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Tex. Insurance Code § 1367.103 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1367 / Section 1367.103
§ 1367.103. COVERAGE REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) A health benefit plan that provides coverage for a family member of an insured or enrollee shall provide to each covered child coverage for:

(1) a screening test for hearing loss from birth through the date the child is 30 days of age, as provided by Chapter 47, Health and Safety Code; and

(2) necessary diagnostic follow-up care related to the screening test from birth through the date the child is 24 months of age.

(b) For purposes of Subsection (a), a covered child is a child who, as a result of the child's relationship to an insured or enrollee in a health benefit plan, would be entitled to coverage under an accident and health insurance policy under Section 1201.061, 1201.062, 1201.063, or 1201.064.

(c) This section does not require a health benefit plan to provide the coverage described by this section to a child of an individual residing in this state if the individual is:

(1) employed outside this state; and

(2) covered under a health benefit plan maintained for the individual by the individual's employer as an employment benefit.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3864.156 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3864 / Section 3864.156
§ 3864.156. ASSESSMENTS; LIENS FOR ASSESSMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board by resolution may impose and collect an assessment for any purpose authorized by this chapter in all or any part of the district.

(b) An assessment, a reassessment, or an assessment resulting from an addition to or correction of the assessment roll by the district, penalties and interest on an assessment or reassessment, an expense of collection, and reasonable attorney's fees incurred by the district:

(1) are a first and prior lien against the property assessed;

(2) are superior to any other lien or claim other than a lien or claim for county, school district, or municipal ad valorem taxes; and

(3) are the personal liability of and a charge against the owners of the property even if the owners are not named in the assessment proceedings.

(c) The lien is effective from the date of the board's resolution imposing the assessment until the date the assessment is paid. The board may enforce the lien in the same manner that the board may enforce an ad valorem tax lien against real property.

(d) The board may make a correction to or deletion from the assessment roll that does not increase the amount of assessment of any parcel of land without providing notice and holding a hearing in the manner required for additional assessments.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 137.151 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 137 / Section 137.151
§ 137.151. SERVICES FOR AT-RISK YOUTH.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall operate a program to provide family support services for children in at-risk situations and for the families of those children.

(b) The services under this section may include:

(1) crisis family intervention;

(2) emergency short-term residential care;

(3) family counseling;

(4) parenting skills training;

(5) youth coping skills training;

(6) mentoring; and

(7) advocacy training.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8431.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8431 / Section 8431.004
§ 8431.004. CONSENT OF MUNICIPALITY REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors may not hold an election under Section 8431.003 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.
Tex. Education Code § 73.001 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 73 / Section 73.001
§ 73.001. COMPOSITION.
Status: in_force

The University of Texas at Houston is composed of the following component institutions under the management and control of the board of regents of The University of Texas System:

(1) The University of Texas Medical School at Houston;

(2) The University of Texas Dental Branch at Houston;

(3) The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center;

(4) The University of Texas Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences at Houston;

(5) The University of Texas School of Public Health at Houston;

(6) The University of Texas School of Nursing at Houston; and

(7) other institutions and activities assigned to it from time to time.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7904.005 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7904 / Section 7904.005
§ 7904.005. FINDINGS OF PUBLIC PURPOSE AND BENEFIT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is created to serve a public purpose and benefit.

(b) The district is created to accomplish the purposes of:

(1) a municipal utility district as provided by general law and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution; and

(2) Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, that relate to the construction, acquisition, improvement, operation, or maintenance of macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8319.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8319 / Section 8319.052
§ 8319.052. TEMPORARY DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) On or after the effective date of the Act creating this chapter, the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district may submit a petition to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality requesting that the commission appoint as temporary directors the five persons named in the petition. The commission shall appoint as temporary directors the five persons named in the petition.

(b) Temporary directors serve until the earlier of:

(1) the date permanent directors are elected under Section 8319.003; or

(2) the fourth anniversary of the effective date of the Act creating this chapter.

(c) If permanent directors have not been elected under Section 8319.003 and the terms of the temporary directors have expired, successor temporary directors shall be appointed or reappointed as provided by Subsection (d) to serve terms that expire on the earlier of:

(1) the date permanent directors are elected under Section 8319.003; or

(2) the fourth anniversary of the date of the appointment or reappointment.

(d) If Subsection (c) applies, the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district may submit a petition to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality requesting that the commission appoint as successor temporary directors the five persons named in the petition. The commission shall appoint as successor temporary directors the five persons named in the petition.
Tex. Finance Code § 157.028 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 157 / Section 157.028
§ 157.028. BURDEN OF PROOF TO ESTABLISH AN EXEMPTION.
Status: in_force

The burden of proving an exemption in a proceeding or action brought under this chapter is on the person claiming the benefit of the exemption.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 312.007 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 312 / Section 312.007
§ 312.007. INDIVIDUAL LIABILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) A medical and dental unit, supported medical or dental school, or coordinating entity is a state agency, and a director, trustee, officer, intern, resident, fellow, faculty member, or other associated health care professional or employee of a medical and dental unit, supported medical or dental school, or coordinating entity is an employee of a state agency for purposes of Chapter 104, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, and for purposes of determining the liability, if any, of the person for the person's acts or omissions while engaged in the coordinated or cooperative activities of the unit, school, or entity.

(b) A judgment in an action or settlement of a claim against a medical and dental unit, supported medical or dental school, or coordinating entity under Chapter 101, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, bars any action involving the same subject matter by the claimant against a director, trustee, officer, intern, resident, fellow, faculty member, or other associated health care professional or employee of the unit, school, or entity whose act or omission gave rise to the claim as if the person were an employee of a governmental unit against which the claim was asserted as provided under Section 101.106, Civil Practice and Remedies Code.

(c) A resident engaged in graduate medical education in a public or nonprofit hospital in association with a medical and dental unit is an employee of a state agency regardless of whether the resident receives a stipend or other payment from the medical and dental unit for services performed as a resident.
Tex. Education Code § 62.135 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 62 / Section 62.135
§ 62.135. VERIFICATION.
Status: repealed

(a) The coordinating board may audit the appropriate records of an eligible institution to verify information for purposes of this subchapter.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1004 (H.B. 1595), Sec. 20(2), eff. January 1, 2024.
Tex. Estates Code § 503.003 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 503 / Section 503.003
§ 503.003. CONTEST OF RECORDED FOREIGN TESTAMENTARY INSTRUMENT PERMITTED.
Status: in_force

The validity of a will or other testamentary instrument, a copy of which is filed and recorded as provided by Section 503.001, may be contested in the manner and to the extent provided by Subchapter A, Chapter 504.
Tex. Occupations Code § 169.005 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 169 / Section 169.005
§ 169.005. PATIENT TREATMENT PLAN.
Status: in_force

A physician described by Section 169.002 who prescribes low-THC cannabis for a patient's medical use under this chapter must maintain a patient treatment plan that indicates:

(1) the dosage, means of administration, and planned duration of treatment for the low-THC cannabis;

(2) a plan for monitoring the patient's symptoms; and

(3) a plan for monitoring indicators of tolerance or reaction to low-THC cannabis.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8301.0302 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8301 / Section 8301.0302
§ 8301.0302. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties provided by the general law of this state, including Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, applicable to municipal utility districts created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8033.0403 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8033 / Section 8033.0403
§ 8033.0403. CONTRACT TAXES.
Status: in_force

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

(b) A contract approved by the district voters may contain a provision stating that the contract may be modified or amended by the board without further voter approval.
Tex. Estates Code § 1151.105 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1151 / Section 1151.105
§ 1151.105. ORDINARY DILIGENCE REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) If there is a reasonable prospect of collecting the claims or recovering the property, the guardian of the estate shall use ordinary diligence to:

(1) collect all claims and debts due the ward; and

(2) recover possession of all property to which the ward has claim or title.

(b) If the guardian wilfully neglects to use ordinary diligence, the guardian and the sureties on the guardian's bond are liable, on the suit of any person interested in the estate, for the use of the estate, the amount of the claims, or the value of the property that has been lost due to the guardian's neglect.
Tex. Education Code § 65.35 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 65 / Section 65.35
§ 65.35. EXPENDITURES.
Status: in_force

All expenditures may be made by the order of the board and shall be paid on warrants from the comptroller based on vouchers approved by the chairman of the board or his delegate, or by the institutional head or his delegate of the component institution making the expenditures.
Tex. Tax Code § 42.09 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 42 / Section 42.09
§ 42.09. REMEDIES EXCLUSIVE.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b) of this section, procedures prescribed by this title for adjudication of the grounds of protest authorized by this title are exclusive, and a property owner may not raise any of those grounds:

(1) in defense to a suit to enforce collection of delinquent taxes; or

(2) as a basis of a claim for relief in a suit by the property owner to arrest or prevent the tax collection process or to obtain a refund of taxes paid.

(b) A person against whom a suit to collect a delinquent property tax is filed may plead as an affirmative defense:

(1) if the suit is to enforce personal liability for the tax, that the defendant did not own the property on which the tax was imposed on January 1 of the year for which the tax was imposed; or

(2) if the suit is to foreclose a lien securing the payment of a tax on real property, that the property was not located within the boundaries of the taxing unit seeking to foreclose the lien on January 1 of the year for which the tax was imposed.

(c) For purposes of this section, "suit" includes a counterclaim, cross-claim, or other claim filed in the course of a lawsuit.
Tex. Estates Code § 1203.003 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1203 / Section 1203.003
§ 1203.003. DELIVERY OF ESTATE PROPERTY TO SUCCESSOR GUARDIAN FOLLOWING RESIGNATION.
Status: in_force

The court at any time may order a resigning guardian who has any part of a ward's estate to deliver any part of the estate to a person who has been appointed and has qualified as successor guardian.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3813.106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3813 / Section 3813.106
§ 3813.106. CONTRACTS; GRANTS; DONATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may contract with any person to accomplish the purposes of this chapter on terms and for the period the board determines, including contracting for the payment of costs incurred by the person on behalf of the district, including all or part of the costs of an improvement project, from tax proceeds or any other specified source of money.

(b) The district may contract with a person to receive, administer, and perform the district's duties under a gift, grant, loan, conveyance, transfer, bequest, donation, or other financial arrangement relating to the investigation, planning, analysis, acquisition, construction, completion, implementation, or operation of a proposed or existing improvement project.

(c) Any person, including any type of governmental entity, may contract with the district to carry out the purposes of this chapter.
Tex. Government Code § 418.087 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 418 / Section 418.087
§ 418.087. RULES.
Status: in_force

The division shall adopt rules necessary to administer this subchapter, including rules establishing procedures for the application for and award of grants, distribution of grants, and administration of grants and the grant program established under this subchapter.
Tex. Finance Code § 394.206 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 394 / Section 394.206
§ 394.206. BOND; INSURANCE.
Status: in_force

(a) A provider shall, at the time the provider files an initial or renewal registration application with the commissioner, file:

(1) a surety bond; or

(2) evidence that the provider maintains an insurance policy in a form approved by the commissioner.

(b) The bond or insurance must:

(1) run concurrently with the period of registration;

(2) be available to pay damages and penalties to consumers directly harmed by a violation of this subchapter;

(3) be in favor of this state for the use of this state and the use of a person who has a cause of action under this subchapter against the provider;

(4) if a bond:

(A) be in an amount equal to the average daily balance of the provider's trust account serving Texas consumers over the six-month period preceding the issuance of the bond, or in the case of an initial application, in an amount determined by the commissioner, but not less than $25,000 or more than $100,000, if the provider receives and holds money paid by or on behalf of a consumer for disbursement to the consumer's creditors; or

(B) be in the amount of $50,000, if the provider does not receive and hold money paid by or on behalf of a consumer for disbursement to the consumer's creditors;

(5) if an insurance policy:

(A) provide coverage for professional liability, employee dishonesty, depositor's forgery, and computer fraud in an amount not less than $100,000;

(B) be issued by a company rated at least "A-" or its equivalent by a nationally recognized rating organization; and

(C) provide for 30 days advance written notice of termination of the policy to be provided to the commissioner;

(6) be issued by a bonding, surety, or insurance company that is authorized to do business in the state; and

(7) be conditioned on the provider and its agents complying with all state and federal laws, including regulations, governing the business of debt management services.

(c) In lieu of a bond or insurance, the finance commission by rule may establish alternative financial requirements to provide substantially equivalent protection to pay damages and penalties to consumers directly harmed by a violation under this subchapter.

(d) The commissioner may adjust the amount of the provider's bond or insurance only when the provider applies for renewal of registration and requests a review of the bond or insurance amount.
Tex. Insurance Code § 982.254 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 982 / Section 982.254
§ 982.254. FAILURE TO ELIMINATE IMPAIRMENT OF TRUSTEED SURPLUS.
Status: in_force

If an alien insurance company has not satisfied the commissioner at the end of the designated period under Section 982.253(a) that the impairment has been eliminated, the commissioner may proceed against the company as provided by Chapter 441 as an insurance company whose further transaction of the business of insurance in the United States will be hazardous to its policyholders in the United States.
Tex. Transportation Code § 547.208 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 547 / Section 547.208
§ 547.208. JUDICIAL REVIEW AND JUDICIAL ENFORCEMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) A person may appeal an order entered under Section 547.207 to a district court in Travis County only if a hearing was held by the department and the person:

(1) is aggrieved by the order; and

(2) appeared at the hearing on compliance.

(b) The department may bring suit in a district court of Travis County for an injunction to prohibit the manufacture, offer, distribution, or sale of an item of vehicle equipment that is the subject of a department order entered under Section 547.207. The attorney general shall represent the department in the suit.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3868.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3868 / Section 3868.151
§ 3868.151. IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS AND SERVICES.
Status: in_force

The district may provide, design, construct, acquire, improve, relocate, operate, maintain, or finance an improvement project or service using money available to the district, or contract with a governmental or private entity to provide, design, construct, acquire, improve, relocate, operate, maintain, or finance an improvement project or service authorized under this chapter or Chapter 375, Local Government Code.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 32.032 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 32 / Section 32.032
§ 32.032. PREVENTION AND DETECTION OF FRAUD AND ABUSE.
Status: in_force

The executive commissioner shall adopt reasonable rules for minimizing the opportunity for fraud and abuse, for establishing and maintaining methods for detecting and identifying situations in which a question of fraud or abuse in the program may exist, and for referring cases where fraud or abuse appears to exist to the appropriate law enforcement agencies for prosecution.
Tex. Transportation Code § 545.301 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 545 / Section 545.301
§ 545.301. STOPPING, STANDING, OR PARKING OUTSIDE A BUSINESS OR RESIDENCE DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

(a) An operator may not stop, park, or leave standing an attended or unattended vehicle on the main traveled part of a highway outside a business or residence district unless:

(1) stopping, parking, or leaving the vehicle off the main traveled part of the highway is not practicable;

(2) a width of highway beside the vehicle is unobstructed and open for the passage of other vehicles; and

(3) the vehicle is in clear view for at least 200 feet in each direction on the highway.

(b) This section does not apply to an operator of:

(1) a vehicle that is disabled while on the paved or main traveled part of a highway if it is impossible to avoid stopping and temporarily leaving the vehicle on the highway;

(2) a vehicle used exclusively to transport solid, semisolid, or liquid waste operated at the time in connection with the removal or transportation of solid, semisolid, or liquid waste from a location adjacent to the highway; or

(3) a tow truck, as defined by Section 545.157(e), that is performing towing duties under Chapter 2308, Occupations Code.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 152.0441 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 152 / Section 152.0441
§ 152.0441. CHILDRESS COUNTY.
Status: in_force

(a) The Childress County Juvenile Board is composed of the county judge and the district judges in Childress County.

(b) The juvenile court judge is the chairman of the board and its chief administrative officer.

(c) The commissioners court shall pay the juvenile board members additional monthly compensation set by the commissioners court at not less than $50 nor more than $150 for the added duties imposed on the members. The additional compensation shall be paid from the general fund of the county.

(d) The chairman shall certify all claims for expenses of the juvenile probation officer as necessary in the performance of the officer's duties.

(e) Sections 152.0002, 152.0004, 152.0005, 152.0006, 152.0007, and 152.0008 do not apply to the juvenile board of Childress County.
Tex. Local Government Code § 351.138 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 351 / Section 351.138
§ 351.138. CONTRACTOR'S BOND.
Status: in_force

(a) A contractor shall execute a bond. The bond must be in an amount determined by the board, not to exceed the contract price, payable to the district, approved by the board, and conditioned on the faithful performance of the obligations, agreements, and covenants of the contract.

(b) The bond must provide that if the contractor defaults on the contract, the contractor will pay to the district all damages sustained as a result of the default. The district shall deposit the bond in its depository and shall keep a copy of the bond in its main office.
Tex. Estates Code § 310.005 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 310 / Section 310.005
§ 310.005. TREATMENT OF INCOME RECEIVED BY TRUSTEE.
Status: in_force

Income received by a trustee under this chapter shall be treated as income of the trust as provided by Section 116.101, Property Code.