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Tex. Transportation Code § 647.009 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 647 / Section 647.009
§ 647.009. LIMITATION ON OPERATION OF MOTOR VEHICLE.
Status: in_force

(a) Except in an emergency, a person assigned to operate a motor vehicle transporting migrant workers may not allow another person to operate the motor vehicle without the carrier's authorization.

(b) A person may not operate a motor vehicle if the person's alertness or ability to operate the vehicle is impaired for any reason, including fatigue or illness, to the extent that it is not safe for the person to begin or to continue. This subsection does not apply if there is a grave emergency in which failure to operate a motor vehicle would result in a greater hazard to passengers. However, the person may operate the motor vehicle only to the nearest location at which the passengers' safety is ensured.

(c) A carrier may not permit or require a person to operate a motor vehicle from one location to another in a period that would necessitate the operation of the vehicle at a speed in excess of the applicable speed limit.

(d) An operator shall make a meal stop of not less than 30 minutes at least every six hours. The carrier shall provide for reasonable rest stops at least once between each meal stop.

(e) The operator of a truck transporting migrant agricultural workers for more than 500 miles shall stop for at least eight hours to provide rest for the operator and passengers either before or at the completion of each 500 miles.

(f) A person may not operate and a carrier may not permit or require the person to operate a motor vehicle for more than 10 hours in the aggregate, excluding meal and rest stops, during any 24-hour period unless the person rests for at least eight consecutive hours at the end of the 10-hour period. For purposes of this subsection, the 24-hour period begins at the time the operator reports for duty.
Tex. Labor Code § 203.101 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 203 / Section 203.101
§ 203.101. LIMIT ON APPLICATION FOR ADVANCE.
Status: in_force

In any application for an advance from the federal trust fund (Section 1201, Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Section 1321)), the governor shall limit the amount of the application to an amount that, when added to previous advances, does not exceed the amount for which principal and interest may be paid from taxes on employers.
Tex. Education Code § 75.304 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 75 / Section 75.304
§ 75.304. ADMINISTRATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The administration of the institute is under the direction of the chancellor of The University of Texas System and the board through the president of the health science center.

(b) The Department of State Health Services shall provide the institute with access to relevant and timely data necessary for the institute to perform its duties.
Tex. Estates Code § 1161.202 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1161 / Section 1161.202
§ 1161.202. AUTHORITY TO MAKE LOANS.
Status: in_force

(a) If, at any time, the guardian of the estate has on hand money belonging to the ward in an amount that provides a return that is more than is necessary for the education, support, and maintenance of the ward and others the ward supports, if applicable, the guardian may lend the money for a reasonable interest rate.

(b) The guardian of the estate is considered to have obtained a reasonable interest rate for a loan for purposes of Subsection (a) if the interest rate is at least equal to 120 percent of the applicable short-term, midterm, or long-term interest rate under Section 7520, Internal Revenue Code of 1986, for the month during which the loan was made.
Tex. Government Code § 79.0365 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 79 / Section 79.0365
§ 79.0365. FAMILY PROTECTION SERVICES INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

(a) Not later than November 1 of each odd-numbered year and in the form and manner prescribed by the commission, each county shall prepare and provide to the commission:

(1) a copy of all formal and informal rules and forms governing the procedures the county uses to provide indigent parents and children with counsel in accordance with Title 5, Family Code;

(2) any fee schedule the court uses for family protection services representation; and

(3) information on the court's compliance with Chapter 37, including the lists and rotation system required under that chapter.

(b) Not later than November 1 of each year and in the form and manner prescribed by the commission, each county shall prepare and provide to the commission for the preceding state fiscal year:

(1) information on the number of appointments made to each attorney accepting appointments in the county for proceedings filed by the department under Title 5, Family Code; and

(2) information provided to the county by those attorneys under Section 107.0042, Family Code, if the attorneys do not report the information directly to the commission.

(c) The local administrative district judge in each county, or the person designated by the judge, shall perform the action required by Subsection (a) with respect to all rules and forms adopted by the judges of the county.

(d) In each county, the county auditor, or the person designated by the commissioners court if the county does not have a county auditor, shall prepare and send to the commission in the form and manner prescribed by the commission and on a monthly, quarterly, or annual basis, with respect to legal services provided in the county to indigent parents and children during each state fiscal year, information showing the total amount expended by the county to provide family protection services and an analysis of the amount expended by the county:

(1) in each district, county, statutory county, and appellate court;

(2) in cases for which a private attorney is appointed for an indigent parent or child; and

(3) for investigation expenses, expert witness expenses, or other litigation expenses.

(e) As a duty of office, each district and county clerk shall cooperate with the county auditor or the person designated by the commissioners court and the commissioners court in retrieving information required to be sent to the commission under this section.
Tex. Transportation Code § 548.005 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 548 / Section 548.005
§ 548.005. INSPECTION ONLY BY CERTAIN INSPECTION STATIONS.
Status: in_force

A compulsory inspection under this chapter may be made only by an inspection station, except that the department may:

(1) permit inspection to be made by an inspector under terms and conditions the department prescribes;

(2) authorize the acceptance in this state of a certificate of inspection and approval issued in another state having a similar inspection law;

(3) authorize the acceptance in this state of a certificate of inspection and approval issued in compliance with 49 C.F.R. Part 396 to a motor bus, as defined by Section 502.001, that is registered in this state but is not domiciled in this state; and

(4) authorize the acceptance in this state of a certificate of inspection and approval issued:

(A) by an inspector qualified under 49 C.F.R. Part 396 acting as an employee or authorized agent of the owner of a commercial fleet, as defined in Section 502.001; and

(B) to a motor vehicle or trailer that is:

(i) part of the fleet; and

(ii) registered or in the process of being registered in this state.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1114.0542 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1114 / Section 1114.0542
§ 1114.0542. PROCESSING OF SURRENDER REQUESTS FOR ANNUITY CONTRACTS.
Status: in_force

(a) To initiate a surrender of an annuity contract, a contract owner must submit a surrender request to the insurer in the form and manner required by the insurer. An insurer that issues an annuity contract shall make available to the contract owner the form and manner in which the contract owner may submit the surrender request.

(b) An insurer that receives a surrender request from a contract owner shall, subject to Subsection (c), transfer the current cash surrender value of the annuity contract to the contract owner not later than the 30th business day after the date the insurer receives the request unless:

(1) the contract being surrendered has a provision that gives the insurer the right to defer payment for a different period;

(2) the insurer and contract owner agree to a different transfer period, including an agreement to make the transfer on a specific future date;

(3) a different transfer period is required under state or federal law; or

(4) the insurer makes a determination or reasonably suspects the surrender request involves a fraudulent insurance act the insurer is required to report under Section 701.051.

(c) If a surrender request submitted to an insurer under Subsection (a) does not include all required information, the applicable period to transfer the cash surrender value does not begin until the day the insurer receives all required information from the contract owner.

(d) If a required payment of a cash surrender value is not completed within the period provided by Subsection (b) or the annuity contract, as applicable, the insurer shall pay penalty interest on the unpaid amount at an annual rate of 10 percent accruing from the first business day after the date the cash surrender value was required to be transferred until the cash surrender value is transferred to the contract owner in full.

(e) Nothing in this section is intended to change the suitability requirements applicable to an agent or other person advising a contract owner to surrender an annuity under Chapter 1115.
Tex. Election Code § 212.023 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 212 / Section 212.023
§ 212.023. OBTAINING INITIAL RECOUNT IN ELECTION FOR PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Section 212.0241, an initial recount in a presidential general election may be obtained if one of the grounds prescribed by Section 212.022 is satisfied.

(b) The following persons may obtain an initial recount in a presidential general election:

(1) a presidential candidate whose name appeared on the ballot in this state or who had qualified as a write-in candidate in this state;

(2) one or more presidential elector candidates corresponding to a presidential candidate described by Subdivision (1), acting jointly; or

(3) a presidential candidate described by Subdivision (1) and one or more corresponding elector candidates, acting jointly.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 534.103 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 534 / Section 534.103
§ 534.103. REQUIRED COMMUNITY-BASED INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY SERVICES.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall ensure that, at a minimum, the following services are available in each service area:

(1) community-based assessments, including diagnosis and evaluation services;

(2) respite care; and

(3) case management services.

(b) The department shall arrange for appropriate community-based services, including the assignment of a case manager, to be available in each service area for each person discharged from a department facility who is in need of care.

(c) To the extent that resources are available, the department shall ensure that the services listed in this section are available for children, including adolescents, as well as adults, in each service area.
Tex. Government Code § 844.601 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 844 / Section 844.601
§ 844.601. PLAN FUNDING BY NON-ADOPTING COUNTY.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only to a county that began participation in the retirement system before January 1, 1992, and has not adopted the provisions of Subchapter H.

(b) Except as provided by Subsections (c) and (d), the county shall contribute to its account in the subdivision accumulation fund at the same rate of current service compensation as the employee contribution rate for the county.

(c) If in any year the retirement system's actuary determines that the contributions of the county to the subdivision accumulation fund under Subsection (b) will not finance the county's obligations to the fund within the closed or open amortization period recommended by the actuary and adopted by the board of trustees for all subdivisions, the governing body of the county shall adopt an order to reduce the amortization period to the maximum period established by the board. The actuary shall determine appropriate remedies for review and adoption by the county. An order adopted under this subsection must first be approved by the board of trustees and must require:

(1) a reduction in the employee contribution rate to a rate not less than four percent of current service compensation;

(2) additional employer contributions under a supplemental contribution rate as provided by Subsection (e);

(3) a reduction in the percentage for determining multiple matching credits in five percent increments for contributions made after the effective date of the reduction; or

(4) any combination of these actions.

(d) An order adopted under Subsection (c) takes effect on the first day of the calendar year that begins after the date the retirement system's actuary makes a determination described by Subsection (c).

(e) A supplemental contribution rate under this section is the rate of contribution by the county to its account in the subdivision accumulation fund, in addition to the contributions required under Subsection (b), that the retirement system's actuary determines and certifies is required to amortize the obligations of the county to the subdivision accumulation fund within the established amortization period.

(f) A county that has not adopted the provisions of Subchapter H may not adopt additional options and may not increase service credits or benefits otherwise allowable under this subtitle except for an increase in the rate of employee contributions or an increase in the percentage of multiple matching credits to a rate or percentage that does not exceed the rate or percentage in effect on January 1, 2010.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3881.106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3881 / Section 3881.106
§ 3881.106. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may establish and provide for the administration of one or more programs to promote state or local economic development and to stimulate business and commercial activity in the district, including programs to:

(1) make loans and grants of public money; and

(2) provide district personnel and services.

(b) The district has all of the powers of a municipality under Chapter 380, Local Government Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7981A.0304 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7981A / Section 7981A.0304
§ 7981A.0304. ROAD STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A road project must meet all applicable construction standards, zoning and subdivision requirements, and regulations of each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the road project is located.

(b) If a road project is not located in the corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality, the road project must meet all applicable construction standards, subdivision requirements, and regulations of each county in which the road project is located.

(c) If the state will maintain and operate the road, the Texas Transportation Commission must approve the plans and specifications of the road project.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1223.001 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1223 / Section 1223.001
§ 1223.001. APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

(a) This chapter applies only to a health benefit plan that provides benefits for medical or surgical expenses incurred as a result of a health condition, accident, or sickness, including an individual, group, blanket, or franchise insurance policy or insurance agreement, a group hospital service contract, or an individual or group evidence of coverage or similar coverage document that is issued by:

(1) an insurance company;

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

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

(4) an approved nonprofit health corporation that holds a certificate of authority under Chapter 844;

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

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

(7) a Lloyd's plan operating under Chapter 941; or

(8) an exchange operating under Chapter 942.

(b) Notwithstanding any other law, this chapter applies to:

(1) a small employer health benefit plan subject to Chapter 1501, including coverage provided through a health group cooperative under Subchapter B of that chapter;

(2) a standard health benefit plan issued under Chapter 1507;

(3) a basic coverage plan under Chapter 1551;

(4) a basic plan under Chapter 1575;

(5) a primary care coverage plan under Chapter 1579;

(6) a plan providing basic coverage under Chapter 1601;

(7) alternative health benefit coverage offered by a subsidiary of the Texas Mutual Insurance Company under Subchapter M, Chapter 2054;

(8) group health coverage made available by a school district in accordance with Section 22.004, Education Code;

(9) a regional or local health care program operated under Section 75.104, Health and Safety Code; and

(10) a self-funded health benefit plan sponsored by a professional employer organization under Chapter 91, Labor Code.

(c) This chapter does not apply to the state Medicaid program, including the Medicaid managed care program operated under Chapter 540 or 540A, Government Code, or the child health plan program operated under Chapter 62, Health and Safety Code.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 37.072 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 37 / Section 37.072
§ 37.072.
Status: in_force

Art. 37.072. PROCEDURE IN REPEAT SEX OFFENDER CAPITAL CASE
Tex. Estates Code § 360.251 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 360 / Section 360.251
§ 360.251. ESTATE CONSISTING ONLY OF MONEY OR DEBTS.
Status: in_force

If the estate to be distributed consists only of money or debts due to the estate, the court shall:

(1) set the amount to which each distributee is entitled; and

(2) order the executor or administrator to pay and deliver that amount.
Tex. Water Code § 57.023 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 57 / Section 57.023
§ 57.023. TIME FOR APPEAL.
Status: in_force

Unless the appeal is perfected according to Sections 57.021-57.022 of this code within five days after the order is rendered, the order shall be final and conclusive.
Tex. Government Code § 413.002 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 413 / Section 413.002
§ 413.002. CRIMINAL JUSTICE POLICY COUNCIL.
Status: in_force

The Criminal Justice Policy Council is an agency of the state.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8501.202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8501 / Section 8501.202
§ 8501.202. RECORDS RELATING TO MONEY.
Status: in_force

The secretary-treasurer shall:

(1) receive and give a receipt for all money received by the authority; and

(2) keep records of all money received and spent by the authority.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1056.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1056 / Section 1056.052
§ 1056.052. BOARD VACANCY.
Status: in_force

If a vacancy occurs in the office of manager, the remaining managers shall appoint a manager for the unexpired term.
Tex. Family Code § 157.327 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 157 / Section 157.327
§ 157.327. EXECUTION AND LEVY ON FINANCIAL ASSETS OF OBLIGOR.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if a judgment or administrative determination of arrearages has been rendered, a claimant may deliver a notice of levy to any financial institution possessing or controlling assets or funds owned by, or owed to, an obligor and subject to a child support lien, including a lien for child support arising in another state.

(b) The notice under this section must:

(1) identify the amount of child support arrearages owing at the time the amount of arrearages was determined or, if the amount is less, the amount of arrearages owing at the time the notice is prepared and delivered to the financial institution; and

(2) direct the financial institution to pay to the claimant, not earlier than the 15th day or later than the 21st day after the date of delivery of the notice, an amount from the assets of the obligor or from funds due to the obligor that are held or controlled by the institution, not to exceed the amount of the child support arrearages identified in the notice, unless:

(A) the institution is notified by the claimant that the obligor has paid the arrearages or made arrangements satisfactory to the claimant for the payment of the arrearages;

(B) the obligor or another person files a suit under Section 157.323 requesting a hearing by the court; or

(C) if the claimant is the Title IV-D agency, the obligor has requested an agency review under Section 157.328.

(c) A financial institution that receives a notice of levy under this section may not close an account in which the obligor has an ownership interest, permit a withdrawal from any account the obligor owns, in whole or in part, or pay funds to the obligor so that any amount remaining in the account is less than the amount of the arrearages identified in the notice, plus any fees due to the institution and any costs of the levy identified by the claimant.

(d) A financial institution that receives a notice of levy under this section shall notify any other person having an ownership interest in an account in which the obligor has an ownership interest that the account has been levied on in an amount not to exceed the amount of the child support arrearages identified in the notice of levy.

(e) The notice of levy may be delivered to a financial institution as provided by Section 59.008, Finance Code, if the institution is subject to that law or may be delivered to the registered agent, the institution's main business office in this state, or another address provided by the institution under Section 231.307.

(f) A financial institution may deduct the fees and costs identified in Subsection (c) from the obligor's assets before paying the appropriate amount to the claimant.
Tex. Labor Code § 409.022 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 409 / Section 409.022
§ 409.022. REFUSAL TO PAY BENEFITS; NOTICE; ADMINISTRATIVE VIOLATION.
Status: in_force

(a) An insurance carrier's notice of refusal to pay benefits under Section 409.021 must specify the grounds for the refusal.

(b) The grounds for the refusal specified in the notice constitute the only basis for the insurance carrier's defense on the issue of compensability in a subsequent proceeding, unless the defense is based on newly discovered evidence that could not reasonably have been discovered at an earlier date.

(c) An insurance carrier commits an administrative violation if the insurance carrier does not have reasonable grounds for a refusal to pay benefits, as determined by the commissioner.

(d) In this subsection, the terms "custodial officer," "detention officer," "emergency medical technician," "firefighter," and "peace officer" have the meanings assigned by Section 607.051, Government Code. In addition to the other requirements of this section, if an insurance carrier's notice of refusal to pay benefits under Section 409.021 is sent in response to a claim for compensation resulting from a custodial officer's, a detention officer's, an emergency medical technician's, a firefighter's, or a peace officer's disability or death for which a presumption is claimed to be applicable under Subchapter B, Chapter 607, Government Code, the notice must include a statement by the carrier that:

(1) explains why the carrier determined a presumption under that subchapter does not apply to the claim for compensation; and

(2) describes the evidence that the carrier reviewed in making the determination described by Subdivision (1).

(d-1) An insurance carrier has not committed an administrative violation under Section 409.021 if the carrier has sent notice to the employee as required by Subsection (d) of this section or Section 409.021(a-3).