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Tex. Government Code § 441.229 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 441 / Section 441.229
§ 441.229. GROUP PURCHASING AGREEMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) For the purposes of administering this subchapter, the commission may enter into group purchasing agreements on behalf of the consortium under which materials or services may be obtained at discount rates by two or more libraries if the commission determines that the agreements offer the most cost-effective method of purchasing library materials or services for the consortium.

(b) The commission may designate libraries that may participate in group purchasing agreements provided to the consortium. The commission by rule shall establish criteria for the participation.

(c) The commission may allow designated libraries to participate in a group purchasing agreement only to the extent that the commission may do so efficiently and in a manner that enhances resource sharing services to the consortium members.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1082.053 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1082 / Section 1082.053
§ 1082.053. BALLOT PETITION.
Status: in_force

A person seeking to have the person's name printed on the ballot as a candidate for director must file with the board secretary a petition requesting that action. The petition must:

(1) be signed by at least 10 registered voters of the district, as determined by the most recent official list of registered voters, who:

(A) reside in the appropriate single-member district, if the person seeks to become a candidate to represent a single-member district; or

(B) reside anywhere in the district, if the person seeks to become a candidate to represent the district at large;

(2) be filed not later than the 31st day before the date of the election; and

(3) specify the single-member district the person seeks to represent or specify that the candidate seeks to represent the district at large.
Tex. Government Code § 158.003 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 158 / Section 158.003
§ 158.003. VERIFICATION.
Status: in_force

The sheriff, constable, law enforcement agency, or other entity that provides security for a court shall verify that each court security officer holds the court security certification as required by this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3808.005 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3808 / Section 3808.005
§ 3808.005. DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is composed of the territory described by Section 1, Chapter 1493, Acts of the 76th Legislature, Regular Session, 1999, enacting former Section 376.304, Local Government Code, as that territory may have been modified under:

(1) Section 3808.105 or its predecessor statute, former Section 376.327, Local Government Code;

(2) Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code; or

(3) other law.

(b) The boundaries and field notes of the district contained in Section 1, Chapter 1493, Acts of the 76th Legislature, Regular Session, 1999, enacting former Section 376.304, Local Government Code, form a closure. A mistake in the field notes or in copying the field notes in the legislative process does not in any way affect:

(1) the district's organization, existence, and validity;

(2) the district's right to issue any type of bond, including a refunding bond, for a purpose for which the district is created or to pay the principal of and interest on the bond;

(3) the district's right to impose and collect an assessment or tax; or

(4) the legality or operation of the district or the board.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 18A.452 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 18A / Section 18A.452
§ 18A.452. DUPLICATION OF RECORDINGS.
Status: in_force

Recordings under Article 18A.451 may be duplicated for use or disclosure under Article 18A.351 for investigations.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 200.107 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 200 / Section 200.107
§ 200.107. AMOUNT OF CONSIDERATION FOR ISSUANCE OF SHARES WITH PAR VALUE.
Status: in_force

Consideration to be received by a real estate investment trust for the issuance of shares with par value may not be less than the par value of the shares.
Tex. Utilities Code § 60.203 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 60 / Section 60.203
§ 60.203. MINIMUM SERVICE REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

A telecommunications provider may not unreasonably:

(1) discriminate against another provider by refusing access to an exchange;

(2) refuse or delay an interconnection to another provider;

(3) degrade the quality of access the telecommunications provider provides to another provider;

(4) impair the speed, quality, or efficiency of a line used by another provider;

(5) fail to fully disclose in a timely manner on request all available information necessary to design equipment that will meet the specifications of the network; or

(6) refuse or delay access by a person to another provider.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 34.020 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 34 / Section 34.020
§ 34.020. FILING IN GENERAL LAND OFFICE.
Status: in_force

All surveys, files, records, abstracts of title, copies of sale and lease contracts, and all other records pertaining to sales and leases authorized under the provisions of this chapter shall be filed in the land office and constitute archives.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1813.004 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1813 / Section 1813.004
§ 1813.004. EFFECT OF APPRAISAL.
Status: in_force

(a) An appraisal under the provision required by this chapter does not affect any applicable policy terms, and an appraisal award must be made in substantial compliance with the appraisal clause of the insurance policy.

(b) Except for fraud, accident, or material mistake relevant to the appraisal or an appraisal award made without authority, the amount of loss determined by an appraisal under this chapter is binding as to the policyholder and the insurer.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7951A.0403 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7951A / Section 7951A.0403
§ 7951A.0403. CONTRACT TAXES.
Status: in_force

(a) In accordance with Section 49.108, Water Code, the district may impose a tax other than an operation and maintenance tax and use the revenue derived from the tax to make payments under a contract after the provisions of the contract have been approved by a majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.

(b) A contract approved by the district voters may contain a provision stating that the contract may be modified or amended by the board without further voter approval.
Tex. Education Code § 88.111 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 88 / Section 88.111
§ 88.111. FOREST LAND ACQUIRED BY STATE UNDER TAX SALE.
Status: in_force

When pine forest land is sold to the state for the payment of taxes, interest, penalty, and costs adjudged against the land, as provided in Article 7328, Revised Civil Statutes of Texas, 1925, as amended, and not redeemed or resold as provided in Article 7328, the land shall be withdrawn from the market and shall be held, protected, and administered by the board as state forest; and the board may manage, use, and improve the pine forest land as fully and to the same extent as in the case of other forest land held by it in accordance with the law. Forest land, as used in this section, includes all land on which is growing pine timber of any material value and all cutover pine timberland which may reasonably be expected to produce, by reason of natural or other methods of reforestation, another growth of pine timber of any material value.
Tex. Occupations Code § 156.009 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 156 / Section 156.009
§ 156.009. INACTIVE STATUS.
Status: in_force

The board may adopt rules and set reasonable fees relating to placing license holders on inactive status.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 86.0192 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 86 / Section 86.0192
§ 86.0192. EXEMPTION FOR CERTAIN POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only to the following political subdivisions:

(1) San Jacinto River Authority; and

(2) Harris County Flood Control District.

(b) A political subdivision may take sand, gravel, marl, shell, and mudshell from the San Jacinto River and its tributaries to restore, maintain, or expand the capacity of the river and its tributaries to convey storm flows.

(c) A political subdivision acting under this section is not required to:

(1) obtain a permit or pay a fee to take sand, gravel, marl, shell, or mudshell under Subsection (b); or

(2) purchase sand, gravel, marl, shell, or mudshell taken under Subsection (b).

(d) A political subdivision acting under this section may deposit sand, gravel, marl, shell, or mudshell taken under Subsection (b) on private land.
Tex. Transportation Code § 68.004 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 68 / Section 68.004
§ 68.004. VENUE.
Status: in_force

A suit to enforce a claim, right, or cause of action provided by this chapter shall be brought in Brazoria County.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1122.156 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1122 / Section 1122.156
§ 1122.156. INSPECTION OF ANNUAL AUDIT AND DISTRICT RECORDS.
Status: in_force

The annual audit and other district records are open to inspection during regular business hours at the principal office of the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1053.155 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1053 / Section 1053.155
§ 1053.155. DISCLOSURE OF SALE OR LEASE TERMS.
Status: in_force

The presiding officer of the board shall disclose the terms of the proposed sale or lease of a facility described by Section 1053.152 not later than the 30th day before the date of an election held under this subchapter. The disclosure must include both oral and written agreements relating to the sale or lease.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3804.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3804 / Section 3804.052
§ 3804.052. APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) The mayor and members of the governing body of the City of Sugar Land shall appoint directors from persons recommended by the board.

(b) A person may not be appointed to the board if the appointment of that person would result in fewer than two-thirds of the directors owning property in the city of Sugar Land.

(c) An owner of a tract of land in the district that is 10 or more acres in size may recommend to the board a successor director to fill a position or vacancy on the board unless a director recommended by the current or previous owner of the tract is serving on the board.
Tex. Government Code § 43.170 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 43 / Section 43.170
§ 43.170.
Status: in_force

Sec. 43.170. 253RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT. (a) The voters of Liberty County elect a district attorney for the 253rd Judicial District who represents the state in that district only in that county and in all cases before the 75th District Court.

(b) The Commissioners Court of Liberty County may supplement the state salary of the district attorney. The supplemental compensation may not exceed $5,000 a year. The supplemental compensation must be paid from the officers' salary fund of the county. If the officers' salary fund of a county is not adequate, the commissioners court may transfer the necessary amount from the general fund of the county.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1702.205 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1702 / Section 1702.205
§ 1702.205. PERSONAL PROTECTION OFFICER TRAINING.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall establish a 15-hour course for a personal protection officer consisting of training in nonlethal self-defense or defense of a third person.

(b) The training required by this section:

(1) must be provided in-person; and

(2) is in addition to the basic training course for security officers.
Tex. Government Code § 420.009 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 420 / Section 420.009
§ 420.009. REPORT.
Status: in_force

Not later than December 10 of each even-numbered year, the attorney general shall publish a report regarding grants awarded under this chapter. The report must analyze the effectiveness of the grants and include information on the expenditure of funds authorized by this chapter, the services provided, the number of persons receiving services, and any other information relating to the provision of sexual assault services. A copy of the report shall be submitted to the governor, lieutenant governor, speaker of the house of representatives, Legislative Budget Board, Senate Committee on Health and Human Services or its successor committee, and House Committee on Human Services or its successor committee.The attorney general shall publish a report on the service not later than December 10 of each year. The report must summarize reports from programs receiving grants from the attorney general, analyze the effectiveness of the grants, and include information on the expenditure of funds authorized by this chapter, the services provided, the number of persons receiving services, and any other information relating to the provision of sexual assault services. A copy of the report shall be submitted to the governor, lieutenant governor, speaker of the house of representatives, Legislative Budget Board, Senate Committee on Health and Human Services or its successor committee, and House Committee on Human Services or its successor committee.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 22.232 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 22 / Section 22.232
§ 22.232. ELECTION OR APPOINTMENT OF OFFICERS.
Status: in_force

(a) An officer of a corporation shall be elected or appointed at the time, in the manner, and for the terms prescribed by the certificate of formation or bylaws of the corporation. The term of an officer may not exceed three years.

(b) If the certificate of formation or bylaws do not include provisions for the election or appointment of officers, the officers shall be elected or appointed annually by the board of directors or, if the management of the corporation is vested in the corporation's members, by the members.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1001.112 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1001 / Section 1001.112
§ 1001.112. TRAINING.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who is appointed to and qualifies for office as a member of the board may not vote, deliberate, or be counted as a member in attendance at a meeting of the board until the person completes a training program that complies with this section.

(b) The training program must provide the person with information regarding:

(1) this chapter and Chapter 1071;

(2) the programs operated by the board;

(3) the role and functions of the board;

(4) the rules of the board, with an emphasis on the rules that relate to disciplinary and investigatory authority;

(5) the current budget for the board;

(6) the results of the most recent formal audit of the board;

(7) the requirements of:

(A) the open meetings law, Chapter 551, Government Code;

(B) the public information law, Chapter 552, Government Code;

(C) the administrative procedure law, Chapter 2001, Government Code; and

(D) other laws relating to public officials, including conflict-of-interest laws; and

(8) any applicable ethics policies adopted by the board or the Texas Ethics Commission.

(c) A person appointed to the board is entitled to reimbursement, as provided by the General Appropriations Act, for the travel expenses incurred in attending the training program regardless of whether the attendance at the program occurs before or after the person qualifies for office.
Tex. Tax Code § 112.156 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 112 / Section 112.156
§ 112.156. RES JUDICATA.
Status: in_force

The rule of res judicata applies in a suit under this subchapter only if the issues and the tax liability periods in controversy are the same as were decided in a previous final judgment entered in a Texas court of record in a suit between the same parties.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 247.0011 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 247 / Section 247.0011
§ 247.0011. SCOPE, PURPOSE, AND IMPLEMENTATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The purpose of this chapter is to ensure that assisted living facilities in this state deliver the highest possible quality of care. This chapter and the rules adopted under this chapter establish minimum acceptable levels of care, and a violation of a minimum acceptable level of care established under this chapter is a violation of law. For purposes of this chapter, components of quality of care include:

(1) resident independence and self-determination;

(2) humane treatment;

(3) conservative intervention;

(4) access to care;

(5) continuity of care;

(6) coordination of services;

(7) safe surroundings;

(8) professionalism of service providers;

(9) participation in useful studies; and

(10) quality of life.

(b) The executive commissioner shall protect residents of assisted living facilities by:

(1) adopting rules relating to quality of care and quality of life; and

(2) adopting rules relating to the assessment of the condition and service needs of each resident.

(b-1) The department shall protect residents of assisted living facilities by:

(1) promoting policies that maximize the dignity, autonomy, privacy, and independence of each resident;

(2) regulating the construction, maintenance, and operation of assisted living facilities;

(3) strictly monitoring factors relating to the health, safety, welfare, and dignity of each resident;

(4) imposing prompt and effective remedies for violations of this chapter and rules and standards adopted under this chapter;

(5) promoting a residential environment that allows residents to maintain the highest possible degree of independence and self-determination; and

(6) providing the public with helpful and understandable information relating to the operation of assisted living facilities in this state.

(c) Assisted living services are driven by a service philosophy that emphasizes personal dignity, autonomy, independence, and privacy. Assisted living services should enhance a person's ability to age in place in a residential setting while receiving increasing or decreasing levels of service as the person's needs change.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1213.002 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1213 / Section 1213.002
§ 1213.002. ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION OF CLAIMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The issuer of a health benefit plan by contract may require that a health care professional licensed or registered under the Occupations Code or a health care facility licensed under the Health and Safety Code electronically submit a health care claim or equivalent encounter information, a referral certification, or an authorization or eligibility transaction. The health benefit plan issuer shall comply with the standards for electronic transactions required by this section and established by the commissioner by rule.

(b) The issuer of a health benefit plan by contract shall establish a default method to submit claims in a nonelectronic format if there is a system failure or failures or a catastrophic event substantially interferes with the normal business operations of the physician, provider, or health benefit plan or its agents. The health benefit plan issuer shall comply with the standards for nonelectronic transactions established by the commissioner by rule.
Tex. Insurance Code § 40.003 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 40 / Section 40.003
§ 40.003. APPLICATION OF CHAPTER; EXCEPTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) This chapter applies only to a hearing required to be held before a decision may be rendered or action taken by the commissioner or the department.

(b) If a provision of this code or another insurance law of this state requires that the commissioner take an action at a hearing subject to this chapter, the commissioner shall take the action after receipt of a proposal for decision from the office regarding the hearing conducted by the office.

(c) This chapter does not apply to a proceeding conducted under Chapter 201 or to a proceeding relating to:

(1) approving or reviewing rates or rating manuals filed by an individual company, unless the rates or manuals are contested;

(2) adopting a rule;

(3) adopting or approving a policy form or policy form endorsement;

(4) adopting or approving a plan of operation for an organization subject to the jurisdiction of the department;

(5) adopting a presumptive rate under Chapter 1153; or

(6) a workers' compensation claim brought under Title 5, Labor Code.
Tex. Insurance Code § 40.057 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 40 / Section 40.057
§ 40.057. INFLUENCE OF COMMISSIONER PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

The commissioner may not attempt to influence the administrative law judge's findings of fact, conclusions of law, or application of the law to the facts.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1101.3521 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1101 / Section 1101.3521
§ 1101.3521. CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD INFORMATION REQUIREMENT FOR LICENSE.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall require that an applicant for a license or renewal of an unexpired license submit a complete and legible set of fingerprints, on a form prescribed by the commission, to the commission 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 commission shall refuse to issue a license to or renew a license on active status of a person who does not comply with the requirement of Subsection (a).

(c) The commission shall conduct a criminal history check of each applicant for a license or renewal of a license using information:

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

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

(d) The commission may:

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

(2) authorize the Department of Public Safety to collect from each applicant the costs incurred by the department in conducting the criminal history check.
Tex. Transportation Code § 225.209 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 225 / Section 225.209
§ 225.209. SERGEANT RANDY D.
Status: in_force

WHITE MEMORIAL HIGHWAY. (a) The portion of State Highway 114 in Wise County between its intersection with 12th Street within the Bridgeport municipal limits and its intersection with County Road 3330 is designated as the Sergeant Randy D. White Memorial Highway. The designation is in addition to any other designation.

(b) Subject to Section 225.021(c), the department shall:

(1) design and construct markers indicating the designation as the Sergeant Randy D. White Memorial Highway and any other appropriate information; and

(2) erect a marker at each end of the highway and at appropriate intermediate sites along the highway.
Tex. Occupations Code § 353.104 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 353 / Section 353.104
§ 353.104. EMERGENCY REFILL.
Status: in_force

(a) If a patient needs an emergency refill of the patient's contact lens prescription, a physician, optometrist, or therapeutic optometrist may telephone or fax the prescription to a person who dispenses contact lenses or may verify a prescription under Section 353.1015.

(b) A fax or telephone record received under Subsection (a) must include the name, address, telephone number, and license number of the physician, optometrist, or therapeutic optometrist.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8292.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8292 / Section 8292.002
§ 8292.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a conservation and reclamation district in Montgomery County created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 712.068 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 712 / Section 712.068
§ 712.068. REPORTS.
Status: in_force

On or before the date the corporation's annual statement of funds is due as required by Section 712.041, the corporation shall cause the preconstruction trustee to file with the department, in the form prescribed by the department, a full and true statement regarding the activities of any preconstruction trust that was subject to this subchapter at any time during the preceding calendar year.