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Tex. Estates Code § 751.024 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 751 / Section 751.024
§ 751.024. REIMBURSEMENT AND COMPENSATION OF AGENT.
Status: in_force

Unless the durable power of attorney otherwise provides, an agent is entitled to:

(1) reimbursement of reasonable expenses incurred on the principal's behalf; and

(2) compensation that is reasonable under the circumstances.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 37.002 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 37 / Section 37.002
§ 37.002. COMPLIANCE WITH SCREENING REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) Each individual required by a department rule to be screened shall undergo approved screening for abnormal spinal curvature. The individual's parent, managing conservator, or guardian may substitute professional examinations for the screening.

(b) An individual is exempt from screening if screening conflicts with the tenets and practices of a recognized church or religious denomination of which the individual is an adherent or a member. To qualify for the exemption, the individual's parent, managing conservator, or guardian must submit to the chief administrator on or before the day of the screening procedure an affidavit stating the objections to screening.

(c) The chief administrator of each school shall ensure that each individual admitted to the school complies with the screening requirements set by the executive commissioner or submits an affidavit of exemption.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8414.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8414 / Section 8414.002
§ 8414.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a municipal utility district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8513.0303 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8513 / Section 8513.0303
§ 8513.0303. POWERS RELATING TO CONSERVATION AND BENEFICIAL USE OF WATER.
Status: in_force

(a) The authority has the powers of this state under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, to:

(1) effectuate:

(A) the construction, maintenance, and operation of navigable canals or waterways;

(B) flood control;

(C) the conservation and use of ground, storm, flood, and unappropriated flow waters in the authority for all beneficial purposes;

(D) irrigation;

(E) soil conservation;

(F) sewage treatment;

(G) pollution prevention; and

(H) forestation and reforestation;

(2) encourage and develop parks and recreational facilities;

(3) preserve fish; and

(4) do all things that are required to accomplish the purposes of this section.

(b) The powers described by Subsection (a) are subject only to:

(1) the legislature's policy declarations regarding water use;

(2) the commission's continuing supervision and control;

(3) the provisions of Section 11.024, Water Code, prescribing the priorities of water uses; and

(4) the water rights acquired by municipalities and other users.

(c) The authority shall store and conserve to the greatest beneficial use the storm, flood, and unappropriated flow waters of any river or stream or tributary of a river or stream within the authority to prevent the escape of water without maximum beneficial use inside or outside the authority's boundaries.
Tex. Government Code § 2054.709 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2054 / Section 2054.709
§ 2054.709. ENFORCEMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) If a state agency or vendor becomes aware of a violation of this subchapter, the agency or vendor shall report the violation to the department, if applicable, and the attorney general.

(b) The attorney general shall:

(1) review a report submitted under this section or a complaint reported through the web page established under Section 2054.710; and

(2) determine whether to bring an action to enjoin a violation of this subchapter.

(c) If the attorney general, in consultation with the department, determines that a vendor violated this subchapter, the attorney general shall provide the vendor with a written notice of the violation.

(d) If a vendor fails to respond or cure the violation before the 31st day after the date the vendor receives the written notice under Subsection (c), the state agency shall provide the vendor with a notice of intent to void the contract. The vendor may respond and seek to cure the violation before the 31st day after the date the vendor receives the notice of intent.

(e) If the vendor fails to cure the violation before the 31st day after the date the vendor receives the notice of intent to void the contract under Subsection (d), the state agency may void the contract without further obligation to the vendor.

(f) If the department determines that a vendor has had more than one contract voided under Subsection (e), the department shall refer the matter to the comptroller. Using procedures prescribed by Section 2155.077, the comptroller may bar the vendor from participating in a state agency contract.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 141.004 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 141 / Section 141.004
§ 141.004. RULES; MINIMUM STANDARDS.
Status: in_force

Following notice and public hearing, the service may adopt rules as necessary for the enforcement of this chapter, including rules defining and establishing minimum standards for commercial feed. To the extent practicable, rules that define and establish minimum standards for commercial feed must be in harmony with the official standards of the Association of American Feed Control Officials.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2023.105 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2023 / Section 2023.105
§ 2023.105. EMPLOYMENT OF OTHER RACETRACK OFFICIALS.
Status: in_force

The racetrack association shall appoint, with the commission's approval, all racetrack officials other than the officials listed in Section 2023.104. Compensation for officials not compensated by the commission is determined by the racetrack association.
Tex. Government Code § 547.0151 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 547 / Section 547.0151
§ 547.0151. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter, "council" means the statewide behavioral health coordinating council.
Tex. Government Code § 546.0704 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 546 / Section 546.0704
§ 546.0704. MORTALITY REVIEW REPORTS.
Status: in_force

Subject to Section 546.0705, a contracted organization shall submit:

(1) to the commission, the Department of Family and Protective Services, the office of independent ombudsman for state supported living centers, and the commission's office of inspector general a report of the findings of the mortality review; and

(2) semiannually to the governor, the lieutenant governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, and the standing committees of the senate and house of representatives with primary jurisdiction over the commission, the department, the office of independent ombudsman for state supported living centers, and the commission's office of inspector general a report that contains:

(A) aggregate information regarding the deaths for which the organization performed an independent mortality review;

(B) trends in the causes of death the organization identifies; and

(C) any suggestions for system-wide improvements to address conditions that contributed to deaths reviewed by the organization.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 201.0191 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 201 / Section 201.0191
§ 201.0191. EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The executive director or the executive director's designee shall prepare and maintain a written policy statement that implements a program of equal employment opportunity to ensure that all personnel decisions are made without regard to race, color, disability, sex, religion, age, or national origin.

(b) The policy statement must include:

(1) personnel policies, including policies relating to recruitment, evaluation, selection, training, and promotion of personnel, that show the intent of the state board to avoid the unlawful employment practices described by Chapter 21, Labor Code; and

(2) an analysis of the extent to which the composition of the state board's personnel is in accordance with state and federal law and a description of reasonable methods to achieve compliance with state and federal law.

(c) The policy statement must:

(1) be filed with the governor's office;

(2) be updated annually; and

(3) be reviewed by the Commission on Human Rights for compliance with Subsection (b)(1).
Tex. Transportation Code § 174.353 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 174 / Section 174.353
§ 174.353. TAX RATE.
Status: in_force

(a) The board, subject to Section 174.352(a), may impose for a district a sales and use tax at the rate of:

(1) one-quarter of one percent;

(2) one-half of one percent;

(3) three-quarters of one percent; or

(4) one percent.

(b) A district may not adopt a sales and use tax rate, including a rate increase, that when combined with the rates of all sales and use taxes imposed by other political subdivisions of this state having territory in the district exceeds two percent in any location in the district.
Tex. Transportation Code § 551A.013 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 551A / Section 551A.013
§ 551A.013. PROGRAM STANDARDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall supervise the off-highway vehicle operator education and certification program and shall determine:

(1) locations at which courses will be offered;

(2) fees for the courses;

(3) qualifications of instructors;

(4) course curriculum; and

(5) standards for operator safety certification.

(b) In establishing standards for instructors, curriculum, and operator certification, the department shall consult and be guided by standards established by recognized off-highway vehicle safety organizations.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8837.005 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8837 / Section 8837.005
§ 8837.005. DISTRICT NAME CHANGE.
Status: in_force

The board may change the district's name when the district annexes territory.
Tex. Tax Code § 5.091 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 5 / Section 5.091
§ 5.091. STATEWIDE LIST OF TAX RATES.
Status: in_force

(a) Each year the comptroller shall prepare a list that includes the total tax rate imposed by each taxing unit in this state, as reported to the comptroller by each appraisal district, for the year in which the list is prepared. The comptroller shall:

(1) prescribe the manner in which and deadline by which appraisal districts are required to submit the tax rates to the comptroller; and

(2) list the tax rates alphabetically according to:

(A) the county or counties in which each taxing unit is located; and

(B) the name of each taxing unit.

(b) Not later than January 1 of the following year, the comptroller shall publish on the comptroller's Internet website the list required by Subsection (a).
Tex. Agriculture Code § 19.009 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 19 / Section 19.009
§ 19.009. REVOCATION.
Status: in_force

The department shall establish rules regarding the revocation of foundation grove designation, citrus budwood certification, and citrus nursery certification.
Tex. Local Government Code § 73.011 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 73 / Section 73.011
§ 73.011. APPLICATION FOR RELOCATION ELECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The county judge of a county shall order an election on the question of the relocation of the county seat of the county if an application for the relocation election is made by at least 100 resident freeholders and qualified voters of the county. However:

(1) if the county seat has been established in the same location for more than 10 years but for 40 years or less and the county has 350 or more voters, to be determined by the number of votes cast in the county in the most recent general election, at least 200 resident freeholders and qualified voters must make the application; or

(2) if the county has 150 or fewer qualified voters or if the county seat has been established in the same location for more than 40 years, a majority of the resident freeholders and qualified voters of the county, as determined by the county judge from the county assessment rolls, must make the application.

(b) If the county judge fails, refuses, or is unable to perform a duty imposed on the judge by this section, that duty may be performed by any two county commissioners of the county.

(c) An order under this section must be in writing and entered in the minutes of the commissioners court.
Tex. Local Government Code § 111.0108 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 111 / Section 111.0108
§ 111.0108. SPECIAL BUDGET FOR REVENUE RECEIVED AFTER START OF FISCAL YEAR.
Status: in_force

The county auditor or the county judge in a county that does not have a county auditor shall certify to the commissioners court the receipt of revenue from a new source not anticipated before the adoption of the budget and not included in the budget for that fiscal year. On certification, the court may adopt a special budget for the limited purpose of spending the revenue for general purposes or for any of its intended purposes.
Tex. Government Code § 1207.029 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1207 / Section 1207.029
§ 1207.029. SELECTION OF PAYING AGENT.
Status: in_force

If there is more than one paying agent for an obligation being refunded, the comptroller shall send the money directly to:

(1) the paying agent located in this state, if only one paying agent is located in this state;

(2) the paying agent located in this state having the largest capital and surplus, if more than one paying agent is located in this state; or

(3) the paying agent having the largest capital and surplus, if no paying agent is located in this state and more than one paying agent is located in another state.
Tex. Occupations Code § 601.0521 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 601 / Section 601.0521
§ 601.0521. GUIDELINES FOR EARLY INVOLVEMENT IN RULEMAKING PROCESS.
Status: in_force

(a) The advisory board shall adopt guidelines to establish procedures for receiving input during the rulemaking process from individuals and groups that have an interest in matters under the advisory board's jurisdiction. The guidelines must provide an opportunity for those individuals and groups to provide input before the advisory board submits the rule to the medical board for approval.

(b) A rule adopted under this chapter may not be challenged on the grounds that the advisory board did not comply with this section. If the advisory board was unable to solicit a significant amount of input from the public or affected persons early in the rulemaking process, the advisory board shall state in writing the reasons why it was unable to do so.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 265.021 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 265 / Section 265.021
§ 265.021. OWNERSHIP AND CONTROL DESIGNATED.
Status: in_force

(a) A county with a population of at least 200,000 and one or more municipalities in the county that jointly own and operate a hospital in the county may by agreement designate one of those governmental entities to assume the entire ownership and control of the hospital on terms to which those governmental entities agree.

(b) On the agreement of the commissioners court and the governing body of each municipality that jointly owns and operates the hospital, a countywide election on the issue of the future ownership and operation of the hospital may be ordered. The majority vote on the propositions submitted shall govern the future ownership and operation of the hospital. The commissioners court shall pay the costs of the election from county funds.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8380.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8380 / Section 8380.151
§ 8380.151. ELECTIONS REGARDING TAXES OR BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue, without an election, bonds and other obligations secured by:

(1) revenue other than ad valorem taxes; or

(2) contract payments described by Section 8380.153.

(b) The district must hold an election in the manner provided by Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, to obtain voter approval before the district may impose an ad valorem tax or issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes.

(c) The district may not issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes to finance a road project unless the issuance is approved by a vote of a two-thirds majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.
Tex. Insurance Code § 887.251 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 887 / Section 887.251
§ 887.251. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR INSURANCE CERTIFICATE AND APPLICATION FORMS; INCONTESTABILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) An insurance certificate issued by an association must include:

(1) any condition of the certificate, including any portion of the bylaws of the association that affects the insurance rights of the parties in any material way; and

(2) a statement that the certificate is issued subject to:

(A) the association's constitution and bylaws; and

(B) any amendments to the constitution and bylaws approved by the commissioner.

(b) An insurance certificate must provide that a certificate in force for two years becomes incontestable, except for nonpayment of dues or assessments, on the second anniversary of the date of issuance, if the insured does not die before that date.

(c) An insurance certificate issued by an association or an application for the certificate may not contain language or be in a form that misleads the certificate holder or applicant about the kind of insurance provided under the certificate.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8012.152 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8012 / Section 8012.152
§ 8012.152. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) If authorized at an election held under Section 8012.151, the district may impose an operation and maintenance tax on taxable property in the district in accordance with Section 49.107, Water Code.

(b) The board shall determine the tax rate. The rate may not exceed the rate approved at the election.
Tex. Government Code § 2175.361 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2175 / Section 2175.361
§ 2175.361. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Federal act" means the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. Section 541 et seq.), as amended, or any other federal law providing for the disposal of federal surplus property.

(2) "Federal property" means federal surplus property acquired:

(A) by the commission or under the commission's jurisdiction under this subchapter; and

(B) under 40 U.S.C. Section 483c, 549, or 550, or under any other federal law providing for the disposal of federal surplus property.
Tex. Finance Code § 92.611 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 92 / Section 92.611
§ 92.611. APPLICATION OF OTHER PROVISIONS TO LIMITED SAVINGS BANKS; MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) This subtitle applies to a savings bank organized as a limited savings bank under this subchapter. In the event of a conflict between this subchapter and a provision of this subtitle, this subchapter controls unless the finance commission by rule provides that this subtitle controls.

(b) For purposes of provisions of this chapter other than this subchapter, as the context requires:

(1) a manager is considered to be a director and the board of managers is considered to be the board of directors;

(2) a member is considered to be a shareholder; and

(3) a distribution is considered to be a dividend.

(c) A reference in a statute or rule to a savings bank includes a savings bank organized as a limited savings bank unless the context clearly requires that a limited savings bank is not included within the term or the provision contains express language excluding a limited savings bank.

(d) In this subchapter, "governing document" means a limited savings bank's certificate of formation or company agreement.
Tex. Occupations Code § 101.307 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 101 / Section 101.307
§ 101.307. FUNDING OF OFFICE.
Status: in_force

(a) To provide funding sufficient for the office to exercise the powers and duties prescribed by this subchapter:

(1) the initial licensing or registration fee charged by each licensing agency is increased by $5; and

(2) the renewal fee charged by each licensing agency is increased by $1 for each year for which the license or registration is renewed.

(b) The fee increases authorized under this section shall be collected in the same manner as the assessment under Section 101.006. The council may spend the fees collected under this section only to fund the activities of the office under this subchapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3982.0107 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3982 / Section 3982.0107
§ 3982.0107. APPLICABILITY OF MUNICIPAL MANAGEMENT DISTRICTS LAW.
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, Chapter 375, Local Government Code, applies to the district.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 288.155 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 288 / Section 288.155
§ 288.155. LOCAL PROVIDER PARTICIPATION FUND; AUTHORIZED USES OF MONEY.
Status: in_force

(a) Each district shall create a local provider participation fund.

(b) The local provider participation fund consists of:

(1) all revenue from the mandatory payment required by this chapter, including any penalties and interest attributable to delinquent payments;

(2) money received from the Health and Human Services Commission as a refund of an intergovernmental transfer from the district to the state for the purpose of providing the nonfederal share of Medicaid supplemental payment program payments, provided that the intergovernmental transfer does not receive a federal matching payment; and

(3) the earnings of the fund.

(c) Money deposited to the local provider participation fund may be used only to:

(1) fund intergovernmental transfers from the district to the state to provide:

(A) the nonfederal share of a Medicaid supplemental payment program authorized under the state Medicaid plan, the Texas Healthcare Transformation and Quality Improvement Program waiver issued under Section 1115 of the federal Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Section 1315), or a successor waiver program authorizing similar Medicaid supplemental payment programs; or

(B) payments to Medicaid managed care organizations that are dedicated for payment to hospitals;

(2) subsidize indigent programs;

(3) pay the administrative expenses of the district;

(4) refund a portion of a mandatory payment collected in error from a paying hospital;

(5) refund to paying hospitals the proportionate share of the money received by the district from the Health and Human Services Commission that is not used to fund the nonfederal share of Medicaid supplemental payment program payments; and

(6) refund to paying hospitals the proportionate share of money that the district determines cannot be used to fund the nonfederal share of Medicaid supplemental payment program payments.

(d) Money in the local provider participation fund may not be commingled with other county funds.

(e) An intergovernmental transfer of funds described by Subsection (c)(1) and any funds received by the district as a result of an intergovernmental transfer described by that subdivision may not be used by the district, the county in which the district is located, or any other entity to expand Medicaid eligibility under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Pub. L. No. 111-148) as amended by the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (Pub. L. No. 111-152).