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Tex. Insurance Code § 1661.0055 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1661 / Section 1661.0055
§ 1661.0055.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1661.0055. USE OF TECHNOLOGY: WAIVER. (a) Notwithstanding Section 1661.004, physicians or health care providers with fewer than five full-time-equivalent employees are not required to use information technology as required under this chapter.

(b) A health benefit plan issuer may not require, through contract or otherwise, physicians or health care providers with fewer than five full-time-equivalent employees to use information technology as required under this chapter.

(c) A contract between the issuer of a health benefit plan and a physician or health care provider must provide for a waiver of any requirement for the use of information technology as established or required under this chapter.

(d) The commissioner shall establish the circumstances under which the requirements of this chapter do not apply to a physician or health care provider including:

(1) undue hardship, including fiscal or operational hardship; or

(2) any other special circumstance that would justify an exclusion.

(e) The commissioner shall establish circumstances under which a waiver under Subsection (c) is required, including:

(1) undue hardship, including fiscal or operational hardship; or

(2) any other special circumstance that would justify a waiver.

(f) Any physician or health care provider that is denied a waiver by a health benefit plan issuer may appeal the denial to the commissioner. The commissioner shall determine whether a waiver must be granted.

(g) A health benefit plan issuer may not refuse to contract or renew a contract with a physician or health care provider based in whole or in part on the physician or provider requesting or receiving a waiver or appealing a waiver determination. A health benefit plan issuer may not refuse to contract or renew a contract with a physician or health care provider based in whole or in part on the physician or provider meeting the exemptions contained in Subsections (a) and (b).

(h) A waiver approved under this section expires September 1, 2013.
Tex. Finance Code § 36.312 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 36 / Section 36.312
§ 36.312. PRIORITY OF CLAIMS AGAINST UNINSURED BANK.
Status: in_force

(a) The priority of distribution of assets from the estate of a bank the deposits of which are not insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or its successor shall be in accordance with the order of each class as provided by this section. Every claim in each class shall be paid in full, or adequate money shall be retained for that payment, before a member of the next class receives any payment. A subclass may not be established within a class, except for a preference or subordination within a class expressly created by contract or other instrument or in the certificate of formation.

(b) Assets shall be distributed in the following order of priority:

(1) administrative expenses;

(2) approved claims of secured creditors to the extent of the value of the security as provided by Section 36.304;

(3) approved claims of beneficiaries of insufficient commingled fiduciary money or missing fiduciary property and approved claims of depositors of the bank;

(4) other approved claims of general creditors not falling within a higher priority under this section, including unsecured claims for taxes and debts due the federal government or a state or local government;

(5) approved claims of a type described by Subdivisions (1)-(4) that were not filed within the period prescribed by this subchapter; and

(6) claims of capital note or debenture holders or holders of similar obligations and proprietary claims of shareholders or other owners according to the terms established by issue, class, or series.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3798.009 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3798 / Section 3798.009
§ 3798.009. CONSENT OF MUNICIPALITY REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The board may not hold an election to authorize the issuance of bonds until the governing body of the city by ordinance or resolution consents to the creation of the district and to the inclusion of land in the district. The city's consent must be granted in the manner provided by Section 54.016, Water Code, for including land within the corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction of a city.
Tex. Transportation Code § 545.403 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 545 / Section 545.403
§ 545.403. DRIVING THROUGH SAFETY ZONE.
Status: in_force

An operator may not drive through or in a safety zone.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 244.002 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 244 / Section 244.002
§ 244.002. DEFINITIONS.
Status: repealed

In this chapter:

(1) "Birthing center" means a place, facility, or institution at which a woman is scheduled to give birth following a normal, uncomplicated pregnancy, but does not include a hospital or the residence of the woman giving birth.

(2) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1, Sec. 3.1639(60), eff. April 2, 2015.

(3) "Department" means the Department of State Health Services.

(3-a) "Executive commissioner" means the executive commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission.

(4) "Person" means an individual, firm, partnership, corporation, or association.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7991A.0503 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7991A / Section 7991A.0503
§ 7991A.0503. BONDS FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

At the time of issuance, the total principal amount of bonds or other obligations issued or incurred to finance road projects and payable from ad valorem taxes may not exceed one-fourth of the assessed value of the real property in the district.
Tex. Family Code § 55.55 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 55 / Section 55.55
§ 55.55. REPORT THAT CHILD DOES NOT HAVE MENTAL ILLNESS OR INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY; HEARING ON OBJECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) If a report submitted under Section 55.54(b) states that a child does not have a mental illness or an intellectual disability, the juvenile court shall discharge the child unless:

(1) an adjudication hearing was conducted concerning conduct that included a violation of a penal law listed in Section 53.045(a) and a petition was approved by a grand jury under Section 53.045; and

(2) the prosecuting attorney objects in writing not later than the second day after the date the attorney receives a copy of the report under Section 55.54(c).

(b) On objection by the prosecuting attorney under Subsection (a), the juvenile court shall hold a hearing without a jury to determine whether the child is a child with mental illness or an intellectual disability and whether the child meets the criteria for court-ordered mental health services or court-ordered intellectual disability services under Section 55.05 or 55.06.

(c) At the hearing, the burden is on the state to prove by clear and convincing evidence that the child is a child with mental illness or an intellectual disability and that the child meets the criteria for court-ordered mental health services or court-ordered intellectual disability services under Section 55.05 or 55.06.

(d) If, after a hearing, the court finds that the child does not have a mental illness or an intellectual disability and that the child does not meet the criteria for court-ordered treatment services under Section 55.05 or 55.06, the court shall discharge the child.

(e) If, after a hearing, the court finds that the child has a mental illness or an intellectual disability and that the child meets the criteria for court-ordered treatment services under Section 55.05 or 55.06, the court shall issue an appropriate order for court-ordered mental health services or court-ordered intellectual disability services.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3897.006 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3897 / Section 3897.006
§ 3897.006. ELIGIBILITY FOR INCLUSION IN SPECIAL ZONES.
Status: in_force

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

(1) a tax increment reinvestment zone created by a municipality in which the district is located under Chapter 311, Tax Code;

(2) a tax abatement reinvestment zone created by a municipality in which the district is located under Chapter 312, Tax Code;

(3) an enterprise zone created by a municipality in which the district is located under Chapter 2303, Government Code; or

(4) an industrial zone created by a municipality in which the district is located under Chapter 42, Local Government Code.

(b) If a municipality in which the district is located creates a tax increment reinvestment zone described by Subsection (a), the municipality and the board of directors of the zone, by contract with the district, may grant money deposited in the tax increment fund to the district to be used by the district for the purposes permitted for money granted to a corporation under Section 380.002(b), Local Government Code, including the right to pledge the money as security for any bonds issued by the district for an improvement project.
Tex. Insurance Code § 424.113 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 424 / Section 424.113
§ 424.113. INVESTMENT POOL RECORDS.
Status: in_force

The pool manager shall compile and maintain:

(1) detailed accounting records that show:

(A) the cash receipts and disbursements reflecting each pool participant's proportionate investment in the investment pool; and

(B) a complete description of all the pool's underlying assets, including the amount, interest rate, and maturity date, if any, of each of those assets and other appropriate designations; and

(2) other records that, on a daily basis, allow third parties to verify each participant's investment in the pool.
Tex. Education Code § 111.125 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 111 / Section 111.125
§ 111.125. COLLABORATION WITH OTHER ENTITIES.
Status: in_force

The University of Houston shall encourage public and private entities to participate in or support the operation of the center and may enter into an agreement with any public or private entity for that purpose. An agreement may allow the center to provide information, services, or other assistance to an entity in exchange for the entity's participation or support.
Tex. Government Code § 544.0401 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 544 / Section 544.0401
§ 544.0401. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter, "financial assistance" means assistance provided under the financial assistance program under Chapter 31, Human Resources Code.
Tex. Government Code § 24.446 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 24 / Section 24.446
§ 24.446.
Status: in_force

Sec. 24.446. 269TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). The 269th Judicial District is composed of Harris County.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 286.071 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 286 / Section 286.071
§ 286.071. RESPONSIBILITY OF GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY.
Status: in_force

On creation of a district, a county, municipality, or other governmental entity in which the district is located shall convey or transfer to the district:

(1) title to land, buildings, improvements, and equipment related to the hospital system located wholly in the district that are owned by the county, municipality, or other governmental entity in which the district is located;

(2) operating funds and reserves for operating expenses and funds that have been budgeted by the county, municipality, or other governmental entity in which the district is located to provide medical care for residents of the district for the remainder of the fiscal year in which the district is established;

(3) taxes levied by the county, municipality, or other governmental entity in which the district is located for hospital purposes for residents of the district for the year in which the district is created; and

(4) funds established for payment of indebtedness assumed by the district.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 486.023 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 486 / Section 486.023
§ 486.023. REPORT AND NOTICE OF VIOLATION AND PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) If the department initially determines that a violation occurred, the department shall give written notice of the report by certified mail to the person.

(b) The notice must:

(1) include a brief summary of the alleged violation;

(2) state the amount of the recommended penalty; and

(3) inform the person of the person's right to a hearing on the occurrence of the violation, the amount of the penalty, or both.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 251.152 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 251 / Section 251.152
§ 251.152. EXPULSION.
Status: in_force

(a) A member of a cooperative association may be expelled by the vote of a majority of the cooperative association's members voting at a regular or special meeting.

(b) Not later than the 11th day before the date of the meeting, the cooperative association shall give the member written notice of the charges. The member is entitled to be heard at the meeting in person or by counsel.

(c) If the cooperative association votes to expel a member, the cooperative association's board of directors shall cause the cooperative association to purchase the member's capital holdings at par value if the purchase does not jeopardize the cooperative association's solvency.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 62.159 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 62 / Section 62.159
§ 62.159. DISEASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "disease management services" means services to assist a child manage a disease or other chronic health condition, such as heart disease, diabetes, respiratory illness, end-stage renal disease, HIV infection, or AIDS, and with respect to which the executive commissioner identifies populations for which disease management would be cost-effective.

(b) The child health plan must provide disease management services or coverage for disease management services in the manner required by the executive commissioner, including:

(1) patient self-management education;

(2) provider education;

(3) evidence-based models and minimum standards of care;

(4) standardized protocols and participation criteria; and

(5) physician-directed or physician-supervised care.
Tex. Insurance Code § 912.753 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 912 / Section 912.753
§ 912.753. TIME LIMIT TO APPEAL.
Status: in_force

An individual or a county mutual insurance company may appeal an order or a ruling of the commissioner under this chapter not later than the 60th day after the date of the order or ruling, in accordance with Subchapter D, Chapter 36.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8019A.0402 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8019A / Section 8019A.0402
§ 8019A.0402. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) If authorized at an election held under Section 8019A.0401, the district may impose an operation and maintenance tax on taxable property in the district in accordance with Section 49.107, Water Code.

(b) The board shall determine the tax rate. The rate may not exceed the rate approved at the election.
Tex. Local Government Code § 146.004 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 146 / Section 146.004
§ 146.004.
Status: in_force

Sec. 146.004. PETITION FOR RECOGNITION: ELECTION OR ACTION BY GOVERNING BODY. (a) Not later than the 30th day after the date the governing body of a municipality receives from an employee association a petition signed by the majority of all covered employees that requests recognition of the association as the sole and exclusive bargaining agent for all the covered employees, the governing body shall:

(1) grant recognition of the association as requested in the petition and find that a public employer may meet and confer under this chapter without conducting an election by the voters in the municipality under Section 146.006;

(2) defer granting recognition of the association and order an election by the voters in the municipality under Section 146.006 regarding whether a public employer may meet and confer under this chapter; or

(3) order a certification election under Section 146.005 to determine whether the association represents a majority of the covered employees.

(b) If the governing body of a municipality orders a certification election under Subsection (a)(3) and the association named in the petition is certified to represent a majority of the covered employees, the governing body shall, not later than the 30th day after the date that results of that election are certified:

(1) grant recognition of the association as requested in the petition for recognition and find that a public employer may meet and confer under this chapter without conducting an election by the voters in the municipality under Section 146.006; or

(2) defer granting recognition of the association and order an election by the voters in the municipality under Section 146.006 regarding whether a public employer may meet and confer under this chapter.
Tex. Local Government Code § 147.007 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 147 / Section 147.007
§ 147.007. ENFORCEABILITY OF AGREEMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) A written agreement made under this chapter between a municipality and the meet and confer team is enforceable and binding on the municipality, the meet and confer team, firefighter employee groups, police officer employee groups, and the firefighters and police officers covered by the agreement if:

(1) the municipality's governing body ratified the agreement by a majority vote; and

(2) the agreement is ratified under Section 147.008.

(b) A state district court of the judicial district in which a majority of the population of the municipality is located has full authority and jurisdiction on the application of either party aggrieved by an action or omission of the other party when the action or omission is related to a right, duty, or obligation provided by any written agreement ratified as required by this chapter. The court may issue proper restraining orders, temporary and permanent injunctions, and any other writ, order, or process, including contempt orders, that are appropriate to enforcing any written agreement ratified as required by this chapter.
Tex. Insurance Code § 4001.154 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 4001 / Section 4001.154
§ 4001.154. AUTHORITY TO ACT AS AGENT PENDING RECEIPT OF TEMPORARY LICENSE.
Status: in_force

If a temporary license is not received from the department before the eighth day after the date the application, nonrefundable fee, and certificate are delivered or mailed to the department and the appropriate agent, insurer, or health maintenance organization has not been notified that the application is denied, the agent, insurer, or health maintenance organization may assume that the temporary license will be issued and the applicant may proceed to act as an agent.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1901.158 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1901 / Section 1901.158
§ 1901.158. LICENSE NOT TRANSFERABLE.
Status: in_force

A license is not transferable or assignable.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2301.711 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2301 / Section 2301.711
§ 2301.711. ORDERS AND DECISIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, the board or a person delegated final order authority under Section 2301.154 shall issue final orders for the implementation and enforcement of this chapter and Chapter 503, Transportation Code.

(b) An order or decision under this chapter must:

(1) include a separate finding of fact with respect to each specific issue required by law to be considered in reaching a decision;

(2) set forth additional findings of fact and conclusions of law on which the order or decision is based;

(3) give the reasons for the particular actions taken; and

(4) be signed by the presiding officer or assistant presiding officer for the board, a person delegated final order authority under Section 2301.154, or a hearings examiner in a contested case hearing under Section 2301.204 or Subchapter M.
Tex. Water Code § 55.197 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 55 / Section 55.197
§ 55.197. SELLING SURPLUS WATER.
Status: in_force

The district may sell to any person who owns or uses land in the vicinity of the district any surplus district water for use in irrigation or for domestic or commercial uses.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 73.004 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 73 / Section 73.004
§ 73.004. INJURIOUS DISEASES AND PESTS.
Status: in_force

In accordance with Subchapter A, Chapter 71, of this code, the department shall establish quarantines against pests and diseases determined by department rule to be injurious.
Tex. Insurance Code § 541.105 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 541 / Section 541.105
§ 541.105. RECORD OF HEARING.
Status: in_force

(a) At a hearing under this subchapter, the department may, and at the request of a party to the hearing shall, make a stenographic record of the proceedings and the evidence presented at the hearing.

(b) If the department does not make a stenographic record and a person seeks judicial review of the decision made at the hearing, the department shall prepare a statement of the evidence and proceeding for use on review.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 22.403 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 22 / Section 22.403
§ 22.403. CONTRIBUTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) A church benefits board may provide for:

(1) the collection of contributions and other payments to assist in providing pensions and benefits under this subchapter; and

(2) the creation, maintenance, investment, management, and disbursement of necessary annuities, endowments, reserves, or other funds for a purpose under Subdivision (1).

(b) A church benefits board may receive payments from a trust fund or corporation that funds a church plan as defined by Section 414(e), Internal Revenue Code.
Tex. Local Government Code § 293.022 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 293 / Section 293.022
§ 293.022. PURPOSES OF AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

The purposes of the authority are to construct, acquire, improve, equip, furnish, maintain, and operate a county building adequate to meet the county's needs. In planning the building, the authority may consider the anticipated population and economic growth of the county and the demands that this growth will create for space for county activities.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1030.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1030 / Section 1030.052
§ 1030.052. NOTICE OF ELECTION.
Status: in_force

Notice of an election of directors shall be published in accordance with Section 4.003, Election Code.
Tex. Government Code § 54.856 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 54 / Section 54.856
§ 54.856. CRIMINAL JURISDICTION.
Status: in_force

(a) A criminal law hearing officer appointed under this subchapter has limited concurrent jurisdiction over criminal cases filed in the district courts and county criminal courts at law of the county and concurrent jurisdiction over criminal cases filed in the justice courts of the county. In criminal cases filed in the district courts and county criminal courts at law, the jurisdiction of the criminal law hearing officer is limited to:

(1) determining probable cause for further detention of any person detained on a criminal complaint, information, or indictment filed in the district courts or county criminal courts at law;

(2) committing the defendant to jail, discharging the defendant from custody, or admitting the defendant to bail, as the law and facts of the case require;

(3) issuing search warrants and arrest warrants as provided by law for magistrates; and

(4) enforcing judgments and orders of the county criminal courts at law in criminal cases.

(b) This section does not limit or impair the jurisdiction of the court in which the complaint, information, or indictment is filed to review or alter the decision of the criminal law hearing officer.

(c) In a felony or misdemeanor case punishable by incarceration in the county jail, a criminal law hearing officer may not dismiss the case, enter a judgment of acquittal or guilt, or pronounce sentence.
Tex. Government Code § 609.110 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 609 / Section 609.110
§ 609.110. CHANGING AMOUNT DEFERRED.
Status: in_force

An employee may change the amount to be deferred by notifying the plan administrator of the change in accordance with the requirements of the administrator.