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Tex. Insurance Code § 1579.106 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1579 / Section 1579.106
§ 1579.106. PRIOR AUTHORIZATION FOR CERTAIN DRUGS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "drug formulary" means a list of drugs preferred for use and eligible for coverage by a health coverage plan.

(b) A health coverage plan provided under this chapter that uses a drug formulary in providing a prescription drug benefit must require prior authorization for coverage of the following categories of prescribed drugs if the specific drug prescribed is not included in the formulary:

(1) a gastrointestinal drug;

(2) a cholesterol-lowering drug;

(3) an anti-inflammatory drug;

(4) an antihistamine drug; and

(5) an antidepressant drug.

(c) Every 12 months the trustee shall submit to the comptroller and the Legislative Budget Board a report regarding any cost savings achieved in the program through implementation of the prior authorization requirement of this section. The report must cover the previous 12-month period.

(d) In the report under Subsection (c), the trustee:

(1) may include any cost savings achieved in the program for coverage of prescribed drugs that are not included in the categories listed in Subsection (b) for which prior authorization is required by a health coverage plan provided under this chapter; and

(2) considering cost and medical necessity, shall identify any categories of prescribed drugs in addition to the categories listed in Subsection (b) for which requiring prior authorization could achieve cost savings.
Tex. Transportation Code § 622.015 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 622 / Section 622.015
§ 622.015. LOCAL SURETY BOND.
Status: in_force

The governing body of a county or municipality may require the owner of a ready-mixed concrete truck to file a surety bond in an amount not to exceed $15,000 and conditioned that the owner of the truck will pay to the county or municipality any damage to a highway caused by the operation of the truck with a tandem axle weight that is heavier than 34,000 pounds.
Tex. Labor Code § 203.257 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 203 / Section 203.257
§ 203.257. BOND PAYMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) Revenues received from the unemployment obligation assessment may be applied only as provided by this subchapter.

(b) The commission may pay bond obligations with other legally available funds.

(c) Bond obligations are payable only from sources provided for payment in this subchapter.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 45.0001 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 45 / Section 45.0001
§ 45.0001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Game bird" has the meaning assigned by Section 64.001 and includes "migratory game birds."

(2) "Migratory game bird" has the meaning assigned by Section 64.021.
Tex. Water Code § 5.507 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 5 / Section 5.507
§ 5.507. EMERGENCY ORDER FOR OPERATION OF UTILITY THAT DISCONTINUES OPERATION OR IS REFERRED FOR APPOINTMENT OF RECEIVER.
Status: in_force

The commission may issue an emergency order appointing a willing person to temporarily manage and operate a utility under Section 13.4132. Notice of the action is adequate if the notice is mailed or hand delivered to the last known address of the utility's headquarters.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 26.01 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 26 / Section 26.01
§ 26.01. AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The holder of a wine and malt beverage retailer's off-premise permit may sell for off-premises consumption only, in unbroken original containers, but not for resale, wine and malt beverages containing alcohol in excess of one-half of one percent by volume but not more than 17 percent by volume.

(b) The holder of a wine and malt beverage retailer's off-premise permit may conduct free product samplings of wine and malt beverages containing alcohol in excess of one-half of one percent by volume but not more than 17 percent by volume on the permit holder's premises during regular business hours as provided by Section 26.08.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 439.017 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 439 / Section 439.017
§ 439.017. RESTRICTIONS ON MANUFACTURE, DISTRIBUTION, AND SALE; CRIMINAL PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person manufactures, distributes, or sells a dimethyl sulfoxide formulation that is not sterile and pyrogen-free unless the substance is packaged in a container with a label that includes:

(1) information about the concentration of the dimethyl sulfoxide; and

(2) the following statement: "Avoid contact with your skin. This dimethyl sulfoxide is not sterile and pyrogen-free DMSO approved for human use. It may contain harmful impurities that can be absorbed through the skin. Dimethyl sulfoxide is a potent solvent that may have adverse effects on fabrics, plastics, and other materials."

(b) An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor.
Tex. Family Code § 157.3271 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 157 / Section 157.3271
§ 157.3271. LEVY ON FINANCIAL INSTITUTION ACCOUNT OF DECEASED OBLIGOR.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to Subsection (b), the Title IV-D agency may, not earlier than the 90th day after the date of death of an obligor in a Title IV-D case, deliver a notice of levy to a financial institution in which the obligor was the sole owner of an account, regardless of whether the Title IV-D agency has issued a child support lien notice regarding the account.

(b) The Title IV-D agency may not deliver a notice of levy under this section if probate proceedings relating to the obligor's estate have commenced.

(c) The notice of levy must:

(1) identify the amount of child support arrearages determined by the Title IV-D agency to be owing and unpaid by the obligor on the date of the obligor's death; and

(2) direct the financial institution to pay to the Title IV-D agency, not earlier than the 45th day or later than the 60th day after the date of delivery of the notice, an amount from the assets of the obligor or from funds due to the obligor that are held or controlled by the institution, not to exceed the amount of the child support arrearages identified in the notice.

(d) Not later than the 35th day after the date of delivery of the notice, the financial institution must notify any other person asserting a claim against the account that:

(1) the account has been levied on for child support arrearages in the amount shown on the notice of levy; and

(2) the person may contest the levy by filing suit and requesting a court hearing in the same manner that a person may challenge a child support lien under Section 157.323.

(e) A person who contests a levy under this section, as authorized by Subsection (d)(2), may bring the suit in:

(1) the district court of the county in which the property is located or in which the obligor resided; or

(2) the court of continuing jurisdiction.

(f) The notice of levy may be delivered to a financial institution as provided by Section 59.008, Finance Code, if the institution is subject to that law or may be delivered to the registered agent, the institution's main business office in this state, or another address provided by the institution under Section 231.307.

(g) A financial institution may deduct its fees and costs, including any costs for complying with this section, from the deceased obligor's assets before paying the appropriate amount to the Title IV-D agency.
Tex. Local Government Code § 373A.110 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 373A / Section 373A.110
§ 373A.110. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER TO TRUST OPERATED BY HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION.
Status: in_force

Sections 373A.102, 373A.104, 373A.105(b), and 373A.106 do not apply to a trust operated in the district by a housing finance corporation established under Chapter 394.
Tex. Family Code § 264.161 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 264 / Section 264.161
§ 264.161. STATUTORY DUTIES ASSUMED BY CONTRACTOR.
Status: in_force

Except as provided by Section 264.163, a single source continuum contractor providing foster care services and services for relative and kinship caregivers in a catchment area must, either directly or through subcontractors, assume the statutory duties of the department in connection with the delivery of foster care services and services for relative and kinship caregivers in that catchment area.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1046.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1046 / Section 1046.051
§ 1046.051. BOARD ELECTION; TERM.
Status: in_force

(a) The board consists of nine directors elected from the district by position as follows:

(1) two directors from each commissioners precinct; and

(2) one director from the district at large.

(b) To be elected, a candidate must receive a majority of the votes cast in the election for that position.

(c) The board shall declare the results of a district election.

(d) Unless different terms are established under Section 1046.054, directors serve staggered two-year terms as follows:

(1) directors elected to even-numbered positions are elected in even-numbered years; and

(2) directors elected to odd-numbered positions and the director elected at large are elected in odd-numbered years.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 502.018 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 502 / Section 502.018
§ 502.018. STANDARD FOR PHYSICIAN TREATMENT.
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this chapter, the requirements in the OSHA standard for physicians treating employees (29 CFR Section 1910.1200(i)) apply to physicians treating persons.
Tex. Labor Code § 306.002 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 306 / Section 306.002
§ 306.002. PROJECT RIO.
Status: in_force

The project for reintegration of offenders is a statewide employment referral program designed to reintegrate into the labor force persons sentenced to the correctional institutions division or committed to the Texas Juvenile Justice Department.
Tex. Local Government Code § 174.004 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 174 / Section 174.004
§ 174.004. LIBERAL CONSTRUCTION.
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be liberally construed.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1651.004 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1651 / Section 1651.004
§ 1651.004. RULES.
Status: in_force

(a) In addition to other rules required or authorized by this chapter, the department may adopt reasonable rules that are necessary and proper to carry out this chapter.

(b) Rules adopted under this section must include requirements no less favorable than the minimum standards for long-term care benefit plans adopted in any model laws or regulations relating to minimum standards for benefits for long-term care benefit plans and in accordance with all applicable federal law.
Tex. Transportation Code § 8.005 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 8 / Section 8.005
§ 8.005. EFFECT ON DECLARATION OF MARTIAL LAW.
Status: in_force

(a) A declaration of martial law is not required for the implementation of this chapter.

(b) This chapter does not limit the authority of the governor to declare martial law and call forth the militia to execute the law.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 9.004 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 9 / Section 9.004
§ 9.004. REGISTRATION PROCEDURE.
Status: in_force

(a) A foreign filing entity registers by filing an application for registration as provided by Chapter 4.

(b) The application must state:

(1) the entity's name and, if that name would not comply with Chapter 5, a name that complies with Chapter 5 under which the entity will transact business in this state;

(2) the entity's type;

(3) the entity's jurisdiction of formation;

(4) the date of the entity's formation;

(5) that the entity exists as a valid foreign filing entity of the stated type under the laws of the entity's jurisdiction of formation;

(6) for a foreign entity other than a foreign limited partnership:

(A) each business or activity that the entity proposes to pursue in this state, which may be stated to be any lawful business or activity under the law of this state; and

(B) that the entity is authorized to pursue the same business or activity under the laws of the entity's jurisdiction of formation;

(7) the date the foreign entity began or will begin to transact business in this state;

(8) the address of the principal office of the foreign filing entity;

(9) the address of the initial registered office and the name and the address of the initial registered agent for service of process that Chapter 5 requires to be maintained;

(10) the name and address of each of the entity's governing persons; and

(11) that the secretary of state is appointed the agent of the foreign filing entity for service of process under the circumstances provided by Section 5.251.

(c) A foreign filing entity may register regardless of any differences between the law of the entity's jurisdiction of formation and of this state applicable to the governing of the internal affairs or to the liability of an owner, member, or managerial official.
Tex. Government Code § 2257.042 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2257 / Section 2257.042
§ 2257.042. DEPOSIT OF SECURITIES WITH PERMITTED INSTITUTION.
Status: in_force

(a) A custodian may deposit with a permitted institution an investment security the custodian holds under Section 2257.041.

(b) If a deposit is made under Subsection (a):

(1) the permitted institution shall hold the investment security to secure funds the public entity deposits in the depository that pledges the investment security;

(2) the trust receipt the custodian issues under Section 2257.045 shall show that the custodian has deposited the security in a permitted institution; and

(3) the permitted institution, on receipt of the investment security, shall immediately issue to the custodian an advice of transaction or other document that is evidence that the custodian deposited the security in the permitted institution.
Tex. Local Government Code § 233.0615 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 233 / Section 233.0615
§ 233.0615. DEFINITIONS; SUBSTANTIAL IMPROVEMENT; CONSTRUCTION.
Status: in_force

(a) In this subchapter:

(1) "Building" includes an establishment or multifamily dwelling.

(2) "Substantial improvement" means:

(A) the repair, restoration, reconstruction, improvement, or remodeling of a building for which the cost exceeds 50 percent of the building's value according to the certified tax appraisal roll for the county for the year preceding the year in which the work was begun; or

(B) a change in occupancy classification involving a change in the purpose or level of activity in a building, including the renovation of a warehouse into a loft apartment.

(b) For purposes of this subchapter, substantial improvement begins on the date that the repair, restoration, reconstruction, improvement, or remodeling or the change in occupancy classification begins or on the date materials are first delivered for that purpose.

(c) For purposes of this subchapter, construction begins on the date that ground is broken for a building, or if no ground is broken, on the date that:

(1) the first materials are added to the original property;

(2) foundation pilings are installed on the original property; or

(3) a manufactured building or relocated structure is placed on a foundation on the original property.
Tex. Government Code § 2257.003 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2257 / Section 2257.003
§ 2257.003. CHAPTER NOT APPLICABLE TO DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLANS.
Status: in_force

This chapter does not apply to funds that a public entity maintains or administers under a deferred compensation plan, the federal income tax treatment of which is governed by Section 401(k) or 457 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. Sections 401(k) and 457).
Tex. Transportation Code § 370.034 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 370 / Section 370.034
§ 370.034. ESTABLISHMENT OF TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS.
Status: in_force

(a) If an authority determines that the traffic needs of the counties in which it operates and the traffic needs of the surrounding region could be most efficiently and economically met by jointly operating two or more transportation projects as one operational and financial enterprise, it may create a system made up of those transportation projects. An authority may create more than one system and may combine two or more systems into one system. An authority may finance, acquire, construct, and operate additional transportation projects as additions to or expansions of a system if the authority determines that the transportation project could most efficiently and economically be acquired or constructed if it were a part of the system and that the addition will benefit the system.

(b) The revenue of a system shall be accounted for separately and may not be commingled with the revenue of a transportation project that is not a part of the system or with the revenue of another system.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3817.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3817 / Section 3817.101
§ 3817.101. EXERCISE OF POWERS OF DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION.
Status: in_force

The district may exercise the powers of a corporation created under Chapter 505, Local Government Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8814.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8814 / Section 8814.003
§ 8814.003. LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS.
Status: in_force

The legislature finds that:

(1) the organization of the district is feasible and practicable;

(2) the land to be included in and the residents of the district will benefit from the creation of the district;

(3) there is a public necessity for the district; and

(4) the creation of the district will further the public welfare.
Tex. Government Code § 2005.006 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2005 / Section 2005.006
§ 2005.006. COMPLAINT PROCEDURE.
Status: in_force

(a) A state agency subject to this subchapter shall establish by rule a complaint procedure through which a permit applicant can:

(1) complain directly to the chief administrator of the agency if the agency exceeds the established period for processing permits; and

(2) request a timely resolution of any dispute arising from the delay.

(b) The rules must provide for the reimbursement of all filing fees paid by the applicant for a permit application if the chief administrator of the state agency determines that:

(1) the agency exceeded the established period for permit processing; and

(2) the agency did not establish good cause for exceeding the established period.

(c) The state agency shall include information about the complaint procedure in permit application forms issued by the agency.
Tex. Utilities Code § 12.252 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 12 / Section 12.252
§ 12.252. COMMISSION AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

The commission, after notice and hearing, may require each utility subject to regulation under this title to make an effort to overcome the underuse of historically underutilized businesses.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 1.202 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 1 / Section 1.202
§ 1.202. NOTICE; KNOWLEDGE.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to Subsection (f), a person has "notice" of a fact if the person:

(1) has actual knowledge of it;

(2) has received a notice or notification of it; or

(3) from all the facts and circumstances known to the person at the time in question, has reason to know that it exists.

(b) "Knowledge" means actual knowledge. "Knows" has a corresponding meaning.

(c) "Discover," "learn," or words of similar import refer to knowledge rather than to reason to know.

(d) A person "notifies" or "gives" a notice or notification to another person by taking such steps as may be reasonably required to inform the other person in ordinary course, whether or not the other person actually comes to know of it.

(e) Subject to Subsection (f), a person "receives" a notice or notification when:

(1) it comes to that person's attention; or

(2) it is duly delivered in a form reasonable under the circumstances at the place of business through which the contract was made or at another location held out by that person as the place for receipt of such communications.

(f) Notice, knowledge, or a notice or notification received by an organization is effective for a particular transaction from the time it is brought to the attention of the individual conducting that transaction and, in any event, from the time it would have been brought to the individual's attention if the organization had exercised due diligence. An organization exercises due diligence if it maintains reasonable routines for communicating significant information to the person conducting the transaction and there is reasonable compliance with the routines. Due diligence does not require an individual acting for the organization to communicate information unless the communication is part of the individual's regular duties or the individual has reason to know of the transaction and that the transaction would be materially affected by the information.
Tex. Occupations Code § 203.357 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 203 / Section 203.357
§ 203.357. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may require information in addition to that required by Section 203.253 if it determines the additional information is necessary and appropriate to ascertain the nature and extent of midwifery in this state. The department may not require information regarding any act that is prohibited under this chapter.

(b) The department shall prescribe forms for the additional information and shall distribute those forms directly to each midwife. Each midwife must complete and return the forms to the department as requested.

(c) Information received under this section may not be made public in a manner that discloses the identity of any person to whom the information relates. The information is not public information as defined by Chapter 552, Government Code.
Tex. Local Government Code § 505.2566 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 505 / Section 505.2566
§ 505.2566. ELECTION TO REDUCE OR INCREASE TAX RATE.
Status: in_force

(a) An authorizing municipality that has imposed a sales and use tax under this chapter may, in the same manner and by the same procedure as the municipality imposed the tax, reduce or increase the tax rate by a majority of the voters of the municipality voting at an election held for that purpose.

(b) On petition of 10 percent or more of the registered voters of the authorizing municipality requesting an election to reduce or increase the tax rate under this chapter, the governing body of the municipality shall order an election on the issue.

(c) The tax rate may be reduced or increased to any rate that is an increment of one-eighth of one percent, that the authorizing municipality determines is appropriate, and that would not result in a combined rate that exceeds the maximum combined rate prescribed by Section 505.256(a).