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Tex. Health and Safety Code § 61.059 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 61 / Section 61.059
§ 61.059. NOTIFICATION OF PROVISION OF EMERGENCY SERVICES.
Status: in_force

(a) If a nonmandated provider delivers emergency services to a patient who the provider suspects might be eligible for assistance under this subchapter, the provider shall notify the hospital that emergency services have been or will be provided to the patient. The notice shall be made:

(1) by telephone not later than the 72nd hour after the provider determines that the patient resides in the hospital's service area; and

(2) by mail postmarked not later than the fifth working day after the date on which the provider determines that the patient resides in the hospital's service area.

(b) The provider shall attempt to determine if the patient resides in a public hospital's service area when the patient first receives services.

(c) The provider, the patient, and the patient's family shall cooperate with the public hospital in determining if the patient is an eligible resident of the hospital's service area.

(d) Not later than the 14th day after the date on which the public hospital receives sufficient information to determine eligibility, the hospital shall determine if the patient is eligible for assistance from the hospital. If the hospital does not determine the patient's eligibility within that period, the patient is considered to be eligible. The hospital shall notify the provider of its decision.

(e) If the public hospital and the provider disagree on the patient's residence or eligibility, the hospital or the provider may submit the matter to the department as provided by Section 61.004.

(f) If a provider delivers emergency services to a patient who is eligible for assistance under this subchapter and fails to comply with this section, the provider is not eligible for payment for the services from the public hospital serving the area in which the patient resides.

(g) If emergency services are customarily available at a facility operated by a public hospital, that hospital is not liable for emergency services furnished to an eligible resident by another provider in the area the hospital has a legal obligation to serve.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 591.011 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 591 / Section 591.011
§ 591.011. DEPARTMENT RESPONSIBILITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to the executive commissioner's authority to adopt rules and policies, the department shall make all reasonable efforts consistent with available resources to:

(1) assure that each identified person with an intellectual disability who needs intellectual disability services is given while these services are needed quality care, treatment, education, training, and rehabilitation appropriate to the person's individual needs other than those services or programs explicitly delegated by law to other governmental agencies;

(2) initiate, carry out, and evaluate procedures to guarantee to persons with an intellectual disability the rights listed in this subtitle;

(3) carry out this subtitle, including planning, initiating, coordinating, promoting, and evaluating all programs developed;

(4) provide either directly or by cooperation, negotiation, or contract with other agencies and those persons and groups listed in Section 533A.034, a continuum of services to persons with an intellectual disability; and

(5) provide, either directly or by contract with other agencies, a continuum of services to children, juveniles, or adults with an intellectual disability committed into the department's custody by the juvenile or criminal courts.

(b) The services provided by the department under Subsection (a)(4) shall include:

(1) treatment and care;

(2) education and training, including sheltered workshop programs;

(3) counseling and guidance; and

(4) development of residential and other facilities to enable persons with an intellectual disability to live and be habilitated in the community.

(c) The facilities provided under Subsection (b) shall include group homes, foster homes, halfway houses, and day-care facilities for persons with an intellectual disability to which the department has assigned persons with an intellectual disability.

(d) The department shall exercise periodic and continuing supervision over the quality of services provided under this section.

(e) The department shall have the right of access to all clients and records of clients who are placed with residential service providers.

(f) The department's responsibilities under this subtitle are in addition to all other responsibilities and duties of the department under other law.
Tex. Utilities Code § 56.212 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 56 / Section 56.212
§ 56.212. SUBSEQUENT RELATED PETITIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) If the commission approves a petition requesting service, residents of permanent residential premises or owners of permanent residential or business premises in reasonable proximity to the premises that were the subject of an approved petition who did not sign the prior petition requesting service are not entitled to receive service under this subchapter until the fifth anniversary of the date the prior petition was filed unless the residents or owners file a new petition under this subchapter and agree to pay aid to construction charges on the same terms as applicable to the prior petitioners.

(b) The designated provider shall receive reimbursement for the original cost of deployment and actual recurring costs of providing service to those additional residents in the same manner as the provider received reimbursement of those costs in relation to the prior petitioners. The provider may not receive reimbursement for the original cost of deployment under a subsequent petition if the provider previously received complete reimbursement for those costs from the state universal service fund. If the state universal service fund has completely reimbursed the original cost of deployment as provided by this subchapter, each subsequent petitioner must pay into the state universal service fund an amount equal to the aid to construction charge paid by each prior petitioner.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2202.002 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2202 / Section 2202.002
§ 2202.002. INAPPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This chapter does not apply to the transaction of life, health, or accident insurance business.
Tex. Government Code § 1207.001 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1207 / Section 1207.001
§ 1207.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Issuer" means this state or any department, board, authority, agency, subdivision, municipal corporation, district, public corporation, body politic, or instrumentality of this state which has the power to borrow money and issue bonds, notes, or other evidences of indebtedness. The term includes a county, municipality, state-supported institution of higher education, junior college district, regional college district, school district, hospital district, water district, road district, navigation district, conservation district, and any other kind or type of political or governmental entity.

(2) "Paying agent" means the person, including the bank or trust company, at whose location payment of refunded obligations is to be made.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1003.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1003 / Section 1003.052
§ 1003.052. TERM; ELECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) Unless a four-year term is established under Section 285.081, Health and Safety Code:

(1) directors serve staggered terms of two years;

(2) two directors shall be elected in odd-numbered years and three directors shall be elected in even-numbered years; and

(3) a directors election shall be held on the first Saturday in May of each year to elect the appropriate number of directors.

(b) Directors are elected at large.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 106.002 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 106 / Section 106.002
§ 106.002. APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This chapter does not apply to an Internet service provider serving as an intermediary for the transmission of electronic messages between members of an online dating service provider.
Tex. Government Code § 393.104 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 393 / Section 393.104
§ 393.104. OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE.
Status: in_force

(a) The legislature shall appoint an Article V Oversight Committee at the time delegates and alternate delegates are appointed under Section 393.051.

(b) The committee consists of the following 10 members:

(1) the lieutenant governor;

(2) the speaker of the house of representatives;

(3) the chair of the senate state affairs committee;

(4) the chair of the house state affairs committee;

(5) three members of the senate appointed by the lieutenant governor; and

(6) three members of the house of representatives appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.

(c) The lieutenant governor and the speaker of the house of representatives are joint chairs of the committee.

(d) If the legislature is not convened in regular or special session at any time during which an Article V convention is convened, the members of the committee shall:

(1) meet at the call of either joint chair at the State Capitol; and

(2) determine whether a vote cast by a delegate or alternate delegate is an unauthorized vote for the purposes of Section 393.103.

(e) A vote cast by a delegate or alternate delegate is an unauthorized vote for the purposes of Section 393.103 if seven or more members of the committee determine by committee vote that the vote cast was an unauthorized vote.

(f) The committee is not authorized to take any action when the legislature is convened in regular or special session.
Tex. Local Government Code § 114.043 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 114 / Section 114.043
§ 114.043.
Status: in_force

Sec. 114.043. PERIODIC REPORT TO COUNTY AUDITOR BY OFFICER WHO HAS CUSTODY OF MONEY IN COUNTY WITH POPULATION OF 190,000 OR MORE. In a county with a population of 190,000 or more, the county auditor may require a district clerk, district attorney, county officer, or precinct officer to furnish monthly reports, annual reports, or other reports regarding any money, tax, or fee received, disbursed, or remaining on hand. In connection with those reports, the auditor may count the cash in the custody of the officer or verify the amount on deposit in the bank in which the officer has deposited the cash for safekeeping.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 61.078 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 61 / Section 61.078
§ 61.078. AUTHORITY TO SPEND COUNTY FUNDS.
Status: in_force

The commissioners court of any county located or bordering on the Gulf of Mexico may spend from any available fund the amount it considers necessary to carry out the responsibilities provided in this subchapter.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 161.122 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 161 / Section 161.122
§ 161.122. PROHIBITION RELATING TO CERTAIN SIGNS; EXCEPTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by this section, a sign containing an advertisement for cigarettes, e-cigarettes, or tobacco products may not be located closer than 1,000 feet to a church or school.

(b) The measurement of the distance between the sign containing an advertisement for cigarettes, e-cigarettes, or tobacco products and an institution listed in Subsection (a) is from the nearest property line of the institution to a point on a street or highway closest to the sign, along street lines and in direct lines across intersections.

(c) This section does not apply to a sign located on or in a facility owned or leased by a professional sports franchise or in a facility where professional sports events are held at least 10 times during a 12-month period.

(d) In Subsection (c), a "facility" includes a stadium, arena, or events center and any land or property owned or leased by the professional sports franchise that is connected to or immediately contiguous to the stadium, arena, or events center.

(e) Subsection (a) does not apply to a sign containing an advertisement for cigarettes, e-cigarettes, or tobacco products that, before September 1, 1997, was located closer than 1,000 feet to a church or school but that was not located closer than 500 feet to the church or school.

(f) A person commits an offense if the person places or authorizes the placement of a sign in violation of this section. An offense under this subsection is a Class C misdemeanor.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 34.002 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 34 / Section 34.002
§ 34.002. DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF STATE PROGRAM; FUNDING.
Status: in_force

(a) The Health and Human Services Commission and the Texas Workforce Commission, with the participation of local workforce development boards, shall jointly develop and implement a state program of temporary assistance and related support services that is distinct from the financial assistance program authorized by Chapter 31.

(b) Temporary assistance and related support services may be provided under the state program only to:

(1) two-parent families; or

(2) persons residing in minimum service counties, as defined by the Texas Workforce Commission.

(c) Temporary assistance and related support services provided under the state program may not be funded with federal money provided to the state for the financial assistance program authorized by Chapter 31.

(d) If federal law is enacted that imposes work participation rate requirements on two-parent families for purposes of the financial assistance program under Chapter 31 that are substantively identical to those that federal law imposes on one-parent families for purposes of that program, the Health and Human Services Commission may, on the effective date of the federal law relating to the work participation rate requirements for two-parent families, provide for establishment of that recipient's eligibility for financial assistance under Chapter 31 instead of under this chapter in a manner that avoids disruption of benefits for which the recipient is eligible.
Tex. Education Code § 55.1725 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 55 / Section 55.1725
§ 55.1725. UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS AND UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT FORT WORTH.
Status: in_force

(a) The board of regents of the University of North Texas may acquire, purchase, construct, improve, renovate, enlarge, or equip property, buildings, structures, facilities, roads, or related infrastructure for the University of North Texas or the University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth to be financed by the issuance of bonds in accordance with this subchapter in the aggregate principal amounts not to exceed $20 million for the University of North Texas and $19 million for the University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth.

(b) The board may pledge irrevocably to the payment of those bonds all or any part of the revenue funds of the University of North Texas or the University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth, including student tuition charges required or authorized by law to be imposed on students enrolled at the University of North Texas or the University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth. The amount of a pledge made under this subsection may not be reduced or abrogated while the bonds for which the pledge is made, or bonds issued to refund those bonds, are outstanding.

(c) If sufficient funds are not available to the board to meet its obligations under this section, the board may transfer funds between the University of North Texas and the University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth to ensure the most equitable and efficient allocation of available resources for the University of North Texas and the University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth to carry out their duties and purposes.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3806.152 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3806 / Section 3806.152
§ 3806.152. DISBURSEMENTS AND TRANSFERS OF MONEY.
Status: in_force

The board by resolution shall establish the number of directors' signatures and the procedure required for a disbursement or transfer of the district's money.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8075.0302 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8075 / Section 8075.0302
§ 8075.0302. 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. Education Code § 58A.003 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 58A / Section 58A.003
§ 58A.003. REDUCTION IN FUNDING.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall limit or withhold funding from any grant recipient under this chapter that does not comply with reporting requirements or that uses grant funds for a purpose not authorized by this chapter for the grant awarded.

(b) The board shall seek reimbursement with respect to any grant funds that are not used for purposes authorized by this chapter for the grant awarded.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1064.110 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1064 / Section 1064.110
§ 1064.110. CONSTRUCTION AND PURCHASE CONTRACTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A construction or purchase contract that involves the expenditure of more than the amount provided by Section 271.024, Local Government Code, may be made only after advertising in the manner provided by Subchapter B, Chapter 271, Local Government Code.

(b) Section 271.059, Local Government Code, relating to performance and payment bonds, applies to construction contracts let by the district.
Tex. Education Code § 12.2565 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 12 / Section 12.2565
§ 12.2565. APPLICATION PROCESS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner shall accept applications for a charter to operate an adult education program under this subchapter during the 60-day period beginning on September 1 of each year.

(b) The commissioner shall provide each applicant with:

(1) not later than the 60th day following the last day of the period described by Subsection (a):

(A) written notice of the commissioner's preliminary decision to grant or deny the charter; and

(B) a written explanation of the reasons for denying the charter, if applicable; and

(2) an opportunity to cure any defects in the application, if applicable.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 402.0051 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 402 / Section 402.0051
§ 402.0051. EFFECT OF REFERENCES TO PRIOR LAW AND USE OF SYNONYMOUS TERMS.
Status: repealed

(a) A governing document or a filing instrument, including a certificate of formation or application for registration, is not considered to have failed to conform to this code if the governing document or filing instrument:

(1) contains a reference to prior law that was applicable at the time of its filing or adoption;

(2) contains a provision that was authorized by prior law at the time of its filing or adoption;

(3) includes a term or phrase described by Section 1.006; or

(4) includes a term or phrase from prior law that is different from the corresponding term or phrase used in this code.

(b) A reference in a governing document or filing instrument to a statute or provision of a statute in effect before January 1, 2010, that was repealed by this code is considered to be a reference to the provision or provisions of this code that correspond to the repealed statute or provision unless the governing document or filing instrument expressly provides otherwise.

(c) An entity is not considered to have failed to comply with this code if a governing document or filing instrument makes a reference to prior law rather than to the corresponding provisions of the prior law in this code.

(d) For purposes of this section, prior law includes a predecessor statute to the prior law.
Tex. Water Code § 49.195 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 49 / Section 49.195
§ 49.195. REVIEW BY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.
Status: in_force

(a) The executive director may review the audit report of each district. After reviewing the audit report, the executive director may request additional information from the district. The district shall provide the additional information not later than the 60th day after the date the request was received, unless the executive director extends the time allowed for the district to provide additional information for good cause.

(b) Subject to Subsection (f), the commission may request that the state auditor assist in the establishment of standards and procedures for review of district audits by the executive director.

(c) If the executive director has any objections or determines any violations of generally accepted auditing standards or accounting principles, statutes, or board rules, or if the executive director has any recommendations, he or she shall notify the board and the district's auditor.

(d) Before the audit report may be accepted by the executive director as being in compliance with the provisions of this subchapter, the board and the auditor shall remedy objections and correct violations of which they have been notified by the executive director.

(e) If the audit report indicates that any penal law has been violated, the executive director shall notify the appropriate county or district attorney and the attorney general.

(f) Participation by the state auditor under Subsection (b) is subject to approval by the legislative audit committee for inclusion in the audit plan under Section 321.013(c), Government Code.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1954.058 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1954 / Section 1954.058
§ 1954.058. AUTHORITY TO CONTRACT FOR INSPECTIONS.
Status: in_force

The department may contract with any person to perform inspections necessary to enforce this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3795.005 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3795 / Section 3795.005
§ 3795.005. INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is initially composed of the territory described by Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter.

(b) The boundaries and field notes contained in Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter form a closure. A mistake in the field notes or in copying the field notes in the legislative process does not affect the district's:

(1) organization, existence, or validity;

(2) right to contract;

(3) authority to borrow money or issue bonds or other obligations described by Section 3795.205 or to pay the principal and interest of the bonds or other obligations;

(4) right to impose or collect an assessment or collect other revenue; or

(5) legality or operation.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2210.101 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2210 / Section 2210.101
§ 2210.101. ACCOUNTABLE TO COMMISSIONER.
Status: in_force

The board of directors is responsible and accountable to the commissioner.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 772.522 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 772 / Section 772.522
§ 772.522. DISSOLUTION PROCEDURES.
Status: in_force

(a) If a district is dissolved, 9-1-1 service must be discontinued. The regional planning commission for the district's region shall assume the district's assets, provide 9-1-1 service, and pay the district's debts. If the district's assets are insufficient to retire all existing debts of the district on the date of dissolution, the regional planning commission shall continue to impose the 9-1-1 emergency service fee, and each service supplier shall continue to collect the fee for the regional planning commission. Proceeds from the imposition of the fee by the regional planning commission after dissolution of the district may be used only to retire the outstanding debts of the district.

(b) The regional planning commission shall retire the district's debts to the extent practicable according to the terms of the instruments creating the debts and the terms of the resolutions authorizing creation of the debts.

(c) The governing body of the regional planning commission for the district's region may adopt rules necessary to administer this section.