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Tex. Human Resources Code § 245.054 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 245 / Section 245.054
§ 245.054. INFORMATION PROVIDED TO COURT BEFORE RELEASE.
Status: in_force

(a) In addition to providing the court with notice of release of a child under Section 245.051(b), as soon as possible but not later than the 30th day before the date the department releases the child, the department shall provide the court that committed the child to the department:

(1) a copy of the child's reentry and reintegration plan developed under Section 245.0535; and

(2) a report concerning the progress the child has made while committed to the department.

(b) If, on release, the department places a child in a county other than the county served by the court that committed the child to the department, the department shall provide the information described by Subsection (a) to both the committing court and the juvenile court in the county where the child is placed after release.

(c) If, on release, a child's residence is located in another state, the department shall provide the information described by Subsection (a) to both the committing court and a juvenile court of the other state that has jurisdiction over the area in which the child's residence is located.
Tex. Government Code § 25.00251 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 25 / Section 25.00251
§ 25.00251. PUBLIC PROBATE ADMINISTRATOR.
Status: in_force

(a) A statutory probate court judge, with the concurrence of the commissioners court, may appoint a public probate administrator for the county in which the statutory probate court is located. One person shall serve as the public probate administrator for all statutory probate courts in the county unless the commissioners court has authorized additional public probate administrators.

(b) If a county has more than one statutory probate court, the presiding judges of all of the statutory probate courts located in the county shall designate, by a majority vote, a specific statutory probate court judge to appoint and administer the office of the public probate administrator in that county. If the statutory probate court judges cannot, by a majority vote, determine which statutory probate court judge shall appoint and administer the office of the public probate administrator in that county, the chief presiding statutory probate court judge shall cast the tiebreaking vote to decide which statutory probate court judge shall appoint and administer the office of the public probate administrator in that county.

(c) The public probate administrator may be a person, a charitable organization, or any other suitable entity.

(d) The commissioners court shall set the compensation of the public probate administrator.

(e) The public probate administrator, with the consent of and at salaries set by the commissioners court, may employ assistants, deputies, clerks, and any other employees as necessary to carry out Chapter 455, Estates Code.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 119.051 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 119 / Section 119.051
§ 119.051. ESTABLISHMENT; PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

(a) The Texas Health Improvement Network is established to address urgent health care challenges and improve the health care system in this state and the nation and to develop, based on population health research, health care initiatives, policies, and best practices.

(b) The purpose of the network is to:

(1) reduce the per capita costs of health care;

(2) improve the individual experience of health care, including the quality of care and patient satisfaction; and

(3) improve the health of residents of this state.
Tex. Transportation Code § 252.308 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 252 / Section 252.308
§ 252.308. COUNTY ROAD ENGINEER UNABLE TO PERFORM DUTIES.
Status: in_force

A commissioners court may designate a qualified administrative officer to perform the county road engineer's duties during any period in which the county road engineer is absent or unable to perform those duties.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 442.0515 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 442 / Section 442.0515
§ 442.0515. REDISTRIBUTION OF DONATED PREPACKAGED PRESCRIPTION DRUGS.
Status: in_force

(a) A participating provider may dispense to a recipient donated prescription drugs that are prepackaged and labeled in accordance with this section and rules adopted by the Texas State Board of Pharmacy.

(b) A prepackaged prescription drug a participating provider dispenses to a recipient must contain a label that includes:

(1) the drug's brand name or, for a generic version of the drug, the drug's generic name and the manufacturer or distributor of the drug;

(2) the amount of the drug in a given dose;

(3) the drug's lot number;

(4) the earliest expiration date of the drug for that drug lot number; and

(5) the quantity of any drug the provider dispenses in more than one dose.

(c) A participating provider shall maintain a record of each prepackaged prescription drug dispensed to a recipient. The record must include:

(1) the drug's name, the amount of the drug in a given dose, and the dosage size or frequency;

(2) the provider's lot number for that drug;

(3) the drug's manufacturer or distributor;

(4) the manufacturer's lot number for that drug;

(5) the expiration dates of the drug from that drug's lot number;

(6) the quantity of the drug in each prepackaged unit;

(7) the number of prepackaged units that include the drug;

(8) the date the drug was prepackaged;

(9) the name, initials, or written or electronic signature of the individual who prepackaged the drug; and

(10) the written or electronic signature of the pharmacist responsible for the drug's prepackaging.
Tex. Estates Code § 505.006 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 505 / Section 505.006
§ 505.006. CRIMINAL PENALTY; EFFECT OF CONVICTION.
Status: in_force

(a) A foreign corporate fiduciary commits an offense if the fiduciary violates this subchapter.

(b) An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed $5,000.

(c) On conviction, the court may prohibit a foreign corporate fiduciary convicted of an offense under this section from thereafter serving in any fiduciary capacity in this state.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1425.002 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1425 / Section 1425.002
§ 1425.002. SPECIFIC LANGUAGE CONTROLS.
Status: in_force

A provision of this subtitle that becomes effective on or after January 2, 2010, and that requires coverage or the offer of coverage of a health care service or benefit applies to a plan or policy described by Section 1425.001(a) only to the extent expressly and specifically provided by law.
Tex. Education Code § 132.025 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 132 / Section 132.025
§ 132.025. REQUIRED POSTING.
Status: in_force

To facilitate a prospective student's informed selection among career schools and colleges, the commission shall include in its searchable directory of career schools and colleges maintained on its Internet website information regarding any formal enforcement action taken by the commission against a school or college, including:

(1) any revocation of the school's or college's certificate of authority;

(2) any assessment of administrative penalties against the school or college; and

(3) any suspension of admission of students to the school or college.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8191.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8191 / Section 8191.002
§ 8191.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a conservation and reclamation district in El Paso County, created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Family Code § 8.107 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 8 / Section 8.107
§ 8.107. ORDER OR WRIT BINDING ON EMPLOYER DOING BUSINESS IN THIS STATE.
Status: in_force

An order or writ of withholding issued under this chapter and delivered to an employer doing business in this state is binding on the employer without regard to whether the obligor resides or works outside this state.
Tex. Transportation Code § 257.121 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 257 / Section 257.121
§ 257.121. APPLICATION OF COUNTY BOND LAWS.
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided by this subchapter, the general laws governing county road bonds authorized under Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, apply to the authorization, issuance, approval, certification, registration, sale, and payment of bonds issued under this subchapter.
Tex. Auxiliary Water Laws § 7854 — TX Code / Code wl / Chapter 3 / Section 7854
§ 7854. SUPERVISION OF WORK.
Status: in_force

All work contracted for, unless done under Federal supervision, shall be done under the supervision of the district engineer. When the work is completed according to the contract, he shall make a detailed report of same to the directors, showing whether the contract has been fully complied with according to its terms, and if not, in what particular it has not been so complied with. The directors shall not be bound by such report, but may in addition thereto fully investigate such work and determine whether or not such contract has been complied with; and while such work is in progress, they shall inspect the same.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2211.156 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2211 / Section 2211.156
§ 2211.156. CERTAIN COVERAGE EXCLUDED.
Status: in_force

The FAIR Plan may not provide windstorm and hail insurance coverage for a risk eligible for that coverage under Chapter 2210.
Tex. Local Government Code § 306.051 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 306 / Section 306.051
§ 306.051. REVENUE BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may issue revenue bonds in the name of the board for the purpose of acquiring, constructing, improving, or enlarging land, buildings, facilities, or historically significant objects for any statutory purpose or to further a statutory power of the board.

(b) The bonds are payable solely from, and secured by a pledge of, the revenues of all or any designated part of the property or facilities under the management and control of the board or other revenues of the board including revenue from an occupancy tax on hotel rooms or from contracts, leases, or other agreements.

(c) The bonds may be issued in one or more installments or series by resolution of the board. Issuance of the bonds does not require an election.

(d) The bonds may be sold at any price and bear interest at any rate, except that the net effective interest rate may not exceed the maximum allowed by law. The bonds shall be sold by the board at public or private sale on the best terms obtainable.

(e) The bonds shall mature serially or otherwise not more than 40 years after the date of issuance.

(f) The bonds shall be executed by the chairman and secretary of the board in the manner provided for the execution of bonds issued by municipalities.

(g) The bonds shall be issued on terms and conditions in regard to the security, manner, place, and time of payment, pledge of designated revenue, redemption before maturity, and issuance of additional parity or junior lien bonds as specified by the board in the resolution authorizing issuance of the bonds.

(h) Except as provided by this chapter, Chapter 1502, Government Code, applies to the bonds.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8848.054 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8848 / Section 8848.054
§ 8848.054. ELIGIBILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) To be eligible to be a candidate for or to serve as director at large, a person must be a registered voter in the district.

(b) To be eligible to be a candidate for or to serve as director from a county commissioners precinct, a person must be a registered voter of that precinct, except as provided by Section 8848.052(d).
Tex. Government Code § 659.307 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 659 / Section 659.307
§ 659.307. SERVICE CREDIT.
Status: in_force

(a) The amount of an individual's lifetime service credit equals the number of months the individual has served in a hazardous duty position during the individual's lifetime.

(b) The amount of an individual's state service credit equals the sum of:

(1) the amount of the individual's lifetime service credit, as determined under Subsection (a); and

(2) the number of months during the individual's lifetime that the individual has provided services to the state in a position that is not a hazardous duty position.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 42A.058 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 42A / Section 42A.058
§ 42A.058. INFORMATION PROVIDED TO DEFENDANT PLACED ON COMMUNITY SUPERVISION.
Status: in_force

A judge placing a defendant on community supervision shall inform the defendant in writing and on a form prescribed by the Office of Court Administration of the Texas Judicial System that, after satisfactorily fulfilling the conditions of community supervision and on expiration of the period of community supervision, the judge is authorized to release the defendant from the penalties and disabilities resulting from the offense as provided by Article 42A.701(f).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8301.0502 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8301 / Section 8301.0502
§ 8301.0502. TAXES FOR BONDS.
Status: in_force

At the time the district issues bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, the board shall provide for the annual imposition of a continuing direct ad valorem tax, without limit as to rate or amount, while all or part of the bonds are outstanding as required and in the manner provided by Sections 54.601 and 54.602, Water Code.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2209.204 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2209 / Section 2209.204
§ 2209.204. PERSONNEL.
Status: in_force

(a) The pool manager shall employ or contract with persons necessary to assist the board and the pool manager in carrying out the powers and duties of the pool.

(b) The board must approve:

(1) the compensation paid to a pool employee; and

(2) a contract made with a person under this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7900.0201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7900 / Section 7900.0201
§ 7900.0201. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is governed by a board of five elected directors.

(b) Except as provided by Section 7900.0202, directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2651.008 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2651 / Section 2651.008
§ 2651.008. RECORDS OF AGENTS.
Status: in_force

The department shall maintain a record of the name and address of each title insurance agent licensed by the department in a manner that ensures that the agents appointed by any company authorized to engage in the business of title insurance in this state may be conveniently ascertained and inspected by any person on request.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 182.104 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 182 / Section 182.104
§ 182.104. SECURITY COMPLIANCE.
Status: repealed

(a) The corporation shall:

(1) establish appropriate security standards to protect both the transmission and the receipt of individually identifiable health information or health care data;

(2) establish appropriate security standards to protect access to any individually identifiable health information or health care data collected, assembled, or maintained by the corporation;

(3) establish the highest levels of security and protection for access to and control of individually identifiable health information, including mental health care data and data relating to specific disease status, that is governed by more stringent state or federal privacy laws; and

(4) establish policies and procedures for the corporation for taking disciplinary actions against a board member, employee, or other person with access to individually identifiable health care information that violates state or federal privacy laws related to health care information or data maintained by the corporation.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1169 (H.B. 3304), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2019.
Tex. Occupations Code § 402.451 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 402 / Section 402.451
§ 402.451. PROHIBITED ACTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A person may not:

(1) buy, sell, or fraudulently obtain a license or aid another person to do so;

(2) alter a license with the intent to defraud;

(3) wilfully make a false statement in an application to the department for a license, a temporary training permit, or the renewal of a license;

(4) falsely impersonate a license holder; or

(5) engage in the fitting and dispensing of hearing instruments when the person's license is suspended or revoked.

(b) A license or permit holder may not:

(1) solicit a potential customer by telephone unless the license or permit holder clearly discloses the holder's name and business address and the purpose of the communication;

(2) use or purchase for use a list of names of potential customers compiled by telephone by a person other than the license or permit holder, the license or permit holder's authorized agent, or another license or permit holder; or

(3) perform any act that requires a license from the Texas Optometry Board or the Texas Medical Board.
Tex. Education Code § 1001.002 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 1001 / Section 1001.002
§ 1001.002. EXEMPTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) An organization is exempt from this chapter if the organization:

(1) has 50,000 or more members;

(2) qualifies for a tax exemption under Section 501(a), Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as an organization described by Section 501(c)(4) of that code; and

(3) conducts for its members and other individuals who are at least 50 years of age a driving safety course that is not used for purposes of Subchapter H, Chapter 45A, Code of Criminal Procedure.

(b) A driving safety course is exempt from this chapter if the course is taught without providing a uniform certificate of course completion to a person who successfully completes the course.

(c) A driver education course is exempt from this chapter, other than Section 1001.055, if the course is:

(1) conducted by a vocational driver training school operated to train or prepare a person for a field of endeavor in a business, trade, technical, or industrial occupation;

(2) conducted by a school or training program that offers only instruction of purely avocational or recreational subjects as determined by the department;

(3) sponsored by an employer to train its own employees without charging tuition;

(4) sponsored by a recognized trade, business, or professional organization with a closed membership to instruct the members of the organization; or

(5) conducted by a school regulated and approved under another law of this state.
Tex. Water Code § 62.300 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 62 / Section 62.300
§ 62.300. AUTHORITY TO ANNEX OTHER DISTRICTS.
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided by this subchapter, a district created under Article XVI, Section 59, of the Texas Constitution may be annexed and become a part of another adjacent district created under the general law in the same manner as provided in Sections 62.292-62.299 of this code.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2310.104 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2310 / Section 2310.104
§ 2310.104. COMPLAINTS REGARDING MOTOR FUEL METERING DEVICES.
Status: in_force

In accordance with Chapter 51, the executive director shall establish methods by which consumers and service recipients are notified of the name, mailing address, and telephone number of the department for the purpose of directing complaints to the department. The department shall provide to the person filing the complaint and to each person who is a subject of the complaint information about the department's policies and procedures relating to complaint investigation and resolution.
Tex. Insurance Code § 4001.004 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 4001 / Section 4001.004
§ 4001.004. LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANIES.
Status: in_force

The licensing and regulation of a limited liability company are subject to each provision of this title that applies to a corporation licensed under this title.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8374.006 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8374 / Section 8374.006
§ 8374.006. 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. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 27.007 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 27 / Section 27.007
§ 27.007. ADDITIONAL FINDINGS.
Status: in_force

(a) If the court awards sanctions under Section 27.009(b), the court shall issue findings regarding whether the legal action was brought to deter or prevent the moving party from exercising constitutional rights and is brought for an improper purpose, including to harass or to cause unnecessary delay or to increase the cost of litigation.

(b) The court must issue findings under Subsection (a) not later than the 30th day after the date a request under that subsection is made.
Tex. Finance Code § 15.413 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 15 / Section 15.413
§ 15.413. INTERPRETATION OF HOME EQUITY LENDING LAW.
Status: in_force

The commission may, on request of an interested person or on its own motion, issue interpretations of Sections 50(a)(5)-(7), (e)-(p), (t), and (u), Article XVI, Texas Constitution. An interpretation under this section is subject to Chapter 2001, Government Code, and is applicable to lenders regulated by the commission. The Finance Commission of Texas and the commission shall attempt to adopt interpretations that are as consistent as feasible or shall state justification for any inconsistency.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1005.205 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1005 / Section 1005.205
§ 1005.205. MATURITY.
Status: in_force

District bonds must mature not later than 50 years after the date of issuance.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1108.252 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1108 / Section 1108.252
§ 1108.252. TAX RATE.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may impose the tax at a rate not to exceed 75 cents on each $100 valuation of taxable property in the district subject to district taxation.

(b) In setting the tax rate, the board shall consider the income of the district from sources other than taxation.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3903.006 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3903 / Section 3903.006
§ 3903.006. ELIGIBILITY FOR INCLUSION IN SPECIAL ZONES.
Status: in_force

(a) All or any part of the area of the district is eligible to be included in:

(1) a tax increment reinvestment zone created under Chapter 311, Tax Code;

(2) a tax abatement reinvestment zone created under Chapter 312, Tax Code;

(3) an enterprise zone created under Chapter 2303, Government Code; or

(4) an industrial district created under Chapter 42, Local Government Code.

(b) If the city creates a tax increment reinvestment zone described by Subsection (a), the city and the board of directors of the zone, by contract with the district, may grant money deposited in the tax increment fund to the district to be used by the district for the purposes permitted for money granted to a corporation under Section 380.002(b), Local Government Code, including the right to pledge the money as security for any bonds issued by the district for an improvement project. A project may not receive public funds under Section 380.002(b), Local Government Code, unless the project complies with a development agreement entered into under Section 3903.207.

(c) A tax increment reinvestment zone created by the city in the district is not subject to the limitations provided by Section 311.006(b), Tax Code.

(d) A tax increment reinvestment zone or a tax abatement reinvestment zone may not include territory in the district unless the governing body of the city approves the inclusion.