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Tex. Occupations Code § 801.254 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 801 / Section 801.254
§ 801.254. CONTENT AND CONDUCT OF EXAMINATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall conduct, or may contract with a board-approved entity to conduct, the licensing examination on subjects relating to veterinary medicine, including anatomy, pathology, chemistry, obstetrics, public health, veterinary practice, veterinary jurisprudence, physiology and bacteriology, and other subjects regularly taught in reputable schools of veterinary medicine. In this chapter, a reference to an examination conducted by the board includes an examination conducted by a board-approved entity as permitted by this subsection.

(b) The board may conduct a licensing examination in writing, by a practical demonstration of the applicant's skill, or by a combination of those methods. The board shall arrange for the written portion of the examination, if any, to be validated by an independent testing professional.

(c) To pass the licensing examination, an applicant must demonstrate the standard of proficiency the board determines is essential for a qualified veterinarian.
Tex. Utilities Code § 12.251 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 12 / Section 12.251
§ 12.251. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter, "historically underutilized business" has the meaning assigned by Section 481.101, Government Code.
Tex. Government Code § 662.071 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 662 / Section 662.071
§ 662.071. MILITARY SPOUSE APPRECIATION DAY.
Status: in_force

(a) May 8 is Military Spouse Appreciation Day to recognize the role of the wives and husbands of the brave individuals who serve in the United States armed forces or state military forces. This day commemorates:

(1) the sacrifices military spouses make during the weeks, months, and years a loved one is away from home protecting our freedom; and

(2) the vital support military spouses provide to veterans returning home from military service.

(b) Military Spouse Appreciation Day shall be regularly observed by appropriate programs and activities coordinated by the Texas Veterans Commission.
Tex. Water Code § 60.558 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 60 / Section 60.558
§ 60.558. DURATION OF DEDUCTION.
Status: in_force

(a) A deduction under this subchapter begins on the date designated by the district employee.

(b) A deduction under this subchapter, unless revoked or changed under Section 60.557, ends on the date designated by the district.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1275.051 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1275 / Section 1275.051
§ 1275.051. EMERGENCY CARE PAYMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "emergency care" has the meaning assigned by Section 1301.155.

(b) The administrator of a health benefit plan to which this chapter applies shall pay for covered emergency care performed by or a covered supply related to that care provided by an out-of-network provider at the usual and customary rate or at an agreed rate. The administrator shall make a payment required by this subsection directly to the provider not later than, as applicable:

(1) the 30th day after the date the administrator receives an electronic claim for those services that includes all information necessary for the administrator to pay the claim; or

(2) the 45th day after the date the administrator receives a nonelectronic claim for those services that includes all information necessary for the administrator to pay the claim.

(c) For emergency care subject to this section or a supply related to that care, an out-of-network provider or a person asserting a claim as an agent or assignee of the provider may not bill an enrollee in, and the enrollee does not have financial responsibility for, an amount greater than an applicable copayment, coinsurance, and deductible under the enrollee's health benefit plan that:

(1) is based on:

(A) the amount initially determined payable by the administrator; or

(B) if applicable, a modified amount as determined under the administrator's internal appeal process; and

(2) is not based on any additional amount determined to be owed to the provider under Chapter 1467.
Tex. Education Code § 28.0027 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 28 / Section 28.0027
§ 28.0027. DISTRICT CURRICULUM SCOPE, SEQUENCE, AND INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIAL.
Status: in_force

(a) In adopting a recommended or designated scope and sequence or instructional materials for a subject in the required curriculum under Section 28.002(a) in a particular grade level, a school district shall ensure sufficient time is provided for teachers to teach and students to learn the essential knowledge and skills for that subject and grade level.

(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), a school district may not penalize a teacher who does not follow the pacing of recommended or designated instructional materials or the pacing of the recommended or designated scope and sequence for a subject in the required curriculum under Section 28.002(a) in a particular grade level based on the teacher's determination that the teacher's students need more or less time in a specific area to demonstrate proficiency in the essential knowledge and skills for that subject and grade level.

(c) A school district may take appropriate action with respect to a teacher for conduct described by Subsection (b) based on documented evidence of a deficiency in classroom instruction obtained through observation or substantiated and documented third-party information.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 401.217 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 401 / Section 401.217
§ 401.217. LOCATION OF DISPOSAL FACILITY SITE.
Status: in_force

The commission may not issue a license for a compact waste disposal facility or license the operation of a federal facility waste disposal facility if the disposal facility site is located:

(1) in a county any part of which is located 62 miles or less from an international boundary;

(2) in a county in which the average annual rainfall is greater than 20 inches;

(3) in a county that adjoins river segment 2309, 2310, or 2311 as identified by the commission in the Texas Surface Water Quality Standards, 30 T.A.C. Section 307.10(3);

(4) in a 100-year flood plain; or

(5) less than 20 miles upstream of or up-drainage from the maximum elevation of the surface of a reservoir project that:

(A) has been constructed or is under construction by the United States Bureau of Reclamation or the United States Army Corps of Engineers; or

(B) has been approved for construction by the Texas Water Development Board as part of the state water plan under Subchapter C, Chapter 16, Water Code.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 161.508 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 161 / Section 161.508
§ 161.508. FEES; INTEREST.
Status: in_force

(a) All fees to be charged to a person who receives a loan must be approved by the board.

(b) Any fees or expenses incurred in connection with a loan, including the cost of insurance, may be charged to the loan recipient and included in the principal amount of the loan.

(c) A loan must bear a fixed, variable, floating, or other rate or rates of interest determined by the board. The board may set the interest rate or rates to provide a margin over the rate paid by the board on bonds issued by the board under this chapter.

(d) The difference between the cost of the money to the board and the interest rate or rates charged to a loan recipient may be used in whole or in part to defray the expense of administering the program.

(e) To ensure the maximum benefit of the program to the loan recipient, the board shall adopt rules:

(1) relating to the fees, charges, and interest rates that may be charged by a lending institution in connection with financing the purchase of land with money that does not come from the fund; and

(2) limiting to the maximum extent practical the fees, charges, and interest rates to the fees, charges, and interest rates that would be collected by the lending institution in the normal course of the institution's mortgage lending business.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 47.033 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 47 / Section 47.033
§ 47.033. DISPLAY OF LICENSE.
Status: in_force

All licenses, except a tidal water commercial fisherman's license, commercial fishing boat license, menhaden boat license, and menhaden fish plant license, must be publicly displayed at all times in the place of business of the licensee. Licenses required for vehicles transporting aquatic products for sale must be displayed in the vehicle.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 61.127 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 61 / Section 61.127
§ 61.127. CRIMINAL PENALTIES.
Status: in_force

In any order adopted under this subchapter, the commissioners court may adopt the following criminal penalties for violation of the order:

(1) for a first conviction, a fine of not less than $50; nor more than $100;

(2) for a second conviction, a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $200;

(3) for any subsequent convictions after the second conviction, a fine of not less than $200 nor more than $1,000 or confinement in the county jail for not more than 60 days, or both.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 2B.0201 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 2B / Section 2B.0201
§ 2B.0201. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Electronic recording" means an audiovisual electronic recording, or an audio recording if an audiovisual electronic recording is unavailable, that is authentic, accurate, and unaltered.

(2) "Law enforcement agency" means an agency of this state, or of a county, municipality, or other political subdivision of this state, that employs peace officers who, in the routine performance of the officers' duties, conduct custodial interrogations of individuals suspected of committing criminal offenses.

(3) "Place of detention" means a police station or other building that is a place of operation for a law enforcement agency, including a municipal police department or county sheriff's department, and is owned or operated by the law enforcement agency to detain individuals in connection with the suspected violation of a penal law. The term does not include a courthouse.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 252.007 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 252 / Section 252.007
§ 252.007. FRAUDULENTLY NEGOTIATING OR TRANSFERRING BILL OF LADING.
Status: in_force

(a) A person may not, with intent to defraud, negotiate or transfer a bill of lading that:

(1) is issued in violation of Chapter 7; or

(2) contains a false, material statement of fact.

(b) A person who violates this section commits an offense. An offense under this section is a felony punishable by imprisonment in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for a term of not more than 10 years.
Tex. Tax Code § 111.024 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 111 / Section 111.024
§ 111.024. LIABILITY IN FRAUDULENT TRANSFERS.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who acquires a business or the assets of a business from a taxpayer through a fraudulent transfer or a sham transaction is liable for any tax, penalty, and interest owed by the taxpayer.

(b) A transfer of a business or the assets of a business is considered to be a fraudulent transfer or a sham transaction if the taxpayer made the transfer or undertook the transaction:

(1) with intent to evade, hinder, delay, or prevent the collection of any tax, penalty, or interest owed under this title; or

(2) without receiving a reasonably equivalent value in exchange for the business or business assets subject to the transfer or transaction.

(c) In determining the intent of the taxpayer under Subsection (b)(1), consideration may be given, among other factors, to whether:

(1) the transfer was to a current or former business insider, associate, or employee of the taxpayer or to a person related to the taxpayer within the third degree of consanguinity by blood or marriage;

(2) the transfer was to a third party who subsequently transferred the business or assets of the business to a current or former business insider, associate, or employee of the taxpayer or to a person related to the taxpayer within the third degree of consanguinity by blood or marriage;

(3) the taxpayer retained possession or control of the business or the assets of the business after the transfer or transaction;

(4) the taxpayer's business and the transferee's business are essentially operated as a single business entity at the same location;

(5) before the transfer or the transaction occurred, the taxpayer had either been subjected to or apprised of impending collection action by the comptroller or by the attorney general;

(6) the transfer or transaction was concealed;

(7) the taxpayer was insolvent at the time of the transfer or became insolvent not later than the 31st day after the date the transfer or transaction occurred; or

(8) the transfer or transaction involved all or substantially all of the taxpayer's assets.

(d) This section does not apply to a transfer of a business or the assets of a business:

(1) through a court order on dissolution of a marriage; or

(2) by descent or distribution or testate succession on the death of a taxpayer.
Tex. Transportation Code § 70.038 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 70 / Section 70.038
§ 70.038. OATH AND BOND.
Status: in_force

(a) A person appointed as a pilot must take the official oath before entering service as a pilot. The oath shall be endorsed on the bond required by Subsection (b).

(b) Each pilot must execute a $25,000 bond payable to the governor and conditioned on compliance with the laws, rules, and orders relating to pilots and on the faithful performance of the pilot's duties.

(c) Each bond must be approved by the board.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 66.254 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 66 / Section 66.254
§ 66.254. ELECTRONIC REPORTING OF INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

Whenever possible, information relating to dispositions and subsequent offender processing data shall be reported electronically.
Tex. Local Government Code § 552.016 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 552 / Section 552.016
§ 552.016. SALE OR LEASE OF WATER SYSTEM BY TYPE A GENERAL-LAW MUNICIPALITY.
Status: in_force

(a) A Type A general-law municipality may not sell or lease a water system and plant owned by the municipality unless the question of the sale or lease is first approved by a majority of the qualified voters of the municipality who vote on the question at a referendum. The governing body of the municipality may provide for submission of the question at a general or special election.

(b) Before the 20th day before the date of the election, the proposed lease or sales agreement must be plainly set out in the form of an ordinance or contract and must be filed in the office of the secretary or clerk of the municipality, where it shall be available for public inspection at all times.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8017.0305 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8017 / Section 8017.0305
§ 8017.0305. COMPLIANCE WITH MUNICIPAL CONSENT ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION.
Status: in_force

The district shall comply with all applicable requirements of any ordinance or resolution that is adopted under Section 54.016 or 54.0165, Water Code, and that consents to the creation of the district or to the inclusion of land in the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3934.202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3934 / Section 3934.202
§ 3934.202. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) If authorized by a majority of the district voters voting at an election held in accordance with Section 3934.201, the district may impose an operation and maintenance tax on taxable property in the district in accordance with Section 49.107, Water Code, for any district purpose, including to:

(1) maintain and operate the district;

(2) construct or acquire improvements; or

(3) provide a service.

(b) The board shall determine the tax rate. The rate may not exceed the rate approved at the election.

(c) Section 49.107(h), Water Code, does not apply to the district.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 574.084 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 574 / Section 574.084
§ 574.084. REVOCATION OF FURLOUGH.
Status: in_force

(a) A furlough may be revoked only after an administrative hearing held in accordance with department rules. The hearing must be held within 72 hours after the patient is returned to the facility.

(b) A hearing officer shall conduct the hearing. The hearing officer may be a mental health professional if the person is not directly involved in treating the patient.

(c) The hearing is informal and the patient is entitled to present information and argument.

(d) The hearing officer may revoke the furlough if the officer determines that the revocation is justified under Section 574.083(c).

(e) A hearing officer who revokes a furlough shall place in the patient's file:

(1) a written notation of the decision; and

(2) a written explanation of the reasons for the decision and the information on which the hearing officer relied.

(f) The patient shall be permitted to leave the facility under the furlough if the hearing officer determines that the furlough should not be revoked.
Tex. Government Code § 490I.0102 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 490I / Section 490I.0102
§ 490I.0102. OFFICE.
Status: in_force

(a) The broadband development office is an office within the comptroller's office.

(b) The comptroller may employ additional employees necessary for the discharge of the duties of the broadband development office.

(c) The broadband development office:

(1) is under the direction and control of the comptroller;

(2) shall promote the policies enumerated in this chapter; and

(3) may perform any action authorized by state or federal law.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 34.011 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 34 / Section 34.011
§ 34.011. BOARDS FOR LEASE.
Status: in_force

Boards for lease are created to lease land owned by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 133.086 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 133 / Section 133.086
§ 133.086. DISPOSITION OF PENALTIES AND COSTS.
Status: in_force

Money collected under Section 133.082 or 133.084 of this code shall be deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the Texas aggregates quarry and pit safety fund.
Tex. Insurance Code § 501.154 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 501 / Section 501.154
§ 501.154. ACCESS TO INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

The public counsel:

(1) is entitled to the same access as a party, other than department staff, to department records available in a proceeding before the commissioner or department under the authority granted to the public counsel by this chapter; and

(2) is entitled to obtain discovery under Chapter 2001, Government Code, of any nonprivileged matter that is relevant to the subject matter involved in a proceeding or submission before the commissioner or department as authorized by this chapter.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2001.003 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2001 / Section 2001.003
§ 2001.003. REGULATORY FUNDING FROM LICENSE FEES AND BINGO PRIZE FEES.
Status: in_force

It is the intent of the legislature that the funding necessary for the administration of this chapter by the department be collected by the department from commercial lessor, manufacturer, and distributor license fees and money paid to the department by bingo players as bingo prize fees.
Tex. Local Government Code § 116.113 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 116 / Section 116.113
§ 116.113. DEPOSIT OF FUNDS.
Status: in_force

(a) Immediately after the commissioners court designates a county depository, the county treasurer shall transfer to the depository all of the county's funds and the funds of any district or municipal subdivision of the county that does not select its own depository. The treasurer shall also immediately deposit with the depository to the credit of the county, district, or municipality any money received after the depository is designated.

(b) A county tax assessor-collector shall immediately deposit in the county depository taxes collected on behalf of the state, the county, or a district or municipal subdivision of the county. The taxes remain on deposit pending the preparation and settlement of the assessor-collector's report on the tax collections.

(c) If a commissioners court that controls school district funds elects to transfer the funds during a school year from a county depository to another bank, the school district may require the commissioners court to delay the transfer until the earlier of the end of the school district's current fiscal year or the next September 1.
Tex. Tax Code § 162.1025 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 162 / Section 162.1025
§ 162.1025. SEPARATE STATEMENT OF TAX COLLECTED FROM PURCHASER.
Status: in_force

(a) In each subsequent sale of gasoline on which the tax has been paid, the tax imposed by this subchapter shall be collected from the purchaser so that the tax is paid ultimately by the person who uses the gasoline. Gasoline is considered to be used when it is delivered into a fuel supply tank.

(b) The tax imposed by this subchapter must be stated separately from the sales price of gasoline and identified as gasoline tax on the invoice or receipt issued to a purchaser. Backup gasoline tax may be identified as gasoline tax. The tax must be separately stated and identified in the same manner on a shipping document, if the shipping document includes the sales price of the gasoline.

(c) Except as provided by Subsection (d), the sales price of gasoline stated on an invoice, receipt, or shipping document is presumed to be exclusive of the tax imposed by this subchapter. The seller or purchaser may overcome the presumption by using the seller's records to show that the tax imposed by this subchapter was included in the sales price.

(d) Subsection (b) does not apply to a sale of gasoline by a licensed dealer to a person who delivers the gasoline at the dealer's place of business into a fuel supply tank or into a container having a capacity of not more than 10 gallons.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1026.159 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1026 / Section 1026.159
§ 1026.159. DEPOSITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall select one or more banks inside or outside the district to serve as a depository for district money.

(b) District money, other than money invested as provided by Section 1026.160(b) and money transmitted to a bank for payment of bonds or obligations issued by the district, shall be deposited as received with the depository bank and shall remain on deposit.

(c) This chapter, including Subsection (b), does not limit the power of the board to place a part of district money on time deposit or to purchase certificates of deposit.
Tex. Local Government Code § 281.002 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 281 / Section 281.002
§ 281.002. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Authority" means a civic center authority created under this chapter.

(2) "Board" means the board of directors of a civic center authority.
Tex. Insurance Code § 848.203 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 848 / Section 848.203
§ 848.203. INJUNCTIONS.
Status: in_force

If the commissioner believes that a health care collaborative or another person is violating or has violated this chapter or a rule adopted under this chapter, the attorney general at the request of the commissioner may bring an action in a Travis County district court to enjoin the violation and obtain other relief the court considers appropriate.
Tex. Utilities Code § 54.004 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 54 / Section 54.004
§ 54.004. RELINQUISHMENT PLAN.
Status: in_force

A holder of a service provider certificate of operating authority who applies for a certificate of operating authority or a certificate of convenience and necessity for the same territory must include with the application a plan to relinquish the service provider certificate of operating authority.