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Tex. Insurance Code § 2203.203 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2203 / Section 2203.203
§ 2203.203. DISCOUNT FOR CERTAIN HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS.
Status: in_force

(a) The rates applicable to professional liability insurance coverage provided by the association for not-for-profit nursing homes and not-for-profit assisted living facilities must reflect a discount of 30 percent from the rates for the same coverage provided to others in the same category of insureds.

(b) The commissioner shall ensure compliance with this section.
Tex. Tax Code § 162.112 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 162 / Section 162.112
§ 162.112. LICENSE HOLDER STATUS LIST.
Status: in_force

(a) The comptroller, on or before December 20 of each year, shall make available to all license holders an alphabetical list of licensed suppliers, permissive suppliers, distributors, aviation fuel dealers, importers, exporters, blenders, and terminal operators. A supplemental list of additions and deletions shall be made available to the license holders each month. A current and effective license or the list furnished by the comptroller is evidence of the validity of the license until the comptroller notifies license holders of a change in the status of a license holder.

(b) A licensed supplier, permissive supplier, or distributor who sells gasoline tax-free to a person whose supplier's, permissive supplier's, or aviation fuel dealer's license has been canceled or revoked under this chapter is liable for any tax due on gasoline sold after receiving notice of the cancellation or revocation.

(c) The comptroller shall notify all license holders under this chapter when a canceled or revoked license is subsequently reinstated and include in the notice the effective date of the reinstatement. Sales to the supplier, permissive supplier, or aviation fuel dealer after the effective date of the reinstatement may be made tax-free.
Tex. Government Code § 501.0675 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 501 / Section 501.0675
§ 501.0675. PROVISION OF FEMININE HYGIENE PRODUCTS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "feminine hygiene product" means:

(1) a regular or large size tampon with applicator;

(2) a regular or large size sanitary napkin or menstrual pad with wings;

(3) a regular size panty liner; or

(4) any other similar item sold for the principal purpose of feminine hygiene in connection with the menstrual cycle.

(b) On request of a female inmate, the department shall provide free of charge to the inmate up to 10 feminine hygiene products per day that comply with applicable federal standards for comfort, effectiveness, and safety.
Tex. Government Code § 2251.023 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2251 / Section 2251.023
§ 2251.023. TIME FOR PAYMENT BY SUBCONTRACTOR.
Status: in_force

(a) A subcontractor who receives a payment from a vendor shall pay a person who supplies goods or a service for which the payment is made the appropriate share of the payment not later than the 10th day after the date the subcontractor receives the payment.

(b) The appropriate share is overdue on the 11th day after the date the subcontractor receives the payment.
Tex. Government Code § 403.706 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 403 / Section 403.706
§ 403.706. TEMPORARY TRANSFER FOR CASH MANAGEMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The comptroller may liquidate the reserve's assets and temporarily transfer money from the reserve to the state treasury if necessary for the purposes described by Section 403.092.

(b) The comptroller shall, as soon as practicable after the date of a transfer under Subsection (a), return the transferred money to the reserve along with the interest, if any, earned on the money while held in the state treasury.
Tex. Water Code § 56.019 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 56 / Section 56.019
§ 56.019. FINDINGS.
Status: in_force

(a) At the hearing on the petition, if it appears to the commissioners court that drainage of the proposed district is feasible and practicable and is needed and would be conducive to public health or would be a public benefit or a public utility, the commissioners court shall make findings to this effect.

(b) If the commissioners court finds any of the issues in Subsection (a) of this section in the negative, it shall dismiss the petition at the cost of the petitioners.

(c) The findings of the commissioners court shall be recorded.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8508.0054 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8508 / Section 8508.0054
§ 8508.0054. VACANCY.
Status: in_force

A vacancy on the board shall be filled in the manner provided by Section 8508.0051 for making the original appointment.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3981.0301 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3981 / Section 3981.0301
§ 3981.0301. 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. Agriculture Code § 148.029 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 148 / Section 148.029
§ 148.029. FEE FOR HORSES SOLD TO SLAUGHTERER.
Status: in_force

(a) A slaughterer shall pay the following fees for each horse purchased for slaughter:

(1) $2 to the Texas Agricultural Extension Service; and

(2) $3 to the department, agency, or association authorized and designated by the secretary of agriculture of the United States to inspect livestock in Texas under 7 U.S.C. Section 217a.

(b) The slaughterer shall remit the fees required by Subsection (a) on a weekly basis.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8003A.0502 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8003A / Section 8003A.0502
§ 8003A.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. Special District Local Laws Code § 8864.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8864 / Section 8864.101
§ 8864.101. GROUNDWATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the rights, powers, privileges, functions, and duties provided by the general law of this state, including Chapter 36, Water Code, applicable to groundwater conservation districts created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3855.211 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3855 / Section 3855.211
§ 3855.211. ASSESSMENT ABATEMENTS.
Status: in_force

The district may grant in the manner that Chapter 312, Tax Code, authorizes for taxes an abatement for an assessment owed to the district.
Tex. Utilities Code § 53.001 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 53 / Section 53.001
§ 53.001. AUTHORIZATION TO ESTABLISH AND REGULATE RATES.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided by this title, the commission may establish and regulate rates of a public utility and may adopt rules for determining:

(1) the classification of customers and services; and

(2) the applicability of rates.

(b) A rule or order of the commission may not conflict with a ruling of a federal regulatory body.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 18B.251 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 18B / Section 18B.251
§ 18B.251. POLICY REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

Each designated law enforcement office or agency shall:

(1) adopt a written policy governing the application of this chapter to the office or agency; and

(2) submit the policy to the director of the department, or the director's designee, for approval.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8059.0302 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8059 / Section 8059.0302
§ 8059.0302. 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. Special District Local Laws Code § 9601.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9601 / Section 9601.001
§ 9601.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Board" means the board of directors of the district.

(2) "Bond" has the meaning assigned to the term "public security" by Section 1202.001, Government Code.

(3) "Director" means a person appointed to the board.

(4) "District" means the Riverbend Water Resources District.

(5) "Member" means a municipality, county, other political subdivision, or water supply corporation that is a member of the district as provided by Section 9601.005.

(6) "Temporary administrator" means a person appointed under Subchapter B-1.
Tex. Water Code § 63.340 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 63 / Section 63.340
§ 63.340. SALE OF PROPERTY TO SATISFY JUDGMENT.
Status: in_force

The district may purchase any property at a sale to satisfy a judgment in favor of the district on a delinquent assessment or reassessment, if the district is the best bidder.
Tex. Government Code § 393.101 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 393 / Section 393.101
§ 393.101. INSTRUCTIONS TO DELEGATES AND ALTERNATE DELEGATES.
Status: in_force

(a) The legislature by joint resolution shall adopt instructions to the delegates and alternate delegates to govern the actions of those officers at the Article V convention.

(b) The legislature may not adopt instructions for an Article V convention called following an application by the legislature to the United States Congress for the convention that authorize a delegate or alternate delegate to consider or vote to approve an amendment to the United States Constitution that is not authorized by the legislature in its application for the convention.

(c) The legislature by joint resolution may amend the instructions at any time.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 152.1182 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 152 / Section 152.1182
§ 152.1182. COMPENSATION OF JUVENILE COURT JUDGE.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioners court shall pay the juvenile court judge of Hopkins County an annual salary set by the commissioners court at not less than $2,400 nor more than $3,600 for serving as juvenile court judge.

(b) The compensation is in addition to any other compensation the judge receives and is payable in equal monthly installments from the general fund, salary fund, or any other available fund of the county.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3976.0104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3976 / Section 3976.0104
§ 3976.0104. FINDINGS OF BENEFIT AND PUBLIC PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

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

(b) 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.

(c) The district is created to accomplish the purposes of a municipal management district as provided by general law and Sections 52 and 52-a, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.

(d) The creation of the district is in the public interest and is essential to:

(1) further the public purposes of developing and diversifying the economy of the state;

(2) eliminate unemployment and underemployment;

(3) develop or expand transportation and commerce; and

(4) provide quality residential housing.

(e) 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; and

(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.

(f) 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.

(g) 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. Special District Local Laws Code § 8350.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8350 / Section 8350.002
§ 8350.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a municipal utility district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Transportation Code § 201.9991 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 201 / Section 201.9991
§ 201.9991. PRIORITIZATION AND APPROVAL OF PROJECTS BY COMMISSION.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission by rule shall prioritize and approve projects included in the statewide transportation plan under Section 201.601 or in the unified transportation program under Section 201.991 in order to provide financial assistance under this chapter.

(b) The commission by rule shall establish a performance-based process for setting funding levels for the categories of projects in the department's unified transportation program.

(c) The commission by rule shall establish a scoring system for prioritizing projects for which financial assistance is sought from the commission by planning organizations. The criteria used to score projects must take into consideration the department's strategic goals as approved by the commission in accordance with the requirements of 23 U.S.C. Section 134 or 135, as applicable. The system must account for the diverse needs of the state so as to fairly allocate funding to all regions of the state.

(d) The commission may make discretionary funding decisions for no more than 10 percent of the current biennial budget of the department.
Tex. Water Code § 58.017 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 58 / Section 58.017
§ 58.017. SINGLE-COUNTY DISTRICT; HEARING.
Status: in_force

(a) If a petition is filed for the creation of a district within one county, the county judge shall issue an order setting the date of hearing on the petition by the commissioners court and shall endorse the order on the petition or on a paper attached to the petition.

(b) After the order is issued, the county clerk shall issue notice of the hearing.

(c) The petition may be considered at a regular or special session of the court.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2309.356 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2309 / Section 2309.356
§ 2309.356. MAINTENANCE OF RECORDS.
Status: in_force

A used automotive parts recycler shall maintain copies of each record required under this subchapter until the first anniversary of the purchase date of the item for which the record is maintained.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 88.054 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 88 / Section 88.054
§ 88.054. PASSAGE FROM CONTROL OF PRODUCER PROHIBITED IF TANK NOT UNDER HIS CONTROL.
Status: in_force

No person owning, leasing, operating, or controlling an oil property may permit oil produced by him in this state to pass from his possession or control to the possession or control of any other person except from a tank or tanks under the control of the person producing the oil.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1603.454 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1603 / Section 1603.454
§ 1603.454. ENFORCEMENT BY ATTORNEY GENERAL.
Status: in_force

The attorney general shall represent the department in an action to enforce this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3836.251 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3836 / Section 3836.251
§ 3836.251. HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "hotel" has the meaning assigned by Section 156.001, Tax Code.

(b) For purposes of this section, a reference in Subchapter A, Chapter 352, Tax Code, to a county is a reference to the district and a reference in Subchapter A, Chapter 352, Tax Code, to the county's officers or governing body is a reference to the board.

(c) Except as inconsistent with this section, Subchapter A, Chapter 352, Tax Code, governs a hotel occupancy tax authorized by this section, including the collection of the tax, subject to the limitations prescribed by Sections 352.002(b) and (c), Tax Code.

(d) The district may impose a hotel occupancy tax for any district purpose, including to:

(1) maintain and operate the district;

(2) construct or acquire improvements; and

(3) provide a service.

(e) The board by order may impose, repeal, increase, or decrease the rate of a tax on a person who, under a lease, concession, permit, right of access, license, contract, or agreement, pays for the use or possession or for the right to the use or possession of a room that:

(1) is in a hotel located in the district's boundaries;

(2) costs $2 or more each day; and

(3) is ordinarily used for sleeping.

(f) The amount of the tax may not exceed seven percent of the price paid for a room in a hotel.

(g) The district may examine and receive information related to the imposition of hotel occupancy taxes to the same extent as if the district were a county.
Tex. Water Code § 6.241 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 6 / Section 6.241
§ 6.241. JUDICIAL REVIEW OF ACTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A person affected by a ruling, order, decision, or other act of the board may file a petition to review, set aside, modify, or suspend the act of the board.

(b) A person affected by a ruling, order, or decision of the board must file his petition within 30 days after the effective date of the ruling, order, or decision. A person affected by an act other than a ruling, order, or decision must file his petition within 30 days after the date the board performed the act.

(c) Orders, decisions, or other actions of the board pursuant to Subchapters E and F of Chapter 16 and to Chapter 17 of this code are not subject to appeal.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8364.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8364 / Section 8364.001
§ 8364.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Authority" means the Lone Star Regional Water Authority.

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

(3) "Commission" means the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

(4) "Director" means a board member.

(5) "Member entity" means a municipality or other political subdivision that is a member under Section 8364.071.
Tex. Local Government Code § 271.9041 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 271 / Section 271.9041
§ 271.9041. APPRAISAL SERVICE CONTRACTS; INDEMNIFICATION LIMITATIONS; DUTIES OF APPRAISER.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "governmental agency" has the meaning assigned by Section 271.003.

(b) This section applies only to a contract for appraisal services for real property entered into by a licensed appraiser and a governmental agency.

(c) A provision of a contract for appraisal services, or a promise in connection with the contract, is void and unenforceable if the provision requires a licensed appraiser to indemnify or hold harmless a governmental agency against liability for damage, other than damage to the extent the damage is caused by or results from an act of:

(1) negligence;

(2) intentional tort;

(3) intellectual property infringement; or

(4) failure to pay:

(A) a subcontractor or supplier committed by the appraiser or the appraiser's agent;

(B) a consultant under contract; or

(C) another person over which the appraiser exercises control.

(d) Except as provided by Subsection (e)(2), a provision of a contract for appraisal services, or a promise in connection with the contract, is void and unenforceable if the provision requires a licensed appraiser to defend a person against a claim based wholly or partly on the negligence or fault of, or breach of contract by:

(1) the governmental agency that is a party to the contract;

(2) an employee or agent of the governmental agency; or

(3) another person over which the governmental agency exercises control, other than the appraiser or an employee, agent, or consultant of the appraiser.

(e) A contract for appraisal services may require:

(1) the reimbursement of a governmental agency's reasonable attorney's fees in proportion to an appraiser's liability; and

(2) an appraiser to name a governmental agency as an additional insured under the appraiser's general liability insurance policy and provide any defense provided by the policy.

(f) A contract for appraisal services must require a licensed appraiser to perform services:

(1) with the professional skill and care ordinarily provided by competent appraisers under the same or similar circumstances and professional license; and

(2) as expeditiously as is prudent considering the ordinary professional skill and care of a competent appraiser.

(g) A provision of a contract for appraisal services establishing a different standard of care than a standard described by Subsection (f) is void and unenforceable. If a contract contains a void and unenforceable provision described by this subsection, the standard of care described by Subsection (f) applies.

(h) This section does not prohibit a governmental agency from including in and enforcing a provision in a contract for appraisal services that relates to the scope, fees, and schedule of a project in the contract.
Tex. Local Government Code § 157.065 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 157 / Section 157.065
§ 157.065. SCOPE OF PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioners court may determine its own guidelines about the scope of the child care program. The guidelines must include provisions relating to fees for participation in the program, ages of children who may participate, services to be available, times services are available, and related matters.

(b) The commissioners court shall appoint a board of county employees to review the program and guidelines and to make recommendations to the court about the program.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 118.009 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 118 / Section 118.009
§ 118.009. DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The advisory council shall consult with and advise the commission on matters related to the establishment, maintenance, operation, and outcome evaluation of the palliative care consumer and professional information and education program established under Section 118.011.
Tex. Estates Code § 1155.201 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1155 / Section 1155.201
§ 1155.201. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Applied income" means the portion of the earned and unearned income of a recipient of medical assistance, or if applicable the recipient and the recipient's spouse, that is paid under the medical assistance program to an institution or long-term care facility in which the recipient resides.

(2) "Medical assistance" has the meaning assigned by Section 32.003, Human Resources Code.
Tex. Occupations Code § 157.004 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 157 / Section 157.004
§ 157.004. DELEGATION REGARDING CERTAIN CARE FOR NEWBORNS; LIABILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) It is the policy of this state that the prevention of ophthalmia neonatorum in newborn infants is of paramount importance for the protection of the health of the children of this state.

(b) The authority to delegate medical acts to a midwife under Chapter 203 applies to the possession and administration of eye prophylaxis for the prevention of ophthalmia neonatorum.

(c) A physician who issues a standing delegation order to a midwife under Chapter 203 is not liable in connection with an act performed under that standing delegation order if the midwife provides proof of licensure under that chapter before the order is issued.
Tex. Government Code § 1501.204 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1501 / Section 1501.204
§ 1501.204. PLEDGE OF REVENUE.
Status: in_force

Bonds issued under this subchapter must be secured by a pledge of and be payable from the net revenue of the municipal water and sewer system, including any district property purchased with the bond proceeds.