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Tex. Health and Safety Code § 367.009 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 367 / Section 367.009
§ 367.009. APPROPRIATIONS.
Status: in_force

Money collected and appropriated for the purposes of this chapter shall be disbursed as the commission directs and in accordance with Section 367.008.
Tex. Insurance Code § 556.104 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 556 / Section 556.104
§ 556.104. USE OF CUSTOMER INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section:

(1) "Customer" means a person with an investment, security, deposit, trust, or credit relationship with a financial institution.

(2) "Nonpublic customer information" means information relating to an individual that is derived from a bank record, including information concerning insurance premiums, the terms and conditions of insurance coverage, insurance expirations, insurance claims, and insurance history of the individual. The term does not include a customer's name, address, or telephone number.

(b) A person may not use nonpublic customer information for the purpose of selling or soliciting the purchase of insurance, or provide nonpublic customer information to a third party for the purpose of another's selling or soliciting the purchase of insurance, unless:

(1) it is clearly and conspicuously disclosed that the nonpublic customer information may be used for that purpose; and

(2) the customer has been provided an opportunity to object before the time the information is used.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 374.203 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 374 / Section 374.203
§ 374.203. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUND FOR CORRECTIVE ACTION.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "contaminated dry cleaning site" means the areal extent of soil or groundwater contamination with dry cleaning solvents.

(b) The commission may not use money from the fund for the payment of costs in excess of $5 million for corrective action at a single contaminated dry cleaning site.

(c) Except for dry cleaning sites that require emergency action under Section 374.152, the commission may not use money from the fund for corrective action at a contaminated dry cleaning site unless an eligible person applies for the ranking under Section 374.154 and is not otherwise ineligible for corrective action under this chapter.

(d) The owner of a dry cleaning facility or drop station, or other person who submits the application for ranking the facility under Section 374.154, shall pay as a nonrefundable deductible the first $5,000 of corrective action costs incurred because of a release from the dry cleaning facility or drop station. The commission may take corrective action regardless of whether the commission obtains the deductible.
Tex. Occupations Code § 455.207 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 455 / Section 455.207
§ 455.207. POSTING OF CERTAIN NOTICES REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) Each massage establishment and massage school shall display in the form and manner prescribed by the commission a sign concerning services and assistance available to victims of human trafficking.

(b) The sign required by this section must:

(1) be in English, Spanish, Korean, Mandarin, and any other language required by commission rule;

(2) include a toll-free telephone number of a nationally recognized information and referral hotline for victims of human trafficking;

(3) include the contact information for reporting suspicious activity to the Department of Public Safety; and

(4) be displayed in a conspicuous place clearly visible to the public.

(c) The commission by rule shall establish requirements regarding the posting of signs under this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1076.208 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1076 / Section 1076.208
§ 1076.208. ADDITIONAL MEANS OF SECURING REPAYMENT OF BONDS.
Status: in_force

In addition to the authority to issue general obligation bonds and revenue bonds under this subchapter, the board may provide for the security and payment of district bonds from a pledge of a combination of ad valorem taxes as authorized by Section 1076.202 and revenue and other sources as authorized by Section 1076.205.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 3.418 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 3 / Section 3.418
§ 3.418. PAYMENT OR ACCEPTANCE BY MISTAKE.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided in Subsection (c), if the drawee of a draft pays or accepts the draft and the drawee acted on the mistaken belief that (i) payment of the draft had not been stopped pursuant to Section 4.403, or (ii) the signature of the drawer of the draft was authorized, the drawee may recover the amount of the draft from the person to whom or for whose benefit payment was made or, in the case of acceptance, may revoke the acceptance. Rights of the drawee under this subsection are not affected by failure of the drawee to exercise ordinary care in paying or accepting the draft.

(b) Except as provided in Subsection (c), if an instrument has been paid or accepted by mistake and the case is not covered by Subsection (a), the person paying or accepting may, to the extent permitted by the law governing mistake and restitution:

(1) recover the payment from the person to whom or for whose benefit payment was made; or

(2) in the case of acceptance, revoke the acceptance.

(c) The remedies provided by Subsection (a) or (b) may not be asserted against a person who took the instrument in good faith and for value or who in good faith changed position in reliance on the payment or acceptance. This subsection does not limit remedies provided by Section 3.417 or 4.407.

(d) Notwithstanding Section 4.215, if an instrument is paid or accepted by mistake and the payor or acceptor recovers payment or revokes acceptance under Subsection (a) or (b), the instrument is deemed not to have been paid or accepted and is treated as dishonored, and the person from whom payment is recovered has rights as a person entitled to enforce the dishonored instrument.
Tex. Transportation Code § 394.050 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 394 / Section 394.050
§ 394.050. VARIANCE.
Status: in_force

The commission or a person designated by the commission, in an appropriate case and subject to an appropriate condition or safeguard, may make a special exception to this chapter regarding a permit for an off-premise outdoor sign on a rural road.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8152.0302 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8152 / Section 8152.0302
§ 8152.0302. 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. Insurance Code § 1501.354 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1501 / Section 1501.354
§ 1501.354. REQUIRED DISCLOSURES.
Status: in_force

(a) In connection with offering a small employer health benefit plan for sale, each small employer health benefit plan issuer and agent shall make a reasonable disclosure, as part of its solicitation and sales materials, of:

(1) the extent to which premium rates for a specific small employer are established or adjusted based on the actual or expected variation in:

(A) claim costs; or

(B) health status of the employer's employees and their dependents;

(2) provisions concerning the issuer's right to change premium rates and factors other than claims experience that affect changes in premium rates;

(3) provisions relating to renewability of policies and contracts; and

(4) any preexisting condition provisions.

(b) On request by a small employer, each small employer health benefit plan issuer shall disclose the benefits and premiums available under all small employer coverage for which the employer is qualified.

(c) A small employer health benefit plan issuer is not required to disclose information to a small employer that is proprietary or trade secret information under applicable law.

(d) Information provided under this section to a small employer must be provided in a manner that is:

(1) understandable by the average small employer; and

(2) sufficient to reasonably inform a small employer of its rights and obligations under a small employer health benefit plan.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7914.006 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7914 / Section 7914.006
§ 7914.006. INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

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

(b) The boundaries and field notes contained in Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter form a closure. A mistake made in the field notes or in copying the field notes in the legislative process does not affect the district's:

(1) organization, existence, or validity;

(2) right to issue any type of bond for the purposes for which the district is created or to pay the principal of and interest on a bond;

(3) right to impose a tax; or

(4) legality or operation.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1085.159 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1085 / Section 1085.159
§ 1085.159. AUTHORITY TO BORROW MONEY.
Status: in_force

The board may contract indebtedness or borrow money for district purposes on the credit of the district or secured by revenues of district hospitals and the hospital system.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 300A.0052 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 300A / Section 300A.0052
§ 300A.0052. LIMITATION ON AUTHORITY TO REQUIRE MANDATORY PAYMENT.
Status: in_force

The board may require a mandatory payment authorized under this chapter by an institutional health care provider in the district only in the manner provided by this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3835.162 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3835 / Section 3835.162
§ 3835.162. COMPETITIVE BIDDING.
Status: in_force

Section 375.221, Local Government Code, applies to the district only for a contract that has a value greater than $25,000.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8425.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8425 / Section 8425.104
§ 8425.104. 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. Occupations Code § 901.461 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 901 / Section 901.461
§ 901.461. PRACTICE BY CERTAIN OUT-OF-STATE FIRMS.
Status: in_force

(a) A certified public accountancy firm that is not licensed in this state but is licensed in another state may practice in this state without a firm license or notice to the board if the firm's practice in this state is performed by an individual who holds a license under this chapter or who practices under a privilege under Section 901.462.

(b) A firm described by Subsection (a) may exercise all the practice privileges of a firm license holder, except that the firm may perform the services described by Section 901.002(a)(1) for an entity with its home office in this state only if:

(1) the firm meets the ownership requirements of Sections 901.354(a) and (b);

(2) the firm complies with the board's peer review program under Section 901.159; and

(3) the services are performed by an individual who holds a license under this chapter or practices under a privilege under Section 901.462.

(c) A firm practicing under a privilege under this section, as a condition of the privilege of practicing without a firm license:

(1) is subject to the personal and subject matter jurisdiction and disciplinary authority of the board;

(2) must comply with this chapter and board rules; and

(3) is considered to have appointed the regulatory agency of the state that issued the firm's license as the firm's agent on whom process may be served in any action or proceeding by the board against the firm.

(d) A firm practicing under a privilege under this section shall promptly cease offering or rendering professional services in this state if the firm's license to practice as a certified public accountancy firm in the state in which the firm's primary place of business is no longer valid.
Tex. Local Government Code § 504.005 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 504 / Section 504.005
§ 504.005. CORPORATION NOT SUBJECT TO CERTAIN PROVISIONS.
Status: in_force

Sections 501.203, 501.205, 501.251-501.254, 501.255(a) and (b), 501.256, and 501.257 do not apply to a corporation under this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3832.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3832 / Section 3832.104
§ 3832.104. UTILITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may not impose an impact fee or assessment on the property, including the equipment, rights-of-way, facilities, or improvements, of:

(1) an electric utility or a power generation company as defined by Section 31.002, Utilities Code;

(2) a gas utility as defined by Section 101.003 or 121.001, Utilities Code;

(3) a telecommunications provider as defined by Section 51.002, Utilities Code; or

(4) a cable operator as defined by 47 U.S.C. Section 522, as amended.

(b) The district shall bear the sole expense of the relocation, rerouting, or removal of electric, gas, water, sewer, communications, or other public utilities as required or requested by the district in the exercise of its powers under this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7816.0303 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7816 / Section 7816.0303
§ 7816.0303. COST OF RELOCATING OR ALTERING PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "sole expense" means the actual cost of relocating, raising, lowering, rerouting, changing the grade of, or altering the construction of a facility described by Subsection (b) to provide comparable replacement without enhancement of the facility, after deducting the net salvage value of the old facility.

(b) If the district's exercise of its power of eminent domain makes necessary relocating, raising, lowering, rerouting, changing the grade of, or altering the construction of a highway, railroad, electric transmission or distribution line, telephone or telegraph property or facility, or pipeline, the necessary action shall be accomplished at the sole expense of the district unless the owner of the relocated or altered facility has a legal obligation to pay those expenses.
Tex. Property Code § 94.056 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 94 / Section 94.056
§ 94.056. PENALTY FOR LATE PAYMENT.
Status: in_force

A landlord may assess a penalty for late payment of rent or another fee or charge if the payment is not remitted on or before the date stipulated in the lease agreement.
Tex. Transportation Code § 504.401 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 504 / Section 504.401
§ 504.401. STATE OFFICIALS.
Status: repealed

(a) The department shall issue specialty license plates to a state official.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1296, Sec. 247(11), eff. January 1, 2012.

(c) The registration remains valid until December 31 of each year.

(d) In this section, "state official" means:

(1) a member of the legislature;

(2) the governor;

(3) the lieutenant governor;

(4) a justice of the supreme court;

(5) a judge of the court of criminal appeals;

(6) the attorney general;

(7) the commissioner of the General Land Office;

(8) the comptroller;

(9) a member of the Railroad Commission of Texas;

(10) the commissioner of agriculture;

(11) the secretary of state; or

(12) a member of the State Board of Education.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3959.0901 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3959 / Section 3959.0901
§ 3959.0901. DISSOLUTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall dissolve the district on written petition filed with the board by the owners of:

(1) 66 percent or more of the assessed value subject to assessment by the district of the property in the district based on the most recent certified county property tax rolls; or

(2) 66 percent or more of the surface area of the district, excluding roads, streets, highways, utility rights-of-way, other public areas, and other property exempt from assessment by the district according to the most recent certified county property tax rolls.

(b) The district may not be dissolved if the district:

(1) has any outstanding bonded or other indebtedness until that bonded or other indebtedness has been repaid or defeased in accordance with the order or resolution authorizing the issuance of the bonded or other indebtedness;

(2) has a contractual obligation to pay money until that obligation has been fully paid in accordance with the contract; or

(3) owns, operates, or maintains public works, facilities, or improvements unless the district has contracted with another party for the ownership and operation or maintenance of the public works, facilities, or improvements.

(c) Section 375.262, Local Government Code, does not apply to the district.
Tex. Transportation Code § 366.257 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 366 / Section 366.257
§ 366.257. PUBLIC ACCESS.
Status: in_force

An authority shall:

(1) make and implement policies that provide the public with a reasonable opportunity to appear before the board to speak on any issue under the jurisdiction of the authority; and

(2) prepare and maintain a written plan that describes how an individual who does not speak English or who has a physical, mental, or developmental disability may be provided reasonable access to the authority's programs.
Tex. Government Code § 552.161 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 552 / Section 552.161
§ 552.161.
Status: in_force

Sec. 552.161. EXCEPTION: CERTAIN PERSONAL INFORMATION OBTAINED BY FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT. The following information obtained by a flood control district located in a county with a population of 3.3 million or more in connection with operations related to a declared disaster or flooding is excepted from the requirements of Section 552.021:

(1) a person's name;

(2) a home address;

(3) a business address;

(4) a home telephone number;

(5) a mobile telephone number;

(6) an electronic mail address;

(7) social media account information; and

(8) a social security number.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2210.0741 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2210 / Section 2210.0741
§ 2210.0741.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2210.0741. PAYMENT THROUGH CLASS 3 PUBLIC SECURITIES. (a) Losses not paid under Sections 2210.0715, 2210.072, 2210.0725, 2210.073, and 2210.074 shall be paid as provided by this section from the proceeds from Class 3 public securities authorized to be issued in accordance with Subchapter M on or after the date of any occurrence or series of occurrences that results in insured losses. Public securities issued under this section must be paid within a period not to exceed 10 years, and may be paid sooner if the board of directors elects to do so and the commissioner approves.

(b) Public securities described by Subsection (a):

(1) shall be issued as necessary in a principal amount not to exceed $250 million per catastrophe year, in the aggregate, whether for a single occurrence or a series of occurrences; and

(2) subject to the maximum described by Subdivision (1), may be issued, in one or more issuances or tranches, during the calendar year in which the occurrence or series of occurrences occurs or, if the public securities cannot reasonably be issued in that year, during the following calendar year.

(c) If the losses are paid with public securities described by this section, the public securities shall be paid in the manner prescribed by Subchapter M.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 143.014 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 143 / Section 143.014
§ 143.014. DISPOSITION OF UNLAWFULLY MANUFACTURED ARTICLES.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may remove from a home articles that are being manufactured in the home in violation of this chapter and materials used to manufacture those articles.

(b) The board shall give notice of the removal by registered mail to the person whose name and address are affixed to the materials as provided by Section 143.013.

(c) The board may retain the materials or articles until they are claimed by the employer, and if they are not claimed before the 31st day after the date on which the notice is sent, the board may destroy or otherwise dispose of the materials or articles.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 47.003 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 47 / Section 47.003
§ 47.003. NEWBORN HEARING SCREENING, TRACKING, AND INTERVENTION PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

(a) A birthing facility, through a program certified by the department under Section 47.004, shall perform, either directly or through a referral to another program certified under that section, a hearing screening for the identification of hearing loss on each newborn or infant born at the facility before the newborn or infant is discharged from the facility unless:

(1) the parent declines the screening;

(2) the newborn or infant is transferred to another facility before the screening is performed;

(3) the screening has previously been completed; or

(4) the newborn was discharged from the birthing facility not more than 10 hours after birth and a referral for the newborn was made to a program certified under Section 47.004 at another birthing facility or operated by a physician or other health care provider.

(a-1) The birthing facility shall inform the parents during admission that:

(1) the facility is required by law to screen a newborn or infant for hearing loss; and

(2) the parents may decline the screening.

(b) The department or the department's designee shall approve program protocols.

(c) Subject to Section 47.008, the department shall maintain data and information on each newborn or infant who receives a hearing screening under Subsection (a).

(d) The department shall ensure that intervention is available to families for a newborn or infant identified as having hearing loss and that the intervention is managed by state programs operating under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. Section 1400 et seq.).

(e) The department shall ensure that the intervention described by Subsection (d) is available for a newborn or infant identified as having hearing loss not later than the sixth month after the newborn's or infant's birth and through the time the child is an infant unless the infant has been hospitalized since birth.

(f) If a newborn or an infant receives medical intervention services, including a hearing aid or cochlear implant, the intervention specialist shall report the results of the intervention to the department.
Tex. Election Code § 253.099 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 253 / Section 253.099
§ 253.099. NONPARTISAN VOTER REGISTRATION AND GET-OUT-THE-VOTE CAMPAIGNS.
Status: in_force

(a) A corporation or labor organization may make one or more expenditures to finance nonpartisan voter registration and get-out-the-vote campaigns aimed at its stockholders or members, as applicable, or at the families of its stockholders or members.

(b) An expenditure under this section is not reportable under Chapter 254.
Tex. Occupations Code § 452.051 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 452 / Section 452.051
§ 452.051. APPOINTMENT OF EXECUTIVE COUNCIL.
Status: in_force

(a) The Executive Council of Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy Examiners consists of:

(1) an occupational therapist member of the occupational therapy board appointed by that board;

(2) a public member of the occupational therapy board appointed by that board;

(3) a physical therapist member of the physical therapy board appointed by that board;

(4) a public member of the physical therapy board appointed by that board; and

(5) a public member appointed by the governor.

(b) The occupational therapy board and the physical therapy board may designate an alternate to attend an executive council meeting if a member appointed by that board cannot attend. The alternate has the same powers and duties and is subject to the same qualifications as the appointed member.

(c) Appointments to the executive council shall be made without regard to the race, color, disability, sex, religion, age, or national origin of the appointee.