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Tex. Health and Safety Code § 401.001 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 401 / Section 401.001
§ 401.001. POLICY.
Status: in_force

In furtherance of the state's responsibility to protect occupational and public health and safety and the environment, it is the policy of the state to institute and maintain:

(1) a regulatory program for sources of radiation that provides for:

(A) compatibility with federal standards and regulatory programs;

(B) a single, effective regulatory system in the state; and

(C) a regulatory system that is to the degree possible compatible with other states' systems; and

(2) a program that permits development and use of sources of radiation for peaceful purposes consistent with public health and safety and environmental protection.
Tex. Family Code § 85.006 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 85 / Section 85.006
§ 85.006. DEFAULT ORDER.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding Rule 107, Texas Rules of Civil Procedure, a court may render a protective order that is binding on a respondent who does not attend a hearing if:

(1) the respondent received service of the application and notice of the hearing; and

(2) proof of service was filed with the court before the hearing.

(b) If the court reschedules the hearing under Chapter 84, a protective order may be rendered if the respondent does not attend the rescheduled hearing.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1804.152 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1804 / Section 1804.152
§ 1804.152. SOLICITATION INFORMATION HOTLINE.
Status: in_force

The secretary of state shall establish and operate a toll-free telephone line known as the Solicitation Information Hotline that enables a person to call the hotline number to:

(1) obtain information concerning a veterans organization or solicitor that has filed a statement with the secretary of state under this chapter; or

(2) report an alleged violation of this chapter by a solicitor or a veterans organization.
Tex. Insurance Code § 882.564 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 882 / Section 882.564
§ 882.564. EFFECT OF MERGER OR CONSOLIDATION ON CERTAIN INVESTMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies to each investment of an affected life insurance company, including an investment in real property, that:

(1) was authorized as a proper asset, as of the date on which the investment was made and under the laws of the state in which the company was organized, for investment of funds of a life insurance company; and

(2) is taken over by the new or surviving company under the terms of the merger or consolidation.

(b) On the effective date of a merger or consolidation of two or more life insurance companies under this subchapter, an investment of the affected companies described by Subsection (a) is a proper asset under the laws of this state of the new or surviving company if the investment is:

(1) approved by the commissioner; and

(2) taken over on terms satisfactory to the commissioner.

(c) A new or surviving company that acquires, under the terms of the merger or consolidation, real property that exceeds the amount of real property permitted by the applicable sections of this code relating to owning or holding real property shall sell or dispose of the excess real property:

(1) within the period specified by those sections; or

(2) within a longer period if the company obtains a certificate from the commissioner:

(A) stating that the interests of the company will materially suffer by the forced sale or other disposition of the real property; and

(B) specifying the longer period for the sale or other disposition of the real property.

(d) This section does not preclude the designation and use of the excess real property as branch offices of the company in accordance with this code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8143.202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8143 / Section 8143.202
§ 8143.202. TAXES FOR BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

At the time bonds or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes are issued:

(1) the board shall impose a continuing direct annual ad valorem tax, without limit as to rate or amount, for each year that all or part of the bonds are outstanding; and

(2) the district annually shall impose an ad valorem tax on all taxable property in the district in an amount sufficient to:

(A) pay the interest on the bonds or other obligations as the interest becomes due;

(B) create a sinking fund for the payment of the principal of the bonds or other obligations when due or the redemption price at any earlier required redemption date; and

(C) pay the expenses of imposing the taxes.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3795.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3795 / Section 3795.051
§ 3795.051. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is governed by a board of five voting directors who must be qualified under Section 375.063, Local Government Code.

(b) The directors serve staggered terms of four years with two or three directors' terms expiring June 1 of each odd-numbered year.
Tex. Local Government Code § 563.105 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 563 / Section 563.105
§ 563.105. MATURITY.
Status: in_force

A bond issued under this chapter other than a bond issued under Subchapter B must mature not later than 25 years after its date of issuance.
Tex. Finance Code § 11.307 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 11 / Section 11.307
§ 11.307. RULES RELATING TO CONSUMER COMPLAINTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The finance commission shall adopt rules applicable to each entity regulated by the Texas Department of Banking or the Department of Savings and Mortgage Lending specifying the manner in which the entity provides consumers with information on how to file complaints with the appropriate agency.

(b) The finance commission shall adopt rules applicable to each entity regulated by a finance agency requiring the entity to include information on how to file complaints with the appropriate agency in each privacy notice that the entity is required to provide consumers under law, including Pub. L. No. 106-102.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8298.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8298 / Section 8298.201
§ 8298.201. USE OF BOND PROCEEDS DURING CONSTRUCTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may appropriate or set aside out of the proceeds from the sale of any bonds issued under this chapter an amount for the payment of interest, administrative, and operating expenses expected to accrue during a period of construction, as may be provided in the bond orders or resolutions.

(b) For purposes of this section, the period of construction may not exceed three years.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3836.205 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3836 / Section 3836.205
§ 3836.205. SALES AND USE TAX RATE.
Status: in_force

(a) On adoption of the tax authorized by this subchapter, there is imposed a tax on the receipts from the sale at retail of taxable items within the district, and an excise tax on the use, storage, or other consumption within the district of taxable items purchased, leased, or rented from a retailer within the district during the period that the tax is in effect.

(b) The board shall determine the rate of the tax, which may be in increments of one-eighth of one percent and may not exceed the maximum rate authorized by the voters.

(c) The rate of the excise tax is the same as the rate of the sales tax portion of the tax and is applied to the sales price of the taxable item.
Tex. Insurance Code § 38.402 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 38 / Section 38.402
§ 38.402. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Allowed amount" means the amount of a billed charge that a health benefit plan issuer determines to be covered for services provided by a non-network provider. The allowed amount includes both the insurer's payment and any applicable deductible, copayment, or coinsurance amounts for which the insured is responsible.

(2) "Center" means the Center for Healthcare Data at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston.

(3) "Contracted rate" means the fee or reimbursement amount for a network provider's services, treatments, or supplies as established by agreement between the provider and health benefit plan issuer.

(4) "Data" means the specific claims and encounters, enrollment, and benefit information submitted to the center under this subchapter.

(5) "Database" means the Texas All Payor Claims Database established under this subchapter.

(6) "Geozip" means an area that includes all zip codes with identical first three digits.

(7) "Payor" means any of the following entities that pay, reimburse, or otherwise contract with a health care provider for the provision of health care services, supplies, or devices to a patient:

(A) an insurance company providing health or dental insurance;

(B) the sponsor or administrator of a health or dental plan;

(C) a health maintenance organization operating under Chapter 843;

(D) the state Medicaid program, including the Medicaid managed care program operating under Chapters 540 and 540A, Government Code;

(E) a health benefit plan offered or administered by or on behalf of this state or a political subdivision of this state or an agency or instrumentality of the state or a political subdivision of this state, including:

(i) a basic coverage plan under Chapter 1551;

(ii) a basic plan under Chapter 1575;

(iii) a primary care coverage plan under Chapter 1579; and

(iv) a plan providing basic coverage under Chapter 1601; or

(F) any other entity providing a health insurance or health benefit plan subject to regulation by the department.

(8) "Protected health information" has the meaning assigned by 45 C.F.R. Section 160.103.

(9) "Qualified research entity" means:

(A) an organization engaging in public interest research for the purpose of analyzing the delivery of health care in this state that is exempt from federal income tax under Section 501(a), Internal Revenue Code of 1986, by being listed as an exempt organization in Section 501(c)(3) of that code;

(B) an institution of higher education engaged in public interest research related to the delivery of health care in this state; or

(C) a health care provider in this state engaging in efforts to improve the quality and cost of health care.

(10) "Stakeholder advisory group" means the stakeholder advisory group established under Section 38.403.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 554.102 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 554 / Section 554.102
§ 554.102. TRAINING AND EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH.
Status: in_force

The council shall conduct training programs for state agencies and local governments on the use of artificial intelligence systems.
Tex. Government Code § 30.01691 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 30 / Section 30.01691
§ 30.01691. APPLICATION.
Status: in_force

This subchapter applies to the City of Rio Bravo.
Tex. Government Code § 4005.103 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 4005 / Section 4005.103
§ 4005.103. INVESTIGATION AND HEARING.
Status: in_force

The commissioner may approve a stock exchange only after a reasonable investigation and hearing.
Tex. Tax Code § 33.911 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 33 / Section 33.911
§ 33.911. PROPERTY SUBJECT TO SEIZURE BY COUNTY.
Status: in_force

(a) After notice has been provided to a person, the person's real property, whether improved or unimproved, is subject to seizure by a county for the payment of delinquent ad valorem taxes, penalties, and interest the person owes on the property if:

(1) the property:

(A) is in the county;

(B) is not in a municipality; and

(C) has been abandoned for at least one year;

(2) the taxes on the property are delinquent for each of the preceding five years; and

(3) the county tax assessor-collector determines that seizure of the property under this subchapter for the payment of the delinquent taxes, penalties, and interest would be in the best interest of the county and the other taxing units after determining that the sum of all outstanding tax and county claims against the property plus the estimated costs under Section 33.48 of a standard judicial foreclosure exceed the anticipated proceeds from a tax sale.

(b) The seizure and sale may not be set aside or voided because of any error in determination.

(c) For purposes of this section, a property is presumed to have been abandoned for at least one year if, during that period, the property has remained vacant and a lawful act of ownership of the property has not been exercised. The tax collector of a county may rely on the affidavit of any competent person with personal knowledge of the facts in determining whether a property has been abandoned or vacant. For purposes of this subsection:

(1) property is considered vacant if there is an absence of any activity by the owner, a tenant, or a licensee related to residency, work, trade, business, leisure, or recreation; and

(2) "lawful act of ownership" includes mowing or cutting grass or weeds, repairing or demolishing a structure or fence, removing debris, or other form of property upkeep or maintenance performed by or at the request of the owner of the property.
Tex. Utilities Code § 13.045 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 13 / Section 13.045
§ 13.045. EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY POLICY STATEMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The counsellor or the counsellor's designee shall prepare and maintain a written policy statement to ensure implementation of a program of equal employment opportunity under which all personnel transactions are made without regard to race, color, disability, sex, religion, age, or national origin.

(b) The policy statement under Subsection (a) must include:

(1) personnel policies, including policies related to recruitment, evaluation, selection, appointment, training, and promotion of personnel, that are in compliance with the requirements of Chapter 21, Labor Code;

(2) a comprehensive analysis of the office workforce that meets federal and state guidelines;

(3) procedures by which a determination can be made about the extent of underuse in the office workforce of all persons for whom federal or state guidelines encourage a more equitable balance; and

(4) reasonable methods to appropriately address the underuse.

(c) A policy statement prepared under Subsection (b) must:

(1) cover an annual period;

(2) be updated at least annually;

(3) be reviewed by the Commission on Human Rights for compliance with Subsection (b)(1); and

(4) be filed with the governor's office.

(d) The governor's office shall deliver a biennial report to the legislature based on the information received under Subsection (c). The report may be made separately or as a part of other biennial reports to the legislature.
Tex. Finance Code § 371.160 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 371 / Section 371.160
§ 371.160. MATURITY DATE; MEMORANDUM OF EXTENSION.
Status: in_force

(a) A pawnbroker may not enter a pawn transaction that has a maturity date later than one month after the date of the transaction.

(b) The pledgor and the pawnbroker by written agreement may change the maturity date of a pawn transaction to a subsequent date.

(c) The written agreement must clearly set out:

(1) the new redemption date; and

(2) the amount of any additional pawn service charge.

(d) The pawnbroker must provide a copy of the written agreement to the pledgor.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8119.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8119 / Section 8119.105
§ 8119.105. ROAD STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A road project must meet all applicable construction standards, zoning and subdivision requirements, and regulations of each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the road project is located.

(b) If a road project is not located in the corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality, the road project must meet all applicable construction standards, subdivision requirements, and regulations of each county in which the road project is located.

(c) If the state will maintain and operate the road, the Texas Transportation Commission must approve the plans and specifications of the road project.
Tex. Occupations Code § 402.1021 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 402 / Section 402.1021
§ 402.1021. RULES FOR HEARING INSTRUMENTS.
Status: in_force

With the assistance of the advisory board, the commission shall adopt rules to establish requirements for each sale of a hearing instrument for purposes of this chapter. The rules must:

(1) address:

(A) the information and other provisions required in each written contract for the purchase of a hearing instrument;

(B) records that must be retained under this chapter; and

(C) guidelines for the 30-day trial period during which a person may cancel the purchase of a hearing instrument; and

(2) require that the written contract and 30-day trial period information provided to a purchaser of a hearing instrument be in plain language designed to be easily understood by the average consumer.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8049.0304 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8049 / Section 8049.0304
§ 8049.0304. ROAD STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A road project must meet all applicable construction standards, zoning and subdivision requirements, and regulations of each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the road project is located.

(b) If a road project is not located in the corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality, the road project must meet all applicable construction standards, subdivision requirements, and regulations of each county in which the road project is located.

(c) If the state will maintain and operate the road, the Texas Transportation Commission must approve the plans and specifications of the road project.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 147.0057 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 147 / Section 147.0057
§ 147.0057. REVENUE.
Status: in_force

Revenue from the sale of e-cigarette retailer's permits shall be deposited as provided by Section 161.0903 and may be appropriated only as provided by that section.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 773.0616 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 773 / Section 773.0616
§ 773.0616. PROCEEDINGS GOVERNED BY ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE ACT; GUIDELINES.
Status: in_force

(a) A proceeding to consider the issues under Section 773.0615 is governed by Chapter 2001, Government Code.

(b) The executive commissioner shall issue guidelines relating to the department's decision-making under Sections 773.0614 and 773.0615. The guidelines must state the reasons a particular crime is considered to relate to emergency medical services personnel and include any other criterion that may affect the decisions of the department.

(c) The executive commissioner shall file the guidelines with the secretary of state for publication in the Texas Register.

(d) The department annually shall issue any amendments to the guidelines.
Tex. Labor Code § 408.0271 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 408 / Section 408.0271
§ 408.0271. REIMBURSEMENT BY HEALTH CARE PROVIDER.
Status: in_force

(a) If the health care services provided to an injured employee are determined by the insurance carrier to be inappropriate, the insurance carrier shall:

(1) notify the health care provider in writing of the carrier's decision; and

(2) demand a refund by the health care provider of the portion of payment on the claim that was received by the health care provider for the inappropriate services.

(b) The health care provider may appeal the insurance carrier's determination under Subsection (a). The health care provider must file an appeal under this subsection with the insurance carrier not later than the 45th day after the date of the insurance carrier's request for the refund. The insurance carrier must act on the appeal not later than the 45th day after the date on which the provider files the appeal.

(c) A health care provider shall reimburse the insurance carrier for payments received by the provider for inappropriate charges not later than the 45th day after the date of the carrier's notice. The failure by the health care provider to timely remit payment to the carrier constitutes an administrative violation.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7914.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7914 / Section 7914.105
§ 7914.105. 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. Local Government Code § 235.021 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 235 / Section 235.021
§ 235.021. SUBDIVISIONS COVERED BY SUBCHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This subchapter applies only to a subdivision all or a part of which is located in the unincorporated area of a county and for which a plat is required to be prepared and filed under Chapter 232.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1153.055 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1153 / Section 1153.055
§ 1153.055. PROHIBITIONS RELATING TO ISSUANCE OR USE OF FORM.
Status: in_force

(a) A policy, certificate of insurance, notice of proposed insurance, application for insurance, endorsement, or rider to which this chapter applies may not be issued or used before the 61st day after the date the form is filed with the commissioner under Section 1153.051, unless the commissioner gives prior written approval of the issuance or use of the form.

(b) An insurer who is notified by the commissioner that a form is disapproved may not issue or use that form.

(c) After the effective date of the withdrawal of the approval of a form under Section 1153.054, the insurer may not issue or use that form.
Tex. Government Code § 24.176 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 24 / Section 24.176
§ 24.176.
Status: in_force

Sec. 24.176. 74TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (MCLENNAN COUNTY). (a) The 74th Judicial District is composed of McLennan County.

(a-1) The 74th District Court has concurrent jurisdiction with the county court and the statutory county courts of McLennan County in misdemeanor cases as well as the jurisdiction prescribed by general law for district courts.

(b) The terms of the 74th District Court begin on the second Mondays in February, April, June, August, October, and December.

(c) Section 24.120, relating to the 19th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 74th District Court.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7897.0106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7897 / Section 7897.0106
§ 7897.0106. INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

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

(b) The boundaries and field notes contained in Section 2 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. Special District Local Laws Code § 7922.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7922 / Section 7922.102
§ 7922.102. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties provided by the general law of this state, including Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, applicable to municipal utility districts created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.