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Tex. Health and Safety Code § 61.038 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 61 / Section 61.038
§ 61.038. DISTRIBUTION OF ASSISTANCE FUNDS.
Status: in_force

(a) If the department determines that a county is eligible for assistance, the department shall distribute funds appropriated to the department from the indigent health care assistance fund or any other available fund to the county to assist the county in providing health care services under Sections 61.028 and 61.0285 to its eligible county residents who qualify for assistance as described by Section 61.037.

(b) State funds provided under this section to a county must be equal to at least 90 percent of the actual payment for the health care services for the county's eligible residents during the remainder of the state fiscal year after the eight percent expenditure level is reached.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 296A.103 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 296A / Section 296A.103
§ 296A.103. LOCAL PROVIDER PARTICIPATION FUND; AUTHORIZED USES OF MONEY.
Status: in_force

(a) Each county that collects a mandatory payment authorized under this chapter shall create a local provider participation fund.

(b) The local provider participation fund of a county consists of:

(1) all revenue received by the county attributable to mandatory payments authorized under this chapter, including any penalties and interest attributable to delinquent payments;

(2) money received from the Health and Human Services Commission as a refund of an intergovernmental transfer from the county to the state for the purpose of providing the nonfederal share of Medicaid supplemental payment program payments, provided that the intergovernmental transfer does not receive a federal matching payment; and

(3) the earnings of the fund.

(c) Money deposited to the local provider participation fund may be used only to:

(1) fund intergovernmental transfers from the county to the state to provide:

(A) the nonfederal share of a Medicaid supplemental payment program authorized under the state Medicaid plan, the Texas Healthcare Transformation and Quality Improvement Program waiver issued under Section 1115 of the federal Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Section 1315), or a successor waiver program authorizing similar Medicaid supplemental payment programs; or

(B) payments to Medicaid managed care organizations that are dedicated for payment to hospitals;

(2) subsidize indigent programs;

(3) pay the administrative expenses of the county for activities under this chapter;

(4) refund a portion of a mandatory payment collected in error from a paying hospital; and

(5) refund to paying hospitals the proportionate share of money received by the county from the Health and Human Services Commission that is not used to fund the nonfederal share of Medicaid supplemental payment program payments.

(d) Money in the local provider participation fund may not be commingled with other county funds.

(e) An intergovernmental transfer of funds described by Subsection (c)(1) and any funds received by the county as a result of an intergovernmental transfer described by Subsection (c)(1) may not be used by the county or any other entity to expand Medicaid eligibility under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Pub. L. No. 111-148) as amended by the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (Pub. L. No. 111-152).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1055.056 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1055 / Section 1055.056
§ 1055.056. DIRECTOR RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES.
Status: in_force

All directors have the same rights and responsibilities with regard to voting and other matters.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1467.089 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1467 / Section 1467.089
§ 1467.089. EFFECT OF DECISION.
Status: in_force

(a) An arbitrator's decision under Section 1467.088 is binding.

(b) Not later than the 45th day after the date of an arbitrator's decision under Section 1467.088, a party not satisfied with the decision may file an action to determine the payment due to an out-of-network provider.

(c) In an action filed under Subsection (b), the court shall determine whether the arbitrator's decision is proper based on a substantial evidence standard of review.

(d) Not later than the 30th day after the date of an arbitrator's decision under Section 1467.088, a health benefit plan issuer or administrator shall pay to an out-of-network provider any additional amount necessary to satisfy the binding award.
Tex. Local Government Code § 271.045 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 271 / Section 271.045
§ 271.045. PURPOSES FOR WHICH CERTIFICATES MAY BE AUTHORIZED.
Status: in_force

(a) The governing body of an issuer may authorize certificates to pay a contractual obligation to be incurred for the:

(1) construction of any public work;

(2) purchase of materials, supplies, equipment, machinery, buildings, land, and rights-of-way for authorized needs and purposes; or

(3) payment of contractual obligations for professional services, including services provided by tax appraisers, engineers, architects, attorneys, map makers, auditors, financial advisors, and fiscal agents.

(b) If necessary because of change orders, certificates may be authorized in an amount not to exceed 25 percent of a contractual obligation incurred for the construction of public works, but certificates may be delivered only in the amount necessary to discharge contractual obligations.

(c) The governing body of a municipality may issue certificates of obligation to pay all or part of a municipality's obligations incurred by contract for interests in and rights to water or sewer treatment capacity in connection with a water supply and transmission project or sewer treatment or collection project to be constructed in whole or in part on behalf of the municipality by another governmental entity or political subdivision pursuant to a written agreement expressly authorized under Section 552.014 of this code or Section 791.026, Government Code.

(d) In exercising its authority to issue certificates of obligation for the purposes specified in Subsection (c), the municipality must limit the principal amount of certificates to be issued for the purpose of funding its contractual obligations to an amount equal to (i) the aggregate of the contractual payments or the total costs allocated or attributed, under generally accepted accounting principles, to the capital costs of the project, as opposed to any maintenance or operating costs to be paid under the written agreement or (ii) the total cost of the project multiplied by the percentage of the nameplate capacity of the project acquired or conveyed by the written agreement to the municipality, whichever limitation is applicable to the contractual interests or rights being conveyed or identified in the written agreement.

(e) Work that is directly attributable under generally accepted accounting principles to the costs of the project and that is performed by employees of the issuer may be allocated or attributed to the capital costs of the project.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 62.041 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 62 / Section 62.041
§ 62.041. MOTION FOR DISSOLUTION; STAY.
Status: in_force

(a) The defendant may seek dissolution of an issued writ of sequestration by filing a written motion with the court.

(b) The right to seek dissolution is cumulative of the right of replevy.

(c) The filing of a motion to dissolve stays proceedings under the writ until the issue is determined.
Tex. Transportation Code § 257.117 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 257 / Section 257.117
§ 257.117. LEVY OF BOND TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) Each year, the commissioners courts of the counties included in whole or part in a road district established under this subchapter shall determine the amount of the district bond tax to be imposed.

(b) The commissioners court of each county shall impose the portion of the bond tax imposed by the road district in that county at the time and in the manner that other taxes are imposed in the county by the commissioners court of the county. The imposition of the tax is governed by the law governing the imposition of county taxes.
Tex. Water Code § 57.329 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 57 / Section 57.329
§ 57.329. VOTE NECESSARY TO CARRY PROPOSITION.
Status: in_force

More than two-thirds of the persons voting in the election must vote to dissolve the district to carry the proposition.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3935.206 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3935 / Section 3935.206
§ 3935.206. CITY NOT REQUIRED TO PAY DISTRICT OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

Except as provided by Section 375.263, Local Government Code, the city is not required to pay a bond, note, or other obligation of the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3946.154 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3946 / Section 3946.154
§ 3946.154. ADDITIONAL CITY POWERS REGARDING IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided by an agreement between the district and the city, the city may:

(1) by ordinance, order, resolution, or other directive require that title to all or any portion of an improvement project vest in the city; or

(2) by ordinance, order, resolution, or other directive authorize the district to own, encumber, maintain, and operate an improvement project or convey the project to the city at a later date.

(b) The district shall immediately comply with any city ordinance or resolution adopted under this section.
Tex. Education Code § 28.051 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 28 / Section 28.051
§ 28.051. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Board" means the State Board of Education.

(2) "College advanced placement course" means a board-approved high-school-level preparatory course for a college advanced placement test that incorporates all topics specified by the college board on its standard syllabus for a given subject area.

(3) "College advanced placement test" means the advanced placement test administered by the College Board and Educational Testing Service.

(4) "College board" means the College Board and Educational Testing Service.

(5) "International baccalaureate course" means a high-school-level preparatory course for an international baccalaureate examination that incorporates each topic specified by the International Baccalaureate Organization on its standard syllabus for a particular subject area.

(6) "International baccalaureate examination" means the international baccalaureate examination administered by the International Baccalaureate Organization.

(7) "Program" means the Texas Advanced Placement Incentive Program.
Tex. Government Code § 2007.004 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2007 / Section 2007.004
§ 2007.004. WAIVER OF GOVERNMENTAL IMMUNITY; PERMISSION TO SUE.
Status: in_force

(a) Sovereign immunity to suit and liability is waived and abolished to the extent of liability created by this chapter.

(b) This section does not authorize a person to execute a judgment against property of the state or a governmental entity.
Tex. Water Code § 51.757 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 51 / Section 51.757
§ 51.757. EXCLUDING LAND.
Status: in_force

(a) After considering all engineering data and other evidence presented to it, if the board makes the findings provided in Section 51.756 of this code and determines that it would be in the best interest of the district to exclude the land, the board shall enter an order excluding all land meeting the conditions and shall redefine the boundaries of the original district in order to embrace all land not excluded. In the event the land to be excluded contains water or wastewater customers of the district, such customers shall remain customers of the district, and owners of lots to which district water and wastewater facilities have already been extended shall also be allowed to connect to the district's system and shall be customers of the district.

(b) Except as provided by Subsection (d) of this section, an order excluding land pursuant to a petition signed by the owner or owners of the land to be excluded takes effect on the date the board enters the order.

(c) Except as provided by Subsection (d) of this section, an order excluding land pursuant to a petition signed by less than all of the owners of the land to be excluded takes effect:

(1) if the district does not receive a timely petition under Section 51.758 of this code on the day following the deadline for submission of a petition; or

(2) if the district receives timely petition under Section 51.758 of this code and the exclusion is ratified at an election held for that purpose.

(d) Before an order excluding land under Sections 51.754 through 51.758 of this code becomes effective, all taxes levied and assessed by the district on the land to be excluded shall be fully paid.
Tex. Government Code § 507.030 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 507 / Section 507.030
§ 507.030. VISITATION.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section:

(1) "Guardian" has the meaning assigned by Section 1002.012, Estates Code.

(2) "Letters of guardianship" means a certificate issued under Section 1106.001(a), Estates Code.

(a-1) The department shall allow the governor, members of the legislature, and officials of the executive and judicial branches to enter during business hours any part of a state jail felony facility operated by the department, for the purpose of observing the operations of the department. A visitor described by this subsection may talk with defendants away from employees of the state jail felony facility.

(b) The department shall establish a visitation policy for persons confined in state jail felony facilities. The visitation policy must:

(1) allow visitation by a guardian of a defendant confined in a state jail felony facility to the same extent as the defendant's next of kin, including placing the guardian on the defendant's approved visitors list on the guardian's request and providing the guardian access to the defendant during a facility's standard visitation hours if the defendant is otherwise eligible to receive visitors; and

(2) require the guardian to provide the director of the facility with letters of guardianship before being allowed to visit the defendant.

(c) Regardless of the implementation of video visitation or visitation by other electronic means, the visitation policy must allow in-person visitation for defendants who are eligible to receive visitors, provided that the policy may allow the temporary suspension of in-person visitation for a health or safety emergency.
Tex. Insurance Code - Not Codified § 21.42 — TX Code / Code i1 / Chapter 21 / Section 21.42
§ 21.42. TEXAS LAWS GOVERN POLICIES.
Status: in_force

Any contract of insurance payable to any citizen or inhabitant of this State by any insurance company or corporation doing business within this State shall be held to be a contract made and entered into under and by virtue of the laws of this State relating to insurance, and governed thereby, notwithstanding such policy or contract of insurance may provide that the contract was executed and the premiums and policy (in case it becomes a demand) should be payable without this State, or at the home office of the company or corporation issuing the same.
Tex. Transportation Code § 621.401 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 621 / Section 621.401
§ 621.401. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter, "weight enforcement officer" means:

(1) a license and weight inspector of the Department of Public Safety;

(2) a highway patrol officer;

(3) a sheriff or sheriff's deputy;

(4) a municipal police officer in a municipality with a population of:

(A) 100,000 or more; or

(B) 74,000 or more in a county with a population of more than 1.5 million;

(5) a police officer certified under Section 644.101; or

(6) a constable or deputy constable designated under Section 621.4015.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 21.351 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 21 / Section 21.351
§ 21.351. ACCOUNTING.
Status: in_force

The district shall keep complete and accurate accounts of its business transactions in accordance with generally accepted methods of accounting.
Tex. Government Code § 2306.225 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2306 / Section 2306.225
§ 2306.225. RATIO OF LOAN TO DEVELOPMENT COST; AMORTIZATION PERIOD.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), the ratio of loan to total housing development cost and the amortization period of a loan insured or guaranteed by the federal government is governed by the federal government mortgage insurance commitment or federal guarantee for each housing development.

(b) The amortization period for a loan may not exceed 40 years.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8291.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8291 / Section 8291.004
§ 8291.004. DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is composed of the territory described by Section 4, Chapter 694, Acts of the 62nd Legislature, Regular Session, 1971, as that territory may have been modified under:

(1) Subchapter H, Chapter 54, Water Code;

(2) Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code; or

(3) other law.

(b) The boundaries and field notes of the district form a closure. A mistake in copying the field notes in the legislative process or another mistake in the field notes does not affect:

(1) the district's organization, existence, or validity;

(2) the district's right to issue any type of bonds for a purpose for which the district is created or to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds;

(3) the district's right to impose a tax; or

(4) the legality or operation of the district or its governing body.
Tex. Government Code § 466.318 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 466 / Section 466.318
§ 466.318. PLAY OR FACILITATING PLAY BY TELEPHONE OR BY INTERNET OR MOBILE INTERNET APPLICATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A person may not by telephone or through an Internet application or mobile Internet application:

(1) purchase or order the purchase of a ticket for a lottery game; or

(2) for compensation:

(A) accept an order for a ticket for a lottery game from a player;

(B) sell a ticket for a lottery game to a player; or

(C) arrange:

(i) to purchase a ticket on behalf of a person playing a lottery game; or

(ii) for another person to purchase a ticket on behalf of a person playing a lottery game.

(b) A person commits an offense if the person violates this section.

(c) An offense under Subsection (a)(1) is a Class A misdemeanor.

(d) An offense under Subsection (a)(2) is a Class A misdemeanor.
Tex. Transportation Code § 722.007 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 722 / Section 722.007
§ 722.007. ANNUAL FEE.
Status: in_force

The annual fee for an automobile club certificate of authority is $150.
Tex. Water Code § 11.153 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 11 / Section 11.153
§ 11.153. PROJECTS FOR STORAGE OF APPROPRIATED WATER IN AQUIFERS.
Status: repealed

(a) In this section, "aquifer storage and recovery project" has the meaning assigned by Section 27.151.

(b) A water right holder or a person who has contracted for the use of water under a contract that does not prohibit the use of the water in an aquifer storage and recovery project may undertake an aquifer storage and recovery project without obtaining any additional authorization under this chapter for the project. A person described by this subsection undertaking an aquifer storage and recovery project must:

(1) obtain any required authorizations under Subchapter G, Chapter 27, and Subchapter N, Chapter 36; and

(2) comply with the terms of the applicable water right.

(c) This section does not preclude the commission from considering an aquifer storage and recovery project to be a component of a project permitted under this chapter that is not required to be based on the continuous availability of historic, normal stream flow.

(d) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 505 , Sec. 5(1), eff. June 16, 2015.

(e) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 505 , Sec. 5(1), eff. June 16, 2015.
Tex. Government Code § 545.0003 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 545 / Section 545.0003
§ 545.0003. METHODS TO ADDRESS FRAUD AND ELIGIBILITY ERROR RATE.
Status: in_force

The commission shall examine cost-effective methods to address:

(1) fraud in assistance programs; and

(2) the error rate in eligibility determination.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8882.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8882 / Section 8882.004
§ 8882.004. DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

The district includes the territory located in Yoakum 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 § 1072.055 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1072 / Section 1072.055
§ 1072.055. BOARD VACANCY.
Status: in_force

If a vacancy occurs in the office of director, the remaining directors shall appoint a director for the remainder of the unexpired term.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 58.154 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 58 / Section 58.154
§ 58.154. COURT-ORDERED DISCLOSURE OF VICTIM INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

A court may order the disclosure of a victim's name, address, and telephone number only if the court finds that:

(1) the information is essential in the trial of the defendant for the offense;

(2) the identity of the victim is in issue; or

(3) the disclosure is in the best interest of the victim.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 76.072 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 76 / Section 76.072
§ 76.072. EXPIRATION.
Status: in_force

A pesticide dealer license expires on the second anniversary of the date of its granting or renewal unless the department by rule adopts a system under which licenses expire on specified dates during a year.
Tex. Government Code § 434.353 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 434 / Section 434.353
§ 434.353. TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall develop and implement methods for providing peer service coordinator certification training to peer service coordinators, including providing training for initial certification and recertification and providing continuing education.

(b) The commission shall manage and coordinate the peer training program to include initial training, advanced training, certification, and continuing education for peers associated with the mental health program for veterans.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 63.101 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 63 / Section 63.101
§ 63.101. PROTECTION OF BATS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsections (b) and (c), no person may:

(1) hunt a bat; or

(2) sell, offer for sale, purchase, offer to purchase, or possess after purchase a bat or any part of a bat, dead or alive.

(b) A bat may be removed or hunted if the bat is inside or on a building occupied by people.

(c) This section does not apply to:

(1) an animal control officer, a peace officer, or a health official who captures a bat that the officer or official considers injured or diseased;

(2) a person who transports a bat for the purpose of laboratory testing if the bat has exposed or potentially exposed humans or domestic animals to rabies; or

(3) a person who is licensed to provide pest control services.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 11.052 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 11 / Section 11.052
§ 11.052. SPECIAL NONGAME AND ENDANGERED SPECIES CONSERVATION ACCOUNT.
Status: in_force

The special nongame and endangered species conservation account is a separate account in the general revenue fund.