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Tex. Health and Safety Code § 33.002 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 33 / Section 33.002
§ 33.002. DETECTION AND TREATMENT PROGRAM ESTABLISHED.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall carry out a program to combat morbidity, including intellectual disability, and mortality in persons who have Duchenne muscular dystrophy, phenylketonuria, other heritable diseases, or hypothyroidism.

(b) The executive commissioner shall adopt rules necessary to carry out the program, including a rule specifying other heritable diseases covered by this chapter.

(c) The department shall establish and maintain a laboratory to:

(1) conduct experiments, projects, and other activities necessary to develop screening or diagnostic tests for the early detection of Duchenne muscular dystrophy, phenylketonuria, other heritable diseases, and hypothyroidism;

(2) develop ways and means or discover methods to be used to prevent or treat Duchenne muscular dystrophy, phenylketonuria, other heritable diseases, and hypothyroidism; and

(3) serve other purposes considered necessary by the department to carry out the program.
Tex. Election Code § 213.033 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 213 / Section 213.033
§ 213.033. CANVASS FOLLOWING RECOUNT.
Status: in_force

(a) As soon as practicable after completion of a recount that changes the number of votes received for a particular candidate or for or against a measure, the canvassing authority shall conduct a canvass for the office or measure involved using the recount committee's report in the recount supervisor's possession, instead of the original precinct election returns, for each precinct in which a recount was conducted. An original canvass for the office or measure is void, and the new canvass is the official canvass for the election on that office or measure. If no change occurs in the recount in the number of votes received for a candidate or for or against a measure, the official result of the election is determined from the original canvass.

(b) In a recount of an election in which there is more than one local canvassing authority, the result of the canvass conducted under this section shall be reported to the other canvassing authorities in the same manner as the result of an original canvass.

(c) The appropriate authority shall take any further action that may be necessary in the same manner as for an original canvass.
Tex. Government Code § 540.0272 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 540 / Section 540.0272
§ 540.0272. CERTAIN SERVICES PERMITTED IN LIEU OF STATE MEDICAID PLAN SERVICES; ANNUAL REPORT.
Status: in_force

(a) A contract to which this subchapter applies must contain language permitting the contracting Medicaid managed care organization to offer medically appropriate, cost-effective, evidence-based mental health or substance use services or nutrition counseling and instruction services from a list of services approved by the state Medicaid managed care advisory committee and included in the contract in lieu of services specified in the state Medicaid plan. A recipient is not required to use a service from the list included in the contract in lieu of another service specified in the state Medicaid plan.

(b) The commission shall:

(1) prepare and submit to the legislature an annual report on the number of times during the preceding year a service from the list included in the contract is used; and

(2) consider the actual cost and use of any services from the list included in the contract that are offered by a Medicaid managed care organization when setting the capitation rates for that organization under the contract.

(c) In approving the list of nutrition counseling and instruction services that are permitted in lieu of services specified in the state Medicaid plan under this section, the state Medicaid managed care advisory committee may only include nutrition counseling and instruction. The list may not include:

(1) home-delivered meals;

(2) food prescriptions; or

(3) grocery support.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1041.055 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1041 / Section 1041.055
§ 1041.055. EMPLOYEES.
Status: in_force

The board may employ a general manager, attorneys, financial advisors, bookkeepers, and architects.
Tex. Occupations Code § 258.002 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 258 / Section 258.002
§ 258.002. DELEGATION TO DENTAL ASSISTANT.
Status: repealed

(a) A licensed dentist may delegate to a qualified and trained dental assistant acting under the dentist's general or direct supervision any dental act that a reasonable and prudent dentist would find is within the scope of sound dental judgment to delegate if:

(1) in the opinion of the delegating dentist, the act:

(A) can be properly and safely performed by the person to whom the dental act is delegated; and

(B) is performed in a customary manner and is not in violation of this subtitle or any other statute;

(2) the person to whom the dental act is delegated does not represent to the public that the person is authorized to practice dentistry; and

(3) the person to whom the dental act is delegated is registered under Chapter 265, if registration is required to perform the act.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 476, Sec. 8(1), eff. September 1, 2009.

(c) The board by rule shall establish guidelines regarding the types of dental acts that may be properly or safely delegated by a dentist, including a determination of which delegated dental acts, if any, require competency testing before a person may perform the act.
Tex. Property Code § 5.076 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 5 / Section 5.076
§ 5.076. RECORDING REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), the seller shall record the executory contract, including the attached disclosure statement required by Section 5.069, as prescribed by Title 3 on or before the 30th day after the date the contract is executed.

(b) Section 12.002(c) does not apply to an executory contract filed for record under this section.

(c) If the executory contract is terminated for any reason, the seller shall record the instrument that terminates the contract.

(d) The county clerk shall collect the filing fee prescribed by Section 118.011, Local Government Code.

(e) A seller who violates this section is liable to the purchaser in the same manner and for the same amount as a seller who violates Section 5.079 is liable to a purchaser, except the damages may not exceed $500 for each calendar year of noncompliance. This subsection does not limit or affect any other rights or remedies a purchaser has under other law.
Tex. Transportation Code § 201.811 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 201 / Section 201.811
§ 201.811. PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT POLICY.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall develop and implement a policy for public involvement that guides and encourages public involvement with the department. The policy must:

(1) provide for the use of public involvement techniques that target different groups and individuals;

(2) encourage continuous contact between the department and persons outside the department throughout the transportation decision-making process;

(3) require the department to make efforts toward:

(A) clearly tying public involvement to decisions made by the department; and

(B) providing clear information to the public about specific outcomes of public input;

(4) apply to all public input with the department, including input:

(A) on statewide transportation policy-making;

(B) in connection with the environmental process relating to specific projects; and

(C) into the commission's rulemaking procedures; and

(5) require a person who makes or submits a public comment, at the time the comment is made or disclosed, to disclose in writing on a witness card whether the person:

(A) does business with the department;

(B) may benefit monetarily from a project; or

(C) is an employee of the department.

(b) The department shall document the number of positive, negative, or neutral public comments received regarding all environmental impact statements as expressed by the public through the department's public involvement process. The department shall:

(1) present this information to the commission in an open meeting; and

(2) report this information on the department's Internet website in a timely manner.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 265.011 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 265 / Section 265.011
§ 265.011. ESTABLISHMENT OF HOSPITAL BY COMMISSIONERS COURT AND MUNICIPAL GOVERNING BODY.
Status: in_force

The commissioners court of a county and the governing body of a municipality in that county may jointly appoint a board of managers to establish, build, equip, maintain, and operate one or more hospitals for the care and treatment of the sick, infirm, or injured.
Tex. Local Government Code § 254.062 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 254 / Section 254.062
§ 254.062. LEASE OR SALE OF ISLAND PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

(a) In connection with the issuance of revenue obligations, a municipality or board may lease, sublease, or sell island property to be constructed or acquired with the proceeds of the obligations.

(b) A lease, sublease, or contract of sale may contain any provision that the municipality or board considers advantageous.

(c) A lease, sublease, or contract of sale may provide for the lessee or purchaser of the island property to make payments in amounts adequate to pay the principal of and interest and premium on the obligations when they become due.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3931.154 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3931 / Section 3931.154
§ 3931.154. ASSESSMENTS; LIENS FOR ASSESSMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board by resolution may impose and collect an assessment for any purpose authorized by this chapter in all or any part of the district.

(b) An assessment, a reassessment, or an assessment resulting from an addition to or correction of the assessment roll by the district, penalties and interest on an assessment or reassessment, an expense of collection, and reasonable attorney's fees incurred by the district:

(1) are a first and prior lien against the property assessed;

(2) are superior to any other lien or claim other than a lien or claim for county, school district, or municipal ad valorem taxes; and

(3) are the personal liability of and a charge against the owners of the property even if the owners are not named in the assessment proceedings.

(c) The lien is effective from the date of the board's resolution imposing the assessment until the date the assessment is paid. The board may enforce the lien in the same manner that the board may enforce an ad valorem tax lien against real property.

(d) The board may make a correction to or deletion from the assessment roll that does not increase the amount of assessment of any parcel of land without providing notice and holding a hearing in the manner required for additional assessments.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1072.060 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1072 / Section 1072.060
§ 1072.060. GENERAL DUTIES OF DISTRICT ADMINISTRATOR.
Status: in_force

Subject to the limitations prescribed by the board, the district administrator shall:

(1) supervise the work and activities of the district; and

(2) direct the general affairs of the district.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 24.20 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 24 / Section 24.20
§ 24.20. SUBPOENA RETURNABLE AT FUTURE DATE.
Status: in_force

If the subpoena be returnable at some future date, the officer shall have authority to take bail of such witness for his appearance under said subpoena, which bond shall be returned with such subpoena, and shall be made payable to the State of Texas, in the amount in which the witness and his surety, if any, shall be bound and conditioned for the appearance of the witness at the time and before the court, magistrate or grand jury named in said subpoena, and shall be signed by the witness and his sureties. If the witness refuses to give bond, he shall be kept in custody until such time as he starts in obedience to said subpoena, when he shall be, upon affidavit being made, provided with funds necessary to appear in obedience to said subpoena.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1108.055 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1108 / Section 1108.055
§ 1108.055. BOARD VACANCY.
Status: in_force

If a vacancy occurs in the office of director, the remaining directors shall fill the vacancy for the unexpired term.
Tex. Local Government Code § 161.001 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 161 / Section 161.001
§ 161.001. APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This chapter applies only to:

(1) a county that:

(A) contains a municipality that has a population of 500,000 or more;

(B) is located on the international border; and

(C) before September 1, 2009, had a county ethics board appointed by the commissioners court;

(2) a county that:

(A) has a population of 425,000 or more;

(B) is adjacent to a county with a population of 3.3 million or more; and

(C) contains a portion of the San Jacinto River; and

(3) a county that has a population of less than 50,000 that is adjacent to a county with a population of more than 3.3 million.
Tex. Local Government Code § 114.002 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 114 / Section 114.002
§ 114.002. COUNTY AUDITOR'S AUTHORITY TO DETERMINE TIME AND MANNER OF REPORTS MADE TO AUDITOR.
Status: in_force

The county auditor shall determine:

(1) the time and manner for making reports to the auditor; and

(2) the manner for making an annual report of:

(A) office fees collected and disbursed; and

(B) the amount of office fees refunded to the county in excess of those that the officer is permitted by law to keep.
Tex. Government Code § 45.175 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 45 / Section 45.175
§ 45.175. FAYETTE COUNTY.
Status: in_force

In Fayette County the county attorney of Fayette County shall perform the duties imposed on and have the powers conferred on district attorneys by general law and is entitled to be compensated by the state in the manner and amount set by general law relating to the salary paid to district attorneys by the state.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7955.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7955 / Section 7955.001
§ 7955.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

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

(3) "Director" means a board member.

(4) "District" means the Double R Municipal Utility District No. 1 of Hunt County.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 577.018 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 577 / Section 577.018
§ 577.018. JUDICIAL REVIEW OF DEPARTMENT DECISION.
Status: in_force

(a) An applicant or license holder may appeal from a department decision by filing notice of appeal in the district court of Travis County and with the department not later than the 30th day after receiving a copy of the department's decision.

(b) The department shall certify and file with the court a transcript of the case proceedings on receiving notice of appeal. The transcript may be limited by stipulation.

(c) The court shall hear the case on the record and may consider other evidence the court determines necessary to determine properly the issues involved. The substantial evidence rule does not apply.

(d) The court may affirm or set aside the department decision or may remand the case to the department for further proceedings.

(e) The department shall pay the cost of the appeal unless the court affirms the department's decision, in which case the applicant or license holder shall pay the cost of the appeal.
Tex. Government Code § 615.043 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 615 / Section 615.043
§ 615.043. DENIAL OF CLAIM.
Status: in_force

If the Employees Retirement System of Texas denies a claim, the retirement system shall send a notice of the denial to:

(1) the person making the claim; or

(2) the duly qualified guardian or legal representative of a surviving minor child, if a claim is being made on behalf of the child.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1044.107 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1044 / Section 1044.107
§ 1044.107. GIFTS AND ENDOWMENTS.
Status: in_force

The board may accept for the district a gift or endowment to be held in trust and administered by the board for the purposes and under the directions, limitations, or other provisions prescribed in writing by the donor that are not inconsistent with the proper management and objectives of the district.
Tex. Labor Code § 411.102 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 411 / Section 411.102
§ 411.102. DEFINITIONS.
Status: repealed

In this subchapter:

(1) Repealed by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 265, Sec. 7.01(28), eff. September 1, 2005.

(2) "Employee" means an individual who works for an employer for compensation. The term does not include an individual employed to perform domestic services in a private residence.

(3) "Employer" means a person who has control or custody of any employment, place of employment, or employee. The term does not include a carrier, as that term is used in Title 49, United States Code, that is regulated by the Interstate Commerce Commission, except that the term includes a railroad.

(4) "Place of employment" means a location, other than a private residence where domestic service is performed, where:

(A) a trade, industry, or business is temporarily or permanently conducted; or

(B) an employee is directly or indirectly employed by another for direct or indirect gain.

(5) "Safe" as applied to employment or places of employment means freedom from occupational injury for employees to the extent reasonably permitted by the nature of the employment.

(6) "Safeguard" means any practicable method of mitigating or preventing occupational injury.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2054.204 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2054 / Section 2054.204
§ 2054.204. ANNUAL STATEMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The company shall file annual statements with the department in the same manner as is required of other workers' compensation insurance companies.

(b) The department shall include in the department's annual report under Section 32.021 a report on the company's condition.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8838.053 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8838 / Section 8838.053
§ 8838.053. ELECTION DATE.
Status: in_force

Each even-numbered year, on the uniform election date in May or another date authorized by law, the appropriate number of directors shall be elected.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 256.001 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 256 / Section 256.001
§ 256.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Hospital" means a general or special hospital, as defined by Section 241.003, a private mental hospital licensed under Chapter 577, or another hospital that is maintained or operated by the state.

(2) "Nursing home" means an institution licensed under Chapter 242.
Tex. Government Code § 814.601 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 814 / Section 814.601
§ 814.601. ANNUITY INCREASE AFTER DEATH OR RETIREMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsections (b) and (e), on the first day of each fiscal year, the retirement system shall increase the amounts of annuities that are:

(1) computed as provided by Section 814.105 or a predecessor to that section, Section 814.1051, Section 814.206 or a predecessor to that section, or if the standard annuity is derived from Section 814.105 or a predecessor, as provided by Section 814.108 or a predecessor to that section;

(2) based on service that was credited in the retirement system as employee class service; and

(3) payable to a retiree of the retirement system, to the survivor of a retiree of the retirement system, or to the survivor of a deceased member of the retirement system.

(b) The retirement system may not increase under this section the amount of an annuity unless the retirement or death on which the annuity is based occurred before the first day of the preceding fiscal year.

(c) The legislature may appropriate money from the general revenue fund to pay the costs of increasing the amounts of annuities under this section. On the first day of each fiscal year, the state comptroller of public accounts shall transfer to the retirement system any money appropriated for the fiscal year for the purpose of this section.

(d) If the amount of money appropriated for a fiscal year is insufficient to finance the rate of increase in annuities specified in the Act making the appropriation or if the Act fails to specify a rate of increase, the board of trustees shall set the rate as the rate that the amount of money appropriated will finance for the duration of the annuities payable to those persons entitled to receive an increase in annuities under this section.

(e) If an appropriation is not made for a fiscal year for the purpose of this section, the retirement system may not increase under this section the amount of annuities for that year.
Tex. Utilities Code § 162.252 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 162 / Section 162.252
§ 162.252. ARTICLES OF CONVERSION.
Status: in_force

(a) The president or vice president, on behalf of the corporation, shall execute and acknowledge the approved articles of conversion. The corporation's seal must be affixed to the articles and attested by its secretary.

(b) The articles of conversion must state:

(1) that they are executed under this chapter;

(2) the name of the corporation and the address of its principal office before its conversion into a telephone cooperative;

(3) the law under which the corporation was organized;

(4) that the corporation elects to become a cooperative, nonprofit corporation subject to this chapter;

(5) the corporation's name as a cooperative;

(6) the address of the principal office of the cooperative;

(7) the name and address of each director of the cooperative;

(8) the manner in which a member, stockholder, or incorporator of the corporation becomes or may become a member of the cooperative;

(9) the duration of the cooperative; and

(10) the purpose for which the cooperative is formed.

(c) The articles of conversion may contain any provision consistent with this chapter considered appropriate for the conduct of the business of the cooperative. The president or vice president executing the articles of conversion shall make and attach to the articles an affidavit stating that the corporation complied with this section with respect to the articles. The articles of conversion are considered to be the articles of incorporation of the cooperative.

(d) The original and a copy of the articles of conversion shall be delivered to the secretary of state. If the secretary of state finds that the articles conform to law, the secretary of state, on payment of a fee of $50, shall:

(1) file and record the articles of conversion;

(2) issue a certificate of conversion; and

(3) attach to the certificate of conversion the copy of the articles of conversion and deliver the certificate and attached copy to the cooperative or its representative.
Tex. Transportation Code § 701.001 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 701 / Section 701.001
§ 701.001. AUTHORIZATION.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (c), acting in conjunction with the sheriff of the county, the commissioners court of a county may employ not more than five regular deputies as county traffic officers.

(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), the commissioners court may employ not more than two additional deputies as county traffic officers to aid the regular officers in special emergencies.

(c) The limitation on the number of deputies that may be employed under Subsections (a) and (b) does not apply to a county with a population of more than 2.5 million.