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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3801.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3801 / Section 3801.201
§ 3801.201. DISSOLUTION OF DISTRICT WITH OUTSTANDING DEBT.
Status: in_force

Despite this section and Section 375.264, Local Government Code, the district may be dissolved as provided by Subchapter M, Chapter 375, Local Government Code, if the district has debt. If the district has debt when it is dissolved, the district shall remain in existence solely for the purpose of discharging its bonds or other obligations according to their terms.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2201.205 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2201 / Section 2201.205
§ 2201.205. RISK RETENTION GROUP PARTICIPATION IN INSOLVENCY GUARANTY FUND PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

A risk retention group may not be required or permitted to join or contribute financially to any insurance insolvency guaranty fund or similar mechanism in this state. A risk retention group, and any of the group's insureds or claimants against an insured, may not receive any benefit from an insurance insolvency guaranty fund or similar mechanism in this state for a claim arising under an insurance policy issued by the group.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 43.252 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 43 / Section 43.252
§ 43.252. FIELD TRIAL PERMIT.
Status: in_force

(a) A person may apply to the department in the manner prescribed by commission rules for a permit under this section exempting registered participants in a field trial held by the person from the hunting license requirements of Chapter 42 while the individuals are participating in the field trial.

(b) The department may issue a permit under this section only for a field trial held on privately owned land or on public land authorized under commission rules adopted under Section 43.253(a).

(c) An application for a field trial permit must:

(1) be on a form prescribed by the department; and

(2) contain the following information:

(A) the name and address of the applicant;

(B) the address of the property on which the field trial is to be held;

(C) the species of wildlife to be pursued in the field trial;

(D) if applicable, the name of the hunting dog club or organization sanctioning the field trial; and

(E) any other information required by the department.

(d) The fee for a field trial permit is $50.

(e) A field trial permit is valid:

(1) for a period of nine consecutive days; and

(2) only on the land specified in the permit.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 172.031 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 172 / Section 172.031
§ 172.031. ARBITRATION AGREEMENTS VALID.
Status: in_force

(a) A written arbitration agreement is valid and enforceable if the agreement is to arbitrate a controversy that:

(1) exists at the time of the agreement; or

(2) arises between the parties after the date of the agreement.

(b) A party may revoke the agreement only on a ground that exists at law or in equity for the revocation of a contract.
Tex. Family Code § 157.372 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 157 / Section 157.372
§ 157.372. RETURN OF CHILD.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to Chapter 152 and the Parental Kidnapping Prevention Act (28 U.S.C. Section 1738A), if the right to possession of a child is governed by a court order, the court in a habeas corpus proceeding involving the right to possession of the child shall compel return of the child to the relator only if the court finds that the relator is entitled to possession under the order.

(b) If the court finds that the previous order was granted by a court that did not give the contestants reasonable notice of the proceeding and an opportunity to be heard, the court may not render an order in the habeas corpus proceeding compelling return of the child on the basis of that order.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3863.212 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3863 / Section 3863.212
§ 3863.212. ELECTIONS REGARDING TAXES AND BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue, without an election, bonds, notes, and other obligations secured by:

(1) revenue other than ad valorem taxes; or

(2) contract payments described by Section 3863.209.

(b) The district must hold an election in the manner provided by Subchapter L, Chapter 375, Local Government Code, to obtain voter approval before the district may impose an ad valorem tax or sales and use tax or issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes.

(c) Section 375.243, Local Government Code, does not apply to the district.

(d) All or any part of any facilities or improvements which may be acquired by a district by the issuance of its bonds may be included in one single proposition to be voted on at the election or the bonds may be submitted in several propositions.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1579.110 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1579 / Section 1579.110
§ 1579.110. OUT-OF-NETWORK FACILITY-BASED PROVIDER PAYMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "facility-based provider" means a physician or health care provider who provides health care or medical services to patients of a health care facility.

(b) Except as provided by Subsection (d), the administrator of a managed care plan provided under this chapter shall pay for a covered health care or medical service performed for or a covered supply related to that service provided to an enrollee by an out-of-network provider who is a facility-based provider at the usual and customary rate or at an agreed rate if the provider performed the service at a health care facility that is a participating provider. The administrator shall make a payment required by this subsection directly to the provider not later than, as applicable:

(1) the 30th day after the date the administrator receives an electronic claim for those services that includes all information necessary for the administrator to pay the claim; or

(2) the 45th day after the date the administrator receives a nonelectronic claim for those services that includes all information necessary for the administrator to pay the claim.

(c) Except as provided by Subsection (d), an out-of-network provider who is a facility-based provider or a person asserting a claim as an agent or assignee of the provider may not bill an enrollee receiving a health care or medical service or supply described by Subsection (b) in, and the enrollee does not have financial responsibility for, an amount greater than an applicable copayment, coinsurance, and deductible under the enrollee's managed care plan that:

(1) is based on:

(A) the amount initially determined payable by the administrator; or

(B) if applicable, a modified amount as determined under the administrator's internal appeal process; and

(2) is not based on any additional amount determined to be owed to the provider under Chapter 1467.

(d) This section does not apply to a nonemergency health care or medical service:

(1) that an enrollee elects to receive in writing in advance of the service with respect to each out-of-network provider providing the service; and

(2) for which an out-of-network provider, before providing the service, provides a complete written disclosure to the enrollee that:

(A) explains that the provider does not have a contract with the enrollee's managed care plan;

(B) discloses projected amounts for which the enrollee may be responsible; and

(C) discloses the circumstances under which the enrollee would be responsible for those amounts.
Tex. Education Code § 11.184 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 11 / Section 11.184
§ 11.184. EFFICIENCY AUDIT.
Status: in_force

(a) For purposes of this section, "efficiency audit" means an investigation of the operations of a school district to examine fiscal management, efficiency, and utilization of resources.

(b) Except as provided by Subsection (b-1), the board of trustees of a school district shall conduct an efficiency audit before seeking voter approval to adopt a tax rate for the maintenance and operations of the district at an election held for that purpose and may not hold the election without complying with this section.

(b-1) The board of trustees of a school district all or part of which is located in an area declared a disaster area by the governor under Chapter 418, Government Code, may hold an election to seek voter approval to adopt a maintenance and operations tax rate during the two-year period following the date of the declaration without conducting an efficiency audit otherwise required under this section.

(c) A school district must pay for the costs associated with an efficiency audit required under this section.

(d) The board of trustees of a school district must select an auditor to conduct an efficiency audit under this section not later than four months before the date on which the district proposes to hold an election to adopt a maintenance and operations tax rate.

(e) The board of trustees of a school district may select for purposes of Subsection (d) the auditor that conducts the district's annual audit under Section 44.008 and may include the efficiency audit as part of the district's annual audit.

(f) The Legislative Budget Board shall establish guidelines identifying the scope and areas of investigation of an efficiency audit, including identification of resources being used effectively and efficiently and identification of cost savings or reallocations. The Legislative Budget Board may consult with the agency to identify areas in which school districts in this state have a demonstrated history of effectively utilizing resources to improve student achievement and achieve cost savings. The auditor selected by the board of trustees of a school district must follow the guidelines established by the Legislative Budget Board under this subsection.

(g) An auditor selected by the board of trustees of a school district must maintain independence from the district and complete the efficiency audit not later than three months after the date the auditor was selected.

(h) Before an election at which a school district seeks voter approval to adopt a tax rate the board of trustees of the school district must hold an open meeting to discuss the results of the efficiency audit conducted under this section. Not later than 30 days before the date of the election, the results of an efficiency audit conducted under this section must be posted on the school district's Internet website.

(i) A school district shall provide all documents, records, and personnel requested by the auditor as needed to conduct the audit in an efficient manner.
Tex. Insurance Code § 841.204 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 841 / Section 841.204
§ 841.204. EXEMPTION FROM REQUIRED INCREASE OF CAPITAL AND SURPLUS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, a domestic insurance company that after September 1, 1991, had less than the minimum amount of capital and surplus required for a newly incorporated company under Section 841.054 may continue to transact the kinds of business for which it holds a certificate of authority.

(b) The insurance company shall immediately increase the amount of its capital to the required amount of capital under Section 841.054 if there is:

(1) a change in the control of at least 50 percent of the voting securities of the insurance company;

(2) a change in the control of at least 50 percent of the voting securities of a holding company controlling the insurance company; or

(3) a change in control of at least 50 percent by any other method of control if the insurance company or holding company is not controlled by voting securities.

(c) For purposes of Subsection (b), a transfer of ownership that occurs because of death, regardless of whether the decedent died testate or intestate, may not be considered a change in the control of an insurance company or holding company if ownership is transferred solely to one or more individuals, each of whom would be an heir of the decedent if the decedent had died intestate.
Tex. Family Code § 153.432 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 153 / Section 153.432
§ 153.432. SUIT FOR POSSESSION OR ACCESS BY GRANDPARENT.
Status: in_force

(a) A biological or adoptive grandparent may request possession of or access to a grandchild by filing:

(1) an original suit; or

(2) a suit for modification as provided by Chapter 156.

(b) A grandparent may request possession of or access to a grandchild in a suit filed for the sole purpose of requesting the relief, without regard to whether the appointment of a managing conservator is an issue in the suit.

(c) In a suit described by Subsection (a), the person filing the suit must execute and attach an affidavit on knowledge or belief that contains, along with supporting facts, the allegation that denial of possession of or access to the child by the petitioner would significantly impair the child's physical health or emotional well-being. The court shall deny the relief sought and dismiss the suit unless the court determines that the facts stated in the affidavit, if true, would be sufficient to support the relief authorized under Section 153.433.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 5007.228 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 5007 / Section 5007.228
§ 5007.228. ACCEPTANCE OF GIFTS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "gift" means a gift, grant, donation, or bequest of money or property accepted under Section 60.124, Water Code, that has a value of $500 or more.

(b) The authority may accept a gift only if, not later than the 90th day after the date the port commission receives the gift, the port commission, in an open meeting, acknowledges the acceptance of the gift.

(c) For a gift accepted under Subsection (b), the authority must record the name of the donor, a description of the gift, and a statement of the purpose of the gift in the minutes of the port commission.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3903.204 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3903 / Section 3903.204
§ 3903.204. ELECTION REQUIRED FOR TAXES OR BONDS.
Status: in_force

The district must hold an election in the manner provided by Subchapter L, Chapter 375, Local Government Code, to obtain voter approval before the district may impose an ad valorem tax or issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1054.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1054 / Section 1054.051
§ 1054.051. BOARD ELECTION; TERM.
Status: in_force

(a) The board consists of seven directors elected from the district at large.

(b) Directors serve staggered three-year terms.

(c) An election shall be held on the uniform election date in May of each year to elect the appropriate number of directors.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 131.209 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 131 / Section 131.209
§ 131.209. NOTICE.
Status: in_force

(a) The operator shall submit a copy of a notice that has been published once a week for four consecutive weeks in the newspaper of greatest general circulation in the locality of the surface mining and reclamation operation.

(b) The advertisement shall be considered part of any bond release application and shall include:

(1) notice of the location and boundaries of the land affected;

(2) the permit number and the date approved;

(3) the amount of the bond filed and the portion sought to be released; and

(4) the location at which the bond release application has been placed for public inspection.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 94.002 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 94 / Section 94.002
§ 94.002. CONTRACT FOR EXCESS WEAR AND USE WAIVER.
Status: in_force

A lessee may contract with a lessor for an excess wear and use waiver in connection with a lease agreement.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 152.0251 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 152 / Section 152.0251
§ 152.0251. BOWIE COUNTY.
Status: in_force

(a) The Bowie County Juvenile Board is composed of the county judge, the district judges, and the judge of each statutory county court in Bowie County.

(b) The juvenile court judge is the chairman of the board and its chief administrative officer.

(c) The county commissioners court may pay the juvenile board members additional annual compensation set by the commissioners court at not less than $1,200. The additional compensation is for the added duties imposed on the members and shall be paid in equal monthly installments from the general fund of the county.

(d) The chairman shall certify all claims for expenses of the juvenile probation officer as necessary in the performance of the officer's duties. The commissioners court shall provide the funds necessary to pay the salaries and expenses of the juvenile probation officer.

(e) Sections 152.0002, 152.0004, 152.0005, 152.0006, 152.0007, and 152.0008 do not apply to the Bowie County Juvenile Board.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6902.210 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6902 / Section 6902.210
§ 6902.210. USE OF BOND PROCEEDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may set aside and use an amount of proceeds from the sale of bonds issued under this subchapter for:

(1) the payment of interest expected to accrue during construction not to exceed three years;

(2) a reserve interest and sinking fund; and

(3) other funds provided by the resolution authorizing the bonds or in the trust indenture.

(b) The district may use proceeds from the sale of the bonds to pay any expense necessarily incurred in accomplishing the purpose of the district, including any expense of issuing and selling the bonds.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1575.303 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1575 / Section 1575.303
§ 1575.303. PAYMENTS FROM FUND.
Status: in_force

(a) The following shall, without state fiscal year limitation, be paid from the fund:

(1) the appropriate premiums to a carrier providing group coverage under a plan under this chapter;

(2) claims for benefits under the group coverage; and

(3) money spent by the trustee to administer the group program.

(b) The appropriate portion of the contributions to the fund to provide for incurred but unreported claim reserves and contingency reserves, as determined by the trustee, shall be retained in the fund.

(c) The fund is held in trust for the benefit of participants of the group program and may not be diverted.
Tex. Local Government Code § 204.001 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 204 / Section 204.001
§ 204.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Microfilm" means roll microfilm, microfiche, and all other formats produced by any method of microphotography or other means of miniaturization on film.

(2) "Microfilming" means the methods, procedures, and processes used to produce roll microfilm, microfiche, or other microphotographic formats.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 222.052 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 222 / Section 222.052
§ 222.052. ANALYSIS OF EXAMINATION PERFORMANCE.
Status: in_force

The department shall furnish a person who fails a certification test administered under this chapter with an analysis of the person's performance on the examination if the person requests the analysis in writing.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8469.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8469 / Section 8469.201
§ 8469.201. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

The district may issue bonds or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, impact fees, revenue, contract payments, grants, or other district money, or any combination of those sources, to pay for any authorized district purpose.
Tex. Labor Code § 502.061 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 502 / Section 502.061
§ 502.061. ADMINISTRATION AND RULES.
Status: in_force

(a) The system shall administer this chapter.

(b) Process and procedure under this chapter shall be as summary as possible.

(c) The system may:

(1) adopt and publish rules and prescribe and furnish forms necessary for the administration of this chapter; and

(2) adopt and enforce rules necessary for the prevention of accidents and injuries.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 481.070 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 481 / Section 481.070
§ 481.070. ADMINISTERING OR DISPENSING SCHEDULE I CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE.
Status: in_force

Except as permitted by this chapter, a person may not administer or dispense a controlled substance listed in Schedule I.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 363.137 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 363 / Section 363.137
§ 363.137. OTHER SECURITY.
Status: in_force

(a) The bonds may be additionally secured by a deed of trust or mortgage lien on part or all of the physical property of a solid waste management system, including a resource recovery system, of the public agency and rights appurtenant to that property.

(b) The deed of trust or mortgage lien may give the trustee the power to operate the property, sell the property to pay the debt, or take any other action to secure the bonds. A purchaser at a sale under a deed of trust or mortgage lien is the absolute owner of the property and rights purchased.

(c) Regardless of any deed of trust or mortgage lien under Subsection (a), the trust indenture may:

(1) contain any provision that the governing body prescribes for the security of the bonds and the preservation of the trust estate;

(2) provide for amendment or modification of the trust indenture; and

(3) provide for investment of the public agency's funds.
Tex. Water Code § 57.103 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 57 / Section 57.103
§ 57.103. INJURING LEVEES.
Status: in_force

A person who wrongfully or purposely cuts, injures, destroys, or in any manner impairs the usefulness of a levee or other reclamation improvement, is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction is punishable by a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $1,000 or by confinement in the county jail for not more than one year or by both.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1255.002 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1255 / Section 1255.002
§ 1255.002. APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

(a) This chapter applies only to a family leave insurance policy, amendment, or rider to a group disability policy delivered or issued for delivery in this state by a life, health, and accident insurance company.

(b) Notwithstanding Chapter 1701 and except as provided by Section 1255.108, this chapter does not apply to a certificate of family leave insurance delivered to a resident in this state if the group policy was delivered or issued for delivery in another state.

(c) This chapter applies to an insurance company authorized to write life, health, and accident insurance in this state, including a stipulated premium company operating under Chapter 884.

(d) This chapter does not apply to:

(1) a society, company, or other insurer whose activities are exempt by statute from department regulation and that is entitled by statute to a certificate from the department that shows the entity's exempt status;

(2) a credit accident and health insurance policy issued under Chapter 1153;

(3) a workers' compensation insurance policy;

(4) a liability insurance policy, with or without supplementary expense coverage;

(5) a reinsurance policy or contract;

(6) a blanket or group insurance policy, except as otherwise provided by this chapter; or

(7) a life insurance endowment or annuity contract, or a contract supplemental to a life insurance endowment or annuity contract, if the contract or supplemental contract contains only provisions relating to accident and health insurance that:

(A) provide additional benefits in case of accidental death, accidental dismemberment, or accidental loss of sight; or

(B) operate to:

(i) safeguard the contract or supplemental contract against lapse; or

(ii) give a special surrender value, a special benefit, or an annuity if the insured or annuitant becomes totally and permanently disabled, as defined by the contract or supplemental contract.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 81.195 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 81 / Section 81.195
§ 81.195. DISCHARGE ON EXPIRATION OF COURT ORDER.
Status: in_force

The head of a facility to which a person was committed or from which a person was required to receive temporary or extended inpatient or outpatient health services shall discharge the person when the court order expires.