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Tex. Family Code § 154.183 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 154 / Section 154.183
§ 154.183. MEDICAL AND DENTAL SUPPORT ADDITIONAL SUPPORT DUTY OF OBLIGOR.
Status: in_force

(a) An amount that an obligor is ordered to pay as medical support or dental support for the child under this chapter, including the costs of health insurance coverage or cash medical support under Section 154.182 and the costs of dental insurance under Section 154.1825:

(1) is in addition to the amount that the obligor is required to pay for child support under the guidelines for child support;

(2) is a child support obligation; and

(3) may be enforced by any means available for the enforcement of child support, including withholding from earnings under Chapter 158.

(b) If the court finds and states in the child support order that the obligee will maintain health insurance coverage, dental insurance coverage, or both, for the child at the obligee's expense, the court shall increase the amount of child support to be paid by the obligor in an amount not exceeding the actual cost to the obligee for maintaining the coverage, as provided under Sections 154.182(b-1) and 154.1825(d).

(c) As additional child support, the court shall allocate between the parties, according to their circumstances:

(1) the reasonable and necessary health care expenses, including vision and dental expenses, of the child that are not reimbursed by health or dental insurance or are not otherwise covered by the amount of cash medical support ordered under Section 154.182; and

(2) amounts paid by either party as deductibles or copayments in obtaining health care or dental care services for the child covered under a health insurance or dental insurance policy.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7208.0104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7208 / Section 7208.0104
§ 7208.0104. APPLICABILITY OF OTHER LAW.
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, Chapters 49 and 65, Water Code, apply to the district.
Tex. Government Code § 526.0104 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 526 / Section 526.0104
§ 526.0104. INCENTIVES FOR MAJOR QUALITY INITIATIVE COORDINATION.
Status: in_force

The commission shall consider and, if appropriate, develop in accordance with this subchapter, incentives that promote coordination among the various major quality initiatives, including projects and initiatives approved under the granted waiver.
Tex. Government Code § 41.008 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 41 / Section 41.008
§ 41.008. RECORD.
Status: in_force

(a) Each district or county attorney shall keep a record of all actions or demands prosecuted or defended by the person as district or county attorney, and all proceedings held in relation to the attorney's official acts.

(b) The record required by Subsection (a) may be in a paper format, an electronic format, or both. A computer record of actions, demands, and proceedings satisfies the requirements of Subsection (a).

(c) The record shall be available at all times for inspection by any person appointed to examine it by the governor or by the commissioners court of a county.

(d) Each district and county attorney shall deliver any portion of the record under the attorney's control to the attorney's successor in office.
Tex. Transportation Code § 601.294 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 601 / Section 601.294
§ 601.294. IMPOUNDMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLE.
Status: in_force

If a person to whom this subchapter applies does not provide evidence required under Section 601.293(c), the magistrate shall enter an order directing the sheriff of the county or the chief of police of the municipality to impound the motor vehicle owned or operated by the person that was involved in the collision.
Tex. Education Code § 54.366 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 54 / Section 54.366
§ 54.366. EXEMPTIONS FOR STUDENTS UNDER CONSERVATORSHIP OF DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES.
Status: in_force

(a) A student is exempt from the payment of tuition and fees authorized in this chapter, including tuition and fees charged by an institution of higher education for a dual credit course or other course for which a high school student may earn joint high school and college credit, if the student:

(1) was under the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services:

(A) on the day preceding the student's 18th birthday;

(B) on or after the day of the student's 14th birthday, if the student was also eligible for adoption on or after that day;

(C) on the day the student graduated from high school or received the equivalent of a high school diploma;

(D) on the day preceding:

(i) the date the student is adopted, if that date is on or after September 1, 2009; or

(ii) the date permanent managing conservatorship of the student is awarded to a person other than the student's parent, if that date is on or after September 1, 2009; or

(E) during an academic term in which the student was enrolled in a dual credit course or other course for which a high school student may earn joint high school and college credit; and

(2) enrolls in an institution of higher education as an undergraduate student or in a dual credit course or other course for which a high school student may earn joint high school and college credit not later than the student's 27th birthday.

(b) The Texas Education Agency and the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board shall develop outreach programs to ensure that students in the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services and in grades 9-12 are aware of the availability of the exemption from the payment of tuition and fees provided by this section.

(c) Notwithstanding Subsection (a)(1), a child who exits the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services and is returned to the child's parent, including a parent whose parental rights were previously terminated, may be exempt from the payment of tuition and fees if the department determines that the child is eligible under department rule. The executive commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission shall by rule develop factors for determining eligibility under this subsection in consultation with the department and the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1954.059 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1954 / Section 1954.059
§ 1954.059. ASBESTOS SITE INSPECTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall inspect:

(1) an asbestos abatement contractor during an abatement project at least annually; and

(2) other licensed organizations in accordance with department rules.

(b) The department shall require a building or facility owner or the owner's authorized representative to complete an immediate inspection for asbestos if the department determines after an asbestos site inspection that there appears to be a danger or potential danger to:

(1) the occupants of the building;

(2) workers in the building or facility; or

(3) the public.
Tex. Transportation Code § 451.517 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 451 / Section 451.517
§ 451.517.
Status: in_force

Sec. 451.517. BOARD MEETINGS: RULES AND BYLAWS. A board by resolution may adopt rules and bylaws for the conduct of board meetings. These rules and bylaws shall be recorded in the minutes of board meetings.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 5.105 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 5 / Section 5.105
§ 5.105. CONSIDERATION.
Status: in_force

Consideration is not required to issue, amend, transfer, or cancel a letter of credit, advice, or confirmation.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 61.021 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 61 / Section 61.021
§ 61.021. APPLICATION OF SUBCHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This subchapter applies to health care services and assistance provided to a person who does not reside in the service area of a public hospital or hospital district.
Tex. Education Code § 61.9754 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 61 / Section 61.9754
§ 61.9754. PRIORITY FOR FUNDING.
Status: in_force

In awarding a grant under this subchapter, the board shall give priority to a hospital-based nursing education partnership that submits a proposal that:

(1) provides for collaborative educational models between one or more participating hospitals and one or more participating nursing education programs that have signed a memorandum of understanding or other written agreement under which the participants agree to comply with standards established by the board, including any standards the board may establish that:

(A) provide for program management that offers a centralized decision-making process allowing for inclusion of each entity participating in the partnership;

(B) provide for access to clinical training positions for students in nursing education programs that are not participating in the partnership; and

(C) specify the details of any requirement relating to a student in a nursing education program participating in the partnership being employed after graduation in a hospital participating in the partnership, including any details relating to the employment of students who do not complete the program, are not offered a nursing position at the hospital, or choose to pursue other employment;

(2) includes a demonstrable education model to:

(A) increase the number of students enrolled in, the number of students graduating from, and the number of nursing faculty employed by each nursing education program participating in the partnership; and

(B) improve student retention in each nursing education program;

(3) indicates the availability of money to match all or a portion of the grant money, including matching money from a hospital, private or nonprofit entity, or institution of higher education;

(4) provides for completion of a class admitted under this project to be funded by all members of the partnership if the funded project ends before the class graduation date;

(5) can be replicated by other hospital-based nursing education partnerships or nursing education programs; and

(6) includes plans for sustainability of the partnership beyond the grant period.
Tex. Government Code § 526.0009 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 526 / Section 526.0009
§ 526.0009. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR HUMAN SERVICES PROVIDERS.
Status: in_force

(a) A health and human services agency shall, in conjunction with the Department of Information Resources, coordinate and enhance the agency's existing Internet website to provide technical assistance for human services providers. The commission shall take the lead and ensure involvement of the agencies with the greatest potential to produce cost savings.

(b) Assistance provided under this section:

(1) must include information on the impact of federal and state welfare reform changes on human services providers;

(2) may include information in the following subjects:

(A) case management;

(B) contract management;

(C) financial management;

(D) performance measurement and evaluation;

(E) research; and

(F) other matters the commission considers appropriate; and

(3) may not include any confidential information regarding a client of a human services provider.
Tex. Estates Code § 1163.105 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1163 / Section 1163.105
§ 1163.105. ATTORNEY NOT REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

A guardian of the person may complete and file the report required under this subchapter without the assistance of an attorney.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 224.001 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 224 / Section 224.001
§ 224.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Covered individual" means:

(A) an employee of the health care facility;

(B) an individual providing direct patient care under a contract with a health care facility; or

(C) an individual to whom a health care facility has granted privileges to provide direct patient care.

(2) "Health care facility" means:

(A) a facility licensed under Subtitle B, including a hospital as defined by Section 241.003; or

(B) a hospital maintained or operated by this state.

(3) "Regulatory authority" means a state agency that regulates a health care facility under this code.

(4) "Vaccine preventable diseases" means the diseases included in the most current recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Tex. Transportation Code § 51.003 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 51 / Section 51.003
§ 51.003. PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

In recognition of the economic benefit to the state of the Gulf Coast Intracoastal Waterway, this state shall act as the nonfederal sponsor of the main channel of the Gulf Coast Intracoastal Waterway from the Sabine River to the Brownsville Ship Channel in order to:

(1) support the marine commerce and economy of this state by providing for the shallow draft navigation of the state's coastal waters in an environmentally sound manner;

(2) prevent waste of publicly and privately owned natural resources;

(3) prevent or minimize adverse impacts on the environment; and

(4) maintain, preserve, and enhance wildlife and fisheries.
Tex. Education Code § 73.052 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 73 / Section 73.052
§ 73.052. ESTABLISHMENT; SCOPE.
Status: in_force

The board of regents shall establish and maintain The University of Texas Medical School at Houston, a component institution of the university system located in Harris County. The board may provide for the training and teaching of medical students, medical technicians, and other technicians in the practice of medicine.
Tex. Penal Code § 1.05 — TX Code / Code pe / Chapter 1 / Section 1.05
§ 1.05. CONSTRUCTION OF CODE.
Status: in_force

(a) The rule that a penal statute is to be strictly construed does not apply to this code. The provisions of this code shall be construed according to the fair import of their terms, to promote justice and effect the objectives of the code.

(b) Unless a different construction is required by the context, Sections 311.011, 311.012, 311.014, 311.015, and 311.021 through 311.032 of Chapter 311, Government Code (Code Construction Act), apply to the construction of this code.

(c) In this code:

(1) a reference to a title, chapter, or section without further identification is a reference to a title, chapter, or section of this code; and

(2) a reference to a subchapter, subsection, subdivision, paragraph, or other numbered or lettered unit without further identification is a reference to a unit of the next-larger unit of this code in which the reference appears.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1011.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1011 / Section 1011.003
§ 1011.003. POLITICAL SUBDIVISION.
Status: in_force

The district is a political subdivision of this state.
Tex. Government Code § 2155.441 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2155 / Section 2155.441
§ 2155.441. PREFERENCE FOR PRODUCTS OF PERSONS WITH INTELLECTUAL OR PHYSICAL DISABILITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The products of workshops, organizations, or corporations whose primary purpose is training and employing individuals having an intellectual disability or a physical disability shall be given preference if they meet state specifications regarding quantity, quality, delivery, life cycle costs, and price.

(b) The workshops, organizations, or corporations shall test the products to the extent necessary to ensure quality in accordance with Section 2155.069 and may enter into contracts with a private or public entity to assist with testing.

(c) The comptroller is not required to purchase products under this section that do not meet formal state specifications developed by the comptroller or meet commercial specifications approved by the comptroller.
Tex. Local Government Code § 571.002 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 571 / Section 571.002
§ 571.002. AUTHORIZED PROJECTS; DEBT.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioners court of the county or the municipal authority of the municipality may:

(1) establish, construct, extend, maintain, or improve a seawall, breakwater, levee, floodway, or drainway;

(2) improve, maintain, or beautify a boulevard erected in connection with the seawall, breakwater, levee, floodway, or drainway; and

(3) for purposes of implementing Subchapter H, Chapter 33, Natural Resources Code:

(A) participate as a qualified project partner for an erosion response project undertaken by the General Land Office, as those terms are defined by Section 33.601, Natural Resources Code; and

(B) undertake or contribute to the funding of:

(i) beach renourishment on public beaches, as defined by Section 61.012, Natural Resources Code; or

(ii) any other erosion response project as defined by Section 33.601, Natural Resources Code, on waterways, bays, and bay shorelines.

(b) The commissioners court or municipal authority may incur debt for a purpose authorized under Subsection (a).
Tex. Government Code § 481.125 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 481 / Section 481.125
§ 481.125. COMPREHENSIVE PERMIT HANDBOOK.
Status: in_force

(a) The permit office shall compile a comprehensive list of all state permits required of a person desiring to operate a business enterprise in the state.

(b) To the extent possible, the permit office shall organize the list according to the types of businesses affected and shall publish the list in a comprehensive permit handbook.

(c) The handbook must include:

(1) the name of each state agency required to review, approve, or grant a permit on the list;

(2) the address of the agency to which the license, permit, or registration materials must be sent; and

(3) the telephone number of the agency.

(d) The permit office shall periodically update the handbook.

(e) The permit office shall make the handbook available to persons interested in establishing a business enterprise, public libraries, educational institutions, and the state agencies listed in the handbook.
Tex. Government Code § 1232.110 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1232 / Section 1232.110
§ 1232.110. SPECIFIC PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

The board may issue bonds under Section 1232.102 for the following projects:
Tex. Family Code § 3.405 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 3 / Section 3.405
§ 3.405. MANAGEMENT RIGHTS.
Status: in_force

This subchapter does not affect the right to manage, control, or dispose of marital property as provided by this chapter.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 71.004 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 71 / Section 71.004
§ 71.004. NOTICE AND HEARING.
Status: in_force

Before a lease is made under this subchapter, notice must be given and a public hearing must be held for consideration of bids.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 265.0179 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 265 / Section 265.0179
§ 265.0179. PERMISSIBLE USES OF LOAN PROCEEDS.
Status: in_force

The proceeds from a loan under Section 265.0177 may be used to pay costs related to the acquisition, construction, rehabilitation, and equipping of a hospital facility, including costs related to the acquisition of real property and any other improvement considered necessary and appropriate by the board of managers.
Tex. Labor Code § 212.208 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 212 / Section 212.208
§ 212.208. PRECEDENCE OVER OTHER CIVIL ACTIONS.
Status: in_force

An action under this subchapter shall be given precedence over all other civil cases except cases arising under the workers' compensation laws of this state.
Tex. Government Code § 653.003 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 653 / Section 653.003
§ 653.003. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Surety bond" means any bond, including a bond for a notary public under Section 406.010, that obligates a surety to pay within certain limits a loss caused by a:

(A) dishonest act of an officer or employee of a state agency; or

(B) failure of an officer or employee of a state agency to faithfully perform a duty of the officer's or employee's office or position.

(2) "Office" means the State Office of Risk Management.

(3) "State agency" means a state department, commission, board, institution, court, or institution of higher education. The term also includes a soil conservation district of the state but does not include any other political subdivision of the state.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1603.0011 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1603 / Section 1603.0011
§ 1603.0011. PRACTICE OF BARBERING OR COSMETOLOGY.
Status: in_force

(a) The practices of barbering and cosmetology consist of performing or offering to perform for compensation any of the following services:

(1) treating a person's hair by:

(A) providing any method of treatment as a primary service, including arranging, beautifying, bleaching, cleansing, coloring, cutting, dressing, dyeing, processing, shaping, singeing, straightening, styling, tinting, or waving;

(B) providing a necessary service that is preparatory or ancillary to a service under Paragraph (A), including bobbing, clipping, cutting, or trimming a person's hair or shaving a person's neck with a safety razor; or

(C) cutting the person's hair as a separate and independent service for which a charge is directly or indirectly made separately from charges for any other service;

(2) treating a person's mustache or beard by arranging, beautifying, coloring, processing, styling, trimming, or shaving with a safety razor;

(3) cleansing, stimulating, or massaging a person's scalp, face, neck, shoulders, or arms:

(A) by hand or by using a device, apparatus, or appliance; and

(B) with or without the use of any cosmetic preparation, antiseptic, tonic, lotion, or cream;

(4) beautifying a person's face, neck, shoulders, or arms using a cosmetic preparation, antiseptic, tonic, lotion, powder, oil, clay, cream, or appliance;

(5) administering facial treatments;

(6) removing superfluous hair from a person's body using depilatories, preparations or chemicals, tweezers, or other devices or appliances of any kind or description;

(7) treating a person's nails by:

(A) cutting, trimming, polishing, tinting, coloring, cleansing, manicuring, or pedicuring; or

(B) attaching false nails;

(8) massaging, cleansing, treating, or beautifying a person's hands or feet; or

(9) weaving a person's hair by using any method to attach commercial hair to a person's hair or scalp.

(b) In addition to the services described by Subsection (a), the practice of barbering includes performing or offering to perform for compensation the service of shaving a person's face, neck, mustache, or beard with a razor of any type.

(c) In addition to the services described by Subsection (a), the practice of cosmetology includes performing or offering to perform for compensation the service of applying semipermanent, thread-like extensions composed of single fibers to a person's eyelashes.

(d) Advertising or representing to the public in any manner that a person is licensed to perform a barbering or cosmetology service under this chapter, or that a location or place of business is an establishment or school, constitutes the practice of barbering or cosmetology.

(e) In this section, "safety razor" means a razor that is fitted with a guard close to the cutting edge of the razor that is intended to:

(1) prevent the razor from cutting too deeply; and

(2) reduce the risk and incidence of accidental cuts.
Tex. Government Code § 830.106 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 830 / Section 830.106
§ 830.106. ELIGIBILITY FOR RESUMPTION OF MEMBERSHIP.
Status: in_force

A participant in the optional retirement program is not eligible for membership in the retirement system unless the person:

(1) terminates employment covered by the optional retirement program; and

(2) becomes employed in the public school system or with a state agency in a position that is not eligible for participation in the optional retirement program.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1012.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1012 / Section 1012.104
§ 1012.104. HOSPITAL SYSTEM.
Status: in_force

The district shall provide for the establishment of a hospital system by:

(1) purchasing, constructing, acquiring, repairing, or renovating buildings and equipment;

(2) equipping the buildings; and

(3) administering the buildings and equipment for hospital purposes.