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Tex. Health and Safety Code § 551.041 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 551 / Section 551.041
§ 551.041. MEDICAL AND DENTAL TREATMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) Each department shall provide or perform recognized medical and dental treatment or services to a person admitted or committed to that department's care. Each department may perform this duty through an authorized agent.

(b) Each department may contract for the support, maintenance, care, or medical or dental treatment or service with a municipal, county, or state hospital, a private physician, a licensed nursing facility or hospital, or a hospital district. The authority to contract provided by this subsection is in addition to other contractual authority granted to the department. A contract entered into under this subsection may not assign a lien accruing to this state.

(c) If a department requests consent to perform medical or dental treatment or services from a person or the guardian of the person whose consent is considered necessary and a reply is not obtained immediately, or if there is no guardian or responsible relative of the person to whom a request can be made, the superintendent or director of a department facility shall order:

(1) medical treatment or services for the person on the advice and consent of three primary care providers, at least two of whom are physicians licensed by the Texas Medical Board; or

(2) dental treatment or services for the person on the advice and consent of two dentists licensed by the State Board of Dental Examiners and of one physician licensed by the Texas Medical Board.

(d) This section does not authorize the performance of an operation involving sexual sterilization or a frontal lobotomy.

(e) For purposes of this section, "primary care provider" means a health care professional who provides health care services to a defined population of residents. The term includes a physician licensed by the Texas Medical Board, an advanced practice registered nurse licensed by the Texas Board of Nursing, and a physician assistant licensed by the Texas Physician Assistant Board.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8317.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8317 / Section 8317.052
§ 8317.052. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties provided by the general law of this state, including Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, applicable to municipal utility districts created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Family Code § 158.009 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 158 / Section 158.009
§ 158.009. MAXIMUM AMOUNT WITHHELD FROM EARNINGS.
Status: in_force

An order or writ of withholding shall direct that any employer of the obligor withhold from the obligor's disposable earnings the amount specified up to a maximum amount of 50 percent of the obligor's disposable earnings.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1087.063 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1087 / Section 1087.063
§ 1087.063. MAINTENANCE OF RECORDS; PUBLIC INSPECTION.
Status: in_force

Except as provided by Section 1087.054, all district records, including books, accounts, notices, minutes, and all other matters of the district and the operation of its facilities, shall be:

(1) maintained at the district office; and

(2) open to public inspection at the district office at all reasonable hours.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7972A.0302 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7972A / Section 7972A.0302
§ 7972A.0302. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties provided by the general law of this state, including Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, applicable to municipal utility districts created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8894.0004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8894 / Section 8894.0004
§ 8894.0004. DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

The district's boundaries are coextensive with the boundaries of Hemphill County, unless the district's territory has been modified under:

(1) Subchapter J or K, Chapter 36, Water Code; or

(2) other law.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7924.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7924 / Section 7924.151
§ 7924.151. ELECTIONS REGARDING TAXES OR BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue, without an election, bonds and other obligations secured by revenue other than ad valorem taxes.

(b) The district must hold an election in the manner provided by Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, to obtain voter approval before the district may impose an ad valorem tax or issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes.

(c) The district may not issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes to finance a road project unless the issuance is approved by a vote of a two-thirds majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.
Tex. Government Code § 1371.0521 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1371 / Section 1371.0521
§ 1371.0521. INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT OBLIGATION.
Status: in_force

An independent school district may not issue an obligation under this chapter unless the obligation is authorized in accordance with Section 45.003, Education Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3908.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3908 / Section 3908.103
§ 3908.103. DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION POWERS.
Status: in_force

The district, using money available to the district, may exercise the powers given to a development corporation under Chapter 505, Local Government Code, including the power to own, operate, acquire, construct, lease, improve, or maintain a project under that chapter.
Tex. Utilities Code § 12.255 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 12 / Section 12.255
§ 12.255. CAUSE OF ACTION NOT CREATED.
Status: in_force

This subchapter does not create a public or private cause of action.
Tex. Insurance Code § 651.052 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 651 / Section 651.052
§ 651.052. LICENSE FEE.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall establish the fee for a license under this subchapter in an amount not to exceed $200.

(b) The fee for a license issued after June 30 may not exceed $100.

(c) Section 201.001 applies to fees collected under this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3919.252 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3919 / Section 3919.252
§ 3919.252. COLLECTION OF ASSESSMENTS AND OTHER REVENUE.
Status: in_force

(a) If the dissolved district has bonds or other obligations outstanding secured by and payable from assessments or other revenue, the city succeeds to the rights and obligations of the district regarding enforcement and collection of the assessments or other revenue.

(b) The city shall have and exercise all district powers to enforce and collect the assessments or other revenue to pay:

(1) the bonds or other obligations when due and payable according to their terms; or

(2) special revenue or assessment bonds or other obligations issued by the city to refund the outstanding bonds or obligations of the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3845.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3845 / Section 3845.002
§ 3845.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a special district created under Sections 52 and 52-a, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7970.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7970 / Section 7970.002
§ 7970.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a municipal utility district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Government Code § 436.1532 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 436 / Section 436.1532
§ 436.1532. LOANS FOR COMMUNITIES POSITIVELY AFFECTED BY DEFENSE BASE RESTRUCTURING.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission may provide a loan of financial assistance to a defense community for an infrastructure project to accommodate new or expanded military missions assigned to a military base or defense facility located in, near, or adjacent to the defense community as a result of a United States Department of Defense base realignment process that occurs during 1995 or later. The loan shall be made from the Texas military value revolving loan account established under Section 436.156.

(b) On receiving an application for a loan under this section, the commission shall evaluate the infrastructure project to determine how the project will assist the defense community in accommodating the new or expanded military missions that are assigned to the military facility.

(c) If the commission determines that the project will assist the defense community in accommodating the new or expanded military missions that are assigned to the military facility, the commission shall:

(1) analyze the creditworthiness of the defense community to determine the defense community's ability to repay the loan; and

(2) evaluate the feasibility of the project to be financed to ensure that the defense community has pledged a source of revenue or taxes sufficient to repay the loan for the project.

(d) If the commission determines that the funds will be used to finance an infrastructure project to accommodate new or expanded military missions assigned to the military facility located in, near, or adjacent to the defense community and the commission determines that the project is financially feasible, the commission may award a loan to the defense community for the project. The commission shall enter into a written agreement with a defense community that is awarded a loan. The agreement must contain the terms and conditions of the loan, including the loan repayment requirements.

(e) The commission shall notify the Texas Public Finance Authority of the amount of the loan and the recipient of the loan and request the authority to issue general obligation bonds in an amount necessary to fund the loan. The commission and the authority shall determine the amount and time of a bond issue to best provide funds for one or multiple loans.

(f) The commission shall administer the loans to ensure full repayment of the general obligation bonds issued to finance the project.

(g) A project financed with a loan under this section must be completed on or before the fifth anniversary of the date the loan is awarded.

(h) The amount of a loan under this section may not exceed the total cost of the project.
Tex. Insurance Code § 885.005 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 885 / Section 885.005
§ 885.005. FRATERNAL BENEFIT SOCIETIES THAT PROVIDE BENEFITS RESULTING FROM ACCIDENTS ONLY.
Status: in_force

(a) A fraternal benefit society that provides benefits for death or disability resulting from accidents only and does not provide death benefits or benefits for sickness may hold a certificate of authority under this chapter if the society:

(1) was organized and incorporated before July 1, 1913; and

(2) operates as provided by Sections 885.051-885.054 and 885.062.

(b) A fraternal benefit society that holds a certificate of authority as provided by Subsection (a) may exercise all the privileges provided by and is subject to this chapter other than:

(1) provisions requiring medical examination;

(2) provisions requiring that a benefit certificate specify the amount of benefits; and

(3) provisions relating to the valuation of benefit certificates.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8441.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8441 / Section 8441.102
§ 8441.102. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties provided by the general law of this state, including Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, applicable to municipal utility districts created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Government Code § 72.015 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 72 / Section 72.015
§ 72.015. JUDICIAL SECURITY DIVISION.
Status: in_force

(a) The office shall establish a judicial security division to provide guidance to state court personnel on improving security for each court.

(b) The office shall appoint a director of security and emergency preparedness to oversee the judicial security division.

(c) The judicial security division shall:

(1) serve as a central resource for information on local and national best practices for court security and the safety of court personnel;

(2) provide an expert opinion on the technical aspects of court security;

(3) keep abreast of and provide training on recent court security improvements; and

(4) develop a model court emergency management plan as a resource for court security committees.

(d) The director of security and emergency preparedness shall annually submit to the legislature:

(1) a report on court security activities throughout the state supported by the judicial security division, including:

(A) the technical aspects of providing court security;

(B) court security training provided or required by the judicial security division;

(C) sufficiency of judicial security division resources to evaluate and monitor court security; and

(D) the adequacy of funding to maintain court security; and

(2) recommendations for:

(A) monitoring the use of state resources in providing court security;

(B) improving court security; and

(C) increasing the amount of state funds and other resources made available for court security.
Tex. Property Code § 28.004 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 28 / Section 28.004
§ 28.004. INTEREST ON OVERDUE PAYMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) An unpaid amount required under this chapter begins to accrue interest on the day after the date on which the payment becomes due.

(b) An unpaid amount bears interest at the rate of 1-1/2 percent each month.

(c) Interest on an unpaid amount stops accruing under this section on the earlier of:

(1) the date of delivery;

(2) the date of mailing, if payment is mailed and delivery occurs within three days; or

(3) the date a judgment is entered in an action brought under this chapter.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 112.023 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 112 / Section 112.023
§ 112.023. SUNSET PROVISION.
Status: in_force

The Texas Council for Developmental Disabilities is subject to Chapter 325, Government Code (Texas Sunset Act). Unless continued in existence as provided by that chapter, the council is abolished and this chapter expires September 1, 2027.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9092.0214 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9092 / Section 9092.0214
§ 9092.0214. EMPLOYEES.
Status: in_force

The district may employ a general manager, attorneys, accountants, engineers, financial experts, or other technical or nontechnical employees or assistants and set the amount and manner of their compensation.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8079A.0106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8079A / Section 8079A.0106
§ 8079A.0106. INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is initially composed of the territory described by Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter.

(b) The boundaries and field notes contained in Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter form a closure. A mistake made in the field notes or in copying the field notes in the legislative process does not affect the district's:

(1) organization, existence, or validity;

(2) right to issue any type of bond for the purposes for which the district is created or to pay the principal of and interest on a bond;

(3) right to impose a tax; or

(4) legality or operation.
Tex. Education Code § 59.05 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 59 / Section 59.05
§ 59.05. LEGAL COUNSEL.
Status: in_force

Each board may employ private legal counsel to represent the health care professional staff members or students covered by this subchapter under the rules of the board.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 95.004 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 95 / Section 95.004
§ 95.004. EVIDENCE ADMISSIBLE.
Status: in_force

In the trial of a case against a contractor, subcontractor, or property owner for personal injury, property damage, or death to a contractor, a subcontractor, or an employee of a contractor or subcontractor that arises from the condition or use of an improvement to real property where the contractor or subcontractor constructs, repairs, renovates, or modifies the improvement, the trial judge, outside the presence of the jury, shall receive evidence of workers' compensation benefits paid and shall deduct the amount of the benefits from the damages awarded by the trier of fact. The deduction for workers' compensation benefits does not apply unless the workers' compensation carrier's subrogation rights have been waived.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2311.0401 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2311 / Section 2311.0401
§ 2311.0401. DISCIPLINARY ACTION.
Status: in_force

A person is subject to the denial of an application, imposition of an administrative penalty under Subchapter F, Chapter 51, or disciplinary action under Section 51.353 if the person engages in a commercial transaction in violation of this chapter or a rule adopted under this chapter.
Tex. Finance Code § 397.009 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 397 / Section 397.009
§ 397.009. ENFORCEMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) If the attorney general has reason to believe that a person is engaging in, has engaged in, or is about to engage in any method, act, or practice that is a violation of this chapter, the attorney general may bring an action in the name of the state against the person to restrain the person by temporary restraining order, temporary injunction, or permanent injunction from engaging in the method, act, or practice.

(b) An action brought under Subsection (a) may be commenced in the district court of the county in which the person against whom the action is brought resides, has the person's principal place of business, or has done business, in the district court of the county in which any or all parts of the method, act, or practice giving rise to the action occurred, or, on the consent of the parties, in a district court of Travis County. The court may issue a temporary restraining order, temporary injunction, or permanent injunction to restrain or prevent a violation of this chapter and injunctive relief must be issued without bond.

(c) In addition to the request for a temporary restraining order, temporary injunction, or permanent injunction, the attorney general may request, and the trier of fact may award, a civil penalty to be paid to the state in an amount of not more than $20,000 per violation.

(d) The attorney general may recover reasonable expenses incurred in obtaining injunctive relief or a civil penalty under this section, including reasonable investigative costs, court costs, and attorney's fees.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 382.085 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 382 / Section 382.085
§ 382.085. UNAUTHORIZED EMISSIONS PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as authorized by a commission rule or order, a person may not cause, suffer, allow, or permit the emission of any air contaminant or the performance of any activity that causes or contributes to, or that will cause or contribute to, air pollution.

(b) A person may not cause, suffer, allow, or permit the emission of any air contaminant or the performance of any activity in violation of this chapter or of any commission rule or order.
Tex. Insurance Code § 562.161 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 562 / Section 562.161
§ 562.161. CIVIL PENALTY FOR VIOLATION OF CEASE AND DESIST ORDER.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who is found by a court to have violated a cease and desist order issued under Section 562.158 is liable to the state for a penalty. The state may recover the penalty in a civil action.

(b) The penalty may not exceed $50 unless the court finds the violation to be wilful, in which case the penalty may not exceed $500.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 161.755 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 161 / Section 161.755
§ 161.755. HEALTH CARE PROVIDER DUTIES ON DIAGNOSIS OF UNBORN CHILD'S LIFE-THREATENING OR LIFE-LIMITING ILLNESS OR MEDICAL CONDITION.
Status: in_force

A health care provider who diagnoses a pregnant woman's unborn child as having a life-threatening or life-limiting illness or medical condition shall, at the time of the diagnosis:

(1) provide the pregnant woman with a written copy of:

(A) the perinatal palliative care informational materials and list of the perinatal palliative care providers and programs described by Section 161.753; and

(B) the perinatal palliative care certification form described by Section 161.754; and

(2) obtain from the pregnant woman the signed perinatal palliative care certification form and place the form in the pregnant woman's medical records.
Tex. Water Code § 49.234 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 49 / Section 49.234
§ 49.234. PROHIBITION OF CERTAIN PRIVATE ON-SITE FACILITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) A district or water supply corporation that operates a wastewater collection system to serve land within its boundaries by rule may prohibit the installation of private on-site wastewater holding or treatment facilities on land within the district that is not served by the district's or corporation's wastewater collection system. A district or corporation that has not received funding under Subchapter K, Chapter 17, may not require a property owner who has installed an on-site wastewater holding or treatment facility before the adoption of the rule to connect to the district's or corporation's wastewater collection system.

(b) A district or water supply corporation that prohibits an installation described by Subsection (a) shall agree to pay the owner of a particular tract the costs of connecting the tract to the district's or corporation's wastewater collection system if the distance along a public right-of-way or utility easement from the nearest point of the district's or corporation's wastewater collection system to the boundary line of the tract requiring wastewater collection services is 300 feet or more, subject to commission rules regarding reimbursement of those costs.
Tex. Local Government Code § 505.159 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 505 / Section 505.159
§ 505.159. HEARING REQUIRED TO UNDERTAKE PROJECT.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a Type B corporation shall hold at least one public hearing on a proposed project before spending money to undertake the project.

(b) A Type B corporation the creation of which was authorized by a municipality with a population of less than 20,000 is not required to hold a public hearing under this section if the proposed project is defined by Subchapter C, Chapter 501.
Tex. Insurance Code § 4051.253 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 4051 / Section 4051.253
§ 4051.253. ACCEPTANCE OF CERTAIN CONTINUING EDUCATION.
Status: in_force

The department may accept continuing education hours completed under the guidelines of the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation as satisfying the continuing education requirements imposed under this title.
Tex. Family Code § 86.0011 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 86 / Section 86.0011
§ 86.0011. DUTY TO ENTER INFORMATION INTO STATEWIDE LAW ENFORCEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM.
Status: in_force

(a) On receipt of an original or modified protective order from the clerk of the issuing court, or on receipt of information pertaining to the date of confinement or imprisonment or date of release of a person subject to the protective order, a law enforcement agency shall immediately, but not later than the next business day after the date the order or information is received, enter the information required by Section 411.042(b)(6), Government Code, into the statewide law enforcement information system maintained by the Department of Public Safety.

(b) In this section, "business day" means a day other than a Saturday, Sunday, or state or national holiday.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1120.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1120 / Section 1120.003
§ 1120.003. ESSENTIAL PUBLIC FUNCTION.
Status: in_force

The district is a public entity performing an essential public function.