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Tex. Health and Safety Code § 573.025 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 573 / Section 573.025
§ 573.025. RIGHTS OF PERSONS APPREHENDED, DETAINED, OR TRANSPORTED FOR EMERGENCY DETENTION.
Status: in_force

(a) A person apprehended, detained, or transported for emergency detention under this chapter has the right:

(1) to be advised of the location of detention, the reasons for the detention, and the fact that the detention could result in a longer period of involuntary commitment;

(2) to a reasonable opportunity to communicate with and retain an attorney;

(3) to be transported to a location as provided by Section 573.024 if the person is not admitted for emergency detention, unless the person is arrested or objects;

(4) to be released from a facility as provided by Section 573.023;

(5) to be advised that communications with a mental health professional may be used in proceedings for further detention;

(6) to be transported in accordance with Sections 573.026 and 574.045, if the person is detained under Section 573.022 or transported under an order of protective custody under Section 574.023; and

(7) to a reasonable opportunity to communicate with a relative or other responsible person who has a proper interest in the person's welfare.

(b) A person apprehended, detained, or transported for emergency detention under this subtitle shall be informed of the rights provided by this section and this subtitle:

(1) orally in simple, nontechnical terms, within 24 hours after the time the person is admitted to a facility, and in writing in the person's primary language if possible; or

(2) through the use of a means reasonably calculated to communicate with a hearing or visually impaired person, if applicable.

(c) The executive commissioner by rule shall prescribe the manner in which the person is informed of the person's rights under this section and this subtitle.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9013.252 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9013 / Section 9013.252
§ 9013.252. FAILED BOND ELECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) A general law, including Sections 51.781-51.791, Water Code, that provides for calling a hearing on the dissolution of a district after a failed district bond election does not apply to the district.

(b) The district continues to exist and retain its full power to function and operate regardless of the outcome of a bond election.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3928.253 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3928 / Section 3928.253
§ 3928.253. DECLARING RESULT AND ISSUING ORDER.
Status: in_force

(a) If a majority of the voters voting at the election approve the proposition or propositions, the board shall declare the results and, by order, shall establish the defined area and describe it by metes and bounds or designate the specific property.

(b) A court may not review the board's order except on the ground of fraud, palpable error, or arbitrary and confiscatory abuse of discretion.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3947.008 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3947 / Section 3947.008
§ 3947.008. APPLICABILITY OF MUNICIPAL MANAGEMENT DISTRICT LAW.
Status: in_force

Except as provided by this chapter, Chapter 375, Local Government Code, applies to the district.
Tex. Government Code § 81.102 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 81 / Section 81.102
§ 81.102. STATE BAR MEMBERSHIP REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a person may not practice law in this state unless the person is a member of the state bar.

(b) The supreme court may promulgate rules prescribing the procedure for limited practice of law by:

(1) attorneys licensed in another jurisdiction;

(2) bona fide law students; and

(3) unlicensed graduate students who are attending or have attended a law school approved by the supreme court.
Tex. Utilities Code § 39.456 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 39 / Section 39.456
§ 39.456. FRANCHISE AGREEMENTS.
Status: in_force

A municipality, with the agreement of an electric utility, may accelerate the expiration date of a franchise agreement that was in existence on September 1, 1999. Any new franchise agreement must be approved by the governing body of the municipality. To the extent that a new franchise agreement would result in an increase in the payment of franchise fees to the municipality, and subject to the terms of the franchise agreement, either the electric utility or the municipality, without the need for a rate proceeding under Chapter 36, may file with the commission for approval of a rider for the electric utility's recovery of franchise payments resulting from the agreement, so long as such rider is collected only from customers of the electric utility that are located within the boundaries of the municipality.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1049.252 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1049 / Section 1049.252
§ 1049.252. TAX RATE.
Status: in_force

The board may impose the tax at a rate not to exceed 75 cents on each $100 valuation of all taxable property in the district.
Tex. Occupations Code § 303.0075 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 303 / Section 303.0075
§ 303.0075. SHARING OF INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A nursing peer review committee and a patient safety committee established by the same entity may share information.

(b) A record or determination of a patient safety committee, or a communication made to a patient safety committee, is not subject to subpoena or discovery and is not admissible in any civil or administrative proceeding, regardless of whether the information has been provided to a nursing peer review committee. The privileges under this subsection may be waived only through a written waiver signed by the chair, vice chair, or secretary of the patient safety committee. This subsection does not affect the application of Section 303.007 to a nursing peer review committee.

(c) A committee that receives information from another committee shall forward any request to disclose the information to the committee that provided the information.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 32.043 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 32 / Section 32.043
§ 32.043. DUTIES OF DEPARTMENT.
Status: in_force

The department shall:

(1) develop and monitor a statewide network of voluntary perinatal health care systems;

(2) develop and maintain a perinatal reporting and analysis system to monitor and evaluate perinatal patient care in the perinatal health care systems in this state; and

(3) provide for coordination and cooperation in this state and among this state and adjoining states.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 265.047 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 265 / Section 265.047
§ 265.047. EXAMINATION, APPROVAL, AND REGISTRATION OF BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall submit to the attorney general for examination the bonds issued under this subchapter and the proceedings authorizing their issuance.

(b) The attorney general shall approve the bonds if the attorney general finds that the bonds have been authorized in accordance with this subchapter, and the comptroller shall register the bonds.

(c) Following approval and registration, the bonds are incontestable and are valid and binding obligations in accordance with their terms.
Tex. Local Government Code § 42.105 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 42 / Section 42.105
§ 42.105. RESULTS OF PETITION.
Status: in_force

(a) A petition requesting removal under this subchapter shall be verified by the municipal secretary or other person responsible for verifying signatures.

(b) The municipality shall notify the residents and landowners of the area described by the petition of the results of the petition. The municipality may satisfy this requirement by notifying the person who filed the petition under Section 42.102.

(c) If a resident or landowner obtains the number of signatures on the petition required under Section 42.104 to release the area from the municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction, the municipality shall immediately release the area from the municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction.

(d) If a municipality fails to take action to release the area under Subsection (c) by the later of the 45th day after the date the municipality receives the petition or the next meeting of the municipality's governing body that occurs after the 30th day after the date the municipality receives the petition, the area is released by operation of law.

(e) Notwithstanding any other law, an area released from a municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction under this section may not be included in the extraterritorial jurisdiction or the corporate boundaries of a municipality, unless the owner or owners of the area subsequently request that the area be included in the municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction or corporate boundaries.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1059.057 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1059 / Section 1059.057
§ 1059.057. COMPENSATION; EXPENSES.
Status: in_force

A director or officer serves without compensation but may be reimbursed for actual expenses incurred in the performance of official duties. The expenses must be:

(1) reported in the district's records; and

(2) approved by the board.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 58.056 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 58 / Section 58.056
§ 58.056. APPLICATION AND ELIGIBILITY RULES AND PROCEDURES.
Status: in_force

(a) The attorney general may establish procedures for requiring an applicant, in appropriate circumstances, to submit with the application under Article 58.054(2)(A) independent documentary evidence of family violence, sexual assault or abuse, stalking, child abduction, or trafficking of persons in the form of:

(1) an active or recently issued order described by Article 58.054(1)(B);

(2) an incident report or other record maintained by a law enforcement agency or official;

(3) a statement of a physician or other health care provider regarding the medical condition of the applicant, applicant's child, or other person in the applicant's household as a result of the family violence, sexual assault or abuse, stalking, child abduction, or trafficking of persons;

(4) a statement of a mental health professional, a member of the clergy, an attorney or other legal advocate, a trained staff member of a family violence center, or another professional who has assisted the applicant, applicant's child, or other person in the applicant's household in addressing the effects of the family violence, sexual assault or abuse, stalking, child abduction, or trafficking of persons; or

(5) any other independent documentary evidence necessary to show the applicant's eligibility to participate in the program.

(b) The attorney general by rule may establish additional eligibility requirements for participation in the program that are consistent with the purpose of the program as stated in Article 58.052(a).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8318.153 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8318 / Section 8318.153
§ 8318.153. CONTRACT TAXES.
Status: in_force

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

(b) A contract approved by the district voters may contain a provision stating that the contract may be modified or amended by the board without further voter approval.
Tex. Election Code § 84.033 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 84 / Section 84.033
§ 84.033. ACTION ON REQUEST.
Status: in_force

(a) The election officer shall review each cancellation request to determine whether it complies with Section 84.032.

(b) If the request complies, the early voting clerk shall cancel the application and enter on the application "canceled" and the date of cancellation.

(c) If the request complies, the presiding election judge shall enter on the returned ballot or the notice, as applicable, "canceled," place it and the request in an envelope, and deposit the envelope in ballot box no. 4. The applicant's application is considered to be canceled.

(d) If the request does not comply, the election officer shall deny the request and enter on the request "denied" and the date of and reason for the denial. The presiding election judge shall place the request in an envelope and deposit the envelope in ballot box no. 4.
Tex. Local Government Code § 171.006 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 171 / Section 171.006
§ 171.006. EFFECT OF VIOLATION OF CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

The finding by a court of a violation under this chapter does not render an action of the governing body voidable unless the measure that was the subject of an action involving a conflict of interest would not have passed the governing body without the vote of the person who violated the chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1020.255 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1020 / Section 1020.255
§ 1020.255. REFUNDING BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may issue refunding bonds to refund outstanding indebtedness issued or assumed by the district.

(b) A refunding bond may be:

(1) sold, with the proceeds of the refunding bond applied to the payment of outstanding indebtedness; or

(2) exchanged wholly or partly for not less than a similar principal amount of outstanding indebtedness.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8839.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8839 / Section 8839.151
§ 8839.151. TAXING AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

The district may impose an ad valorem tax in the district at a rate not to exceed one cent on each $100 of assessed valuation.
Tex. Insurance Code § 848.202 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 848 / Section 848.202
§ 848.202. OPERATIONS DURING SUSPENSION OR AFTER REVOCATION OF CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

(a) During the period a certificate of authority of a health care collaborative is suspended, the health care collaborative may not:

(1) enter into a new contract with a governmental or private entity; or

(2) advertise or solicit in any way.

(b) After a certificate of authority of a health care collaborative is revoked, the health care collaborative:

(1) shall proceed, immediately following the effective date of the order of revocation, to conclude its affairs;

(2) may not conduct further business except as essential to the orderly conclusion of its affairs; and

(3) may not advertise or solicit in any way.

(c) Notwithstanding Subsection (b), the commissioner may, by written order, permit the further operation of the health care collaborative to the extent that the commissioner finds necessary to serve the best interest of governmental or private entities that have entered into contracts with the health care collaborative.
Tex. Penal Code § 35.01 — TX Code / Code pe / Chapter 35 / Section 35.01
§ 35.01. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Insurance policy" means a written instrument in which is provided the terms of any certificate of insurance, binder of coverage, contract of insurance, benefit plan, nonprofit hospital service plan, motor club service plan, surety bond, cash bond, or any other alternative to insurance authorized by Chapter 601, Transportation Code. The term includes any instrument authorized to be regulated by the Texas Department of Insurance.

(2) "Insurer" has the meaning assigned by Article 1.02, Insurance Code.

(3) "Statement" means an oral or written communication or a record or documented representation of fact made to an insurer. The term includes computer-generated information.

(4) "Value of the claim" means the total dollar amount of a claim for payment under an insurance policy or, as applicable, the value of the claim determined under Section 35.025.
Tex. Property Code § 94.301 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 94 / Section 94.301
§ 94.301. TENANT'S REMEDIES.
Status: in_force

A person may recover from a landlord who violates this chapter:

(1) actual damages;

(2) a civil penalty in an amount equal to two months' rent and $500; and

(3) reasonable attorney's fees and costs.
Tex. Government Code § 776.003 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 776 / Section 776.003
§ 776.003. REPRESENTATIVES.
Status: in_force

(a) The committee is composed of one representative of each member agency. If an agency's representative is unable to attend a committee meeting or otherwise perform the representative's duties, the agency's alternate representative shall serve in the representative's place.

(b) The administrative head of each member agency:

(1) shall designate one individual to serve as the agency's representative on the committee and one individual to serve as alternate representative;

(2) may change the designated representative or alternate representative at will; and

(3) after designating or changing the representative or alternate representative, shall promptly notify the committee in writing of the name and position of the new representative or alternate representative.

(c) Service on the committee by a state officer or employee is an additional duty of the representative's office or employment.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 86.022 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 86 / Section 86.022
§ 86.022. PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who violates Section 86.002 commits an offense that is a Class B Parks and Wildlife Code misdemeanor.

(b) A person who violates Section 86.018 commits an offense that is a Class C Parks and Wildlife Code misdemeanor.
Tex. Water Code § 5.113 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 5 / Section 5.113
§ 5.113. COMMISSION AND STAFF RESPONSIBILITY POLICY.
Status: in_force

The commission shall develop and implement policies that clearly separate the policy-making responsibilities of the commission and the management responsibilities of the executive director and the staff of the commission.
Tex. Local Government Code § 232.006 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 232 / Section 232.006
§ 232.006. EXCEPTIONS FOR POPULOUS COUNTIES OR CONTIGUOUS COUNTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies to a county:

(1) that has a population of more than 3.3 million or is contiguous with a county that has a population of more than 3.3 million; and

(2) in which the commissioners court by order elects to operate under this section.

(b) If a county elects to operate under this section, Section 232.005 does not apply to the county. The sections of this chapter preceding Section 232.005 do apply to the county in the same manner that they apply to other counties except that:

(1) they apply only to tracts of land located outside municipalities and the extraterritorial jurisdiction of municipalities, as determined under Chapter 42;

(2) the commissioners court of the county, instead of having the powers granted by Sections 232.003(2) and (3), may:

(A) require a right-of-way on a street or road that does not function as a main artery in the subdivision of not less than 40 feet or more than 50 feet; and

(B) require that the street cut on a main artery within the right-of-way be not less than 30 feet or more than 45 feet, and that the street cut on any other street or road within the right-of-way be not less than 25 feet or more than 35 feet; and

(3) Section 232.004(5)(B) does not apply to the county.
Tex. Occupations Code § 206.253 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 206 / Section 206.253
§ 206.253. CERTAIN PROHIBITED PRACTICES.
Status: in_force

(a) This chapter does not authorize a person who holds a license issued under this chapter to engage in the practice of:

(1) medicine, as defined by Subtitle B; or

(2) nursing, as defined by Chapter 301.

(b) A health maintenance organization, preferred provider organization, or health benefit plan may not require a registered nurse or physician assistant to be licensed as a surgical assistant as a condition for reimbursement.

(c) A clinic, hospital, ambulatory surgical center, or other facility may not require a registered nurse or physician assistant to be licensed as a surgical assistant as a condition for assisting at surgery at the facility.
Tex. Water Code § 5.1193 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 5 / Section 5.1193
§ 5.1193. REPORT.
Status: in_force

The commission shall include in the reports required by Section 5.178 a description of cooperative research efforts, an accounting of money spent on research, and a review of the purpose, implementation, and results of particular research projects conducted.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 21.563 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 21 / Section 21.563
§ 21.563. CLOSELY HELD CORPORATION.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "closely held corporation" means a corporation that has:

(1) fewer than 35 shareholders; and

(2) no shares listed on a national securities exchange or regularly quoted in an over-the-counter market by one or more members of a national securities association.

(b) Sections 21.552-21.560 do not apply to a derivative proceeding by a shareholder of a closely held corporation against a present or former director, officer, or shareholder of the corporation. In the event the shareholder also asserts a claim in the derivative proceeding against a person who is not a present or former director, officer, or shareholder, this subsection applies only to a claim in the derivative proceeding against a present or former director, officer, or shareholder.

(c) If Sections 21.552-21.560 do not apply because of Subsection (b) and if justice requires:

(1) a derivative proceeding brought by a shareholder of a closely held corporation may be treated by a court as a direct action brought by the shareholder for the shareholder's own benefit; and

(2) a recovery in a direct or derivative proceeding by a shareholder may be paid directly to the plaintiff or to the corporation if necessary to protect the interests of creditors or other shareholders of the corporation.

(d) Other provisions of state law govern whether a shareholder has a direct cause of action or right to sue a director, officer, or shareholder, and this section may not be construed to create that direct cause of action or right to sue.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 164.008 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 164 / Section 164.008
§ 164.008. OPERATING AN INTERVENTION AND ASSESSMENT SERVICE.
Status: in_force

A treatment facility may not own, operate, manage, or control an intervention and assessment service that makes referrals to a treatment facility for inpatient treatment of mental illness or chemical dependency unless the intervention and assessment service:

(1) is a qualified mental health referral service under Section 164.007;

(2) discloses in all advertising the relationship between the treatment facility and the intervention and assessment service; and

(3) discloses to each person contacting the service, at the time of initial contact, the relationship between the treatment facility and the intervention and assessment service.
Tex. Water Code § 6.185 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 6 / Section 6.185
§ 6.185. INFORMATION REQUEST TO COMMISSION.
Status: in_force

(a) With regard to any matter pending before the board, the executive administrator may obtain from the commission information relating to that matter.

(b) On receiving a request from the executive administrator, the commission should make the requested information available within 30 days after the information is requested and shall make the requested information available not later than 90 days after the information is requested.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 13.255 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 13 / Section 13.255
§ 13.255. CERTIFICATE.
Status: in_force

(a) A public weigher may not officially weigh a commodity unless the weigher has obtained from the department a certificate of authority.

(b) A public weigher must submit a fee, as provided by department rule, with the application for a certificate of authority.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 5.01 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 5 / Section 5.01
§ 5.01. TEXAS ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE COMMISSION.
Status: in_force

(a) The Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission is an agency of the state.

(b) The Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission is subject to Chapter 325, Government Code (Texas Sunset Act). Unless continued in existence as provided by that chapter, the commission is abolished and Subchapter A, Chapter 5, expires September 1, 2031.