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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3001.005 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3001 / Section 3001.005
§ 3001.005. APPLICABILITY OF AND RELATION TO OTHER LAW.
Status: in_force

(a) Chapter 49, Water Code, does not apply to the district.

(b) The district's authority under this chapter is not intended to duplicate the authority granted to the Chambers-Liberty Counties Navigation District or to limit the authority or jurisdiction of the navigation district. To the extent the laws of this chapter conflict with the laws of that navigation district, the laws of the navigation district control over this chapter.
Tex. Insurance Code § 228.352 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 228 / Section 228.352
§ 228.352. NOTICE OF RECAPTURE AND FORFEITURE OF PREMIUM TAX CREDIT.
Status: in_force

The comptroller shall send written notice to the address of each certified investor whose premium tax credit is subject to recapture or forfeiture, using the address shown on the investor's last premium tax filing.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3839.153 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3839 / Section 3839.153
§ 3839.153. PETITION REQUIRED FOR FINANCING SERVICES AND IMPROVEMENTS WITH ASSESSMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may not finance a service or improvement project with assessments under this chapter unless a written petition requesting that service or improvement has been filed with the board.

(b) A petition filed under Subsection (a) must be signed by:

(1) the owners of a majority of the assessed value of real property in the district subject to assessment according to the most recent certified tax appraisal roll for Harris County; or

(2) at least 50 persons who own real property in the district, if more than 50 persons own real property in the district according to the most recent certified tax appraisal roll for Harris County.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 361.116 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 361 / Section 361.116
§ 361.116. DISPOSAL OF INCIDENTAL INJECTION WELL WASTE.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding Chapter 2001, Government Code, and any other provision of this chapter, the commission shall grant to the owner or operator of a commercial hazardous waste disposal well facility originally permitted after June 7, 1991, a permit modification that authorizes the construction and operation of an on-site or adjoining landfill for the disposal of hazardous and nonhazardous solid waste generated by the operation of the facility if the proposed landfill meets all applicable state and federal design requirements and the commission follows a public notice and comment procedure that is consistent with 40 C.F.R. Section 270.42.
Tex. Local Government Code § 271.160 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 271 / Section 271.160
§ 271.160. JOINT ENTERPRISE.
Status: in_force

A contract entered into by a local government entity is not a joint enterprise for liability purposes.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8508.0203 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8508 / Section 8508.0203
§ 8508.0203. FEES AND CHARGES.
Status: in_force

(a) The authority shall establish fees and charges.

(b) The fees and charges may not exceed the amount necessary to fulfill the obligations imposed by this chapter.
Tex. Insurance Code § 4055.014 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 4055 / Section 4055.014
§ 4055.014. DISCLOSURES REQUIRED BEFORE ISSUANCE OF INSURANCE.
Status: in_force

Except as provided by Section 4055.105, insurance coverage may not be issued under this chapter unless:

(1) at each location at which sales of the coverage occur, brochures or other written materials are prominently displayed and readily available to a prospective consumer that:

(A) summarize, clearly and correctly, the material terms of the coverage offered to consumers, including the identity of the insurer;

(B) disclose that the coverage offered by the specialty license holder may duplicate coverage already provided by a consumer's personal auto insurance policy, homeowner's insurance policy, personal liability insurance policy, or another source of coverage;

(C) state that, except as specifically provided by another law of this state or the United States, the purchase by the consumer of the kind of insurance offered is not required to complete the associated consumer transaction;

(D) describe the process for filing a claim for benefits; and

(E) contain any additional information required by the commissioner by rule regarding the price, benefits, exclusions, conditions, or other limitations of the coverage; and

(2) evidence of coverage is provided to each consumer who purchases the coverage.
Tex. Education Code § 47.003 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 47 / Section 47.003
§ 47.003. USES OF FUND.
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, money in the fund may be appropriated only:

(1) to pay the cost of tier one allotments under Chapter 48; or

(2) for the purpose of reducing school district maintenance and operations ad valorem tax rates.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1704.055 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1704 / Section 1704.055
§ 1704.055. MEETINGS.
Status: in_force

(a) A board shall hold its initial meeting not later than the 60th day after the date the board is created.

(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), a board shall meet:

(1) at least once a month; and

(2) at other times at the call of the presiding officer.

(c) A board in a county with a population of less than 150,000 shall meet:

(1) at least four times each year during the months of January, April, July, and October at the call of the presiding officer; and

(2) at other times at the call of the presiding officer.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9074.153 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9074 / Section 9074.153
§ 9074.153. 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. Insurance Code § 846.303 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 846 / Section 846.303
§ 846.303. APPLICABILITY TO THIRD-PARTY ADMINISTRATOR.
Status: in_force

If a multiple employer welfare arrangement enters into an agreement with a third-party administrator to provide administrative, marketing, or other services related to offering health benefit plans to employers in this state, the third-party administrator is subject to this chapter.
Tex. Transportation Code § 460.111 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 460 / Section 460.111
§ 460.111. TAX EXEMPTION.
Status: in_force

The property, revenue, and income of an authority are exempt from state and local taxes.
Tex. Government Code § 496.052 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 496 / Section 496.052
§ 496.052. INSURANCE.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may purchase insurance to protect the department from loss due to the damage, loss, theft, or destruction of department aircraft.

(b) Insurance purchased by the board under this section must be on a form approved by the State Board of Insurance.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3980.0502 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3980 / Section 3980.0502
§ 3980.0502. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) If authorized by a majority of the district voters voting at an election under Section 3980.0501, the district may impose an operation and maintenance tax on taxable property in the district in the manner provided by Section 49.107, Water Code, for any district purpose, including to:

(1) maintain and operate the district;

(2) construct or acquire improvements; or

(3) provide a service.

(b) The board shall determine the operation and maintenance tax rate. The rate may not exceed the rate approved at the election.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 14.056 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 14 / Section 14.056
§ 14.056. RECEIPT FOR GRAIN OWNED BY WAREHOUSE OPERATOR.
Status: in_force

A warehouse operator may issue a receipt for grain that is owned by the warehouse operator, in whole or part, and located in the warehouse operator's warehouse. The negotiation, transfer, sale, or pledge of that receipt may not be defeated because of its ownership.
Tex. Government Code § 615.024 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 615 / Section 615.024
§ 615.024. PAYMENT TO SURVIVORS OF MEMBERS OF TEXAS MILITARY FORCES.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "state active duty," "Texas military forces," and "Texas National Guard" have the meanings assigned by Section 437.001.

(b) Notwithstanding Section 615.003 or 615.021, a survivor of an individual who is a member of the Texas military forces is eligible to receive a lump sum payment described by Section 615.022 and monthly assistance described by Section 615.023, as applicable, which are the exclusive benefits available under this chapter, if:

(1) the individual died while on state active duty;

(2) the Texas Military Department certifies to the Employees Retirement System of Texas that the circumstances of the individual's death entitle an eligible survivor to the payment of assistance under this chapter; and

(3) the survivor is:

(A) if the individual is a member of the Texas National Guard, a beneficiary designated by the individual on the individual's United States Department of Defense Form DD-93; or

(B) if the individual is not a member of the Texas National Guard or there is no beneficiary described by Paragraph (A):

(i) the surviving spouse of the individual;

(ii) a surviving child of the individual, if there is no surviving spouse; or

(iii) the surviving parent of the individual, if there is no surviving spouse or child.

(c) The Texas Military Department shall adopt rules providing the circumstances under which the death of an individual described by Subsection (b) entitles an eligible survivor to the payment of assistance under this chapter.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 162.051 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 162 / Section 162.051
§ 162.051. PURCHASE AND DESTRUCTION OF BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may use money in the fund to purchase on the open market any bonds it has issued and sold to provide money for the fund, and the debt represented by those bonds when purchased is considered canceled.

(b) Bonds purchased by the board under Subsection (a) of this section shall be mutilated, burned, or otherwise destroyed by the comptroller, who shall certify this fact to the board under the seal of office.

(c) Interest may not be paid on those bonds after their purchase by the board.
Tex. Utilities Code § 39.104 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 39 / Section 39.104
§ 39.104. CUSTOMER CHOICE PILOT PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

(a) Customer choice pilot projects may be used to allow the commission to evaluate the ability of each power region and electric utility to implement customer choice. However, in a multiply certificated area, an electric utility may not include customers that were served by an electric cooperative or a municipally owned utility on May 1, 1999.

(b) The commission shall require each electric utility to offer customer choice in its service area within this state amounting to five percent of the utility's combined load of all customer classes within this state beginning on June 1, 2001.

(c) The load designated for customer choice under this section shall be distributed among all customer classes of a utility consistent with the purpose of this section and subject to commission approval.

(d) Customers participating in a pilot project under this section may buy electric energy from any retail electric provider certified by the commission under Section 39.352, including an affiliated retail electric provider; provided, however, that a retail electric provider may not participate in a pilot project in the certificated service area served by the electric utility with which it is affiliated.

(e) Each utility operating a pilot project under this section shall charge residential and small commercial customers in accordance with Section 39.052.

(f) The commission may prescribe reporting requirements it considers necessary to evaluate a pilot project consistent with the purpose of this section.

(g) Customers having customer choice under this section shall be billed as provided by Section 39.107.

(h) The commission may prescribe terms and conditions it considers necessary to prohibit anticompetitive practices and to encourage customer choice offered under this section.

(i) Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, a retail electric provider participating in a pilot project under this section is not an electric utility or a retail electric utility.

(j) Twenty percent of the load designated for customer choice under this section shall be initially set aside for aggregated loads.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 4013.0102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 4013 / Section 4013.0102
§ 4013.0102. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The Pura Vida Municipal Management District No. 1 is a special district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Government Code § 411.0915 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 411 / Section 411.0915
§ 411.0915.
Status: in_force

Sec. 411.0915. ACCESS TO CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD INFORMATION OF POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS: TEXAS ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE COMMISSION. The commission is entitled to receive criminal history record information, without charge, from any political subdivision of this state. Information obtained may only be used by the commission for the enforcement of the Alcoholic Beverage Code.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1301.051 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1301 / Section 1301.051
§ 1301.051. DESIGNATION AS PREFERRED PROVIDER.
Status: in_force

(a) An insurer shall afford a fair, reasonable, and equivalent opportunity to apply to be and to be designated as a preferred provider to practitioners and institutional providers and to health care providers other than practitioners and institutional providers, if those other health care providers are included by the insurer as preferred providers, provided that the practitioners, institutional providers, or health care providers:

(1) are licensed to treat injuries or illnesses or to provide services covered by a health insurance policy; and

(2) comply with the terms established by the insurer for designation as preferred providers.

(b) An insurer may not unreasonably withhold a designation as a preferred provider.

(c) An insurer shall give a physician or health care provider who, on the person's initial application, is not designated as a preferred provider written reasons for denial of the designation.

(d) Unless otherwise limited by this code, this section does not prohibit an insurer from rejecting a physician's or health care provider's application for designation based on a determination that the preferred provider benefit plan has sufficient qualified providers.

(e) An insurer may not withhold a designation to:

(1) a podiatrist described by Section 1301.0521; or

(2) an optometrist, therapeutic optometrist, or ophthalmologist described by Section 1301.0522.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3960.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3960 / Section 3960.151
§ 3960.151. DISBURSEMENTS AND TRANSFERS OF MONEY.
Status: in_force

The board by resolution shall establish the number of directors' signatures and the procedure required for a disbursement or transfer of district money.
Tex. Penal Code § 22.12 — TX Code / Code pe / Chapter 22 / Section 22.12
§ 22.12. APPLICABILITY TO CERTAIN CONDUCT.
Status: in_force

This chapter does not apply to conduct charged as having been committed against an individual who is an unborn child if the conduct is:

(1) committed by the mother of the unborn child;

(2) a lawful medical procedure performed by a physician or other health care provider with the requisite consent;

(3) a lawful medical procedure performed by a physician or other licensed health care provider with the requisite consent as part of an assisted reproduction as defined by Section 160.102, Family Code; or

(4) the dispensation of a drug in accordance with law or administration of a drug prescribed in accordance with law.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8273.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8273 / Section 8273.001
§ 8273.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Authority" means the El Paso County Tornillo Water Improvement District.

(2) "Board" means the board of directors of the authority.

(3) "Director" means a member of the board.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8894.0101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8894 / Section 8894.0101
§ 8894.0101. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided by Section 8894.0102, the district has the rights, powers, privileges, functions, and duties provided by the general law of this state, including Chapter 36, Water Code, applicable to groundwater conservation districts created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 283.005 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 283 / Section 283.005
§ 283.005. BALLOT PROPOSITIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), the ballot for an election under this subchapter shall be printed to provide for voting for or against the proposition: "The creation of a hospital district under the Optional Hospital District Law of 1957 and the levy of a tax not to exceed ______ cents (the amount determined by the commissioners court in the election order) on each $100 of the taxable value of property taxable by the district."

(b) If the county or a municipality in the county has any outstanding bonds issued for hospital purposes, the ballot for an election under this subchapter shall be printed to provide for voting for or against the proposition: "The creation of a hospital district, the levy of a tax not to exceed (the amount determined by the commissioners court in the election order) on each $100 of the taxable value of property taxable by the district, and the assumption by the district of all outstanding bonds previously issued for hospital purposes by ____________ County and by any municipality in the county."
Tex. Insurance Code § 804.104 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 804 / Section 804.104
§ 804.104. RISK RETENTION GROUP NOT CHARTERED IN THIS STATE.
Status: in_force

A risk retention group that is not chartered but that is registered in this state under Section 2201.152, must designate the commissioner as its agent for service of process and receipt of legal documents.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 21.751 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 21 / Section 21.751
§ 21.751. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Court" means a district court in the county in which the principal office of the close corporation is located.

(2) "Custodian" means a person appointed by a court under Section 21.761.

(3) "Provisional director" means a person appointed by a court under Section 21.758.

(4) "Shareholder" means a record or beneficial owner of shares in a close corporation, including:

(A) a person holding a beneficial interest in the shares under an inter vivos, testamentary, or voting trust; or

(B) the personal representative, as defined by the Estates Code, of a record or beneficial owner.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3979.0506 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3979 / Section 3979.0506
§ 3979.0506. CONSENT OF MUNICIPALITY REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may not issue bonds until each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located has consented by ordinance or resolution to the creation of the district and to the inclusion of land in the district.

(b) This section applies only to the district's first issuance of bonds payable from ad valorem taxes.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3986.0311 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3986 / Section 3986.0311
§ 3986.0311. RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY NOT EXEMPT FROM CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

Sections 375.161 and 375.164, Local Government Code, do not apply to the district.
Tex. Property Code § 62.123 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 62 / Section 62.123
§ 62.123. NOTICE OF BOND.
Status: in_force

(a) After the bond is filed, the county clerk shall issue notice of the bond to all named obligees.

(b) A copy of the bond must be attached to the notice.

(c) The notice must be served on each obligee by mailing a copy of the notice and the bond to the obligee by certified mail, return receipt requested, addressed to the claimant at the address stated in the bond for the obligee.
Tex. Local Government Code § 321.074 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 321 / Section 321.074
§ 321.074. APPROVAL AND REGISTRATION.
Status: in_force

(a) Before the bonds are delivered to the purchaser, the bonds and the records pertaining to the bonds must be submitted to the attorney general for examination and approval. The attorney general shall approve the bonds if issued in accordance with this subchapter.

(b) Bonds approved by the attorney general and registered with the comptroller of public accounts are incontestable.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 51.024 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 51 / Section 51.024
§ 51.024. REPORT.
Status: in_force

(a) A society shall annually file with the secretary of state a report that shows the condition of its affairs.

(b) The report shall be made on a form that is available to the society under Section 51.020 of this code.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 54.007 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 54 / Section 54.007
§ 54.007. INVESTMENT OF CAPITAL.
Status: in_force

At all times, a corporation formed under this chapter shall have $10,000 or more of its capital invested in securities approved by law for investment by savings banks.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1369.153 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1369 / Section 1369.153
§ 1369.153. INFORMATION REQUIRED ON IDENTIFICATION CARD.
Status: in_force

(a) An issuer of a health benefit plan that provides pharmacy benefits to enrollees shall include on the front of the identification card of each enrollee:

(1) the name of the entity administering the pharmacy benefits if the entity is different from the health benefit plan issuer;

(2) the group number applicable to the enrollee;

(3) the identification number of the enrollee, which may not be the enrollee's social security number;

(4) the bank identification number necessary for electronic billing;

(5) the effective date of the coverage evidenced by the card; and

(6) copayment information for generic and brand-name prescription drugs.

(b) In addition to the information required under Subsection (a), the issuer of a health benefit plan shall include on the identification card of each enrollee:

(1) the logo of the entity administering the pharmacy benefits if the entity is different from the health benefit plan issuer; and

(2) a telephone number for contacting an appropriate person to obtain information relating to the pharmacy benefits provided under the plan.

(c) In addition to complying with Subsections (a) and (b), an issuer of a health benefit plan may provide the information required under Subsections (a) and (b) in electronically readable form on the back of the identification card.

(d) This section does not require a health benefit plan issuer that administers its own pharmacy benefits to issue an identification card separate from any identification card issued to an enrollee to evidence coverage under the plan if the identification card issued to evidence coverage contains the information required by Subsections (a) and (b).

(e) A group number on an identification card provided to an enrollee in a health benefit plan to which this subchapter applies may be assigned only to enrollees in a health benefit plan to which this subchapter applies.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3936.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3936 / Section 3936.051
§ 3936.051. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.
Status: in_force

The district is governed by a board of five voting directors who serve staggered terms of four years with two or three directors' terms expiring June 1 of each odd-numbered year.