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Tex. Labor Code § 413.013 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 413 / Section 413.013
§ 413.013. PROGRAMS.
Status: in_force

The commissioner by rule shall establish:

(1) a program for prospective, concurrent, and retrospective review and resolution of a dispute regarding health care treatments and services;

(2) a program for the systematic monitoring of the necessity of treatments administered and fees charged and paid for medical treatments or services, including the authorization of prospective, concurrent, or retrospective review under the medical policies of the division to ensure that the medical policies or guidelines are not exceeded;

(3) a program to detect practices and patterns by insurance carriers in unreasonably denying authorization of payment for medical services requested or performed if authorization is required by the medical policies of the division; and

(4) a program to increase the intensity of review for compliance with the medical policies or fee guidelines for any health care provider that has established a practice or pattern in charges and treatments inconsistent with the medical policies and fee guidelines.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1011.054 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1011 / Section 1011.054
§ 1011.054. QUALIFICATIONS FOR OFFICE.
Status: in_force

A person may not be appointed or elected as a director unless the person is:

(1) a resident of the district; and

(2) at least 18 years of age at the time of the appointment or election.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 40.160 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 40 / Section 40.160
§ 40.160. PAYMENT OF AWARDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner shall establish the amount of the award. If the claimant accepts the award, the commissioner shall certify the amount of the award and the name of the claimant to the comptroller, who shall pay the award from the fund, subject to Section 40.162 of this code.

(b) If either the claimant or the person or persons determined by the commissioner to be responsible for the unauthorized discharge of oil disagrees with the amount of the award, such person may request a hearing. The commissioner shall hold a hearing and issue an order setting the amount of the award.

(c) Each person's claims arising from a single discharge must be stated in one application. Costs or damages omitted from any claim at the time a claimant accepts an award are waived. The commissioner may make partial final awards toward a single claim.

(d) If a person accepts an award from the fund, it shall bind both the claimant and the commissioner as to all issues covered by the award and may not be further attacked, collaterally or by separate action. The commissioner shall be subrogated to all rights or causes of action of the claimant arising from the unauthorized discharge and covered by the award. The claimant shall have no further cause of action against the person responsible for the discharge.

(e) Claims proceedings under this chapter are not contested cases under Chapter 2001, Government Code and judicial review of such proceedings is not available under that Act.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8000.152 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8000 / Section 8000.152
§ 8000.152. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) If authorized at an election held under Section 8000.151, 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. Insurance Code § 1151.003 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1151 / Section 1151.003
§ 1151.003. APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER TO POLICY PROVIDING ACCIDENT AND HEALTH BENEFITS.
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, if an industrial life insurance policy provides accident and health benefits in addition to natural death benefits, this chapter applies only to the life insurance benefits provided by that policy.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 103.015 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 103 / Section 103.015
§ 103.015. ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY HEARING.
Status: in_force

(a) An administrative law judge shall order a hearing and give notice of the hearing if a person assessed a penalty under Section 103.013(c) requests a hearing.

(b) The hearing shall be held before an administrative law judge.

(c) The administrative law judge shall make findings of fact and conclusions of law regarding the occurrence of a violation of this chapter, a rule or order adopted under this chapter, or a term of a license issued under this chapter.

(d) Based on the findings of fact and conclusions of law, and the recommendation of the administrative law judge, the department by order shall find:

(1) a violation has occurred and assess an administrative penalty; or

(2) a violation has not occurred.

(e) Proceedings under this section are subject to Chapter 2001, Government Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3921.252 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3921 / Section 3921.252
§ 3921.252. PROCEDURE FOR ELECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) Before the district may impose an ad valorem tax applicable only to the defined area or designated property or issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes of the defined area or designated property, the board shall hold an election in the defined area or in the designated property only.

(b) The board may submit the proposition to the voters on the same ballot to be used in another election.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3967.0607 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3967 / Section 3967.0607
§ 3967.0607. ABOLITION OF TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), the board may abolish the tax imposed under this subchapter without an election.

(b) The board may not abolish the tax imposed under this subchapter if the district has outstanding debt secured by the tax, and repayment of the debt would be impaired by the abolition of the tax.

(c) If the board abolishes the tax, the board shall notify the comptroller of that action in the same manner the municipal secretary provides notice to the comptroller under Section 321.405(b), Tax Code.

(d) If the board abolishes the tax or decreases the tax rate to zero, a new election to authorize a sales and use tax must be held under Section 3967.0602 before the district may subsequently impose the tax.

(e) This section does not apply to a decrease in the sales and use tax authorized under Section 3967.0604(c)(2).
Tex. Human Resources Code § 137.104 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 137 / Section 137.104
§ 137.104. APPLICATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A public or private entity, including a county, municipality, or other political subdivision of this state, may apply for a grant under this subchapter.

(b) To apply for a grant, an applicant must submit a written application to the commission on a form prescribed by the commission in consultation with the Nurse-Family Partnership National Service Office.

(c) The application must:

(1) require the applicant to provide data on the number of low-income, first-time mothers residing in the community in which the applicant proposes to operate or expand a partnership program and provide a description of existing services available to those mothers;

(2) describe the ongoing monitoring and evaluation process to which a grant recipient is subject under Section 137.107, including the recipient's obligation to collect and provide information requested by the commission under Section 137.107(c); and

(3) require the applicant to provide other relevant information as determined by the commission.
Tex. Government Code § 39.001 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 39 / Section 39.001
§ 39.001. APPLICABILITY.
Status: in_force

This chapter applies to a person elected to or holding any of the following judicial offices:

(1) chief justice or justice of the supreme court;

(2) presiding judge or judge of the court of criminal appeals;

(3) chief justice or justice of a court of appeals;

(4) district judge, including a criminal district judge;

(5) business court judge; and

(6) judge of a statutory county court.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2201.151 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2201 / Section 2201.151
§ 2201.151. COMPLIANCE REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

A risk retention group chartered and authorized to engage in business in another state, Bermuda, or the Cayman Islands shall comply with this subchapter to engage in business as a risk retention group in this state.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3814.054 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3814 / Section 3814.054
§ 3814.054. TERMS.
Status: in_force

The voting directors serve staggered terms of four years, with four directors' terms expiring June 1 of an odd-numbered year and five directors' terms expiring June 1 of the following odd-numbered year.
Tex. Insurance Code § 4001.159 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 4001 / Section 4001.159
§ 4001.159. SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION OF TEMPORARY APPOINTMENT POWERS OF AGENT, INSURER, OR HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may suspend or revoke the temporary appointment powers of an agent, insurer, or health maintenance organization if, after notice and opportunity for hearing, the department determines that the agent, insurer, or health maintenance organization has abused the temporary appointment powers.

(b) In determining whether abuse has occurred, the department may consider:

(1) the number of temporary appointments made;

(2) the percentage of appointees taking the examination required for licensing as an agent, as provided by Section 4001.161; and

(3) the number of appointees who pass the examination.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1015.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1015 / Section 1015.101
§ 1015.101. DISTRICT RESPONSIBILITY.
Status: in_force

The district has full responsibility for:

(1) operating hospital facilities; and

(2) providing medical and hospital care for the district's needy inhabitants.
Tex. Labor Code § 51.0353 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 51 / Section 51.0353
§ 51.0353. NOTICE; TIME FOR HEARING.
Status: in_force

(a) A notice regarding an administrative hearing conducted under this subchapter must be mailed by the child labor appeal tribunal not later than the 21st day after the date a request for the hearing is received by the commission.

(b) As soon as practicable, but not later than the 45th day after the date a notice is mailed under Subsection (a), the tribunal shall conduct the hearing.
Tex. Government Code § 51.402 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 51 / Section 51.402
§ 51.402. DUTIES AND POWERS.
Status: in_force

(a) The clerk of a county court may:

(1) issue marriage licenses; and

(2) take affidavits and depositions.

(b) On the last day of each term of the court, the clerk shall make a written statement of fines and jury fees received since the last statement. The statement must include the name of the party from whom a fine or jury fee was received, the name of each juror who served during the term, the number of days served, and the amount due the juror for the services. The statement shall be recorded in the minutes of the court after it is approved and signed by the presiding judge.

(c) The clerk shall deposit fines and jury fees received by the clerk in the county treasury for the use of the county.

(d) In addition to the other powers and duties of this section, a county clerk that serves as the clerk for a court having jurisdiction of applications for protective orders under Chapter 71, Family Code, shall accept those applications.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 164.009 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 164 / Section 164.009
§ 164.009. SECURITY FOR THE BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The bonds issued under this chapter shall be special obligations of the board. As security for the payment of the bonds, the board may provide for a pledge of and lien or mortgage on:

(1) the receipts of all kinds of the veterans' land fund, the veterans' housing assistance fund, and the veterans' housing assistance fund II determined by the board, on the basis of facts, circumstances, and expectations at the time of issuance of the bonds, not to be required for the payment of principal of or interest on the general obligation bonds issued by the board to augment the funds or to make payments with respect to principal or interest under a bond enhancement agreement with respect to the general obligation bonds;

(2) the assets of the veterans' land fund, the veterans' housing assistance fund, or the veterans' housing assistance fund II determined by the board on the basis of facts, circumstances, and expectations at the time of issuance of the bonds not to be required for the purposes of the fund;

(3) the payments and repayments received by the board from the board's financial assistance provided under this chapter;

(4) other program revenues;

(5) other available revenues of the board; and

(6) one or more veterans homes.

(b) The pledge and lien or mortgage are to be provided for and determined in accordance with the resolution of the board providing for the issuance and sale of the bonds.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3885.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3885 / Section 3885.003
§ 3885.003. PURPOSE; LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS.
Status: in_force

(a) The creation of the district is essential to accomplish the purposes of Sections 52 and 52-a, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and other public purposes stated in this chapter. By creating the district and in authorizing the city and other political subdivisions to contract with the district, the legislature has established a program to accomplish the public purposes set out in Section 52-a, Article III, Texas Constitution.

(b) The creation of the district is necessary to promote, develop, encourage, and maintain employment, commerce, transportation, housing, tourism, recreation, the arts, entertainment, economic development, safety, and the public welfare in the district.

(c) This chapter and the creation of the district may not be interpreted to relieve the city or county from providing the level of services provided to the area in the district as of the effective date of the article of the Act enacting this chapter. The district is created to supplement and not to supplant the city and county services provided in the district.
Tex. Transportation Code § 543.114 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 543 / Section 543.114
§ 543.114. DISTRIBUTION OF WRITTEN INFORMATION ON PROVIDER.
Status: in_force

(a) A person may not distribute written information to advertise a provider of a driving safety course within 500 feet of a court having jurisdiction over an offense to which this subchapter applies. A violation of this section by a provider or a provider's agent, employee, or representative results in loss of the provider's status as a provider of a course approved under Chapter 1001, Education Code.

(b) This section does not apply to distribution of information:

(1) by a court;

(2) to a court to obtain approval of the course; or

(3) to a court to advise the court of the availability of the course.
Tex. Penal Code § 25.09 — TX Code / Code pe / Chapter 25 / Section 25.09
§ 25.09. ADVERTISING FOR PLACEMENT OF CHILD.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person advertises in the public media that the person will place, provide, or obtain a child for adoption or any other form of permanent physical custody of the child.

(b) This section does not apply to a licensed child-placing agency that is identified in the advertisement as a licensed child-placing agency.

(c) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor unless the person has been convicted previously under this section, in which event the offense is a felony of the third degree.

(d) In this section:

(1) "Child" has the meaning assigned by Section 101.003, Family Code.

(2) "Public media" has the meaning assigned by Section 38.01. The term also includes communications through the use of the Internet or another public computer network.
Tex. Water Code § 60.560 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 60 / Section 60.560
§ 60.560. CAMPAIGN POLICY AND MANAGEMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The executive director of the district shall oversee the district employee charitable campaign and the district's employees who conduct the campaign.

(b) The executive director of the district and employees designated by the executive director of the district shall:

(1) determine the eligibility of a federation or fund and its affiliated agencies for participation in the district employee charitable campaign;

(2) develop a campaign plan, budget, and materials to be used in the campaign;

(3) coordinate and facilitate the campaign;

(4) ensure that all district employee charitable campaign activities are conducted fairly and equitably to promote unified solicitation on behalf of all participants; and

(5) perform other duties required by rules relating to the district employee charitable campaign.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7886.0204 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7886 / Section 7886.0204
§ 7886.0204. ELECTION RESULTS.
Status: in_force

(a) If a majority of the voters vote in favor of the ballot proposition stated in Section 7886.0203(e), the board shall enter into an agreement described by Section 7886.0205(a) if:

(1) a corporation agrees to the terms specified by Section 7886.0205(a); and

(2) the utility commission determines that the corporation is capable of rendering adequate and continuous service as required by Section 13.251, Water Code.

(b) If a majority of the voters vote against the ballot proposition stated in Section 7886.0203(e), the board may not enter into an agreement described by Section 7886.0205(a) before the district conducts the first board election held after the date on which the voters voted against the ballot proposition.
Tex. Water Code § 15.314 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 15 / Section 15.314
§ 15.314. PERMIT REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

Before the board grants the application to buy, receive, or lease the facilities, the applicant shall first secure a permit for water use from the commission. If the facilities are to be leased, the permit may be for a term of years.
Tex. Tax Code § 202.006 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 202 / Section 202.006
§ 202.006. TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided by Subsection (b), each producer must obtain a taxpayer identification number from the comptroller.

(b) A producer whose only ownership interest in the oil is a royalty interest must obtain a tax identification number from the comptroller only if the producer has elected to take the producer's share of production in kind or if the comptroller determines that the producer's activity or interest requires that a number be assigned to protect the state's interest in the tax attributable to the producer.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8018A.0402 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8018A / Section 8018A.0402
§ 8018A.0402. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) If authorized at an election held under Section 8018A.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. Utilities Code § 56.109 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 56 / Section 56.109
§ 56.109. COMPENSATION OF CARRIER.
Status: in_force

(a) The telecommunications carrier selected to provide the telecommunications relay access service under Section 56.108 or the carrier selected to provide a special feature for the telecommunications relay access service under Section 56.1085 shall be compensated at rates and on terms provided by the carrier's contract with the commission.

(b) The compensation may include:

(1) a return on the investment required to provide the service; and

(2) compensation for unbillable or uncollectible calls placed through the service.

(c) Compensation for unbillable or uncollectible calls is subject to a reasonable limitation determined by the commission.
Tex. Tax Code § 42.01 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 42 / Section 42.01
§ 42.01. RIGHT OF APPEAL BY PROPERTY OWNER.
Status: in_force

(a) A property owner is entitled to appeal:

(1) an order of the appraisal review board determining:

(A) a protest by the property owner as provided by Subchapter C of Chapter 41;

(B) a motion filed under Section 25.25;

(C) that the property owner has forfeited the right to a final determination of a motion filed under Section 25.25 or of a protest under Section 41.411 for failing to comply with the prepayment requirements of Section 25.26 or 41.4115, as applicable;

(D) eligibility for a refund requested under Section 23.1243; or

(E) that the appraisal review board lacks jurisdiction to finally determine a protest by the property owner under Subchapter C, Chapter 41, or a motion filed by the property owner under Section 25.25 because the property owner failed to comply with a requirement of Subchapter C, Chapter 41, or Section 25.25, as applicable; or

(2) an order of the comptroller issued as provided by Subchapter B, Chapter 24, apportioning among the counties the appraised value of railroad rolling stock owned by the property owner.

(b) A property owner who establishes that the owner did not forfeit the right to a final determination of a motion or of a protest in an appeal under Subsection (a)(1)(C) is entitled to a final determination of the court, as applicable:

(1) of the motion filed under Section 25.25; or

(2) of the protest under Section 41.411 of the failure of the chief appraiser or appraisal review board to provide or deliver a notice to which the property owner is entitled, and, if failure to provide or deliver the notice is established, of a protest made by the property owner on any other grounds of protest authorized by this title relating to the property to which the notice applies.

(c) A property owner who establishes that the appraisal review board had jurisdiction to issue a final determination of the protest by the property owner under Subchapter C, Chapter 41, or of the motion filed by the property owner under Section 25.25 in an appeal under Subsection (a)(1)(E) of this section is entitled to a final determination by the court of the protest under Subchapter C, Chapter 41, or of the motion filed under Section 25.25. A final determination of a protest under Subchapter C, Chapter 41, by the court under this subsection may be on any ground of protest authorized by this title applicable to the property that is the subject of the protest, regardless of whether the property owner included the ground in the property owner's notice of protest.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8506.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8506 / Section 8506.151
§ 8506.151. DISBURSEMENT OF MONEY.
Status: in_force

The authority may disburse its money only by a check, draft, order, or other instrument signed by a person authorized to sign the instrument by the bylaws or a resolution in which at least five directors concur.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1059.153 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1059 / Section 1059.153
§ 1059.153. AMENDMENTS TO BUDGET.
Status: in_force

After adoption, the annual budget may be amended on the board's approval.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 37.071 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 37 / Section 37.071
§ 37.071.
Status: in_force

Art. 37.071. PROCEDURE IN CAPITAL CASE