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Tex. Water Code § 15.102 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 15 / Section 15.102
§ 15.102. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.
Status: in_force

(a) The loan fund may be used by the board to provide loans of financial assistance to political subdivisions, federal agencies, or both political subdivisions and federal agencies acting jointly for the construction, acquisition, improvement, or enlargement of projects involving water conservation, water development, or water quality enhancement, providing nonstructural and structural flood control, or drainage, project recreation lands and revenue-generating recreational improvements within any watershed, or providing recharge, chloride control, subsidence control, brush control, weather modification, regionalization, or desalination as provided by legislative appropriations, this chapter, and the board rules.

(b) The loan fund may also be used by the board to provide:

(1) grants or loans for projects that include supplying water and wastewater services in economically distressed areas or nonborder colonias as provided by legislative appropriations, this chapter, and board rules, including projects involving retail distribution of those services;

(2) grants for:

(A) projects for which federal grant funds are placed in the loan fund;

(B) projects, on specific legislative appropriation for those projects; or

(C) water conservation, desalination, brush control, weather modification, regionalization, and projects providing regional water quality enhancement services as defined by board rule, including regional conveyance systems; and

(3) grants to drainage districts established under Section 52, Article III, or Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, for water supply projects, including projects that contain a flood control component.

(c) A political subdivision may enter into an agreement with a federal agency to submit a joint application for financial assistance under this subchapter. Before the board may grant financial assistance under a joint application, the board must find that the project is designed to produce effluent that will meet federal and state approved water quality standards.

(d) A grant or loan of financial assistance under a joint application by the federal government and a political subdivision may be made only for a project that is covered by an international contract or treaty to which the United States government is a party, and a grant or loan made under such a joint application is subject to the provisions, terms, and conditions of the international contract or treaty to which the United States government is a party.

(e) The board may not disqualify a drainage district from receiving a grant under Subsection (b)(3) because the district does not:

(1) notwithstanding Section 16.012(m), have historical data about water use;

(2) provide retail water service to consumers; or

(3) have a certificate of convenience and necessity under which it provides retail water or wastewater service.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2301.402 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2301 / Section 2301.402
§ 2301.402. RATE OF COMPENSATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A manufacturer or distributor shall fairly and adequately compensate its dealers for warranty work.

(b) A manufacturer or distributor may not pay or reimburse a dealer an amount of money for warranty work that is less than the amount the dealer charges a retail customer for similar nonwarranty work.

(c) In computing the amount of money a dealer charges a retail customer under Subsection (b), the manufacturer or distributor shall use the greater of:

(1) the average labor rate charged during the preceding six months by the dealer on 100 sequential nonwarranty repair orders, exclusive of routine maintenance; or

(2) the average labor rate charged for 90 consecutive days during the preceding six months by the dealer for nonwarranty repairs, exclusive of routine maintenance.
Tex. Finance Code § 97.002 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 97 / Section 97.002
§ 97.002. REGISTRATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A holding company shall register with the commissioner, on a form prescribed by the commissioner, not later than the 90th day after the date the company becomes a holding company.

(b) The registration must include information, including information on related matters the commissioner determines is necessary and appropriate, regarding the holding company's and its subsidiaries':

(1) financial condition;

(2) ownership;

(3) operations;

(4) management; and

(5) intercompany relations.

(c) The commissioner may require the registration to be under oath.

(d) On application, the commissioner may extend the time limit under Subsection (a).
Tex. Insurance Code § 1111.052 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1111 / Section 1111.052
§ 1111.052. AUTHORITY TO PAY ACCELERATED TERM LIFE BENEFITS.
Status: in_force

An insurer may pay an accelerated benefit under an individual or group term life insurance policy or certificate if:

(1) the insurer has received a written medical opinion, satisfactory to the insurer, that the insured has:

(A) a terminal illness;

(B) a long-term care illness; or

(C) an illness or physical condition that is likely to cause permanent disability or premature death, including:

(i) acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS);

(ii) a malignant tumor;

(iii) a condition that requires an organ transplant; or

(iv) a coronary artery disease that results in acute infarction or requires surgery; and

(2) the amount of the accelerated benefit is deducted from:

(A) the amount of the death benefit payable under the policy or certificate; and

(B) any amount the insured would otherwise be entitled to convert to an individual contract.
Tex. Government Code § 472.110 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 472 / Section 472.110
§ 472.110. FEES AND DISPOSITION OF FUNDS.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to the limitations, if any, in the applicable enabling legislation, each agency may set the amount of fees by statute or rule as necessary for the purpose of carrying out the functions of the agency.

(b) All fees and funds collected by an agency, any funds appropriated to the agency, and any other funds belonging to or under the control of an agency shall be deposited in interest-bearing deposit accounts in the Texas Treasury Safekeeping Trust Company. The comptroller shall contract with the agency for the maintenance of the deposit accounts under terms comparable to a contract between a commercial banking institution and its customers. An agency may not hold funds in an account that is not under the control of the comptroller.

(c) An agency shall use the comptroller's uniform statewide accounting system under Chapter 2101 to make all payments, other than direct payments from an agency's account to the Texas Treasury Safekeeping Trust Company.

(d) An agency shall remit all administrative penalties collected by the agency to the comptroller for deposit in the general revenue fund.
Tex. Utilities Code § 34.0201 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 34 / Section 34.0201
§ 34.0201. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter, "Texas backup power package" means a stand-alone, behind-the-meter, multiday backup power source that can be used for islanding.
Tex. Transportation Code § 317.151 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 317 / Section 317.151
§ 317.151. APPLICABILITY OF LAW RELATING TO ORIGINAL BONDS.
Status: in_force

The provisions of this chapter relating to original bonds apply to refunding bonds issued under this chapter to the extent the provisions can be made to apply.
Tex. Transportation Code § 171.201 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 171 / Section 171.201
§ 171.201. AGREEMENT WITH RAILROAD.
Status: in_force

(a) Before a district may undertake a freight or commuter rail project that materially affects the tracks, facilities, or other property of a railroad that owns track in the district, the district and railroad must enter into a written agreement regarding the scope, operational impact, financing, and other elements of the project. The district may not undertake the project unless the district and the railroad agree on these terms.

(b) The agreement may include provisions for the railroad's financial participation in the project according to the benefits the railroad derives from the project.
Tex. Occupations Code § 453.301 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 453 / Section 453.301
§ 453.301. PRACTICE BY PHYSICAL THERAPIST.
Status: repealed

(a) A physical therapist may treat a patient for an injury or condition in a manner described by Section 453.005 without a referral if the physical therapist:

(1) has been licensed to practice physical therapy for at least one year;

(2) is covered by professional liability insurance in the minimum amount required by board rule; and

(3) either:

(A) possesses a doctoral degree in physical therapy from:

(i) a program that is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education; or

(ii) an institution that is accredited by an agency or association recognized by the United States secretary of education; or

(B) has completed at least 30 hours of continuing competence activities in the area of differential diagnosis.

(a-1) A physical therapist may treat a patient under Subsection (a) for not more than 30 consecutive calendar days.

(a-2) Repealed by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1090 (H.B. 4099), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2025.

(b) The physical therapist must obtain a referral from a referring practitioner before the physical therapist may continue treatment that exceeds treatment authorized under Subsection (a-1).

(c) A physical therapist who treats a patient without a referral shall obtain from the patient a signed disclosure on a form prescribed by the board in which the patient acknowledges that:

(1) physical therapy is not a substitute for a medical diagnosis by a physician;

(2) physical therapy is not based on radiological imaging;

(3) a physical therapist cannot diagnose an illness or disease; and

(4) the patient's health insurance may not include coverage for the physical therapist's services.
Tex. Tax Code § 42.05 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 42 / Section 42.05
§ 42.05. COMPTROLLER AS PARTY.
Status: in_force

The comptroller is an opposing party in an appeal by a county or a property owner of an order of the comptroller apportioning among the counties the appraised value of railroad rolling stock.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 101.011 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 101 / Section 101.011
§ 101.011. AUTHORIZED AGREEMENTS FOR SEPARATELY OWNED PROPERTIES.
Status: in_force

Subject to the approval of the commission, as provided in this chapter, persons owning or controlling production, leases, royalties, or other interests in separate property in the same oil field, gas field, or oil and gas field may voluntarily enter into and perform agreements for either or both of the following purposes:

(1) to establish pooled units, necessary to effect secondary recovery operations for oil or gas, including those known as cycling, recycling, repressuring, water flooding, and pressure maintenance and to establish and operate cooperative facilities necessary for the secondary recovery operations;

(2) to establish pooled units and cooperative facilities necessary for the conservation and use of gas, including those for extracting and separating the hydrocarbons from the natural gas or casinghead gas and returning the dry gas to a formation underlying any land or leases committed to the agreement.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3854.158 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3854 / Section 3854.158
§ 3854.158. OWNING OR OPERATING AIRPORT PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

The district may not own or operate an airport.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 66.05 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 66 / Section 66.05
§ 66.05. EXPIRATION OF LICENSE.
Status: in_force

A branch distributor's license expires at the same time as the holder's primary license.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 51.408 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 51 / Section 51.408
§ 51.408. ETHICS POLICY AND TRAINING.
Status: in_force

(a) In addition to any other requirements provided by law, the board shall adopt and enforce an ethics policy that provides standards of conduct relating to the management and investment of the funds designated under Section 51.401. The ethics policy must include provisions that address the following issues as they apply to the management and investment of the funds and to persons responsible for managing and investing the funds:

(1) general ethical standards;

(2) conflicts of interest;

(3) prohibited transactions and interests;

(4) the acceptance of gifts and entertainment;

(5) compliance with applicable professional standards;

(6) ethics training; and

(7) compliance with and enforcement of the ethics policy.

(b) The ethics policy must include provisions applicable to:

(1) members of the board;

(2) the commissioner;

(3) employees of the board; and

(4) any person who provides services to the board relating to the management or investment of the funds designated under Section 51.401.

(c) Not later than the 45th day before the date on which the board intends to adopt a proposed ethics policy or an amendment to or revision of an adopted ethics policy, the board shall submit a copy of the proposed policy, amendment, or revision to the Texas Ethics Commission and the state auditor for review and comments. The board shall consider any comments from the commission or state auditor before adopting the proposed policy.

(d) The provisions of the ethics policy that apply to a person who provides services to the board relating to the management or investment of the funds designated under Section 51.401 must be based on the Code of Ethics and the Standards of Professional Conduct prescribed by the Association for Investment Management and Research or other ethics standards adopted by another appropriate professionally recognized entity.

(e) The board shall ensure that applicable provisions of the ethics policy are included in any contract under which a person provides services to the board relating to the management and investment of the funds designated under Section 51.401.
Tex. Government Code § 1507.252 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1507 / Section 1507.252
§ 1507.252. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE WARRANTS OR NOTES.
Status: in_force

(a) The governing body of a municipality may issue warrants or notes drawn against the current revenues of the municipality for the fiscal year to:

(1) provide for the payment of the municipality's expenses for the fiscal year in which the warrants or notes are issued or for any portion of that fiscal year; or

(2) refund the principal of and interest on warrants and notes issued under this subchapter.

(b) Warrants and notes issued under this subchapter must be dated and numbered consecutively as issued.
Tex. Occupations Code § 201.356 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 201 / Section 201.356
§ 201.356. CONTINUING EDUCATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The board by rule shall:

(1) assess the continuing education needs of license holders;

(2) adopt requirements for mandatory continuing education for license holders in subjects relating to the practice of chiropractic;

(3) establish a minimum number of hours of continuing education required to renew a license; and

(4) develop a process to evaluate and approve continuing education courses.

(b) The board may require license holders to attend continuing education courses specified by the board. The board shall adopt a procedure to assess a license holder's participation and performance in continuing education programs.

(c) The board shall identify the key factors for the competent performance by a license holder of the license holder's professional duties.

(d) The board shall notify license holders of approved continuing education courses at least annually.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 574.006 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 574 / Section 574.006
§ 574.006. NOTICE.
Status: in_force

(a) The proposed patient and his attorney are entitled to receive a copy of the application and written notice of the time and place of the hearing immediately after the date for the hearing is set.

(b) A copy of the application and the written notice shall be delivered in person or sent by certified mail to the proposed patient's:

(1) parent, if the proposed patient is a minor;

(2) appointed guardian, if the proposed patient is the subject of a guardianship; or

(3) each managing and possessory conservator that has been appointed for the proposed patient.

(c) Notice may be given to the proposed patient's next of kin if the relative is the applicant and the parent cannot be located and a guardian or conservator has not been appointed.

(d) Notice of the time and place of any hearing and of the name, telephone number, and address of any attorneys known or believed to represent the state or the proposed patient shall be furnished to any person stating that that person has evidence to present upon any material issue, without regard to whether such evidence is on behalf of the state or of the proposed patient. The notice shall not include the application, medical records, names or addresses of other potential witnesses, or any other information whatsoever. Any clerk, judge, magistrate, court coordinator, or other officer of the court shall provide such information and shall be entitled to judicial immunity in any civil suit seeking damages as a result of providing such notice. Should such evidence be offered at trial and the adverse party claim surprise, the hearing may be continued under the provisions of Section 574.005, and the person producing such evidence shall be entitled to timely notice of the date and time of such continuance.

Any officer, employee, or agent of the department shall refer any inquiring person to the court authorized to provide the notice if such information is in the possession of the department. The notice shall be provided in the form that is most understandable to the person making such inquiry.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 131.024 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 131 / Section 131.024
§ 131.024. SEIZURE OF BEES, EQUIPMENT, POLLEN, OR HONEY.
Status: in_force

(a) Bees, equipment, pollen, or honey seized by the chief apiary inspector under Section 131.021 of this code shall be treated, destroyed, or sold at public auction.

(b) At least five days before an item seized under Section 131.021 of this code may be treated, destroyed, or sold, the inspector shall send by certified mail, return receipt requested, written notice of the proposed disposition of the item to the last known address of the beekeeper or the owner of the item. The notice must describe the item, the proposed disposition of the item, and the reason for the disposition. If the name or address of the beekeeper or owner of the item is unknown, the inspector shall:

(1) publish notice of the proposed disposition for at least five consecutive days in a newspaper of general circulation in the county where the property was seized; or

(2) post notice of the proposed disposition for at least five consecutive days in three public places, including the door of the county courthouse, in the county where the property was seized.

(c) If the inspector sells bees, equipment, pollen, or honey at a public auction under this section, the inspector shall return the proceeds of the sale to the former owner, if known, after deducting the costs of the sale.

(d) The owner of bees, equipment, pollen, or honey treated or destroyed under this section is liable for the costs of treatment or destruction, and the inspector may sue to collect those costs. The inspector shall remit money collected under this subsection to the comptroller for deposit to the credit of the general revenue fund.
Tex. Tax Code § 352.116 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 352 / Section 352.116
§ 352.116.
Status: in_force

Sec. 352.116. USE OF REVENUE: CERTAIN COUNTIES ADJACENT TO POPULOUS COUNTIES. In addition to the purposes authorized by this chapter, the revenue from a tax imposed under this chapter by a county authorized to impose the tax under Section 352.002(aa) may be used for the purposes described by Section 352.112.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 47.0182 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 47 / Section 47.0182
§ 47.0182. AQUATIC PRODUCT SHIPPING REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) Each container of aquatic products shipped for commercial purposes must have a label attached to the outside listing the following information correctly stated and legibly written:

(1) the aquatic product transportation invoice number of the shipment of which the container is a part; and

(2) the kind and weight of aquatic product.

(b) No person may ship finfish in individual packages that contain more than one species of aquatic life.

(c) A person possessing a shipment of aquatic products in violation of Subsection (a) or (b) of this section commits an offense.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 55A.003 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 55A / Section 55A.003
§ 55A.003. PARDON FOR ACTUAL INNOCENCE.
Status: in_force

A person to whom this subchapter applies is entitled to have all records and files relating to the arrest expunged if:

(1) the person is:

(A) tried for and convicted of the offense for which the person was arrested; and

(B) subsequently pardoned or otherwise granted relief on the basis of actual innocence with respect to that offense; and

(2) the applicable pardon or court order clearly indicates on its face that the pardon or order was granted or issued on the basis of the person's actual innocence.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3910.006 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3910 / Section 3910.006
§ 3910.006. ELIGIBILITY FOR INCLUSION IN SPECIAL ZONES.
Status: in_force

All or any part of the area of the district is eligible to be included in:

(1) a tax increment reinvestment zone created under Chapter 311, Tax Code;

(2) a tax abatement reinvestment zone created under Chapter 312, Tax Code;

(3) an enterprise zone created under Chapter 2303, Government Code; or

(4) an industrial district created under Chapter 42, Local Government Code.
Tex. Local Government Code § 386.065 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 386 / Section 386.065
§ 386.065. REMOVAL OF DIRECTOR.
Status: in_force

A majority of the board may remove a director for misconduct or failure to carry out the director's duties.
Tex. Occupations Code § 801.022 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 801 / Section 801.022
§ 801.022. TEMPORARY ADMINISTRATION OF CHAPTER BY DEPARTMENT; RULES.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other law, the department shall assume all policy-making powers of the board and administer this chapter. The department may contract as necessary to administer this chapter.

(b) A power or duty granted to the board under this chapter is a power or duty of the executive director of the department, the department, or the commission, as applicable.

(c) The commission or executive director of the department may delegate, or withdraw any delegation of, any power or duty under this chapter to the board or the executive director of the board. The delegation or withdrawal of delegation must be in writing.

(d) Except as provided by Section 801.024(c), the commission shall adopt all rules necessary to implement this chapter.

(e) Not later than December 31, 2026, the department shall conduct a review under Section 2001.039, Government Code, of each rule under 22 T.A.C. Part 24. In conducting the review under this subsection, the department shall ensure that license holders and the public have a meaningful opportunity to provide input and recommend changes to the rules.

(f) The department shall propose necessary amendments to a rule, or the repeal of a rule, for which the department determines the board lacks a sufficient reason or authority to adopt or enforce.

(g) For any rulemaking or contested case for which an expert witness is necessary, the commission or department, as applicable, may have a member of the board who is a veterinarian licensed in good standing in this state serve as the expert witness.