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Tex. Health and Safety Code § 166.159 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 166 / Section 166.159
§ 166.159. DISCRIMINATION RELATING TO EXECUTION OF MEDICAL POWER OF ATTORNEY.
Status: in_force

A health or residential care provider, health care service plan, insurer issuing disability insurance, self-insured employee benefit plan, or nonprofit hospital service plan may not:

(1) charge a person a different rate solely because the person has executed a medical power of attorney;

(2) require a person to execute a medical power of attorney before:

(A) admitting the person to a hospital, nursing home, or residential care home;

(B) insuring the person; or

(C) allowing the person to receive health or residential care; or

(3) refuse health or residential care to a person solely because the person has executed a medical power of attorney.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 109.31 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 109 / Section 109.31
§ 109.31. MUNICIPAL REGULATION OF LIQUOR.
Status: in_force

A city by charter may prohibit the sale of liquor in all or part of the residential sections of the city.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1508.104 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1508 / Section 1508.104
§ 1508.104. CERTAIN COVERAGE PROHIBITED OR REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) A qualifying health benefit plan may only provide coverage for in-plan services and benefits, except for:

(1) emergency care; or

(2) other services not available through a plan provider.

(b) In-plan services and benefits provided under a qualifying health benefit plan must include the following:

(1) inpatient hospital services;

(2) outpatient hospital services;

(3) physician services; and

(4) prescription drug benefits.

(c) The commissioner may approve in-plan benefits other than those required under Subsection (b) or emergency care or other services not available through a plan provider if the commissioner determines the inclusion to be essential to achieve the purposes of this chapter.

(d) The commissioner may, with respect to the categories of services and benefits described by Subsections (b) and (c):

(1) prepare specifications for a coverage provided under this chapter;

(2) determine the methods and procedures of claims administration;

(3) establish procedures to decide contested cases arising from coverage provided under this chapter;

(4) study, on an ongoing basis, the operation of all coverages provided under this chapter, including gross and net costs, administration costs, benefits, utilization of benefits, and claims administration;

(5) administer the healthy Texas small employer premium stabilization fund established under Subchapter F;

(6) provide the beginning and ending dates of coverages for enrollees in a qualifying health benefit plan;

(7) develop basic group coverage plans applicable to all individuals eligible to participate in the program;

(8) provide for optional group coverage plans in addition to the basic group coverage plans described by Subdivision (7);

(9) provide, as determined to be appropriate by the commissioner, additional statewide optional coverage plans;

(10) develop specific health benefit plans that permit access to high-quality, cost-effective health care;

(11) design, implement, and monitor health benefit plan features intended to discourage excessive utilization, promote efficiency, and contain costs for qualifying health benefit plans;

(12) develop and refine, on an ongoing basis, a health benefit strategy for the program that is consistent with evolving benefits delivery systems;

(13) develop a funding strategy that efficiently uses employer contributions to achieve the purposes of this chapter; and

(14) modify the copayment and deductible amounts for prescription drug benefits under a qualifying health benefit plan, if the commissioner determines that the modification is necessary to achieve the purposes of this chapter.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 592.160 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 592 / Section 592.160
§ 592.160. EXPIRATION OF ORDER.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), an order issued under Section 592.156 expires on the anniversary of the date the order was issued.

(b) An order issued under Section 592.156 for a client awaiting trial in a criminal proceeding expires on the date the defendant is acquitted, is convicted, or enters a plea of guilty or the date on which charges in the case are dismissed. An order continued under this subsection shall be reviewed by the issuing court every six months.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1090.208 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1090 / Section 1090.208
§ 1090.208. BONDS EXEMPT FROM TAXATION.
Status: in_force

The following are exempt from taxation by this state or a political subdivision of this state:

(1) bonds issued by the district;

(2) the transfer and issuance of the bonds; or

(3) profits made in the sale of the bonds.
Tex. Finance Code § 34.304 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 34 / Section 34.304
§ 34.304. SECURING DEPOSITS.
Status: in_force

(a) A state bank may not create a lien on its assets or secure the repayment of a deposit except as authorized or required by this section, rules adopted under this subtitle, or other law.

(b) A state bank may pledge its assets to secure a deposit of:

(1) any state or an agency, political subdivision, or instrumentality of any state;

(2) the United States or an agency or instrumentality of the United States;

(3) any federally recognized Indian tribe; or

(4) another entity to the same extent and subject to the same limitations as may be authorized by the law of this state or of the United States for any other depository institution doing business in this state.

(c) This section does not prohibit the pledge of assets to secure the repayment of money borrowed or the purchase of excess deposit insurance from a private insurance company.

(d) An act, deed, conveyance, pledge, or contract in violation of this section is void.
Tex. Family Code § 107.158 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 107 / Section 107.158
§ 107.158. GENERAL PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO CONDUCT OF ADOPTION EVALUATOR AND PREPARATION OF REPORTS.
Status: in_force

(a) Unless otherwise directed by a court or prescribed by this subchapter, an adoption evaluator's actions in conducting an adoption evaluation must be in conformance with the professional standard of care applicable to the evaluator's licensure and any administrative rules, ethical standards, or guidelines adopted by the licensing authority that licenses the evaluator.

(b) A court may impose requirements or adopt local rules applicable to an adoption evaluation or an adoption evaluator that do not conflict with this subchapter.

(c) An adoption evaluator shall follow evidence-based practice methods and make use of current best evidence in making assessments and recommendations.

(d) An adoption evaluator shall disclose to each attorney of record any communication regarding a substantive issue between the evaluator and an attorney of record representing a party in a contested suit. This subsection does not apply to a communication between an adoption evaluator and an amicus attorney.

(e) To the extent possible, an adoption evaluator shall verify each statement of fact pertinent to an adoption evaluation and shall note the sources of verification and information in any report prepared on the evaluation.

(f) An adoption evaluator shall state the basis for the evaluator's conclusions or recommendations in any report prepared on the evaluation.

(g) An adoption evaluation report must include for each adoption evaluator who conducted any portion of the adoption evaluation:

(1) the name and license number of the adoption evaluator; and

(2) a statement that the adoption evaluator:

(A) has read and meets the requirements of Section 107.154; or

(B) was appointed under Section 107.155.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3919.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3919 / Section 3919.052
§ 3919.052. QUALIFICATIONS OF DIRECTOR.
Status: repealed

(a) Section 375.072(c), Local Government Code, does not apply to a director.

(b) Section 49.052, Water Code, does not apply to the district.

(c) Repealed by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 796 (H.B. 2881), Sec. 8, eff. September 1, 2017.
Tex. Finance Code § 345.214 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 345 / Section 345.214
§ 345.214. ADDING TO RETAIL INSTALLMENT CONTRACT PREMIUMS FOR INSURANCE ACQUIRED AFTER TRANSACTION.
Status: in_force

(a) A retail buyer and holder may agree to add to the unpaid balance of a retail installment contract premiums for insurance policies covering goods or services sold in a prior retail installment transaction under the contract or goods or services related to those goods or services, including premiums for the renewal of a policy included in the contract.

(b) A policy of insurance described by Subsection (a) must comply with the applicable requirements of Sections 345.201, 345.203, 345.207, and 345.208.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 12.0121 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 12 / Section 12.0121
§ 12.0121. CONTRACTING FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "professional services" means those services performed by an individual who is licensed, certified, registered, or otherwise authorized by the state and who acts within the scope of the individual's license, certification, registration, or other authorization in the practice of a health or allied health profession.

(b) The executive commissioner by rule shall adopt a list of categories of licensed, certified, registered, or otherwise authorized providers to whom the department may award a grant for professional services under this section or with whom the department may contract or otherwise engage to perform professional services under this section.

(c) The department may award a grant, enter into a contract, or otherwise engage an individual or a group or association of individuals to perform professional services selected on the basis of competitive proposals submitted for the grant, contract, or services to be performed. The department may also make the selection on the basis of:

(1) demonstrated competence and qualifications for the type of professional services to be performed; and

(2) whether the fees for the professional services to be performed are fair, reasonable, and consistent with and not higher than the usual and customary fees for the services to be performed and do not exceed any maximum provided by state law.

(d) The department may award a grant, enter into a contract, or otherwise engage an individual or a group or association of individuals to perform professional services without complying with Subsection (c) if the executive commissioner by order determines that an emergency exists that necessitates the use of different procedures. A grant, contract, or engagement under this subsection is effective only for the period specified by the executive commissioner's order.
Tex. Government Code § 22.214 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 22 / Section 22.214
§ 22.214. THIRTEENTH COURT OF APPEALS.
Status: in_force

(a) The Court of Appeals for the Thirteenth Court of Appeals District shall be held in the City of Corpus Christi and the City of Edinburg.

(b) Nueces County shall furnish and equip suitable rooms in the City of Corpus Christi and Hidalgo County shall furnish and equip suitable rooms in the City of Edinburg for the court and the justices without expense to the state.

(c) The court may transact its business at the county seat of any county in the district as the court determines is necessary and convenient, except that:

(1) all cases originating in Nueces County shall be heard and transacted in Nueces County; and

(2) all cases originating in Cameron, Hidalgo, or Willacy County shall be heard and transacted in Cameron, Hidalgo, or Willacy County.

(d) The commissioners courts of the counties in the district by adopting concurrent orders may authorize the payment of an automobile allowance in an amount not to exceed $15,000 annually to each of the justices of the court for automobile expenses incurred in performing official duties.

(e) The automobile allowance authorized by Subsection (d) is not subject to:

(1) the limitations on additional compensation paid to a justice of a court of appeals district imposed by Section 31.003; or

(2) the salary differentials provided by Subchapter B, Chapter 659.

(f) Nueces County shall each fiscal year pay the total amount of the supplemental salaries, car allowances, and fringe benefits to the justices of the court. Each county composing the district, except Nueces County, shall annually reimburse Nueces County for that county's portion of the total amount paid under this subsection by Nueces County during the preceding fiscal year. Each county in the district, including Nueces County, is liable for a share of the total amount paid, based on the proportion that county's population bears to the total population of all the counties in the district.

(g) The Commissioners Court of Nueces County shall provide to each county liable for the reimbursement under Subsection (f) a statement of that county's share. The statement must be approved by the chief justice of the Court of Appeals for the Thirteenth Court of Appeals District. A county shall pay its share of the reimbursement not later than the 60th day after the beginning of the county's fiscal year.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 115.011 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 115 / Section 115.011
§ 115.011. TENDER REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

The commission by order may require that a tender be obtained before oil or a petroleum product may be transported or received for transportation by pipeline, railway, boat, or barge.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9047.106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9047 / Section 9047.106
§ 9047.106. LIMITATION ON USE OF EMINENT DOMAIN.
Status: in_force

The district may not exercise the power of eminent domain outside the district boundaries to acquire:

(1) a site for a water treatment plant, water storage facility, wastewater treatment plant, or wastewater disposal plant;

(2) a site for a park, swimming pool, or other recreational facility, as defined by Section 49.462, Water Code;

(3) an exclusive easement through a county regional park; or

(4) a site or easement for a road project.
Tex. Family Code § 6.504 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 6 / Section 6.504
§ 6.504. PROTECTIVE ORDERS.
Status: in_force

On the motion of a party to a suit for dissolution of a marriage, the court may render a protective order as provided by Subtitle B, Title 4.
Tex. Government Code § 1506.158 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1506 / Section 1506.158
§ 1506.158. ADDITIONAL BONDS.
Status: in_force

The ordinance authorizing the issuance of bonds under this subchapter may provide for the subsequent issuance of additional parity bonds or subordinate lien bonds under terms specified in the ordinance.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 91.706 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 91 / Section 91.706
§ 91.706. EFFECT OF CANCELLATION ON OWNER OR OPERATOR OF WELL.
Status: in_force

(a) On notice from the commission that a certificate of compliance for a well has been cancelled, it shall be unlawful for the owner or operator of the well to use the well for production, injection, or disposal until a new certificate of compliance covering the well has been issued by the commission.

(b) If an operator uses or reports use of a well for production, injection, or disposal for which the operator's certificate of compliance has been cancelled, the commission may refuse to renew the operator's organization report required by Section 91.142 until the operator pays the fee required by Section 91.707 and the commission issues the certificate of compliance required for that well.
Tex. Water Code § 36.116 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 36 / Section 36.116
§ 36.116. REGULATION OF SPACING AND PRODUCTION.
Status: in_force

(a) In order to minimize as far as practicable the drawdown of the water table or the reduction of artesian pressure, to control subsidence, to prevent interference between wells, to prevent degradation of water quality, or to prevent waste, a district by rule may regulate:

(1) the spacing of water wells by:

(A) requiring all water wells to be spaced a certain distance from property lines or adjoining wells;

(B) requiring wells with a certain production capacity, pump size, or other characteristic related to the construction or operation of and production from a well to be spaced a certain distance from property lines or adjoining wells; or

(C) imposing spacing requirements adopted by the board; and

(2) the production of groundwater by:

(A) setting production limits on wells;

(B) limiting the amount of water produced based on acreage or tract size;

(C) limiting the amount of water that may be produced from a defined number of acres assigned to an authorized well site;

(D) limiting the maximum amount of water that may be produced on the basis of acre-feet per acre or gallons per minute per well site per acre;

(E) managed depletion; or

(F) any combination of the methods listed above in Paragraphs (A) through (E).

(b) In promulgating any rules limiting groundwater production, the district may preserve historic or existing use before the effective date of the rules to the maximum extent practicable consistent with the district's management plan under Section 36.1071 and as provided by Section 36.113.

(c) In regulating the production of groundwater based on tract size or acreage, a district may consider the service needs or service area of a retail public utility. For the purposes of this subsection, "retail public utility" shall have the meaning provided by Section 13.002.

(d) For better management of the groundwater resources located in a district or if a district determines that conditions in or use of an aquifer differ substantially from one geographic area of the district to another, the district may adopt different rules for:

(1) each aquifer, subdivision of an aquifer, or geologic strata located in whole or in part within the boundaries of the district; or

(2) each geographic area overlying an aquifer or subdivision of an aquifer located in whole or in part within the boundaries of the district.

(e) In regulating the production of groundwater under Subsection (a)(2), a district:

(1) shall select a method that is appropriate based on the hydrogeological conditions of the aquifer or aquifers in the district; and

(2) may limit the amount of water produced based on contiguous surface acreage.
Tex. Government Code § 656.055 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 656 / Section 656.055
§ 656.055. PURCHASING AND CONTRACT MANAGEMENT TRAINING BY AGENCY.
Status: in_force

(a) A state agency, in consultation with the comptroller, may develop agency-specific purchasing and contract management training programs to be administered by the agency to the agency's employees instead of or as a supplement to training programs developed by the comptroller under this subchapter.

(b) An employee who participates in an agency-specific training program under this section remains subject to any other applicable certification requirements established for training programs under this subchapter, including written or oral examinations administered by the comptroller.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7917.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7917 / Section 7917.002
§ 7917.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a municipal utility district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9011.261 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9011 / Section 9011.261
§ 9011.261. REFUNDING BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue refunding bonds without an election to refund outstanding bonds issued under this subchapter and interest on those bonds.

(b) Refunding bonds may:

(1) be issued to refund bonds of more than one series;

(2) combine the pledges for the outstanding bonds for the security of the refunding bonds; or

(3) be secured by a pledge of other or additional revenue.

(c) The provisions of this subchapter regarding the issuance of other bonds and the remedies of the holders apply to refunding bonds.

(d) The comptroller shall register the refunding bonds on surrender and cancellation of the bonds to be refunded.

(e) Instead of issuing bonds to be registered on the surrender and cancellation of the bonds to be refunded, the district, in the resolution authorizing the issuance of the refunding bonds, may provide for the sale of the refunding bonds and the deposit of the proceeds in a bank at which the bonds to be refunded are payable. In that case, the refunding bonds may be issued in an amount sufficient to pay the interest on the bonds to be refunded to their option date or maturity date, and the comptroller shall register the refunding bonds without the surrender and cancellation of the bonds to be refunded.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1111.057 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1111 / Section 1111.057
§ 1111.057. OFFICE; MEETINGS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board:

(1) shall establish an office and meeting place in the district;

(2) shall establish regular meetings to conduct district business; and

(3) may hold special meetings at other times as district business requires.

(b) Except as provided by this section, Chapter 551, Government Code, applies to board meetings.

(c) If there is an emergency or urgent public necessity, posting of notice of a board meeting is not required.

(d) Failure to post notice does not affect the validity of an action taken at a regular board meeting. Failure to post notice may affect the validity of an action taken at a special meeting unless the board declares, by an action taken at the special meeting, that an emergency exists.

(e) Any interested person may attend a board meeting.
Tex. Government Code § 614.214 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 614 / Section 614.214
§ 614.214. CONTRACT.
Status: in_force

A contract for a transfer under this subchapter:

(1) may provide for the transfer without charge to the transferee;

(2) must require the transferee to:

(A) humanely care for the animal, including providing food, shelter, and regular and appropriate veterinary care, including medication, to properly provide for the animal's health;

(B) comply with all state and local laws applicable to keeping domestic animals; and

(C) notify the applicable state agency or political subdivision if the transferee is no longer able to humanely care for the animal; and

(3) must require the applicable state agency or political subdivision to take possession of the animal on:

(A) receipt of the notice under Subdivision (2)(C); or

(B) a finding by the governing body of the state agency or political subdivision that the transferee is no longer able to humanely care for the animal.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9095.0303 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9095 / Section 9095.0303
§ 9095.0303. AUTHORITY FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

Under Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, the district may design, acquire, construct, finance, issue bonds for, improve, operate, maintain, and convey to this state, a county, or a municipality for operation and maintenance macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.
Tex. Insurance Code § 885.006 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 885 / Section 885.006
§ 885.006. TREATMENT OF CERTAIN GRAND LODGES.
Status: in_force

A grand lodge, by whatever name known and without regard to whether incorporated, that holds a charter from any supreme governing body and that was engaging in business in this state on July 1, 1913, as a fraternal beneficiary association under the separate jurisdiction plan is considered to be a single state organization.
Tex. Local Government Code § 215.027 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 215 / Section 215.027
§ 215.027. BREEDING ANIMALS.
Status: in_force

The governing body of the municipality by ordinance may prohibit a person from keeping a jack, bull, or stallion in the municipality for breeding purposes.