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Tex. Government Code § 540.0055 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 540 / Section 540.0055
§ 540.0055. MARKETING GUIDELINES.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall establish marketing guidelines for Medicaid managed care organizations, including guidelines that prohibit:

(1) door-to-door marketing to a recipient by a Medicaid managed care organization or the organization's agent;

(2) using marketing materials with inaccurate or misleading information;

(3) making a misrepresentation to a recipient or provider;

(4) offering a recipient a material or financial incentive to choose a Medicaid managed care plan, other than a nominal gift or free health screening the commission approves that the Medicaid managed care organization offers to all recipients regardless of whether the recipients enroll in the plan;

(5) using a marketing agent who is paid solely by commission; and

(6) face-to-face marketing at a public assistance office by a Medicaid managed care organization or the organization's agent.

(b) This section does not prohibit:

(1) distributing approved marketing materials at a public assistance office; or

(2) providing information directly to a recipient under marketing guidelines the commission establishes.

(c) The marketing guidelines the commission establishes under this section may not prohibit a Medicaid managed care organization from:

(1) informing an individual, including a current or former recipient, about the availability of qualified health plans offered through an exchange, as the terms "exchange" and "qualified health plan" are defined by 45 C.F.R. Section 155.20; or

(2) advertising a Medicare Advantage plan or related benefit offered under Part C of Title XVIII of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Section 1395w-21 et seq.) at a community enrollment or other event.

(d) The marketing guidelines the commission establishes under this section must require that a Medicaid managed care organization that informs an individual about the availability of qualified health plans offered through an exchange, as the terms "exchange" and "qualified health plan" are defined by 45 C.F.R. Section 155.20, also inform the individual about the potential deductibles, copayments, and other cost-sharing requirements under a qualified health plan. A Medicaid managed care organization informing an individual about the availability of qualified health plans offered through the exchange or an affiliate of the organization may not offer the individual material or financial gain as an actual or implied incentive for enrolling in a qualified health plan.
Tex. Transportation Code § 172.106 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 172 / Section 172.106
§ 172.106. OFFICERS.
Status: in_force

The board shall select a president, vice president, treasurer, and secretary. The secretary is not required to be a director.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 84.005 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 84 / Section 84.005
§ 84.005. POWERS AND DUTIES OF DEPARTMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may enter into contracts or agreements as necessary to implement this chapter. The contracts or agreements may provide for payment by the state for materials, equipment, and services.

(b) The department may seek, receive, and spend any funds received through appropriations, grants, or donations from public or private sources for the purpose of identifying, reporting, or preventing those occupational conditions that have been determined by the executive commissioner to be injurious or to be a threat to the public health, subject to any limitations or conditions prescribed by the legislature.

(c) Subject to the confidentiality requirements of this chapter, the department shall evaluate the reports of occupational conditions to establish the nature and magnitude of the hazards associated with those conditions, to prevent the occurrence of those hazards, and to establish any trends involved.

(d) The department may make inspections and investigations as authorized by this chapter and other law.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 245.022 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 245 / Section 245.022
§ 245.022. RECOVERY OF COSTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may assess reasonable expenses and costs against a person in an administrative hearing if, as a result of the hearing, the person's license is denied, suspended, or revoked or if administrative penalties are assessed against the person. The person shall pay expenses and costs assessed under this subsection not later than the 30th day after the date a department order requiring the payment of expenses and costs is final. The department may refer the matter to the attorney general for collection of the expenses and costs.

(b) If the attorney general brings an action against a person under Section 245.013 or 245.015 or an action to enforce an administrative penalty assessed under Section 245.017 and an injunction is granted against the person or the person is found liable for a civil or administrative penalty, the attorney general may recover, on behalf of the attorney general and the department, reasonable expenses and costs.

(c) For purposes of this section, "reasonable expenses and costs" include expenses incurred by the department and the attorney general in the investigation, initiation, or prosecution of an action, including reasonable investigative costs, attorney's fees, witness fees, and deposition expenses.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7983A.0101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7983A / Section 7983A.0101
§ 7983A.0101. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Board" means the district's board of directors.

(2) "District" means the Stanley Lake Municipal Utility District.
Tex. Local Government Code § 325.001 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 325 / Section 325.001
§ 325.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Board" means the board of directors of the district.

(2) "Director" means a member of the board.

(3) "District" means a sports facility district.

(4) "Sports facility" means a multi-use facility for sport and recreational activities.
Tex. Local Government Code § 326.092 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 326 / Section 326.092
§ 326.092. IMPOSITION, COMPUTATION, ADMINISTRATION, AND GOVERNANCE OF TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) Chapter 323, Tax Code, to the extent not inconsistent with this chapter, governs the imposition, computation, administration, and governance of the tax under this subchapter, except that Sections 323.101, 323.105, 323.404, and 323.406 through 323.408, Tax Code, do not apply.

(b) Chapter 323, Tax Code, does not apply to the use and allocation of revenue under this chapter.

(c) In applying the procedures under Chapter 323, Tax Code, to the district, the district's name shall be substituted for "the county" and "board of trustees" is substituted for "commissioners court."
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8022A.0305 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8022A / Section 8022A.0305
§ 8022A.0305. COMPLIANCE WITH MUNICIPAL CONSENT ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION.
Status: in_force

The district shall comply with all applicable requirements of any ordinance or resolution that is adopted under Section 54.016 or 54.0165, Water Code, and that consents to the creation of the district or to the inclusion of land in the district.
Tex. Occupations Code § 206.101 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 206 / Section 206.101
§ 206.101. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The medical board shall:

(1) establish qualifications for a surgical assistant to practice in this state;

(2) establish requirements for an examination for a license to practice as a surgical assistant;

(3) establish minimum education and training requirements necessary for a license to practice as a surgical assistant;

(4) prescribe the application form for a license to practice as a surgical assistant; and

(5) develop an approved program of mandatory continuing education and the manner in which attendance at all approved courses, clinics, forums, lectures, programs, or seminars is monitored and recorded.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8459.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8459 / Section 8459.201
§ 8459.201. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

The district may issue bonds or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, impact fees, revenue, contract payments, grants, or other district money, or any combination of those sources, to pay for any authorized district purpose.
Tex. Penal Code § 30.01 — TX Code / Code pe / Chapter 30 / Section 30.01
§ 30.01. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Habitation" means a structure or vehicle that is adapted for the overnight accommodation of persons, and includes:

(A) each separately secured or occupied portion of the structure or vehicle; and

(B) each structure appurtenant to or connected with the structure or vehicle.

(2) "Building" means any enclosed structure intended for use or occupation as a habitation or for some purpose of trade, manufacture, ornament, or use.

(3) "Vehicle" includes any device in, on, or by which any person or property is or may be propelled, moved, or drawn in the normal course of commerce or transportation, except such devices as are classified as "habitation."

(4) "Controlled substance" has the meaning assigned by Section 481.002, Health and Safety Code.

(5) "Wholesale distributor of prescription drugs" means a wholesale distributor, as defined by Section 431.401, Health and Safety Code.
Tex. Government Code § 508.043 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 508 / Section 508.043
§ 508.043. GIFTS AND GRANTS.
Status: in_force

The board may apply for and accept gifts or grants from any public or private source for use in any lawful purpose of the board.
Tex. Family Code § 159.802 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 159 / Section 159.802
§ 159.802. CONDITIONS OF RENDITION.
Status: in_force

(a) Before making a demand that the governor of another state surrender an individual charged criminally in this state with having failed to provide for the support of an obligee, the governor of this state may require a prosecutor of this state to demonstrate that, not less than 60 days previously, the obligee had initiated proceedings for support under this chapter or that the proceeding would be of no avail.

(b) If, under this chapter or a law substantially similar to this chapter, the governor of another state makes a demand that the governor of this state surrender an individual charged criminally in that state with having failed to provide for the support of a child or other individual to whom a duty of support is owed, the governor may require a prosecutor to investigate the demand and report whether a proceeding for support has been initiated or would be effective. If it appears that a proceeding would be effective but has not been initiated, the governor may delay honoring the demand for a reasonable time to permit the initiation of a proceeding.

(c) If a proceeding for support has been initiated and the individual whose rendition is demanded prevails, the governor may decline to honor the demand. If the petitioner prevails and the individual whose rendition is demanded is subject to a support order, the governor may decline to honor the demand if the individual is complying with the support order.
Tex. Insurance Code § 462.001 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 462 / Section 462.001
§ 462.001. SHORT TITLE.
Status: in_force

This chapter may be cited as the Texas Property and Casualty Insurance Guaranty Act.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7803.060 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7803 / Section 7803.060
§ 7803.060. DISTRICT OFFICE.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall designate, establish, and maintain a district office inside the district.

(b) The board may establish a second district office outside the district. If the board establishes a second district office, the board shall give notice of the location of that office by publishing notice of the location of the office in a newspaper of general circulation in Dallas County.

(c) A district office that is a private residence or office is a public place for matters relating to the district's business.

(d) The board shall provide notice of any change in the location of the district office outside the district in the manner required by Subsection (b).
Tex. Government Code § 418.1152 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 418 / Section 418.1152
§ 418.1152. SUPERVISION AND CONTROL.
Status: in_force

When providing mutual aid assistance under the system:

(1) the response effort must be organized and function in accordance with the National Incident Management System guidelines;

(2) the personnel, equipment, and resources of a responding local government entity being used in the response effort are under the operational control of the requesting local government entity unless otherwise agreed;

(3) direct supervision and control of personnel, equipment, and resources and personnel accountability remain the responsibility of the designated supervisory personnel of the responding local government entity;

(4) unless otherwise agreed in advance, an emergency medical service organization providing assistance under the system shall use the medical protocols authorized by the organization's medical director;

(5) the designated supervisory personnel of the responding local government entity shall:

(A) maintain daily personnel time records, material records, and a log of equipment hours;

(B) be responsible for the operation and maintenance of the equipment and other resources furnished by the responding local government entity; and

(C) report work progress to the requesting local government entity; and

(6) the responding local government entity's personnel and other resources are subject to recall at any time, subject to reasonable notice to the requesting local government entity.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2209.201 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2209 / Section 2209.201
§ 2209.201. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES OF POOL.
Status: in_force

(a) The pool shall:

(1) issue primary and excess liability coverage to each nonprofit organization entitled to coverage under this chapter;

(2) collect premiums for coverage issued or renewed by the pool;

(3) process and pay valid claims;

(4) maintain detailed data regarding the pool; and

(5) establish a plan to conduct loss control training or contract with an outside organization or individual to establish ongoing training and facilities inspection programs designed to reduce the potential liability losses of pool participants.

(b) The pool may:

(1) enter into contracts;

(2) purchase reinsurance;

(3) cancel or refuse to renew coverage; and

(4) perform any other act necessary to carry out this chapter, the plan of operation, or a rule adopted by the board.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1103.451 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1103 / Section 1103.451
§ 1103.451. INITIATION OF COMPLAINT PROCESS.
Status: in_force

(a) Any person, including a member of the board, may initiate the complaint process under this subchapter by submitting to the board a written allegation of a violation of this chapter on a form prescribed by the board.

(b) The board, on its own motion, may file a formal complaint against:

(1) a certified or licensed appraiser, an appraiser trainee, or a registrant under Subchapter G; or

(2) a person who engages in an activity for which a certificate or license is required under this chapter without holding a certificate or license.

(c) This subchapter and Subchapter K apply to a complaint filed under Subsection (b)(2) in the same manner as they apply to a complaint filed under Subsection (b)(1).

(d) An investigation of an alleged violation by a person licensed or certified under this chapter may not be terminated solely on the basis that the person fails to renew the certificate or license.

(e) The board may not conduct an investigation of a person certified, licensed, or registered under this chapter or Chapter 1104 for an allegation of a violation submitted to the board later than the fourth anniversary of the date the alleged violation occurred.
Tex. Insurance Code § 40.002 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 40 / Section 40.002
§ 40.002. DUTIES OF STATE OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS.
Status: in_force

The office shall conduct an administrative hearing required to be held or that may be held under this code or another insurance law of this state.
Tex. Transportation Code § 621.002 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 621 / Section 621.002
§ 621.002. VEHICLE REGISTRATION RECEIPT FOR CERTAIN HEAVY VEHICLES.
Status: in_force

(a) A copy of the registration receipt issued under Section 502.057 for a commercial motor vehicle, truck-tractor, trailer, or semitrailer shall be:

(1) carried on the vehicle when the vehicle is on a public highway; and

(2) presented to an officer authorized to enforce this chapter on request of the officer.

(b) A copy of the registration receipt is:

(1) admissible in evidence in any cause in which the gross registered weight of the vehicle is an issue; and

(2) prima facie evidence of the gross weight for which the vehicle is registered.
Tex. Utilities Code § 182.051 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 182 / Section 182.051
§ 182.051. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Consumer reporting agency" means a person who, for a monetary fee or payment of dues, or on a cooperative nonprofit basis, regularly engages in the practice of assembling or evaluating consumer credit information or other information relating to consumers in order to furnish a consumer report to a third party.

(2) "Governmental body" has the meaning assigned by Section 552.003, Government Code.

(3) "Government-operated utility" means a governmental body or an entity governed by a governmental body that, for compensation, provides water, wastewater, sewer, gas, garbage, electricity, or drainage service.

(4) "Personal information" means an individual's address, telephone number, or social security number.
Tex. Government Code § 466.154 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 466 / Section 466.154
§ 466.154. RULES.
Status: in_force

The commission shall adopt rules under which, before issuing a license to an applicant, the director shall consider:

(1) the financial responsibility and security of the applicant and the business or activity in which the applicant is engaged;

(2) the public accessibility of the applicant's place of business or activity;

(3) the sufficiency of existing sales agents to serve the public convenience;

(4) whether individuals under 18 years of age constitute a majority of the applicant's customers or as customers provide a majority of the applicant's sales volume;

(5) the volume of expected sales; and

(6) any other factor that the director considers appropriate.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1701.057 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1701 / Section 1701.057
§ 1701.057. COMPENSATION; REIMBURSEMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) A commission member may not receive compensation for service on the commission.

(b) A commission member is entitled to reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses incurred in performing functions under this chapter.
Tex. Water Code § 68.351 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 68 / Section 68.351
§ 68.351. DISSOLUTION OF DISTRICT FOR FAILURE TO IMPOSE AN ASSESSMENT.
Status: in_force

A district is dissolved if the district has not imposed an assessment before the fifth anniversary of the date of the order creating the district under Section 68.107. The county that created the district assumes any district debts or assets.
Tex. Transportation Code § 680.011 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 680 / Section 680.011
§ 680.011. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Motorcycle" has the meaning assigned by Section 502.001 and includes a motorcycle equipped with a sidecar.

(2) "Preferential lane" means a traffic lane on a street or highway where motor vehicle usage is limited to:

(A) buses;

(B) vehicles occupied by a minimum number of persons; or

(C) car pool vehicles.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 4001.0106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 4001 / Section 4001.0106
§ 4001.0106. ELIGIBILITY FOR INCLUSION IN SPECIAL ZONES.
Status: in_force

All or any part of the area of the district is eligible to be included in:

(1) a tax increment reinvestment zone created under Chapter 311, Tax Code; or

(2) a tax abatement reinvestment zone created under Chapter 312, Tax Code.
Tex. Local Government Code § 377.054 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 377 / Section 377.054
§ 377.054. OFFICERS.
Status: in_force

The board shall designate from the members of the board a presiding officer, a secretary, and other officers the board considers necessary.
Tex. Transportation Code § 521.050 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 521 / Section 521.050
§ 521.050. SALE OF LICENSE INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

(a) In addition to the provisions of this subchapter relating to the disclosure of driver's license information on an individual, the department may provide a purchaser, in a format prescribed by the department and acceptable to the purchaser, the names, addresses, and dates of birth of all license holders that are contained in the department's basic driver's license record file if the purchaser certifies in writing that the purchaser is eligible to receive the information under Chapter 730.

(b) The department may also periodically provide to the purchaser of the information any addition to that file.

(c) The department shall impose and collect a fee of:

(1) $2,000 for the initial driver's license information provided under Subsection (a); and

(2) if the department provides a weekly update of the information, $75 for each update.
Tex. Government Code § 660.112 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 660 / Section 660.112
§ 660.112. AMOUNT OF REIMBURSEMENT.
Status: in_force

A reimbursement under this subchapter may not exceed:

(1) the limits established by the travel provisions of the General Appropriations Act for meal and lodging expenses; and

(2) the amount of incidental expenses actually incurred by the state employee.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3920.107 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3920 / Section 3920.107
§ 3920.107. MEMBERSHIP IN CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS.
Status: in_force

The district may join and pay dues to a charitable or nonprofit organization that performs a service or provides an activity consistent with the furtherance of a district purpose.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 13.023 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 13 / Section 13.023
§ 13.023. STANDARD FOR WEIGHT.
Status: in_force

(a) The standard for weight is the standard of avoirdupois and troy weights. Other weights shall be derived and ascertained from that standard.

(b) The avoirdupois pound bears to the troy pound the ratio of 7,000 grains to 5,760 grains. The avoirdupois pound is divided into 16 equal parts called ounces.

(c) The hundredweight consists of 100 avoirdupois pounds. The ton consists of 2,000 avoirdupois pounds.

(d) The troy ounce is equal to one-twelfth of a troy pound.
Tex. Transportation Code § 54.153 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 54 / Section 54.153
§ 54.153. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE REVENUE REFUNDING OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

The governing body of a municipality or a board, under the procedures provided by this chapter, may issue obligations payable from revenue to refund outstanding obligations payable from revenue, including original or refunding obligations:

(1) issued under this chapter;

(2) issued for a purpose described by Section 54.003; or

(3) payable from the revenue of a port improvement or facility.