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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 4017.0603 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 4017 / Section 4017.0603
§ 4017.0603. SALES AND USE TAX RATE.
Status: in_force

(a) After the date the results are declared of an election held under Section 4017.0602 at which the voters authorized imposition of a tax, the board shall provide by resolution or order the initial rate of the tax, which must be in one or more increments of one-eighth of one percent.

(b) After the authorization of a tax under Section 4017.0602, the board may increase or decrease the rate of the tax by one or more increments of one-eighth of one percent.

(c) The board may not decrease the rate of the tax if the decrease would impair the repayment of any outstanding debt or obligation payable from the tax.

(d) The initial rate of the tax or any rate resulting from subsequent increases or decreases may not exceed the lesser of:

(1) the maximum rate authorized at the election held under Section 4017.0602; or

(2) a rate that, when added to the rates of all sales and use taxes imposed by other political subdivisions with territory in the district, would result in the maximum combined rate prescribed by Section 321.101(f), Tax Code, at any location in the district.

(e) In determining whether the combined sales and use tax rate under Subsection (d)(2) would exceed the maximum combined rate prescribed by Section 321.101(f), Tax Code, at any location in the district, the board shall include:

(1) any sales and use tax imposed by a political subdivision whose territory overlaps all or part of the district;

(2) any sales and use tax to be imposed by the city or the county as a result of an election held on the same date as the election held under Section 4017.0602; and

(3) any increase to an existing sales and use tax imposed by the city or the county as a result of an election held on the same date as the election held under Section 4017.0602.

(f) If the district adopts a sales and use tax authorized at an election held under Section 4017.0602 and subsequently includes new territory in the district, the district:

(1) is not required to hold another election to approve the imposition of the sales and use tax in the included territory; and

(2) shall impose the sales and use tax in the included territory as provided by Chapter 321, Tax Code.

(g) If the district adopts a sales and use tax authorized at an election held under Section 4017.0602 and subsequently excludes territory from the district, the sales and use tax is inapplicable to the excluded territory, as provided by Chapter 321, Tax Code, but is applicable to the territory remaining in the district.
Tex. Education Code § 12.065 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 12 / Section 12.065
§ 12.065. ADMISSION.
Status: in_force

(a) Eligibility criteria for admission of students to the campus or program for which a charter is granted under this subchapter must give priority on the basis of geographic and residency considerations. After priority is given on those bases, secondary consideration may be given to a student's age, grade level, or academic credentials in general or in a specific area, as necessary for the type of program offered.

(b) The campus or program may require an applicant to submit an application not later than a reasonable deadline the campus or program establishes.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1367.101 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1367 / Section 1367.101
§ 1367.101. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER.
Status: in_force

(a) This subchapter applies only to a health benefit plan that:

(1) provides benefits for medical or surgical expenses incurred as a result of a health condition, accident, or sickness, including an individual, group, blanket, or franchise insurance policy or insurance agreement, a group hospital service contract, or an individual or group evidence of coverage that is offered by:

(A) an insurance company;

(B) a group hospital service corporation operating under Chapter 842;

(C) a fraternal benefit society operating under Chapter 885;

(D) a stipulated premium company operating under Chapter 884;

(E) a health maintenance organization operating under Chapter 843; or

(F) a multiple employer welfare arrangement subject to regulation under Chapter 846;

(2) is offered by an approved nonprofit health corporation that holds a certificate of authority under Chapter 844; or

(3) provides health and accident coverage through a risk pool created under Chapter 172, Local Government Code, notwithstanding Section 172.014, Local Government Code, or any other law.

(b) This subchapter applies to a health benefit plan described by Subsection (a) that provides coverage to a resident of this state, regardless of whether the plan issuer is located in or outside this state.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2311.0302 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2311 / Section 2311.0302
§ 2311.0302. REQUIRED REGISTRATION.
Status: in_force

(a) Unless electric vehicle supply equipment is exempt from the application of this chapter by commission rule, an electric vehicle supply provider shall register each charging unit of electric vehicle supply equipment operated by the provider with the department before the electric vehicle supply equipment is made available for use on a digital network for a commercial transaction.

(b) The department shall issue a registration to each applicant that meets the requirements of this chapter and submits an application that meets the requirements of this section. An application for electric vehicle supply equipment registration must:

(1) be submitted to the department in a manner prescribed by the department;

(2) be accompanied by any other document or form required by the department;

(3) include any fee required under Section 2311.0202; and

(4) include documentation of compliance with Section 2311.0303, as prescribed by commission rule.
Tex. Labor Code § 51.0352 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 51 / Section 51.0352
§ 51.0352. PAYMENT REQUIRED IF HEARING NOT REQUESTED.
Status: in_force

A person that does not request a hearing within the period prescribed by Section 51.035 to appeal a preliminary determination order shall pay the penalty amount ordered to the commission not later than the 21st day after the date the commission mails notice of the order.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 85.241 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 85 / Section 85.241
§ 85.241. SUITS BY INTERESTED PERSONS.
Status: in_force

Any interested person who is affected by the conservation laws of this state or orders of the commission relating to oil or gas and the waste of oil or gas, and who is dissatisfied with any of these laws or orders, may file suit against the commission or its members in a court of competent jurisdiction in Travis County to test the validity of the law or order.
Tex. Education Code § 37.019 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 37 / Section 37.019
§ 37.019. EMERGENCY PLACEMENT OR EXPULSION.
Status: in_force

(a) This subchapter does not prevent the principal or the principal's designee from ordering the immediate placement of a student in a disciplinary alternative education program if the principal or the principal's designee reasonably believes the student's behavior is so unruly, disruptive, or abusive that it seriously interferes with a teacher's ability to communicate effectively with the students in a class, with the ability of the student's classmates to learn, or with the operation of school or a school-sponsored activity.

(b) This subchapter does not prevent the principal or the principal's designee from ordering the immediate expulsion of a student if the principal or the principal's designee reasonably believes that action is necessary to protect persons or property from imminent harm.

(b-1) The principal or principal's designee may order the emergency placement or expulsion of a student under this section based on a single incident of behavior by the student.

(c) At the time of an emergency placement or expulsion, the student shall be given oral notice of the reason for the action. The reason must be a reason for which placement in a disciplinary alternative education program or expulsion may be made on a nonemergency basis. Within a reasonable time after the emergency placement or expulsion, but not later than the 10th day after the date of the placement or expulsion, the student shall be accorded the appropriate due process as required under Section 37.009. If the student subject to the emergency placement or expulsion is a student with disabilities who receives special education services, the emergency placement or expulsion is subject to federal law and regulations and must be consistent with the consequences that would apply under this subchapter to a student without a disability.

(d) A principal or principal's designee is not liable in civil damages for an emergency placement under this section.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2309.003 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2309 / Section 2309.003
§ 2309.003. APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER TO METAL RECYCLERS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), this chapter does not apply to a transaction to which a metal recycler is a party.

(b) This chapter applies to a transaction in which a motor vehicle:

(1) is sold, transferred, released, or delivered to a metal recycler as a source of used automotive parts; and

(2) is used as a source of used automotive parts.
Tex. Occupations Code § 603.404 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 603 / Section 603.404
§ 603.404. SANCTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The medical board by rule shall adopt a broad schedule of sanctions for a violation of this chapter.

(b) The State Office of Administrative Hearings shall use the schedule of sanctions for a sanction imposed as the result of a hearing conducted by that office.
Tex. Water Code § 15.612 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 15 / Section 15.612
§ 15.612. APPLICATION BY ELIGIBLE LENDING INSTITUTIONS TO PARTICIPATE IN LINKED DEPOSIT PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

To participate in the nonpoint source pollution control linked deposit program, an eligible lending institution must:

(1) solicit loan applications, which must contain a description of a proposed nonpoint source pollution control project;

(2) review applications to determine if applicants are eligible and creditworthy; and

(3) submit the applications of eligible and creditworthy applicants to the executive administrator with a certification:

(A) of the interest rate applicable to each applicant by the eligible lending institution; and

(B) of the proposed project by the appropriate person as required by Section 15.613.
Tex. Water Code § 56.123 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 56 / Section 56.123
§ 56.123. CHANGE IN PLANS WITHOUT ADDITIONAL EXPENDITURES.
Status: in_force

(a) After the board authorizes bonds to be issued, the board may make changes in the district or its improvements which will be an advantage to the district but which will not increase the cost of the proposed work beyond the amount of bonds authorized.

(b) The board may make the changes by entering on their minutes a notation of the changes, with the district maps and profiles showing the changes. Notice of the changes shall be given by publishing the notation with the book and page number of the minutes for two consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation published in the English language in the county in which the district is located.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8893.0102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8893 / Section 8893.0102
§ 8893.0102. ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES.
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, the administrative and procedural provisions of Chapter 36, Water Code, apply to the district.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 161.752 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 161 / Section 161.752
§ 161.752. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Health care provider" has the meaning assigned by Section 34.001.

(2) "Perinatal palliative care" means the provision of comprehensive, supportive care to reduce the suffering of a woman who is pregnant or delivers a child, her unborn child or infant, and her family, from diagnosis of the unborn child's life-threatening or life-limiting illness or medical condition through the duration of the perinatal period and possible death as a result of the illness or condition. The care may be provided concurrently with methods of treatment or therapies that seek to cure or minimize the effects of the illness or condition. The term:

(A) includes medical, social, and mental health care, including counseling regarding treatment options, education, informed consent, and expression of desires, and health care provided by maternal-fetal medical specialists, obstetricians, neonatologists, anesthesia specialists, specialty nurses, clergy, social workers, and other individuals focused on alleviating fear and pain and ensuring the woman, her unborn child or infant, and her family experience a supportive environment; and

(B) does not include an act or omission intended to cause or hasten an unborn child's death.

(3) "Perinatal period" means the period beginning at conception and ending on an infant's first birthday.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1358.056 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1358 / Section 1358.056
§ 1358.056. COVERAGE FOR NEW OR IMPROVED EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES.
Status: in_force

A health benefit plan must provide coverage for new or improved diabetes equipment or supplies, including improved insulin or another prescription drug, approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration if the equipment or supplies are determined by a physician or other health care practitioner to be medically necessary and appropriate.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 155.003 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 155 / Section 155.003
§ 155.003. ATTORNEY TO SERVE AS MEDIATOR.
Status: in_force

Any attorney currently licensed in the state may serve as mediator during the settlement weeks under such terms and conditions and with such training as may be determined by the administrative judge of the judicial district. Any such attorney so appointed by the court must meet the qualifications and will be governed by the rules of conduct set forth in Sections 154.052 and 154.053. Any attorney so requested by the administrative judge of the judicial district shall serve as a mediator during the settlement weeks.
Tex. Transportation Code § 441.014 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 441 / Section 441.014
§ 441.014. REVIEW OF PRELIMINARY PLAN.
Status: in_force

(a) Not later than the 120th day and not earlier than the 90th day after the date a preliminary plan is submitted under Section 441.013, the governmental entity shall determine whether:

(1) the plan meets the governmental entity's requirements; and

(2) to approve the plan and accept the conveyance of the road facilities as provided by this chapter.

(b) The governmental entity shall consult with the person submitting the plan and, with that person's agreement, make changes necessary to make the plan comply with the governmental entity's requirements. The governmental entity's requirements may include specific designations of the characters of title to be required on conveyance.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 22.076 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 22 / Section 22.076
§ 22.076. DISPOSITION OF FUNDS.
Status: in_force

Money received from the sale of timber cut from the park shall be placed in the state treasury to the credit of the state parks account.
Tex. Occupations Code § 507.160 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 507 / Section 507.160
§ 507.160. ANNUAL REGISTRY.
Status: in_force

(a) The executive council shall annually prepare a registry of all license holders.

(b) The executive council shall make the registry available to the public, license holders, and other state agencies.

(c) The executive council may not include the home address of a license holder in a registry the executive council publishes on the executive council's Internet website unless the person requests that the person's home address appear in the registry on the website. A request under this subsection must be made in the manner prescribed by the executive council.

(d) The home address of a license holder that is included in a registry the executive council prepares under this section is public information and is not excepted from required disclosure under Chapter 552, Government Code.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1251.113 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1251 / Section 1251.113
§ 1251.113. PROMPT PAYMENT OF BENEFITS REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

A group accident and health insurance policy must provide that:

(1) all benefits payable under the policy, other than benefits for loss of time, must be paid not later than the 60th day after the date the proof of loss is received; and

(2) subject to written proof of loss, all accrued benefits payable under the policy for loss of time must be paid at least monthly during the period for which the insurer is liable, and that any balance remaining unpaid at the end of that period must be paid as soon as possible after the proof of loss is received.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8240.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8240 / Section 8240.103
§ 8240.103. DIVISION OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may be divided into two new districts only if the district:

(1) has no outstanding bonded debt; and

(2) is not imposing ad valorem taxes.

(b) The division procedure is prescribed by Sections 53.030 through 53.041, Water Code.

(c) Any new district created by the division of the district has all the powers and duties of the district.

(d) Any new district created by the division of the district may not, at the time the new district is created, contain any land outside the area described by Section 2 of the Act creating this chapter.
Tex. Occupations Code § 402.453 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 402 / Section 402.453
§ 402.453. TREATMENT OF EAR DEFECTS; ADMINISTRATION OF DRUGS.
Status: in_force

(a) A license holder may not treat the ear in any manner for any defect or administer any drug or physical treatment unless the license holder is a physician licensed to practice by the Texas Medical Board.

(b) This chapter does not affect a law regulating the practice of medicine as defined by Subtitle B.
Tex. Transportation Code § 201.117 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 201 / Section 201.117
§ 201.117. ADVISORY COMMITTEES.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission may establish, as it considers necessary, advisory committees on any of the matters under its jurisdiction.

(b) The commission shall determine the purpose, duties, and membership of each advisory committee.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 85.055 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 85 / Section 85.055
§ 85.055. ALLOWABLE PRODUCTION OF GAS.
Status: in_force

(a) If, on written complaint by an affected party or on its own initiative and after notice and an opportunity for a hearing, the commission finds that full production from wells producing gas only from a common source of supply of gas in this state is in excess of the reasonable market demand, the commission shall inquire into the production and reasonable market demand for the gas and shall determine the allowable production from the common source of supply.

(b) The allowable production from a prorated common source of supply is that portion of the reasonable market demand that can be produced without waste.

(c) The commission shall allocate, distribute, or apportion the allowable production from the prorated common source of supply among the various producers on a reasonable basis and shall limit the production of each producer to the amount allocated or apportioned to the producer.

(d) When, as provided in Subsection (b) of Section 85.046 or Subsection (b) of Section 86.012 of this code, as amended, the commission has permitted production by commingling oil or gas or oil and gas from multiple stratigraphic or lenticular accumulations of oil or gas or oil and gas, the commission may allocate, distribute, or apportion the production of such commingled separate multiple stratigraphic or lenticular accumulations of oil or gas or oil and gas as if they were a single common source of supply; provided, however, that:

(i) such commingling shall not cause the allocation of allowable production from a well producing from any separate accumulation or accumulations to be less than that which would result from the commission applying the provisions of Section 86.095 of this code to such accumulation or accumulations; and

(ii) the allocation of the allowable for such commingled production shall be based on not less than two factors which the Railroad Commission shall take into account as directed by Section 86.089 of this code.
Tex. Local Government Code § 281.077 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 281 / Section 281.077
§ 281.077. REFUND OF BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) By resolutions adopted by the board, an authority may issue bonds to refund all or any outstanding bonds, including matured but unpaid interest coupons. Refunding bonds may mature serially or in any other manner. The bonds may not mature later than 40 years after the date of the bonds. The bonds shall bear interest at a rate that does not exceed the maximum interest rate authorized by Chapter 1204, Government Code.

(b) Refunding bonds may be sold in accordance with Subsection (c) or they may be made payable from the same source as the bonds being refunded or from any additional source. The bonds must be approved by the attorney general in the same manner as original bonds and must be registered by the comptroller of public accounts on the surrender and cancellation of the bonds to be refunded.

(c) The resolution authorizing the issuance of refunding bonds may provide that the bonds be sold and the proceeds deposited where the underlying bonds are payable. If the amount deposited is sufficient to pay the interest and principal on the underlying bonds to their maturity dates, or to their option dates if the bonds have been called for payment before maturity, the authority may issue the refunding bonds before the cancellation of the bonds being refunded, and the comptroller of public accounts shall register the bonds without the surrender and cancellation of the underlying bonds.

(d) Refunding may be accomplished in one or more installment deliveries. Refunding bonds and the appurtenant interest coupons are investment securities under Chapter 8, Business & Commerce Code, and must be issued as provided in this chapter.

(e) In lieu of the method set forth in this section, an authority may refund bonds as provided by general law.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 76.006 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 76 / Section 76.006
§ 76.006. PESTICIDE EXAMINATION AND TESTING.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may contract with a state college or university, state agency, or commercial laboratory for examination of a pesticide. The department shall let contracts with commercial laboratories under this subsection on the basis of competitive bidding.

(b) The department may make or provide for sample tests of a pesticide on request and may charge and collect a fee for the tests in an amount necessary to cover expenses incurred in making or providing for the tests.
Tex. Government Code § 441.200 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 441 / Section 441.200
§ 441.200. AUDIT.
Status: in_force

The state auditor may report on a state agency's compliance with this subchapter and rules adopted under this subchapter.
Tex. Estates Code § 1023.0071 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1023 / Section 1023.0071
§ 1023.0071. TRANSFER FEE.
Status: in_force

(a) The fee for filing a guardianship case transferred from another county under this chapter in which the guardian has previously been appointed and qualified in accordance with this title is $80 payable to the clerk of the court to which the case is transferred. No portion of this fee may be sent to the state.

(b) A party may not be assessed any other filing fee by the clerk of the court to which the guardianship is transferred in connection with the filing and docketing of the transferred case.

(c) To the extent that this section conflicts with another state statute, the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure, or other rules, this section prevails.