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Tex. Health and Safety Code § 292C.103 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 292C / Section 292C.103
§ 292C.103. LOCAL PROVIDER PARTICIPATION FUND; AUTHORIZED USES OF MONEY.
Status: in_force

(a) Each county that collects a mandatory payment authorized under this chapter shall create a local provider participation fund.

(b) The local provider participation fund of a county consists of:

(1) all revenue received by the county attributable to mandatory payments authorized under this chapter, including any penalties and interest attributable to delinquent payments;

(2) money received from the Health and Human Services Commission as a refund of an intergovernmental transfer from the county to the state for the purpose of providing the nonfederal share of Medicaid supplemental payment program payments, provided that the intergovernmental transfer does not receive a federal matching payment; and

(3) the earnings of the fund.

(c) Money deposited to the local provider participation fund may be used only to:

(1) fund intergovernmental transfers from the county to the state to provide:

(A) the nonfederal share of a Medicaid supplemental payment program authorized under the state Medicaid plan, the Texas Healthcare Transformation and Quality Improvement Program waiver issued under Section 1115 of the federal Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Section 1315), or a successor waiver program authorizing similar Medicaid supplemental payment programs; or

(B) payments to Medicaid managed care organizations that are dedicated for payment to hospitals;

(2) pay the administrative expenses of the county solely for activities under this chapter;

(3) refund a portion of a mandatory payment collected in error from a paying hospital; and

(4) refund to paying hospitals the proportionate share of money received by the county that is not used to fund the nonfederal share of Medicaid supplemental payment program payments.

(d) Money deposited to the local provider participation fund may not be used to pay for the services of a consultant or a person required to register under Chapter 305, Government Code.

(e) Money in the local provider participation fund may not be commingled with other county funds.

(f) An intergovernmental transfer of funds described by Subsection (c)(1) and any funds received by the county as a result of an intergovernmental transfer described by that subsection may not be used by the county or any other entity to expand Medicaid eligibility under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Pub. L. No. 111-148) as amended by the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (Pub. L. No. 111-152).
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 265.002 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 265 / Section 265.002
§ 265.002. COUNTY AND ANY TWO OR MORE MUNICIPALITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioners court of a county may cooperate with the proper authorities of two or more municipalities to establish, build, equip, and maintain a hospital in the county.

(b) The commissioners court may appropriate funds for the hospital that the court considers appropriate after a joint conference with the municipal authorities.

(c) The commissioners court and the municipal authorities shall jointly control the management of the hospital.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 766.056 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 766 / Section 766.056
§ 766.056. CRIMINAL PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person is the owner of a residential high-rise building that is not in compliance with this subchapter.

(b) A person commits an offense if the person serves as an agent for an owner who is not a resident of this state in the care, management, supervision, control, or rental of a residential high-rise building not in compliance with this subchapter.

(c) An offense under this section is punishable by a fine of not more than $10,000.
Tex. Government Code § 26.006 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 26 / Section 26.006
§ 26.006. SALARY SUPPLEMENT FROM STATE FOR CERTAIN COUNTY JUDGES.
Status: in_force

(a) A county judge is entitled to an annual salary supplement from the state in an amount equal to 18 percent of the annual salary paid to a district judge with comparable years of service as the county judge as set by the General Appropriations Act in accordance with Section 659.012 if at least 18 percent of the:

(1) functions that the judge performs are judicial functions; or

(2) total hours that the judge works are in the performance of judicial functions.

(b) To receive a supplement under Subsection (a), a county judge must file with the comptroller's judiciary section an affidavit stating that at least 18 percent of the:

(1) functions that the judge performs are judicial functions; or

(2) total hours that the judge works are in the performance of judicial functions.

(c) The commissioners court in a county with a county judge who is entitled to receive a salary supplement under this section may not reduce the county funds provided for the salary or office of the county judge as a result of the salary supplement required by this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3852.107 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3852 / Section 3852.107
§ 3852.107. AUTHORITY TO CONTRACT FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT.
Status: in_force

To protect the public interest, the district may contract with Travis County or the City of Pflugerville for the county or city to provide law enforcement services in the district for a fee.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1034.113 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1034 / Section 1034.113
§ 1034.113. CONTRACTS WITH GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES FOR SERVICES.
Status: in_force

The board may contract with a political subdivision of this state or with a state or federal agency for the district to:

(1) furnish a mobile emergency medical service; or

(2) provide for the investigatory or welfare needs of district inhabitants.
Tex. Property Code § 53.054 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 53 / Section 53.054
§ 53.054. CONTENTS OF AFFIDAVIT.
Status: in_force

(a) The affidavit must be signed by the person claiming the lien or by another person on the claimant's behalf and must contain substantially:

(1) a sworn statement of the amount of the claim;

(2) the name and last known address of the owner or reputed owner;

(3) a general statement of the kind of work done and materials furnished by the claimant and, for a claimant other than an original contractor, a statement of each month in which the work was done and materials furnished for which payment is requested;

(4) the name and last known address of the person by whom the claimant was employed or to whom the claimant furnished the materials or labor;

(5) the name and last known address of the original contractor;

(6) a description, legally sufficient for identification, of the property sought to be charged with the lien;

(7) the claimant's name, mailing address, and, if different, physical address; and

(8) for a claimant other than an original contractor, a statement identifying the date each notice of the claim was sent to the owner and the method by which the notice was sent.

(b) The claimant may attach to the affidavit a copy of any applicable written agreement or contract and a copy of each notice sent to the owner.

(c) The affidavit is not required to set forth individual items of work done or material furnished or specially fabricated. The affidavit may use any abbreviations or symbols customary in the trade.
Tex. Utilities Code § 251.159 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 251 / Section 251.159
§ 251.159. EXCAVATION DAMAGE.
Status: in_force

(a) If an excavation operation results in damage to an underground facility, the excavator shall immediately contact the underground facility operator to report the damage.

(b) If the excavator is not certain of the operator's identity, the excavator shall contact a notification center to report the damage, and the notification center shall immediately notify all other affected notification centers. Immediately on receiving notification, each notification center shall contact each member operator that has underground facilities in or near the area in which the damage occurred.

(c) Only the operator or a person authorized by the operator may perform repairs, and the repairs must be made in an expeditious manner.

(d) An excavator shall delay backfilling in the immediate area of the damage until the damage is reported to the operator and a repair schedule is mutually agreed to by the excavator and the operator.

(e) If damage endangers life, health, or property because of the presence of flammable material, the excavator shall keep sources of ignition away.
Tex. Family Code § 263.501 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 263 / Section 263.501
§ 263.501. PERMANENCY HEARING AFTER FINAL ORDER.
Status: repealed

(a) If the department has been named as a child's managing conservator in a final order that does not include termination of parental rights, the court shall conduct a permanency hearing after the final order is rendered at least once every six months until the department is no longer the child's managing conservator.

(b) If the department has been named as a child's managing conservator in a final order that terminates a parent's parental rights, the court shall conduct a permanency hearing not later than the 90th day after the date the court renders the final order. The court shall conduct additional permanency hearings at least once every six months until the department is no longer the child's managing conservator.

(c) Notice of each permanency hearing shall be given as provided by Section 263.0021 to each person entitled to notice of the hearing.

(d) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 944 , Sec. 86(19), eff. September 1, 2015.

(e) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 944 , Sec. 86(19), eff. September 1, 2015.

(f) The child shall attend each permanency hearing in accordance with Section 263.302.

(g) Unless the child is adopted or permanent managing conservatorship of the child is awarded to an individual other than the department, a court required to conduct permanency hearings for a child for whom the department has been appointed permanent managing conservator may not dismiss a suit affecting the parent-child relationship filed by the department regarding the child while the child is:

(1) committed to the Texas Juvenile Justice Department or released under the supervision of the Texas Juvenile Justice Department; or

(2) missing from the child's substitute care provider.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8494.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8494 / Section 8494.102
§ 8494.102. 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. Health and Safety Code § 765.001 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 765 / Section 765.001
§ 765.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Department" means the Department of Public Safety.

(2) "Dwelling" means one or more rooms rented for residential purposes to one or more tenants.

(3) "Employer" means a person who employs employees to work at a residential dwelling project.

(4) "Employee" means an individual who performs services for compensation at a residential dwelling project and who is employed by the entity that owns the project or represents the owner in managing or leasing dwellings in the project. The term does not include an independent contractor.

(5) "Occupant" means an individual who resides in a dwelling in a residential dwelling project, other than:

(A) a tenant of the dwelling; or

(B) the owner or manager of the dwelling.

(6) "Residential dwelling project" means a house, condominium, apartment building, duplex, or similar facility that is used as a dwelling or a facility that provides lodging to guests for compensation including a hotel, motel, inn, bed and breakfast facility, or similar facility. The term does not include a nursing home or other related institution regulated under Chapter 242.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 61.211 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 61 / Section 61.211
§ 61.211. FINDINGS.
Status: in_force

The legislature finds that the unregulated excavation, taking, removal, and carrying away of sand, marl, gravel, and shell from islands and peninsulas bordering on the Gulf of Mexico and from the public beaches of the state constitute a substantial interference with public enjoyment of Texas beaches and a hazard to life and property.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 24.04 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 24 / Section 24.04
§ 24.04. SERVICE AND RETURN OF SUBPOENA.
Status: in_force

(a) A subpoena is served by:

(1) reading the subpoena in the hearing of the witness;

(2) delivering a copy of the subpoena to the witness;

(3) electronically transmitting a copy of the subpoena, acknowledgment of receipt requested, to the last known electronic address of the witness; or

(4) mailing a copy of the subpoena by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the last known address of the witness unless:

(A) the applicant for the subpoena requests in writing that the subpoena not be served by certified mail; or

(B) the proceeding for which the witness is being subpoenaed is set to begin within seven business days after the date the subpoena would be mailed.

(b) The officer having the subpoena shall make due return thereof, showing the time and manner of service, if served under Subsection (a)(1) or (2) of this article, the acknowledgment of receipt, if served under Subsection (a)(3) of this article, or the return receipt, if served under Subsection (a)(4) of this article. If the subpoena is not served, the officer shall show in his return the cause of his failure to serve it. If receipt of an electronically transmitted subpoena is not acknowledged within a reasonable time or a mailed subpoena is returned undelivered, the officer shall use due diligence to locate and serve the witness. If the witness could not be found, the officer shall state the diligence he has used to find him, and what information he has as to the whereabouts of the witness.

(c) A subpoena served under Subsection (a)(3) of this article must be accompanied by notice that an acknowledgment of receipt of the subpoena must be made in a manner enabling verification of the person acknowledging receipt.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 485.101 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 485 / Section 485.101
§ 485.101. IMPOSITION OF PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may impose an administrative penalty on a person who sells abusable glue or aerosol paint at retail who violates this chapter or a rule or order adopted under this chapter.

(b) A penalty collected under this subchapter shall be deposited in the state treasury in the general revenue fund.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1355.015 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1355 / Section 1355.015
§ 1355.015. REQUIRED COVERAGE FOR CERTAIN ENROLLEES.
Status: in_force

(a) At a minimum, a health benefit plan must provide coverage for screening a child for autism spectrum disorder at the ages of 18 and 24 months.

(a-1) At a minimum, a health benefit plan must provide coverage for treatment of autism spectrum disorder as provided by this section to an enrollee who is diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder from the date of diagnosis, only if the diagnosis was in place prior to the child's 10th birthday.

(b) The health benefit plan must provide coverage under this section to the enrollee for all generally recognized services prescribed in relation to autism spectrum disorder by the enrollee's primary care physician in the treatment plan recommended by that physician. An individual providing treatment prescribed under this subsection must be:

(1) a health care practitioner:

(A) who is licensed, certified, or registered by an appropriate agency of this state;

(B) whose professional credential is recognized and accepted by an appropriate agency of the United States; or

(C) who is certified as a provider under the TRICARE military health system; or

(2) an individual acting under the supervision of a health care practitioner described by Subdivision (1).

(c) For purposes of Subsection (b), "generally recognized services" may include services such as:

(1) evaluation and assessment services;

(2) applied behavior analysis;

(3) behavior training and behavior management;

(4) speech therapy;

(5) occupational therapy;

(6) physical therapy; or

(7) medications or nutritional supplements used to address symptoms of autism spectrum disorder.

(c-1) The health benefit plan is not required to provide coverage under Subsection (b) for benefits for an enrollee 10 years of age or older for applied behavior analysis in an amount that exceeds $36,000 per year.

(d) Coverage under Subsection (b) may be subject to annual deductibles, copayments, and coinsurance that are consistent with annual deductibles, copayments, and coinsurance required for other coverage under the health benefit plan.

(e) Notwithstanding any other law, this section does not apply to a standard health benefit plan provided under Chapter 1507.

(f) Subsection (a) does not apply to a qualified health plan defined by 45 C.F.R. Section 155.20 if a determination is made under 45 C.F.R. Section 155.170 that:

(1) this subchapter requires the qualified health plan to offer benefits in addition to the essential health benefits required under 42 U.S.C. Section 18022(b); and

(2) this state must make payments to defray the cost of the additional benefits mandated by this subchapter.

(g) To the extent that this section would otherwise require this state to make a payment under 42 U.S.C. Section 18031(d)(3)(B)(ii), a qualified health plan, as defined by 45 C.F.R. Section 155.20, is not required to provide a benefit under this section that exceeds the specified essential health benefits required under 42 U.S.C. Section 18022(b).
Tex. Government Code § 524.0004 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 524 / Section 524.0004
§ 524.0004. PROGRAM TO EVALUATE AND SUPERVISE DAILY OPERATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) For each health and human services agency and division, as applicable, the executive commissioner shall implement a program to evaluate and supervise daily operations.

(b) The program must include:

(1) measurable performance objectives for each agency commissioner or division director; and

(2) adequate reporting requirements to permit the executive commissioner to perform the duties assigned to the executive commissioner under:

(A) this subchapter;

(B) Sections 524.0101(a), 524.0151(a)(2) and (b), and 525.0254(b); and

(C) Section 524.0202 with respect to the health and human services system.
Tex. Labor Code § 101.123 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 101 / Section 101.123
§ 101.123. OFFENSE; PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) A labor union officer or a labor organizer commits an offense if the person violates a provision of this subchapter.

(b) An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by:

(1) a fine of not more than $500;

(2) confinement in the county jail for not more than 60 days; or

(3) both the fine and confinement.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3860.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3860 / Section 3860.051
§ 3860.051. COMPOSITION; TERMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is governed by a board of 14 voting directors who serve staggered terms of four years, with seven directors' terms expiring June 1 of each odd-numbered year.

(b) The board by order or resolution may increase or decrease the number of voting directors on the board, but only if it is in the best interest of the district to do so. The board may not:

(1) increase the number of directors to more than 15; or

(2) decrease the number of directors to fewer than five.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 61.043 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 61 / Section 61.043
§ 61.043. PREVENTION AND DETECTION OF FRAUD.
Status: in_force

(a) The county shall adopt reasonable procedures for minimizing the opportunity for fraud, for establishing and maintaining methods for detecting and identifying situations in which a question of fraud may exist, and for administrative hearings to be conducted on disqualifying persons in cases where fraud appears to exist.

(b) Procedures established by a county for administrative hearings conducted under this section shall provide for appropriate due process, including procedures for appeals.
Tex. Government Code § 814.211 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 814 / Section 814.211
§ 814.211. REFUND AT ANNUITY DISCONTINUANCE.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), if a disability retirement annuity is discontinued, the member is entitled to a lump-sum payment from the retirement annuity reserve account in an amount, if any, by which the amount in the member's individual account in the employees saving account at the time of disability retirement exceeds the amount of payments payable before the date the annuity was discontinued.

(b) The benefit provided by this section is not payable to a member who, after discontinuance of a disability retirement annuity, returns to state service or elects a service retirement annuity.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 38.02 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 38 / Section 38.02
§ 38.02. EFFECT UNDER PUBLIC INFORMATION LAW OF RELEASE OF CERTAIN INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

A release of information by an attorney representing the state to defense counsel for a purpose relating to the pending or reasonably anticipated prosecution of a criminal case is not considered a voluntary release of information to the public for purposes of Section 552.007, Government Code, and does not waive the right to assert in the future that the information is excepted from required disclosure under Chapter 552, Government Code.
Tex. Insurance Code § 4102.109 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 4102 / Section 4102.109
§ 4102.109. CONTINUING EDUCATION.
Status: in_force

(a) Each license holder must complete at least 24 hours of continuing education during the license period. The commissioner by rule shall prescribe the requirements for continuing education courses under this section.

(b) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), the commissioner may waive any continuing education requirement for a nonresident public insurance adjuster with a valid license from another state having continuing education requirements substantially equivalent to those of this state.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8459.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8459 / Section 8459.004
§ 8459.004. CONSENT OF MUNICIPALITY REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors may not hold an election under Section 8459.003 until each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located has consented by ordinance or resolution to the creation of the district and to the inclusion of land in the district.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 63.058 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 63 / Section 63.058
§ 63.058. RELEASE FORM.
Status: in_force

(a) The center shall develop a standard release form that authorizes a parent or other appropriate person to voluntarily provide under Article 63.057 a DNA sample or a personal article for purposes of DNA sampling. The release must explain that the DNA sample is to be used only to identify the high-risk missing person.

(b) A law enforcement agency may not use any form of incentive or coercion to compel the parent or other appropriate person to provide a sample or article under this subchapter.