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Tex. Health and Safety Code § 796.005 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 796 / Section 796.005
§ 796.005. CERTIFICATION.
Status: in_force

(a) Before a cigarette may be sold or offered for sale in this state, the cigarette's manufacturer must certify in writing to the state fire marshal that the cigarette has been tested in accordance with and meets the performance standard in Section 796.003 or 796.004.

(b) A certification filed under this section must include the following information:

(1) brand or trade name on the package;

(2) style, such as light or ultra light;

(3) length in millimeters;

(4) circumference in millimeters;

(5) flavor, such as menthol or chocolate, if applicable;

(6) filter or nonfilter;

(7) package description, such as soft pack or box;

(8) marking approved in accordance with Section 796.006;

(9) the name, address, and telephone number of the laboratory, if different from the manufacturer that conducted the test; and

(10) the date that the testing occurred.

(c) The state fire marshal shall retain a copy of a certification and provide a copy to the comptroller to ensure compliance with this chapter.

(d) A cigarette certified under this section shall be recertified every three years.

(e) For each cigarette included in a certification, a manufacturer shall pay to the state fire marshal a fee in the amount of $250, to be deposited only to the Texas Department of Insurance operating account in the general revenue fund.

(f) A cigarette certified under this section that is altered by the manufacturer in a way likely to alter its compliance with the reduced cigarette ignition propensity standards required by this chapter may not be sold or offered for sale in this state unless the manufacturer retests the cigarette in accordance with Section 796.003 or 796.004 and maintains the records required by Section 796.007.
Tex. Education Code § 132.123 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 132 / Section 132.123
§ 132.123. JUDGMENT AND COSTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The court shall enter judgment in each class action brought under this chapter in such form as shall be justified by the facts and the law applicable thereto. Damages shall be awarded only to those members of the class who joined as parties plaintiff, but all other relief granted by the court shall inure to the benefit of all members of the class.

(b) A plaintiff who prevails in a class action shall be awarded court costs and reasonable attorney's fees in the judgment. A legal aid society or legal services program that represents the plaintiff or plaintiffs in such an action shall be awarded a service fee in lieu of attorney's fees.
Tex. Water Code § 62.306 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 62 / Section 62.306
§ 62.306. DISSOLUTION OF ANNEXED DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

From and after the entry of the order annexing the district, the annexed district shall be dissolved. All powers previously vested in the annexed district and the commission of the annexed district shall be vested, respectively, in the annexing district and the commission of the annexing district.
Tex. Transportation Code § 548.002 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 548 / Section 548.002
§ 548.002. DEPARTMENT RULES.
Status: in_force

The department may adopt rules to administer and enforce this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8117.106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8117 / Section 8117.106
§ 8117.106. 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. Government Code § 532.0058 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 532 / Section 532.0058
§ 532.0058. ACUTE CARE BILLING COORDINATION SYSTEM; PENALTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The acute care Medicaid billing coordination system for the fee-for-service and primary care case management delivery models for which the commission contracts must, on entry of a claim in the claims system:

(1) identify within 24 hours whether another entity has primary responsibility for paying the claim; and

(2) submit the claim to the entity the system determines is the primary payor.

(b) The billing coordination system may not increase Medicaid claims payment error rates.

(c) If cost-effective and feasible, the commission shall contract to expand the acute care Medicaid billing coordination system to process claims for all other Medicaid health care services in the manner the system processes claims for acute care services. This subsection does not apply to claims for Medicaid health care services if, before September 1, 2009, those claims were being processed by an alternative billing coordination system.

(d) If cost-effective, the executive commissioner shall adopt rules to enable the acute care Medicaid billing coordination system to identify an entity with primary responsibility for paying a claim that is processed by the system and establish reporting requirements for an entity that may have a contractual responsibility to pay for the types of services that are provided under Medicaid and the claims for which are processed by the system.

(e) An entity that holds a permit, license, or certificate of authority issued by a regulatory agency of this state:

(1) must allow a contractor under this section access to databases to allow the contractor to carry out the purposes of this section, subject to the contractor's contract with the commission and rules the executive commissioner adopts under this section; and

(2) is subject to an administrative penalty or other sanction as provided by the law applicable to the permit, license, or certificate of authority for the entity's violation of a rule the executive commissioner adopts under this section.

(f) Public funds may not be spent on an entity that is not in compliance with this section unless the executive commissioner and the entity enter into a memorandum of understanding.

(g) Information obtained under this section is confidential. The contractor may use the information only for the purposes authorized under this section. A person commits an offense if the person knowingly uses information obtained under this section for any purpose not authorized under this section. An offense under this subsection is a Class B misdemeanor and all other penalties may apply.
Tex. Education Code § 39A.153 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 39A / Section 39A.153
§ 39A.153. CONTRACT WITH MANAGING ENTITY.
Status: in_force

(a) If the commissioner has ordered alternative management of a campus, the school district shall execute a contract with an approved provider to serve as a managing entity for the campus. The term of the contract may not exceed five years with an option to renew the contract. The district must execute the contract and relinquish control of the campus before January 1 of the school year.

(b) The management contract must include:

(1) a provision describing the school district's responsibilities in supporting the operation of the campus; and

(2) provisions approved by the commissioner requiring the managing entity to demonstrate improvement in campus performance, including negotiated performance measures.

(c) Performance measures included in a management contract as required by Subsection (b) must be consistent with the priorities of Chapter 39 and this chapter.

(d) The management contract must be approved by the commissioner before the contract is executed. As appropriate, the commissioner may require the school district, as a term of the contract, to support the campus in the same manner as the district was required to support the campus before the execution of the contract.
Tex. Property Code § 112.103 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 112 / Section 112.103
§ 112.103. EFFECT OF REVOCATION.
Status: in_force

(a) An interest granted in a provision of a trust instrument that is revoked under Section 112.102(a)(1) or (2) passes as if the former spouse of the divorced individual who executed the trust instrument and each relative of the former spouse who is not a relative of the divorced individual disclaimed the interest granted in the provision.

(b) An interest granted in a provision of a trust instrument that is revoked under Section 112.102(a)(3) passes as if the former spouse and each relative of the former spouse who is not a relative of the divorced individual died immediately before the dissolution of the marriage.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8511.0315 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8511 / Section 8511.0315
§ 8511.0315. ACQUISITION, MAINTENANCE, AND OPERATION OF PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

The authority may purchase, lease, acquire by gift, maintain, use, and operate property of any kind inside or outside the authority that is appropriate for the exercise of its functions.
Tex. Government Code § 1505.205 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1505 / Section 1505.205
§ 1505.205. LOCATION OF HARBOR IMPROVEMENT OR FACILITY.
Status: in_force

A harbor improvement or facility financed by bonds or a loan or grant authorized under this subchapter must be located inside municipal boundaries.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 251.002 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 251 / Section 251.002
§ 251.002. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Agricultural operation" includes the following activities:

(A) cultivating the soil;

(B) producing crops or growing vegetation for human food, animal feed, livestock forage, forage for wildlife management, planting seed, or fiber;

(C) floriculture;

(D) viticulture;

(E) horticulture;

(F) silviculture;

(G) wildlife management;

(H) raising or keeping livestock or poultry, including veterinary services;

(I) planting cover crops or leaving land idle for the purpose of participating in any governmental program or normal crop or livestock rotation procedure;

(J) the commercial sale of animals, as defined by Section 252.001 of this code; and

(K) aquaculture.

(2) "Governmental requirement" includes any rule, regulation, ordinance, zoning, license or permit requirement, or other requirement or restriction enacted or promulgated by a county, city, or other municipal corporation that has the power to enact or promulgate the requirement or restriction.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 486.033 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 486 / Section 486.033
§ 486.033. ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE.
Status: in_force

A proceeding to impose the penalty under this subchapter is considered to be a contested case under Chapter 2001, Government Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3903.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3903 / Section 3903.052
§ 3903.052. QUALIFICATIONS OF DIRECTORS APPOINTED BY CITY.
Status: in_force

(a) To be qualified to serve as a director appointed by the governing body of the city, a person must be:

(1) a resident of the district who is also a registered voter of the district;

(2) an owner of property in the district;

(3) an owner of stock or a partnership or membership interest, whether beneficial or otherwise, of a corporate partnership, limited liability company, or other entity owner of a direct or indirect interest in property in the district;

(4) an owner of a beneficial interest in a trust, or a trustee in a trust, that directly or indirectly owns property in the district; or

(5) an agent, employee, or tenant of a person described by Subdivision (2), (3), or (4).

(b) Section 49.052, Water Code, does not apply to the district.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1153.104 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1153 / Section 1153.104
§ 1153.104. APPEAL OF PRESUMPTIVE RATE.
Status: in_force

Any person who is aggrieved by any action of the commissioner taken in the setting of a presumptive rate may, not later than the 30th day after the date the commissioner adopts a presumptive rate order, file a petition for judicial review in a district court in Travis County. Judicial review under this section is governed by Subchapter B, Chapter 2001, Government Code.
Tex. Insurance Code § 30.004 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 30 / Section 30.004
§ 30.004.
Status: in_force

Sec. 30.004. REFERENCE IN LAW TO STATUTE REVISED BY TITLE 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, OR 20. A reference in a law to a statute or a part of a statute revised by this title or by Title 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, or 20 is considered to be a reference to the part of this code that revises that statute or part of that statute.
Tex. Occupations Code § 202.604 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 202 / Section 202.604
§ 202.604.
Status: in_force

Sec. 202.604. CIVIL PENALTY: USE OF TRADE NAME; INJUNCTION. (a) A person who violates Section 202.352 or a rule adopted or a determination made by the commission under that section is subject to a civil penalty of not less than $50 or more than $500 for each day of violation.

(b) If it appears that a person has violated or is violating Section 202.352 or a rule adopted or determination made by the commission under that section, the department may institute a civil action in district court for:

(1) injunctive relief to restrain the person from continuing the violation;

(2) the assessment and recovery of a civil penalty under Subsection (a); or

(3) both injunctive relief and the civil penalty.

(c) At the request of the department, the attorney general shall institute and conduct the action in the name of the state.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8000.006 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8000 / Section 8000.006
§ 8000.006. INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is initially composed of the territory described by Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter.

(b) The boundaries and field notes contained in Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter form a closure. A mistake made 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 issue any type of bond for the purposes for which the district is created or to pay the principal of and interest on a bond;

(3) right to impose a tax; or

(4) legality or operation.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3912.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3912 / Section 3912.103
§ 3912.103. LIABILITY RESULTING FROM DISTRICT ACTION.
Status: in_force

An action of the district or the board does not create a liability against the city or any other political subdivision.
Tex. Government Code § 420.0431 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 420 / Section 420.0431
§ 420.0431. DUTIES FOLLOWING DATABASE DNA MATCH.
Status: in_force

(a) If a match that may assist in the investigation of a criminal case is identified under Section 420.043 between biological evidence contained in an evidence collection kit and a DNA profile contained in a database described by Subsection (a)(1) or (2) of that section, on request of the accredited crime laboratory that performed the analysis of the evidence collection kit, a law enforcement agency that submitted the evidence collection kit to the crime laboratory shall, not later than the fifth business day after the date the request is made, provide any additional information requested by the crime laboratory concerning the match.

(b) Not later than the 60th business day after the crime laboratory receives written notification that a match that may aid in the investigation of a criminal case has been identified under Section 420.043 between biological evidence contained in an evidence collection kit and a DNA profile contained in a database described by Subsection (a)(1) or (2) of that section, written notification must be provided to the law enforcement agency that submitted the evidence collection kit of:

(1) any case-to-case match that may assist in the investigation of a criminal case; and

(2) any verified match that identifies a suspect or offender.

(c) Verification of a match identifying an offender under Subsection (b)(2) may be expedited in cases involving a significant public safety concern.

(d) Not later than the fifth business day after receiving a notification under Subsection (b)(1), the law enforcement agency shall acknowledge receipt of the notification.

(e) Not later than the 30th business day after the date a law enforcement agency receives a notification of a verified match under Subsection (b)(2), the law enforcement agency shall attempt to collect a DNA sample from an identified suspect or offender and submit the sample to an accredited crime laboratory for analysis.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1120.022 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1120 / Section 1120.022
§ 1120.022. TEMPORARY DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) If the creation of the district is approved at the election held under Section 1120.021, the Wood County Commissioners Court shall appoint nine temporary directors to represent the district at large.

(b) Temporary directors serve until the date of the next regular election of directors that occurs after the date of the election held under Section 1120.021 and that allows sufficient time to comply with other requirements of law.

(c) A vacancy on the temporary board of directors shall be filled by appointment by the Wood County Commissioners Court.

(d) A person must be a qualified voter of the district to serve as a temporary director.

(e) An employee of the district may not serve as a temporary director.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 242.848 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 242 / Section 242.848
§ 242.848. REPORTING ABUSE AND NEGLECT.
Status: in_force

(a) For purposes of the duty to report abuse or neglect under Section 260A.002 and the criminal penalty for the failure to report abuse or neglect under Section 260A.012, a person who is conducting electronic monitoring on behalf of a resident under this subchapter is considered to have viewed or listened to a tape or recording made by the electronic monitoring device on or before the 14th day after the date the tape or recording is made.

(b) If a resident who has capacity to determine that the resident has been abused or neglected and who is conducting electronic monitoring under this subchapter gives a tape or recording made by the electronic monitoring device to a person and directs the person to view or listen to the tape or recording to determine whether abuse or neglect has occurred, the person to whom the resident gives the tape or recording is considered to have viewed or listened to the tape or recording on or before the seventh day after the date the person receives the tape or recording for purposes of the duty to report abuse or neglect under Section 260A.002 and of the criminal penalty for the failure to report abuse or neglect under Section 260A.012.

(c) A person is required to report abuse based on the person's viewing of or listening to a tape or recording only if the incident of abuse is acquired on the tape or recording. A person is required to report neglect based on the person's viewing of or listening to a tape or recording only if it is clear from viewing or listening to the tape or recording that neglect has occurred.

(d) If abuse or neglect of the resident is reported to the institution and the institution requests a copy of any relevant tape or recording made by an electronic monitoring device, the person who possesses the tape or recording shall provide the institution with a copy at the institution's expense.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3831.203 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3831 / Section 3831.203
§ 3831.203. TAX ASSESSOR-COLLECTOR.
Status: in_force

The board may:

(1) appoint a district tax assessor-collector; or

(2) contract for the assessment and collection of taxes as provided by the Tax Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3928.157 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3928 / Section 3928.157
§ 3928.157. COMPETITIVE BIDDING.
Status: in_force

Subchapter I, Chapter 49, Water Code, applies to the district. Sections 375.221 and 375.223, Local Government Code, do not apply to the district.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 21.951 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 21 / Section 21.951
§ 21.951. LAW APPLICABLE TO PUBLIC BENEFIT CORPORATIONS; FORMATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A for-profit corporation may elect under Section 3.007(e) to be a public benefit corporation that is governed by this subchapter.

(b) If a corporation elects to be a public benefit corporation, the corporation is subject to the other provisions of this chapter and other provisions of this code applicable to for-profit corporations.

(c) To the extent of a conflict between this subchapter and another provision of this chapter or another provision of this code applicable to for-profit corporations, this subchapter controls.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 82.104 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 82 / Section 82.104
§ 82.104. PENALTIES.
Status: in_force

A person who violates any provision of this subchapter commits an offense that is a Class C Parks and Wildlife Code misdemeanor.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 38.003 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 38 / Section 38.003
§ 38.003. PRESUMPTION.
Status: in_force

It is presumed that the usual and customary attorney's fees for a claim of the type described in Section 38.001 are reasonable. The presumption may be rebutted.
Tex. Education Code § 105.308 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 105 / Section 105.308
§ 105.308. LIABILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) The liability of the state under Chapters 101 and 104, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, is limited for the academy and employees assigned to the academy and acting on behalf of the academy to the same extent that the liability of a school district and an employee of the school district is limited under Sections 22. 051 and 22.052 of this code and Section 101.051, Civil Practice and Remedies Code.

(b) An employee assigned to the academy is entitled to representation by the attorney general in a civil suit based on an action or omission of the employee in the course of the employee's employment, limits on liability, and indemnity under Chapters 104 and 108, Civil Practice and Remedies Code.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 281.071 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 281 / Section 281.071
§ 281.071. PAYMENT AND SUPPORT.
Status: in_force

(a) The administrator shall inquire into a patient's circumstances and the circumstances of the patient's relatives legally responsible for the patient's support if the patient is admitted to district facilities from the county in which the hospital is located. If the administrator finds that the patient or the patient's relatives are liable for the patient's care and treatment in whole or in part, the administrator shall issue an order directing the patient or the patient's relatives to pay to the district treasurer a specified amount each week in proportion to the financial ability of the patient or the patient's relatives to pay.

(b) A patient or the patient's relatives may not be required to pay an amount greater than the actual per capita cost of maintenance.

(c) An administrator may collect an amount owed under this section from the estate of a patient, or the relatives legally responsible for the patient's support, in the manner provided by law for the collection of expenses of the last illness of a deceased person.

(d) If the administrator finds that the patient and the patient's relatives are not able to pay in whole or in part, the district shall without charge supply the care and treatment to the patient.

(e) A county court of the county in which a patient's hospital is located shall hear and determine the ability of the patient or the patient's relatives to pay under this section if there is a dispute over this ability or if there is doubt in the mind of the administrator over this ability. The court shall hear witnesses and issue any order that may be proper.

(f) An appeal from an order of the county court must be made to a district court in the county in which the district is located.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 81.407 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 81 / Section 81.407
§ 81.407. ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT.
Status: in_force

State agencies with members on the task force shall provide administrative support for the task force.