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Tex. Insurance Code § 2151.153 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2151 / Section 2151.153
§ 2151.153. INCENTIVE PROGRAMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The plan of operation must include an incentive program to target underserved geographic areas, which the commissioner by rule shall designate. In designating underserved areas, the commissioner shall consider with respect to an area:

(1) the availability of insurance;

(2) the number of uninsured drivers;

(3) the number of drivers insured through the association; and

(4) any other relevant factor.

(b) The plan of operation may include other incentive programs to encourage authorized insurers to write insurance on a voluntary basis and to minimize the use of the association as a means to obtain insurance.

(c) The incentive programs are effective on the commissioner's approval.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8153.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8153 / Section 8153.104
§ 8153.104. LIMITATION ON USE OF EMINENT DOMAIN.
Status: in_force

The district may exercise the power of eminent domain outside the district only to acquire an easement necessary for a pipeline that serves the district.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 71.055 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 71 / Section 71.055
§ 71.055. ADDITIONAL TERMS OF LEASES.
Status: in_force

A lease covered by this subchapter may provide:

(1) that the entire acreage pooled into a unit shall be treated for all purposes except the payment of royalties as if it were included in the lease and drilling or reworking operations and production of oil or gas on any part of the unit shall be considered for all purposes except the payment of royalties as if the operations were on and production were from the land included in the lease whether or not the well or wells are located on the premises included in the lease; and

(2) that instead of the royalties provided in the lease, the lessor shall receive on production from a pooled unit only the proportion of the royalty provided in the lease as the amount of the lessor's acreage placed in the unit or its royalty interest on an acreage basis bears to the total acreage included in the unit.
Tex. Family Code § 86.001 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 86 / Section 86.001
§ 86.001. ADOPTION OF PROCEDURES BY LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.
Status: in_force

(a) To ensure that law enforcement officers responding to calls are aware of the existence and terms of protective orders issued under this subtitle, each law enforcement agency shall establish procedures in the agency to provide adequate information or access to information for law enforcement officers of the names of each person protected by an order issued under this subtitle and of each person against whom protective orders are directed.

(b) A law enforcement agency shall enter a protective order in the agency's computer records of outstanding warrants as notice that the order has been issued and is currently in effect. On receipt of notification by a clerk of court that the court has vacated or dismissed an order, the law enforcement agency shall remove the order from the agency's computer record of outstanding warrants.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 715.004 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 715 / Section 715.004
§ 715.004. CONTENTS OF PETITION.
Status: in_force

(a) A petition filed by a nonprofit corporation under this chapter must contain a legal description of the real property comprising the historic cemetery and must aver to the court that:

(1) the nonprofit corporation, through its members and incorporators, has a religious, ethnic, historic, or cultural relationship to the cemetery;

(2) the cemetery was established more than 75 years before the date the action was commenced;

(3) a viable organization of plot owners of the cemetery does not exist; and

(4) the cemetery threatens or endangers the public health, safety, comfort, or welfare.

(b) The petition must be accompanied by the written plan described by Section 715.005.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3812.153 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3812 / Section 3812.153
§ 3812.153. BOARD VOTE REQUIRED TO IMPOSE TAXES, ASSESSMENTS, OR IMPACT FEES.
Status: in_force

The imposition of a tax, assessment, or impact fee requires a vote of a majority of the directors serving.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1015.306 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1015 / Section 1015.306
§ 1015.306. IMPOSITION OF TAX; TRANSFER OF DEBTS.
Status: in_force

After issuing the dissolution order, the board shall determine the debt owed by the district and shall:

(1) impose on property subject to taxation in the district a tax in proportion of the debt to the property value and use the tax revenue to pay the district's bonds or satisfy other district debts; or

(2) transfer the district's debts to any governmental entity assuming responsibility after dissolution of the district for providing hospital care in the territory included in the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9030.006 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9030 / Section 9030.006
§ 9030.006. APPLICABILITY OF ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS OF OTHER LAW; CONFLICT OF LAW.
Status: in_force

The district shall operate as a water control and improvement district and comply with the administrative provisions of Chapter 51, Water Code, except as otherwise provided by this chapter. The district shall also comply with Chapter 49, Water Code, to the extent that chapter does not conflict with Chapter 51 of that code. If there is a conflict between Chapters 49 and 51, Water Code, Chapter 51 controls.
Tex. Water Code § 49.224 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 49 / Section 49.224
§ 49.224. POWER TO CONDEMN CEMETERIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The use of land for the construction of district dams and creation of lakes and reservoirs for the purpose of conservation and development of the natural resources of this state is hereby declared to be superior to all other uses, and for these purposes only a district has the power of eminent domain to acquire land, improvements, and other property owned and held for cemeteries or burial places necessary for the construction of a dam or that lies inside the area to be covered by the lake or reservoir or within 300 feet of the high water line of the lake or reservoir.

(b) Except as otherwise provided by this subchapter, the procedure in condemnation proceedings is governed by Chapter 21, Property Code.

(c) Notice shall be served on the title owner of the land on which the cemetery is situated as provided in Chapter 21, Property Code. General notice to persons having relatives interred in the cemetery shall be given by publication for two consecutive weeks in a newspaper circulated in the county in which the cemetery is situated.

(d) The measure of damages in these eminent domain proceedings shall be assessed as in other condemnation cases. An additional amount of damages shall be assessed to cover the cost of removing and reinterring the bodies interred in the cemetery or burial place and the cost of removing and resetting the monuments or markers erected at the graves.

(e) The additional assessment shall be deposited in the registry of the county court and disbursed only for the purpose of removing and reinterring the bodies in other cemeteries in Texas agreed on between the district and the relatives of the deceased persons.

(f) If in any case the district and the relatives of a deceased person cannot agree within 30 days on a cemetery for reinterment, or no relatives appear within that time, then the county judge shall designate the cemetery for reinterment.

(g) Instead of depositing the additional assessment in the registry of the court, the district may execute a bond sufficient to cover costs of removing and reinterring the bodies. The bond shall be payable to and approved by the county judge and conditioned that the bodies will be removed and reinterred as provided by this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8003.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8003 / Section 8003.003
§ 8003.003. 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. Special District Local Laws Code § 8394.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8394 / Section 8394.002
§ 8394.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a conservation and reclamation district in Harris County created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 81.007 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 81 / Section 81.007
§ 81.007. BOARD FOR EVALUATION OF INTERPRETERS.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may establish a program in accordance with this section for the certification of interpreters who have reached varying levels of proficiency in communication skills necessary to facilitate communication between persons who are deaf or hard of hearing and persons who are not deaf or hard of hearing.

(b) The department shall appoint an advisory board of seven persons to assist in administering the interpreter certification program. A board member may not receive compensation, but is entitled to reimbursement of the travel expenses incurred by the member while conducting the business of the board, as provided in the General Appropriations Act.

(c) The board shall develop, subject to the department's approval, and the executive commissioner shall adopt qualifications for each of several levels of certification based on proficiency. The board shall evaluate and certify interpreters using these qualifications.

(d) A qualified board member may serve as an evaluator under Subsection (c), and the department shall compensate the board member for services performed as an evaluator.

(e) The executive commissioner by rule shall set and the department shall collect fees for written and performance examinations, for annual certificate renewal, and for recertification. The fees must be in an amount sufficient to recover the costs of the certification program.

(f) The department may waive any prerequisite to obtaining a certificate for an applicant after reviewing the applicant's credentials and determining that the applicant holds a certificate issued by another jurisdiction that has certification requirements substantially equivalent to those of this state.

(g) The executive commissioner by rule may adopt a system under which certificates are valid for a five-year period, subject to the certificate holder's payment of an annual certificate renewal fee. After expiration of the five-year period, an interpreter must be recertified by the department. The department may recertify an interpreter who:

(1) receives specified continuing education credits; or

(2) achieves an adequate score on a specified examination.

(h) The executive commissioner shall adopt rules specifying the grounds for denying, suspending, or revoking an interpreter's certificate.

(i) The department shall determine the frequency for conducting the interpreter examinations. The department shall conduct the interpreter examinations:

(1) in a space that can be obtained free of charge; or

(2) at a facility selected in compliance with Section 2113.106, Government Code.

(k) The department shall compensate an evaluator based on a fee schedule as determined by department rule.

(l) The department shall recognize, prepare, or administer continuing education programs for its certificate holders. A certificate holder must participate in the programs to the extent required by the department to keep the person's certificate.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6905.153 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6905 / Section 6905.153
§ 6905.153. REGIONAL WASTE DISPOSAL.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may exercise any power granted by Chapter 30, Water Code, to a water district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, including the power to collect, transport, process, treat, dispose of, and control all municipal, domestic, industrial, or communal waste, whether in fluid, solid, or composite state, including the control, abatement, or reduction of any type of pollution.

(b) The powers granted to the district by Chapter 30, Water Code, are for the purposes of conservation and development of the natural resources of this state within the meaning of Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Education Code § 53A.131 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 53A / Section 53A.131
§ 53A.131. AUTHORITY'S EARNINGS.
Status: in_force

A private person may not share in any of an authority's earnings.
Tex. Government Code § 325.009 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 325 / Section 325.009
§ 325.009. PUBLIC HEARINGS.
Status: in_force

(a) Before February 1 of the year a state agency subject to this chapter and its advisory committees are abolished or reviewed, the commission shall conduct public hearings concerning but not limited to the application to the agency of the criteria provided in Section 325.011.

(b) The commission may hold the public hearings after the review of the agency required by Section 325.008(a)(3) is complete and available to the public.

(c) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), the commission may not discuss in a public hearing the application to an agency of the criteria provided in Section 325.011(14). The commission staff shall notify the commission of any findings and recommendations regarding the criteria provided in Section 325.011(14).
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 153.252 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 153 / Section 153.252
§ 153.252. RIGHTS OF ASSIGNOR.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided by the partnership agreement, until the assignee becomes a partner, the assignor partner continues to be a partner in the limited partnership. The assignor partner may exercise any rights or powers of a partner, except to the extent those rights or powers are assigned.

(b) Except as otherwise provided by the partnership agreement, on the assignment by a general partner of all of the general partner's rights as a general partner, the general partner's status as a general partner may be terminated by the affirmative vote of a majority-in-interest of the limited partners.
Tex. Local Government Code § 172.010 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 172 / Section 172.010
§ 172.010. AUDITS.
Status: in_force

(a) The trustees of the pool shall have the fiscal accounts and records of the risk pool audited annually by an independent auditor.

(b) The person who performs the audit must be a certified public accountant or public accountant licensed by the Texas State Board of Public Accountancy.

(c) The independent audit shall cover a pool's fiscal year.

(d) The trustees of the pool shall file annually with the State Board of Insurance a copy of the audit report. The State Board of Insurance shall maintain the copies of the audit reports at a convenient location and shall make the copies of the audit reports available for public inspection during regular business hours. A person may request the State Board of Insurance to provide copies of any item included in an audit report on payment of the cost of providing the copies. The State Board of Insurance may adopt rules governing the time and manner for filing audit reports under this subsection and the procedures for filing, inspecting, and obtaining copies of audit reports.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6906.203 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6906 / Section 6906.203
§ 6906.203. MATURITY.
Status: in_force

District bonds must mature not later than 40 years after the date of their issuance.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3901.302 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3901 / Section 3901.302
§ 3901.302. APPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN TAX CODE PROVISIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this subchapter:

(1) a reference in Subchapter A, Chapter 352, Tax Code, to a county is a reference to the district; and

(2) a reference in Subchapter A, Chapter 352, Tax Code, to the commissioners court is a reference to the board.

(b) Except as inconsistent with this subchapter, Subchapter A, Chapter 352, Tax Code, governs a hotel occupancy tax authorized by this subchapter, including the collection of the tax, subject to the limitations prescribed by Sections 352.002(b) and (c), Tax Code.
Tex. Occupations Code § 604.106 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 604 / Section 604.106
§ 604.106. ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATE BY RECIPROCITY.
Status: in_force

The advisory board may issue a certificate to a person who is licensed or certified to practice respiratory care by another state whose requirements for licensure or certification were on the date the license or certificate was issued substantially equal to the requirements of this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9075.0058 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9075 / Section 9075.0058
§ 9075.0058. AUTHORITY FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

Under Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, for the benefit of the defined area, 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, including roads located outside the boundaries of the defined area that benefit the defined area.
Tex. Water Code § 60.042 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 60 / Section 60.042
§ 60.042.
Status: in_force

Sec. 60.042. AWARD AND EXECUTION OF DEED OR LEASE IN EXCESS OF 50 YEARS. (a) After notice is published under Section 60.040, the district may sell or lease in accordance with that section all or any part of the real property to the highest and best bidder for an amount which is not less than the reasonable market value in the locality at the time and place of the sale or lease.

(b) The commission shall adopt a resolution or order confirming the sale or lease. The resolution or order shall include or incorporate by reference the terms of the sale or lease and the consideration and shall provide that the executive director of the district, or a person authorized by the executive director of the district, is authorized to execute the deed or lease as soon as the successful bidder complies with the terms of the bid.
Tex. Transportation Code § 504.333 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 504 / Section 504.333
§ 504.333. LONE STAR DISTINGUISHED SERVICE MEDAL.
Status: in_force

The department shall issue specialty license plates for recipients of the Lone Star Distinguished Service Medal. The license plates must include the Lone Star Distinguished Service Medal emblem and must include the words "Lone Star Distinguished Service Medal" at the bottom of each plate.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 391.204 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 391 / Section 391.204
§ 391.204. COST SHARING; RECAPTURING GRANT.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall require an applicant to bear at least 50 percent of the costs of implementing a project funded under this chapter.

(b) The commission may not require repayment of grant money, except that the commission must require provisions for recapturing grant money for noncompliance with grant requirements.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2025.262 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2025 / Section 2025.262
§ 2025.262. GROUNDS FOR DENIAL, REVOCATION, AND SUSPENSION OF OCCUPATIONAL LICENSE.
Status: in_force

The commission may refuse to issue any original or renewal license under this subchapter or may revoke or suspend the license if, after notice and hearing, the commission finds that the applicant or license holder, as appropriate:

(1) has been convicted of a violation of this subtitle or a commission rule or has aided, abetted, or conspired to commit a violation of this subtitle or a commission rule;

(2) has been convicted of a felony or a crime involving moral turpitude that is reasonably related to the person's present fitness to hold a license under this subtitle;

(3) has violated or has caused to be violated this subtitle or a commission rule in a manner that involves moral turpitude, as distinguished from a technical violation of this subtitle or a rule;

(4) is unqualified, by experience or otherwise, to perform the duties required of a license holder under this subtitle;

(5) failed to answer or has falsely or incorrectly answered a question in an original or renewal application;

(6) fails to disclose the true ownership or interest in a horse or greyhound as required by commission rules;

(7) is indebted to this state for any fee or for the payment of a penalty imposed by this subtitle or a commission rule;

(8) is not of good moral character or the person's reputation as a peaceable, law-abiding citizen in the community where the person resides is bad;

(9) is in the habit of using alcoholic beverages to an excess or uses a controlled substance as defined in Chapter 481, Health and Safety Code, or a dangerous drug as defined in Chapter 483, Health and Safety Code, or is mentally incapacitated;

(10) may be excluded from an enclosure under this subtitle;

(11) has improperly used a temporary pass, license certificate, credential, or identification card issued under this subtitle;

(12) resides with a person whose license was revoked for cause during the 12 months preceding the date of the present application;

(13) has failed or refused to furnish a true copy of the application to the commission's district office in the district in which the premises for which the license is sought are located; or

(14) is engaged or has engaged in activities or practices that are detrimental to the best interests of the public and the sport of horse racing or greyhound racing.
Tex. Occupations Code § 562.052 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 562 / Section 562.052
§ 562.052. RELEASE OF CONFIDENTIAL RECORDS.
Status: in_force

A confidential record is privileged and a pharmacist may release a confidential record only to:

(1) the patient or the patient's agent;

(2) a practitioner or another pharmacist if, in the pharmacist's professional judgment, the release is necessary to protect the patient's health and well-being;

(3) the board or to a person or another state or federal agency authorized by law to receive the confidential record;

(4) a law enforcement agency engaged in investigation of a suspected violation of Chapter 481 or 483, Health and Safety Code, or the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970 (21 U.S.C. Section 801 et seq.);

(5) a person employed by a state agency that licenses a practitioner, if the person is performing the person's official duties; or

(6) an insurance carrier or other third party payor authorized by the patient to receive the information.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8130.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8130 / Section 8130.101
§ 8130.101. TAX TO REPAY BONDS FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

The district may impose a tax to pay the principal of or interest on bonds issued under Section 8130.151.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1251.056 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1251 / Section 1251.056
§ 1251.056. OTHER GROUPS.
Status: in_force

(a) Under the requirements prescribed by this section, a group accident and health insurance policy may be issued to cover a group other than a group described by Sections 1251.051-1251.055 if the commissioner determines that:

(1) the issuance of the policy is not contrary to the best interest of the public;

(2) the issuance of the policy would result in economies of acquisition or administration; and

(3) the benefits are reasonable in relation to the premiums charged.

(b) Group accident and health insurance coverage may not be offered to a group in this state by an insurer under a policy issued in another state unless this state or another state having requirements substantially similar to those prescribed by Subsections (a)(1)-(3) has determined that those requirements have been met.

(c) The premium for the policy must be paid from the policyholder's funds, funds contributed by the covered persons, or both.