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Tex. Health and Safety Code § 286.046 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 286 / Section 286.046
§ 286.046. BOND.
Status: in_force

(a) Before assuming the duties of the office, each director must execute a bond for $5,000 payable to the district, conditioned on the faithful performance of the person's duties as director.

(b) The bond shall be kept in the permanent records of the district.

(c) The board may pay for directors' bonds with district funds.
Tex. Education Code § 73.055 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 73 / Section 73.055
§ 73.055. AFFILIATION AGREEMENTS; JOINT APPOINTMENTS.
Status: in_force

The board may execute and carry out with any entity or institution affiliation or coordinating agreements that are reasonably necessary or desirable for the conduct and operation of a professional school of the first class; and the board may make joint appointments in other institutions under its governance. The salary of any person who receives a joint appointment shall be apportioned to the appointing institutions on the basis of services rendered.
Tex. Water Code § 16.195 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 16 / Section 16.195
§ 16.195. EMERGENCY RELEASES OF WATER.
Status: in_force

Unappropriated water and other water of the state stored in any facility acquired by and under the control of the board may be released without charge to relieve any emergency condition arising from drought, severe water shortage, or public calamity, if the commission first determines the existence of the emergency and requests the board to release water.
Tex. Insurance Code § 542.151 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 542 / Section 542.151
§ 542.151. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This subchapter applies only to the settlement of a claim under a casualty insurance policy that is delivered, issued for delivery, or renewed in this state, including a policy written by:

(1) a county mutual insurance company;

(2) a Lloyd's plan;

(3) an eligible surplus lines insurer; or

(4) a reciprocal or interinsurance exchange.
Tex. Family Code § 264.1935 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 264 / Section 264.1935
§ 264.1935. BOND.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding Section 64.023, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, a receiver appointed under this subchapter who is an employee of the department is not required to execute a bond.
Tex. Local Government Code § 273.005 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 273 / Section 273.005
§ 273.005. MAINTENANCE, IMPROVEMENT, AND OPERATION OF PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

(a) A municipality, or a municipality and another governmental entity, that acquires property under this chapter may maintain, improve, operate, sell, and lease the property, and the improvements on the property.

(b) If the property is owned by two or more governmental entities, the entities may jointly manage, control, and operate the property by entering into a mutually agreeable contract.
Tex. Insurance Code § 228.253 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 228 / Section 228.253
§ 228.253. PREMIUM TAX CREDIT ALLOCATION CLAIM REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) A certified investor must prepare and execute a premium tax credit allocation claim on a form provided by the comptroller.

(b) The certified capital company must have filed the claim with the comptroller on the date on which the comptroller accepted premium tax credit allocation claims on behalf of certified investors with respect to Program One or Program Two, as applicable, under the comptroller's rules.

(c) The premium tax credit allocation claim form must include an affidavit of the certified investor under which the certified investor becomes legally bound and irrevocably committed to make an investment of certified capital in a certified capital company in the amount allocated even if the amount allocated is less than the amount of the claim, subject only to the receipt of an allocation under Section 228.255.

(d) A certified investor may not claim a premium tax credit under Section 228.251 for an investment that has not been funded, without regard to whether the certified investor has committed to fund the investment.
Tex. Transportation Code § 174.206 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 174 / Section 174.206
§ 174.206. ACQUISITION OF ROLLING STOCK AND OTHER PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

A district may acquire rolling stock or other property under a conditional sales contract, lease, equipment trust certificate, or other form of contract or trust agreement.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3855.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3855 / Section 3855.103
§ 3855.103. AGREEMENTS; GRANTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may make an agreement with or accept a gift, grant, or loan from any person.

(b) The implementation of a project is a governmental function or service for the purposes of Chapter 791, Government Code.

(c) The board may enter into a contract with the board of directors of a tax increment reinvestment zone created under Chapter 311, Tax Code, and the governing body of the municipality or county that created the zone to manage the zone or implement the project plan and reinvestment zone financing plan.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2301.353 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2301 / Section 2301.353
§ 2301.353.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2301.353. PROHIBITION: PERFORMANCE OF OBLIGATION UNDER AGREEMENT WITH MANUFACTURER. A franchised dealer may not fail to perform an obligation placed on:

(1) the selling dealer in connection with the preparation and delivery of a new motor vehicle for retail sale as provided in the manufacturer's preparation and delivery agreements that are applicable to the vehicle; or

(2) the dealer in connection with the manufacturer's warranty agreements.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1071.4035 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1071 / Section 1071.4035
§ 1071.4035. INFORMAL SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE; RESTITUTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The board by rule shall establish guidelines for an informal settlement conference related to a complaint filed with the board regarding conduct regulated under this chapter.

(b) Subject to Subsection (c), the board may order a person licensed or registered under this chapter to pay restitution to a consumer as provided in an agreement resulting from an informal settlement conference instead of or in addition to assessing an administrative penalty under Subchapter K, Chapter 1001.

(c) The amount of restitution ordered as provided in an agreement resulting from an informal settlement conference may not exceed the amount the consumer paid to the person for a service regulated by this chapter. The board may not require payment of other damages or estimate harm in a restitution order.
Tex. Transportation Code § 601.454 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 601 / Section 601.454
§ 601.454. INFORMATION PROVIDED BY INSURANCE COMPANY; PRIVACY.
Status: in_force

(a) Each insurance company providing motor vehicle liability insurance policies in this state shall provide necessary information for those policies to allow the agent to carry out this subchapter, subject to the agent's contract with the implementing agencies and rules adopted under this subchapter.

(b) The agent is entitled only to information that is at that time available from the insurance company and that is determined by the implementing agencies to be necessary to carry out this subchapter.

(c) Information obtained under this subchapter is confidential. The agent:

(1) may use the information only for a purpose authorized under this subchapter;

(2) may not use the information for a commercial purpose; and

(3) on request, and subject to appropriate safeguards to protect the privacy of motor vehicle owners developed by the implementing agencies and the attorney general, may provide the information to the attorney general for the purpose of enforcing child support obligations.

(d) A person commits an offense if the person knowingly uses information obtained under this subchapter for any purpose not authorized under this subchapter. An offense under this subsection is a Class B misdemeanor.
Tex. Occupations Code § 568.004 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 568 / Section 568.004
§ 568.004. RENEWAL OF REGISTRATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may adopt a system in which the registrations of pharmacy technicians and pharmacy technician trainees expire on various dates during the year.

(b) To renew a pharmacy technician registration, the registrant must, before the expiration date of the registration:

(1) pay a renewal fee as determined by the board under Section 568.005; and

(2) comply with the continuing education requirements prescribed by the board in accordance with Section 568.0045.

(c) A person whose pharmacy technician registration has been expired for 90 days or less may renew the expired registration by paying to the board a renewal fee that is equal to one and one-half times the normally required renewal fee for the registration.

(d) A person whose pharmacy technician registration has been expired for more than 90 days but less than one year may renew the expired registration by paying to the board a renewal fee that is equal to two times the normally required renewal fee for the registration.

(e) A person whose pharmacy technician registration has been expired for one year or more may not renew the registration. The person may register by complying with the requirements and procedures for initially registering, including the examination requirement.

(f) The board may refuse to renew a pharmacy technician registration for a registrant who is in violation of a board order.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 292B.151 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 292B / Section 292B.151
§ 292B.151. MANDATORY PAYMENTS BASED ON PAYING HOSPITAL NET PATIENT REVENUE.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (e), the commissioners court of a county that collects a mandatory payment authorized under this chapter may require an annual mandatory payment to be assessed on the net patient revenue of each institutional health care provider located in the county. The commissioners court may provide for the mandatory payment to be assessed quarterly. In the first year in which the mandatory payment is required, the mandatory payment is assessed on the net patient revenue of an institutional health care provider as determined by the data reported to the Department of State Health Services under Sections 311.032 and 311.033 in the fiscal year ending in 2015 or, if the institutional health care provider did not report any data under those sections in that fiscal year, as determined by the institutional health care provider's Medicare cost report submitted for the 2015 fiscal year or for the closest subsequent fiscal year for which the provider submitted the Medicare cost report. The county shall update the amount of the mandatory payment on an annual basis.

(b) The amount of a mandatory payment authorized under this chapter must be uniformly proportionate with the amount of net patient revenue generated by each paying hospital in the county. A mandatory payment authorized under this chapter may not hold harmless any institutional health care provider, as required under 42 U.S.C. Section 1396b(w).

(c) The commissioners court of a county that collects a mandatory payment authorized under this chapter shall set the amount of the mandatory payment. The amount of the mandatory payment required of each paying hospital may not exceed six percent of the paying hospital's net patient revenue.

(d) Subject to the maximum amount prescribed by Subsection (c), the commissioners court of a county that collects a mandatory payment authorized under this chapter shall set the mandatory payments in amounts that in the aggregate will generate sufficient revenue to cover the administrative expenses of the county for activities under this chapter, to fund an intergovernmental transfer described by Section 292B.103(c)(1), and to pay for indigent programs, except that the amount of revenue from mandatory payments used for administrative expenses of the county for activities under this chapter in a year may not exceed the lesser of four percent of the total revenue generated from the mandatory payment or $20,000.

(e) A paying hospital may not add a mandatory payment required under this section as a surcharge to a patient.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9041.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9041 / Section 9041.104
§ 9041.104. LIMITATION ON USE OF EMINENT DOMAIN.
Status: in_force

The district may not exercise the power of eminent domain outside the district to acquire a site or easement for a recreational facility as defined by Section 49.462, Water Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3863.255 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3863 / Section 3863.255
§ 3863.255. ISSUANCE OF BONDS AND IMPOSITION OF TAXES FOR DEFINED AREA OR DESIGNATED PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

After the order under Section 3863.253 is adopted, the district may issue bonds to provide for any land, improvements, facilities, plants, equipment, and appliances for the defined area or designated property.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 810.008 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 810 / Section 810.008
§ 810.008. OFFICE OF INTERAGENCY COORDINATION ON REPORTABLE CONDUCT.
Status: in_force

(a) The Office of Interagency Coordination on Reportable Conduct is established within the Department of Family and Protective Services to facilitate:

(1) coordination among the department and each participating state agency in administering this chapter; and

(2) communication between the department, each participating state agency, designated users, interested persons, and the public regarding any relevant search engine information.

(b) The Department of Family and Protective Services, in collaboration with the department and each other participating state agency, shall adopt rules on the establishment and operation of the Office of Interagency Coordination on Reportable Conduct.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2035.002 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2035 / Section 2035.002
§ 2035.002. INITIATION OF LEGALIZATION ELECTION.
Status: in_force

The commissioners court:

(1) may, on its own motion by a majority vote of its members, order an election to approve the legalization of pari-mutuel wagering on horse races or greyhound races; and

(2) shall order an election on presentation of a petition meeting the requirements of this chapter.
Tex. Government Code § 499.023 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 499 / Section 499.023
§ 499.023. INAPPLICABILITY.
Status: in_force

This subchapter does not apply to emergency overcrowding if the situation is the direct result of the destruction of institutional division facilities by a natural or man-made disaster.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1056.109 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1056 / Section 1056.109
§ 1056.109. PAYMENT FOR TREATMENT; PROCEDURES.
Status: in_force

(a) When a patient from Martin County is admitted to a district facility, the district administrator shall have an inquiry made into the circumstances of:

(1) the patient; and

(2) the patient's relatives who are legally liable for the patient's support.

(b) If the district administrator determines that the patient or those relatives cannot pay all or part of the costs of the care and treatment in the hospital, the amount of the costs that cannot be paid becomes a charge against the district.

(c) If the district administrator determines that the patient or those relatives are liable for all or part of the costs of the patient's care and treatment, the patient or those relatives shall be ordered to pay to the district a specified amount each week for the patient's care. The amount ordered must be proportionate to the person's financial ability and may not exceed the usual and customary charges for services rendered.

(d) The district administrator may collect the amount from the estate of the patient, or the patient's relatives who are legally liable for the patient's support, in the manner provided by law for the collection of expenses of the last illness of a deceased person.

(e) If there is a dispute as to the ability to pay, or doubt in the mind of the district administrator, the county court shall hold a hearing and, after calling witnesses, shall:

(1) resolve the dispute or doubt; and

(2) issue an appropriate order.

(f) Either party to the dispute may appeal the order to the district court.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1122.155 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1122 / Section 1122.155
§ 1122.155. ANNUAL AUDIT.
Status: in_force

The board shall have an annual audit made of the financial condition of the district.
Tex. Insurance Code § 841.152 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 841 / Section 841.152
§ 841.152. BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to the bylaws of the domestic insurance company, as adopted or amended by the shareholders or directors, the board of directors has full management and control of the company.

(b) The board consists of not fewer than five directors. A director is not required to be a shareholder unless such a qualification is required by the articles of incorporation or bylaws of the company.

(c) The directors shall keep a full and correct record of the board's transactions. The shareholders may inspect those records during business hours.

(d) The directors shall fill a vacancy that occurs on the board or in any office of the company.

(e) A majority of the board is a quorum.
Tex. Transportation Code § 453.002 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 453 / Section 453.002
§ 453.002. EXCLUDED MUNICIPALITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) This chapter does not apply to a municipality any part of which is located in:

(1) a county that contains territory within the corporate limits of a principal municipality that is a part of an authority operating under Chapter 451 or 452; or

(2) a federal metropolitan statistical area or primary metropolitan statistical area that contains a principal municipality that is a part of an authority operating under Chapter 451 or 452.

(b) For the purpose of this section "principal municipality" has the meaning assigned by Section 451.001 or 452.001.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1004.208 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1004 / Section 1004.208
§ 1004.208. SHORT-TERM FINANCING.
Status: in_force

The district may borrow money through short-term financing.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7999.202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7999 / Section 7999.202
§ 7999.202. 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 § 3963.0308 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3963 / Section 3963.0308
§ 3963.0308. PARKING FACILITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may acquire, lease as lessor or lessee, construct, develop, own, operate, and maintain parking facilities or a system of parking facilities, including lots, garages, parking terminals, or other structures or accommodations for parking motor vehicles off the streets and related appurtenances.

(b) The district's parking facilities serve the public purposes of the district and are owned, used, and held for a public purpose even if leased or operated by a private entity for a term of years.

(c) The district's parking facilities are parts of and necessary components of a street and are considered to be a street or road improvement.

(d) The development and operation of the district's parking facilities may be considered an economic development program.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1369.005 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1369 / Section 1369.005
§ 1369.005. RULES.
Status: in_force

The commissioner may adopt rules to implement this subchapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8163.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8163 / Section 8163.052
§ 8163.052. ELECTION OF DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

On the uniform election date in May of each even-numbered year, the appropriate number of directors shall be elected.
Tex. Transportation Code § 682.011 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 682 / Section 682.011
§ 682.011. APPEAL.
Status: in_force

(a) A person whom the hearing officer determines to be in violation of a vehicle parking or stopping ordinance may appeal the determination by filing a petition with the clerk of a municipal court and paying the costs required by law for municipal court not later than the 30th day after the date on which the order is filed.

(b) The municipal court clerk shall schedule a hearing and notify each party of the date, time, and place of the hearing.

(c) An appeal does not stay enforcement and collection of the judgment unless the person, before appealing, posts bond with, as applicable:

(1) the agency of the municipality designated by ordinance to accept payment for a violation of a parking or stopping ordinance; or

(2) the agency of the joint board designated by the resolution, rule, or order to accept payment for a violation of a parking or stopping resolution, rule, or order.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 362.036 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 362 / Section 362.036
§ 362.036. SECURITY MAY APPLY TO ADDITIONAL BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) A pledge under Section 362.035 may reserve the right, under conditions specified by the pledge, to issue additional bonds to be on a parity with or subordinate to the bonds secured by the pledge.

(b) Bonds issued under this chapter may be combined in the same issue with bonds issued for other purposes authorized by law.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3905.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3905 / Section 3905.001
§ 3905.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

(2) "City" means the City of Houston, Texas.

(3) "County" means Harris County, Texas.

(4) "Director" means a board member.

(5) "District" means the Near Northside Management District.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9075.0051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9075 / Section 9075.0051
§ 9075.0051. CREATION OF DEFINED AREA; DESIGNATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A defined area is created in the district.

(b) The defined area is designated to pay for improvements, facilities, or services that primarily benefit the defined area and do not generally benefit the district as a whole.
Tex. Transportation Code § 521.1251 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 521 / Section 521.1251
§ 521.1251. OPTIONAL HEALTH CONDITION OR DISABILITY DESIGNATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall provide to each applicant for the issuance of an original, renewal, corrected, or duplicate driver's license or personal identification certificate who applies in person the opportunity to voluntarily indicate on a driver's license or personal identification certificate that the person has a health condition or disability that may impede effective communication with a peace officer. The department may request from a person who makes an indication under this subsection verification of a condition in the form of a written statement from a licensed physician, including a psychiatrist.

(b) The department shall include a designation that indicates the person has a health condition or disability that may impede effective communication with a peace officer on each driver's license or personal identification certificate issued to a person who:

(1) makes an election under this section; and

(2) provides sufficient evidence under Subsection (a) to qualify for the designation.