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Tex. Government Code § 615.080 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 615 / Section 615.080
§ 615.080. GRACE PERIOD.
Status: in_force

Health insurance benefits coverage in force on the date of the decedent's death under which a deceased individual listed under Section 615.071 covered one or more other persons may not lapse before the 181st day after the date of the decedent's death for failure to pay the premium.
Tex. Election Code § 87.044 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 87 / Section 87.044
§ 87.044. DISPOSITION OF APPLICATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The early voting ballot board shall place each application for a ballot voted by mail in its corresponding jacket envelope. For a ballot voted under Chapter 101 or 105, the board shall also place the copy of the voter's federal postcard application or signature cover sheet in the same location as the carrier envelope. If the voter's ballot was accepted, the board shall also place the carrier envelope in the jacket envelope. However, if the jacket envelope is to be used in a subsequent election, the carrier envelope shall be retained elsewhere.

(b) A board member shall deliver the jacket envelope, carrier envelope, and application in a container other than that used for the voted ballots to the general custodian of election records, to be retained for the period for preserving the precinct election records.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1018.303 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1018 / Section 1018.303
§ 1018.303. BALLOT.
Status: in_force

The ballot for an election under this subchapter must be printed to permit voting for or against the proposition: "The dissolution of the Dallam-Hartley Counties Hospital District."
Tex. Local Government Code § 271.157 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 271 / Section 271.157
§ 271.157. NO WAIVER OF IMMUNITY TO SUIT FOR TORT LIABILITY.
Status: in_force

This subchapter does not waive sovereign immunity to suit for a cause of action for a negligent or intentional tort.
Tex. Transportation Code § 504.639 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 504 / Section 504.639
§ 504.639. TEXAS MUSIC LICENSE PLATES.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall issue specialty license plates that include the words "Texas Music." The department shall design the license plates in consultation with the governor's office.

(b) After deduction of the department's administrative costs, the remainder of the fee for issuance of the license plates shall be deposited to the credit of the Texas Music Foundation account established by Section 7.027, Education Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8423.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8423 / Section 8423.105
§ 8423.105. COMPLIANCE WITH MUNICIPAL CONSENT ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION.
Status: in_force

The district shall comply with all applicable requirements of any ordinance or resolution that is adopted under Section 54.016 or 54.0165, Water Code, and that consents to the creation of the district or to the inclusion of land in the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1042.058 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1042 / Section 1042.058
§ 1042.058. MAINTENANCE OF RECORDS; PUBLIC INSPECTION.
Status: in_force

The board shall:

(1) maintain all district records, including books, accounts, notices, minutes, and all other matters of the district and its operation, at the district office; and

(2) make those records available for public inspection at reasonable times.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7952.152 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7952 / Section 7952.152
§ 7952.152. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) If authorized at an election held under Section 7952.151, the district may impose an operation and maintenance tax on taxable property in the district in accordance with Section 49.107, Water Code.

(b) The board shall determine the tax rate. The rate may not exceed the rate approved at the election.
Tex. Transportation Code § 521.052 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 521 / Section 521.052
§ 521.052. DISCLOSURE OF INDIVIDUAL INFORMATION PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

Except as provided by Sections 521.045, 521.046, 521.0475, 521.049(c), and 521.050, and by Chapter 730, the department may not disclose information from the department's files that relates to personal information, as that term is defined by Section 730.003.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 167.033 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 167 / Section 167.033
§ 167.033. HANDLING AND REMOVAL OF REFUSE OR DEAD OR INJURED ANIMALS.
Status: in_force

The commission may establish quarantines and regulate the removal and handling of refuse matter from quarantined stockyards, quarantined stock pens, and other quarantined places and may establish quarantines and regulate the handling or removal of animals that die or are injured in transit.
Tex. Insurance Code § 38.407 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 38 / Section 38.407
§ 38.407. CERTAIN ENTITIES NOT REQUIRED TO SUBMIT DATA.
Status: in_force

Any sponsor or administrator of a health benefit plan subject to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. Section 1001 et seq.) may elect or decline to participate in or submit data to the center for inclusion in the database as consistent with federal law.
Tex. Labor Code § 210.013 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 210 / Section 210.013
§ 210.013. DEADLINE FOR ISSUANCE OF REPLACEMENT WARRANT.
Status: in_force

A replacement warrant may not be issued under this chapter after the first anniversary of the date of the original warrant.
Tex. Election Code § 63.0051 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 63 / Section 63.0051
§ 63.0051. CONFIRMING REGISTRATION STATUS OF VOTER.
Status: in_force

(a) If the name of a voter who is offering to vote is not on the precinct list of registered voters, an election officer may contact the voter registrar regarding the voter's registration status.

(b) If the election officer determines the voter is a registered voter of the territory covered by the election but is offering to vote in the incorrect precinct, the election officer shall provide the correct precinct location information to the voter.

(c) Notwithstanding Section 63.009, a voter shall be accepted for voting if the voter's identity has been verified from documentation as required by Section 63.001(b) and it can be determined from the voter registrar that:

(1) the voter's registration was improperly canceled and has been reinstated under Section 16.037;

(2) an error in the voter registration record caused the voter's name to not appear on the list of registered voters, and the error has been corrected under Section 15.022; or

(3) the voter's name has been inadvertently left off the list of registered voters for the precinct.

(d) After the voter is accepted under Subsection (c), an election officer shall enter the voter's name on the registration omissions list.

(e) The voter shall be accepted for provisional voting under Section 63.011 if the election officer cannot determine that the voter is a registered voter of the territory covered by the election in which the voter is offering to vote.
Tex. Local Government Code § 113.042 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 113 / Section 113.042
§ 113.042. ENDORSEMENT BY COUNTY TREASURER; OTHER REQUIREMENTS FOR ORDER FOR PAYMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) On the presentation of an order for payment, check, or voucher drawn by a proper authority, and if there are sufficient funds for payment on deposit in the account against which the instrument is drawn, the county treasurer shall endorse on the face of the instrument the order to pay the named payee and shall charge the amount in the treasurer's records to the fund on which it is drawn.

(b) The county treasurer may not issue and the county depository may not pay a check drawn on the county depository to take up an order for payment drawn by a proper authority, but the county treasurer shall, on the presentation of the order, endorse the order and deliver it to the payee, who may present it to the county depository for payment.

(c) The treasurer may not endorse an instrument designated as a time deposit until after the notice and time requirements in the depository contract that designates the funds as time deposits are met.

(d) If a bond, coupon, or other instrument is payable on its own terms at any place other than the county treasury, this section does not prevent the commissioners court from ordering the treasurer to place a sufficient sum at the location where the instrument is payable at the time and place of its maturity, as long as the payment is made in the manner prescribed by law.

(e) Each check or order for payment issued or drawn by an officer under the provisions of this section is subject to all laws and rules relating to auditing and countersigning.

(f) Each order for payment or scrip issued against the county treasurer by a judge or court must be signed and attested by the clerk or judge of the court under that officer's official seal.

(g) A justice of the peace may not issue an order for payment against the county treasury for any purpose except as may be provided by the Code of Criminal Procedure.
Tex. Utilities Code § 161.062 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 161 / Section 161.062
§ 161.062. EXEMPTION FROM EXCISE TAXES.
Status: in_force

An electric cooperative is exempt from all excise taxes but is exempt from the franchise tax imposed by Chapter 171, Tax Code, only if the cooperative is exempted by that chapter.
Tex. Water Code § 55.663 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 55 / Section 55.663
§ 55.663. COMMISSIONERS REPORT.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioners shall prepare a report and file it with the secretary of the board. The report shall be signed by at least a majority of the commissioners.

(b) The report shall include:

(1) the name of the owner of each tract of land which is subject to assessment;

(2) a description of the property;

(3) the amount of the benefits or damages assessed on each tract of land;

(4) the time and place at which a hearing will be held on the report to hear objections; and

(5) the number of days each commissioner served and the actual expenses incurred during his service as commissioner.

(c) The date set in the report for the hearing may not be earlier than 20 days after the report is filed.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1 / Section 1.001
§ 1.001. PURPOSE OF CODE.
Status: repealed

(a) This code is enacted as a part of the state's continuing statutory revision program, begun by the Texas Legislative Council in 1963 as directed by the legislature in the law codified as Section 323.007, Government Code. The program contemplates a topic-by-topic revision of the state's general and permanent statute law without substantive change.

(b) Consistent with the objectives of the statutory revision program, the purpose of this code is to make the law encompassed by this code more accessible and understandable by:

(1) rearranging the statutes into a more logical order;

(2) employing a format and numbering system designed to facilitate citation of the law and to accommodate future expansion of the law;

(3) eliminating repealed, duplicative, unconstitutional, expired, executed, and other ineffective provisions; and

(4) restating the law in modern American English to the greatest extent possible.
Tex. Insurance Code § 258.003 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 258 / Section 258.003
§ 258.003. MAXIMUM RATE; ANNUAL ADJUSTMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The rate of assessment set by the commissioner may not exceed $2 per enrollee.

(b) The commissioner shall annually adjust the rate of assessment of the per capita maintenance tax so that the tax imposed that year, together with any unexpended funds produced by the tax, produces the amount the commissioner determines is necessary to pay the expenses during the succeeding year of regulating health maintenance organizations.

(c) The rate of assessment may differ between basic health care plans, limited health care service plans, and single health care service plans and must equitably reflect any differences in regulatory resources attributable to each type of plan.
Tex. Government Code § 571.097 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 571 / Section 571.097
§ 571.097.
Status: in_force

Sec. 571.097. DEFENSES: RELIANCE ON ADVISORY OPINION; COMMISSION'S FAILURE TO ISSUE OPINION. (a) It is a defense to prosecution or to imposition of a civil penalty that the person reasonably relied on a written advisory opinion of the commission relating to the provision of the law the person is alleged to have violated or relating to a fact situation that is substantially similar to the fact situation in which the person is involved.

(b) It is a defense to prosecution or to imposition of a civil penalty for the violation of a law that:

(1) the person requested a written advisory opinion from the commission relating to the application of that law to a specified existing fact situation involving the person that is the same fact situation or substantially similar to the fact situation that forms the basis of the alleged violation; and

(2) the commission did not issue the opinion within the time prescribed by Section 571.092.

(c) The defense to prosecution or imposition of a civil penalty under Subsection (b) applies only to acts giving rise to a potential violation of law occurring in the period beginning on the date the time prescribed by Section 571.092 expires and ending on the date the commission issues the requested opinion.
Tex. Insurance Code § 941.102 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 941 / Section 941.102
§ 941.102. APPLICATION FOR CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

(a) The attorney in fact shall file with the department a verified application for a certificate of authority that states:

(1) the name of the attorney in fact;

(2) the name under which the Lloyd's plan will engage in the business of insurance;

(3) the names and addresses of the underwriters;

(4) the location of the principal office; and

(5) the kinds of insurance to be written.

(b) The application must be accompanied by:

(1) a copy of each form of policy or contract under which insurance will be written;

(2) a copy of the form of the power of attorney under which the attorney in fact will act for and bind the underwriters;

(3) a copy of the articles of agreement executed by the underwriters and the attorney in fact;

(4) a financial statement showing in detail:

(A) assets held by the attorneys in fact, committee of underwriters, trustees, or other officers of the Lloyd's plan;

(B) liabilities incurred and outstanding; and

(C) income received and disbursements made by the attorney in fact;

(5) an instrument executed by each underwriter authorizing the attorney in fact to accept service of process for each underwriter in any action on a policy or contract of insurance; and

(6) an instrument from the attorney in fact that delegates to the department the power of the attorney in fact to accept service of process.

(c) On filing the application, the attorney in fact shall pay to the department a fee of $10. A fee collected under this subsection shall be deposited to the credit of the Texas Department of Insurance operating account.

(d) Sections 201.001 and 201.002 apply to a fee collected under Subsection (c).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8494.202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8494 / Section 8494.202
§ 8494.202. 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. Local Government Code § 218.201 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 218 / Section 218.201
§ 218.201. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter, "permit" has the meaning assigned by Section 245.001.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8013.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8013 / Section 8013.201
§ 8013.201. 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 8013.203.

(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. Occupations Code § 506.401 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 506 / Section 506.401
§ 506.401. ENFORCEMENT PROCEEDINGS.
Status: in_force

The commission, department, or executive director may enforce this chapter, a rule adopted under this chapter, or an order of the commission or executive director as provided by Subchapters F and G, Chapter 51.
Tex. Transportation Code § 521.422 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 521 / Section 521.422
§ 521.422. PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION CERTIFICATE FEE.
Status: repealed

(a) The fee for a personal identification certificate is:

(1) $15 for a person under 60 years of age;

(2) $5 for a person 60 years of age or older; and

(3) $20 for a person subject to the registration requirements under Chapter 62, Code of Criminal Procedure.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 614 (H.B. 3798), Sec. 8(4), eff. September 1, 2023.

(c) Repealed by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 614 (H.B. 3798), Sec. 8(4), eff. September 1, 2023.

(d) Repealed by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 614 (H.B. 3798), Sec. 8(4), eff. September 1, 2023.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3833.351 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3833 / Section 3833.351
§ 3833.351. BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, revenue, grants, or other money of the district, or any combination of those sources of money, to pay for any authorized purpose of the district.

(b) The district may issue a bond or other obligation in the form of a bond, note, certificate of participation, or other instrument evidencing a proportionate interest in payments to be made by the district, or other type of obligation.
Tex. Utilities Code § 60.204 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 60 / Section 60.204
§ 60.204. INTERCONNECTION.
Status: in_force

A telecommunications provider shall provide interconnection with other telecommunications providers' networks for the transmission and routing of telephone exchange service and exchange access.
Tex. Tax Code § 151.004 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 151 / Section 151.004
§ 151.004.
Status: in_force

Sec. 151.004. "IN THIS STATE". "In this state" means within the exterior limits of Texas and includes all territory within these limits ceded to or owned by the United States.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2210.013 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2210 / Section 2210.013
§ 2210.013. CERTAIN EMPLOYMENT AND CONTRACTS PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

A member of the board of directors or an employee of the association may not appoint or employ, or contract with, the following individuals for the provision of goods or services in connection with the operation or business of the association, if the individual to be appointed or employed, or with whom a contract is to be entered into, is to be directly or indirectly compensated from funds of the association:

(1) an individual related to the member or employee within a degree of relationship described by Section 573.002, Government Code; or

(2) an individual related to any member of the board of directors or employee of the association within a degree of relationship described by Section 573.002, Government Code.
Tex. Occupations Code § 801.059 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 801 / Section 801.059
§ 801.059. OATH OF OFFICE.
Status: in_force

Before assuming the duties of office, each board member shall file with the secretary of state a signed copy of the constitutional oath of office taken by the member.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 161.134 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 161 / Section 161.134
§ 161.134. RETALIATION AGAINST EMPLOYEES PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

(a) A hospital, mental health facility, or treatment facility may not suspend or terminate the employment of or discipline or otherwise discriminate against an employee for reporting to the employee's supervisor, an administrator of the facility, a state regulatory agency, or a law enforcement agency a violation of law, including a violation of this chapter, a rule adopted under this chapter, or a rule of another agency.

(b) A hospital, mental health facility, or treatment facility that violates Subsection (a) is liable to the person discriminated against. A person who has been discriminated against in violation of Subsection (a) may sue for injunctive relief, damages, or both.

(c) A plaintiff who prevails in a suit under this section may recover actual damages, including damages for mental anguish even if an injury other than mental anguish is not shown.

(d) In addition to an award under Subsection (c), a plaintiff who prevails in a suit under this section may recover exemplary damages and reasonable attorney fees.

(e) In addition to amounts recovered under Subsections (c) and (d), a plaintiff is entitled to, if applicable:

(1) reinstatement in the plaintiff's former position;

(2) compensation for lost wages; and

(3) reinstatement of lost fringe benefits or seniority rights.

(f) A plaintiff suing under this section has the burden of proof, except that it is a rebuttable presumption that the plaintiff's employment was suspended or terminated, or that the employee was disciplined or discriminated against, for making a report related to a violation if the suspension, termination, discipline, or discrimination occurs before the 60th day after the date on which the plaintiff made a report in good faith.

(g) A suit under this section may be brought in the district court of the county in which:

(1) the plaintiff was employed by the defendant; or

(2) the defendant conducts business.

(h) A person who alleges a violation of Subsection (a) must sue under this section before the 180th day after the date the alleged violation occurred or was discovered by the employee through the use of reasonable diligence.

(i) This section does not abrogate any other right to sue or interfere with any other cause of action.

(j) Each hospital, mental health facility, and treatment facility shall prominently and conspicuously post for display in a public area of the facility that is readily available to patients, residents, employees, and visitors a statement that employees and staff are protected from discrimination or retaliation for reporting a violation of law. The statement must be in English and in a second language.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 826.055 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 826 / Section 826.055
§ 826.055. QUARANTINE OR IMPOUNDMENT FACILITY; CRIMINAL PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person operates a facility for quarantined or impounded animals that fails to meet standards for approval established by:

(1) department rules; or

(2) ordinances or rules adopted under this chapter by a county or municipality.

(b) An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor.