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Tex. Health and Safety Code § 285.004 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 285 / Section 285.004
§ 285.004. TERMS.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to this section, the parties to a revenue anticipation agreement determine its terms.

(b) The term of the revenue anticipation agreement may not exceed two years.

(c) An advance may not be made to a district under a revenue anticipation agreement more than once each month. The amount of an advance may not exceed the difference between (1) the district's accumulated, unpaid operating and maintenance expenses, and (2) the district's revenue and income, including tax revenue, actually received by the district to the date of the advance and lawfully available for paying those expenses, together with the operating reserves reasonably required for one month.

(d) The party making the advances may rely on a certification made by the district's authorized officers concerning facts specified by Subsection (c).

(e) Amounts advanced under a revenue anticipation agreement may bear interest at a rate or rates not more than the legal rate for district revenue bonds, and the agreement may provide that the rate of interest on those amounts may be determined at the time the advance is made by reference to any determinative factors and formulae on which the parties agree.

(f) The agreement must provide:

(1) for the advanced amounts to mature and become due and payable on a date on or before the day the agreement ends; and

(2) that the advanced amounts may be paid without penalty at any time before maturity.
Tex. Local Government Code § 392.056 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 392 / Section 392.056
§ 392.056. ACQUISITION, USE, AND DISPOSITION OF REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

(a) An authority may own, hold, and improve real or personal property.

(b) An authority may purchase, lease, or obtain an option on an interest in real or personal property. An authority may acquire an interest in real or personal property by gift, grant, bequest, devise, or any other manner.

(c) An authority may sell, lease, exchange, transfer, assign, pledge, or grant an option on the authority's real property or personal property and may insure or provide for the insurance of the authority's real property, personal property, or operations against risks or hazards.

(d) Regardless of whether the debt is incurred by the authority, an authority may procure insurance or guarantees from the federal government of the payment of a debt, or part of a debt, secured by a mortgage on property included in a housing project.

(e) Another law with respect to the acquisition, operation, or disposition of property by another public body does not apply to a housing authority unless specifically provided by the legislature.
Tex. Election Code § 232.003 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 232 / Section 232.003
§ 232.003.
Status: in_force

Sec. 232.003. CONTESTEE: GENERAL RULE. (a) If a contested election is for nomination or election to an office for which only one person is to be nominated or elected, the contestee is:

(1) the opposing candidate who is officially determined to be nominated or elected, or in the case of a tie for the most votes, each of the opposing tied candidates; or

(2) if the final official canvass shows that a runoff election is necessary to decide the nomination or election:

(A) each of the opposing candidates shown by the canvass to be entitled to or tied for a place on the runoff ballot if the contestant is not so entitled or tied; or

(B) the opposing candidate or candidates shown by the canvass to be entitled to or tied for a place on the runoff ballot if the contestant is so entitled or tied.

(b) If a contested election is for election to an office for which more than one person is to be elected from the same set of candidates, any one or more of the candidates who are officially determined to be elected or to be tied with another candidate for election may be a contestee. The court may require the joinder of any of the candidates who are not named as contestees.

(c) Except as provided by Section 232.004 or 232.005, this section is exclusive as to the persons who may be named contestee in an election contest.
Tex. Government Code § 1232.003 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1232 / Section 1232.003
§ 1232.003. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Authority" means the Texas Public Finance Authority.

(2) "Board" means the board of directors of the authority.

(3) "Building" means:

(A) a structure used by a state agency to conduct state business; and

(B) the major equipment or personal property related functionally to a structure used by a state agency to conduct state business.

(4) "Commission" means the Texas Facilities Commission.

(5) "Computer equipment" means a telecommunications device or system, an automated information system, a computer on which an information system is automated, and computer software.

(6) "Construction" means the erection, improvement, repair, renovation, or remodeling of a building.

(7) "Equipment" means a fixed asset, other than land or a building, used by a state agency to conduct state business. The term includes computer equipment.

(8) "Obligation" means a bond, note, certificate of participation, certificate of obligation, or interest in a contract.

(9) "State agency" means a board, commission, department, office, agency, institution of higher education, or other governmental entity in the executive, judicial, or legislative branch of state government.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1068.160 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1068 / Section 1068.160
§ 1068.160. SPENDING AND INVESTMENT RESTRICTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Sections 1068.111, 1068.201, 1068.204, and 1068.205, the district may not incur a debt payable from district revenue other than the revenue on hand or to be on hand in the current and immediately following district fiscal years.

(b) The board may invest operating, depreciation, or building reserves only in funds or securities specified by Chapter 2256, Government Code.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1902.001 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1902 / Section 1902.001
§ 1902.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Health care provider" has the meaning assigned by Section 1901.001.

(2) "Manufacturer" has the meaning assigned by Section 82.001, Civil Practice and Remedies Code.

(3) "Physician" has the meaning assigned by Section 1901.001.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3939.0104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3939 / Section 3939.0104
§ 3939.0104. FINDINGS OF BENEFIT AND PUBLIC PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

(a) All land and other property included in the district will benefit from the improvements and services to be provided by the district under powers conferred by Sections 52 and 52-a, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and other powers granted under this chapter.

(b) The district is created to serve a public use and benefit.

(c) The creation of the district is in the public interest and is essential to further the public purposes of:

(1) developing and diversifying the economy of the state;

(2) eliminating unemployment and underemployment; and

(3) developing or expanding transportation and commerce.

(d) The district will:

(1) promote the health, safety, and general welfare of residents, employers, potential employees, employees, visitors, and consumers in the district, and of the public;

(2) provide needed funding for the district to preserve, maintain, and enhance the economic health and vitality of the district territory as a community and business center;

(3) promote the health, safety, welfare, and enjoyment of the public by providing pedestrian ways and by landscaping and developing certain areas in the district, which are necessary for the restoration, preservation, and enhancement of scenic beauty; and

(4) provide for water, wastewater, drainage, road, rail, and recreational facilities for the district.

(e) Pedestrian ways along or across a street, whether at grade or above or below the surface, and street lighting, street landscaping, parking, and street art objects are parts of and necessary components of a street and are considered to be a street or road improvement.

(f) The district will not act as the agent or instrumentality of any private interest even though the district will benefit many private interests as well as the public.
Tex. Government Code § 411.12503 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 411 / Section 411.12503
§ 411.12503.
Status: in_force

Sec. 411.12503. ACCESS TO CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD INFORMATION: TEXAS BOARD OF CHIROPRACTIC EXAMINERS. (a) The Texas Board of Chiropractic Examiners is entitled to obtain criminal history record information as provided by Subsection (b) that relates to:

(1) a person who is an applicant for a license or registration under Chapter 201, Occupations Code; or

(2) the holder of a license or registration under Chapter 201, Occupations Code.

(b) Subject to Section 411.087 and consistent with the public policy of this state, the Texas Board of Chiropractic Examiners is entitled to:

(1) obtain through the Federal Bureau of Investigation criminal history record information maintained or indexed by that bureau that pertains to a person described by Subsection (a); and

(2) obtain from the department or any other criminal justice agency in this state criminal history record information maintained by the department or that criminal justice agency that relates to a person described by Subsection (a).

(c) The Texas Board of Chiropractic Examiners may not release or disclose to any person criminal history record information obtained from the Federal Bureau of Investigation under Subsection (b)(1). Criminal history record information obtained by the Texas Board of Chiropractic Examiners under Subsection (b)(2) may not be released or disclosed to any person except on court order, with the written consent of the person who is the subject of the criminal history record information, or as provided by Subsection (d).

(d) The Texas Board of Chiropractic Examiners is not prohibited from disclosing criminal history record information obtained under Subsection (b)(2) in a criminal proceeding or in a hearing conducted under the authority of the Texas Board of Chiropractic Examiners.

(e) The Texas Board of Chiropractic Examiners shall destroy criminal history record information that is obtained under this section after the information is used for its authorized purpose.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7205.005 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7205 / Section 7205.005
§ 7205.005. INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is initially composed of the territory described by Section 2 of the Act creating this chapter.

(b) The boundaries and field notes contained in Section 2 of the Act creating 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:

(1) the organization, existence, or validity of the district;

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

(3) the legality or operation of the district or the board of directors of the district.
Tex. Government Code § 654.039 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 654 / Section 654.039
§ 654.039. REPORT OF INACTION.
Status: in_force

The classification officer shall make a written report of the facts to the governor and the Legislative Budget Board if the chief executive of an agency does not comply with Section 654.038(b) before the 21st day after the date of the classification officer's written notification.
Tex. Local Government Code § 22.006 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 22 / Section 22.006
§ 22.006. DATE ON WHICH OFFICERS BEGIN TO PERFORM DUTIES.
Status: in_force

A newly elected municipal officer may exercise the duties of office beginning on the fifth day after the date of the election, excluding Sundays.
Tex. Finance Code § 154.261 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 154 / Section 154.261
§ 154.261. WITHDRAWAL OF EARNINGS TO PAY CERTAIN EXPENSES.
Status: in_force

(a) The seller of a trust-funded prepaid funeral benefits contract may withdraw money from earnings on an account described by Section 154.253 to pay:

(1) reasonable and necessary trustee's fees or depository fees;

(2) the examination fee for one examination by the department each calendar year; or

(3) the expense of preparation of financial statements required by the department, including those financial statements required by the department instead of an examination.

(b) With the department's prior approval, the seller may withdraw money from earnings on an account to pay:

(1) any tax incurred because of the existence of the account; or

(2) an assessment under Subchapter H.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 104A.002 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 104A / Section 104A.002
§ 104A.002. ESTABLISHMENT; ADMINISTRATIVE ATTACHMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The Health Professions Workforce Coordinating Council is established to study and develop a strategic approach for ensuring a thriving health care system and health professions workforce in this state.

(b) The council is administratively attached to the department. The department shall provide administrative support to the council.
Tex. Water Code § 11.050 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 11 / Section 11.050
§ 11.050. TIDEWATER GATES, ETC.
Status: in_force

(a) An appropriator authorized to take water for irrigation, subject to the laws of the United States and the regulations made under its authority, may construct gates or breakwaters, dams, or dikes with gates, in waters wholly in this state, as necessary to prevent pollution of the fresh water of any river, bayou, or stream due to the ebb and flow of the tides of the Gulf of Mexico.

(b) The work shall be done in such a manner that navigation of vessels on the stream is not obstructed, and where any gate is used, the appropriator shall at all times keep a competent person at the gate to allow free navigation.

(c) A dam, dike, or breakwater constructed under this section may not be placed at any point except where Gulf tides ebb and flow and may not be constructed so as to obstruct the flow of fresh water to any appropriator or riparian owner downstream.
Tex. Government Code § 411.0207 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 411 / Section 411.0207
§ 411.0207. PUBLIC CORRUPTION UNIT.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "organized criminal activity" means conduct that constitutes an offense under Section 71.02, Penal Code.

(b) A public corruption unit is created within the department to investigate and assist in the management of allegations of participation in organized criminal activity by:

(1) an individual elected, appointed, or employed to serve as a peace officer for a governmental entity of this state under Article 2A.001, Code of Criminal Procedure; or

(2) a federal law enforcement officer while performing duties in this state.

(c) The unit shall:

(1) assist district attorneys and county attorneys in the investigation and prosecution of allegations described by Subsection (b);

(2) if requested by the agency, assist a state or local law enforcement agency with the investigation of such allegations against law enforcement officers in the agency;

(3) assist the United States Department of Justice or any other appropriate federal department or agency in the investigation and prosecution of allegations described by Subsection (b);

(4) if requested by the agency, assist a federal law enforcement agency with the investigation of such allegations against law enforcement officers in the agency;

(5) serve as a clearinghouse for information relating to the investigation and prosecution of allegations described by Subsection (b); and

(6) report to the highest-ranking officer of the Texas Rangers division of the department.

(d) On written approval of the director or of the chair of the commission, the highest-ranking officer of the Texas Rangers division of the department may initiate an investigation of an allegation of participation in organized criminal activity by a law enforcement officer described by Subsection (b)(1). Written approval under this subsection must be based on cause.

(e) To the extent allowed by law, a state or local law enforcement agency shall cooperate with the public corruption unit by providing information requested by the unit as necessary to carry out the purposes of this section. Information described by this subsection is excepted from required disclosure under Chapter 552 in the manner provided by Section 552.108.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8860.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8860 / Section 8860.102
§ 8860.102. CERTAIN PERMIT DENIALS PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

The district may not deny the owner of a tract of land, or the owner's lessee, who does not have a well equipped to produce more than 25,000 gallons each day on the tract, either a permit to drill a well on the tract or the privilege to produce groundwater from the tract, subject to district rules.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 90.052 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 90 / Section 90.052
§ 90.052. REQUIREMENT TO MAKE TRUST CLAIMS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (d), a claimant who has filed an action to recover damages for or arising from an asbestos- or silica-related injury shall make a trust claim against each asbestos or silica trust the claimant believes may owe compensation or damages to the claimant for the injury that is the basis of the claimant's action.

(b) A claimant must make each trust claim required under this section not later than:

(1) the 150th day before the date trial in the action is set to commence; or

(2) a date provided by court order if trial is set to commence on or before January 31, 2016.

(c) A claimant may file a motion seeking relief from the obligation to make a trust claim otherwise required by this section if the claimant believes that the fees and expenses, including attorney's fees, for filing the trust claim exceed the claimant's reasonably anticipated recovery from the trust.

(d) If a claimant files a motion under Subsection (c), the court shall determine whether the claimant's fees and expenses, including attorney's fees, for making the trust claim exceed the claimant's reasonably anticipated recovery from the trust. If the court determines that the claimant's fees and expenses exceed the claimant's reasonably anticipated recovery, the claimant is not required to make the trust claim but shall provide the court with a verified statement of the exposed person's exposure history to asbestos or silica that is covered by the trust.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 54.02 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 54 / Section 54.02
§ 54.02. PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES.
Status: in_force

The holder of an out-of-state winery direct shipper's permit may not:

(1) sell or ship wine to a minor;

(2) deliver wine to a consumer using a carrier that does not hold a carrier's permit under this code;

(3) deliver to the same consumer in this state more than nine gallons of wine within any calendar month or more than 36 gallons of wine within any 12-month period; or

(4) sell to ultimate consumers more than 35,000 gallons of wine annually.
Tex. Government Code § 532.0052 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 532 / Section 532.0052
§ 532.0052. STREAMLINING ADMINISTRATIVE PROCESSES.
Status: in_force

The commission shall make every effort:

(1) using the commission's existing resources, to reduce the paperwork and other administrative burdens placed on recipients, Medicaid providers, and other Medicaid participants, and shall use technology and efficient business practices to reduce those burdens; and

(2) to improve the business practices associated with Medicaid administration by any method the commission determines is cost-effective, including:

(A) expanding electronic claims payment system use;

(B) developing an Internet portal system for prior authorization requests;

(C) encouraging Medicaid providers to submit program participation applications electronically;

(D) ensuring that the Medicaid provider application is easy to locate on the Internet so that providers can conveniently apply to the program;

(E) working with federal partners to take advantage of every opportunity to maximize additional federal funding for technology in Medicaid; and

(F) encouraging providers' increased use of medical technology, including increasing providers' use of:

(i) electronic communications between patients and their physicians or other health care providers;

(ii) electronic prescribing tools that provide current payer formulary information at the time the physician or other health care provider writes a prescription and that support the electronic transmission of a prescription;

(iii) ambulatory computerized order entry systems that facilitate at the point of care physician and other health care provider orders for medications and laboratory and radiological tests;

(iv) inpatient computerized order entry systems to reduce errors, improve health care quality, and lower costs in a hospital setting;

(v) regional data-sharing to coordinate patient care across a community for patients who are treated by multiple providers; and

(vi) electronic intensive care unit technology to allow physicians to fully monitor hospital patients remotely.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 1 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 51 / Section 1
§ 1.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. The officer or person so commissioned shall receive as compensation the actual and necessary traveling expenses upon requisition of the Governor to be allowed by such Governor and to be paid out of the State Treasury upon a certificate of the Governor reciting the services rendered and the allowance therefor.Where appearing in this Article, the term "Governor" includes any person performing the functions of Governor by authority of the laws of this State. The term "Executive Authority" includes the Governor, and any person performing the functions of Governor in a State other than this State, and the term "State", referring to a State other than this State, includes any other State organized or unorganized of the United States of America.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1099.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1099 / Section 1099.102
§ 1099.102. RESTRICTION ON POLITICAL SUBDIVISION TAXATION AND DEBT.
Status: in_force

A political subdivision located within the district or that has the same boundaries as the district may not impose a tax or issue bonds or other obligations for hospital purposes or to provide medical care.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8015.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8015 / Section 8015.105
§ 8015.105. 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. Occupations Code § 702.053 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 702 / Section 702.053
§ 702.053. REGISTRATION AND RENEWAL FEES.
Status: in_force

The secretary of state may charge each applicant for a certificate of registration, or renewal of a certificate, a reasonable fee not to exceed $100 to cover the cost of issuance or renewal.