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Tex. Education Code § 61.531 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 61 / Section 61.531
§ 61.531. REPAYMENT AUTHORIZED.
Status: repealed

(a) The coordinating board may provide, using funds appropriated for that purpose and in accordance with this subchapter and rules of the board, assistance in the repayment of student loans for physicians who apply and qualify for the assistance.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 285, Sec. 17, eff. September 1, 2009.

(c) Repealed by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 285, Sec. 17, eff. September 1, 2009.
Tex. Local Government Code § 231.109 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 231 / Section 231.109
§ 231.109. COMMISSION STUDIES; REPORTS; HEARINGS.
Status: in_force

(a) At the request of the commissioners court, the lake planning commission shall, or on its own initiative the commission may, conduct studies of the lake area in the county and prepare reports to advise the commissioners court about the boundaries of the original zoned districts, other regulations for the lake area, and changes to those districts or regulations.

(b) Before the commission may prepare a report, it must hold a public hearing at which members of the public may present testimony about any subject to be included in the commission's report. The commission shall give notice of the hearing as required by the commissioners court.

(c) If a report will advise the commissioners court about proposed action regarding the zoning classification of a parcel of land, the commission shall send written notice to each landowner, as listed on the county tax rolls, whose land is directly affected by the proposed action or whose land is located within 200 feet of land directly affected. The notice must inform the landowner of the time and place of the public hearing at which the landowner may present testimony to the commission about the proposed action and must be deposited in the United States mail before the 10th day before the date of the hearing.
Tex. Education Code § 51.3535 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 51 / Section 51.3535
§ 51.3535. RESPONSIBILITY OF SYSTEM ADMINISTRATION REGARDING COMPETENCY-BASED EDUCATION.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section:

(1) "Competency-based baccalaureate degree program" has the meaning assigned by Section 56.521.

(2) "Coordinating board" means the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.

(b) Subject to coordinating board approval under Section 61.0512, the system administration of each system shall ensure that one or more institutions of higher education in the system offer competency-based baccalaureate degree programs in each field of study in high demand, as determined by coordinating board rule.

(c) Subject to adjustment under Subsection (d), a competency-based baccalaureate degree program offered under this section may not exceed a total cost to an enrolled student of an amount equal to one-half of the average cost of attendance at an institution of higher education, as determined by coordinating board rule.

(d) Beginning with the 2027-2028 academic year, the coordinating board shall annually adjust the limit described by Subsection (c) for the preceding academic year by the rate of inflation for the preceding academic year, as determined on the basis of changes in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the United States Department of Labor.

(e) The coordinating board may adopt rules as necessary to administer this section.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 111.261 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 111 / Section 111.261
§ 111.261. PENALTY RECOVERABLE BY STATE.
Status: in_force

A common carrier under this chapter is subject to a penalty of not less than $100 nor more than $1,000 for each offense, recoverable in the name of the state, if the common carrier:

(1) violates Section 111.013 through 111.024, 111.134, 111.135, 111.138, 111.139, 111.141, or 111.142 of this code or a valid order of the commission; or

(2) fails to perform a duty imposed by Section 111.013 through 111.024, 111.134, 111.135, 111.138, 111.139, 111.141, or 111.142 of this code.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 533A.017 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 533A / Section 533A.017
§ 533A.017. PARTICIPATION IN PURCHASING CONTRACTS OR GROUP PURCHASING PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

(a) This section does not apply to a "health and human services agency," as that term is defined by Section 521.0001, Government Code.

(b) The executive commissioner may allow a state agency, local agency, or local intellectual and developmental disability authority that expends public money to purchase goods or services in connection with providing or coordinating the provision of intellectual disability services to purchase goods or services with the public money by participating in:

(1) a contract the executive commissioner has made to purchase goods or services; or

(2) a group purchasing program established or designated by the executive commissioner that offers discounts to providers of intellectual disability services.
Tex. Government Code § 26.278 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 26 / Section 26.278
§ 26.278. NUECES COUNTY.
Status: in_force

The County Court of Nueces County has the general jurisdiction of a probate court but has no other civil or criminal jurisdiction.
Tex. Government Code § 2273.005 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2273 / Section 2273.005
§ 2273.005. CONSTRUCTION OF CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This chapter may not be construed to restrict a municipality or county from prohibiting abortion.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 32.020 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 32 / Section 32.020
§ 32.020. MINUTES OF BOARD.
Status: in_force

The board shall keep minutes which shall include a record of its proceedings and a docket on which the secretary shall enter matters to be considered by the board.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 300C.0155 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 300C / Section 300C.0155
§ 300C.0155. AUTHORITY TO REFUSE FOR VIOLATION.
Status: in_force

The Health and Human Services Commission may refuse to accept money from a local provider participation fund administered under this chapter if the commission determines that acceptance of the money may violate federal law.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 370.003 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 370 / Section 370.003
§ 370.003. TOXIC CHEMICAL RELEASE FORM REQUIRED OF CERTAIN FACILITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The owner or operator of a facility shall submit a toxic chemical release form to the executive director if the facility:

(1) has 10 or more full-time employees and a standard industrial classification code between 20 and 39 that was in effect on July 1, 1985, or has been designated as a facility subject to these requirements by the administrator; and

(2) manufactured, processed, or otherwise used a toxic chemical in excess of the threshold amount during the calendar year for which a toxic chemical release form is required.

(b) The owner or operator of a facility subject to Subsection (a) shall submit a toxic chemical release form for each toxic chemical manufactured, processed, or otherwise used at the facility during the preceding calendar year in a quantity exceeding the threshold amount.

(c) The form shall be submitted not later than July 1 of each year and must contain data that reflect each release that occurred during the preceding calendar year. The administrator may modify the frequency with which a report must be submitted under this section as provided under the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986 (42 U.S.C. Section 11001 et seq.).
Tex. Occupations Code § 2001.512 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2001 / Section 2001.512
§ 2001.512. APPLICATION OF TAX LAWS.
Status: in_force

(a) Subtitle B, Title 2, Tax Code, applies to the administration, collection, and enforcement of the fee on prizes imposed under Section 2001.502 except as modified by this chapter.

(b) In applying the provisions of Subtitle B, Title 2, Tax Code, to the fee on prizes imposed under Section 2001.502 only, the fee on prizes is treated as if it were a tax and the powers and duties assigned to the comptroller under that subtitle are assigned to the commission.
Tex. Education Code § 22A.153 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 22A / Section 22A.153
§ 22A.153. TEMPORARY INCLUSION IN REGISTRY FOR CERTAIN ARRESTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner shall temporarily include a person who is employed by or acting as a service provider for an educational entity in the registry if the person is arrested for an offense listed under Section 22A.201(a).

(b) Before temporarily including a person described by Subsection (a) in the registry, the commissioner must verify that the person arrested for an offense described by that subsection is the same person who is employed by or acting as a service provider for an educational entity.

(c) An inclusion in the registry under this section remains in effect until the final disposition of the matter. The State Office of Administrative Hearings shall hold a final hearing on the matter not later than the 61st day after the date of the final disposition of any criminal charges related to the arrest to determine whether the person should be included in the registry.

(d) The commissioner shall adopt rules to implement this section.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 143.082 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 143 / Section 143.082
§ 143.082. PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person knowingly permits a head of cattle or a domestic turkey to run at large in a county or area that has adopted this subchapter.

(b) An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1501.066 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1501 / Section 1501.066
§ 1501.066. ELECTION TO TREAT PARTICIPATING EMPLOYERS SEPARATELY FOR RATING PURPOSES.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding Section 1501.063, a health group cooperative may file with the commissioner, on a form and in the manner prescribed by the commissioner, an election to treat each participating employer within the cooperative as a separate employer for purposes of rating small and large employer health benefit plans, subject to the rating requirements of this code applicable to such plans. An existing health group cooperative must file the election with the department not later than the 90th day before the date on which the election is to become effective.

(b) A health group cooperative must provide to all participating and prospective employers, in a manner prescribed by the commissioner, a written notice of the cooperative's election to treat participating employers within the cooperative as separate employers for purposes of rating small and large employer health benefit plans. Employers participating in the cooperative when such an election is made must be provided notice of the election not later than the 90th day before the date the election is to become effective. For a participating employer, the notice must contain the quote for the premium rate applicable to the employer as of the date the plan is renewed. Prospective employers must be provided notice of the election when the prospective employer applies to become a participating employer in the health group cooperative.

(c) An election under this section is effective on the earliest date after the election is made on which the plan to which the election applies is initially issued or renewed. The election remains in effect for not less than 12 months after the effective date.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1106.061 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1106 / Section 1106.061
§ 1106.061. MAINTENANCE OF RECORDS; PUBLIC INSPECTION.
Status: in_force

All district records, including books, accounts, notices, and minutes, and all other matters of the district and the operation of its facilities, shall be:

(1) maintained at the district office; and

(2) open to public inspection at the district office at all reasonable hours.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8432.005 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8432 / Section 8432.005
§ 8432.005. INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

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

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

(1) organization, existence, or validity;

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

(3) right to impose a tax; or

(4) legality or operation.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8508.0053 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8508 / Section 8508.0053
§ 8508.0053. REMOVAL.
Status: in_force

(a) The governor may remove a director from office for:

(1) inefficiency;

(2) neglect of duty;

(3) misconduct in office; or

(4) absence from three consecutive regular board meetings.

(b) Before a director is removed from office, the board shall call and hold a hearing on the charges against the director, and the director is entitled to appear at the hearing and present evidence to show why the director should not be removed from office.

(c) Not later than the 30th day before the date of the hearing, the board shall give the accused director notice of:

(1) the charges against the director; and

(2) the time and place for the hearing.

(d) An affirmative vote of not fewer than four of the directors is required to approve a recommendation for removal.

(e) A recommendation for removal shall be forwarded to the governor for the governor's consideration and action as provided by this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9080.0001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9080 / Section 9080.0001
§ 9080.0001. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this chapter, "district" means the Hall and Donley Counties Water Control and Improvement District No. 1 of Hall and Donley Counties.
Tex. Finance Code § 342.456 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 342 / Section 342.456
§ 342.456. AGREEMENT TO MODIFY TERM OF SECONDARY MORTGAGE LOAN CONTRACT.
Status: in_force

(a) A lender and a borrower may enter into an agreement under which a term of a secondary mortgage loan contract is amended, restated, or rescheduled.

(b) An agreement under this section must be written and signed by the lender and borrower.

(c) An agreement under this section must contain:

(1) the date of the agreement;

(2) the name and address of the lender; and

(3) the name and address of each borrower.

(d) The lender shall deliver a copy of an agreement under this section to the borrower.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2303.052 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2303 / Section 2303.052
§ 2303.052. ISSUANCE OF LICENSE; FEES.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may issue licenses to operate vehicle storage facilities.

(b) The department may impose and collect a fee for a license in an amount sufficient to cover the costs incurred by the department in administering this chapter.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 152.0001 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 152 / Section 152.0001
§ 152.0001. APPLICATION OF SUBCHAPTER.
Status: in_force

(a) This subchapter applies to each juvenile board created under this chapter. If a provision of this subchapter conflicts with a specific provision for a particular juvenile board, the specific provision controls.

(b) A statement in this chapter that a general provision of this subchapter does not apply to a specific juvenile board does not affect the application of other laws on the same subject that may affect the board.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 257.004 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 257 / Section 257.004
§ 257.004. NURSE STAFFING COMMITTEE.
Status: in_force

(a) A hospital shall establish a nurse staffing committee as a standing committee of the hospital.

(b) The committee shall be composed of members who are representative of the types of nursing services provided in the hospital.

(c) The chief nursing officer of the hospital is a voting member of the committee.

(d) At least 60 percent of the members of the committee must be registered nurses who:

(1) provide direct patient care during at least 50 percent of their work time; and

(2) are selected by their peers who provide direct patient care during at least 50 percent of their work time.

(e) The committee shall meet at least quarterly.

(f) Participation on the committee by a hospital employee as a committee member is part of the employee's work time, and the hospital shall compensate that member for that time accordingly. The hospital shall relieve a committee member of other work duties during committee meetings.

(g) The committee shall:

(1) develop and recommend to the hospital's governing body a nurse staffing plan that meets the requirements of Section 257.003;

(2) review, assess, and respond to staffing concerns expressed to the committee;

(3) identify the nurse-sensitive outcome measures the committee will use to evaluate the effectiveness of the official nurse services staffing plan;

(4) evaluate, at least semiannually, the effectiveness of the official nurse services staffing plan and variations between the plan and the actual staffing; and

(5) submit to the hospital's governing body, at least semiannually, a report on nurse staffing and patient care outcomes, including the committee's evaluation of the effectiveness of the official nurse services staffing plan and aggregate variations between the staffing plan and actual staffing.

(h) In evaluating the effectiveness of the official nurse services staffing plan, the committee shall consider patient needs, nursing-sensitive quality indicators, nurse satisfaction measures collected by the hospital, and evidence-based nurse staffing standards.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3831.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3831 / Section 3831.102
§ 3831.102. RULES.
Status: in_force

The board may adopt rules to govern the district, including rules governing district operations, employees, and property.
Tex. Election Code § 17.005 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 17 / Section 17.005
§ 17.005. CANCELLATION DELAYED PENDING APPEAL.
Status: in_force

If a voter's registration is to be canceled following a decision from which an appeal is taken, the registrar shall delay canceling the registration, pending the outcome of the appeal, on the timely delivery of the copy of the petition for review.
Tex. Tax Code § 23.9808 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 23 / Section 23.9808
§ 23.9808. OIL AND GAS OPERATIONS ON LAND.
Status: in_force

The eligibility of land for appraisal under this subchapter does not end because a lessee under an oil and gas lease begins conducting oil and gas operations over which the Railroad Commission of Texas has jurisdiction on the land if the portion of the land on which oil and gas operations are not being conducted otherwise continues to qualify for appraisal under this subchapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7952.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7952 / Section 7952.104
§ 7952.104. ROAD STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A road project must meet all applicable construction standards, zoning and subdivision requirements, and regulations of each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the road project is located.

(b) If a road project is not located in the corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality, the road project must meet all applicable construction standards, subdivision requirements, and regulations of each county in which the road project is located.

(c) If the state will maintain and operate the road, the Texas Transportation Commission must approve the plans and specifications of the road project.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 534.106 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 534 / Section 534.106
§ 534.106. CONTRACTS FOR CERTAIN COMMUNITY SERVICES.
Status: in_force

(a) The executive commissioner shall design a competitive procurement or similar system that an intellectual and developmental disability authority shall use in awarding an initial contract for the provision of services at the community level for persons with an intellectual disability, including residential services, if the contract involves the use of state money or money for which the state has oversight responsibility.

(b) The system must require that each local intellectual and developmental disability authority:

(1) ensure public participation in the authority's decisions regarding whether to provide or to contract for a service;

(2) make a reasonable effort to give notice of the intent to contract for services to each potential private provider in the local service area of the authority; and

(3) review each submitted proposal and award the contract to the applicant that the authority determines has made the lowest and best bid to provide the needed services.

(c) Each local intellectual and developmental disability authority, in determining the lowest and best bid, shall consider any relevant information included in the authority's request for bid proposals, including:

(1) price;

(2) the ability of the bidder to perform the contract and to provide the required services;

(3) whether the bidder can perform the contract or provide the services within the period required, without delay or interference;

(4) the bidder's history of compliance with the laws relating to the bidder's business operations and the affected services and whether the bidder is currently in compliance;

(5) whether the bidder's financial resources are sufficient to perform the contract and to provide the services;

(6) whether necessary or desirable support and ancillary services are available to the bidder;

(7) the character, responsibility, integrity, reputation, and experience of the bidder;

(8) the quality of the facilities and equipment available to or proposed by the bidder;

(9) the ability of the bidder to provide continuity of services; and

(10) the ability of the bidder to meet all applicable written departmental policies, principles, and regulations.
Tex. Finance Code § 14.112 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 14 / Section 14.112
§ 14.112. LICENSING AND REGISTRATION TERMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The finance commission by rule shall prescribe the licensing or registration period for licenses and registrations issued under Chapters 342, 345, 347, 348, 351, 352, 353, 371, 393, and 394 of this code and Chapter 1956, Occupations Code, not to exceed two years.

(b) In adopting rules under Subsection (a), the finance commission shall set terms for licenses that comply with Chapter 180 and the federal Secure and Fair Enforcement for Mortgage Licensing Act of 2008 (Pub. L. No. 110-289).

(c) If the finance commission prescribes the term of a license or registration under Subsection (a) for a period other than one year, the commissioner shall prorate the applicable fee required under a chapter specified in Subsection (a) as necessary to reflect the term of the license or registration.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1043.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1043 / Section 1043.101
§ 1043.101. DISTRICT RESPONSIBILITY.
Status: in_force

The district has full responsibility for providing medical and hospital care for the district's needy and indigent residents.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8403.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8403 / Section 8403.001
§ 8403.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

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

(3) "District" means the Rolling Fork Public Utility District.