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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8009.0103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8009 / Section 8009.0103
§ 8009.0103. CONFIRMATION AND DIRECTOR ELECTION REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors shall hold an election to confirm the creation of the district and to elect five permanent directors as provided by Section 49.102, Water Code.
Tex. Labor Code § 408.147 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 408 / Section 408.147
§ 408.147. CONTEST OF SUPPLEMENTAL INCOME BENEFITS BY INSURANCE CARRIER; ATTORNEY'S FEES.
Status: in_force

(a) An insurance carrier may request a benefit review conference to contest an employee's entitlement to supplemental income benefits or the amount of supplemental income benefits.

(b) If an insurance carrier fails to make a request for a benefit review conference within 10 days after the date of the expiration of the impairment income benefit period or within 10 days after receipt of the employee's statement, the insurance carrier waives the right to contest entitlement to supplemental income benefits and the amount of supplemental income benefits for that period of supplemental income benefits.

(c) If an insurance carrier disputes the commissioner's determination that an employee is entitled to supplemental income benefits or the amount of supplemental income benefits due and the employee prevails on any disputed issue, the insurance carrier is liable for reasonable and necessary attorney's fees incurred by the employee as a result of the insurance carrier's dispute and for supplemental income benefits accrued but not paid and interest on that amount, according to Section 408.064. Attorney's fees awarded under this subsection are not subject to Sections 408.221(b), (f), and (i).
Tex. Transportation Code § 731.002 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 731 / Section 731.002
§ 731.002. RULES.
Status: in_force

The board may adopt rules as necessary to implement and administer this chapter.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 31.179 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 31 / Section 31.179
§ 31.179. ENFORCEMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) In addition to a game warden, any peace officer of a municipality or other political subdivision of this state who is certified as a marine safety enforcement officer under Section 31.121 may enforce this subchapter:

(1) in the area of a navigable body of water that is in the jurisdiction of the municipality or other political subdivision; or

(2) in any part of a lake that is partly or wholly inside the boundaries of:

(A) the municipality or its extraterritorial jurisdiction; or

(B) the political subdivision.

(b) A party boat is subject to enforcement inspections conducted under Section 31.124.
Tex. Insurance Code § 501.101 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 501 / Section 501.101
§ 501.101. OFFICE PERSONNEL.
Status: in_force

(a) The public counsel shall employ professional, technical, and other employees necessary to implement this chapter.

(b) Compensation for an employee shall be set under the General Appropriations Act as provided by the legislature.
Tex. Government Code § 2165.051 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2165 / Section 2165.051
§ 2165.051. INSPECTION OF STATE PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall frequently and at regular intervals inspect all public buildings and property to remain constantly informed of the condition of the buildings and property.

(b) The commission may inspect the buildings, property in the buildings, and other property under the State Preservation Board's control only at the board's request. The commission shall report to the board the results of an inspection. Restoration and repairs may be made only:

(1) at the board's direction; and

(2) by a contractor or agency chosen by the board.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 71.052 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 71 / Section 71.052
§ 71.052. INSERTING POOLING PROVISIONS IN LEASES.
Status: in_force

A city, town, or political subdivision may insert in an oil and gas lease or in an oil, gas, and mineral lease executed by it a provision authorizing the lessee to pool the lease, the land or minerals included in the lease, or any part of these with any other land, leases, mineral estates, or parts of any of these to form a drilling or spacing unit for the exploration, development, and production of oil or gas and authorizing the lessee to form the units and accomplish the pooling by written designations filed in the county in which the land is located.
Tex. Transportation Code § 452.543 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 452 / Section 452.543
§ 452.543. BOARD OFFICERS.
Status: in_force

(a) A subregional board shall elect from its membership a presiding officer, assistant presiding officer, and secretary.

(b) The board may appoint, as necessary, members or nonmembers as assistant secretaries.

(c) The secretary or assistant secretary shall:

(1) keep permanent records of each proceeding and transaction of the board; and

(2) perform other duties assigned by the board.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7924A.0101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7924A / Section 7924A.0101
§ 7924A.0101. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

(2) "Commission" means the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

(3) "Director" means a board member.

(4) "District" means the Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 581.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1001.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1001 / Section 1001.003
§ 1001.003. DUTY TO NAME DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The governing body shall specify the name of the district.
Tex. Government Code § 411.194 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 411 / Section 411.194
§ 411.194. REDUCTION OF CERTAIN FEES DUE TO INDIGENCY.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this subchapter, if the department determines that an applicant is indigent, the department shall reduce by:

(1) 50 percent any fee required for the issuance of a duplicate or modified license under this subchapter; and

(2) $5 any fee required for the issuance of a renewed license under this subchapter.

(b) The department shall require an applicant requesting a reduction of a fee to submit proof of indigency with the application materials.

(c) For purposes of this section, an applicant is indigent if the applicant's income is not more than 100 percent of the applicable income level established by the federal poverty guidelines.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1114.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1114 / Section 1114.102
§ 1114.102. RESTRICTION ON POLITICAL SUBDIVISION TAXATION AND DEBT.
Status: in_force

A political subdivision located within the district may not impose a tax or issue bonds or other obligations for hospital purposes or to provide medical care.
Tex. Property Code § 28.002 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 28 / Section 28.002
§ 28.002. PROMPT PAY REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) If an owner or a person authorized to act on behalf of the owner receives a written payment request from a contractor for an amount that is allowed to the contractor under the contract for properly performed work or suitably stored or specially fabricated materials, the owner shall pay the amount to the contractor, less any amount withheld as authorized by statute, not later than the 35th day after the date the owner receives the request.

(b) A contractor who receives a payment under Subsection (a) or otherwise from an owner in connection with a contract to improve real property shall pay each of its subcontractors the portion of the owner's payment, including interest, if any, that is attributable to work properly performed or materials suitably stored or specially fabricated as provided under the contract by that subcontractor, to the extent of that subcontractor's interest in the owner's payment. The payment required by this subsection must be made not later than the seventh day after the date the contractor receives the owner's payment.

(c) A subcontractor who receives a payment under Subsection (b) or otherwise from a contractor in connection with a contract to improve real property shall pay each of its subcontractors the portion of the payment, including interest, if any, that is attributable to work properly performed or materials suitably stored or specially fabricated as provided under the contract by that subcontractor, to the extent of that subcontractor's interest in the payment. The payment required by this subsection must be made not later than the seventh day after the date the subcontractor receives the contractor's payment.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3953.205 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3953 / Section 3953.205
§ 3953.205. AUTHORITY TO BORROW MONEY AND TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may borrow money on terms determined by the board. Section 375.205, Local Government Code, does not apply to a loan, line of credit, or other borrowing from a bank or financial institution secured by revenue other than ad valorem taxes.

(b) The district may issue bonds, notes, or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, assessments, impact fees, revenue, contract payments, grants, or other district money, or any combination of those sources of money, to pay for any authorized district purpose.

(c) The limitation on the outstanding principal amount of bonds, notes, and other obligations provided by Section 49.4645, Water Code, does not apply to the district.
Tex. Utilities Code § 16.004 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 16 / Section 16.004
§ 16.004. COLLECTION BY COMPTROLLER.
Status: in_force

The comptroller shall collect the assessment and any penalty or interest due under this subchapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8442.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8442 / Section 8442.101
§ 8442.101. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue bonds or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, impact fees, revenue, contract payments, grants, or other district money, or any combination of those sources, to pay for a road project authorized by Section 8442.053.

(b) 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.

(c) At the time of issuance, the total principal amount of bonds or other obligations issued or incurred to finance road projects and payable from ad valorem taxes may not exceed one-fourth of the assessed value of the real property in the district.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 12.260 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 12 / Section 12.260
§ 12.260. ABATEMENT OF SUIT.
Status: in_force

An action or cause of action for a fine, penalty, or forfeiture that this state has or may have against a filing entity or foreign filing entity does not abate because the entity winds up, voluntarily or otherwise, or the entity's certificate of formation is terminated or the entity's registration is revoked.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 74.005 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 74 / Section 74.005
§ 74.005. TIMING OF REGISTRATION; CORRECTION REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), the registration required by Section 74.002 must be filed with the secretary of state not later than January 31 of each year for which the registration is effective.

(b) A vision support organization that initially meets the requirement for registration under Section 74.002 after January 31 shall file the registration required by that section not later than the 90th day after the date an agreement to provide business support services is executed.

(c) A vision support organization shall file a corrected registration semiannually as necessary.
Tex. Local Government Code § 235.003 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 235 / Section 235.003
§ 235.003. AUTHORITY TO REGULATE; ADOPTION OF RULES.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), the commissioners court of the county by order may authorize the county fire marshal of a county to:

(1) propose rules to implement this subchapter; and

(2) in accordance with the rules proposed by the county fire marshal and adopted by the commissioners court under this subchapter:

(A) regulate the production, distribution, transport, transfer, use, and possession of an explosive in the county; and

(B) enforce standards concerning the manufacture, transportation, transfer, use, handling, and storage of explosives as necessary for the protection of the public health, welfare, or safety and of persons possessing, handling, and using explosives.

(b) The commissioners court may not adopt a rule under this chapter that:

(1) authorizes the county fire marshal to regulate the transportation of explosives if the point of origin and the destination are outside the county; or

(2) regulates a product or activity licensed or regulated under Chapter 2154, Occupations Code, or a rule adopted under that chapter.

(c) Rules proposed by the county fire marshal, if adopted by the commissioners court, must include:

(1) the requirement that a person obtain a permit from the county fire marshal in accordance with this subchapter before the person may:

(A) produce, distribute, transport, use, or possess an explosive; or

(B) maintain a permanent storage magazine;

(2) the establishment of procedures for permit application and renewal;

(3) the establishment of procedures that include notice to the permit holder and an opportunity for a hearing, for permit revocation or suspension if the permit holder violates this subchapter or a rule adopted under this subchapter;

(4) the establishment of fees in accordance with this subchapter for the issuance of the permits;

(5) the requirement that persons who produce or transfer explosives keep records of the explosives produced or transferred; and

(6) the requirement that a label be affixed to each unit of explosive in the county stating the type, class, and serial or control number of the explosive.

(d) The rules may not conflict with generally accepted standards of safety concerning explosives and must conform to published standards of the Institute of Makers of Explosives.

(e) The county fire marshal shall provide a copy of the rules to a person on request and may assess a reasonable fee for the copy.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1031.060 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1031 / Section 1031.060
§ 1031.060. DISTRICT ADMINISTRATOR.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall appoint a district administrator.

(b) The district administrator may not receive an employment contract for a specified term and may be terminated at any time by the board.

(c) The district administrator may be required to execute a good and sufficient bond for $10,000 that is:

(1) payable to the district; and

(2) conditioned on the faithful performance of the administrator's duties.

(d) The district administrator's bond shall be deposited with the district's depository bank for safekeeping.

(e) The board may pay for the bond with district money.
Tex. Occupations Code § 301.004 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 301 / Section 301.004
§ 301.004. APPLICATION OF CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

(a) This chapter does not apply to:

(1) gratuitous nursing care of the sick that is provided by a friend;

(2) nursing care provided during a disaster under the state emergency management plan adopted under Section 418.042, Government Code, if the person providing the care does not hold the person out as a nurse unless the person is licensed in another state;

(3) nursing care in which treatment is solely by prayer or spiritual means;

(4) an act performed by a person under the delegated authority of a person licensed by the Texas Medical Board;

(5) an act performed by a person licensed by another state agency if the act is authorized by the statute under which the person is licensed except that if the person also holds a license under this chapter and the act is within the practice of nursing, the board may take action against that license based on that act;

(6) the practice of nursing that is incidental to a program of study by a student enrolled in a nursing education program approved under Section 301.157(d) leading to an initial license as a nurse; or

(7) the practice of nursing by a person licensed in another state who is in this state on a nonroutine basis for a period not to exceed 72 hours to:

(A) provide care to a patient being transported into, out of, or through this state;

(B) provide nursing consulting services; or

(C) attend or present a continuing nursing education program.

(b) This chapter does not authorize the practice of medicine as defined by Chapter 151.
Tex. Finance Code § 154.202 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 154 / Section 154.202
§ 154.202. EXECUTION OF CONTRACT IN CONJUNCTION WITH APPLICATION FOR POLICY.
Status: in_force

An insurance-funded prepaid funeral benefits contract must be executed in conjunction with the application for the issuance of the insurance policy.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 172.205 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 172 / Section 172.205
§ 172.205. DRAFT CONCILIATION SETTLEMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) At any time during the conciliation, the conciliator may prepare a draft conciliation settlement and send a copy to each party, stating the time within which each party must approve the settlement. The draft conciliation settlement may include the assessment and apportionment of costs between the parties.

(b) A party is not required to accept a proposed conciliation settlement.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2210.0725 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2210 / Section 2210.0725
§ 2210.0725.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2210.0725. PAYMENT FROM CLASS 1 ASSESSMENTS. (a) Losses in a catastrophe year not paid under Sections 2210.0715 and 2210.072 shall be paid as provided by this section from Class 1 member assessments not to exceed $500 million for that catastrophe year.

(b) The association, with the approval of the commissioner, shall notify each member of the amount of the member's assessment under this section. The proportion of the losses allocable to each insurer under this section shall be determined in the manner used to determine each insurer's participation in the association for the year under Section 2210.052.

(c) A member of the association may not recoup an assessment paid under this section through a premium surcharge or tax credit.
Tex. Insurance Code § 463.058 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 463 / Section 463.058
§ 463.058. CONFLICT OF INTEREST.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "transaction on behalf of an impaired insurer" includes a reinsurance agreement, transaction, merger, purchase, sale, contribution, or exchange of assets, insurance policies, or property made by the association or a supervisor, conservator, or receiver on behalf of an impaired insurer.

(b) A board member may not:

(1) receive money or another thing of value for negotiating, procuring, participating in, recommending, or aiding a transaction on behalf of an impaired insurer; or

(2) as a principal, coprincipal, agent, or beneficiary, have a pecuniary interest in a transaction on behalf of an impaired insurer.

(c) For the purposes of this section, a board member is considered to receive a thing of value or have a pecuniary interest in a transaction on behalf of an impaired insurer regardless of whether the receipt or interest is direct, indirect, or through a substantial interest in a corporation, firm, or other business unit.
Tex. Occupations Code § 801.053 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 801 / Section 801.053
§ 801.053. MEMBERSHIP AND EMPLOYEE RESTRICTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "Texas trade association" means a cooperative and voluntarily joined statewide association of business or professional competitors in this state designed to assist its members and its industry or profession in dealing with mutual business or professional problems and in promoting their common interest.

(b) A person may not be a member of the board and may not be an employee of the board employed in a "bona fide executive, administrative, or professional capacity," as that phrase is used for purposes of establishing an exemption to the overtime provisions of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. Section 201 et seq.), if:

(1) the person is an officer, employee, or paid consultant of a Texas trade association in the field of health care; or

(2) the person's spouse is an officer, manager, or paid consultant of a Texas trade association in the field of veterinary medicine.

(c) A person may not be a member of the board or act as the general counsel to the board if the person is required to register as a lobbyist under Chapter 305, Government Code, because of the person's activities for compensation on behalf of a profession related to the operation of the board.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7920A.0103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7920A / Section 7920A.0103
§ 7920A.0103. CONFIRMATION AND DIRECTOR ELECTION REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors shall hold an election to confirm the creation of the district and to elect five permanent directors as provided by Section 49.102, Water Code.
Tex. Occupations Code § 503.313 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 503 / Section 503.313
§ 503.313. RETIREMENT STATUS.
Status: in_force

The executive council by rule may adopt a system for placing a person licensed under this chapter on retirement status.
Tex. Government Code § 82.0271 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 82 / Section 82.0271
§ 82.0271. RESIDENCY OR CITIZENSHIP STATUS OF APPLICANT.
Status: in_force

A person who has applied to take the bar examination may not be denied admission to the bar examination based on the applicant's lack of:

(1) permanent residency in the United States; or

(2) United States citizenship.
Tex. Water Code § 17.904 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 17 / Section 17.904
§ 17.904. LINKED DEPOSIT.
Status: in_force

A linked deposit is a deposit governed by a written deposit agreement between the board and an eligible lending institution that provides that:

(1) the eligible lending institution pay interest on the deposit at a rate determined by the board;

(2) the state not withdraw any part of the deposit before the expiration of a period set by a written advance notice of the intention to withdraw; and

(3) the eligible lending institution agree to lend the value of the deposit to a person at a maximum rate that is the rate paid by the eligible lending institution to the board plus a maximum of four percent.