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Tex. Local Government Code § 233.032 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 233 / Section 233.032
§ 233.032. POWERS AND DUTIES OF COMMISSIONERS COURT.
Status: in_force

(a) If the commissioners court of a county determines that the general welfare will be promoted, the court may:

(1) establish by order building or set-back lines on the public roads, including major highways and roads, in the county; and

(2) prohibit the location of a new building within those building or set-back lines.

(b) A building or set-back line established under this subchapter may not extend:

(1) more than 25 feet from the edge of the right-of-way on all public roads other than major highways and roads; or

(2) more than 50 feet from the edge of the right-of-way of major highways and roads.

(c) The commissioners court may designate the public roads that are major highways and roads.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 245.051 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 245 / Section 245.051
§ 245.051. RELEASE UNDER SUPERVISION.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may release under supervision any child in the department's custody and place the child in the child's home or in any situation or family approved by the department. Prior to placing a child in the child's home, the department shall evaluate the home setting to determine the level of supervision and quality of care that is available in the home.

(b) Not later than 10 days before the day the department releases a child under this section, the department shall give notice of the release to the juvenile court and the office of the prosecuting attorney of the county in which the adjudication that the child engaged in delinquent conduct was made.

(c) If a child is committed to the department under a determinate sentence under Section 54.04(d)(3), Section 54.04(m), or Section 54.05(f), Family Code, the department may not release the child under supervision without approval of the juvenile court that entered the order of commitment unless the child has served at least:

(1) 10 years, if the child was sentenced to commitment for conduct constituting capital murder;

(2) 3 years, if the child was sentenced to commitment for conduct constituting an aggravated controlled substance felony or a felony of the first degree;

(3) 2 years, if the child was sentenced to commitment for conduct constituting a felony of the second degree; or

(4) 1 year, if the child was sentenced to commitment for conduct constituting a felony of the third degree.

(d) The department may request the approval of the court under this section at any time.

(e) The department may resume the care and custody of any child released under supervision at any time before the final discharge of the child.

(f) If the department finds that a child has violated an order under which the child is released under supervision, on notice by any reasonable method to all persons affected, the department may order the child:

(1) to return to an institution;

(2) if the violation resulted in property damage or personal injury:

(A) to make full or partial restitution to the victim of the offense; or

(B) if the child is financially unable to make full or partial restitution, to perform services for a charitable or educational institution; or

(3) to comply with any other conditions the department considers appropriate.

(g) Notwithstanding Subsection (c), if a child is committed to the department under a determinate sentence under Section 54.04(d)(3), Section 54.04(m), or Section 54.05(f), Family Code, the department may release the child under supervision without approval of the juvenile court that entered the order of commitment if not more than nine months remain before the child's discharge under Section 245.151(b).
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 311.0455 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 311 / Section 311.0455
§ 311.0455. ANNUAL REPORT BY THE DEPARTMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall submit to the attorney general and comptroller not later than July 1 of each year a report listing each nonprofit hospital or hospital system that did not meet the requirements of Section 311.045 during the preceding fiscal year.

(b) The department shall submit to the attorney general and the comptroller not later than November 1 of each year a report containing the following information for each nonprofit hospital or hospital system during the preceding fiscal year:

(1) the amount of charity care, as defined by Section 311.031, provided;

(2) the amount of government-sponsored indigent health care, as defined by Section 311.031, provided;

(3) the amount of community benefits, as defined by Section 311.042, provided;

(4) the amount of net patient revenue, as defined by Section 311.042, and the amount constituting four percent of net patient revenue;

(5) the dollar amount of the hospital's or hospital system's charity care and community benefits requirements met;

(6) a computation of the percentage by which the amount described by Subdivision (5) is above or below the dollar amount of the hospital's or hospital system's charity care and community benefits requirements;

(7) the amount of tax-exempt benefits, as defined by Section 311.042, provided, if the hospital is required to report tax-exempt benefits under Section 311.045(b)(1)(A) or (b)(1)(B); and

(8) the amount of charity care expenses reported in the hospital's or hospital system's audited financial statement.

(c) The department shall make the report required by Subsection (b) available to the public and shall issue a press release concerning the availability of the report.

(d) For purposes of Subsection (b), "nonprofit hospital" includes the following if the hospital is not located in a county with a population under 50,000 where the entire county or the population of the entire county has been designated as a Health Professionals Shortage Area:

(1) a Medicaid disproportionate share hospital; or

(2) a public hospital that is owned or operated by a political subdivision or municipal corporation of the state, including a hospital district or authority.
Tex. Government Code § 24.952 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 24 / Section 24.952
§ 24.952. TERMS OF COURTS.
Status: in_force

The terms of the district court of a judicial district affected by reapportionment under this subchapter shall be the terms provided by the board in the reapportionment order affecting the judicial district. In the absence of a provision by the board, the terms of the district court, until otherwise prescribed by law, begin on the first Mondays in January and July of each year and continue until the time for convening the next regular term of the court. Each district court may hold as many sessions of court in each county each year as the judge considers expedient.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 104A.005 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 104A / Section 104A.005
§ 104A.005. STRATEGIC PLAN.
Status: in_force

(a) The council shall examine the health professions in this state based on the information compiled under Section 104A.004(1) and biennially prepare a health professions strategic plan. The plan must:

(1) include a data analysis model demonstrating the supply, demand, production, and projected need for the next 10 years of the health professions workforce;

(2) define targeted goals and objectives for the health professions workforce, including short-term and long-term strategies for each state agency participating in the council and local workforce planning agencies to build a thriving health care system;

(3) identify immediate shortages in health professions;

(4) define goals for this state to support the health care needs of a growing population;

(5) examine this state's capacity to satisfy future health profession demands based on the existing education programs offered and current trends of interstate migration, attrition, and other relevant workforce factors;

(6) propose recommendations to realign existing workforce and education programs;

(7) propose the development of additional education programs for health professions that align with the long-term goals and projections identified in the plan;

(8) identify systemic causes of workforce shortages for health professions; and

(9) inventory programs and services, including state funding amounts provided for workforce planning and preparation and for health professional education.

(b) Not later than October 1 of each even-numbered year, the council shall complete and publish on the council's Internet website the strategic plan described by Subsection (a).
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 102.017 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 102 / Section 102.017
§ 102.017. POOLING ORDER.
Status: in_force

(a) After notice and hearing, all orders effecting the pooling shall be made on terms and conditions that are fair and reasonable and will afford the owner or owners of each tract or interest in the unit the opportunity to produce or receive his fair share.

(b) Each order shall:

(1) describe the land included in the unit, identifying the reservoir to which it applies;

(2) designate the location of the well; and

(3) appoint an operator for the unit.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 33.051 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 33 / Section 33.051
§ 33.051. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter, "account" means the newborn screening preservation account established under Section 33.052.
Tex. Government Code § 443.0054 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 443 / Section 443.0054
§ 443.0054. COMPENSATORY TIME FOR EMPLOYEES EXEMPT FROM FLSA.
Status: in_force

For employees who are not subject to the overtime provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. Section 201 et seq.), as amended, the board shall allow compensatory time off in accordance with a schedule adopted by the board for hours worked in a week in which the combination of hours worked, paid leave, and holidays exceeds a total of 40 hours.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1202.051 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1202 / Section 1202.051
§ 1202.051. RENEWABILITY AND CONTINUATION OF INDIVIDUAL HEALTH INSURANCE POLICIES.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only to an individual health insurance policy that provides benefits for medical care under a hospital, medical, or surgical policy.

(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), an insurer shall renew or continue an individual health insurance policy at the option of the individual.

(c) An insurer may decline to renew or continue an individual health insurance policy:

(1) for failure to pay a premium or contribution in accordance with the terms of the policy;

(2) for fraud or intentional misrepresentation;

(3) because the insurer is ceasing to offer coverage in the individual market in accordance with rules adopted by the commissioner;

(4) because an individual no longer resides, lives, or works in an area in which the insurer is authorized to provide coverage, but only if all policies are not renewed or not continued under this subdivision uniformly without regard to any health-status related factor of covered individuals; or

(5) in accordance with federal law, including regulations.

(d) The commissioner shall adopt rules necessary to:

(1) implement this section; and

(2) meet the minimum requirements of federal law, including regulations.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 595.008 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 595 / Section 595.008
§ 595.008. EXCHANGE OF RECORDS.
Status: in_force

The prohibitions against disclosure apply to an exchange of records between government agencies or persons, except for exchanges of information necessary for:

(1) delivery of services to clients; or

(2) payment for intellectual disability services as defined in this subtitle.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 29.006 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 29 / Section 29.006
§ 29.006. DISPOSITION OF DECAL FEES.
Status: in_force

The department shall deposit all revenue, less allowable costs, collected under Section 29.005 to the credit of the off-highway vehicle trail and recreational area account under Section 11.046.
Tex. Family Code § 157.325 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 157 / Section 157.325
§ 157.325. RELEASE OF EXCESS FUNDS TO DEBTOR OR OBLIGOR.
Status: in_force

(a) If a person has in the person's possession earnings, deposits, accounts, balances, or other funds or assets of the obligor, including the proceeds of a judgment or other settlement of a claim or counterclaim due to the obligor that are in excess of the amount of arrearages specified in the child support lien, the holder of the nonexempt personal property or the obligor may request that the claimant release any excess amount from the lien. The claimant shall grant the request and discharge any lien on the excess amount unless the security for the arrearages would be impaired.

(b) If the claimant refuses the request, the holder of the personal property or the obligor may file suit under this subchapter for an order determining the amount of arrearages and discharging excess personal property or money from the lien.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9055.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9055 / Section 9055.201
§ 9055.201. DEPOSITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (i), the board shall designate one or more banks in the district to serve as depository for the district's money.

(b) District money shall be deposited with a designated depository bank or banks, except that:

(1) money pledged to pay bonds may be deposited with the trustee bank named in the trust agreement; and

(2) money shall be remitted to the bank of payment for the payment of principal of and interest on bonds.

(c) To the extent that money in a depository bank or a trustee bank is not insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the money must be secured in the manner provided by law for the security of county funds.

(d) The board shall prescribe the terms of service for depositories.

(e) Before designating a depository bank, the board shall issue a notice that:

(1) states the time and place at which the board will meet to designate a depository bank or banks; and

(2) invites the banks in the district to submit an application to be designated as a depository.

(f) The notice must be published one time in a newspaper published in the district and specified by the board.

(g) At the time stated in the notice, the board shall:

(1) consider the application and the management and condition of each bank that applies; and

(2) designate as a depository the bank or banks that:

(A) offer the most favorable terms for handling the money; and

(B) the board finds have proper management and are in condition to handle the money.

(h) Membership on the board of an officer or director of a bank does not disqualify the bank from being designated as a depository.

(i) If the board does not receive any applications before the time stated in the notice, or if the board rejects all applications, the board shall designate one or more banks located inside or outside the district on terms that the board finds advantageous to the district.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 23.017 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 23 / Section 23.017
§ 23.017. ABOLITION OF OFFICE IN CERTAIN COUNTIES.
Status: in_force

In a county in which the office of county surveyor was abolished by Chapter 315, Acts of the 61st Legislature, Regular Session, 1969 (Article 5298a, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), the commissioners court may, when the court considers it necessary, employ a qualified person to perform a function formerly performed by the county surveyor.
Tex. Estates Code § 1106.005 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1106 / Section 1106.005
§ 1106.005. EFFECT OF LETTERS.
Status: in_force

(a) Letters of guardianship issued as prescribed by Section 1106.001 under the court's seal by the clerk of the court that granted the letters are sufficient evidence of:

(1) the appointment and qualification of the guardian; and

(2) the date of qualification.

(b) The court order that appoints the guardian is evidence of the authority granted to the guardian and of the scope of the powers and duties that the guardian may exercise only after the date letters of guardianship have been issued under Section 1106.001.
Tex. Local Government Code § 344.204 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 344 / Section 344.204
§ 344.204. ADOPTION OF BUDGET.
Status: in_force

(a) Not later than the 100th day before the date each fiscal year begins, the board shall hold a public hearing to consider the proposed annual budget.

(b) The board shall publish notice of the hearing in a newspaper with general circulation in the district not later than the 10th day before the date of the hearing.

(c) A resident of the district is entitled to participate in the hearing.

(d) Not later than the 80th day before the date each fiscal year begins, the board shall adopt a budget. The board may make any changes in the proposed budget that the interests of the taxpayers demand.

(e) Not later than the 10th day after the date the budget is adopted, the board shall submit the budget to the governing body of the municipality that created the district.

(f) The board by rule may adopt alternative procedures for adopting a budget that differ from the procedures outlined in this subchapter. The board must hold at least one public hearing related to the alternative procedures before their adoption.
Tex. Water Code § 11.003 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 11 / Section 11.003
§ 11.003. STREAMS THAT FORM BOUNDARIES INCLUDED.
Status: in_force

This chapter applies to all streams or other sources of water supply lying upon or forming a part of the boundaries of this state.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8394.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8394 / Section 8394.004
§ 8394.004. DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is composed of the territory described by Section 4, Chapter 650, Acts of the 62nd Legislature, Regular Session, 1971, as that territory may have been modified under:

(1) Subchapter H, Chapter 54, Water Code;

(2) Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code; or

(3) other law.

(b) The boundaries and field notes of the district form a closure. A mistake in copying the field notes in the legislative process or another mistake in the field notes does not affect:

(1) the district's organization, existence, or validity;

(2) the district's right to issue any type of bond for a purpose for which the district is created or to pay the principal of and interest on the bond;

(3) the district's right to impose a tax; or

(4) the legality or operation of the district or its governing body.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 22.358 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 22 / Section 22.358
§ 22.358. NOTICE REGARDING REPORT.
Status: in_force

(a) The secretary of state shall send written notice that the report required by Section 22.357 is due. The notice must be:

(1) addressed to the corporation; and

(2) mailed to the corporation's registered agent or to the corporation at:

(A) the last known address of the corporation as it appears on record in the office of the secretary of state; or

(B) any other known place of business of the corporation.

(b) The secretary of state shall include with the notice a report form to be prepared and filed as provided by this subchapter.
Tex. Insurance Code § 38.354 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 38 / Section 38.354
§ 38.354. RULES.
Status: in_force

The commissioner may adopt rules as provided by Subchapter A, Chapter 36, to implement this subchapter.
Tex. Education Code § 43.062 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 43 / Section 43.062
§ 43.062. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND ASSOCIATED RESOURCES.
Status: in_force

(a) Chapters 2054 and 2055, Government Code, do not apply to the corporation or to any state agency with respect to a contract entered into between the agency and the corporation for information technology or associated resources.

(b) The corporation shall control all aspects of, and may contract with third parties for, the corporation's information technology and associated resources, including:

(1) computer, data management, and telecommunications operations;

(2) procurement of hardware, software, and middleware and telecommunications equipment and systems;

(3) location, operation, and replacement of computers, computer systems, software provided as a service, and telecommunications systems;

(4) data processing;

(5) security;

(6) disaster recovery; and

(7) storage.

(c) The Department of Information Resources shall assist the corporation at the request of the corporation and must consider the corporation a customer of the department. Notwithstanding any other law, the corporation may:

(1) purchase any item through the department; and

(2) contract with the department for and use any service available through the department.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3813.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3813 / Section 3813.051
§ 3813.051. BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is governed by a board of five directors who occupy numbered positions. The directors occupying positions one, two, and three are appointed under this section, and the directors occupying positions four and five are elected as provided by this section and Section 3813.052.

(b) The Commissioners Court of Harris County shall appoint:

(1) one person who leases a retail store or who owns real property in the district to serve in position one for a three-year term;

(2) one person who leases a retail store but does not own real property in the district to serve in position two for a two-year term; and

(3) one person who owns real property in the district to serve in position three for a three-year term.

(c) A director elected under Section 3813.052 serves a two-year term. To qualify as a candidate for position four, a person must reside in the district. To qualify as a candidate for position five, a person must lease a retail store or own real property in the district.

(d) A term expires on January 31 of the appropriate year.

(e) In appointing directors under Subsection (b), the commissioners court shall consider any recommendation received by an organization dedicated to the economic development of the Old Town Spring area.
Tex. Property Code § 92.020 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 92 / Section 92.020
§ 92.020. EMERGENCY PHONE NUMBER.
Status: in_force

(a) A landlord that has an on-site management or superintendent's office for a residential rental property must provide to a tenant a telephone number that will be answered 24 hours a day for the purpose of reporting emergencies related to a condition of the leased premises that materially affects the physical health or safety of an ordinary tenant.

(b) The landlord must post the phone number required by Subsection (a) prominently outside the management or superintendent's office.

(c) This section does not apply to or affect a local ordinance governing a landlord's obligation to provide a 24-hour emergency contact number to a tenant that is adopted before January 1, 2008, if the ordinance conforms with or is amended to conform with this section.

(d) A landlord to whom Subsection (a) does not apply must provide to a tenant a telephone number for the purpose of reporting emergencies described by that subsection.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8358.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8358 / Section 8358.001
§ 8358.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

(2) "Director" means a board member.

(3) "District" means the Guadalupe County Municipal Utility District No. 3.
Tex. Government Code § 549.0255 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 549 / Section 549.0255
§ 549.0255. PREREQUISITE TO IMPLEMENTING PRIOR AUTHORIZATION REQUIREMENT FOR CERTAIN DRUGS.
Status: in_force

Until the commission completes a study evaluating the impact of a prior authorization requirement on recipients of certain drugs, the executive commissioner shall delay requiring prior authorization for drugs that are used to treat patients with illnesses that:

(1) are life-threatening;

(2) are chronic; and

(3) require complex medical management strategies.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1101.106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1101 / Section 1101.106
§ 1101.106. MOBILE EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE.
Status: in_force

The district may operate or provide for the operation of a mobile emergency medical service.