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Tex. Occupations Code § 301.202 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 301 / Section 301.202
§ 301.202. COMPLAINTS.
Status: repealed

(a) The board by rule shall establish methods by which consumers and service recipients are notified of the name, mailing address, and telephone number of the board for the purpose of directing complaints to the board. The board may provide for that notice:

(1) on each registration form, application, or written contract for services of a person regulated by the board;

(2) on a sign prominently displayed in the place of business of each person regulated by the board; or

(3) in a bill for service provided by a person regulated by the board.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 999, Sec. 17, eff. June 19, 2009.

(c) The board shall list with its regular telephone number any toll-free telephone number established under other state law that may be called to present a complaint about a health professional.
Tex. Occupations Code § 455.054 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 455 / Section 455.054
§ 455.054. RULES REGARDING MASSAGE THERAPISTS.
Status: in_force

Rules adopted under this chapter relating to a massage therapist must contain minimum standards for:

(1) the issuance, denial, renewal, suspension, revocation, or probation of a license under this chapter;

(2) the qualifications of a massage therapist;

(3) the sanitary and hygienic conditions of the physical environment in which a massage therapist practices massage therapy;

(4) the records kept by a massage therapist;

(5) the inspection of the records, equipment, and sanitary and hygienic conditions of the physical environment used by a massage therapist in practicing massage therapy; and

(6) any other aspect of the practice of a massage therapist necessary to protect the public.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 101.0515 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 101 / Section 101.0515
§ 101.0515. EXECUTION OF FILINGS.
Status: in_force

(a) Unless otherwise provided by this title, a filing instrument of a limited liability company must be signed by an authorized officer, manager, or member of the limited liability company.

(b) Unless otherwise provided by this title, a filing instrument of a registered series of a domestic limited liability company must be signed by an authorized officer, manager, or member of the registered series.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 225.002 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 225 / Section 225.002
§ 225.002. FEDERAL LAW.
Status: in_force

A reference in this chapter to federal law is a reference to any pertinent federal authority, including:

(1) the National Health Planning and Resources Development Act of 1974 (Pub. L. No. 93-641), as amended by the Health Planning and Resources Development Amendments of 1979 (Pub. L. No. 96-79);

(2) Pub. L. Nos. 79-725, 88-164, 89-749, and 92-603; and

(3) the federal rules and regulations adopted under a law specified by Subdivision (1) or (2).
Tex. Government Code § 659.014 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 659 / Section 659.014
§ 659.014. SUSPENDED LAWS CONTINUED IN EFFECT.
Status: in_force

Those laws suspended by the operation of Section 659.013 are continued in effect, although suspended, as those laws existed September 1, 1993, including:

(1) Article 6813, Revised Statutes (setting annual salaries for named officers and employees);

(2) Chapter 277, Acts of the 40th Legislature, Regular Session, 1927 (Article 6813a, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes) (setting and regulating the salary of members of the Railroad Commission of Texas); and

(3) Article 6824, Revised Statutes (prohibiting an increase or decrease of salary during an officer's term of office).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8887.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8887 / Section 8887.103
§ 8887.103. WELL SPACING AND PRODUCTION.
Status: in_force

To minimize as far as practicable the drawdown of the water table or the reduction of the artesian pressure, the district may provide for the spacing of wells producing from a groundwater reservoir or a subdivision of a groundwater reservoir in the district and regulate the production from those wells.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 32.011 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 32 / Section 32.011
§ 32.011. DENIAL, MODIFICATION, SUSPENSION, OR TERMINATION OF SERVICES.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may, for cause, deny, modify, suspend, or terminate services to an individual eligible for or receiving services after notice to the individual and an opportunity for a hearing.

(b) The executive commissioner by rule shall provide criteria for action by the department under this section.

(c) Chapter 2001, Government Code, does not apply to the granting, denial, modification, suspension, or termination of services. The department shall provide hearings in accordance with the department's due process hearing rules.

(d) The department shall render the final administrative decision following a due process hearing to deny, modify, suspend, or terminate the receipt of services.

(e) The notice and hearing required by this section do not apply if the department restricts program services to conform to budgetary limitations that require the executive commissioner to establish service priorities.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8832.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8832 / Section 8832.052
§ 8832.052. ELECTION OF DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is divided into five numbered single-member districts for electing directors.

(b) The board may revise the single-member districts as necessary or appropriate.

(c) One director is elected from each single-member district. A director elected from a single-member district represents the residents and property owners of that single-member district.

(d) Board elections are conducted according to Sections 36.017(b)-(h), Water Code, and the Election Code.
Tex. Water Code § 53.190 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 53 / Section 53.190
§ 53.190. SUBJECT TO RULES OF BOARD.
Status: in_force

The assessor and collector is subject to the rules and regulations of the board in the same manner as provided by law for assessors and collectors of water improvement districts.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7944A.0104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7944A / Section 7944A.0104
§ 7944A.0104. CONSENT OF MUNICIPALITY REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors may not hold an election under Section 7944A.0103 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. Special District Local Laws Code § 1089.114 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1089 / Section 1089.114
§ 1089.114. PAYMENT FOR TREATMENT; PROCEDURES.
Status: in_force

(a) The district administrator may have an inquiry made into the financial circumstances of:

(1) a person who resides in the district and is admitted as a patient to a district facility; and

(2) a relative of the patient who is legally responsible for the patient's support.

(b) To the extent that the patient or a relative of the patient who is legally responsible for the patient's support cannot pay for care and treatment provided by the district, the district shall supply the care and treatment without charging the patient or the patient's relative.

(c) On determining that the patient or a relative legally responsible for the patient's support can pay for all or part of the care and treatment provided by the district, the district administrator shall report that determination to the board and the board shall issue an order directing the patient or the relative to pay the district a specified amount each week. The amount must be based on the individual's ability to pay.

(d) The district administrator may collect the money owed to the district from the patient's estate or from that of a relative legally responsible for the patient's support in the manner provided by law for collection of expenses in the last illness of a deceased person.

(e) If there is a dispute relating to a person's ability to pay or if the district administrator has any doubt concerning a person's ability to pay, the board shall:

(1) call witnesses;

(2) hear and resolve the question; and

(3) issue a final order.

(f) The final order of the board may be appealed to a district court in Reeves County. The substantial evidence rule applies to the appeal.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 201.006 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 201 / Section 201.006
§ 201.006. INVESTIGATION RECORDS REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

A law enforcement agency investigating a violation of this chapter shall maintain a record of the investigation. The record is public information.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1122.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1122 / Section 1122.103
§ 1122.103. RULES.
Status: in_force

The board may adopt rules governing:

(1) the operation of the district and any district hospital; and

(2) the duties, functions, and responsibilities of district staff and employees.
Tex. Local Government Code § 284.104 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 284 / Section 284.104
§ 284.104. INSTALLATION IN MUNICIPAL PARKS AND RESIDENTIAL AREAS.
Status: in_force

(a) A network provider may not install a new node support pole in a public right-of-way without the municipality's discretionary, nondiscriminatory, and written consent if the public right-of-way is in a municipal park or is adjacent to a street or thoroughfare that is:

(1) not more than 50 feet wide; and

(2) adjacent to single-family residential lots or other multifamily residences or undeveloped land that is designated for residential use by zoning or deed restrictions.

(b) In addition to the requirement prescribed by Subsection (a), a network provider installing a network node or node support pole in a public right-of-way described by Subsection (a) shall comply with private deed restrictions and other private restrictions in the area that apply to those facilities.
Tex. Finance Code § 34.107 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 34 / Section 34.107
§ 34.107. ENGAGING IN COMMERCE PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

(a) A state bank may not buy, sell, or otherwise deal in goods in trade or commerce or own or operate a business not part of the business of banking except:

(1) as necessary to avoid or minimize a loss on a loan or investment previously made in good faith; or

(2) as otherwise provided by this subtitle or rules adopted under this subtitle.

(b) Engaging in an approved activity, directly or through a subsidiary, that is a financial activity or incidental or complementary to a financial activity, whether as principal or agent, is not considered to be engaging in commerce.
Tex. Education Code § 130.018 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 130 / Section 130.018
§ 130.018. SEPARATE BOARD OF TRUSTEES--TERMS, ETC.
Status: in_force

In the event a separate board of trustees for the junior college district is appointed under either procedure set out in Section 130.016 or Section 130.017 of this code, the board of trustees, consisting of nine members, shall be organized and constituted pursuant to the provisions of Section 130.082 of this code, and be governed by the provisions thereof.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7998.202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7998 / Section 7998.202
§ 7998.202. TAXES FOR BONDS.
Status: in_force

At the time the district issues bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, the board shall provide for the annual imposition of a continuing direct ad valorem tax, without limit as to rate or amount, while all or part of the bonds are outstanding as required and in the manner provided by Sections 54.601 and 54.602, Water Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1112.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1112 / Section 1112.101
§ 1112.101. DISTRICT RESPONSIBILITY.
Status: in_force

The district has full responsibility for:

(1) operating all hospital facilities for providing medical and hospital care of indigent persons; and

(2) providing medical and hospital care for the district's needy inhabitants.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 113.0002 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 113 / Section 113.0002
§ 113.0002. APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This chapter applies to automobile insurance policies in this state, including policies issued by a Lloyd's plan, a reciprocal or interinsurance exchange, or a county mutual insurance company.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8860.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8860 / Section 8860.103
§ 8860.103. MITIGATION ASSISTANCE.
Status: in_force

In addition to the authority granted by Chapter 36, Water Code, the district may assist in the mediation between landowners regarding the loss of existing groundwater supply of exempt domestic and livestock users due to the groundwater pumping of others.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1096.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1096 / Section 1096.105
§ 1096.105. RULES.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall adopt rules for the efficient operation of the district, including district facilities.

(b) The board shall:

(1) publish the rules in book form; and

(2) provide copies to interested persons on request at district expense.
Tex. Property Code § 113.151 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 113 / Section 113.151
§ 113.151. DEMAND FOR ACCOUNTING.
Status: in_force

(a) A beneficiary by written demand may request the trustee to deliver to each beneficiary of the trust a written statement of accounts covering all transactions since the last accounting or since the creation of the trust, whichever is later. If the trustee fails or refuses to deliver the statement on or before the 90th day after the date the trustee receives the demand or after a longer period ordered by a court, any beneficiary of the trust may file suit to compel the trustee to deliver the statement to all beneficiaries of the trust. The court may require the trustee to deliver a written statement of account to all beneficiaries on finding that the nature of the beneficiary's interest in the trust or the effect of the administration of the trust on the beneficiary's interest is sufficient to require an accounting by the trustee. However, the trustee is not obligated or required to account to the beneficiaries of a trust more frequently than once every 12 months unless a more frequent accounting is required by the court. If a beneficiary is successful in the suit to compel a statement under this section, the court may, in its discretion, award all or part of the costs of court and all of the suing beneficiary's reasonable and necessary attorney's fees and costs against the trustee in the trustee's individual capacity or in the trustee's capacity as trustee.

(b) An interested person may file suit to compel the trustee to account to the interested person. The court may require the trustee to deliver a written statement of account to the interested person on finding that the nature of the interest in the trust of, the claim against the trust by, or the effect of the administration of the trust on the interested person is sufficient to require an accounting by the trustee.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1097.106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1097 / Section 1097.106
§ 1097.106. PURCHASING AND ACCOUNTING PROCEDURES.
Status: in_force

The board may prescribe:

(1) the method and manner of making purchases and expenditures by and for the district; and

(2) all accounting and control procedures.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8849.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8849 / Section 8849.151
§ 8849.151. PUMPING FEES.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may assess regulatory pumping fees for water produced in or exported from the district.

(b) The regulatory pumping fees the district assesses for water for crop or livestock production or other agricultural uses may not exceed 20 percent of the rate applied to water for municipal uses.

(c) Regulatory pumping fees based on the amount of water withdrawn from a well may not exceed:

(1) $1 for each acre-foot for water used to irrigate agricultural crops; or

(2) 17 cents for each thousand gallons for water used for any other purpose.

(d) Combined regulatory pumping fees for production and export of water may not exceed 17 cents for each thousand gallons for water used.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1018.202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1018 / Section 1018.202
§ 1018.202. TAX TO PAY GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) At the time general obligation bonds are issued by the district under Section 1018.201, the board shall impose an ad valorem tax at a rate sufficient to create an interest and sinking fund to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds as the bonds mature.

(b) The tax required by this section together with any other ad valorem tax the district imposes may not in any year exceed 75 cents on each $100 valuation of all taxable property in the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8304.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8304 / Section 8304.051
§ 8304.051. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is governed by a board of five elected directors.

(b) Except as provided by Section 8304.052, directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1077.251 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1077 / Section 1077.251
§ 1077.251. IMPOSITION OF AD VALOREM TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) On final approval of the annual budget, the board shall impose a tax on all property in the district subject to district taxation.

(b) The board shall impose the tax to:

(1) pay the interest on and create a sinking fund for bonds issued or assumed by the district for hospital purposes; and

(2) care for indigents.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8084.0401 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8084 / Section 8084.0401
§ 8084.0401. ELECTIONS REGARDING TAXES OR BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue, without an election, bonds and other obligations secured by:

(1) revenue other than ad valorem taxes; or

(2) contract payments described by Section 8084.0403.

(b) The district must hold an election in the manner provided by Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, to obtain voter approval before the district may impose an ad valorem tax or issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes.

(c) The district may not issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes to finance a road project unless the issuance is approved by a vote of a two-thirds majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 80.007 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 80 / Section 80.007
§ 80.007. BOARD ELECTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The initial election for board members from a proposed pest management zone shall be held concurrently with a pest management zone referendum held under Section 80.006. Each pest management zone must be represented on the board and remain represented on the board until suppression operations are concluded and all debt of the pest management zone is paid.

(b) A board election shall be conducted under the procedures provided by this section and Section 80.016.

(c) A citrus producer who is eligible to vote in a referendum or election under this chapter is eligible to be a candidate for and member of the board if the person has at least seven years of experience as a citrus producer and otherwise meets the qualifications for the office.

(d) A citrus producer who wants to be a candidate for the board must meet the qualifications for board membership and file an application with the commissioner. The application must be:

(1) filed not later than the 30th day before the date set for the board election;

(2) on a form approved by the commissioner; and

(3) signed by at least 10 citrus producers who are eligible to vote in the board election.

(e) On receipt of an application and verification that the application meets the requirements of Subsection (d), an applicant's name shall be placed on the ballot for the board election.

(f) An eligible voter may vote for a citrus producer whose name does not appear on the official ballot by writing that person's name on the ballot.

(g) A board election must be preceded by at least 45 days' notice published in one or more newspapers published and distributed in the proposed or established pest management zone. The notice shall be published not less than once a week for three consecutive weeks. Not later than the 45th day before the date of the election, direct written notice of the election shall be given to each Texas AgriLife Extension Service agent in the pest management zone.

(h) Each board member shall be sworn into office by a representative of the commissioner by taking the oath of office required for elected officers of the state.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7960.0502 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7960 / Section 7960.0502
§ 7960.0502. TAXES FOR BONDS.
Status: in_force

At the time the district issues bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, the board shall provide for the annual imposition of a continuing direct ad valorem tax, without limit as to rate or amount, while all or part of the bonds are outstanding as required and in the manner provided by Sections 54.601 and 54.602, Water Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1021.154 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1021 / Section 1021.154
§ 1021.154. RESTRICTION ON EXPENDITURES.
Status: in_force

Money may be spent only for an expense included in the budget or an amendment to the budget.
Tex. Government Code § 2171.1045 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2171 / Section 2171.1045
§ 2171.1045. RESTRICTIONS ON ASSIGNMENT OF VEHICLES.
Status: in_force

Each state agency shall adopt rules, consistent with the management plan adopted under Section 2171.104, relating to the assignment and use of the agency's vehicles. The rules must require that:

(1) each agency vehicle, with the exception of a vehicle assigned to a field employee, be assigned to the agency motor pool and be available for checkout; and

(2) an agency may assign a vehicle to an individual administrative or executive employee on a regular or everyday basis only if the agency makes a written documented finding that the assignment is critical to the needs and mission of the agency.