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Tex. Labor Code § 81.0046 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 81 / Section 81.0046
§ 81.0046. PROMOTION OF WORK AND FAMILY POLICIES.
Status: in_force

In providing information and resources under this chapter, the commission may encourage employers to implement work and family policies by:

(1) providing examples of work and family policies or providing economic data that demonstrates the economic benefits realized by employers who implement work and family policies, including decreased absenteeism and turnover rates, greater productivity, and federal and state tax incentives;

(2) advertising the availability of federal and state tax incentives for work and family policies; and

(3) sharing other relevant information and resources provided to the commission voluntarily by employers, employees, and other stakeholders.
Tex. Water Code § 26.052 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 26 / Section 26.052
§ 26.052. LIMITED LIABILITY FOR AQUATIC HERBICIDE APPLICATION.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "commercially licensed aquatic herbicide applicator" means a person who holds a commercial applicator license issued by the Department of Agriculture under Chapter 76, Agriculture Code, to apply aquatic herbicides.

(b) Except as provided by Chapter 12, Parks and Wildlife Code, a commercially licensed aquatic herbicide applicator working under contract with a river authority organized pursuant to Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, is not liable for damages in excess of $2 million for each occurrence of personal injury, property damage, or death resulting directly or indirectly from the application of aquatic herbicide in compliance with such contract, applicable law, and the license terms or permit.

(c) The control and elimination of noxious weeds, grasses, and vegetation in the rivers, tributaries, impoundments, and reservoirs of the state through the application by river authorities or their agents, employees, or contractors, in compliance with applicable law, licenses, and permits, of aquatic herbicides are essential governmental functions, and except to the extent provided in Chapter 101, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, nothing herein shall be deemed or construed to waive, limit, or restrict the governmental immunity of river authorities in the performance of such governmental functions.

(d) The limited liability provided by this section does not apply to a commercially licensed aquatic herbicide applicator if the applicator uses the wrong aquatic herbicide, fails to follow manufacturers' warnings, instructions, and directions for the application of the aquatic herbicide, fails to follow the directions of the river authority concerning the application of the aquatic herbicide, or applies the aquatic herbicide in a manner that violates federal or state law, rules, or regulations.
Tex. Government Code § 4004.302 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 4004 / Section 4004.302
§ 4004.302. NOTICE FILING.
Status: in_force

The board by rule shall authorize a federal covered investment adviser or a representative of a federal covered investment adviser to render services as an investment adviser in this state if the commissioner receives:

(1) a notice filing submitted by the adviser or representative that:

(A) is on the form and contains the information the commissioner prescribes; and

(B) if applicable, contains a consent to service appointing the commissioner as the adviser's attorney for service of process, as required by Section 4001.102; and

(2) a notice filing fee in the amount determined under Chapter 4006.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 30.01 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 30 / Section 30.01
§ 30.01. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this chapter, "nonprofit entity" means:

(1) a nonprofit corporation;

(2) a nonprofit charitable, civic, or religious organization;

(3) a political party or political association supporting a candidate for public office or a proposed amendment to the Texas Constitution or other ballot measure;

(4) a fraternal organization with a regular membership that has been in continuous existence for more than five years; or

(5) a person or group of persons who are subject to recordkeeping requirements under Chapter 254, Election Code.
Tex. Transportation Code § 286.046 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 286 / Section 286.046
§ 286.046. PLAN OF PROPOSED ROAD IMPROVEMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioners court shall prepare a plan of each proposed improvement that is to be financed by an assessment under Section 286.042.

(b) The plan must:

(1) specify the nature and location of the improvement;

(2) include an estimate of the total cost of the improvement;

(3) state the total amount of the costs to be financed by the assessment; and

(4) include an estimate of the cost for each front foot to be assessed against the property abutting the road to be improved.

(c) The plan must specify each variation if the estimate of the cost for each front foot is not uniform.
Tex. Insurance Code § 424.213 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 424 / Section 424.213
§ 424.213. LIMITATION ON SALE OF CALL OPTION ON ASSETS.
Status: in_force

If an income generation transaction is a sale of a call option on assets, the insurer must, during the entire period the option is outstanding, hold, or have a currently exercisable right to acquire, the underlying assets.
Tex. Education Code § 53A.41 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 53A / Section 53A.41
§ 53A.41. AUTHORIZED INVESTMENTS.
Status: in_force

All bonds issued under this chapter are legal and authorized investments for all banks, savings banks, trust companies, building and loan associations, savings and loan associations, and insurance companies of all kinds and types, and for the interest and sinking funds and other public funds of any issuer. The bonds are also eligible and lawful security for all deposits of public funds of the State of Texas and of any issuer, to the extent of the value of the bonds, when accompanied by any unmatured interest coupons appurtenant to them.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2205.204 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2205 / Section 2205.204
§ 2205.204. PERSONNEL.
Status: in_force

(a) The pool manager may employ or contract with persons as necessary to assist the board and the pool manager in implementing the powers and duties of the pool.

(b) The board must approve:

(1) the compensation paid to a pool employee; and

(2) a contract made with a person under this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1038.062 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1038 / Section 1038.062
§ 1038.062. APPOINTMENT AND RECRUITMENT OF STAFF AND EMPLOYEES.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may appoint to the staff any doctors the board considers necessary for the efficient operation of the district and may make temporary appointments as necessary.

(b) The district may employ fiscal agents, accountants, architects, and attorneys the board considers proper.

(c) The board may delegate to the district administrator the authority to employ district employees, including technicians and nurses.

(d) The board may spend district money to recruit physicians, nurses, and other trained medical personnel. The board may pay the tuition or other expenses of a full-time medical student or other student in a health occupation who:

(1) is enrolled in and is in good standing at an accredited medical school, college, or university; and

(2) contractually agrees to become a district employee or independent contractor in return for that assistance.
Tex. Government Code § 845.116 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 845 / Section 845.116
§ 845.116. ELECTRONIC TRANSFER OF FUNDS AND ELECTRONIC FILING OF DOCUMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section:

(1) "Electronic filing" means the filing of data transmitted to the retirement system by the communication of information by facsimile or in the form of digital electronic signals transformed by computer and stored on microfilm, magnetic tape, optical disks, or any other medium.

(2) "Electronic transfer" means any transfer of funds, other than a transaction originated by check, draft, or similar paper instrument, that is initiated through an electronic terminal, telephone instrument, computer, or magnetic media to order, instruct, or authorize a financial institution to debit or credit an account.

(b) The board of trustees may adopt rules and procedures relating to the electronic transfer of funds and the electronic filing of documents and required reports.

(c) Funds that are electronically transferred in accordance with those rules and procedures are considered to have been timely received by the retirement system. Documents and required reports that are electronically filed in accordance with those rules and procedures are considered to have been properly filed with the retirement system.
Tex. Government Code § 571.135 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 571 / Section 571.135
§ 571.135. PUBLIC INTEREST INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall develop plain-language materials as described by this section. The commission shall distribute the materials to the public and appropriate state agencies.

(b) The materials must include:

(1) a description of:

(A) the commission's responsibilities;

(B) the types of conduct that constitute a violation of a law within the jurisdiction of the commission;

(C) the types of sanctions the commission may impose;

(D) the commission's policies and procedures relating to complaint investigation and resolution; and

(E) the duties of a person filing a complaint with the commission; and

(2) a diagram showing the basic steps in the commission's procedures relating to complaint investigation and resolution.

(c) The commission shall provide the materials described by this section to each complainant and respondent.

(d) The commission shall adopt a policy to effectively distribute materials as required by this section.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 53.075 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 53 / Section 53.075
§ 53.075. ASSIGNMENT AND TRANSFER.
Status: in_force

A lease issued under this subchapter may be assigned or transferred at any time in the manner provided by Section 52.026 of this code.
Tex. Occupations Code § 205.356 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 205 / Section 205.356
§ 205.356. REHABILITATION ORDER.
Status: in_force

(a) The acupuncture board, through an agreed order or after a contested proceeding, may impose a nondisciplinary rehabilitation order on an applicant, as a prerequisite for issuing a license, or on a license holder based on:

(1) the person's intemperate use of drugs or alcohol directly resulting from habituation or addiction caused by medical care or treatment provided by a physician;

(2) the person's intemperate use of drugs or alcohol during the five years preceding the date of the report that could adversely affect the person's ability to safely practice as an acupuncturist, if the person:

(A) reported the use;

(B) has not previously been the subject of a substance abuse related order of the acupuncture board; and

(C) did not violate the standard of care as a result of the impairment;

(3) a judgment by a court that the person is of unsound mind; or

(4) the results of a mental or physical examination, or an admission by the person, indicating that the person suffers from a potentially dangerous limitation or an inability to practice as an acupuncturist with reasonable skill and safety by reason of illness or as a result of any physical or mental condition.

(b) The acupuncture board may not issue an order under this section if, before the individual signs the proposed order, the board receives a valid complaint with regard to the individual based on the individual's intemperate use of drugs or alcohol in a manner affecting the standard of care.

(c) The acupuncture board must determine whether an individual has committed a standard of care violation described by Subsection (a)(2) before imposing an order under this section.

(d) The acupuncture board may disclose a rehabilitation order to a local or statewide private acupuncture association only as provided by Section 205.3562.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1052.208 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1052 / Section 1052.208
§ 1052.208. BONDS EXEMPT FROM TAXATION.
Status: in_force

The following are exempt from taxation by this state or a political subdivision of this state:

(1) bonds issued by the district;

(2) the transfer and issuance of the bonds; and

(3) profits made in the sale of the bonds.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 595.004 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 595 / Section 595.004
§ 595.004. RIGHT TO PERSONAL RECORD.
Status: in_force

(a) The content of a confidential record shall be made available on the request of the person about whom the record was made unless:

(1) the person is a client; and

(2) the qualified professional responsible for supervising the client's habilitation states in a signed written statement that having access to the record is not in the client's best interest.

(b) The parent of a minor or the guardian of the person shall be given access to the contents of any record about the minor or person.
Tex. Local Government Code § 382.111 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 382 / Section 382.111
§ 382.111. SERVICE PLAN REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The commissioners court of the county that created the district may require a district to prepare an annual service plan, in the manner provided for by Section 372.013, that meets the approval of the commissioners court.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8086.0104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8086 / Section 8086.0104
§ 8086.0104. CONSENT OF MUNICIPALITY REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors may not hold an election under Section 8086.0103 until each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located has consented by ordinance or resolution to the creation of the district and to the inclusion of land in the district.
Tex. Government Code § 2101.035 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2101 / Section 2101.035
§ 2101.035. ADMINISTRATION OF USAS.
Status: repealed

(a) The comptroller is responsible for the administration, maintenance, and modification of the uniform statewide accounting system. The comptroller may adopt procedures and rules for the effective operation of the system, including procedures and rules relating to the method used to compute the net compensation of a state officer or employee.

(b) Repealed by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 891, Sec. 1.06(b), eff. Sept. 1, 1997; Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1035, Sec. 90(a), eff. June 19, 1997.

(c) The comptroller shall implement the uniform statewide accounting system in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, including the guidelines of the National Association of College and University Business Officers.

(d) The comptroller shall ensure that the uniform statewide accounting system encompasses each state agency.

(e) The comptroller shall ensure that the uniform statewide payroll system includes a standardized payroll calculation function. A state agency shall use that function to calculate its payrolls unless the comptroller temporarily exempts the agency from this requirement.

(f) The comptroller may designate a centralized or decentralized computer system, or a combination of those systems, to operate the uniform statewide accounting system or a component of that system, including the uniform statewide payroll system and the human resources information system. A designated computer system may be operated by the comptroller, another governmental entity, or a private contractor.

(g) If the comptroller designates a decentralized computer system under Subsection (f), the comptroller may require each state agency using that system to report data and other information from the system to the comptroller at the time and in the manner required by the comptroller.

(h) State agencies shall report expenditures in the uniform manner required by the comptroller.

(i) State agencies shall report contract and purchasing information in the uniform manner required by the comptroller.
Tex. Occupations Code § 267.004 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 267 / Section 267.004
§ 267.004. LICENSE RENEWAL.
Status: in_force

A license issued under this chapter must be renewed annually.
Tex. Water Code § 5.551 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 5 / Section 5.551
§ 5.551. PERMITTING PROCEDURES; APPLICABILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) This subchapter establishes procedures for providing public notice, an opportunity for public comment, and an opportunity for public hearing under Subchapters C-H, Chapter 2001, Government Code, regarding commission actions relating to a permit issued under Chapter 26 or 27 of this code or Chapter 361, Health and Safety Code. This subchapter is procedural and does not expand or restrict the types of commission actions for which public notice, an opportunity for public comment, and an opportunity for public hearing are provided under Chapter 26 or 27 of this code or Chapter 361, Health and Safety Code.

(a-1) Notwithstanding Section 18.002, this subchapter does not apply to a permit issued under Section 18.005(c)(2) if the point of discharge is not located within three miles of any point located on the coast of this state.

(b) The commission by rule shall provide for additional notice, opportunity for public comment, or opportunity for hearing to the extent necessary to satisfy a requirement for United States Environmental Protection Agency authorization of a state permit program.

(c) In this subchapter, "permit" means a permit, approval, registration, or other form of authorization required by law for a person to engage in an action.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1095.005 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1095 / Section 1095.005
§ 1095.005. DISTRICT SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE NOT STATE OBLIGATION.
Status: in_force

The support and maintenance of the district may not become a charge against or obligation of this state.
Tex. Government Code § 540A.0103 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 540A / Section 540A.0103
§ 540A.0103.
Status: in_force

Sec. 540A.0103. MEDICAID MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATION: SUBCONTRACT WITH TRANSPORTATION NETWORK COMPANY. A Medicaid managed care organization may subcontract with a transportation network company to provide nonemergency transportation services under this subchapter. A rule or other requirement the executive commissioner adopts under Section 540A.0102 or Subchapter H, Chapter 526, does not apply to the subcontracted transportation network company or a motor vehicle operator who is part of the company's network.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1030.117 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1030 / Section 1030.117
§ 1030.117. AUTHORITY TO SUE AND BE SUED.
Status: in_force

The board may sue and be sued on behalf of the district.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 296.102 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 296 / Section 296.102
§ 296.102. DEPOSITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioners court of each county that collects a mandatory payment authorized under this chapter by resolution shall designate one or more banks located in the county as the depository for mandatory payments received by the county. A bank designated as a depository serves for two years or until a successor is designated.

(b) All income received by a county under this chapter, including the revenue from mandatory payments remaining after discounts and fees for assessing and collecting the payments are deducted, shall be deposited with the county depository in the county's local provider participation fund and may be withdrawn only as provided by this chapter.

(c) All funds under this chapter shall be secured in the manner provided for securing county funds.
Tex. Water Code § 62.064 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 62 / Section 62.064
§ 62.064. QUALIFICATIONS OF COMMISSIONERS.
Status: in_force

Each person who is appointed or elected commissioner shall be a resident of the proposed navigation district and shall be an elector of the county.
Tex. Government Code § 444.021 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 444 / Section 444.021
§ 444.021. GENERAL DUTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall:

(1) foster the development of a receptive climate for the arts that will culturally enrich and benefit state citizens in their daily lives;

(2) make visits and vacations to the state more appealing to the world;

(3) attract, through appropriate programs of publicity and education, additional outstanding artists to become state residents;

(4) direct activities such as the sponsorship of lectures and exhibitions and the central compilation and dissemination of information on the progress of the arts in the state;

(5) provide advice to the comptroller, Texas Historical Commission, Texas State Library, Texas Tourist Development Agency, Texas Department of Transportation, and other state agencies to provide a concentrated state effort in encouraging and developing an appreciation for the arts in the state;

(6) provide advice relating to the creation, acquisition, construction, erection, or remodeling by the state of a work of art; and

(7) provide advice, on request of the governor, relating to the artistic character of buildings constructed, erected, or remodeled by the state.

(b) The commission shall not knowingly foster, encourage, promote, or fund any project which includes obscene material as defined in Section 43.21, Penal Code.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 773.1151 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 773 / Section 773.1151
§ 773.1151. USE OF TELEMEDICINE MEDICAL SERVICE BY CERTAIN TRAUMA FACILITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "telemedicine medical service" has the meaning assigned by Section 111.001, Occupations Code.

(b) A health care facility located in a county with a population of less than 30,000 may satisfy a Level IV trauma facility designation requirement relating to physicians through the use of telemedicine medical service in which an on-call physician who has special competence in the care of critically injured patients provides patient assessment, diagnosis, consultation, or treatment or transfers medical data to a physician, advanced practice registered nurse, or physician assistant located at the facility.

(c) In establishing the requirements for designating a facility as a Level IV trauma facility, the executive commissioner may not adopt rules that:

(1) require the physical presence or physical availability of a physician who has special competence in the care of critically injured patients; or

(2) prohibit the use of telemedicine medical service that meets the requirements of Subsection (b).
Tex. Education Code § 21.553 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 21 / Section 21.553
§ 21.553. FINANCIAL INCENTIVES.
Status: in_force

(a) The pilot program must offer to participants financial incentives, including tuition assistance and loan forgiveness. In offering a financial incentive, the State Board for Educator Certification shall:

(1) require a contract between each participant who accepts a financial incentive and the State Board for Educator Certification under which the participant is obligated to teach in a public school in this state for a stated period after certification;

(2) provide financial incentives in proportion to the length of the period the participant is obligated by contract to teach after certification; and

(3) give special financial incentives to a participant who agrees in the contract to teach in an underserved area.

(b) Financial incentives may be paid only from funds appropriated specifically for that purpose and from gifts, grants, and donations solicited or accepted by the State Board for Educator Certification for that purpose.

(c) The State Board for Educator Certification shall propose rules establishing criteria for awarding financial incentives under this section, including criteria for awarding financial incentives if there are more participants than funds available to provide the financial incentives.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9061.055 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9061 / Section 9061.055
§ 9061.055. BOARD PRESIDENT'S POWER TO EXECUTE CONTRACTS.
Status: in_force

The board president may execute all contracts, including construction contracts, entered into by the board on behalf of the district.