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Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 201.06 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 201 / Section 201.06
§ 201.06. PAYMENT OF TAX; DISCOUNTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The tax on liquor, levied and computed under this subchapter, shall be paid by a remittance payable to the comptroller and forwarded together with any required sworn statement of taxes due to the commission in Austin on or before the date it is due.

(b) A discount of two percent of the amount due shall be withheld by the permittee for keeping records, furnishing bonds, and properly accounting for the remittance of the tax due. No discount is permitted if the tax is delinquent at the time of payment.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1575.405 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1575 / Section 1575.405
§ 1575.405. MEETINGS.
Status: in_force

(a) The committee shall meet:

(1) at least twice each year; and

(2) at the call of the trustee.

(b) If there is an emergency, the committee may meet at the call of a majority of the members of the committee.
Tex. Government Code § 477.0103 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 477 / Section 477.0103
§ 477.0103. STATE TAX REVENUE.
Status: in_force

(a) At the time the comptroller deposits to the trust fund the municipal and county tax revenue under Section 477.0102(b), the comptroller shall transfer to the trust fund the state tax revenue determined under Section 477.0051(a)(1) for the quarter.

(b) The comptroller shall discontinue transferring the amount of state tax revenue determined under Section 477.0051(a)(1) on the earlier of:

(1) the end of the third calendar month following the month in which the closing event of the games occurs; or

(2) the date the amount of state revenue in the trust fund equals 86 percent of the maximum amount of municipal, county, and state tax revenue that may be transferred or deposited to the trust fund under Section 477.0104.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 182.155 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 182 / Section 182.155
§ 182.155. IMMUNITIES AND DEFENSES CONTINUED.
Status: in_force

Collecting, transmitting, disseminating, accessing, or reporting information through a health information exchange does not alone deprive a physician or health care provider of an otherwise applicable immunity or defense.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8060.0302 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8060 / Section 8060.0302
§ 8060.0302. 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. Local Government Code § 271.026 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 271 / Section 271.026
§ 271.026. OPENING OF BIDS.
Status: in_force

(a) Bids may be opened only by the governing body of the governmental entity at a public meeting or by an officer or employee of the governmental entity at or in an office of the governmental entity. A bid that has been opened may not be changed for the purpose of correcting an error in the bid price.

(b) This subchapter does not change the common law right of a bidder to withdraw a bid due to a material mistake in the bid.
Tex. Tax Code § 23.81 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 23 / Section 23.81
§ 23.81. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Recreational, park, or scenic use" means use for individual or group sporting activities, for park or camping activities, for development of historical, archaeological, or scientific sites, or for the conservation and preservation of scenic areas.

(2) "Deed restriction" means a valid and enforceable provision that limits the use of land and that is included in a written instrument filed and recorded in the deed records of the county in which the land is located.
Tex. Government Code § 2102.006 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2102 / Section 2102.006
§ 2102.006. INTERNAL AUDITOR; STAFF.
Status: in_force

(a) The governing board of a state agency or the administrator of a state agency that does not have a governing board shall appoint an internal auditor.

(b) An internal auditor must:

(1) be a certified public accountant or a certified internal auditor; and

(2) have at least three years of auditing experience.

(c) The state agency shall employ additional professional and support staff the administrator determines necessary to implement an effective program of internal auditing.

(d) The governing board of a state agency, or the administrator of a state agency if the state agency does not have a governing board, shall periodically review the resources dedicated to the internal audit program and determine if adequate resources exist to ensure that risks identified in the annual risk assessment are adequately covered within a reasonable time frame.
Tex. Occupations Code § 301.354 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 301 / Section 301.354
§ 301.354. NURSE FIRST ASSISTANTS; ASSISTING AT SURGERY BY OTHER NURSES.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "nurse first assistant" means a registered nurse who:

(1) has completed a nurse first assistant educational program approved or recognized by an organization recognized by the board; and

(2) is either:

(A) certified in perioperative nursing by an organization recognized by the board; or

(B) recognized by the board as an advanced practice nurse and qualified by education, training, or experience to perform the tasks involved in perioperative nursing.

(b) Unless the person is a nurse first assistant, the person may not use:

(1) the title "nurse first assistant" or "registered nurse first assistant";

(2) the abbreviation "R.N.F.A."; or

(3) any other title or abbreviation that implies to the public that the person is qualified as a nurse first assistant under this section.

(c) A health maintenance organization or an insurer, including an insurer offering a preferred provider benefit plan, may not, by contract or any other method, require a physician to use the services of a nurse first assistant.

(d) A nurse who is not a nurse first assistant may assist a physician, podiatrist, or dentist in the performance of surgery if the nurse:

(1) assists under the direct personal supervision and in the physical presence of the physician, podiatrist, or dentist;

(2) is in the same sterile field as the physician, podiatrist, or dentist;

(3) is employed by:

(A) the physician, podiatrist, or dentist;

(B) a group to which the physician, podiatrist, or dentist belongs; or

(C) a hospital licensed or owned by the state; and

(4) is qualified by education, training, or experience to perform the tasks assigned to the nurse.

(e) A patient or third-party insurer may not be billed separately for the services performed by a nurse described by Subsection (d).
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 171.0121 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 171 / Section 171.0121
§ 171.0121. MEDICAL RECORD.
Status: in_force

(a) Before the abortion begins, a copy of the signed, written certification received by the physician under Section 171.012(a)(6) must be placed in the pregnant woman's medical records.

(b) A copy of the signed, written certification required under Sections 171.012(a)(5) and (6) shall be retained by the facility where the abortion is performed until:

(1) the seventh anniversary of the date it is signed; or

(2) if the pregnant woman is a minor, the later of:

(A) the seventh anniversary of the date it is signed; or

(B) the woman's 21st birthday.
Tex. Local Government Code § 325.031 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 325 / Section 325.031
§ 325.031. GENERAL POWERS.
Status: in_force

To carry out this chapter, the district may:

(1) apply for, accept, receive, and administer gifts, grants, loans, and other funds available from any source;

(2) enter into contracts with the federal government and its agencies, the state and its agencies, local governmental entities including the county, and private entities;

(3) conduct, request, and participate in studies, investigations, and research relating to providing a sports facility; and

(4) advise, consult, and cooperate with the federal government and its agencies, the state and its agencies, local governmental entities including the county, and private entities.
Tex. Occupations Code § 401.061 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 401 / Section 401.061
§ 401.061. OVER-THE-COUNTER HEARING AIDS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by this section, this chapter does not apply to servicing, marketing, selling, dispensing, providing customer support for, acquiring, or distributing over-the-counter hearing aids, regardless of whether the transaction occurs in person, online, or through other means.

(b) A person is not required to obtain a license under this chapter or Chapter 402 to engage in an activity described by Subsection (a).

(c) A person may not use the title "licensed dispenser" or "licensed seller" with respect to over-the-counter hearing aids or otherwise represent that the person holds a license to sell or dispense over-the-counter hearing aids unless the person is licensed as an audiologist or audiologist intern under this chapter or as a hearing instrument fitter and dispenser under Chapter 402.

(d) The supervision, prescription, order, involvement, or intervention of a person licensed in this state is not required under this chapter for a consumer to access over-the-counter hearing aids.

(e) A person licensed under this chapter may service, market, sell, dispense, provide customer support for, or distribute over-the-counter hearing aids. These activities do not exempt a person licensed under this chapter from any applicable provision of this chapter or Chapter 402.
Tex. Insurance Code § 883.051 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 883 / Section 883.051
§ 883.051. FORMATION OF COMPANY.
Status: in_force

(a) Twenty or more persons, a majority of whom are residents of this state, may incorporate in accordance with this chapter to engage in the business of mutual insurance as provided by this chapter.

(b) To form a mutual insurance company, each incorporator must sign and acknowledge the articles of incorporation of the company.

(c) The incorporators of a proposed mutual insurance company are subject to Sections 822.001, 822.051, 822.057(a)(1)-(3), (b), and (c), 822.058(a), 822.059, 822.060, and 822.201, except that:

(1) the minimum number of persons required to adopt and sign the proposed company's articles of incorporation under Section 822.051 is equal to the number of the proposed company's incorporators as provided by Subsection (a); and

(2) the unencumbered surplus of the mutual insurance company is capital structure for purposes of Section 822.201.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3849.158 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3849 / Section 3849.158
§ 3849.158. UTILITY PROPERTY EXEMPT FROM IMPACT FEES AND ASSESSMENTS.
Status: in_force

The district may not impose an impact fee or assessment on the property, including the equipment, rights-of-way, facilities, or improvements, of:

(1) an electric utility or a power generation company as defined by Section 31.002, Utilities Code;

(2) a gas utility as defined by Section 101.003 or 121.001, Utilities Code;

(3) a telecommunications provider as defined by Section 51.002, Utilities Code; or

(4) a person who provides to the public cable television or advanced telecommunications services.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 202.007 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 202 / Section 202.007
§ 202.007. REIMBURSEMENT.
Status: in_force

A board member is not entitled to compensation for service on the board but is entitled to reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses incurred in performing official duties as a board member.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 36.31 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 36 / Section 36.31
§ 36.31. DISAGREEMENT OF JURY.
Status: in_force

After the cause is submitted to the jury, it may be discharged when it cannot agree and both parties consent to its discharge; or the court may in its discretion discharge it where it has been kept together for such time as to render it altogether improbable that it can agree.
Tex. Water Code § 54.205 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 54 / Section 54.205
§ 54.205. ADOPTING RULES AND REGULATIONS.
Status: in_force

A district may adopt and enforce reasonable rules and regulations to:

(1) secure and maintain safe, sanitary, and adequate plumbing installations, connections, and appurtenances as subsidiary parts of its sanitary sewer system;

(2) preserve the sanitary condition of all water controlled by the district;

(3) prevent waste or the unauthorized use of water controlled by the district;

(4) regulate privileges on any land or any easement owned or controlled by the district; and

(5) provide and regulate a safe and adequate freshwater distribution system.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1004.255 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1004 / Section 1004.255
§ 1004.255. MATURITY.
Status: in_force

District bonds must mature not later than 50 years after the date of their issuance.
Tex. Occupations Code § 101.302 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 101 / Section 101.302
§ 101.302. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE; DIRECTOR.
Status: in_force

(a) The governor shall appoint an executive committee consisting of at least three members who are public members of the governing bodies of licensing agencies. The executive committee shall appoint a director for the office. The director shall be responsible for administering the provisions of this subchapter.

(b) The director may not be:

(1) a health care professional licensed or certified by a licensing agency;

(2) financially involved with the provision of health care or with an entity that provides health care, including an entity regulated by a licensing agency;

(3) an officer, employee, or paid consultant of a trade association for a profession that is regulated by a licensing agency;

(4) an officer, employee, or paid consultant of a trade association for an entity regulated by the Texas Department of Insurance; or

(5) required to register as a lobbyist under Chapter 305, Government Code, because of the person's activities for compensation related to a person or organization subject to regulation by a licensing agency.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8513.0808 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8513 / Section 8513.0808
§ 8513.0808. POLLUTION CONTROL DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) A pollution control district may include any territory, whether or not contiguous, in the authority.

(b) If any portion of the territory of a proposed pollution control district falls within the boundaries or the exclusive extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality, the board must obtain the municipality's consent before creating the proposed district. Consent of a municipality:

(1) may contain any conditions agreed on by the authority and the municipality; and

(2) must be evidenced by an enacted ordinance of the municipality's governing body.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 22.002 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 22 / Section 22.002
§ 22.002. MEETINGS BY REMOTE COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY.
Status: in_force

A meeting of the members of a corporation, the board of directors of a corporation, or any committee designated by the board of directors of a corporation may be held by means of a conference telephone or similar communications equipment, another suitable electronic communications system, including videoconferencing technology or the Internet, or any combination of those means, in accordance with Section 6.002.
Tex. Occupations Code § 702.251 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 702 / Section 702.251
§ 702.251. FILING OF SECURITY CLAIM.
Status: in_force

A member may file a claim against the security filed or posted under this subchapter by providing to the secretary of state a copy of the contract between the member and certificate holder who filed or posted the security, accompanied by proof of payment made under the contract, if the certificate holder's health spa:

(1) closes and fails to provide alternative facilities not more than 10 miles from the location of the health spa; or

(2) relocates more than 10 miles from its location preceding the relocation.
Tex. Government Code § 25.0742 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 25 / Section 25.0742
§ 25.0742. ERATH COUNTY COURT AT LAW PROVISIONS.
Status: repealed

(a) In addition to the jurisdiction provided by Section 25.0003 and other law, a county court at law in Erath County has concurrent jurisdiction with the district court in proceedings under Chapter 262, Family Code, in which the Department of Protective and Regulatory Services has assumed the care, custody, and control of a child.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 3, Sec. 4.50(a)(35), eff. January 1, 2012.
Tex. Occupations Code § 110.459 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 110 / Section 110.459
§ 110.459. DETERMINATION BY COURT.
Status: in_force

(a) If the court sustains the determination that a violation occurred, the court may uphold or reduce the amount of the administrative penalty and order the person to pay the full or reduced amount of the penalty.

(b) If the court does not sustain the finding that a violation occurred, the court shall order that a penalty is not owed.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1037.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1037 / Section 1037.001
§ 1037.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

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

(3) "District" means the Hamlin Hospital District.
Tex. Water Code § 15.318 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 15 / Section 15.318
§ 15.318.
Status: in_force

Sec. 15.318. PRICE OF SALE: FACILITIES ACQUIRED UNDER CONTRACTS WITH THE UNITED STATES. (a) The price of the sale or transfer of a state facility acquired on or subsequent to September 1, 1981, under a contract with the United States shall be the sum of the direct cost of acquisition, plus an amount of interest calculated by multiplying the lending rate in effect at the time of acquisition, by the amount of board money disbursed for the acquisition of the facility times the number of years and fraction of a year from the date or dates of disbursement of the money to the date or dates of sale or transfer, plus the board's cost of operating and maintaining the facility from the date of acquisition to the date of the sale or transfer of the facility, less any payments received by the board from the lease of the facility or the sale of water from it.

(b) If, in transferring any contract, the board remains in any way directly, conditionally, or contingently liable for the performance of any part of the contract, then the transferee, in addition to the payments prescribed by Subsection (a) of this section, as applicable, shall pay to the board annually one-half of one percent of the remaining amount owed to the other party to the contract, and shall continue these payments until the board is fully released from the contract.
Tex. Education Code § 21.041 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 21 / Section 21.041
§ 21.041. RULES; FEES.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may adopt rules as necessary for its own procedures.

(b) The board shall propose rules that:

(1) provide for the regulation of educators and the general administration of this subchapter in a manner consistent with this subchapter;

(2) specify the classes of educator certificates to be issued, including emergency certificates;

(3) specify the period for which each class of educator certificate is valid;

(4) specify the requirements for the issuance and renewal of an educator certificate;

(5) provide for the issuance of an educator certificate to a person who holds a similar certificate issued by another state or foreign country, subject to Section 21.052;

(6) provide for special or restricted certification of educators, including certification of instructors of American Sign Language;

(7) provide for disciplinary proceedings, including the suspension or revocation of an educator certificate, as provided by Chapter 2001, Government Code;

(8) provide for the adoption, amendment, and enforcement of an educator's code of ethics;

(9) provide for continuing education requirements; and

(10) provide for certification of persons performing appraisals under Subchapter H.

(c) The board shall propose a rule adopting a fee for the issuance and maintenance of an educator certificate that, when combined with any fees imposed under Subsection (d), is adequate to cover the cost of administration of this subchapter.

(d) The board may propose a rule adopting a fee for the approval or renewal of approval of an educator preparation program, or for the addition of a certificate or field of certification to the scope of a program's approval. A fee imposed under this subsection may not exceed the amount necessary, as determined by the board, to provide for the administrative cost of approving, renewing the approval of, and appropriately ensuring the accountability of educator preparation programs under this subchapter.

(e) A rule proposed by the board under this section relating to educator preparation is not subject to Section 2001.0045, Government Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8217.203 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8217 / Section 8217.203
§ 8217.203. TAXES FOR BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

At the time bonds or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes are issued:

(1) the board shall impose a continuing direct annual ad valorem tax, without limit as to rate or amount, for each year that all or part of the bonds are outstanding; and

(2) the district annually shall impose an ad valorem tax on all taxable property in the district in an amount sufficient to:

(A) pay the interest on the bonds or other obligations as the interest becomes due;

(B) create a sinking fund for the payment of the principal of the bonds or other obligations when due or the redemption price at any earlier required redemption date; and

(C) pay the expenses of imposing the taxes.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1050.054 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1050 / Section 1050.054
§ 1050.054. QUALIFICATIONS FOR OFFICE.
Status: in_force

(a) A person is not qualified for appointment or election as a director unless the person:

(1) is a district resident; and

(2) is at least 18 years of age at the time of the appointment or election.

(b) A person may not be appointed as a director for a commissioners precinct unless at the time of appointment the person is a resident of that commissioners precinct.
Tex. Transportation Code § 502.198 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 502 / Section 502.198
§ 502.198. DISPOSITION OF FEES GENERALLY.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Sections 502.058, 502.060, 502.1911, 502.192, 502.356, 502.357, and 502.360 and Subchapter H, this section applies to all fees collected by a county assessor-collector under this chapter.

(b) Each Tuesday, a county assessor-collector shall credit to the county road and bridge fund an amount equal to the net collections made during the preceding week until the amount so credited for the calendar year equals the total of:

(1) $60,000; and

(2) $350 for each mile of county road maintained by the county, according to the most recent information available from the department, not to exceed 500 miles.

(c) After the credits to the county road and bridge fund equal the total computed under Subsection (b), each Tuesday the county assessor-collector shall:

(1) credit to the county road and bridge fund an amount equal to 50 percent of the net collections made during the preceding week, until the amount so credited for the calendar year equals $125,000; and

(2) send to the department an amount equal to 50 percent of those collections for deposit to the credit of the state highway fund.

(d) After the credits to the county road and bridge fund equal the total amounts computed under Subsections (b) and (c)(1), each Tuesday the county assessor-collector shall send to the department all collections made during the preceding week for deposit to the credit of the state highway fund.