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Tex. Health and Safety Code § 773.146 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 773 / Section 773.146
§ 773.146. LIMITATION ON CIVIL LIABILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) An emergency medical services call taker who holds a certificate under Section 773.144 is not liable for damages that arise from the provision of medical information according to the protocol adopted under Section 773.145 if the information is provided in good faith. This subsection does not apply to an act or omission of the call taker that constitutes gross negligence, recklessness, or intentional misconduct. This subsection does not affect any liability imposed on a public agency for the conduct of the emergency medical services call taker under Section 101.062, Civil Practice and Remedies Code.

(b) Section 101.062, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, governs the liability of a public agency the employees or volunteers of which provide medical information under this subchapter.
Tex. Government Code § 53.071 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 53 / Section 53.071
§ 53.071.
Status: in_force

Sec. 53.071. GRAND JURY BAILIFFS IN COUNTIES OF 250,000 OR MORE. (a) In any county with a population of 250,000 or more, the judges of the district courts to whom the grand jury reports may, with the commissioners court's approval, appoint not more than seven grand jury bailiffs.

(b) A bailiff appointed under this section is subject to removal without cause at the will of the appointing judge or judges.
Tex. Government Code § 2302.001 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2302 / Section 2302.001
§ 2302.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: repealed

In this chapter:

(1) "Cogenerating state agency" means a state agency that has constructed or operates a state agency cogeneration facility.

(2) "Commission" means the Public Utility Commission of Texas.

(3) Repealed by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 553 (S.B. 526), Sec. 4(c)(1), and Ch. 755 (S.B. 1731), Sec. 14(c)(1), eff. September 1, 2017.

(4) "Firm power" means power or power-producing capacity that, under an enforceable obligation, is available to the purchasing party according to a schedule over a specified term.

(5) "Nonfirm power" means power provided under an arrangement that does not guarantee that power will be available according to a schedule but provides instead for delivery of power as it is available.

(6) "Qualifying facility" means a qualifying small power production facility or a qualifying cogeneration facility as defined by Sections 3(17)(C) and 3(18)(B) of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. Sections 796(17)(C) and 796(18)(B)).

(7) "State agency" means an office, department, commission, or board of any branch of state government or an institution of higher education as defined by Section 61.003, Education Code.

(8) "State agency cogeneration facility" means a qualifying facility constructed or operated by a state agency for the benefit of a state agency facility that is located adjacent to or on property contiguous with the site of the qualifying facility.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8834.211 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8834 / Section 8834.211
§ 8834.211. RENEWAL OF PERMIT.
Status: in_force

The board may renew a permit in the manner provided for issuing an original permit.
Tex. Estates Code § 305.252 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 305 / Section 305.252
§ 305.252. COURT ORDER OR CITATION ON NEW BOND.
Status: in_force

(a) When a judge becomes aware that a bond is in any respect insufficient or that a bond and the record of the bond have been lost or destroyed, the judge shall:

(1) without delay and without notice enter an order requiring the personal representative to give a new bond; or

(2) without delay have the representative cited to show cause why the representative should not be required to give a new bond.

(b) An order entered under Subsection (a)(1) must state:

(1) the reasons for requiring a new bond;

(2) the amount of the new bond; and

(3) the period within which the new bond must be given, which may not be earlier than the 10th day after the date of the order.

(c) A personal representative who opposes an order entered under Subsection (a)(1) may demand a hearing on the order. The hearing must be held before the expiration of the period within which the new bond must be given.
Tex. Labor Code § 408.0221 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 408 / Section 408.0221
§ 408.0221. REQUEST FOR DESCRIPTION OF EMPLOYMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only to an employee of an employer who has 10 or more employees.

(b) To facilitate an injured employee's return to employment as soon as it is considered safe and appropriate by the injured employee's treating doctor, the treating doctor may request that the injured employee's employer provide the treating doctor with the information described by Subsection (d) on the form adopted under that subsection.

(c) Information provided to a treating doctor under Subsection (b) does not constitute:

(1) a request by the employer that the injured employee return to the employment;

(2) an offer of employment by the employer for the injured employee to return to employment; or

(3) an admission of the compensability of the injury of the employee.

(d) The commissioner shall prescribe a form to provide information from an employer to a treating doctor concerning the functions and physical responsibilities of an injured employee's job. To the extent possible, the form prescribed under this subsection shall be one page, use a check box format as appropriate, and be compatible with electronic mail. The form must include:

(1) the name and address of the employer and the contact information and availability of the individual representing the employer who has knowledge of the injured employee's job;

(2) the scope of the injured employee's employment, including any specific tasks, job duties, or work activities that the injured employee was required to perform at the time the employee sustained the injury; and

(3) an area for additional comments or information by the employer or individual representing the employer concerning:

(A) the injured employee's job; or

(B) the availability, if any, of other jobs that the employer may have that the employer would like the treating doctor to consider in determining whether an injured employee is able to return to work.

(e) The commissioner may adopt rules as necessary to implement this section and to facilitate communication between the employer and the treating doctor regarding return-to-work opportunities.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1360.004 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1360 / Section 1360.004
§ 1360.004. COVERAGE REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) A health benefit plan that provides coverage for medically necessary diagnostic or surgical treatment of conditions affecting skeletal joints must provide comparable coverage for diagnostic or surgical treatment of conditions affecting the temporomandibular joint if the treatment is medically necessary as a result of:

(1) an accident;

(2) a trauma;

(3) a congenital defect;

(4) a developmental defect; or

(5) a pathology.

(b) Coverage required under this section may be subject to any provision in the health benefit plan that is generally applicable to surgical treatment, including a requirement for precertification of coverage.
Tex. Government Code § 4008.003 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 4008 / Section 4008.003
§ 4008.003. ACTION FOR COLLECTION OF COMMISSION OR COMPENSATION.
Status: in_force

(a) This section does not apply to a person or company that rendered services in connection with a transaction that is exempt under Subchapter A, Chapter 4005, or under a rule adopted by the board under Section 4005.024 if the person or company was not required to be registered by the terms of the exemption.

(b) A person or company may not bring or maintain any action in a court of this state for collection of a commission or compensation for services rendered in the sale or purchase of securities unless the person or company alleges and proves that:

(1) the person or company was:

(A) registered under this title; or

(B) exempt from registration under rules adopted under Section 4004.001; and

(2) the securities sold were registered under this title at the time the alleged cause of action arose.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 191.172 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 191 / Section 191.172
§ 191.172. CIVIL ACTION BY ATTORNEY GENERAL.
Status: in_force

(a) In addition to, and without limiting the other powers of the attorney general, and without altering or waiving any criminal penalty provided in this chapter, the attorney general may bring an action in the name of the State of Texas in any court of competent jurisdiction for restraining orders and injunctive relief to restrain and enjoin violations or threatened violations of this chapter, and for the return of items taken in violation of the provisions of this chapter.

(b) Venue for an action instituted by the attorney general lies either in Travis County or in the county in which the activity sought to be restrained is alleged to be taking place or from which the items were taken.
Tex. Government Code § 74.103 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 74 / Section 74.103
§ 74.103. STAFF.
Status: in_force

The courts may appoint appropriate staff and support personnel according to the needs in each county.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 771.054 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 771 / Section 771.054
§ 771.054. EFFECT OF CHAPTER ON EMERGENCY COMMUNICATION DISTRICTS.
Status: in_force

Except as expressly provided by this chapter, this chapter does not affect the existence or operation of an emergency communication district or prevent the addition of territory to the area served by an emergency communication district as provided by law.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 89.0025 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 89 / Section 89.0025
§ 89.0025. RULES.
Status: in_force

The commission may adopt rules and guidelines as necessary to implement this chapter.
Tex. Local Government Code § 504.201 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 504 / Section 504.201
§ 504.201. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Base taxable value" means the taxable value of property located in the defined area of a project as of January 1 of the year in which the agreement is entered into under Section 504.202.

(2) "Corresponding taxing unit" means another taxing unit that:

(A) is of the same type of political subdivision as a taxing unit that enters into an agreement under Section 504.202; and

(B) taxes property located in the defined area of a project that is the subject of the agreement.

(3) "Taxing unit" has the meaning assigned by Section 1.04, Tax Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9057.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9057 / Section 9057.051
§ 9057.051. COMPOSITION OF BOARD.
Status: in_force

The board is composed of five elected directors.
Tex. Utilities Code § 162.068 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 162 / Section 162.068
§ 162.068. NOTICE OF MEMBERS' MEETING.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, written notice of each meeting of the members shall be given to each member, either personally or by mail, not earlier than the 25th day or later than the 10th day before the date of the meeting.

(b) The notice must state the time and place of the meeting and, in the case of a special meeting, each purpose for which the meeting is called.

(c) A notice that is mailed is considered to have been given when the notice is deposited in the United States mail with postage prepaid addressed to the member at the member's address as it appears on the records of the telephone cooperative.
Tex. Local Government Code § 504.258 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 504 / Section 504.258
§ 504.258. ELECTION TO REDUCE OR INCREASE TAX RATE.
Status: in_force

(a) An authorizing municipality that has imposed a sales and use tax under this chapter may, in the same manner and by the same procedure as the municipality imposed the tax, reduce or increase the tax rate by a majority of the voters of the municipality voting at an election held for that purpose.

(b) On petition of 10 percent or more of the registered voters of the authorizing municipality requesting an election to reduce or increase the tax rate under this chapter, the governing body of the municipality shall order an election on the issue.

(c) The tax rate may be reduced or increased to any rate that is an increment of one-eighth of one percent, that the authorizing municipality determines is appropriate, and that would not result in a combined rate that exceeds the maximum combined rate prescribed by Section 504.254(a).

(d) The ballot for an election under this section shall be printed in the same manner as the ballot under Section 504.256.
Tex. Water Code § 56.310 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 56 / Section 56.310
§ 56.310. CONTESTING CLAIM.
Status: in_force

(a) If any district taxpayer files with the trustee a protest against any claim which was allowed by the former drainage commissioners before the district was dissolved and which was unpaid at the time the district was dissolved, the trustee shall refuse to pay the claim. The protest shall be accompanied by a bond in double the amount of the claim with sufficient sureties to be approved by the trustee and payable to the trustee, conditioned on payment by the contestant of all costs of suit if the claimant establishes his claim.

(b) After the trustee rejects the claim, the claimant may bring suit against the trustee to recover the claim as in other suits of a civil nature, and the contestant and his bondsman shall be parties to the suit. The trustee shall make all defenses urged against the claim by the contestant. If the claimant recovers, judgment shall be rendered against the contestant and his bondsman for costs incurred in the suit, and the claimant shall file the judgment with the trustee who shall pay the claim as other claims are paid under this subchapter.
Tex. Government Code § 665.053 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 665 / Section 665.053
§ 665.053. NOTICE AND HEARING.
Status: in_force

(a) Notice of the reason for removal by address must be given to the officer who is to be removed.

(b) The officer must be allowed to appear at a hearing in the officer's defense before the vote for removal by address is taken.

(c) The cause for removal shall be stated at length in the address and entered in the journal of each house.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2303.156 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2303 / Section 2303.156
§ 2303.156. PAYMENT BY LIENHOLDER OR INSURANCE COMPANY.
Status: in_force

(a) A lienholder who repossesses a vehicle delivered to a vehicle storage facility is liable to the operator of the facility for any money owed to the operator in relation to delivery of the vehicle to or storage of the vehicle in the facility regardless of whether an amount accrued before the lienholder repossessed the vehicle.

(b) An insurance company that pays a claim of total loss on a vehicle in a vehicle storage facility is liable to the operator of the facility for any money owed to the operator in relation to delivery of the vehicle to or storage of the vehicle in the facility regardless of whether an amount accrued before the insurance company paid the claim.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3983.0901 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3983 / Section 3983.0901
§ 3983.0901. DISSOLUTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall dissolve the district on written petition filed with the board by the owners of:

(1) 66 percent or more of the assessed value of the property subject to assessment by the district based on the most recent certified county property tax rolls; or

(2) 66 percent or more of the surface area of the district, excluding roads, streets, highways, utility rights-of-way, other public areas, and other property exempt from assessment by the district according to the most recent certified county property tax rolls.

(b) The board by majority vote may dissolve the district at any time.

(c) The city may dissolve the district at any time if:

(1) the development agreement has been executed; and

(2) the district's performance under the agreement has been fulfilled, including any right or obligation the district has to reimburse a developer or owner for the costs of an improvement project.

(d) If the district is dissolved, the board shall transfer ownership of all district property to the city.

(e) The district may not be dissolved if the district:

(1) has any outstanding debt until that debt has been repaid or defeased in accordance with the order or resolution authorizing the issuance of the debt;

(2) has a contractual obligation to pay money until that obligation has been fully paid in accordance with the contract; or

(3) owns, operates, or maintains public works, facilities, or improvements unless the district contracts with another person for the ownership and operation or maintenance of the public works, facilities, or improvements.

(f) Subchapter M, Chapter 375, Local Government Code, does not apply to the district.
Tex. Tax Code § 172.110 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 172 / Section 172.110
§ 172.110. RULES.
Status: in_force

The commission and the comptroller shall adopt rules necessary to implement this chapter.
Tex. Government Code § 54.659 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 54 / Section 54.659
§ 54.659. COURT REPORTER.
Status: in_force

At the request of a party in a felony case, the court shall provide a court reporter to record the proceedings before the magistrate.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1273.057 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1273 / Section 1273.057
§ 1273.057. RULES.
Status: in_force

The commissioner shall adopt rules necessary to administer this subchapter.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 75.0101 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 75 / Section 75.0101
§ 75.0101. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Broodstock oyster" means an oyster collected for the purpose of growing cultivated oysters.

(2) "Cultivated oyster" means an oyster grown at any point in the life cycle of the oyster in or on an artificial structure suspended in the water or resting on the bottom.

(3) "Cultivated oyster mariculture" means the process of growing cultivated oysters.

(4) "Natural oyster bed" has the meaning assigned by Section 76.001.

(5) "Oyster" means the Eastern oyster and the subspecies of the Eastern oyster.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3859.155 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3859 / Section 3859.155
§ 3859.155. PAYMENT IN LIEU OF TAXES TO OTHER TAXING UNIT.
Status: in_force

If the district's acquisition of property for a parking facility that is leased to or operated by a private entity results in the removal from a taxing unit's tax rolls of real property otherwise subject to ad valorem taxation, the district shall pay to the taxing unit in which the property is located, on or before January 1 of each year, as a payment in lieu of taxes, an amount equal to the ad valorem taxes that otherwise would have been imposed for the preceding tax year on that real property by the taxing unit, without including the value of any improvements constructed on the property.
Tex. Insurance Code § 544.202 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 544 / Section 544.202
§ 544.202. PROHIBITION.
Status: in_force

A health benefit plan issuer may not, solely or in part because an individual has been diagnosed with or has a history of a fibrocystic breast condition:

(1) deny coverage to the individual;

(2) refuse to renew the individual's coverage;

(3) cancel the individual's coverage;

(4) limit the amount, extent, or kind of coverage available to the individual for any other breast condition; or

(5) charge the individual or a group to which the individual belongs a rate that is different from the rate charged to other individuals or groups, respectively, for the same coverage.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1085.203 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1085 / Section 1085.203
§ 1085.203. GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND ELECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may issue general obligation bonds only if the bonds are authorized by a majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.

(b) The board shall call the election. The election must be held in accordance with Chapter 1251, Government Code.

(c) The bond election order must specify:

(1) the date of the election;

(2) the location of the polling places;

(3) the presiding election officers;

(4) the amount of the bonds to be authorized;

(5) the maximum interest rate of the bonds; and

(6) the maximum maturity of the bonds.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 131.105 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 131 / Section 131.105
§ 131.105. VENUE FOR CIVIL AND CRIMINAL ACTIONS.
Status: in_force

Venue for a civil or criminal prosecution under this chapter is in the county where the affected group of bees, equipment, pollen, or honey is located at the time the violation is discovered by or made known to the official or agency.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 486.0142 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 486 / Section 486.0142
§ 486.0142. TEMPORARY EXEMPTION.
Status: in_force

(a) On application by a business establishment that operates a pharmacy and engages in over-the-counter sales of products containing ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, or norpseudoephedrine as authorized by Section 486.011, the Texas State Board of Pharmacy may grant that business establishment a temporary exemption, not to exceed 180 days, from the requirement of using a real-time electronic logging system under this chapter.

(b) On application by a business establishment that engages in over-the-counter sales of products containing ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, or norpseudoephedrine, the department may grant that business establishment a temporary exemption, not to exceed 180 days, from the requirement of using a real-time electronic logging system under this chapter.

(c) A business establishment granted a temporary exemption under this section must keep records of sales in the same manner required under Section 486.0143 for a business establishment that experiences a mechanical or electronic failure of the real-time electronic logging system.

(d) An exemption granted under this section does not relieve a business establishment of any duty under this chapter other than the duty to use a real-time electronic logging system.
Tex. Government Code § 656.003 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 656 / Section 656.003
§ 656.003. MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY CODES ON NOTICES OF EMPLOYMENT OPENINGS.
Status: in_force

A state agency shall include on all forms and notices related to a state agency employment opening the military occupational specialty code for each branch of the armed forces of the United States, identified as provided by Section 654.0375, that corresponds to the employment opening if the duties of the available position correlate with a military occupational specialty.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3791.0103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3791 / Section 3791.0103
§ 3791.0103. PURPOSE; DECLARATION OF INTENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The creation of the district is essential to accomplish the purposes of Sections 52 and 52-a, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and other public purposes stated in this chapter.

(b) By creating the district and in authorizing the county, the city, and other political subdivisions to contract with the district, the legislature has established a program to accomplish the public purposes set out in Section 52-a, Article III, Texas Constitution.

(c) The creation of the district is necessary to promote, develop, encourage, and maintain employment, commerce, transportation, housing, tourism, recreation, the arts, entertainment, economic development, safety, and the public welfare in the district.

(d) This chapter and the creation of the district may not be interpreted to relieve the county or the city from providing the level of services provided as of the effective date of the Act enacting this chapter to the area in the district. The district is created to supplement and not to supplant county or city services provided in the district.