.

(d) Coverage of an adopted child of an insured under this section ends unless the large employer health benefit plan issuer receives notice of the adoption and any required additional premium not later than the 31st day after:

(1) the date the insured becomes a party to a suit in which the insured seeks to adopt the child; or

(2) the date the adoption becomes final.
Tex. Election Code § 233.010 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 233 / Section 233.010
§ 233.010. EFFECT OF CONTEST ON IMPLEMENTATION OF ADOPTED MEASURE.
Status: in_force

(a) The filing of an election contest does not suspend implementation of a contested measure that is shown by the officially determined result to have been adopted, except that in the application of equitable principles, the court in which an election contest is filed may suspend implementation of the contested measure pending outcome of the contest.

(b) Another law that provides that implementation may or may not be suspended supersedes this section.
Tex. Education Code § 65.31 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 65 / Section 65.31
§ 65.31. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The board is authorized and directed to govern, operate, support, and maintain each of the component institutions that are now or may hereafter be included in a part of The University of Texas System.

(b) The board is authorized to prescribe for each of the component institutions courses and programs leading to such degrees as are customarily offered in outstanding American universities, and to award all such degrees. It is the intent of the legislature that such degrees shall include baccalaureate, master's, and doctoral degrees, and their equivalents, but no new department, school, or degree-program shall be instituted without the prior approval of the Coordinating Board, Texas College and University System.

(c) The board has authority to promulgate and enforce such other rules and regulations for the operation, control, and management of the university system and the component institutions thereof as the board may deem either necessary or desirable. The board is specifically authorized and empowered to determine and prescribe the number of students that shall be admitted to any course, department, school, college, degree-program, or institution under its governance.

(d) The board is specifically authorized to make joint appointments in the component institutions under its governance. The salary of any person who receives such joint appointment shall be apportioned to the appointing institutions on the basis of services rendered.

(e) The board is specifically authorized, upon terms and conditions acceptable to it, to accept, retain in depositories of its choosing, and administer gifts, grants, or donations of any kind, from any source, for use by the system or any of the component institutions of the system.

(f) No component institution which is not authorized to offer a four-year undergraduate program shall offer a four-year undergraduate program without the specific authorization of the legislature.

(g) The board by rule may delegate a power or duty of the board to a committee, officer, employee, or other agent of the board.
Tex. Property Code § 223.004 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 223 / Section 223.004
§ 223.004. DISCRIMINATION PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

A managing entity may not take an action with respect to an interest in the entity in a manner that would be a violation of Chapter 301 if the interest in the entity were an interest in real property, including:

(1) restricting the transfer of the interest;

(2) imposing requirements to maintain the interest; or

(3) refusing to grant an interest to an otherwise qualified person.
Tex. Transportation Code § 504.329 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 504 / Section 504.329
§ 504.329. UNITED STATES NAVY SUBMARINE SERVICE.
Status: in_force

The department shall issue specialty license plates for persons who served on a submarine while in the United States Navy. The license plates must include:

(1) the words "U.S. Navy Submarine Service" in red letters at the bottom of each plate; and

(2) a depiction of the Submarine Warfare insignia on the left side of the plate.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1110.158 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1110 / Section 1110.158
§ 1110.158. FINANCIAL REPORT.
Status: in_force

As soon as practicable after the close of each fiscal year, the district administrator shall prepare for the board:

(1) a complete sworn statement of all district money; and

(2) a complete account of the disbursement of that money.
Tex. Government Code § 2155.085 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2155 / Section 2155.085
§ 2155.085. REVERSE AUCTION PROCEDURE.
Status: in_force

(a) The comptroller shall:

(1) purchase goods or services using the reverse auction procedure whenever:

(A) the procedure provides the best value to the state; or

(B) all purchasing methods provide equal value to the state;

(2) offer historically underutilized businesses assistance and training relating to the reverse auction procedure; and

(3) advise historically underutilized businesses on contracts available using the reverse auction procedure.

(b) The comptroller shall set a goal of purchasing at least 20 percent of the dollar value of goods or services purchased by the comptroller using the reverse auction procedure.
Tex. Occupations Code § 453.402 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 453 / Section 453.402
§ 453.402. AMOUNT OF PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) The amount of an administrative penalty may not exceed $200 for each violation. Each day a violation continues or occurs is a separate violation for purposes of imposing a penalty.

(b) The amount of the penalty shall be determined according to the sanctions schedule adopted under Section 453.3525.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1038.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1038 / Section 1038.003
§ 1038.003. ESSENTIAL PUBLIC FUNCTION.
Status: in_force

The district performs an essential public function in carrying out the purposes of this chapter.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 206.03 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 206 / Section 206.03
§ 206.03. IMPORTATION WITHOUT TAX STAMP.
Status: in_force

A person commits an offense if he imports or transports liquor into this state without the proper state tax stamps affixed to the containers if the liquor is consigned to, intended for delivery to, or being transported to a person or place inside this state unless the liquor is consigned to a holder of a permit authorizing the importation of liquor.
Tex. Government Code § 1507.054 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1507 / Section 1507.054
§ 1507.054. APPLICABILITY OF MUNICIPAL CHARTER.
Status: in_force

A provision of a municipal charter relating to the terms, issuance, sale, or delivery of bonds does not apply to a bond issued under this subchapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1084.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1084 / Section 1084.003
§ 1084.003. POLITICAL SUBDIVISION.
Status: in_force

The district is a political subdivision of this state.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 43.625 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 43 / Section 43.625
§ 43.625. RECORDS.
Status: in_force

The holder of a permit issued under this subchapter shall maintain, in a form prescribed by the department, an accurate record showing:

(1) the number of mule deer taken during the general open seasons and during any special seasons;

(2) the number of mule deer temporarily detained and released during the permit period; and

(3) any other information required by the department that reasonably relates to the activities covered by the permit.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 45A.353 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 45A / Section 45A.353
§ 45A.353. CERTAIN DEFENDANTS ENTITLED TO COMPLETE DRIVING SAFETY OR MOTORCYCLE OPERATOR TRAINING COURSE.
Status: in_force

The court shall advise a defendant charged with a misdemeanor under Section 472.022, Transportation Code, Subtitle C, Title 7, Transportation Code, or Section 729.001(a)(3), Transportation Code, committed while operating a motor vehicle of the defendant's right under this subchapter to successfully complete a driving safety course or, if the offense was committed while operating a motorcycle, a motorcycle operator training course. The right to complete a course does not apply to a defendant charged with:

(1) a violation of Section 545.066, 550.022, or 550.023, Transportation Code;

(2) a serious traffic violation; or

(3) an offense to which Section 542.404, Transportation Code, applies.