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Tex. Health and Safety Code § 462.022 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 462 / Section 462.022
§ 462.022. VOLUNTARY ADMISSION OF MINOR.
Status: in_force

(a) A facility may admit a minor for treatment and rehabilitation if:

(1) the facility is:

(A) a treatment facility licensed by the department to provide the necessary services to minors;

(B) a facility licensed by the department under Title 7; or

(C) a facility operated by the department under Title 7 that has been designated by the department to provide chemical dependency treatment;

(2) the admission is appropriate under the facility's admission policies; and

(3) the admission is requested by:

(A) a parent, managing conservator, or guardian of the minor; or

(B) the minor, without parental consent, if the minor is 16 years of age or older.

(b) The admission of a minor under Subsection (a) is considered a voluntary admission.

(c) A person or agency appointed as the guardian or a managing conservator of a minor and acting as an employee or agent of the state or a political subdivision of the state may request admission of the minor only with the minor's consent.

(d) In this section, "minor" means an individual younger than 18 years of age for whom the disabilities of minority have not been removed.

(e) A facility that refuses to admit a minor for voluntary treatment and rehabilitation under this section shall provide to the minor's parent, managing conservator, or guardian requesting the minor's admission to the facility written notice of the parent's, managing conservator's, or guardian's right to seek voluntary treatment and rehabilitation of the minor at another facility.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7950.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7950 / Section 7950.003
§ 7950.003. CONFIRMATION AND DIRECTORS' 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. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 28.21 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 28 / Section 28.21
§ 28.21. TRAINING PROGRAM ON OPIOID-RELATED DRUG OVERDOSE.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), the holder of a mixed beverage permit and each employee of the permit holder who is required by the permit holder to complete a commission-approved seller training program shall complete the opioid-related drug overdose training program described by Section 5.61 each year.

(b) This section does not apply to a mixed beverage permit holder that is a restaurant as defined by Section 1.04.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2028.106 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2028 / Section 2028.106
§ 2028.106. LIMITATION ON PURSE DEDUCTION.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "horse owner" means a person who is owner of record of an accredited Texas-bred horse at the time of a race.

(b) A horse racetrack association may not deduct or withhold any percentage of a purse from the account into which the purse paid to a horse owner is deposited for membership payments, dues, assessments, or any other payments to an organization except an organization chosen by the horse owner.
Tex. Water Code § 51.176 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 51 / Section 51.176
§ 51.176. RECEIVER FOR LEASED IRRIGATION SYSTEM.
Status: in_force

(a) If the district defaults in the payments due under a lease, the lessor may petition a court of competent jurisdiction to appoint a receiver for the leased properties.

(b) The receiver shall operate the properties and collect and distribute the revenue according to the terms of the lease and the direction of the court.

(c) The receiver has the same rights and powers as the board in its operation of the leased properties.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 46.013 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 46 / Section 46.013
§ 46.013. ISSUANCE OR ACCEPTANCE OF LICENSE.
Status: in_force

No person may issue or accept a license or tag required by this subchapter except on a form provided by the department.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 49.05 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 49 / Section 49.05
§ 49.05. TIME AND PLACE OF INQUEST; REMOVAL OF PROPERTY AND BODY FROM PLACE OF DEATH.
Status: in_force

(a) A justice of the peace shall conduct an inquest immediately or as soon as practicable after the justice receives notification of the death.

(b) A justice of the peace may conduct an inquest:

(1) at the place where the death occurred;

(2) where the body was found;

(3) by videoconference with an individual who is:

(A) designated by the justice of the peace; and

(B) present with the body for a death described by Article 49.04(a)(6) or (7); or

(4) at any other place determined to be reasonable by the justice.

(c) A justice of the peace may direct the removal of a body from the scene of death or move any part of the physical surroundings of a body only after a law enforcement agency is notified of the death and a peace officer has conducted an investigation or, if a law enforcement agency has not begun an investigation, a reasonable time has elapsed from the time the law enforcement agency was notified.

(d) A law enforcement agency that is notified of a death requiring an inquest under Article 49.04 of this code shall begin its investigation immediately or as soon as practicable after the law enforcement agency receives notification of the death.

(e) Except in emergency circumstances, a peace officer or other person conducting a death investigation for a law enforcement agency may not move the body or any part of the physical surroundings of the place of death without authorization from a justice of the peace.

(f) A person not authorized by law to move the body of a decedent or any part of the physical surroundings of the body commits an offense if the person tampers with a body that is subject to an inquest under Article 49.04 of this code or any part of the physical surroundings of the body. An offense under this section is punishable by a fine in an amount not to exceed $500.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 274.003 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 274 / Section 274.003
§ 274.003. STATE LAW GOVERNING CONTRACT; BURDEN OF PROOF.
Status: in_force

(a) A contract is governed by the law of this state unless each party to the contract who is located in this state:

(1) is given notice that the law of the state in which another party to the contract is located applies to the contract; and

(2) agrees to the application of that state's law.

(b) A person asserting that the law of another state governs a contract has the burden of proving that notice was given and agreement was obtained as specified by Subsection (a).
Tex. Government Code § 2306.851 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2306 / Section 2306.851
§ 2306.851. APPLICATION.
Status: in_force

(a) This subchapter applies only to a property owner of a multifamily housing development that is insured or assisted under a program under Section 8, United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. Section 1437f), or that is:

(1) insured or assisted under a program under:

(A) Section 221(d)(3), National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. Section 1715l);

(B) Section 236, National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. Section 1715z-1); or

(C) Section 514, 515, or 516, Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. Section 1484, 1485, or 1486); and

(2) financed by a mortgage that is eligible for prepayment at the option of the property owner.

(b) This subchapter does not apply to the disposal of property because of:

(1) a governmental taking by eminent domain or negotiated purchase;

(2) a foreclosure action;

(3) a transfer by gift, devise, or operation of law; or

(4) a sale to a person who would be entitled to an interest in the property if the property owner died intestate.

(c) This subchapter does not apply to property included in a restructuring program with a participating administrative entity designated by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Tex. Local Government Code § 212.206 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 212 / Section 212.206
§ 212.206. REQUEST FOR PARKLAND DEDICATION DETERMINATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A landowner may, at the landowner's sole discretion, make a written request to a municipality that the municipality make a timely determination of the dedication amount the municipality will impose under the municipality's parkland dedication requirements as applied to the landowner's property being considered for development.

(b) A municipality may make a reasonable written request to the landowner for additional information that is:

(1) publicly and readily available; and

(2) necessary to provide a determination under this section.

(c) A municipality shall respond in writing to a request made under Subsection (a) not later than the 30th day after the date the municipality receives a completed request. If the municipality fails to respond in accordance with this subsection, the municipality may not require a parkland dedication as a condition of approval of a proposed plan or application for property that is the subject of the request.

(d) A parkland dedication determination issued under this section:

(1) is a legally binding determination of the amount of the landowner's parkland dedication for the property that is the subject of the determination; and

(2) is applicable to the property that is the subject of the determination for a period that is the lesser of:

(A) two years; or

(B) the time between the date the determination is issued and the date a plan application is filed that uses or relies on the determination.

(e) A landowner may release in writing a municipality from a determination made under this section.
Tex. Local Government Code § 161.162 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 161 / Section 161.162
§ 161.162.
Status: in_force

Sec. 161.162. PRELIMINARY REVIEW HEARING: PROCEDURE. (a) The standing preliminary review committee shall conduct a preliminary review hearing if:

(1) following the preliminary review, the standing preliminary review committee and the respondent cannot agree to the disposition of the complaint; or

(2) the respondent in writing requests a hearing.

(b) The standing preliminary review committee shall provide written notice to the complainant and the respondent of the date, time, and place the committee will conduct the preliminary review hearing.

(c) At or after the time the standing preliminary review committee provides notice of a preliminary review hearing, the committee may submit to the complainant and the respondent written questions and require those questions to be answered under oath within a reasonable time. After receiving answers to any questions submitted to the complainant under this subsection and before the preliminary review hearing, the committee shall provide the respondent both the questions and the answers to the questions submitted by the complainant. This subsection may not be construed to require a person to give evidence that violates the person's right against self-incrimination under the United States Constitution or the Texas Constitution.

(d) On the request of the respondent, the standing preliminary review committee shall request that any information in the possession or control of the complainant, including exculpatory information, that is directly related to the complaint be provided the respondent and the committee.

(e) During a preliminary review hearing, the standing preliminary review committee:

(1) may consider all submitted evidence related to the complaint;

(2) may review any documents or material related to the complaint; and

(3) shall determine whether there is credible evidence that provides cause for the committee to conclude that a violation within the jurisdiction of the commission has occurred.

(f) During a preliminary review hearing, the respondent may appear before the standing preliminary review committee with the assistance of counsel, if desired by the respondent, and present any relevant evidence, including a written statement.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9011.251 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9011 / Section 9011.251
§ 9011.251. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue bonds to carry out any purpose of this chapter and to:

(1) provide a water system, as authorized by this chapter, for municipal, domestic, and industrial purposes;

(2) pay fees of an attorney, engineer, or fiscal agent;

(3) pay the cost of printing and issuing bonds; and

(4) exercise any other power conferred by this chapter.

(b) The bonds must be authorized by a board resolution.

(c) Bonds issued by the district must be payable by a pledge of:

(1) revenue;

(2) ad valorem taxes imposed on all taxable property in the district; or

(3) both revenue and ad valorem taxes.

(d) The pledge must be in a resolution or trust indenture adopted or authorized by the board.

(e) A bond issuance payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes is subject to the conditions prescribed by this subchapter.
Tex. Occupations Code § 51.101 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 51 / Section 51.101
§ 51.101. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.
Status: in_force

The commission shall appoint the executive director of the department. The executive director serves at the will of the commission.
Tex. Utilities Code § 162.075 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 162 / Section 162.075
§ 162.075. BOARD MEETINGS; QUORUM.
Status: in_force

(a) The bylaws shall prescribe the manner of holding board meetings.

(b) A majority of the directors is a quorum.
Tex. Transportation Code § 545.417 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 545 / Section 545.417
§ 545.417. OBSTRUCTION OF OPERATOR'S VIEW OR DRIVING MECHANISM.
Status: in_force

(a) An operator may not drive a vehicle when it is loaded so that, or when the front seat has a number of persons, exceeding three, so that:

(1) the view of the operator to the front or sides of the vehicle is obstructed; or

(2) there is interference with the operator's control over the driving mechanism of the vehicle.

(b) A passenger in a vehicle may not ride in a position that interferes with the operator's view to the front or sides or control over the driving mechanism of the vehicle.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1082.159 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1082 / Section 1082.159
§ 1082.159. DEPOSITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall select at least one bank to serve as a depository for district money.

(b) District money, other than money invested as provided by Section 1082.160(b) and money transmitted to a bank of payment as a trustee for bonds or obligations issued or assumed by the district, shall be deposited as received with the depository bank and shall remain on deposit. This subsection does not limit the power of the board to place a portion of district money on time deposit or to purchase certificates of deposit.

(c) The district may not deposit money with a bank in an amount that exceeds the maximum amount secured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation unless the bank first executes a bond or other security in an amount sufficient to secure from loss the district money that exceeds the amount secured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1251.258 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1251 / Section 1251.258
§ 1251.258. BENEFITS UNDER CONVERTED POLICY.
Status: in_force

The commissioner by rule shall establish minimum standards for benefits under converted policies issued under this subchapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3871.107 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3871 / Section 3871.107
§ 3871.107. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may create economic development and other programs under Section 52-a, Article III, Texas Constitution, and may impose and collect ad valorem taxes for those purposes. The district has the economic development powers that Chapter 380, Local Government Code, provides to a municipality with a population of more than 100,000. Each economic development program and each project that will receive public funds under an economic development program must be approved by the governing body of the city by ordinance, order, or resolution.

(b) The district shall provide the city written notice not later than the 30th day before the date of a meeting at which the board will adopt terms of an economic development program. The district may not adopt an economic development program or improvement project to be funded under an economic development program unless the governing body of the city has approved the program or improvement project by ordinance, order, or resolution.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3940.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3940 / Section 3940.052
§ 3940.052. APPOINTMENT OF VOTING DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality shall appoint voting directors from persons recommended by the board.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 306.001 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 306 / Section 306.001
§ 306.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Caller identification record" means a record that:

(A) is delivered electronically to the recipient of a telephone call simultaneously with the reception of the call; and

(B) indicates the telephone number from which the telephone call was made or other similar information regarding the call.

(2) "Telephone company" means a provider of commercial telephone services, or a provider that bills for those services, regardless of the technology used to provide that service, including landline, radio, wireless, microwave, satellite, Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), or other cable, broadband, or digital technology.

(3) "Telephone record" means a written, electronic, or oral record, other than a caller identification record collected and retained by or on behalf of a customer, created by a telephone company about a customer, that includes:

(A) the telephone number:

(i) dialed by a customer; or

(ii) of an incoming call made to a customer;

(B) the time a call was made to or by a customer;

(C) the duration of a call made to or by a customer; or

(D) the location from which a call was initiated or at which a call was received by a customer.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1369.0041 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1369 / Section 1369.0041
§ 1369.0041. CERTAIN PAYMENTS AND REFILLS.
Status: in_force

(a) A health benefit plan issuer that covers prescription drugs may not require an enrollee to make a payment for a prescription drug at the point of sale in an amount greater than the lesser of:

(1) the applicable copayment;

(2) the allowable claim amount for the prescription drug; or

(3) the amount an individual would pay for the drug if the individual purchased the drug without using a health benefit plan or any other source of drug benefits or discounts.

(b) A health benefit plan that covers prescription eye drops to treat a chronic eye disease or condition must allow the refill of prescription eye drops if the enrollee timely pays at the point of sale the maximum amount allowed by Subsection (a) and:

(1) the original prescription states that additional quantities of the eye drops are needed;

(2) the refill does not exceed the total quantity of dosage units authorized by the prescribing provider on the original prescription, including refills; and

(3) the refill is dispensed on or before the last day of the prescribed dosage period and:

(A) not earlier than the 21st day after the date a prescription for a 30-day supply of eye drops is dispensed;

(B) not earlier than the 42nd day after the date a prescription for a 60-day supply of eye drops is dispensed; or

(C) not earlier than the 63rd day after the date a prescription for a 90-day supply of eye drops is dispensed.
Tex. Utilities Code § 121.505 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 121 / Section 121.505
§ 121.505. TERMINATION OF SERVICE.
Status: in_force

(a) A supplier shall terminate service to a school facility if:

(1) the supplier receives official notification from the firm or individual conducting the test of a hazardous natural gas leakage in the facility piping system; or

(2) a test or other inspection at the facility is not performed as required by this subchapter.

(b) A supplier is not liable for any damages that result from a failure to terminate service as required by Subsection (a)(2) for a facility other than a school district facility.
Tex. Occupations Code § 51.055 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 51 / Section 51.055
§ 51.055. TERMS; VACANCY.
Status: in_force

(a) Members of the commission serve staggered six-year terms. The terms of two or three members expire on February 1 of each odd-numbered year.

(b) If a vacancy occurs during a member's term, the governor shall appoint a replacement to fill the unexpired term.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3965.0105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3965 / Section 3965.0105
§ 3965.0105. DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is composed of the territory described by Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter, as that territory may have been modified under other law.

(b) The boundaries and field notes contained in Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter form a closure. A mistake in the field notes or in copying the field notes in the legislative process does not affect the district's:

(1) organization, existence, or validity;

(2) right to contract;

(3) authority to borrow money or issue bonds or other obligations described by Section 3965.0601 or to pay the principal and interest of the bonds or other obligations;

(4) right to impose or collect an assessment, or collect other revenue; or

(5) legality or operation.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7959A.0303 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7959A / Section 7959A.0303
§ 7959A.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. Education Code § 162.003 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 162 / Section 162.003
§ 162.003. EFFECT ON TEXAS LAWS.
Status: in_force

If the laws of this state conflict with the compact or a rule adopted under that compact, the compact or rule controls, except that if a conflict exists between the compact or rule and the Texas Constitution, as determined by the courts of this state, the Texas Constitution controls.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8844.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8844 / Section 8844.002
§ 8844.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3818.112 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3818 / Section 3818.112
§ 3818.112. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may establish and provide for the administration of one or more programs to promote state or local economic development and to stimulate business and commercial activity in the district, including programs to:

(1) make loans and grants of public money; and

(2) provide district personnel and services.

(b) The district has all of the powers of a municipality under Chapter 380, Local Government Code.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 248A.157 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 248A / Section 248A.157
§ 248A.157. CLOSING OF CENTER.
Status: in_force

At least 30 days before the date a center voluntarily discontinues operation, the owner or operator of the center shall inform the parent or legal guardian of each minor client to whom the center is providing services of:

(1) the discontinuance; and

(2) the proposed time of the discontinuance.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 4007.0308 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 4007 / Section 4007.0308
§ 4007.0308. DISBURSEMENTS AND TRANSFERS OF MONEY.
Status: in_force

The board by resolution shall establish the number of directors' signatures and the procedure required for a disbursement or transfer of district money.