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Tex. Government Code § 2308.3171 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2308 / Section 2308.3171
§ 2308.3171. INFORMATION ON QUALITY CHILD CARE.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "quality child-care indicator" means any appropriate indicator of quality services, including whether the provider of the services:

(1) meets Texas Rising Star Program certification criteria;

(2) is accredited by a nationally recognized accrediting organization approved by the commission;

(3) is certified under the school readiness certification system established under Section 29.161, Education Code;

(4) meets standards developed under Section 29.155(g), Education Code; or

(5) has achieved any other measurable target that is relevant to improving the quality of child care in this state and that has been approved by the commission.

(b) Each board shall provide information on quality child-care indicators to each licensed or registered child-care provider in the area. Each board shall determine the manner in which to provide this information.

(c) Each board shall post in a prominent place on the board's Internet website home page and at any physical location where the board provides services:

(1) a list of local designated vendors that are child-care providers and have a quality child-care indicator listed in Subsection (a)(1), (2), (3), or (4); and

(2) a list of local parenting classes.

(d) A child-care provider who receives funding or reimbursement for child-care services from a board shall post a certification or accreditation described by Subsection (a) at the entrance of the provider's facility.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8004A.0103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8004A / Section 8004A.0103
§ 8004A.0103. CONFIRMATION AND DIRECTOR ELECTION REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors shall hold an election to confirm the creation of the district and to elect five permanent directors as provided by Section 49.102, Water Code.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 62.1512 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 62 / Section 62.1512
§ 62.1512. COVERAGE FOR CHILDHOOD CRANIAL REMOLDING ORTHOSIS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "cranial remolding orthosis" has the meaning assigned by Section 32.03126, Human Resources Code.

(b) The child health plan must cover in full the cost of a cranial remolding orthosis for an enrollee in the same manner that Medicaid coverage is provided for that treatment under Section 32.03126, Human Resources Code.
Tex. Tax Code § 11.1826 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 11 / Section 11.1826
§ 11.1826. MONITORING OF COMPLIANCE WITH LOW-INCOME AND MODERATE-INCOME HOUSING EXEMPTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "department" means the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs.

(b) Property may not be exempted under Section 11.1825 for a tax year unless the organization owning or controlling the owner of the property:

(1) has an audit prepared by an independent auditor covering the organization's most recent fiscal year that:

(A) is conducted in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; and

(B) includes an opinion on whether:

(i) the financial statements of the organization present fairly, in all material respects and in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles, the financial position, changes in net assets, and cash flows of the organization; and

(ii) the organization has complied with all of the terms and conditions of the exemption under Section 11.1825; and

(2) delivers a copy of the audit in accordance with Subsection (c).

(c) Not later than the 180th day after the last day of the organization's most recent fiscal year, the organization must deliver a copy of the audit to the department and the chief appraiser of the appraisal district in which the property is located. The chief appraiser may extend the deadline for good cause shown.

(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, if the property contains not more than 36 dwelling units, the organization may deliver to the department and the chief appraiser a detailed report and certification as an alternative to an audit.

(e) Property may not be exempted under Section 11.182 for a tax year unless the organization owning or controlling the owner of the property complies with this section, except that the audit required by this section must address compliance with the requirements of Section 11.182.

(f) All information submitted to the department or the chief appraiser under this section is subject to required disclosure, is excepted from required disclosure, or is confidential in accordance with Chapter 552, Government Code, or other law.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7879A.0302 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7879A / Section 7879A.0302
§ 7879A.0302. 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. Water Code § 15.958 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 15 / Section 15.958
§ 15.958. RULES.
Status: in_force

The board shall adopt rules necessary to administer the program established under this subchapter.
Tex. Transportation Code § 621.352 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 621 / Section 621.352
§ 621.352. FEES FOR PERMITS ISSUED UNDER RECIPROCAL AGREEMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The board by rule may establish fees for the administration of Section 621.003 in an amount that, when added to the other fees collected by the department, does not exceed the amount sufficient to recover the actual cost to the department of administering that section. An administrative fee collected under this section shall be sent to the comptroller for deposit to the credit of the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles fund and may be appropriated only to the department for the administration of Section 621.003.

(b) A permit fee collected by the department under Section 621.003 for another state shall be sent to the comptroller for deposit to the credit of the permit distributive account in the general revenue fund. The comptroller shall distribute money in the permit distributive account only to the proper authorities of other states and only as directed by the department.
Tex. Transportation Code § 314.049 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 314 / Section 314.049
§ 314.049. ENFORCEMENT OF ASSESSMENT.
Status: in_force

An assessment may be enforced by:

(1) suit brought by the municipality for the benefit of a holder and owner of an assessment or a certificate issued on the assessment;

(2) suit brought by a holder and owner of an assessment or a certificate issued on the assessment; or

(3) sale of the assessed property in the same manner as nearly as possible as the sale of real property for municipal taxes.
Tex. Government Code § 557.002 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 557 / Section 557.002
§ 557.002. DISQUALIFICATION.
Status: in_force

A person who is finally convicted of an offense under Section 557.001 may not hold office or a position of profit, trust, or employment with the state or any political subdivision of the state.
Tex. Finance Code § 92.206 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 92 / Section 92.206
§ 92.206. INSURANCE OF DEPOSIT ACCOUNTS.
Status: in_force

A savings bank shall obtain and maintain federal insurance of deposit accounts through an insurance corporation created by an Act of the United States Congress.
Tex. Water Code § 6.113 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 6 / Section 6.113
§ 6.113. NEGOTIATED RULEMAKING AND ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall develop and implement a policy to encourage the use of:

(1) negotiated rulemaking procedures under Chapter 2008, Government Code, for the adoption of board rules; and

(2) appropriate alternative dispute resolution procedures under Chapter 2009, Government Code, to assist in the resolution of internal and external disputes under the board's jurisdiction.

(b) The board's procedures relating to alternative dispute resolution must conform, to the extent possible, to any model guidelines issued by the State Office of Administrative Hearings for the use of alternative dispute resolution by state agencies.

(c) The board shall:

(1) coordinate the implementation of the policy adopted under Subsection (a);

(2) provide training as needed to implement the procedures for negotiated rulemaking or alternative dispute resolution; and

(3) collect data concerning the effectiveness of those procedures.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 81.007 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 81 / Section 81.007
§ 81.007. TEMPORARY ORDER DURING PENDENCY OF PROCEEDING.
Status: in_force

(a) Before holding a hearing and making a determination under Section 81.004 or 81.005, the commission may, if there is evidence showing a reasonable likelihood that a common nuisance exists on the premises for which the permit or license is held or sought, issue an order imposing any condition on the permit or license holder or the applicant for the permit or license that is reasonably necessary to abate a common nuisance on the premises. An order issued under this section is effective until:

(1) the expiration of the time for appealing the determination under Section 81.004 or 81.005; or

(2) if the determination is appealed, until all appeals are finally decided.

(b) A hearings officer may issue an order under this section on the hearings officer's own motion or the motion of a person listed in Section 81.003 or, for an original or renewal permit or license application, any individual entitled to protest the issuance of the original or renewal permit or license.

(b-1) If an individual who is entitled to protest the issuance of the original or renewal permit or license files a motion for a temporary order under this section, the commission may not issue a temporary order without conducting a hearing.

(c) The commission may impose any sanction on a person who violates an order issued under Subsection (a) that is necessary to secure compliance with the order.

(d) A hearing under this section must be held not later than the 10th day after the date notice is served on all interested parties. Failure to hold a hearing in the time prescribed by this subsection does not invalidate an order issued under this section.

(e) A person who requests an order under this section may not be required to post security for costs in connection with the application or any hearing conducted as a result of the application.
Tex. Insurance Code § 259.002 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 259 / Section 259.002
§ 259.002. MAINTENANCE TAX IMPOSED.
Status: in_force

A maintenance tax is imposed on each authorized administrator with administrative or service fees subject to taxation under Section 259.004. The tax required by this chapter is in addition to other taxes imposed that are not in conflict with this chapter.
Tex. Occupations Code § 301.258 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 301 / Section 301.258
§ 301.258. TEMPORARY PERMIT.
Status: in_force

(a) Pending the results of a licensing examination, the board may issue to an applicant who is a graduate of an approved educational program a permit to practice professional nursing under the direct supervision of a registered nurse or to practice vocational nursing under the direct supervision of a registered nurse or vocational nurse.

(b) The board may not issue a permit under this section to an applicant who has previously failed an examination administered by the board or another state.

(c) A permit issued under Subsection (a) expires on the date of receipt of:

(1) a permanent license; or

(2) a notice from the board that the permit holder has failed the examination.

(d) The board may issue a temporary permit to practice professional nursing or vocational nursing for the limited purpose of allowing a nurse to satisfy a requirement imposed by the board necessary for:

(1) renewal of an expired license;

(2) reactivation of an inactive license; or

(3) reissuance of a suspended, revoked, or surrendered license.

(e) A permit issued under Subsection (d) expires on the earlier of:

(1) the date of receipt of a permanent license; or

(2) six months after the date the permit is issued.

(f) A person who holds a temporary permit issued under this section is considered to be a licensed registered nurse or vocational nurse for all purposes except to the extent of any stipulation or limitation on practice imposed by the board as a condition of issuing the permit.
Tex. Local Government Code § 21.001 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 21 / Section 21.001
§ 21.001. ELECTION OF ALDERMEN BY PLACE SYSTEM IN GENERAL-LAW MUNICIPALITY.
Status: in_force

(a) The governing body of a general-law municipality that is not divided into wards and that elects its aldermen at large may provide by ordinance for the election of aldermen under a place system.

(b) The ordinance must be enacted before the 60th day before the date of the first regular municipal election of aldermen under a place system.

(c) As soon as possible after the place system ordinance is enacted, the governing body shall assign place numbers to each alderman's office.

(d) When incumbent aldermen's terms of office expire, any candidate for the office of alderman shall file an application for a specific place on the governing body, such as "Alderman, Place No. 1."

(e) The ballot for an election under the place system must show each office of alderman as a separate office designated by place number.
Tex. Insurance Code § 524.056 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 524 / Section 524.056
§ 524.056. HEALTH COVERAGE FAIRS.
Status: in_force

(a) The division may conduct health coverage fairs to provide small employers, individuals, and others seeking to purchase health coverage the opportunity to obtain information about health coverage from division employees and from health benefit plan issuers and agents that elect to participate.

(b) The division shall seek to obtain funding for health coverage fairs conducted under this section through gifts and grants obtained in accordance with Subchapter C.
Tex. Government Code § 501.101 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 501 / Section 501.101
§ 501.101. PROGRAMS AND SERVICES FOR WRONGFULLY IMPRISONED PERSONS WHO ARE DISCHARGED.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "wrongfully imprisoned person" means a person who:

(1) has served in whole or in part a sentence in a facility operated by or under contract with the department; and

(2) has:

(A) received a pardon for innocence for the crime for which the person was sentenced;

(B) been granted relief in accordance with a writ of habeas corpus that is based on a court finding or determination that the person is actually innocent of the crime for which the person was sentenced; or

(C) been granted relief in accordance with a writ of habeas corpus and:

(i) the state district court in which the charge against the person was pending has entered an order dismissing the charge; and

(ii) the district court's dismissal order is based on a motion to dismiss in which the state's attorney states that no credible evidence exists that inculpates the defendant and, either in the motion or in an affidavit, the state's attorney states that the state's attorney believes that the defendant is actually innocent of the crime for which the person was sentenced.

(b) The department shall ensure that the same programs and services that are available to or in which participation is mandatory for an inmate released on parole or to mandatory supervision, including programs and services offered or required under Subchapter F or G of Chapter 508, are available to a wrongfully imprisoned person when the person is discharged from the department.

(c) The executive director of the department may:

(1) adopt rules as necessary to implement this section; and

(2) direct the director of the Texas Correctional Office on Offenders with Medical or Mental Impairments to take any actions necessary to implement this section.

(d) The department shall provide information to wrongfully imprisoned persons as required by Section 103.002, Civil Practice and Remedies Code.
Tex. Transportation Code § 225.159 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 225 / Section 225.159
§ 225.159. IRVIN "BUTCH" HILL MEMORIAL HIGHWAY.
Status: in_force

(a) The portion of U.S. Highway 385 South between the southern municipal limit of Seagraves and Gaines County Park is designated as the Irvin "Butch" Hill Memorial Highway.

(b) Subject to Section 225.021(c), the department shall:

(1) design and construct markers indicating the designation as the Irvin "Butch" Hill Memorial Highway and any other appropriate information; and

(2) erect a marker at each end of the highway and at appropriate intermediate sites along the highway.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1046.116 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1046 / Section 1046.116
§ 1046.116. PROVISION OF SERVICES OUTSIDE DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district may provide health care services outside the district's boundaries provided that the services serve the purposes of the district.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1215.004 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1215 / Section 1215.004
§ 1215.004. REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

(a) On receipt of the report required by Section 1215.003(a), the plan, plan sponsor, or plan administrator may review the report and, not later than the 10th day after the date the report is received, may make a written request to the health insurance issuer for additional information in accordance with this section for specified individuals.

(b) With respect to a request for additional information concerning specified individuals for whom claims information has been provided under Section 1215.003(c)(5), the health insurance issuer shall provide additional information on the prognosis or recovery if available and, for individuals in active case management, the most recent case management information, including any future expected costs and treatment plan, that relate to the claims for that individual.

(c) The health insurance issuer must respond to the request for additional information under this section not later than the 15th day after the date of the request under this section unless the requesting plan, plan sponsor, or plan administrator agrees to a request for additional time.

(d) The health insurance issuer is not required to produce the report described by this section unless a certification has been provided in accordance with Section 1215.003(e).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3792.0304 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3792 / Section 3792.0304
§ 3792.0304. AUTHORITY FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

Under Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, the district may own, operate, maintain, design, acquire, construct, finance, issue bonds, notes, or other obligations for, improve, and convey to this state, a county, or a municipality for ownership, operation, and maintenance macadamized, graveled, or paved roads or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.
Tex. Government Code § 609.117 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 609 / Section 609.117
§ 609.117.
Status: in_force

Sec. 609.117. LOANS UNDER 401(K) PLAN. The plan administrator of a 401(k) plan shall develop and implement procedures to efficiently administer a program that allows a qualified vendor to lend money to a participating employee.
Tex. Insurance Code § 4006.051 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 4006 / Section 4006.051
§ 4006.051. DISABILITY PROBATION ORDER.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may order that an agent be placed on disability probation if, after notice and an opportunity for a hearing, the department determines that the agent is suffering from a disability.

(b) The department may order disability probation for an agent only if the agent demonstrates that:

(1) the disability can be successfully arrested and treated while the agent is engaged in the agent's professional business;

(2) the disability is unlikely to cause harm to the public during the period of rehabilitation;

(3) adequate supervision of any necessary conditions of the probation will occur; and

(4) the agent is capable of competently performing the agent's professional duties.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1023.107 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1023 / Section 1023.107
§ 1023.107. EMINENT DOMAIN.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may exercise the power of eminent domain to acquire a fee simple or other interest in property located in district territory if the interest is necessary for the district to exercise a right or authority conferred by this chapter.

(b) The district must exercise the power of eminent domain in the manner provided by Chapter 21, Property Code, except that the district is not required to deposit in the trial court money or a bond as provided by Section 21.021(a), Property Code.

(c) In a condemnation proceeding brought by the district, the district is not required to:

(1) pay in advance or provide a bond or other security for costs in the trial court;

(2) provide a bond for the issuance of a temporary restraining order or a temporary injunction; or

(3) provide a bond for costs or a supersedeas bond on an appeal or writ of error.
Tex. Family Code § 8.257 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 8 / Section 8.257
§ 8.257. EFFECT OF FILING MOTION TO STAY.
Status: in_force

If the obligor files a motion to stay as provided by Section 8.256, the clerk of the court may not deliver the writ of withholding to the obligor's employer before a hearing is held.
Tex. Tax Code § 23.14 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 23 / Section 23.14
§ 23.14. APPRAISAL OF PROPERTY SUBJECT TO ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE REQUIREMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "environmental response requirement" means remedial action by a property owner to correct, mitigate, or prevent a present or future air, water, or land pollution.

(b) In appraising real property that the chief appraiser knows is subject to an environmental response requirement, the present value of the estimated cost to the owner of the property of the environmental response requirement is an appropriate element that reduces market value and shall be taken into consideration by the chief appraiser in determining the market value of the property.
Tex. Water Code § 13.146 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 13 / Section 13.146
§ 13.146. WATER CONSERVATION PLAN.
Status: in_force

The commission shall require a retail public utility that provides potable water service to 3,300 or more connections to:

(1) submit to the executive administrator of the board a water conservation plan based on specific targets and goals developed by the retail public utility and using appropriate best management practices, as defined by Section 11.002, or other water conservation strategies;

(2) designate a person as the water conservation coordinator responsible for implementing the water conservation plan; and

(3) identify, in writing, the water conservation coordinator to the executive administrator of the board.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 13.455 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 13 / Section 13.455
§ 13.455. SERVICE TECHNICIAN LICENSE REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

Unless the individual is exempt from the licensing requirement, an individual may not perform or offer to perform device maintenance activities unless the individual holds a service technician license issued by the department under this subchapter.
Tex. Education Code § 37.141 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 37 / Section 37.141
§ 37.141. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Child" means a person who is:

(A) a student; and

(B) at least 10 years of age and younger than 18 years of age.

(2) "School offense" means an offense committed by a child enrolled in a public school that is a Class C misdemeanor other than a traffic offense and that is committed on property under the control and jurisdiction of a school district.