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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3899.204 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3899 / Section 3899.204
§ 3899.204. AUTHORITY TO BORROW MONEY AND TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may borrow money on terms determined by the board. Section 375.205, Local Government Code, does not apply to a loan, line of credit, or other borrowing from a bank or financial institution secured by revenue other than ad valorem taxes.

(b) The district may issue bonds, notes, or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, assessments, impact fees, revenue, contract payments, grants, or other district money, or any combination of those sources of money, to pay for any authorized district purpose.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1101.161 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1101 / Section 1101.161
§ 1101.161. GIFTS, GRANTS, AND DONATIONS.
Status: in_force

The commission may solicit and accept a gift, grant, donation, or other item of value from any source to pay for any activity under this chapter, or Chapter 1102, 1103, or 1104 of this code, or Chapter 221, Property Code.
Tex. Government Code § 24.6006 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 24 / Section 24.6006
§ 24.6006.
Status: in_force

Sec. 24.6006. 462ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT (DENTON COUNTY). The 462nd Judicial District is composed of Denton County.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1359.003 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1359 / Section 1359.003
§ 1359.003. COVERAGE REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) A group health benefit plan must provide coverage for formulas necessary to treat phenylketonuria or a heritable disease.

(b) The group health benefit plan must provide the coverage to the same extent that the plan provides coverage for drugs that are available only on the orders of a physician.
Tex. Government Code § 604.005 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 604 / Section 604.005
§ 604.005. BOND NOT VOID ON FIRST RECOVERY.
Status: in_force

(a) The official bond of a state, county, or precinct officer is not void on first recovery.

(b) An injured party may sue separately on a bond until the bond is exhausted.

(c) In no event may the surety be liable for more than the penal sum of the surety bond minus any amounts already paid out under the bond.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8124.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8124 / Section 8124.101
§ 8124.101. 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. Labor Code § 210.011 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 210 / Section 210.011
§ 210.011. REPLACEMENT FOR LOST OR MISPLACED WARRANT.
Status: in_force

(a) The comptroller may issue to a claimant a replacement warrant for a warrant issued in payment of benefits under this subtitle if the claimant who was entitled to receive the original warrant:

(1) loses or for any reason fails to receive the warrant; and

(2) furnishes satisfactory proof to the comptroller of the loss or failure to receive the warrant.

(b) Subject to Section 210.013, the replacement warrant shall be issued as provided by Section 403.054, Government Code.
Tex. Education Code § 51.779 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 51 / Section 51.779
§ 51.779. EVALUATION OF BIDS AND PROPOSALS FOR CONSTRUCTION SERVICES.
Status: in_force

(a) An institution that is considering a construction contract using a method authorized by this subchapter must, before advertising, determine which method provides the best value for the institution.

(b) The institution shall base its selection among the offerors on criteria established by the institution. The institution shall publish in the request for bids, proposals, or qualifications the criteria that will be used to evaluate the offerors.

(c) The institution shall document the basis of its selection and shall make the evaluations public not later than the seventh day after the date the contract is awarded.
Tex. Transportation Code § 643.057 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 643 / Section 643.057
§ 643.057. ADDITIONAL VEHICLES AND FEES.
Status: in_force

(a) A motor carrier may not operate an additional vehicle requiring registration unless the carrier pays a registration fee of $10 for each additional vehicle and shows the department evidence of insurance or financial responsibility for the vehicle in an amount at least equal to the amount set by the department under Section 643.101.

(b) A motor carrier is not required to pay the applicable registration fee under Subsection (a) for a vehicle for which the same fee is required and that replaces a vehicle for which the fee has been paid.

(c) A registered motor carrier may not transport household goods or a hazardous material unless the carrier shows the department evidence of insurance or financial responsibility in an amount at least equal to the amount set by the department under Section 643.101 for a vehicle carrying household goods or a hazardous material.

(d) The department may not collect more than $10 in equipment registration fees for a vehicle registered under both this subchapter and Chapter 645.
Tex. Government Code § 2306.6707 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2306 / Section 2306.6707
§ 2306.6707.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2306.6707. ADDITIONAL APPLICATION REQUIREMENT: DISCLOSURE OF INTERESTED PERSONS. (a) The applicant must disclose in the application the names of any persons, including affiliates of those persons and related parties, providing developmental or operational services to the development, including:

(1) a development owner;

(2) an architect;

(3) an attorney;

(4) a tax professional;

(5) a property management company;

(6) a consultant;

(7) a market analyst;

(8) a tenant services provider;

(9) a syndicator;

(10) a real estate broker or agent or a person receiving a fee in connection with services usually provided by a real estate broker or agent;

(11) at the time the application is submitted, the owners of the property on which the development is located;

(12) a developer; and

(13) a builder or general contractor.

(b) For each person described by Subsection (a), the application must disclose any company name, company contact person, address, and telephone number.
Tex. Utilities Code § 253.0002 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 253 / Section 253.0002
§ 253.0002. APPLICABILITY.
Status: in_force

This chapter applies to a pole attachment that is used wholly or partly to provide broadband service and affixed by a broadband provider to a pole owned and controlled by an electric cooperative. This chapter does not apply to a pole attachment regulated by the Federal Communications Commission under 47 U.S.C. Section 224.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3941.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3941 / Section 3941.102
§ 3941.102. IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS AND SERVICES.
Status: in_force

The district may provide, design, construct, acquire, improve, relocate, operate, maintain, or finance an improvement project or service using any money available to the district, or contract with a governmental or private entity to provide, design, construct, acquire, improve, relocate, operate, maintain, or finance an improvement project or service authorized under this chapter or Chapter 375, Local Government Code.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 174.002 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 174 / Section 174.002
§ 174.002. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Company" means a sole proprietorship, organization, association, corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited partnership, limited liability partnership, or limited liability company that exists to make a profit. The term includes a wholly owned subsidiary, majority-owned subsidiary, parent company, or affiliate of those entities or business associations.

(2) "Domicile" means the country in which:

(A) a company or nonprofit organization is formed, incorporated, or registered and headquartered;

(B) a company's or nonprofit organization's affairs are primarily conducted; or

(C) the majority of the company's ownership shares are held.

(3) "Foreign adversary" has the meaning assigned by 15 C.F.R. Section 791.4(a).

(4) "Genome sequencer" means any device or platform used to conduct genome sequencing, resequencing, or isolation or other genome research.

(5) "Genome sequencing" means any method used to determine the identity and order of nucleotide bases in the human genome.

(6) "Human genome" means the set of DNA found in human cells.

(7) "Medical facility" means a facility licensed or registered by a state or federal agency to provide health care services that receives any state funding, including pass-through federal money provided to a state agency for grant awards.

(8) "Software" means computer programs and related equipment used for genome sequencing or the operation, control, analysis, research, or other functions of genome sequencers.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3866.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3866 / Section 3866.004
§ 3866.004. BOUNDARIES.
Status: in_force

The district includes all the territory contained in the following described area:

Block A Lot 1, Lot 2, Lot 3, and Lot 4A of the Kennedale Retail Center Addition; Block A Lot 2 and Lot 3 of the B.T. Webb Subdivision; and Municipal Drive from Third Street to Kennedale Parkway (US Business Highway 287).
Tex. Finance Code § 35.204 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 35 / Section 35.204
§ 35.204. ENFORCEMENT OF SUBPOENA.
Status: in_force

(a) If necessary, the banking commissioner may apply to a district court of Travis County or of the county in which the subpoena was served for enforcement of the subpoena, and the court may issue an order compelling compliance.

(b) If the court orders compliance with the subpoena or finds the person in contempt for failure to obey the order, the banking commissioner, or the attorney general if representing the banking commissioner, may recover reasonable court costs, attorney's fees, and investigative costs incurred in the proceeding.
Tex. Election Code § 201.052 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 201 / Section 201.052
§ 201.052. DATE OF ELECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided by this code, a special election to fill a vacancy shall be held on the first authorized uniform election date occurring on or after the 46th day after the date the election is ordered.

(b) If a law outside this code authorizes the holding of the election on a date earlier than the 46th day after the date of the order, the election shall be held on the first authorized uniform election date occurring on or after the earliest date that the election could be held under that law.
Tex. Insurance Code § 705.104 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 705 / Section 705.104
§ 705.104. MISREPRESENTATION IN APPLICATION FOR LIFE INSURANCE.
Status: in_force

A defense based on a misrepresentation in the application for, or in obtaining, a life insurance policy on the life of a person in or residing in this state is not valid or enforceable in a suit brought on the policy on or after the second anniversary of the date of issuance of the policy if premiums due on the policy during the two years have been paid to and received by the insurer, unless:

(1) the insurer has notified the insured of the insurer's intention to rescind the policy because of the misrepresentation; or

(2) it is shown at the trial that the misrepresentation was:

(A) material to the risk; and

(B) intentionally made.
Tex. Government Code § 403.272 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 403 / Section 403.272
§ 403.272. RESPONSIBILITY FOR PROPERTY ACCOUNTING.
Status: in_force

(a) A state agency must comply with this subchapter and maintain the property records required.

(b) All personal property owned by the state shall be accounted for by the agency that possesses the property. The comptroller shall define personal property by rule for the purposes of this subchapter. In adopting rules, the comptroller shall consider the value of the property, its expected useful life, and the cost of recordkeeping.
Tex. Family Code § 154.012 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 154 / Section 154.012
§ 154.012. SUPPORT PAID IN EXCESS OF SUPPORT ORDER.
Status: in_force

(a) If an obligor is not in arrears and the obligor's child support obligation has terminated, the obligee shall return to the obligor a child support payment made by the obligor that exceeds the amount of support ordered, regardless of whether the payment was made before, on, or after the date the child support obligation terminated.

(b) An obligor may file a suit to recover a child support payment under Subsection (a). If the court finds that the obligee failed to return a child support payment under Subsection (a), the court shall order the obligee to pay to the obligor reasonable and necessary attorney's fees, court costs, and expenses in addition to the amount of support paid after the date the child support order terminated. The court may order the fees, costs, expenses, and any postjudgment interest to be paid directly to the attorney, who may enforce the order in the attorney's own name by any means available for the enforcement of a judgment for debt. For good cause shown, the court may waive the requirement that the obligee pay attorney's fees, court costs, and expenses if the court states the reasons supporting that finding.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1004.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1004 / Section 1004.102
§ 1004.102. MANAGEMENT, CONTROL, AND ADMINISTRATION.
Status: in_force

The board shall manage, control, and administer the hospital system and the money and resources of the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7981A.0401 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7981A / Section 7981A.0401
§ 7981A.0401. ELECTIONS REGARDING TAXES OR BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue, without an election, bonds and other obligations secured by:

(1) revenue other than ad valorem taxes; or

(2) contract payments described by Section 7981A.0403.

(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 § 2158.009 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2158 / Section 2158.009
§ 2158.009. LOW-EMISSIONS VEHICLES PURCHASING REQUIREMENT.
Status: repealed

(a) Repealed by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 900, Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2009.

(b) A state agency authorized to purchase passenger vehicles or other ground transportation vehicles for general use shall ensure that not less than 25 percent of the vehicles the agency purchases during any state fiscal biennium, other than vehicles the purchase of which is exempted from this subsection by Subsection (c) or (d), are vehicles that meet or exceed the emissions standards necessary to be rated by the United States Environmental Protection Agency as a Tier II, Bin 3, emissions standard vehicle that has a greenhouse gas score of eight under regulations of that agency as they existed September 1, 2007.

(c) A state agency is exempt from Subsection (b) to the extent that a vehicle described by that subsection that meets the agency's operational needs is not commercially available.

(d) Subsection (b) does not apply to a state agency's purchase of a vehicle to be used by a peace officer, as defined by Article 2A.001, Code of Criminal Procedure, whose duties include the apprehension of persons for violation of a criminal law of this state.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8292.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8292 / Section 8292.001
§ 8292.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Board" means the board of directors of the district.

(2) "Director" means a member of the board.

(3) "District" means the Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 67.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8091.0101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8091 / Section 8091.0101
§ 8091.0101. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Board" means the district's board of directors.

(2) "Commission" means the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

(3) "Director" means a board member.

(4) "District" means the Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 163.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1101.101 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1101 / Section 1101.101
§ 1101.101. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND OTHER PERSONNEL.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall appoint an executive director.

(b) The commission may designate a subordinate officer as deputy executive director to act for the executive director in the executive director's absence.

(c) The commission may employ other subordinate officers and employees necessary to administer and enforce this chapter and Chapter 1102, including a general counsel, attorneys, investigators, and support staff.

(d) The commission shall determine the salaries of the executive director, officers, and employees of the commission.
Tex. Utilities Code § 39.919 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 39 / Section 39.919
§ 39.919. AVERAGE TOTAL RESIDENTIAL LOAD REDUCTION GOALS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission by rule shall establish goals in the ERCOT power region to reduce the average total residential load.

(b) The rules adopted under Subsection (a) must provide for the adoption of a program that:

(1) provides demand response participation to residential customers where reasonably available;

(2) promotes the use of smart metering technology;

(3) is capable of responding to an emergency energy alert about low operating reserves issued by the independent organization certified under Section 39.151 for the ERCOT power region;

(4) provides opportunities for demand response providers to contract with retail electric providers to provide demand response services;

(5) ensures the program does not impact the critical needs of vulnerable populations;

(6) facilitates the widespread deployment of smart responsive appliances and devices in a manner that enables the customer's appliance or device to be enrolled as part of a demand response product or plan offered by a retail electric provider;

(7) establishes the method by which the components of the ratio described by Subsection (c) are calculated for purposes of determining whether the goals described by Subsection (a) have been achieved;

(8) provides for achievement of demand reductions within both summer and winter seasons; and

(9) allows a retail electric provider that offers a demand response program under this section to obtain funding for the demand response program through an energy efficiency incentive program established under Section 39.905 if the program complies with commission requirements related to the evaluation, measurement, and verification of demand response programs adopted under Section 39.905.

(c) The goals described by Subsection (a) must be calculated as a ratio by dividing the amount of load reduced at peak demand by the total amount of demand, at the same time, of all residential customers who have responsive appliances or devices at their premises that reduce the electric consumption of the customers.

(d) A transmission and distribution utility required to provide an energy efficiency incentive program under Section 39.905 may use up to 10 percent of the budgeted spending for demand response programs on the programs described by Subsection (b)(9).
Tex. Election Code § 274.021 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 274 / Section 274.021
§ 274.021. NOTICE OF PROPOSED AMENDMENT REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

Notice of each proposed constitutional amendment shall be published as required by the constitution in accordance with this subchapter.
Tex. Occupations Code § 111.005 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 111 / Section 111.005
§ 111.005. PRACTITIONER-PATIENT RELATIONSHIP FOR TELEMEDICINE MEDICAL SERVICES OR TELEDENTISTRY DENTAL SERVICES.
Status: in_force

(a) For purposes of Section 562.056, a valid practitioner-patient relationship is present between a practitioner providing a telemedicine medical service or a teledentistry dental service and a patient receiving the service as long as the practitioner complies with the standard of care described in Section 111.007 and the practitioner:

(1) has a preexisting practitioner-patient relationship with the patient established in accordance with rules adopted under Section 111.006;

(2) communicates, regardless of the method of communication, with the patient pursuant to a call coverage agreement established in accordance with:

(A) Texas Medical Board rules with a physician requesting coverage of medical care for the patient; or

(B) State Board of Dental Examiners rules with a dentist requesting coverage of dental care for the patient; or

(3) provides the telemedicine medical services or teledentistry dental services through the use of one of the following methods, as long as the practitioner complies with the follow-up requirements in Subsection (b), and the method allows the practitioner to have access to, and the practitioner uses, the relevant clinical information that would be required in accordance with the standard of care described in Section 111.007:

(A) synchronous audiovisual interaction between the practitioner and the patient in another location;

(B) asynchronous store and forward technology, including asynchronous store and forward technology in conjunction with synchronous audio interaction between the practitioner and the patient in another location, as long as the practitioner uses clinical information from:

(i) clinically relevant photographic or video images, including diagnostic images; or

(ii) the patient's relevant clinical records, such as the relevant medical or dental history, laboratory and pathology results, and prescriptive histories; or

(C) another form of audiovisual telecommunication technology that allows the practitioner to comply with the standard of care described in Section 111.007.

(b) A practitioner who provides telemedicine medical services to a patient as described in Subsection (a)(3) shall:

(1) provide the patient with guidance on appropriate follow-up care; and

(2) if the patient consents and the patient has a primary care physician, provide to the patient's primary care physician within 72 hours after the practitioner provides the services to the patient a medical record or other report containing an explanation of the treatment provided by the practitioner to the patient and the practitioner's evaluation, analysis, or diagnosis, as appropriate, of the patient's condition.

(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, a practitioner-patient relationship is not present if a practitioner prescribes an abortifacient or any other drug or device that terminates a pregnancy.
Tex. Government Code § 2054.152 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2054 / Section 2054.152
§ 2054.152. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter, "project management practices" includes the documented and repeatable activities through which a state agency applies knowledge, skills, tools, and techniques to satisfy project activity requirements.
Tex. Education Code § 56.129 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 56 / Section 56.129
§ 56.129. INTEREST RATE.
Status: in_force

The revenue bonds or refunding bonds must bear interest at a rate not to exceed the rate provided by Chapter 1204, Government Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8845.006 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8845 / Section 8845.006
§ 8845.006. OWNERSHIP OF GROUNDWATER AND SURFACE WATER RIGHTS.
Status: in_force

The ownership and rights of the owner of land, the owner's lessees, and assigns in groundwater and any surface water rights are recognized, and this chapter does not deprive or divest the owner, the owner's lessees, or assigns of those ownership rights.