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Tex. Utilities Code § 187.004 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 187 / Section 187.004
§ 187.004. EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLANS FOR BATTERY ENERGY STORAGE FACILITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "first responder" has the meaning assigned by Section 78B.001, Civil Practice and Remedies Code.

(b) The commissioner by rule may prescribe procedures or requirements as necessary for the purposes of this section.

(c) A battery operator or a municipally owned utility shall produce a site-specific emergency operations plan for each battery energy storage facility site owned or operated by the battery operator or utility. The site-specific emergency operations plan must include:

(1) an identification of potential risks and hazards specific to the site, including an assessment of any potential environmental effects resulting from an equipment failure;

(2) a hazard mitigation analysis;

(3) procedures for the safe shutdown, de-energizing, or isolation of equipment and facilities under emergency conditions, including emergency procedures to be followed in case of fire;

(4) procedures for handling equipment damaged in a fire or other emergency event;

(5) procedures and schedules for conducting drills using the procedures listed under this subsection and documentation related to the performance of the drills;

(6) procedures for communication between the operator or utility and first responders, including procedures that facilitate communication between first responders and emergency contacts designated by the operator or utility; and

(7) emergency operations protocols to ensure safety during critical events, including protocols that provide for the safety of:

(A) nearby residents;

(B) neighboring properties; and

(C) first responders.

(d) The battery operator or municipally owned utility shall:

(1) before the commercial operations date of the battery energy storage facility, provide the site-specific emergency operations plan developed under Subsection (c) to the local first responder that is responsible for providing fire protection services in the area in which the facility is located; and

(2) maintain safety data sheets or comparable documents and the site-specific emergency operations plan developed under Subsection (c) at an on-site location accessible to personnel responsible for the operations and maintenance of the battery energy storage facility and first responders.

(e) The battery operator or municipally owned utility shall offer to local first responders, at no cost to the responders, education and annual training regarding responding to an equipment failure incident at the battery energy storage facility site, including:

(1) training on specific characteristics of battery energy storage technology;

(2) training on protecting first responders during incident response;

(3) training on hazards commonly associated with incident response;

(4) training on incident response protocols, including an overview of the site-specific emergency operations plan developed under Subsection (c); and

(5) an on-site review of the perimeter, major equipment, and ingress and egress to the site.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8010.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8010 / Section 8010.104
§ 8010.104. ROAD STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A road project must meet all applicable construction standards, zoning and subdivision requirements, and regulations of each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the road project is located.

(b) If a road project is not located in the corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality, the road project must meet all applicable construction standards, subdivision requirements, and regulations of each county in which the road project is located.

(c) If the state will maintain and operate the road, the Texas Transportation Commission must approve the plans and specifications of the road project.
Tex. Government Code § 2305.001 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2305 / Section 2305.001
§ 2305.001. SHORT TITLE.
Status: in_force

This chapter may be cited as the Oil Overcharge Restitutionary Act.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8323.055 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8323 / Section 8323.055
§ 8323.055. LIMITATION ON USE OF EMINENT DOMAIN.
Status: in_force

The district may not exercise the power of eminent domain outside the district to acquire a site or easement for a road project authorized by Section 8323.053.
Tex. Education Code § 12.001 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 12 / Section 12.001
§ 12.001. PURPOSES OF CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

(a) The purposes of this chapter are to:

(1) improve student learning;

(2) increase the choice of learning opportunities within the public school system;

(3) create professional opportunities that will attract new teachers to the public school system;

(4) establish a new form of accountability for public schools; and

(5) encourage different and innovative learning methods.

(b) This chapter shall be applied in a manner that ensures the fiscal and academic accountability of persons holding charters issued under this chapter. This chapter may not be applied in a manner that unduly regulates the instructional methods or pedagogical innovations of charter schools.
Tex. Transportation Code § 501.116 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 501 / Section 501.116
§ 501.116. CANCELLATION OF DISCHARGED LIEN.
Status: in_force

The department may cancel a discharged lien that has been recorded on a title for 10 years or more if the recorded lienholder:

(1) does not exist; or

(2) cannot be located for the owner to obtain a release of the lien.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1021.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1021 / Section 1021.102
§ 1021.102. RESTRICTION ON POLITICAL SUBDIVISION TAXATION AND DEBT.
Status: in_force

A political subdivision located within the district or that has the same boundaries as the district may not impose a tax or issue bonds or other obligations for hospital purposes or to provide medical care.
Tex. Education Code § 154.003 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 154 / Section 154.003
§ 154.003. PROGRAMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The consortium shall coordinate and direct its programs to provide to the extent practicable centralized, uniform services among the consortium participants.

(b) The consortium shall:

(1) offer clinical services to all patients of the consortium's clinical centers, notwithstanding the independent status of each participant;

(2) establish a database for:

(A) making data available to each consortium participant according to its specific activities;

(B) providing a resource index to facilitate research projects; and

(C) providing data on patient health outcomes to appropriate state agencies and to researchers in this state; and

(3) with the aid of the council and the National Alzheimer's Association or its affiliate, develop and distribute to patients, caregivers, and health care professionals educational materials and services and inform patients of any research projects and therapeutic trials open for their participation.
Tex. Government Code § 33.036 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 33 / Section 33.036
§ 33.036. CERTAIN DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

(a) To protect the public interest, the commission may disclose information relating to an investigation or proceeding under this chapter to:

(1) a law enforcement agency;

(2) a public official who is authorized or required by law to appoint a person to serve as a judge;

(3) the supreme court; or

(4) an entity that provides commission-ordered education to judges.

(b) Information may be disclosed under this section only to the extent necessary for the recipient of the information to perform an additional duty or function.
Tex. Finance Code § 271.006 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 271 / Section 271.006
§ 271.006. NOTIFICATION TO TARGET OF CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION; CRIMINAL PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person:

(1) is required to submit a report or return under this chapter; and

(2) knowingly notifies an individual who is the target of a criminal investigation involving an offense under Chapter 34, Penal Code, that:

(A) the attorney general has requested the person to provide information required by this chapter related to the targeted individual; or

(B) the individual may be subject to impending criminal prosecution.

(b) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2053.056 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2053 / Section 2053.056
§ 2053.056. RATE HEARINGS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner may conduct a public hearing each biennium to review rates to be charged for workers' compensation insurance written in this state. A public hearing under this section is not a contested case as defined by Section 2001.003, Government Code.

(b) Not later than the 30th day before the date of a public hearing conducted under Subsection (a), each insurance company subject to this subtitle shall file the insurance company's rates, supporting information, and supplementary rating information with the commissioner.

(c) The commissioner shall review the information submitted under Subsection (b) to determine the positive or negative impact of the enactment of workers' compensation reform legislation enacted by the 79th Legislature, Regular Session, 2005, on workers' compensation rates and premiums. The commissioner may consider other factors in determining whether a change in rates has impacted the premium charged to policyholders.

(d) The commissioner shall implement rules as necessary to mandate rate reductions or to modify the use of individual risk variations if the commissioner determines that the rates or premiums charged by insurance companies do not meet the rating standards as defined in this code.

(e) The commissioner shall adopt rules as necessary to mandate rate or premium reductions by insurance companies for the use of cost-containment strategies that result in savings to the workers' compensation system, including use of a workers' compensation health care network health care delivery system, as described by Chapter 1305.
Tex. Estates Code § 752.112 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 752 / Section 752.112
§ 752.112. BENEFITS FROM CERTAIN GOVERNMENTAL PROGRAMS OR CIVIL OR MILITARY SERVICE.
Status: in_force

The language conferring authority with respect to benefits from social security, Medicare, Medicaid, or other governmental programs or civil or military service in a statutory durable power of attorney empowers the attorney in fact or agent to:

(1) execute a voucher in the principal's name for an allowance or reimbursement payable by the United States, a foreign government, or a state or subdivision of a state to the principal, including an allowance or reimbursement for:

(A) transportation of the individuals described by Section 752.111(1); and

(B) shipment of the household effects of those individuals;

(2) take possession and order the removal and shipment of the principal's property from a post, warehouse, depot, dock, or other governmental or private place of storage or safekeeping and execute and deliver a release, voucher, receipt, bill of lading, shipping ticket, certificate, or other instrument for that purpose;

(3) prepare, file, and prosecute a claim of the principal for a benefit or assistance, financial or otherwise, to which the principal claims to be entitled under a statute or governmental regulation;

(4) prosecute, defend, submit to arbitration, settle, and propose or accept a compromise with respect to any benefits the principal may be entitled to receive; and

(5) receive the financial proceeds of a claim of the type described by this section and conserve, invest, disburse, or use anything received for a lawful purpose.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8349.0402 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8349 / Section 8349.0402
§ 8349.0402. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) If authorized at an election held under Section 8349.0401, the district may impose an operation and maintenance tax on taxable property in the district in accordance with Section 49.107, Water Code.

(b) The board shall determine the tax rate. The rate may not exceed the rate approved at the election.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1051.456 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1051 / Section 1051.456
§ 1051.456. NOTICE OF BOARD ORDER.
Status: in_force

The executive director shall give notice of the board's order to the person on whom the penalty is imposed. The notice must include:

(1) the findings of fact and conclusions of law, separately stated;

(2) the amount of the administrative penalty ordered, if any;

(3) a statement of the right of the person on whom the penalty is imposed to judicial review of the board's order; and

(4) other information required by law.
Tex. Insurance Code § 443.055 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 443 / Section 443.055
§ 443.055. DECISION AND APPEALS.
Status: in_force

(a) The receivership court shall enter judgment on the petition to commence formal delinquency proceedings not later than the 15th day after the date of conclusion of the evidence.

(b) The judgment is final when entered. Any appeal must be prosecuted on an expedited basis and must be taken not later than the fifth day after the date of entry of the judgment. A request for reconsideration, review, or appeal, or posting of a bond does not dissolve or stay the judgment.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9032.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9032 / Section 9032.103
§ 9032.103. ELECTION OF DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) An election order for a directors' election must state the time, place, and purpose of the election.

(b) Notice of a directors' election must be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the district for two consecutive weeks in not less than two publications at least 20 days before the date of the election.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8092.0103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8092 / Section 8092.0103
§ 8092.0103. CONFIRMATION AND DIRECTOR ELECTION REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors shall hold an election to confirm the creation of the district and to elect five permanent directors as provided by Section 49.102, Water Code.
Tex. Local Government Code § 143.005 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 143 / Section 143.005
§ 143.005. STATUS OF EMPLOYEES IF CHAPTER ADOPTED.
Status: in_force

(a) Each fire fighter or police officer serving in a municipality that adopts this chapter and who has been in the service of the municipality for more than six months at the time this chapter is adopted and who is entitled to civil service classification has the status of a civil service employee and is not required to take a competitive examination to remain in the position the person occupies at the time of the adoption.

(b) In a municipality that adopts this chapter, an employee of the fire department whose primary duties are to provide emergency medical services for the municipality is considered to be a fire fighter who is a member of the fire department performing fire medical emergency technology, entitled to civil service protection, and covered by this chapter.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 75E.002 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 75E / Section 75E.002
§ 75E.002. LIMITED LIABILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a motorized off-road vehicle entity is not liable to any person for a motorized off-road vehicle activity participant injury, if, at the time of the motorized off-road vehicle activity participant injury, the warning prescribed by Section 75E.003 was posted in accordance with that section.

(b) This section does not limit liability for an injury:

(1) proximately caused by:

(A) the motorized off-road vehicle entity's:

(i) gross negligence or intentional misconduct with regard to the safety of the motorized off-road vehicle area or the motorized off-road vehicle activity participant; or

(ii) negligence with regard to a motorized off-road vehicle or related equipment provided by the entity to the participant;

(B) a potentially dangerous condition at the motorized off-road vehicle area, other than a potentially dangerous condition inherent to driving a vehicle in a motorized off-road vehicle area, including unstable roads, surfaces, or subsurfaces or natural or man-made obstacles, of which the motorized off-road vehicle entity knew or reasonably should have known; or

(C) the motorized off-road vehicle entity's failure to train or improper training of an employee of the motorized off-road vehicle entity actively involved in the motorized off-road vehicle area or a motorized off-road vehicle activity; or

(2) intentionally caused by the motorized off-road vehicle entity.

(c) The doctrine of attractive nuisance does not apply to a claim made by a person for an injury that occurred in a motorized off-road vehicle area.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1551.317 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1551 / Section 1551.317
§ 1551.317. PAYMENT OF EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS ALLOCATED BY THE STATE.
Status: in_force

(a) All money allocated by this state, including by institutions of higher education, to the board of trustees under this chapter shall be paid to the board in monthly installments based on the annual estimate by the board of the contributions to be received for all employees during the year.

(b) At the end of each fiscal year, the board of trustees shall make any adjustments required to cover the difference between:

(1) the annual estimate; and

(2) the actual amount of the employer contributions during the year.

(c) Each monthly installment shall be paid to the appropriate fund created by this chapter in the amount certified by the board of trustees.
Tex. Occupations Code § 204.0585 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 204 / Section 204.0585
§ 204.0585. EXECUTIVE SESSION.
Status: in_force

After hearing all evidence and arguments in an open meeting, the physician assistant board may conduct deliberations relating to a license application or disciplinary action in an executive session. The board shall vote and announce its decision in open session.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1043.254 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1043 / Section 1043.254
§ 1043.254. TAX ASSESSOR-COLLECTOR.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), the tax assessor-collector of Hopkins County shall assess and collect taxes imposed by the district.

(b) The board may provide for the appointment of a tax assessor-collector for the district or may contract for the assessment and collection of taxes as provided by the Tax Code.
Tex. Occupations Code § 505.0025 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 505 / Section 505.0025
§ 505.0025. PRACTICE OF SOCIAL WORK.
Status: in_force

(a) The practice of social work is the application of social work theory, knowledge, methods, ethics, and the professional use of self to restore or enhance social, psychosocial, or biopsychosocial functioning of individuals, couples, families, groups, organizations, or communities.

(b) The practice of social work may include the provision of individual, conjoint, family, and group psychotherapy using the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, the International Classification of Diseases, and other diagnostic classification systems in assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and other activities by a person licensed under this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3952.107 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3952 / Section 3952.107
§ 3952.107. NO EMINENT DOMAIN POWER.
Status: in_force

The district may not exercise the power of eminent domain.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 10.109 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 10 / Section 10.109
§ 10.109. SPECIAL PROVISIONS APPLYING TO CONVERSION AND CONTINUANCE.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only to a converting entity that elects to continue its existence in accordance with Section 10.1025.

(b) When the conversion of a converting entity to which this section applies takes effect:

(1) notwithstanding Section 10.106(1), the converting entity continues to exist both in its current organizational form and jurisdiction of formation and, as the converted entity, in the same organizational form in the new jurisdiction of formation;

(2) the converting entity and the converted entity, for purposes of the laws of this state, constitute a single entity formed, incorporated, created, or otherwise having come into being, as applicable, and existing under the laws of this state and the laws of the applicable non-United States jurisdiction, so long as the entity continues to exist as a domestic entity under the laws of this state following the conversion;

(3) if the converting entity is a domestic entity, this code and the other laws of this state apply to the converted entity to the same extent as the laws applied to the entity before the conversion;

(4) if the converting entity is a non-United States entity, the laws of the applicable non-United States jurisdiction apply to the converted entity to the same extent as the laws applied to the entity before the conversion;

(5) notwithstanding Section 10.106(2), all rights, title, and interests in all property owned by the converting entity continue to be owned by the converted entity, subject to any existing liens or other encumbrances on the property, in both the organizational form of the converting entity and the organizational form of the converted entity without:

(A) reversion or impairment;

(B) further act or deed; or

(C) the occurrence of a transfer or assignment; and

(6) notwithstanding Section 10.106(3), all liabilities and obligations of the converting entity remain the liabilities and obligations of the converted entity in both the organizational form of the converting entity and the organizational form of the converted entity without impairment or diminution because of the conversion.
Tex. Water Code § 5.102 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 5 / Section 5.102
§ 5.102. GENERAL POWERS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission has the powers to perform any acts whether specifically authorized by this code or other law or implied by this code or other law, necessary and convenient to the exercise of its jurisdiction and powers as provided by this code and other laws.

(b) The commission may call and hold hearings, receive evidence at hearings, administer oaths, issue subpoenas to compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of papers and documents, and make findings of fact and decisions with respect to its jurisdiction under this code and other laws and rules, orders, permits, licenses, certificates, and other actions adopted, issued, or taken by the commission.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8094.0305 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8094 / Section 8094.0305
§ 8094.0305. 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. Parks and Wildlife Code § 43.1565 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 43 / Section 43.1565
§ 43.1565. REINSTATEMENT OF PERMIT.
Status: in_force

The department may reinstate a canceled permit if the permit holder submits an application for reinstatement in the same manner as required by Section 43.153 for an original permit and pays a fee set by the commission.