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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1009.054 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1009 / Section 1009.054
§ 1009.054. BALLOT PETITION.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who wants to have the person's name printed on the ballot as a candidate for director must file a petition requesting that action.

(b) The petition must be:

(1) signed by at least 10 qualified voters; and

(2) filed at least 25 days before the date of the election.
Tex. Government Code § 2269.367 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2269 / Section 2269.367
§ 2269.367. PERFORMANCE OR PAYMENT BOND.
Status: in_force

(a) A performance or payment bond is not required for the portion of a design-build contract under this section that includes design services only.

(b) If a fixed contract amount or guaranteed maximum price has not been determined at the time a design-build contract is awarded, the penal sums of the performance and payment bonds delivered to the governmental entity must each be in an amount equal to the construction budget, if commercially available and practical, as specified in the design criteria package.

(c) If the governmental entity awards a design-build contract under Section 2269.362, the design-build firm shall deliver the bonds not later than the 10th day after the date the design-build firm executes the contract unless the design-build firm furnishes a bid bond or other financial security acceptable to the governmental entity to ensure that the design-build firm will furnish the required performance and payment bonds before the commencement of construction.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7961.0305 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7961 / Section 7961.0305
§ 7961.0305. 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. Education Code § 54.702 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 54 / Section 54.702
§ 54.702. POWERS AND DUTIES OF BOARD.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall:

(1) develop and implement the plan in a manner consistent with this subchapter;

(2) select the financial institution or institutions to serve as plan manager; and

(3) adopt rules to implement this subchapter.

(b) The board may seek rulings and other guidance from the United States Department of the Treasury, the Internal Revenue Service, and the Securities and Exchange Commission relating to the plan as necessary for proper implementation and development of the plan. The board shall make changes to the plan as necessary for savings trust account owners and beneficiaries of the plan to obtain or maintain federal income tax benefits or treatment provided by Section 529, Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and exemptions under federal securities laws.

(c) The board shall collect administrative fees and service charges in connection with any agreement, contract, or transaction relating to the plan in amounts not exceeding the cost of establishing and maintaining the plan.

(d) A savings trust agreement must be developed and approved by the board. The board shall review for compliance with applicable law and must approve in advance any informational materials that a plan manager provides to participants or potential participants in the plan.

(e) The board shall adopt a policy to prevent contributions to an account on behalf of a beneficiary in excess of those necessary to pay the qualified higher education expenses of the beneficiary.

(f) The board shall monitor contributions to and withdrawals from the plan and each plan account to ensure that any applicable limits on contributions or withdrawals are not exceeded.

(g) The board shall prepare and file statements and information returns relating to accounts to the extent required by federal or state tax law.
Tex. Government Code § 814.0096 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 814 / Section 814.0096
§ 814.0096. COORDINATION WITH STATE EMPLOYEE CHARITABLE CAMPAIGN POLICY COMMITTEE.
Status: in_force

(a) The board of trustees and the state employee charitable campaign policy committee established under Section 659.140 shall coordinate responsibility for the administration of charitable deductions from annuity payments to the state employee charitable campaign under Section 814.0095.

(b) The state employee charitable campaign policy committee is authorized to approve a budget that includes funding for as many of the expenses incurred by the retirement system associated with the implementation and administration of annuitants' participation in the state employee charitable campaign as is practicable, including notification of annuitants.

(c) Except as provided by this subsection, the board of trustees shall charge an administrative fee to cover any costs not paid under Subsection (b) in the implementation of Section 814.0095 to the charitable organizations participating in the state employee charitable campaign conducted under that section in the same proportion that the contributions to that charitable organization bear to the total of contributions in that campaign. The board of trustees shall determine the most efficient and effective method of collecting the administrative fee and shall adopt rules for the implementation of this subsection.

(d) If necessary, the board of trustees and the state employee charitable campaign policy committee may make the annuity deduction authorization under Section 814.0095(a) available in stages to subgroups of the retirement system's annuity recipients as money becomes available to cover the expenses under Subsection (b) of this section.
Tex. Water Code § 57.330 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 57 / Section 57.330
§ 57.330. COMMISSIONERS COURT ORDER DISSOLVING DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

(a) If the proposition to dissolve the district carries, the commissioners court shall make an order substantially as follows: "(Name of petitioner) and (number of other petitioners) others presented a petition asking for an election to decide whether or not (name of county) County Levee Improvement District (district number) should be dissolved. The commissioners court held the election on (date), and more than two-thirds of the resident property taxpayers voting in the election voted to dissolve the district. As a consequence of the election result, (name of county) County Levee Improvement District (district number) is dissolved."

(b) The commissioners court shall enter the order in its minutes.
Tex. Local Government Code § 212.0081 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 212 / Section 212.0081
§ 212.0081. REQUIRED APPLICATION MATERIALS.
Status: in_force

(a) Each municipality to which this subchapter applies shall adopt and make available to the public a complete, written list of all documentation and other information that the municipality requires to be submitted with a plat application. The required documentation and other information must be related to a requirement authorized under this subchapter.

(b) An application submitted to the municipal authority responsible for approving plats that contains all documents and other information on the list provided under Subsection (a) is considered complete.

(c) A municipality that operates an Internet website shall publish and continuously maintain the list described by Subsection (a) on the Internet website not later than the 30th day after the date the municipality adopts or amends the list.

(d) A municipality that does not operate an Internet website shall publish the list described by Subsection (a) on adoption of the list or an amendment to the list in:

(1) a newspaper of general circulation in the municipality; and

(2) a public place in the location in which the governing body of the municipality meets.
Tex. Finance Code § 15.202 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 15 / Section 15.202
§ 15.202. GENERAL QUALIFICATIONS OF COMMISSION MEMBERS.
Status: in_force

(a) No two commission members may be residents of the same state senatorial district.

(b) A person may not be a member of the commission if:

(1) the person is an officer, employee, or paid consultant of a Texas trade association in the financial institutions field; or

(2) the person's spouse is an officer, manager, or paid consultant of a Texas trade association in the financial institutions field.

(c) A person may not be a member of the commission if the person is required to register as a lobbyist under Chapter 305, Government Code, because of the person's activities for compensation on behalf of a profession related to the operation of the department.
Tex. Government Code § 2008.058 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2008 / Section 2008.058
§ 2008.058. ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE ACT REQUIREMENTS UNAFFECTED.
Status: in_force

(a) This chapter does not affect the rulemaking requirements prescribed by Chapter 2001.

(b) A state agency that intends to proceed with the rulemaking process after receiving the report of the negotiated rulemaking committee shall proceed in accordance with the requirements prescribed by Subchapter B, Chapter 2001.
Tex. Finance Code § 123.203 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 123 / Section 123.203
§ 123.203. ACCEPTANCE OF MONEY FOR DEPOSIT FROM ANOTHER ENTITY.
Status: in_force

A credit union may accept money for deposit by a savings and loan association, a savings association, the savings department of a bank, a commercial bank, a savings bank, a trust company, an insurance company, or any intermediary or other person managing or holding money on behalf of the credit union or any of the credit union's members or depositors.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8056.0102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8056 / Section 8056.0102
§ 8056.0102. NATURE AND PURPOSES OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is a municipal utility district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.

(b) The district is created to accomplish the purposes of:

(1) a municipal utility district as provided by general law and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution; and

(2) Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, that relate to the construction, acquisition, improvement, operation, or maintenance of macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 62.0582 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 62 / Section 62.0582
§ 62.0582. THIRD-PARTY BILLING VENDORS.
Status: in_force

(a) A third-party billing vendor may not submit a claim with the commission for payment on behalf of a health plan provider under the program unless the vendor has entered into a contract with the commission authorizing that activity.

(b) To the extent practical, the contract shall contain provisions comparable to the provisions contained in contracts between the commission and health plan providers, with an emphasis on provisions designed to prevent fraud or abuse under the program. At a minimum, the contract must require the third-party billing vendor to:

(1) provide documentation of the vendor's authority to bill on behalf of each provider for whom the vendor submits claims;

(2) submit a claim in a manner that permits the commission to identify and verify the vendor, any computer or telephone line used in submitting the claim, any relevant user password used in submitting the claim, and any provider number referenced in the claim; and

(3) subject to any confidentiality requirements imposed by federal law, provide the commission, the office of the attorney general, or authorized representatives with:

(A) access to any records maintained by the vendor, including original records and records maintained by the vendor on behalf of a provider, relevant to an audit or investigation of the vendor's services or another function of the commission or office of attorney general relating to the vendor; and

(B) if requested, copies of any records described by Paragraph (A) at no charge to the commission, the office of the attorney general, or authorized representatives.

(c) On receipt of a claim submitted by a third-party billing vendor, the commission shall send a remittance notice directly to the provider referenced in the claim. The notice must include detailed information regarding the claim submitted on behalf of the provider.

(d) The commission shall take all action necessary, including any modifications of the commission's claims processing system, to enable the commission to identify and verify a third-party billing vendor submitting a claim for payment under the program, including identification and verification of any computer or telephone line used in submitting the claim, any relevant user password used in submitting the claim, and any provider number referenced in the claim.

(e) The commission shall audit each third-party billing vendor subject to this section at least annually to prevent fraud and abuse under the program.
Tex. Government Code § 465.0053 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 465 / Section 465.0053
§ 465.0053. REGULATORY ECONOMIC ANALYSIS MANUAL.
Status: in_force

(a) The office shall prepare and publish a regulatory economic analysis manual.

(b) The manual required by Subsection (a) must identify and describe best practices for state agencies related to:

(1) preparing a local employment impact statement under Section 2001.022;

(2) conducting a regulatory analysis under Section 2001.0225;

(3) preparing a fiscal note under Section 2001.024;

(4) preparing a note regarding public benefits and costs under Section 2001.024; and

(5) preparing an economic impact statement under Section 2006.002.

(c) The office shall ensure that the manual required by Subsection (a) is written in plain language that may be easily understood by the public.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9034.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9034 / Section 9034.103
§ 9034.103. AUTHORITY FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

Under Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, the district may design, acquire, construct, finance, issue bonds for, improve, operate, maintain, and convey to this state, a county, or a municipality for operation and maintenance macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 434.008 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 434 / Section 434.008
§ 434.008. CRIMINAL PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who violates this subchapter commits an offense.

(b) An offense under this section is punishable by a fine of not less than $25 or more than $200.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2210.074 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2210 / Section 2210.074
§ 2210.074.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2210.074. PAYMENT THROUGH CLASS 2 ASSESSMENTS. (a) Losses in a catastrophe year not paid under Sections 2210.0715, 2210.072, 2210.0725, and 2210.073 shall be paid as provided by this section from Class 2 member assessments not to exceed $250 million for that catastrophe year.

(b) The association, with the approval of the commissioner, shall notify each member of the amount of the member's assessment under this section. The proportion of the losses allocable to each insurer under this section shall be determined in the manner used to determine each insurer's participation in the association for the year under Section 2210.052.

(c) A member of the association may not recoup an assessment paid under this section through a premium surcharge or tax credit.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1369.258 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1369 / Section 1369.258
§ 1369.258. VALIDATION USING CERTAIN RECORDS AUTHORIZED.
Status: in_force

A pharmacist or pharmacy that is being audited may:

(1) validate a prescription, refill of a prescription, or change in a prescription with a prescription that complies with applicable federal laws and regulations and state laws and rules adopted under Section 554.051, Occupations Code; and

(2) validate the delivery of a prescription with a written record of a hospital, physician, or other authorized practitioner of the healing arts.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1115.112 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1115 / Section 1115.112
§ 1115.112. CONTRACTS WITH GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES FOR CARE AND TREATMENT.
Status: in_force

The board may contract with:

(1) any county or municipality located outside the district for the care and treatment of a sick or injured person of that county or municipality; and

(2) this state or a federal agency for the treatment of a sick or injured person.
Tex. Transportation Code § 174.205 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 174 / Section 174.205
§ 174.205. ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

(a) A district may purchase any interest in real property to acquire, construct, or operate a commuter rail facility on terms and at a price to which the district and the owner agree.

(b) The governing body of a municipality, a county, any other political subdivision, or a public agency may convey the title or the rights and easements to property needed by the district for its purposes in connection with the acquisition, construction, or operation of the system.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1068.113 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1068 / Section 1068.113
§ 1068.113. CONTRACTS WITH GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES FOR SERVICES.
Status: in_force

The board may contract with a political subdivision of this state or with a state or federal agency for the district to:

(1) furnish a mobile emergency medical service; or

(2) provide for the investigatory or welfare needs of district inhabitants.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1372.001 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1372 / Section 1372.001
§ 1372.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Biomarker" means a characteristic that is objectively measured and evaluated as an indicator of normal biological processes, pathogenic processes, or pharmacologic responses to a specific therapeutic intervention. The term includes:

(A) gene mutations; and

(B) protein expression.

(2) "Biomarker testing" means the analysis of a patient's tissue, blood, or other biospecimen for the presence of a biomarker. The term includes:

(A) single-analyte tests;

(B) multiplex panel tests; and

(C) whole genome sequencing.

(3) "Consensus statements" means statements that:

(A) address specific clinical circumstances based on the best available evidence for the purpose of optimizing clinical care outcomes; and

(B) are developed by an independent, multidisciplinary panel of experts that uses a transparent methodology and reporting structure and is subject to a conflict of interest policy.

(4) "Nationally recognized clinical practice guidelines" means evidence-based clinical practice guidelines that:

(A) establish a standard of care informed by a systematic review of evidence and an assessment of the benefits and costs of alternative care options;

(B) include recommendations intended to optimize patient care; and

(C) are developed by an independent organization or medical professional society that uses a transparent methodology and reporting structure and is subject to a conflict of interest policy.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3906.259 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3906 / Section 3906.259
§ 3906.259. AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH DEFINED AREAS OR DESIGNATED PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

The district may define areas or designate certain property of the district in the manner provided by Subchapter J, Chapter 54, Water Code, regardless of the district's size, to pay for improvements, facilities, or services that primarily benefit that area or property and do not generally and directly benefit the district as a whole.
Tex. Occupations Code § 568.0035 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 568 / Section 568.0035
§ 568.0035. DISCIPLINE AUTHORIZED; EFFECT ON TRAINEE.
Status: in_force

(a) On a determination that a ground for discipline exists under Section 568.003, the board may:

(1) suspend the person's registration;

(2) revoke the person's registration;

(3) restrict the person's registration to prohibit the person from performing certain acts or from practicing as a pharmacy technician or pharmacy technician trainee in a particular manner for a term and under conditions determined by the board;

(4) impose an administrative penalty under Chapter 566;

(5) refuse to issue or renew the person's registration;

(6) place the offender's registration on probation and supervision by the board for a period determined by the board and impose a requirement that the registrant:

(A) report regularly to the board on matters that are the basis of the probation;

(B) limit practice to the areas prescribed by the board;

(C) continue or review professional education until the registrant attains a degree of skill satisfactory to the board in each area that is the basis of the probation; or

(D) pay the board a probation fee to defray the costs of monitoring the registrant during the period of probation;

(7) reprimand the person;

(8) retire the person's registration as provided by board rule; or

(9) impose more than one of the sanctions listed in this section.

(b) A disciplinary action affecting the registration of a pharmacy technician trainee remains in effect if the trainee obtains registration as a pharmacy technician.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 301.155 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 301 / Section 301.155
§ 301.155. APPLICATION FOR PETITION SEEKING ELECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) On written request of at least 25 qualified voters residing in the target area or operational area mentioned in the notice requesting an election accompanied by unsigned petitions, the county clerk of each county within the target area or operational area shall certify and mark for identification petitions for circulation.

(b) An application for a petition seeking an election to disapprove the issuance of a permit must:

(1) be headed "Application for Election to Disapprove a Weather Modification Permit"; and

(2) contain the following statement just ahead of the signatures of the applicants: "It is the hope, purpose, and intent of the applicants whose signatures appear on this application to see disapproved the issuance of a permit for weather modification, including hail suppression."

(c) An application for a petition seeking an election to approve the issuance of a permit must:

(1) be headed "Application for Election to Approve a Weather Modification Permit"; and

(2) contain the following statement just ahead of the signatures of the applicants: "It is the hope, purpose, and intent of the applicants whose signatures appear on this application to see approved the issuance of a permit for weather modification, including hail suppression."
Tex. Local Government Code § 382.109 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 382 / Section 382.109
§ 382.109. ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

(a) To the extent authorized by Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, the county may delegate to the district the authority to construct, acquire, improve, maintain, or operate macadamized, graveled, or paved roads or turnpikes, or improvements in aid of those roads or turnpikes, inside the territory targeted by the county for an economic development project, or the district.

(b) A road project must meet all applicable construction standards, zoning and subdivision requirements, and regulatory ordinances of each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located. If the district is located outside the extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality, a road project must meet all applicable construction standards, zoning and subdivision requirements, and regulatory ordinances of each county in which the district is located.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1068.116 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1068 / Section 1068.116
§ 1068.116. AUTHORITY TO SUE AND BE SUED.
Status: in_force

The board may sue and be sued on behalf of the district.
Tex. Government Code § 614.075 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 614 / Section 614.075
§ 614.075. FUND.
Status: in_force

(a) The rural volunteer fire department insurance fund is an account in the general revenue fund and is composed of money deposited as required by Section 151.801(c-2), Tax Code, and contributions to the fund from any other source.

(b) Money in the fund may be used only for a purpose under this subchapter.