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Tex. Education Code § 62.168 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 62 / Section 62.168
§ 62.168. REPORTING REQUIREMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) Before the beginning of each regular session of the legislature the governor shall submit to the lieutenant governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, and the standing committees of each house of the legislature with primary jurisdiction over economic development and higher education matters and post on the office of the governor's Internet website a report on matching grants made to eligible institutions from the fund that states:

(1) the total amount of matching funds granted by the office;

(2) the total amount of matching funds granted to each recipient institution;

(3) a brief description of each distinguished researcher recruited by each recipient institution, including any amount of external research funding that followed the distinguished researcher to the institution;

(4) a brief description of the expenditures made from the matching grant funds for each distinguished researcher; and

(5) when available, a brief description of each distinguished researcher's contribution to the state's economic competitiveness, including:

(A) any patents issued to the distinguished researcher after accepting employment by the recipient institution; and

(B) any external research funding, public or private, obtained by the distinguished researcher after accepting employment by the recipient institution.

(a-1) The report may not include information that is made confidential by law.

(b) The governor may require an eligible institution that receives a matching grant under this subchapter to submit, on a form the governor provides, information required to complete the report.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3921.007 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3921 / Section 3921.007
§ 3921.007. APPLICABILITY OF MUNICIPAL MANAGEMENT DISTRICTS LAW.
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, Chapter 375, Local Government Code, applies to the district.
Tex. Education Code § 52.89 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 52 / Section 52.89
§ 52.89. FUND.
Status: repealed

(a) A special fund to be known as the student loan auxiliary fund is created in the state treasury.

(b) The fund consists of proceeds from the sale of the bonds deposited in accordance with this section, gifts or grants made to the board for purposes of the fund, and deposits made as authorized by this chapter.

(c) The board shall deposit to the credit of the fund any proceeds from the sale of bonds, excluding:

(1) any accrued interest on the bonds which shall be deposited in the board interest and sinking fund relating to the bonds; and

(2) proceeds from the sale of bonds issued by the board under Section 56.464(b), as that subsection existed immediately before September 1, 2015.

(c-1) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1243 , Sec. 8(1), eff. September 1, 2015.

(d) The board by resolution may create and provide the terms of the administration and use of an interest and sinking account or other accounts in the fund.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8824.106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8824 / Section 8824.106
§ 8824.106. NO EMINENT DOMAIN POWER.
Status: in_force

The district may not exercise the power of eminent domain.
Tex. Property Code § 1.003 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 1 / Section 1.003
§ 1.003. INTERNAL REFERENCES.
Status: in_force

In this code:

(1) a reference to a title, chapter, or section without further identification is a reference to a title, chapter, or section of this code; and

(2) a reference to a subtitle, subchapter, subsection, subdivision, paragraph, or other numbered or lettered unit without further identification is a reference to a unit of the next larger unit of this code in which the reference appears.
Tex. Government Code § 656.043 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 656 / Section 656.043
§ 656.043. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter, "state agency" means a department, agency, or institution of the executive, legislative, or judicial branch of state government, including an institution of higher education as defined by Section 61.003, Education Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8071.0303 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8071 / Section 8071.0303
§ 8071.0303. AUTHORITY FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

Under Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, the district may design, acquire, construct, finance, issue bonds for, improve, operate, maintain, and convey to this state, a county, or a municipality for operation and maintenance macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1204.153 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1204 / Section 1204.153
§ 1204.153. PAYMENTS TO TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES FOR CERTAIN CHILDREN.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only to a policy that is delivered, issued for delivery, or renewed in this state and that provides coverage for a child whose parent:

(1) purchased the policy; or

(2) is a member of the group covered under the policy.

(b) Each policy must include a requirement that, after written notice to the insurer or group hospital service corporation at the insurer's or group hospital service corporation's home office, benefits payable on behalf of a child must be paid to the Texas Department of Human Services if:

(1) the parent who purchased the policy or who is a group member is required to pay child support by a court order or court-approved agreement and:

(A) is a possessory conservator of the child under a court order issued in this state; or

(B) is not entitled to possession of or access to the child;

(2) the Texas Department of Human Services is paying benefits on behalf of the child under Chapter 31 or 32, Human Resources Code; and

(3) the insurer or group hospital service corporation is notified, through an attachment to the claim for benefits at the time the claim is first submitted to the insurer or group hospital service corporation, that the benefits must be paid directly to the Texas Department of Human Services.

(c) The commissioner and the Texas Department of Human Services may consult regarding implementation of this section.
Tex. Government Code § 540.0659 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 540 / Section 540.0659
§ 540.0659. REIMBURSEMENT RATE FOR CERTAIN SERVICES PROVIDED BY CERTAIN HEALTH CENTERS AND CLINICS OUTSIDE REGULAR BUSINESS HOURS.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only to a recipient receiving benefits through a Medicaid managed care model or arrangement.

(b) The commission shall ensure that a federally qualified health center, rural health clinic, or municipal health department's public clinic is reimbursed for health care services provided to a recipient outside of regular business hours, including on a weekend or holiday, at a rate that is equal to the allowable rate for those services as determined under Section 32.028, Human Resources Code, regardless of whether the recipient has a referral from the recipient's primary care provider.

(c) The executive commissioner shall adopt rules regarding the days, times of days, and holidays that are considered to be outside of regular business hours for purposes of Subsection (b).
Tex. Property Code § 23A.002 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 23A / Section 23A.002
§ 23A.002. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Ascendant" means an individual who precedes another individual in lineage, in the direct line of ascent from the other individual.

(2) "Collateral" means an individual who is related to another individual under the law of intestate succession of this state but who is not the other individual's ascendant or descendant.

(3) "Descendant" means an individual who follows another individual in lineage, in the direct line of descent from the other individual.

(4) "Determination of value" means a court order determining the fair market value of heirs' property under Section 23A.006 or 23A.010 or adopting the valuation of the property agreed to by all cotenants.

(5) "Heirs' property" means real property held in tenancy in common that satisfies all of the following requirements as of the filing of a partition action:

(A) there is no agreement in a record binding all the cotenants that governs the partition of the property;

(B) one or more of the cotenants acquired title from a relative, whether living or deceased; and

(C) any of the following applies:

(i) 20 percent or more of the interests are held by cotenants who are relatives;

(ii) 20 percent or more of the interests are held by an individual who acquired title from a relative, whether living or deceased; or

(iii) 20 percent or more of the cotenants are relatives.

(6) "Partition by sale" means a court-ordered sale of the entire heirs' property, whether by open-market sale, sealed bids, or auction conducted under Section 23A.010.

(7) "Partition in kind" means the division of heirs' property into physically distinct and separately titled parcels.

(8) "Record" means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form.

(9) "Relative" means an ascendant, descendant, or collateral or an individual otherwise related to another individual by blood, marriage, adoption, or law of this state other than this chapter.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 534.063 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 534 / Section 534.063
§ 534.063. PEER REVIEW ORGANIZATION.
Status: in_force

The department shall assist a local mental health authority in developing a peer review organization to provide self-assessment of programs and to supplement department reviews under Section 534.060.
Tex. Government Code § 2116.052 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2116 / Section 2116.052
§ 2116.052. ELECTRONIC INFORMATION SHARING SYSTEMS AND PROCESSES.
Status: in_force

The comptroller by rule shall require a depository agent to maintain suitable systems and processes for electronic information sharing and communication with the comptroller and the depository to ensure that all transactions effected on behalf of the depository are reported to and integrated into the depository's records not later than 11:59:59 p.m. on the date of each transaction.
Tex. Insurance Code § 841.410 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 841 / Section 841.410
§ 841.410. CAPITAL AND SURPLUS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner may not issue a certificate of authority to a limited purpose subsidiary life insurance company unless the company possesses and maintains unimpaired paid-in capital and surplus of not less than $10 million.

(b) A limited purpose subsidiary life insurance company shall comply with the risk-based capital requirements adopted by the commissioner by rule.

(c) A limited purpose subsidiary life insurance company shall maintain risk-based capital in an amount that is at least equal to 300 percent of the authorized control level of risk-based capital adopted by the commissioner.
Tex. Tax Code § 202.352 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 202 / Section 202.352
§ 202.352. TAX SET ASIDE.
Status: in_force

One-half of one percent of the tax collected under this chapter shall be deposited in the state treasury for the use of the comptroller to administer and enforce the provisions of this chapter, to be expended in the amounts and for the purposes prescribed in the General Appropriations Act. Money deposited under this section that is not spent at the end of a fiscal year reverts proportionally to the other funds to which the tax imposed by this chapter is paid.
Tex. Occupations Code § 702.306 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 702 / Section 702.306
§ 702.306. FINANCE CHARGE NOTICE.
Status: in_force

A contract that contains a finance charge as defined by the Truth in Lending Act (15 U.S.C. Section 1601 et seq.) or Regulation Z (12 C.F.R. Part 226) must state in at least 10-point type that is boldfaced, capitalized, underlined, or otherwise conspicuously distinguished from surrounding written material:
Tex. Government Code § 327.003 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 327 / Section 327.003
§ 327.003. SELECTION AND SUPERVISION OF AUDITOR.
Status: in_force

(a) Not later than March 1 of the year in which an efficiency audit of a state agency is scheduled under this chapter, the state auditor may contract with an external auditor to conduct the audit.

(b) The state auditor, in cooperation with the Legislative Budget Board, shall oversee the external auditor and ensure that the efficiency audit is conducted in accordance with the requirements of this chapter and the scope of the audit established under this chapter.

(c) The external auditor is not subject to direction from the state agency being audited.
Tex. Government Code § 552.156 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 552 / Section 552.156
§ 552.156.
Status: in_force

Sec. 552.156. EXCEPTION: CONFIDENTIALITY OF CONTINUITY OF OPERATIONS PLAN. (a) Except as otherwise provided by this section, the following information is excepted from disclosure under this chapter:

(1) a continuity of operations plan developed under Section 412.054, Labor Code; and

(2) all records written, produced, collected, assembled, or maintained as part of the development or review of a continuity of operations plan developed under Section 412.054, Labor Code.

(b) Forms, standards, and other instructional, informational, or planning materials adopted by the office to provide guidance or assistance to a state agency in developing a continuity of operations plan under Section 412.054, Labor Code, are public information subject to disclosure under this chapter.

(c) A governmental body may disclose or make available information that is confidential under this section to another governmental body or a federal agency.

(d) Disclosing information to another governmental body or a federal agency under this section does not waive or affect the confidentiality of that information.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 1001.051 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 1001 / Section 1001.051
§ 1001.051. COMMISSIONER.
Status: in_force

(a) The executive commissioner shall appoint a commissioner of the department with the approval of the governor. The commissioner is to be selected according to education, training, experience, and demonstrated ability.

(a-1) The executive commissioner shall employ the commissioner in accordance with Subchapter B, Chapter 524, Government Code, and Section 524.0101(b), Government Code.

(a-2) Except as provided in Subsection (a-3), the commissioner must:

(1) have at least five years of experience in the administration of public health systems; and

(2) be a person licensed to practice medicine in this state.

(a-3) The executive commissioner may, based on the qualifications and experience in administering public health systems, employ a person other than a physician as the commissioner.

(a-4) If the executive commissioner employs a person as commissioner who is not a physician, then the executive commissioner shall designate a person licensed to practice medicine in this state as chief medical executive.

(b) The commissioner serves at the pleasure of the executive commissioner.

(b-1) The executive commissioner may supplement the salary of the commissioner with the approval of the governor. The salary may not exceed 1.5 times the salary of the governor, from funds appropriated to the department. The use of funds from other sources are not limited by this subsection.

(c) Subject to the control of the executive commissioner, the commissioner shall:

(1) act as the department's chief administrative officer;

(2) in accordance with the procedures prescribed by Section 524.0152, Government Code, assist the executive commissioner in the development and implementation of policies and guidelines needed for the administration of the department's functions;

(3) in accordance with the procedures adopted by the executive commissioner under Section 524.0152, Government Code, assist the executive commissioner in the development of rules relating to the matters within the department's jurisdiction, including the delivery of services to persons and the rights and duties of persons who are served or regulated by the department; and

(4) serve as a liaison between the department and commission.

(d) The commissioner shall administer this chapter under operational policies established by the executive commissioner and in accordance with the memorandum of understanding under Section 524.0101(a), Government Code, between the commissioner and the executive commissioner, as adopted by rule.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1951.002 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1951 / Section 1951.002
§ 1951.002. DEFINITIONS.
Status: repealed

In this chapter:

(1) "Apartment building" means a building that contains at least two dwelling units that are rented primarily for nontransient permanent dwelling purposes, with rental paid by intervals of one week or longer.

(2) Repealed by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 890, Sec. 1.79(1), eff. September 1, 2007.

(3) "Certified applicator" means a certified commercial applicator or a certified noncommercial applicator.

(4) "Certified commercial applicator" means a person who holds a certified commercial applicator's license.

(5) "Certified noncommercial applicator" means a person who holds a certified noncommercial applicator's license.

(5-a) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of agriculture.

(5-b) "Committee" means the structural pest control advisory committee.

(6) "Day-care center" has the meaning assigned by Section 42.002, Human Resources Code.

(6-a) "Department" means the Department of Agriculture.

(7) "Device" means an instrument or contrivance that is designed for trapping, destroying, repelling, or mitigating the effects of a pest or another form of plant or animal life, other than human beings or bacteria, viruses, or other microorganisms that live on or in human beings or animals. The term does not include:

(A) a firearm; or

(B) equipment used for the application of pesticides that is sold separately from a device.

(8) "Hospital" has the meaning assigned by Section 241. 003, Health and Safety Code.

(9) "Institution of higher education" has the meaning assigned by Section 61.003, Education Code.

(10) "Nursing home" means an institution as that term is defined by Section 242.002, Health and Safety Code.

(11) "Person" means an individual, firm, partnership, corporation, association, or other organization, any combination of those persons, or any type of business entity.

(12) "Restricted-use pesticide" means a pesticide classified for restricted or limited use by the administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency.

(13) "School" means a:

(A) public primary or secondary school; or

(B) private or parochial primary or secondary school that is accredited by an accreditation body that is a member of the Texas Private School Accreditation Commission.

(14) "State-limited-use pesticide" means a pesticide classified for restricted or limited use by the commissioner.

(15) "Structural pest control business license" means a license issued under Section 1951.301.

(16) "Technician" means a person who holds a license under this chapter and who, under direct supervision of a certified noncommercial applicator or, as an employee of a holder of a structural pest control business license, performs supervised pesticide applications, maintains or uses structural pest control devices, makes sales presentations, or identifies pest infestation or damage. The term does not include a person whose duties are solely clerical or are otherwise completely disassociated with pest control.
Tex. Water Code § 58.025 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 58 / Section 58.025
§ 58.025.
Status: in_force

Sec. 58.025. SINGLE-COUNTY DISTRICT: JUDGMENT OF DISTRICT COURT; APPEAL. (a) In the appeal, the district court shall apply to the determination its full powers to the end that substantial justice may be done.

(b) An appeal from the judgment of the district court may be taken as in other civil causes, but appeals filed under Section 58.022 of this code shall be given precedence on the docket of any higher court over all causes that are not of similar public concern.

(c) The final judgment of the district court, or other court to which an appeal may be prosecuted, shall be certified and transmitted to the clerk of the commissioners court with all original documents and processes which were transmitted from the commissioners court to the district court on appeal.

(d) The commissioners court shall enter its order on the petition to conform to the decree entered by the court of final jurisdiction and shall enter other and further orders as may be required by law to execute the intent of the certified decree.
Tex. Finance Code § 35.113 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 35 / Section 35.113
§ 35.113. ADMINISTRATIVE ELECTION OF REMEDIES.
Status: in_force

The banking commissioner may take any action authorized by Chapter 36 regardless of the existence of supervision or conservatorship. A period of supervision or conservatorship is not required before a bank is closed for liquidation or other remedial action is taken.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9015.153 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9015 / Section 9015.153
§ 9015.153. REGIONAL WASTE DISPOSAL.
Status: in_force

The authority may exercise the powers granted by Chapter 30, Water Code.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 31.121 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 31 / Section 31.121
§ 31.121. ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section:

(1) "Game warden" means a person who is commissioned as a game warden by the commission.

(2) "State military forces" has the meaning assigned by Section 437.001, Government Code.

(a-1) All peace officers of this state and game wardens must be certified as marine safety enforcement officers by the department to enforce the provisions of this chapter by arresting and taking into custody any person who commits any act or offense prohibited by this chapter or who violates any provision of this chapter.

(a-2) Game wardens commissioned by the commission are the primary enforcement officers responsible for enforcing the provisions of this chapter related to water safety.

(b) The commission by rule shall establish standards for training and certifying marine safety enforcement officers under this section.

(c) The commission by rule may create exemptions for peace officers from marine safety enforcement officer training and certification requirements imposed by statute.

(d) The commission by rule shall establish and collect a fee to recover the administrative costs associated with the certification of marine safety enforcement officers. The commission shall require the applicant for certification or the applicant's employer to pay the fee required under this section.

(e) State military forces may assist game wardens in the search for and rescue of victims of water-oriented accidents.
Tex. Local Government Code § 231.141 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 231 / Section 231.141
§ 231.141. REGULATION OF SAM WAHL RECREATION AREA.
Status: in_force

(a) The Commissioners Court of Garza County may zone for commercial or residential development the area adjacent to Lake Alan Henry known as the Sam Wahl Recreation Area.

(b) Notwithstanding this chapter, Chapter 253, or other law, a municipality owning property in the Sam Wahl Recreation Area may develop, change the use of, or dispose of the property.