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Tex. Human Resources Code § 91.021 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 91 / Section 91.021
§ 91.021. RESPONSIBILITY FOR PERSONS WITH VISUAL DISABILITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The department has primary responsibility for providing all services to persons with visual disabilities except welfare services and services for children provided by regularly established educational agencies and state authorities.

(b) The department shall negotiate interagency agreements with other state agencies to provide services for individuals who have both a visual disability and another disability so that those individuals with multiple disabilities may be provided the most beneficial services with the greatest possible economy.

(c) The department and other concerned state agencies may not refuse to enter into an interagency agreement developed to advance the state's policies regarding the rehabilitation or education of the blind and persons with visual disabilities. In negotiating the agreements the agencies shall seek to extend and improve the regular services provided by the agencies and to effectively use all specialty and fiscal resources that are available. The agencies shall give careful consideration to avoiding unnecessary duplication or overlap of their respective efforts.

(d) The department shall enter into agreements with the federal government to implement federal legislation authorizing the provision of services to persons with visual disabilities. The department shall use methods of administration required by the federal government for the proper and efficient implementation of the agreements, and shall comply with other federal requirements necessary to secure the full benefits of the federal legislation.

(e) The department and other concerned state agencies may not refuse to enter into interagency agreements designed to secure the full benefits of federal legislation authorizing services for persons with visual disabilities.

(f) The department shall:

(1) serve as an information center and referral resource for persons with visual disabilities; and

(2) develop mechanisms and procedures that tend to assist individuals with visual disabilities in bridging gaps between educational, institutional, rehabilitative, vocational, and related types of services operated by public and private nonprofit organizations throughout the state.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 314A.003 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 314A / Section 314A.003
§ 314A.003. LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS AND PURPOSES; GRANT OF ANTITRUST IMMUNITY.
Status: in_force

(a) The legislature finds that:

(1) a merger among hospitals may benefit the public by maintaining or improving the quality, efficiency, and accessibility of health care services offered to the public; and

(2) the benefits described by Subdivision (1) resulting from the merger may outweigh any anticompetitive effects of joining together competitors to address unique challenges in providing health care services in rural areas.

(b) The legislature believes it is in the state's best interest to supplant state and federal antitrust laws with a process for regulatory approval and active supervision by the designated agency as provided by this chapter. It is the intent of the legislature that this chapter immunize from all federal and state antitrust laws the execution of merger agreements approved under this chapter and post-merger activities supervised under this chapter.

(c) Nothing in this chapter affects antitrust immunity that may be provided through another provision of state law.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 42.04261 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 42 / Section 42.04261
§ 42.04261.
Status: in_force

Sec. 42.04261. OTHER TRAINING OF PERSONNEL: CHILD-PLACING AGENCIES AND DAY-CARE CENTERS. (a) Notwithstanding Section 42.0426(a)(1), a child-placing agency or day-care center shall provide training for staff members in prevention techniques for and the recognition of symptoms of sexual abuse and other maltreatment of children and the responsibility and procedure of reporting suspected occurrences of sexual abuse and other maltreatment of children to the department or other appropriate entity.

(b) The type of training required under Subsection (a) shall be determined by department rule. The training must be provided for at least an hour annually and must include training concerning:

(1) factors indicating a child is at risk for sexual abuse or other maltreatment;

(2) likely warning signs indicating a child may be a victim of sexual abuse or other maltreatment;

(3) internal procedures for reporting sexual abuse or other maltreatment; and

(4) community organizations that have existing training programs that are able to provide training or other education for child-placing agency or day-care center staff members, children, and parents.

(c) If a child-placing agency or day-care center determines that it does not have sufficient resources to provide the training required under this section, the agency or center may contact a department licensing employee to obtain information concerning community organizations that will provide such training at no cost to the agency or center.
Tex. Transportation Code § 451.710 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 451 / Section 451.710
§ 451.710. ANNEXATION OF TERRITORY BY MUNICIPALITY.
Status: in_force

On annexation by a municipality that is in the district, territory that is not in the district becomes part of the district.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 167.052 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 167 / Section 167.052
§ 167.052. ORDER TO TREAT.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission may order the owner, part owner, or caretaker of animals to treat the animals in accordance with the directions of the commission. The order must be dated, in writing, and signed or stamped with the signature of the commission or the presiding officer of the commission.

(b) An order to treat must:

(1) state the period of time covered by the order;

(2) describe the premises on which the animals to be treated are located;

(3) state that the person to whom the order is directed shall treat all animals of which the person is the owner, part owner, or caretaker and which are located on those premises during that time;

(4) state that the treatment must be done under the supervision of an inspector;

(5) designate the method by which the animals are to be treated;

(6) state the dates on which the animals are to be treated; and

(7) state that if the person does not treat the animals on those dates, the treatment will be done at the person's expense by a peace officer acting in accordance with this chapter.

(c) The order is not required to describe the premises on which the animals are located by field notes or metes and bounds, but must provide a reasonable description sufficient to inform the person to whom it is directed of the premises or land covered by the order.

(d) An order may require the treatment of the animals on as many dates as the commission considers necessary for eradicating the infestation or exposure of the animals or the premises on which the animals are located.

(e) An order to treat must be delivered to the person to whom it is directed not later than the 12th day before the date specified in the order for the first treatment, not including the date of delivery or the date of the first treatment.

(f) A person to whom an order to treat is directed shall comply with the order and treat the animals in accordance with the directions of the commission. If the order is not delivered within the time provided by Subsection (e), the person receiving the order shall begin treatment on the first treatment date that is more than 12 days after the date of receipt of the order and shall continue treatment on subsequent dates as specified in the order.

(g) If the animals or the premises are not freed from ticks or exposure to ticks before an order to treat expires, the commission may issue additional orders regardless of whether the animals were exposed to ticks in the nine months preceding the date of the subsequent order.
Tex. Water Code § 51.0732 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 51 / Section 51.0732
§ 51.0732. UNIFORM ELECTION DATE.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding the election date prescribed by Section 51.0731 of this code, an election held under that section shall be held on a uniform election date as provided by law.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1004.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1004 / Section 1004.104
§ 1004.104. PURCHASING AND ACCOUNTING PROCEDURES.
Status: in_force

The board may prescribe:

(1) the method of making purchases and expenditures by and for the district; and

(2) accounting and control procedures for the district.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1101.152 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1101 / Section 1101.152
§ 1101.152. STIPULATED FORM OF INSURANCE.
Status: in_force

In case of a default in the payment of a premium after premiums have been paid for three years, a life insurance policy to which this subchapter applies must contain a provision that secures a stipulated form of insurance on the life of the insured.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 258.003 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 258 / Section 258.003
§ 258.003. PROHIBITION OF MANDATORY OVERTIME.
Status: in_force

(a) A hospital may not require a nurse to work mandatory overtime, and a nurse may refuse to work mandatory overtime.

(b) This section does not prohibit a nurse from volunteering to work overtime.

(c) A hospital may not use on-call time as a substitute for mandatory overtime.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1501.102 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1501 / Section 1501.102
§ 1501.102. PREEXISTING CONDITION PROVISION.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "creditable coverage" has the meaning assigned by Section 1205.004 and includes coverage provided under:

(1) a political subdivision health benefits risk pool; and

(2) a short-term limited duration coverage plan.

(b) A preexisting condition provision in a small or large employer health benefit plan may apply only to coverage for a disease or condition for which medical advice, diagnosis, care, or treatment was recommended or received during the six months before the earlier of:

(1) the effective date of coverage; or

(2) the first day of the waiting period.

(c) A preexisting condition provision in a small or large employer health benefit plan may not apply to expenses incurred on or after the first anniversary of the initial effective date of coverage of the enrollee, including a late enrollee.

(d) A preexisting condition provision in a small or large employer health benefit plan may not apply to an individual who was continuously covered for an aggregate period of 12 months under creditable coverage that was in effect until a date not more than 63 days before the effective date of coverage under the plan, excluding any waiting period.

(e) In determining whether a preexisting condition provision applies to an individual covered by a small or large employer health benefit plan, the plan issuer shall credit the time the individual was covered under previous creditable coverage if the previous coverage was in effect at any time during the 12 months preceding the effective date of coverage under the plan. If the previous coverage was issued under a health benefit plan, any waiting period that applied before that coverage became effective must also be credited against the preexisting condition provision period.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3870.203 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3870 / Section 3870.203
§ 3870.203. BONDS FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

At the time of issuance, the total principal amount of bonds or other obligations issued or incurred to finance road projects and payable from ad valorem taxes may not exceed one-fourth of the assessed value of the real property in the district.
Tex. Property Code § 12.006 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 12 / Section 12.006
§ 12.006. GRANT FROM GOVERNMENT.
Status: in_force

A grant from this state or the United States that is executed and authenticated under the law in effect at the time the grant is made may be recorded without further acknowledgement or proof.
Tex. Local Government Code § 231.229 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 231 / Section 231.229
§ 231.229. ENFORCEMENT; PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioners court may adopt orders to enforce this subchapter or an order or development regulation adopted under this subchapter.

(b) A person commits an offense if the person violates this subchapter or an order or development regulation adopted under this subchapter. An offense under this subsection is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $500 or more than $1,000. Each day that a violation occurs constitutes a separate offense. Trial shall be in the justice court.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1068.159 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1068 / Section 1068.159
§ 1068.159. DEPOSITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall select at least one bank to serve as a depository for district money.

(b) District money, other than money invested as provided by Section 1068.160(b) and money transmitted to a bank for payment of bonds or obligations issued or assumed by the district, shall be deposited as received with the depository bank and must remain on deposit. This subsection does not limit the power of the board to place a part of district money on time deposit or to purchase certificates of deposit.

(c) The district may not deposit money with a bank in an amount that exceeds the maximum amount secured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation unless the bank first executes a bond or other security in an amount sufficient to secure from loss the district money that exceeds the amount secured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 8.306 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 8 / Section 8.306
§ 8.306. EFFECT OF GUARANTEEING SIGNATURE, INDORSEMENT, OR INSTRUCTION.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who guarantees a signature of an indorser of a security certificate warrants that at the time of signing:

(1) the signature was genuine;

(2) the signer was an appropriate person to indorse or, if the signature is by an agent, the agent had actual authority to act on behalf of the appropriate person; and

(3) the signer had legal capacity to sign.

(b) A person who guarantees a signature of the originator of an instruction warrants that at the time of signing:

(1) the signature was genuine;

(2) the signer was an appropriate person to originate the instruction or, if the signature is by an agent, the agent had actual authority to act on behalf of the appropriate person, if the person specified in the instruction as the registered owner was, in fact, the registered owner, as to which fact the signature guarantor does not make a warranty; and

(3) the signer had legal capacity to sign.

(c) A person who specially guarantees the signature of an originator of an instruction makes the warranties of a signature guarantor under Subsection (b) and also warrants that at the time the instruction is presented to the issuer:

(1) the person specified in the instruction as the registered owner of the uncertificated security will be the registered owner; and

(2) the transfer of the uncertificated security requested in the instruction will be registered by the issuer free from all liens, security interests, restrictions, and claims other than those specified in the instruction.

(d) A guarantor under Subsections (a) and (b) or a special guarantor under Subsection (c) does not otherwise warrant the rightfulness of the transfer.

(e) A person who guarantees an indorsement of a security certificate makes the warranties of a signature guarantor under Subsection (a) and also warrants the rightfulness of the transfer in all respects.

(f) A person who guarantees an instruction requesting the transfer of an uncertificated security makes the warranties of a special signature guarantor under Subsection (c) and also warrants the rightfulness of the transfer in all respects.

(g) An issuer may not require a special guaranty of signature, a guaranty of indorsement, or a guaranty of instruction as a condition to registration of transfer.

(h) The warranties under this section are made to a person taking or dealing with the security in reliance on the guaranty, and the guarantor is liable to the person for loss resulting from their breach. An indorser or originator of an instruction whose signature, indorsement, or instruction has been guaranteed is liable to a guarantor for any loss suffered by the guarantor as a result of breach of the warranties of the guarantor.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 161.013 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 161 / Section 161.013
§ 161.013. EXECUTIVE SECRETARY AND ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE SECRETARY.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall select an executive secretary and an assistant executive secretary, each of whom shall be nominated by the commissioner and approved by a majority of the board.

(b) The executive secretary and assistant executive secretary shall perform all duties required of them by the board.
Tex. Transportation Code § 370.171 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 370 / Section 370.171
§ 370.171. LEASE, SALE, OR CONVEYANCE OF TRANSPORTATION PROJECT.
Status: in_force

An authority may lease, sell, or convey in any other manner a transportation project to a governmental entity with the approval of the governing body of the governmental entity to which the project is transferred.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1701.307 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1701 / Section 1701.307
§ 1701.307. ISSUANCE OF OFFICER OR COUNTY JAILER LICENSE.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall issue an appropriate officer or county jailer license to a person who, as required by this chapter:

(1) submits an application;

(2) completes the required training;

(3) passes the required examination;

(4) is declared to be in satisfactory psychological and emotional health and free from drug dependency or illegal drug use; and

(5) demonstrates weapons proficiency.

(b) The commission may issue a permanent license to a person who meets the requirements of this chapter and the rules prescribed by the commission to serve as an officer.

(c) The commission may issue a temporary or permanent license to a person to serve as a county jailer.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 593.092 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 593 / Section 593.092
§ 593.092. DISCHARGE OF PERSON VOLUNTARILY ADMITTED TO RESIDENTIAL CARE FACILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided, a resident voluntarily admitted to a residential care facility under a law in force before January 1, 1978, shall be discharged not later than the 96th hour after the time the facility director receives written request from the person on whose application the resident was admitted, or on the resident's own request.

(b) The facility director may detain the resident for more than 96 hours in accordance with Section 593.030.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3876.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3876 / Section 3876.105
§ 3876.105. MEMBERSHIP IN CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS.
Status: in_force

The district may join and pay dues to a charitable or nonprofit organization that performs a service or provides an activity consistent with the furtherance of a district purpose.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1118.206 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1118 / Section 1118.206
§ 1118.206. MATURITY OF BONDS.
Status: in_force

District bonds must mature not later than 50 years after the date of issuance.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 74.09 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 74 / Section 74.09
§ 74.09. SALES TO DISTRIBUTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) In addition to the activities authorized by Section 74.01, the holder of a brewpub license may sell malt beverages produced under the license to the holder of a general or branch distributor's license.

(b) The holder of a brewpub license who sells malt beverages under Subsection (a) shall comply with the requirements of Section 102.51.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 3.505 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 3 / Section 3.505
§ 3.505. EVIDENCE OF DISHONOR.
Status: in_force

(a) The following are admissible as evidence and create a presumption of dishonor and of any notice of dishonor stated:

(1) a document regular in form as provided in Subsection (b) that purports to be a protest;

(2) a purported stamp or writing of the drawee, payor bank, or presenting bank on or accompanying the instrument stating that acceptance or payment has been refused unless reasons for the refusal are stated and the reasons are not consistent with dishonor;

(3) a book or record of the drawee, payor bank, or collecting bank that is kept in the usual course of business and that shows dishonor, even if there is no evidence of who made the entry.

(b) A protest is a certificate of dishonor made by a United States consul or vice consul, or a notary public or other person authorized to administer oaths by the law of the place where dishonor occurs. It may be made on information satisfactory to that person. The protest must identify the instrument and certify either that presentment has been made or, if not made, the reason why it was not made, and that the instrument has been dishonored by nonacceptance or nonpayment. The protest may also certify that notice of dishonor has been given to some or all parties.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3890.255 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3890 / Section 3890.255
§ 3890.255. ISSUANCE OF BONDS AND IMPOSITION OF TAXES FOR DEFINED AREA OR DESIGNATED PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

After the order under Section 3890.253 is adopted, the district may issue bonds to provide for any land, improvements, facilities, plants, equipment, and appliances for the defined area or designated property.
Tex. Transportation Code § 317.109 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 317 / Section 317.109
§ 317.109. REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF CONTRACTS RELATING TO REVENUE BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) If revenue bonds issued under this chapter state that they are secured in whole or in part by a pledge of the proceeds from a contract between the municipality and another person, a copy of the contract and of the proceedings authorizing the contract must be submitted to the attorney general with the bond record.

(b) The approval by the attorney general of the bonds is approval of the contract.

(c) After approval, the contract is incontestable except for forgery or fraud.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8296.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8296 / Section 8296.004
§ 8296.004. DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is composed of the territory described by Section 4, Chapter 703, Acts of the 62nd Legislature, Regular Session, 1971 (Article 8280-587, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), as that territory may have been modified under:

(1) Subchapter H, Chapter 54, Water Code;

(2) Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code; or

(3) other law.

(b) The boundaries and field notes of the district form a closure. A mistake in the field notes or in copying the field notes in the legislative process does not affect:

(1) the district's organization, existence, and validity;

(2) the district's right to issue any type of bond for a purpose for which the district is created or to pay the principal of and interest on the bond;

(3) the district's right to impose a tax; or

(4) the legality or operation of the district or its governing body.