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Tex. Local Government Code § 334.256 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 334 / Section 334.256
§ 334.256. NOTICE OF TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) Each bill or other receipt for a hotel charge subject to the tax imposed under this subchapter must contain a statement in a conspicuous location stating the applicable hotel occupancy tax rate collected by the hotel from the customer for the State of Texas (insert state rate of tax) and the tax rate and identity of each other taxing authority that has imposed a hotel occupancy tax for the room night (insert rate of tax).

(b) If a hotel charge is subject to any additional hotel occupancy taxes, the statement required by Subsection (a) must be modified to state each additional entity that imposes a hotel occupancy tax and the rate of that tax.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8458.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8458 / Section 8458.103
§ 8458.103. 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. Health and Safety Code § 287.078 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 287 / Section 287.078
§ 287.078. DISTRICT CONTRACTS AND COLLABORATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may enter into operating or management contracts relating to health care facilities owned by the district or for which the district assumes responsibility for managing and operating under the terms of the contract with the counties and hospital districts that created the district.

(b) The board may contract or collaborate with a local governmental entity, as defined by Section 534.002, Government Code, or any other public or private entity as necessary to provide or deliver health care services under a demonstration project established under Section 534.201 or 534.202, Government Code, in which the district participates.
Tex. Transportation Code § 504.604 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 504 / Section 504.604
§ 504.604. TEXAS COMMISSION ON THE ARTS LICENSE PLATES.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall issue specialty license plates including the words "State of the Arts." The department shall design the license plates in consultation with the Texas Commission on the Arts.

(b) After deduction of the department's administrative costs, the remainder of the fee for issuance of the license plates shall be deposited to the credit of the Texas Commission on the Arts operating fund established under Section 444.027, Government Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8814.113 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8814 / Section 8814.113
§ 8814.113. STUDIES AND SURVEYS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may have a professional engineer conduct studies and surveys of the groundwater and surface water supplies in the district and the facilities available for use in the conservation, preservation, protection, recharge, and prevention of waste and pollution of those water resources.

(b) A professional engineer may determine the quantities of groundwater and surface water in the district.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 87.004 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 87 / Section 87.004
§ 87.004. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY.
Status: in_force

A health professional, a health facility, or an administrator, officer, or employee of a health facility subject to this chapter is not civilly or criminally liable for divulging information required to be released under this chapter, except in a case of gross negligence or wilful misconduct.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1218.002 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1218 / Section 1218.002
§ 1218.002. APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

(a) This chapter applies only to a health benefit plan that provides benefits for medical or surgical expenses incurred as a result of a health condition, accident, or sickness, including an individual, group, blanket, or franchise insurance policy or insurance agreement, a group hospital service contract, or an individual or group evidence of coverage or similar coverage document that is offered by:

(1) an insurance company;

(2) a group hospital service corporation operating under Chapter 842;

(3) a fraternal benefit society operating under Chapter 885;

(4) a stipulated premium company operating under Chapter 884;

(5) an exchange operating under Chapter 942;

(6) a health maintenance organization operating under Chapter 843;

(7) a multiple employer welfare arrangement that holds a certificate of authority under Chapter 846; or

(8) an approved nonprofit health corporation that holds a certificate of authority under Chapter 844.

(b) This chapter applies to group health coverage made available by a school district in accordance with Section 22.004, Education Code.

(c) Notwithstanding any provision in Chapter 1551, 1575, 1579, or 1601 or any other law, this chapter applies to:

(1) a basic coverage plan under Chapter 1551;

(2) a basic plan under Chapter 1575;

(3) a primary care coverage plan under Chapter 1579; and

(4) basic coverage under Chapter 1601.

(d) Notwithstanding Section 1501.251 or any other law, this chapter applies to coverage under a small or large employer health benefit plan subject to Chapter 1501.

(e) Notwithstanding Section 1507.003 or 1507.053 or any other law, this chapter applies to a standard health benefit plan provided under Chapter 1507.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9055.152 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9055 / Section 9055.152
§ 9055.152. SOURCES OF WATER.
Status: in_force

The district may develop or otherwise acquire sources of water.
Tex. Government Code § 329.008 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 329 / Section 329.008
§ 329.008. MEETING AND ELECTION OF OFFICERS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall meet at least once every two years.

(b) The commissioners shall elect a chair and secretary, who shall each hold office for a term of two years.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1044.202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1044 / Section 1044.202
§ 1044.202. TAX TO PAY GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall impose an ad valorem tax at a rate sufficient to create an interest and sinking fund to pay the principal of and interest on general obligation bonds issued by the district under Section 1044.201 as the bonds mature.

(b) The tax required by this section together with any other ad valorem tax the district imposes may not in any year exceed 75 cents on each $100 valuation of all taxable property in the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1008.209 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1008 / Section 1008.209
§ 1008.209. DEPOSITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall select one or more banks inside or outside the district to serve as a depository for district money.

(b) District money, other than money invested as provided by Section 1008.210, and money transmitted to a bank for payment of bonds or obligations issued or assumed by the district, shall be deposited as received with the depository bank and shall remain on deposit.

(c) This chapter, including Subsection (b), does not limit the power of the board to place a part of district money on time deposit or to purchase certificates of deposit.

(d) The district may not deposit money with a bank in an amount that exceeds the maximum amount secured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation unless the bank has first executed a bond or other security in an amount sufficient to secure from loss the district money that exceeds the amount secured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
Tex. Government Code § 814.302 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 814 / Section 814.302
§ 814.302. SELECTION OF DEATH BENEFIT PLAN BY SURVIVOR OF MEMBER.
Status: in_force

(a) If a contributing member eligible to select a death benefit plan under Section 814.301 dies without having made a selection, or if a selection cannot be made effective, the member's designated beneficiary may select a plan in the same manner as if the member had made the selection. If there is no designated beneficiary, the personal representative of the decedent's estate may make the selection for the benefit of the decedent's heirs or devisees. In lieu of selecting a death benefit plan, the designated beneficiary or, if there is none, the personal representative of the decedent's estate, may elect to receive a refund of contributions and any applicable payment under Section 814.401.

(b) If a person dies who, at the time of death, was a contributing member of a retirement program administered by the board of trustees and was eligible, having met the requirements of service credit and attained age, for a service retirement annuity based on service in one or more board-administered programs or was a contributing member of the employee class, had at least three years of service credit in that class, and would have been eligible to retire under the proportionate retirement program under Chapter 803, but was not eligible to select a death benefit plan, the person's surviving spouse may select a plan in the same manner that the decedent could have made the selection if the decedent had retired on the last day of the month in which the person died. If there is no surviving spouse, the guardian of the decedent's surviving minor children may select a plan. If the decedent is not survived by a spouse or minor children, an annuity may not be paid under this subsection.
Tex. Insurance Code § 425.203 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 425 / Section 425.203
§ 425.203. LIMITATION ON FUNDS AND OTHER ASSETS.
Status: in_force

(a) An insurer may not use the insurer's funds to make an investment or loan that is not authorized by this subchapter.

(b) An insurer may not secure, hold, or convey real property except as authorized by this subchapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8028A.0401 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8028A / Section 8028A.0401
§ 8028A.0401. ELECTIONS REGARDING TAXES OR BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue, without an election, bonds and other obligations secured by:

(1) revenue other than ad valorem taxes; or

(2) contract payments described by Section 8028A.0403.

(b) The district must hold an election in the manner provided by Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, to obtain voter approval before the district may impose an ad valorem tax or issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes.

(c) The district may not issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes to finance a road project unless the issuance is approved by a vote of a two-thirds majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.
Tex. Property Code § 59.008 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 59 / Section 59.008
§ 59.008. REDEMPTION.
Status: in_force

A tenant may redeem property seized under a judicial order or a contractual landlord's lien prior to its sale or other disposition by paying the lessor the amount of the lien and the lessor's reasonable expenses incurred under this chapter.
Tex. Government Code § 22.202 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 22 / Section 22.202
§ 22.202. FIRST COURT OF APPEALS.
Status: in_force

(a) The Court of Appeals for the First Court of Appeals District shall be held in the City of Houston.

(b) Harris County shall furnish and equip suitable rooms in Houston for the court and the justices without expense to the state.

(c) The counties other than Harris County composing the First and Fourteenth Courts of Appeals Districts shall annually reimburse Harris County for the costs incurred by Harris County during its previous fiscal year for:

(1) supplemental salaries and fringe benefits for the justices for those courts; and

(2) furnishings, equipment, supplies, and utility expenses for those courts.

(d) Each county shall pay a share based on the proportion its population bears to the total population of all the counties in those districts. A county shall pay its share not later than the 60th day after the beginning of the county's fiscal year.

(e) The Commissioners Court of Harris County shall provide each county liable for the expenses with a statement of that county's share. The statement must be approved by the chief justices of the courts of appeals of the First and Fourteenth Courts of Appeals Districts.

(f) The First and Fourteenth Courts of Appeals shall establish a central clerk's office and offices for justices and other support personnel in Houston. The courts may establish offices for the clerks, justices, and other support personnel in other counties in the courts' district as each court determines necessary and convenient.

(g) The First Court of Appeals may transact its business in any county in the First Court of Appeals District as the court determines necessary and convenient.

(h) All civil and criminal cases directed to the First or Fourteenth Court of Appeals shall be filed in either the First or Fourteenth Court of Appeals as provided by this section. The trial clerk shall write the numbers of the two courts of appeals on identical slips of paper and place the slips in a container. When a notice of appeal or appeal bond is filed, the trial court clerk shall draw a number from the container at random, in a public place, and shall assign the case and any companion cases to the court of appeals for the corresponding number drawn.

(i) Subject to Subchapter A, Chapter 73, the clerks of the First and the Fourteenth Courts of Appeals Districts may from time to time equalize the dockets of the two courts by transferring cases from one court to the other. The court to which the case is transferred has jurisdiction over the matter.

(j) Each of the justices on the court of appeals shall designate the county of his permanent residence on the records of the court in which the justice serves. The county of a justice's permanent residence is the justice's permanent post of duty.

(j-1) Expired.
Tex. Election Code § 182.004 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 182 / Section 182.004
§ 182.004. PETITION SUPPLEMENTING PRECINCT CONVENTION LISTS.
Status: in_force

(a) If the number of precinct convention participants indicated on the lists filed under Section 182.003 is fewer than the number required for the political party to qualify to have the names of its nominees placed on the ballot, the party may qualify by filing a petition as provided by this section.

(b) A petition must:

(1) satisfy the requirements prescribed by Section 141.062 for a candidate's petition;

(2) contain signatures in a number that, when added to the number of convention participants indicated on the lists, equals at least three percent of the total number of votes received in the county by all candidates for governor in the most recent gubernatorial general election; and

(3) be filed with the county clerk by the county chair before the deadline for filing the lists of precinct convention participants.

(c) Except as provided by this section, the petition is subject to the applicable provisions of Subchapter C, Chapter 141.

(d) A signer's voter registration must be in the county in which the party seeks to be qualified but is not required to be in any other particular territory.

(e) A copy of a request for the withdrawal of a signature must be delivered to the county chair when the withdrawal request is filed.

(f) Sections 181.006(f)-(j) apply to a petition circulated under this section.
Tex. Government Code § 24.247 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 24 / Section 24.247
§ 24.247.
Status: in_force

Sec. 24.247. 146TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BELL COUNTY). (a) The 146th Judicial District is composed of Bell County.

(b) The terms of the 146th District Court begin on the first Mondays in January, April, July, and October.

(c) Section 24.129, relating to the 27th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 146th District Court.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3824.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3824 / Section 3824.004
§ 3824.004. FINDINGS OF BENEFIT AND PUBLIC PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

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

(b) All land and other property included in the district will benefit from the improvements and services to be provided by the district under powers conferred by Sections 52 and 52-a, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and other powers granted under this chapter.

(c) The creation of the district is in the public interest and is essential to:

(1) further the public purposes of development and diversification of the economy of the state;

(2) eliminate unemployment and underemployment; and

(3) develop or expand transportation and commerce.

(d) The district will:

(1) promote the health, safety, and general welfare of residents, employers, employees, visitors, and consumers in the district, and of the public;

(2) provide needed funding to preserve, maintain, and enhance the economic health and vitality of the district as a community and business center; and

(3) promote the health, safety, welfare, and enjoyment of the public by providing pedestrian ways and by landscaping and developing certain areas in the district, which are necessary for the restoration, preservation, and enhancement of scenic beauty.

(e) Pedestrian ways along or across a street, whether at grade or above or below the surface, and street lighting, street landscaping, and street art objects are parts of and necessary components of a street and are considered to be a street or road improvement.

(f) The district will not act as the agent or instrumentality of any private interest even though the district will benefit many private interests, as well as the public.
Tex. Property Code § 112.031 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 112 / Section 112.031
§ 112.031. TRUST PURPOSES.
Status: in_force

A trust may be created for any purpose that is not illegal. The terms of the trust may not require the trustee to commit a criminal or tortious act or an act that is contrary to public policy.
Tex. Local Government Code § 326.027 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 326 / Section 326.027
§ 326.027. NOTICE.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioners court shall give notice of the election by publishing a substantial copy of the election order once a week for two consecutive weeks in a newspaper with general circulation in the county in which the proposed district is located.

(b) The notice must be published not earlier than the 30th day or later than the 10th day before election day.

(c) In addition to the elements required to be included by the Election Code, the notice of the election must state the names of the five board of trustee candidates.
Tex. Tax Code § 151.308 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 151 / Section 151.308
§ 151.308. ITEMS TAXED BY OTHER LAW.
Status: in_force

(a) The following are exempted from the taxes imposed by this chapter:

(1) oil as taxed by Chapter 202;

(2) motor fuels and special fuels as defined, taxed, or exempted by Chapter 162;

(3) cement as taxed by Chapter 181;

(4) motor vehicles, trailers, and semitrailers as defined, taxed, or exempted by Chapter 152, other than a mobile office or an oilfield portable unit, as those terms are defined by Section 152.001;

(5) mixed beverages, ice, or nonalcoholic beverages and the preparation or service of these items if the receipts are taxable by Subchapter B, Chapter 183, or the items are taxable by Subchapter B-1, Chapter 183;

(6) alcoholic beverages when sold to the holder of a private club registration permit or to the agent or employee of the holder of a private club registration permit if the holder or agent or employee is acting as the agent of the members of the club and if the beverages are to be served on the premises of the club;

(7) oil well service as taxed by Subchapter E, Chapter 191; and

(8) insurance premiums subject to gross premiums taxes.

(b) Natural gas is exempted under Subsection (a)(2) only to the extent that the gas is taxed as a motor fuel under Chapter 162.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3860.208 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3860 / Section 3860.208
§ 3860.208. TAX AND BOND ELECTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district shall hold an election in the manner provided by Subchapter L, Chapter 375, Local Government Code, to obtain voter approval before the district imposes a maintenance tax or issues bonds payable from ad valorem taxes.

(b) The board may not include more than one purpose in a single proposition at an election.

(c) Section 375.243, Local Government Code, does not apply to the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7981A.0402 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7981A / Section 7981A.0402
§ 7981A.0402. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) If authorized at an election held under Section 7981A.0401, the district may impose an operation and maintenance tax on taxable property in the district in accordance with Section 49.107, Water Code.

(b) The board shall determine the tax rate. The rate may not exceed the rate approved at the election.
Tex. Occupations Code § 51.501 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 51 / Section 51.501
§ 51.501. TELEHEALTH.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section:

(1) "Health professional" means a person who holds a license issued by the department under Title 3.

(2) "Patient" means a client, consumer, or other person receiving care or services from a health professional.

(3) "Telehealth service" has the meaning assigned by Section 111.001.

(b) A health professional may provide telehealth services in accordance with Chapter 111 and any requirements imposed by the law and rules governing practice by the health professional.

(c) Unless the context indicates otherwise, a reference in Title 3 or a rule adopted under that title to direct observation of a patient by a health professional or direct care or services provided to a patient by a health professional includes the provision of that observation, care, or service using telehealth services.

(d) The commission may adopt rules as necessary to:

(1) ensure that patients receiving telehealth services receive appropriate, quality care;

(2) prevent abuse and fraud in the use of telehealth services, including rules relating to the filing of claims and records required to be maintained in connection with telehealth services;

(3) implement the requirements of Chapter 111 or other laws of this state regarding the provision of telehealth services or the protection of patients receiving telehealth services;

(4) provide for the remote supervision of assistants and other authorized persons performing duties within their existing scope of practice using telecommunications or information technology; and

(5) provide for the remote supervision of experience for apprentices, interns, or other similar trainees using telecommunications or information technology.

(e) Rules under this section may allow for the provision of:

(1) remote education or distance learning for public or private schools; and

(2) continuing education using telecommunications or information technology.

(f) The adoption of rules under this section is subject to Sections 51.2031 and 51.2032.

(g) This section may not be interpreted to:

(1) expand the scope of practice of a health professional; or

(2) authorize a practice or procedure otherwise prohibited by the law or rules governing a health professional.
Tex. Water Code § 59.025 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 59 / Section 59.025
§ 59.025. CONFIRMATION ELECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) Before a district may be created pursuant to a petition granted by the commission, a confirmation election must be held within the boundaries of the proposed district.

(b) The directors appointed by the commission shall call and hold the confirmation election in the manner provided for conducting elections under Chapter 49. The provisions of those sections relating to a directors election do not apply to an election held under this section.

(c) If the creation of the district is defeated, subsequent confirmation elections may not be held to confirm the creation of the district.

(d) A bond election, maintenance tax election, and any other election may be held at the same time and in conjunction with a confirmation election.