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Tex. Health and Safety Code § 246.080 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 246 / Section 246.080
§ 246.080. APPLICABILITY.
Status: in_force

Sections 246.071 through 246.076 do not apply to a facility that on September 1, 1987, was completed and occupied by at least one person.
Tex. Utilities Code § 52.102 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 52 / Section 52.102
§ 52.102. LIMITED REGULATORY AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided by this subchapter, Subchapters D and K, Chapter 55, and Section 55.011, the commission has only the following jurisdiction over a telecommunications utility subject to this subchapter:

(1) to require registration under Section 52.103;

(2) to conduct an investigation under Section 52.104;

(3) to require the filing of reports as the commission periodically directs;

(4) to require the maintenance of statewide average rates or prices of telecommunications service;

(5) to require a telecommunications utility that had more than six percent of the total intrastate access minutes of use as measured for the most recent 12-month period to pass switched access rate reductions under this title to customers as required by Section 52.112;

(6) to require access to telecommunications service under Section 52.105; and

(7) to require the quality of telecommunications service provided to be adequate under Section 52.106.

(b) The authority provided by Subsection (a)(5) expires on the date on which Section 52.112 expires.
Tex. Water Code § 68.312 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 68 / Section 68.312
§ 68.312. APPEAL OF RESOLUTION.
Status: in_force

(a) A facility against which an assessment is made by board resolution may appeal the assessment to a district court in the county in the manner provided for the appeal of contested cases under Chapter 2001, Government Code.

(b) Review by the district court is by trial de novo.
Tex. Tax Code § 6.42 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 6 / Section 6.42
§ 6.42. ORGANIZATION, MEETINGS AND COMPENSATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A majority of the appraisal review board constitutes a quorum. The applicable appointing authority prescribed by Section 6.41(d) in the county in which the appraisal district is established shall select a chairman and a secretary from among the members of the appraisal review board. The applicable appointing authority is encouraged to select as chairman a member of the appraisal review board, if any, who has a background in law and property appraisal.

(b) The board may meet at any time at the call of the chairman or as provided by rule of the board. The board shall meet to examine the appraisal records within 10 days after the date the chief appraiser submits the records to the board.

(c) Members of the board are entitled to per diem set by the appraisal district budget for each day the board meets and to reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of board functions as provided by the district budget.

(d) The concurrence of a majority of the members of the appraisal review board present at a meeting of the board is sufficient for a recommendation, determination, decision, or other action by the board. The concurrence of a majority of the members of a panel of the board present at a meeting of the panel is sufficient for a recommendation by the panel. The concurrence of more than a majority of the members of the board or panel may not be required.
Tex. Government Code § 171.0056 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 171 / Section 171.0056
§ 171.0056. CODE OF ETHICS.
Status: in_force

The commission shall adopt and publish a code of ethics for license holders.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3897.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3897 / Section 3897.101
§ 3897.101. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties necessary to accomplish the purposes for which the district is created.
Tex. Occupations Code § 256.104 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 256 / Section 256.104
§ 256.104. DUPLICATE LICENSE.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may issue a duplicate license to a person whose license is lost or destroyed if the person:

(1) pays a reasonable fee; and

(2) presents to the board an application for a duplicate license, including an affidavit explaining the loss or destruction and stating that the person is the same person originally granted the license.

(b) If board records do not show that the person was previously licensed, the board may refuse to issue a duplicate license.
Tex. Insurance Code § 4102.056 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 4102 / Section 4102.056
§ 4102.056. ISSUANCE OF LICENSE TO BUSINESS ENTITY NOT ORGANIZED IN THIS STATE.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner shall adopt rules necessary to issue a public insurance adjuster license to a business entity organized under the laws of another state or the United States.

(b) Rules adopted by the commissioner under Subsection (a) must:

(1) be analogous to the provisions of Chapter 4001 that relate to issuance of licenses to business entities; and

(2) contain:

(A) qualifications for the issuance of a public insurance adjuster license analogous to the qualifications described by Section 4102.054; and

(B) requirements for the performance of the duties and powers of a public insurance adjuster analogous to the requirements described by Section 4102.054.

(c) The department may not issue a public insurance adjuster license to a business entity described by Subsection (a) unless at least one officer, active partner, or other managing individual of the business entity, and each individual performing acts of a public insurance adjuster on behalf of the business entity in this state, are individually licensed by the department under Section 4102.054 separately from the business entity.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 11.33 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 11 / Section 11.33
§ 11.33. APPLICATION FORMS.
Status: in_force

All permit application forms shall be provided by the commission.
Tex. Estates Code § 255.153 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 255 / Section 255.153
§ 255.153. DISPOSITION OF PROPERTY TO CERTAIN DEVISEES WHO PREDECEASE TESTATOR.
Status: in_force

(a) If a devisee who is a descendant of the testator or a descendant of a testator's parent is deceased at the time the will is executed, fails to survive the testator, or is treated as if the devisee predeceased the testator by Chapter 121 or otherwise, the descendants of the devisee who survived the testator by 120 hours take the devised property in place of the devisee.

(b) Devised property to which Subsection (a) applies shall be divided into the number of shares equal to the total number of surviving descendants in the nearest degree of kinship to the devisee and deceased persons in the same degree of kinship to the devisee whose descendants survived the testator. Each surviving descendant in the nearest degree of kinship to the devisee receives one share, and the share of each deceased person in the same degree of kinship to the devisee whose descendants survived the testator is divided among the descendants by representation.
Tex. Transportation Code § 91.103 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 91 / Section 91.103
§ 91.103. JOINT USE OF RAIL FACILITIES.
Status: in_force

The department may:

(1) enter into an agreement with a rail operator, public utility, private utility, communication system, common carrier, or transportation system for the common use of its facilities, installations, or properties; and

(2) establish through routes, joint fares, and, subject to approval of a tariff-regulating body having jurisdiction, divisions of tariffs.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1508.262 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1508 / Section 1508.262
§ 1508.262. PUBLIC EDUCATION AND OUTREACH.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner may use an amount of the fund, not to exceed eight percent of the annual amount of the fund, for purposes of developing and implementing public education, outreach, and facilitated enrollment strategies targeted to small employers who do not provide health insurance.

(b) The commissioner shall solicit and accept recommendations concerning the development and implementation of education, outreach, and enrollment strategies under Subsection (a) from agents licensed under Title 13 to write health benefit plans in this state.

(c) The commissioner may contract with marketing organizations to perform or provide assistance with education, outreach, and enrollment strategies described by Subsection (a).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3926.053 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3926 / Section 3926.053
§ 3926.053. REMOVAL OF DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may remove a director by unanimous vote of the other directors if the director has missed at least half of the meetings scheduled during the preceding 12 months.

(b) A director removed under this section may file a written appeal with the commission not later than the 30th day after the date the director receives written notice of the board action. The commission may reinstate the director if the commission finds that the removal was unwarranted under the circumstances after considering the reasons for the absences, the time and place of the meetings, the business conducted at the meetings missed, and any other relevant circumstances.
Tex. Family Code § 107.025 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 107 / Section 107.025
§ 107.025. EXCEPTION TO QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED TO SERVE AS AMICUS ATTORNEY IN CERTAIN COUNTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only to a county with a population of less than 500,000.

(b) If a court finds that an individual qualified to serve as an amicus attorney under Section 107.0245 is not available in the county to serve as an amicus attorney, the court may, after notice and hearing or on agreement of the parties, appoint an amicus attorney the court determines to be otherwise qualified to serve.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 222.0521 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 222 / Section 222.0521
§ 222.0521. APPLICATION OF CERTAIN LAW.
Status: in_force

Chapter 53, Occupations Code, applies to the issuance of a certification issued by the department.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1104.102 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1104 / Section 1104.102
§ 1104.102. ELIGIBILITY FOR REGISTRATION; OWNERSHIP.
Status: repealed

(a) A person who has had a license or certificate to act as an appraiser denied, revoked, or surrendered in lieu of revocation in any state may not own in any manner an appraisal management company registered or applying for registration under this chapter unless:

(1) the person has subsequently had the license or certificate to act as an appraiser granted or reinstated; and

(2) the license or certificate to act as an appraiser was denied, revoked, or surrendered for a nonsubstantive reason as determined by the board.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 107 (S.B. 1516), Sec. 25, eff. September 1, 2017.

(c) A person owning more than 10 percent of an appraisal management company in this state must submit to a background investigation, as determined by the board.

(d) Repealed by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 107 (S.B. 1516), Sec. 25, eff. September 1, 2017.
Tex. Government Code § 501.071 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 501 / Section 501.071
§ 501.071. ACCESS TO TELEMEDICINE AND TELEHEALTH SERVICES AND ON-SITE MEDICAL CARE.
Status: in_force

The department, in conjunction with The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston and the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, shall establish procedures to increase opportunities and expand access to telemedicine medical services and telehealth services, as those terms are defined by Section 111.001, Occupations Code, and on-site medical care for inmates, including on-site mobile care units that provide diagnostic imaging, physical therapy, and other appropriate mobile health services.
Tex. Local Government Code § 212.211 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 212 / Section 212.211
§ 212.211. REQUIREMENTS CALCULATION OF FEES FOR MUNICIPALITIES WITH LOW FEES.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only to a municipality that after August 31, 2023, requires a parkland dedication fee for a multifamily, hotel, or motel development in an amount, calculated on a per dwelling unit basis, not greater than two percent of the median family income.

(b) A municipality to which this section applies may set a parkland dedication fee. If the municipality elects to set the fee in an amount greater than two percent of the municipality's median family income:

(1) this section no longer applies to the municipality; and

(2) the municipality must set the fee in accordance with Section 212.210.

(c) A municipality shall determine the amount of a fee imposed under Section 212.205(a)(2) for land subject to a plan application by subtracting from the amount of the fee set under Subsection (b) the product of the land value applicable to the land and the number of acres dedicated.

(d) If a calculation made under Subsection (c) results in a negative number, the applicable landowner is entitled to receive from the applicable municipality the amount equal to the positive difference between the calculated amount and zero. The municipality shall pay that amount to the landowner at the time of transfer of fee simple title or the recording of the easement.
Tex. Election Code § 32.076 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 32 / Section 32.076
§ 32.076. DISCLOSURE OF E-MAIL ADDRESS AND PHONE NUMBER RESTRICTED.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), an e-mail address or personal phone number of an election judge or clerk collected or maintained by the authority conducting the election is confidential and does not constitute public information for purposes of Chapter 552, Government Code.

(b) An e-mail address or phone number described by Subsection (a) shall be made available on request to:

(1) any entity eligible to submit lists of election judges or clerks for that election; or

(2) the state executive committee of a political party with a county chair eligible to submit lists of election judges or clerks for that election.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 4014.0103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 4014 / Section 4014.0103
§ 4014.0103. PURPOSE; DECLARATION OF INTENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The creation of the district is essential to accomplish the purposes of Sections 52 and 52-a, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and other public purposes stated in this chapter.

(b) By creating the district and in authorizing the city, the county, or other political subdivisions to contract with the district, the legislature has established a program to accomplish the public purposes set out in Section 52-a, Article III, Texas Constitution.

(c) The creation of the district is necessary to promote, develop, encourage, and maintain employment, commerce, transportation, housing, tourism, recreation, the arts, entertainment, economic development, safety, and the public welfare in the district.

(d) This chapter and the creation of the district may not be interpreted to relieve the city or county from providing the level of services provided as of the effective date of the Act enacting this chapter to the area in the district. The district is created to supplement and not to supplant any city or county services provided in the district.
Tex. Government Code § 79.001 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 79 / Section 79.001
§ 79.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Assigned counsel program" means a system under which private attorneys, acting as independent contractors and compensated with public funds, are individually appointed to:

(A) provide legal representation and services to a particular indigent defendant accused of a crime or juvenile offense; or

(B) serve as an attorney ad litem.

(1-a) "Attorney ad litem" means an attorney appointed by a court to represent and advocate on behalf of an indigent parent or child in a suit filed by the department against a parent.

(2) "Board" means the governing board of the Texas Indigent Defense Commission.

(3) "Commission" means the permanent standing committee of the council known as the Texas Indigent Defense Commission.

(4) "Contract defender program" means a system under which private attorneys, acting as independent contractors and compensated with public funds, are engaged to provide legal representation and services to:

(A) a group of unspecified indigent defendants who appear before a particular court or group of courts; or

(B) indigent parents or children named in a suit filed by the department against a parent.

(5) "Council" means the Texas Judicial Council.

(6) "Crime" means:

(A) a misdemeanor punishable by confinement; or

(B) a felony.

(7) "Defendant" means a person accused of a crime or a juvenile offense.

(7-a) "Department" means the Department of Family and Protective Services.

(8) "Executive director" means the executive director of the Texas Indigent Defense Commission.

(8-a) "Family protection services" means services provided under this chapter by an attorney, attorney ad litem, licensed investigator, social worker, forensic expert, mental health expert, or other similar expert or specialist to an indigent parent or child in:

(A) a suit filed by the department against the parent; or

(B) a department investigation of the parent.

(9) "Indigent defense support services" means criminal defense services that:

(A) are provided by licensed investigators, experts, or other similar specialists, including forensic experts and mental health experts; and

(B) are reasonable and necessary for appointed counsel to provide adequate representation to indigent defendants.

(10) "Juvenile offense" means conduct committed by a person while younger than 17 years of age that constitutes:

(A) a misdemeanor punishable by confinement; or

(B) a felony.

(11) "Managed assigned counsel program" has the meaning assigned by Article 26.047, Code of Criminal Procedure.

(12) "Office of capital and forensic writs" means the office of capital and forensic writs established under Subchapter B, Chapter 78.

(12-a) "Office of child representation" has the meaning assigned by Section 107.254, Family Code.

(12-b) "Office of parent representation" has the meaning assigned by Section 107.255, Family Code.

(13) "Public defender's office" has the meaning assigned by Article 26.044(a), Code of Criminal Procedure.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2301.401 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2301 / Section 2301.401
§ 2301.401. WARRANTY, PREPARATION, AND DELIVERY REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) On request, a manufacturer or distributor shall provide to the department a copy of the current requirements the manufacturer or distributor imposes on its dealers with respect to the dealer's:

(1) duties under the manufacturer's or distributor's warranty; and

(2) vehicle preparation and delivery obligations.

(b) Warranty or preparation and delivery requirements placed on a dealer by a manufacturer are not enforceable unless the requirements are reasonable.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8455.152 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8455 / Section 8455.152
§ 8455.152. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) If authorized at an election held under Section 8455.151, the district may impose an operation and maintenance tax on taxable property in the district in accordance with Section 49.107, Water Code.

(b) The board shall determine the tax rate. The rate may not exceed the rate approved at the election.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8298.154 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8298 / Section 8298.154
§ 8298.154. PAYMENT OF TAX OR ASSESSMENT NOT REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The district is not required to pay a tax or assessment on:

(1) district property; or

(2) a purchase made by the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1036.005 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1036 / Section 1036.005
§ 1036.005. DISTRICT SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE NOT STATE OBLIGATION.
Status: in_force

This state may not become obligated for the support or maintenance of the district.
Tex. Labor Code § 402.002 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 402 / Section 402.002
§ 402.002.
Status: in_force

Sec. 402.002. ADMINISTRATION OF SYSTEM: OFFICE OF INJURED EMPLOYEE COUNSEL. The office of injured employee counsel established under Chapter 404 shall perform the functions regarding the provision of workers' compensation benefits in this state designated by this subtitle as under the authority of that office.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7955.005 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7955 / Section 7955.005
§ 7955.005. FINDINGS OF PUBLIC PURPOSE AND BENEFIT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is created to serve a public purpose and benefit.

(b) The district is created to accomplish the purposes of:

(1) a municipal utility district as provided by general law and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution; and

(2) Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, that relate to the construction, acquisition, improvement, operation, or maintenance of macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.
Tex. Tax Code § 11.161 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 11 / Section 11.161
§ 11.161. IMPLEMENTS OF HUSBANDRY.
Status: in_force

(a) Machinery and equipment items that are used in the production of farm or ranch products or of timber, regardless of their primary design, are considered to be implements of husbandry and are exempt from ad valorem taxation.

(b) For purposes of Subsection (a), a nursery stock weather protection unit, as defined by Section 71.041, Agriculture Code, is considered to be an implement of husbandry.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8112.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8112 / Section 8112.052
§ 8112.052. ELECTION OF DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

On the uniform election date in May of each even-numbered year, the appropriate number of directors shall be elected.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 165.042 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 165 / Section 165.042
§ 165.042. SALE OF UNATTENUATED CLASSICAL SWINE FEVER VIRUS.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person violates Section 165.003 of this code.

(b) An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2309.253 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2309 / Section 2309.253
§ 2309.253. SANCTIONS.
Status: in_force

The department may impose sanctions as provided by Section 51.353.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 121.047 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 121 / Section 121.047
§ 121.047. FINANCES.
Status: in_force

The members of a public health district shall pay the costs necessary to operate the district, including costs for:

(1) staff salaries;

(2) supplies;

(3) suitable offices;

(4) health and clinic centers;

(5) health services and facilities; and

(6) maintenance.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1272.154 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1272 / Section 1272.154
§ 1272.154. RESERVE REQUIREMENTS FOR PRESCRIPTION DRUGS.
Status: in_force

A delegated network that assumes financial risk for medical care or hospital or institutional services and for prescription drugs, as defined by Section 551. 003, Occupations Code, shall maintain, in addition to any other reserves required under this subchapter, reserves adequate to cover the liabilities and risks associated with the prescription drug benefits.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 16.053 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 16 / Section 16.053
§ 16.053. FILING OF APPLICATION; EXAMINATION.
Status: in_force

(a) On the filing of an application for registration and payment of the application fee, the secretary of state shall examine the application for compliance with this chapter.

(b) The applicant shall provide to the secretary of state any additional pertinent information requested by the secretary of state, including a description of a design mark.
Tex. Government Code § 501.0666 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 501 / Section 501.0666
§ 501.0666. NUTRITION REQUIREMENTS FOR PREGNANT INMATES.
Status: in_force

The department shall ensure that pregnant inmates are provided sufficient food and dietary supplements, including prenatal vitamins, as ordered by an appropriate medical professional.