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Tex. Insurance Code § 1576.011 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1576 / Section 1576.011
§ 1576.011. INVESTMENT OF FUND.
Status: in_force

The trustee may invest the group long-term care insurance program fund in the manner provided by Section 67(a)(3), Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Education Code § 130.037 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 130 / Section 130.037
§ 130.037. CALLING ELECTION; SUBMISSION OF QUESTIONS.
Status: in_force

If the coordinating board approves the establishment of the junior college district, it shall then be the duty of the commissioners court or courts to enter an order for an election to be held in the proposed territory at the next authorized election date as provided in Article 2.01b of the Election Code, to determine whether or not such junior college district be created and formed and to submit the questions of issuing bonds and levying bond taxes, and levying maintenance taxes, in the event the district is created. The order shall contain a description of the metes and bounds of the junior college district to be formed and fix the date of the election.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 113.0001 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 113 / Section 113.0001
§ 113.0001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Agreement" means the terms and conditions applicable to an owner and driver that govern the use of a shared vehicle through a peer-to-peer car sharing program. The term does not include a rental agreement as defined by Section 91.001.

(2) "Car sharing period" means the period of time beginning with the delivery period or, if there is no delivery period, the start time and ending at the termination time.

(3) "Delivery period" means the period of time during which a shared vehicle is being delivered to the location of the start time, if applicable, under the agreement.

(4) "Driver" means an individual who has been authorized to drive the shared vehicle by the vehicle's owner under an agreement.

(5) "Owner" means the registered owner, or a person or entity designated by the registered owner, of a vehicle made available for sharing to drivers through a peer-to-peer car sharing program.

(6) "Peer-to-peer car sharing" means the authorized use of a vehicle by an individual other than the vehicle's owner through a peer-to-peer car sharing program. The term does not include the use of a private passenger vehicle from a rental company under the terms of a rental agreement as those terms are defined by Section 91.001.

(7) "Peer-to-peer car sharing program" means a business platform that connects owners with drivers to enable vehicle sharing for financial consideration. The term does not include:

(A) a service provider who is solely providing hardware or software as a service to a person or entity that is not effectuating payment of financial consideration for use of a shared vehicle; and

(B) a rental company as defined by Section 91.001.

(8) "Shared vehicle" means a vehicle that is available for sharing through a peer-to-peer car sharing program. The term does not include the use of a private passenger vehicle from a rental company under the terms of a rental agreement as those terms are defined by Section 91.001.

(9) "Start time" means the time when the shared vehicle becomes subject to the control of the driver at or after the time the reservation of a shared vehicle is scheduled to begin under the agreement.

(10) "Termination time" means the earliest of:

(A) the expiration of the period of time established for the use of a shared vehicle according to the agreement if the shared vehicle is returned to the location specified in the agreement;

(B) the time when the shared vehicle is returned to a location as alternatively agreed on by the owner and driver as communicated through a peer-to-peer car sharing program and which alternatively agreed on location is thereby incorporated into the agreement; or

(C) the time when the owner or owner's authorized designee takes possession and control of the shared vehicle.
Tex. Insurance Code § 6003.159 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 6003 / Section 6003.159
§ 6003.159. RECIPROCAL LICENSE.
Status: in_force

The department may waive any license requirement for an applicant who holds a license issued by another state that has license requirements substantially equivalent to the license requirements of this state.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 391.104 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 391 / Section 391.104
§ 391.104. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

The commission shall include in the biennial plan report required by Section 386.057(b) information that summarizes the applications received and grants awarded in the preceding biennium. Preparation of the information for the report may include the participation of any state agency involved in the review of applications under Section 391.102, if the commission determines participation of the agency is needed.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 31.1585 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 31 / Section 31.1585
§ 31.1585. CERTAIN PROCEEDS.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other law, proceeds from the sale of real property purchased with general revenue funds that was recommended for sale by the division and not disapproved for sale by the governor during the calendar years 1995 through 2002 shall be deposited in the unobligated portion of the general revenue fund and may only be appropriated to the state agency that possessed the property at the time of the sale for use by the state agency in performing its duties.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8496.106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8496 / Section 8496.106
§ 8496.106. COMPLIANCE WITH MUNICIPAL CONSENT ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION.
Status: in_force

The district shall comply with all applicable requirements of any ordinance or resolution that is adopted under Section 54.016 or 54.0165, Water Code, and that consents to the creation of the district or to the inclusion of land in the district.
Tex. Government Code § 411.0097 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 411 / Section 411.0097
§ 411.0097. MULTICOUNTY DRUG TASK FORCES.
Status: repealed

(a) The department shall establish policies and procedures for multicounty drug task forces, as defined by Section 362.001, Local Government Code, and may exercise the authority necessary to ensure compliance with those policies and procedures.

(b) The department shall evaluate each multicounty drug task force with respect to whether the task force:

(1) complies with state and federal requirements, including policies and procedures established by department rule; and

(2) demonstrates effective performance outcomes.

(c) Repealed by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1312, Sec. 99(13), eff. September 1, 2013.(a) The department shall initiate efforts to meet at least quarterly with the department's counterparts in the Mexican states bordering this state to discuss issues relating to truck inspections and transportation and infrastructure involved in truck inspections and transportation.

(b) To assist the department in carrying out this section, the department shall contact the border commerce coordinator designated under Section 772.010 and the mayors of each municipality in this state in which a port of entry for land traffic is located.

(c) At least one department representative participating in a meeting under Subsection (a) must be proficient in Spanish.

(d) The department, in conjunction with the border commerce coordinator, shall develop short-range and long-range plans, including recommendations to increase bilateral relations with Mexico and expedite trade by mitigating delays in border crossing inspections for northbound truck traffic. In developing the plans, the department and coordinator shall consider information obtained from any meetings under Subsection (a). The department shall update the plan biennially.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 74.051 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 74 / Section 74.051
§ 74.051. NOTICE.
Status: in_force

(a) Any person or his authorized agent asserting a health care liability claim shall give written notice of such claim by certified mail, return receipt requested, to each physician or health care provider against whom such claim is being made at least 60 days before the filing of a suit in any court of this state based upon a health care liability claim. The notice must be accompanied by the authorization form for release of protected health information as required under Section 74.052.

(b) In such pleadings as are subsequently filed in any court, each party shall state that it has fully complied with the provisions of this section and Section 74.052 and shall provide such evidence thereof as the judge of the court may require to determine if the provisions of this chapter have been met.

(c) Notice given as provided in this chapter shall toll the applicable statute of limitations to and including a period of 75 days following the giving of the notice, and this tolling shall apply to all parties and potential parties.

(d) All parties shall be entitled to obtain complete and unaltered copies of the patient's medical records from any other party within 45 days from the date of receipt of a written request for such records; provided, however, that the receipt of a medical authorization in the form required by Section 74.052 executed by the claimant herein shall be considered compliance by the claimant with this subsection.

(e) For the purposes of this section, and notwithstanding Chapter 159, Occupations Code, or any other law, a request for the medical records of a deceased person or a person who is incompetent shall be deemed to be valid if accompanied by an authorization in the form required by Section 74.052 signed by a parent, spouse, or adult child of the deceased or incompetent person.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3868.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3868 / Section 3868.101
§ 3868.101. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties necessary to accomplish the purposes for which the district is created.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1048.061 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1048 / Section 1048.061
§ 1048.061. EMPLOYEES; APPOINTMENT AND DISMISSAL OF STAFF.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may appoint to or dismiss from the staff the physicians, dentists, and podiatrists the board determines necessary for the efficient operation of the district and may make temporary appointments as necessary.

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

(c) The board may delegate to the district administrator the authority to employ district employees, including technicians and nurses.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 60.0631 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 60 / Section 60.0631
§ 60.0631. FILING INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A district shall file with the department and the county clerk in each county in which all or part of the district is located:

(1) the form described by Subsection (b);

(2) a complete and accurate map or plat showing the boundaries of the district; and

(3) a copy of the form for notice to purchasers required by Section 60.063.

(b) The information form filed by a district under this section must include:

(1) the name of the district;

(2) a complete and accurate legal description of the boundaries of the district;

(3) the most recent rate of any assessments in the district;

(4) the total amount of any bonds that have been approved by the voters of the district, other than refunding bonds and any bonds or portion of bonds payable solely from revenues received under a contract with a governmental entity;

(5) the date on which the election to confirm the creation of the district was held; and

(6) a statement of the functions performed by the district.

(c) The information form and map or plat required by this section must be signed by a majority of the members of the board and by each board officer before it is filed with the department and each appropriate county clerk, and each amendment made to an information form, map, or plat must be signed by the members of the board and by each board officer.

(d) The information form required by this section must be filed with each appropriate county clerk and the department not later than 48 hours after the district is approved by an election under Section 60.032 and the election results are certified.

(e) Not later than the seventh day after the date of any change in any information contained in the district information form, map, or plat, the district shall file with the department and each appropriate county clerk an amendment to the information form, map, or plat that describes the change.

(f) If a district is dissolved, annexed, or consolidated, the board shall file with the department and each appropriate county clerk a statement of the effective date of the dissolution, annexation, or consolidation. A person who sells or conveys property within a dissolved district is not required to give notice under Section 60.063.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8085.0502 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8085 / Section 8085.0502
§ 8085.0502. TAXES FOR BONDS.
Status: in_force

At the time the district issues bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, the board shall provide for the annual imposition of a continuing direct ad valorem tax, without limit as to rate or amount, while all or part of the bonds are outstanding as required and in the manner provided by Sections 54.601 and 54.602, Water Code.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 171.061 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 171 / Section 171.061
§ 171.061. DEFINITIONS.
Status: repealed

In this subchapter:

(1) "Abortion" has the meaning assigned by Section 245.002. This definition, as applied in this subchapter, may not be construed to apply to an act done with the intent to treat a maternal disease or illness for which a prescribed drug, medicine, or other substance is indicated.

(2) "Abortion-inducing drug" means a drug, a medicine, or any other substance, including a regimen of two or more drugs, medicines, or substances, prescribed, dispensed, or administered with the intent of terminating a clinically diagnosable pregnancy of a woman and with knowledge that the termination will, with reasonable likelihood, cause the death of the woman's unborn child. The term includes off-label use of drugs, medicines, or other substances known to have abortion-inducing properties that are prescribed, dispensed, or administered with the intent of causing an abortion, including the Mifeprex regimen, misoprostol (Cytotec), and methotrexate. The term does not include a drug, medicine, or other substance that may be known to cause an abortion but is prescribed, dispensed, or administered for other medical reasons.

(2-a) "Adverse event" or "abortion complication" means any harmful event or adverse outcome with respect to a patient related to an abortion, including the abortion complications listed in Section 171.006, as added by Chapter 4 (H.B. 13), Acts of the 85th Legislature, 1st Called Session, 2017.

(3) Repealed by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., 2nd C.S., Ch. 10 (S.B. 4), Sec. 7(1), eff. December 2, 2021.

(4) "Gestational age" means the amount of time that has elapsed since the first day of a woman's last menstrual period.

(5) "Medical abortion" means the administration or use of an abortion-inducing drug to induce an abortion, and may also be referred to as a "medication abortion," a "chemical abortion," a "drug-induced abortion," "RU-486," or the "Mifeprex regimen".

(6) Repealed by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., 2nd C.S., Ch. 10 (S.B. 4), Sec. 7(1), eff. December 2, 2021.

(7) "Physician" means an individual who is licensed to practice medicine in this state, including a medical doctor and a doctor of osteopathic medicine.

(8) "Pregnant" means the female reproductive condition of having an unborn child in a woman's uterus.

(8-a) "Provide" means, as used with regard to abortion-inducing drugs, any act of giving, selling, dispensing, administering, transferring possession, or otherwise providing or prescribing an abortion-inducing drug.

(9) "Unborn child" means an offspring of human beings from conception until birth.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1049.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1049 / Section 1049.101
§ 1049.101. DISTRICT RESPONSIBILITY.
Status: in_force

The district shall provide all necessary hospital and medical care for the district's needy inhabitants.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 101A.053 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 101A / Section 101A.053
§ 101A.053. OLDER AMERICANS ACT; STATE PLAN.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall develop this state's plan on aging, as required by the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. Section 3001 et seq.).

(b) The department shall conduct a statewide needs assessment for long-term care and other services for older individuals and their caregivers. The assessment shall include input from:

(1) area agencies on aging;

(2) regional and local state agency staff; and

(3) community-based organizations.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2310.056 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2310 / Section 2310.056
§ 2310.056. FALSE REPRESENTATION OF MOTOR FUEL QUANTITY.
Status: in_force

A person violates this chapter if the person or the person's representative or agent sells or offers or exposes for sale a quantity of motor fuel that is less than the quantity the person represents.
Tex. Finance Code § 348.010 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 348 / Section 348.010
§ 348.010. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ALLOWED IN CONTRACT.
Status: in_force

Information not required by this chapter may be included in a retail installment contract.
Tex. Government Code § 1477.406 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1477 / Section 1477.406
§ 1477.406. SIGNATURES.
Status: in_force

A time warrant or obligation issued under this subchapter must be signed by the county judge and the county clerk.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 13A.201 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 13A / Section 13A.201
§ 13A.201. BIGAMY.
Status: in_force

Bigamy may be prosecuted in any county in which:

(1) the bigamous marriage occurred;

(2) the parties to the bigamous marriage live together as spouses; or

(3) a party to the bigamous marriage not charged with the offense resides.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7956.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7956 / Section 7956.151
§ 7956.151. 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 7956.153.

(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. Special District Local Laws Code § 3834.157 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3834 / Section 3834.157
§ 3834.157. TAX AND BOND ELECTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district shall hold an election in the manner provided by Subchapter L, Chapter 375, Local Government Code, to obtain voter approval before the district imposes a maintenance tax or issues bonds payable from ad valorem taxes.

(b) The board may not include more than one purpose in a single proposition at an election.

(c) Section 375.243, Local Government Code, does not apply to the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8479.006 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8479 / Section 8479.006
§ 8479.006. INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is initially composed of the territory described by Section 5 of the Act enacting this chapter.

(b) The boundaries and field notes contained in Section 5 of the Act enacting this chapter form a closure. A mistake made in the field notes or in copying the field notes in the legislative process does not affect the district's:

(1) organization, existence, or validity;

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

(3) right to impose a tax; or

(4) legality or operation.
Tex. Government Code § 2306.904 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2306 / Section 2306.904
§ 2306.904. OPERATION OF COUNCIL.
Status: in_force

(a) The members of the council shall annually elect one member to serve as presiding officer.

(b) The council shall meet at least quarterly.

(c) An action taken by the council must be approved by a majority vote of the members present.

(d) The council may select and use advisors.

(e) The department shall provide clerical and advisory support staff and may provide fiscal support to the council.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 63.104 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 63 / Section 63.104
§ 63.104. PENALTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who violates Section 63.102 of this code commits an offense that is a Parks and Wildlife Code felony.

(b) A person who violates Section 63.103 of this code commits an offense that is a Class B Parks and Wildlife Code misdemeanor.

(c) A person who violates Section 63.002 or 63.101 of this code commits an offense that is a Class C Parks and Wildlife Code misdemeanor.
Tex. Local Government Code § 284.107 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 284 / Section 284.107
§ 284.107. COMPLIANCE WITH UNDERGROUNDING REQUIREMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) A network provider shall, in relation to installation for which the municipality approved a permit application, comply with nondiscriminatory undergrounding requirements, including municipal ordinances, zoning regulations, state law, private deed restrictions, and other public or private restrictions, that prohibit installing aboveground structures in a public right-of-way without first obtaining zoning or land use approval.

(b) A requirement or restriction described by Subsection (a) may not be interpreted to prohibit a network provider from replacing an existing structure.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1551.005 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1551 / Section 1551.005
§ 1551.005. DEFINITION OF HEALTH BENEFIT PLAN.
Status: in_force

(a) In this chapter, "health benefit plan" means a plan that provides, pays for, or reimburses expenses for health care services, including comparable health care services for participants who rely solely on spiritual means through prayer for healing in accordance with the teaching of a well-recognized church or denomination.

(b) A health benefit plan shall be provided on a group basis through:

(1) a policy or contract;

(2) a medical, dental, or hospital service agreement;

(3) a membership or subscription contract;

(4) a salary continuation plan;

(5) a health maintenance organization agreement;

(6) a preferred provider arrangement; or

(7) any other similar group arrangement or a combination of policies, plans, contracts, agreements, or arrangements described by this subsection.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 152.026 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 152 / Section 152.026
§ 152.026. COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.
Status: in_force

The service may enter into cooperative agreements with private landowners or forest owners, the federal government, or other public or private agencies to accomplish the control of forest pests.