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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7892.0402 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7892 / Section 7892.0402
§ 7892.0402. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) If authorized at an election held under Section 7892.0401, the district may impose an operation and maintenance tax on taxable property in the district in accordance with Section 49.107, Water Code.

(b) The board shall determine the tax rate. The rate may not exceed the rate approved at the election.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7909A.0302 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7909A / Section 7909A.0302
§ 7909A.0302. 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.
Tex. Finance Code § 152.351 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 152 / Section 152.351
§ 152.351. NET WORTH OF MONEY TRANSMISSION LICENSEE.
Status: in_force

(a) A money transmission licensee under this chapter shall maintain at all times a tangible net worth in an amount not less than:

(1) for a licensee with total assets in an amount not greater than $100 million, the greater of:

(A) $100,000; or

(B) 3 percent of the value of the licensee's total assets;

(2) for a licensee with total assets in an amount greater than $100 million and not greater than $1 billion, the sum of $3 million and 2 percent of the additional assets in excess of $100 million; and

(3) for a licensee with total assets in an amount greater than $1 billion, the sum of $21 million and 0.5 percent of the additional assets in excess of $1 billion.

(b) Tangible net worth under this section must be demonstrated at the initial application by the applicant's most recent audited or unaudited financial statements pursuant to Section 152.104(c)(6) or (7).

(c) Notwithstanding other provisions of this section, the commissioner may, for good cause shown, exempt a money transmission licensee wholly or partly from the requirements of this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3972.0201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3972 / Section 3972.0201
§ 3972.0201. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.
Status: in_force

The district is governed by a board of five directors who serve staggered terms of four years with two or three directors' terms expiring June 1 of each even-numbered year.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2751.055 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2751 / Section 2751.055
§ 2751.055. REVISIONS TO RATES AND FORMS; HEARING.
Status: in_force

(a) A title insurance company may apply to the department in the manner prescribed by the commissioner for approval of a new or revised personal property title insurance form or a change in a rate associated with such a form. The commissioner may approve or disapprove an application after a hearing conducted in the manner prescribed by Section 2751.053.

(b) A hearing under this section must be conducted not later than the 60th day after the date on which the department receives the application.

(c) The commissioner shall approve or disapprove the application not later than the 90th day after the date of the hearing under Subsection (a).
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 382.0621 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 382 / Section 382.0621
§ 382.0621. OPERATING PERMIT FEE.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall adopt, charge, and collect an annual fee based on emissions for each source that either:

(1) is subject to permitting requirements of Title IV or V of the federal Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 (Pub.L. No. 101-549); or

(2) is based on plant operations, and the rate of emissions at the time the fee is due would be subject to the permitting requirements if the requirements were in effect on that date.

(b) Fees imposed under this section shall be at least sufficient to cover all reasonably necessary direct and indirect costs of developing and administering the permit program under Titles IV and V of the federal Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 (Pub.L. No. 101-549), including the reasonable costs of:

(1) reviewing and acting on any application for a Title IV or V permit;

(2) implementing and enforcing the terms and conditions of a Title IV or V permit, excluding any court costs or other costs associated with any enforcement action;

(3) emissions and ambient monitoring;

(4) preparing generally applicable regulations or guidance;

(5) modeling, analyses, and demonstrations; and

(6) preparing inventories and tracking emissions.

(c) The commission by rule may provide for the automatic annual increase of fees imposed under this section by the percentage, if any, by which the consumer price index for the preceding calendar year exceeds the consumer price index for calendar year 1989. For purposes of this subsection:

(1) the consumer price index for any calendar year is the average of the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers published by the United States Department of Labor as of the close of the 12-month period ending on August 31 of each calendar year; and

(2) the revision of the consumer price index that is most consistent with the consumer price index for calendar year 1989 shall be used.

(d) Except as provided by this section, the commission may not impose a fee for any amount of emissions of an air contaminant regulated under the federal Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 (Pub.L. No. 101-549) in excess of 4,000 tons per year from any source. On and after September 1, 2001, for a facility that is not subject to the requirement to obtain a permit under Section 382.0518(g) that does not have a permit application pending, the commission shall:

(1) impose a fee under this section for all emissions, including emissions in excess of 4,000 tons; and

(2) treble the amount of the fee imposed for emissions in excess of 4,000 tons each fiscal year.

(e) This section does not restrict the authority of the commission under Section 382.062 to impose fees on sources not subject to the permitting requirements of Title IV or V of the federal Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 (Pub.L. No. 101-549).

(f) The commission may impose fees for emissions of greenhouse gas only to the extent the fees are necessary to cover the commission's additional reasonably necessary direct costs of implementing Section 382.05102.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 822.0411 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 822 / Section 822.0411
§ 822.0411. ANIMAL CONTROL AUTHORITY IN CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only to an incorporated municipality that has a population of more than 1,000 and that is the county seat of a county with a population of 1,380 or more but less than 1,600.

(b) Notwithstanding the definition in Section 822.041(1), for purposes of this subchapter the police department of a municipality described by Subsection (a) is the animal control authority for the municipality in all areas in which a dog is kept and that are subject to the authority of the police department.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1369.504 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1369 / Section 1369.504
§ 1369.504. RULES.
Status: in_force

The commissioner may adopt rules to implement this subchapter.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 481.0764 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 481 / Section 481.0764
§ 481.0764. DUTIES OF PRESCRIBERS, PHARMACISTS, AND RELATED HEALTH CARE PRACTITIONERS.
Status: in_force

(a) A person authorized to receive information under Section 481.076(a)(5), other than a veterinarian, shall access that information with respect to the patient before prescribing or dispensing opioids, benzodiazepines, barbiturates, or carisoprodol.

(b) A person authorized to receive information under Section 481.076(a)(5) may access that information with respect to the patient before prescribing or dispensing any controlled substance.

(c) A veterinarian authorized to access information under Subsection (b) regarding a controlled substance may access the information for prescriptions dispensed only for the animals of an owner and may not consider the personal prescription history of the owner.

(d) A violation of Subsection (a) is grounds for disciplinary action by the regulatory agency that issued a license, certification, or registration to the person who committed the violation.

(e) This section does not grant a person the authority to issue prescriptions for or dispense controlled substances.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1076.204 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1076 / Section 1076.204
§ 1076.204. EXECUTION OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS.
Status: in_force

The board president shall execute district general obligation bonds in the district's name, and the board secretary shall countersign the bonds in the manner provided by Chapter 618, Government Code.
Tex. Transportation Code § 662.0063 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 662 / Section 662.0063
§ 662.0063. CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD INFORMATION REQUIREMENT FOR LICENSE ISSUANCE.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall require that an applicant for an instructor license or instructor training provider license submit a complete and legible set of fingerprints, on a form prescribed by the executive director, to the department or to the Department of Public Safety for the purpose of obtaining criminal history record information from the Department of Public Safety and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

(b) The department may not issue an instructor license or instructor training provider license to a person who does not comply with the requirement of Subsection (a).

(c) The department shall conduct a criminal history record information check of each applicant for an instructor license or instructor training provider license using information:

(1) provided by the individual under this section; and

(2) made available to the department by the Department of Public Safety, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and any other criminal justice agency under Chapter 411, Government Code.

(d) The department may:

(1) enter into an agreement with the Department of Public Safety to administer a criminal history record information check required under this section; and

(2) authorize the Department of Public Safety to collect from each applicant the costs incurred by the Department of Public Safety in conducting the criminal history record information check.
Tex. Occupations Code § 301.006 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 301 / Section 301.006
§ 301.006. CLAIM OR DEFENSE FOR PROHIBITED RULE OR POLICY.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may not adopt a rule, regulation, or policy that violates Chapter 110, Civil Practice and Remedies Code.

(b) A person may assert a violation of Subsection (a) as an affirmative defense in an administrative hearing or as a claim or defense in a judicial proceeding under Chapter 37, Civil Practice and Remedies Code.
Tex. Transportation Code § 251.009 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 251 / Section 251.009
§ 251.009. CONSTRUCTION OF CATTLE GUARDS ON COUNTY ROADS; OFFENSE.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioners court of a county may authorize the construction of cattle guards on a county road of any class. A cattle guard authorized under this section is not an obstruction of the road.

(b) The commissioners court shall establish plans and specifications for a standard cattle guard to be used on the county roads. The plans and specifications must be plainly written and supplemented by drawings as necessary and must be available for inspection by the residents of the county.

(c) A person who constructs a cattle guard on a county road that does not conform to the plans and specifications established under Subsection (b) commits an offense. An offense under this subsection is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $5 or more than $100.

(d) The commissioners court may construct a cattle guard on a county road of any class and may pay for its construction from the county road and bridge fund if the court finds that the construction of the cattle guard is in the best interest of the residents of the county.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 152.210 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 152 / Section 152.210
§ 152.210. PARTNER'S LIABILITY TO PARTNERSHIP AND OTHER PARTNERS.
Status: in_force

A partner is liable to a partnership and the other partners for:

(1) a breach of the partnership agreement; or

(2) a violation of a duty to the partnership or other partners under this chapter that causes harm to the partnership or the other partners.
Tex. Family Code § 32.004 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 32 / Section 32.004
§ 32.004. CONSENT TO COUNSELING.
Status: in_force

(a) A child may consent to counseling for:

(1) suicide prevention;

(2) chemical addiction or dependency; or

(3) sexual, physical, or emotional abuse.

(b) A licensed or certified physician, psychologist, counselor, or social worker having reasonable grounds to believe that a child has been sexually, physically, or emotionally abused, is contemplating suicide, or is suffering from a chemical or drug addiction or dependency may:

(1) counsel the child without the consent of the child's parents or, if applicable, managing conservator or guardian;

(2) with or without the consent of the child who is a client, advise the child's parents or, if applicable, managing conservator or guardian of the treatment given to or needed by the child; and

(3) rely on the written statement of the child containing the grounds on which the child has capacity to consent to the child's own treatment under this section.

(c) Unless consent is obtained as otherwise allowed by law, a physician, psychologist, counselor, or social worker may not counsel a child if consent is prohibited by a court order.

(d) A physician, psychologist, counselor, or social worker counseling a child under this section is not liable for damages except for damages resulting from the person's negligence or wilful misconduct.

(e) A parent, or, if applicable, managing conservator or guardian, who has not consented to counseling treatment of the child is not obligated to compensate a physician, psychologist, counselor, or social worker for counseling services rendered under this section.
Tex. Education Code § 29.301 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 29 / Section 29.301
§ 29.301. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Admission, review, and dismissal committee" means the committee required by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. Section 1400 et seq.) for any student needing special education.

(2) "American Sign Language" means a complete, visual, and manual language with its own grammar and syntax.

(3) "English" includes writing, reading, speech, speech reading, cued speech, and any English-based manual-visual method of communication.

(4) "Unique communication mode" or "appropriate language mode" includes English and American Sign Language.
Tex. Local Government Code § 116.052 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 116 / Section 116.052
§ 116.052. PERSONAL BOND.
Status: in_force

(a) One or more personal bonds executed and filed with the commissioners court, payable to the county judge and the judge's successors in office, qualify as security under this subchapter if:

(1) the bonds are signed by at least five solvent sureties who own unencumbered real property in the state that is not exempt from execution under the constitution and other laws of this state;

(2) the unencumbered and nonexempt real property owned by the sureties has a value at least equal to the amount of the bonds; and

(3) the bonds are approved by the commissioners court.

(b) When a bond is filed for approval with the commissioners court under Subsection (a), the sureties shall also file a statement containing:

(1) a description of the unencumbered and nonexempt real property sufficient to identify it on the ground; and

(2) the value of each tract of real property listed, including the value of the improvements on the property.

(c) After the commissioners court approves a personal bond, it shall be filed in the county clerk's office with the statement of the sureties attached to the bond.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8868.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8868 / Section 8868.102
§ 8868.102. TRANSFER OF GROUNDWATER OUT OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district by rule may require a person to obtain a permit from the district for the transfer of groundwater out of the district consistent with Section 36.122, Water Code, and may regulate the terms on which a permit holder under those rules may conduct the transfer.
Tex. Government Code § 521.0002 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 521 / Section 521.0002
§ 521.0002. REFERENCES IN LAW MEANING COMMISSION OR COMMISSION DIVISION.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies notwithstanding Section 521.0001(5).

(b) A reference in any law to any of the following state agencies or entities in relation to a function transferred to the commission under Section 531.0201, 531.02011, or 531.02012, as those sections existed immediately before their expiration on September 1, 2023, means the commission or the division of the commission performing the function previously performed by the state agency or entity before the transfer, as appropriate:

(1) health and human services agency;

(2) the Department of State Health Services;

(3) the Department of Aging and Disability Services;

(4) subject to Chapter 316 (H.B. 5), Acts of the 85th Legislature, Regular Session, 2017, the Department of Family and Protective Services; or

(5) the Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services.

(c) Notwithstanding any other law, a reference in any law to any of the following state agencies or entities in relation to a function transferred to the commission under Section 531.0201, 531.02011, or 531.02012, as those sections existed immediately before their expiration on September 1, 2023, from the state agency that assumed the relevant function in accordance with Chapter 198 (H.B. 2292), Acts of the 78th Legislature, Regular Session, 2003, means the commission or the division of the commission performing the function previously performed by the agency that assumed the function before the transfer, as appropriate:

(1) the Texas Department on Aging;

(2) the Texas Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse;

(3) the Texas Commission for the Blind;

(4) the Texas Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing;

(5) the Texas Department of Health;

(6) the Texas Department of Human Services;

(7) the Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation;

(8) the Texas Rehabilitation Commission;

(9) the Texas Health Care Information Council; or

(10) the Interagency Council on Early Childhood Intervention.

(d) Notwithstanding any other law and subject to Chapter 316 (H.B. 5), Acts of the 85th Legislature, Regular Session, 2017, a reference in any law to the Department of Protective and Regulatory Services in relation to a function transferred under Section 531.0201, 531.02011, or 531.02012, as those sections existed immediately before their expiration on September 1, 2023, from the Department of Family and Protective Services means the commission or the division of the commission performing the function previously performed by the Department of Family and Protective Services before the transfer.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 32.02451 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 32 / Section 32.02451
§ 32.02451. ADDITIONAL PERSONAL NEEDS ALLOWANCE FOR GUARDIANSHIP EXPENSES OF CERTAIN RECIPIENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "applied income" has the meaning assigned by Section 1155.201, Estates Code.

(b) To the extent allowed by federal law, the commission, in computing the applied income of a recipient of medical assistance, shall deduct in the manner provided by this section an additional personal needs allowance from the earned and unearned income of the recipient or, if applicable, the recipient and the recipient's spouse, for compensation and costs ordered to be deducted under Section 1155.202, Estates Code. Subject to Subsection (f), a deduction ordered by the court under Section 1155.202, Estates Code, is effective beginning on the later of:

(1) the month in which the order is signed; or

(2) the first month of medical assistance eligibility for which the recipient is subject to a copayment.

(c) The commission shall compute the applied income of a recipient of medical assistance as follows:

(1) the commission shall deduct from the earned and unearned income the personal needs allowance authorized by Section 32.024(w) before making any other deduction;

(2) if after the deduction under Subdivision (1) the recipient has remaining income, the commission shall deduct the lesser of the following:

(A) the amount of the remaining income; or

(B) the amount of the additional personal needs allowance for compensation and costs ordered to be deducted under Section 1155.202, Estates Code; and

(3) if after the deductions under Subdivisions (1) and (2) the recipient has remaining income, the commission shall deduct any other authorized allowances.

(d) The amount of income remaining, if any, after the commission makes the deductions as provided by Subsection (c) is the amount of the applied income of the recipient of medical assistance.

(e) The executive commissioner shall adopt rules providing a procedure by which a recipient of medical assistance for whom amounts are ordered deducted under Section 1155.202, Estates Code, may submit to the commission a copy of the court order issued under that section to receive a deduction of those amounts from the recipient's income as provided by this section.

(f) The commission may not allow a deduction for the additional personal needs allowance for compensation and costs ordered to be deducted under Section 1155.202, Estates Code, if the order is issued after the recipient of medical assistance dies.
Tex. Estates Code § 112.052 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 112 / Section 112.052
§ 112.052. FORM OF AGREEMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) A community property survivorship agreement must be in writing and signed by both spouses.

(b) A written agreement signed by both spouses is sufficient to create a right of survivorship in the community property described in the agreement if the agreement includes any of the following phrases:

(1) "with right of survivorship";

(2) "will become the property of the survivor";

(3) "will vest in and belong to the surviving spouse"; or

(4) "shall pass to the surviving spouse."

(c) Notwithstanding Subsection (b), a community property survivorship agreement that otherwise meets the requirements of this chapter is effective without including any of the phrases listed in that subsection.

(d) A survivorship agreement may not be inferred from the mere fact that an account is a joint account or that an account is designated as JT TEN, Joint Tenancy, or joint, or with other similar language.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 18A.204 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 18A / Section 18A.204
§ 18A.204. WRITTEN ORDER AUTHORIZING INTERCEPTION.
Status: in_force

(a) A judge of competent jurisdiction under Article 18A.051 or under Article 18A.202(b) may issue a written interception order under this subchapter during the 48-hour period prescribed by Article 18A.202(c)(2).

(b) A written interception order under this subchapter expires on the earlier of:

(1) the 30th day after the date of execution of the order; or

(2) the conclusion of the emergency that initially justified the interception.

(c) If an interception order is denied or is not issued within the 48-hour period, the officer shall terminate use of and remove the interception device promptly on the earlier of:

(1) the denial;

(2) the end of the emergency that initially justified the interception; or

(3) the expiration of 48 hours.