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Tex. Government Code § 53.031 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 53 / Section 53.031
§ 53.031. APPOINTMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The Bexar County sheriff shall appoint one deputy to serve as bailiff for each of the district courts in Bexar County not designated as giving preference to criminal cases.

(b) The Bexar County sheriff shall appoint two deputies to serve as bailiffs for each of the district courts in Bexar County designated as giving preference to criminal cases.

(c) A person appointed as bailiff must be acceptable to the judge of the court to which he is appointed.

(d) An appointment under this section is not effective until the judge approves and confirms it in writing.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 221.035 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 221 / Section 221.035
§ 221.035. ALTERATION OF DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION OR ACTIVITIES.
Status: in_force

The sponsoring entity, in its sole discretion, may alter the development corporation's structure, organization, programs, or activities, subject only to limitations provided by law relating to the impairment of contracts entered into by the corporation.
Tex. Education Code § 111.123 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 111 / Section 111.123
§ 111.123. PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

The center is created to:

(1) promote interdisciplinary research, education, and training for the development of state-of-the-art products, materials, systems, and technologies designed to mitigate the wind, and asserted structural damages in the built environment and offshore structures caused by hurricanes in the Gulf Coast region; and

(2) develop protocols for the fast and efficient recovery of the public and private sectors, including utilities, hospitals, petrochemical industries, offshore platforms, and municipalities and other local communities following a hurricane.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 574.153 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 574 / Section 574.153
§ 574.153. RIGHTS OF PERSON ADMITTED TO VOLUNTARY INPATIENT TREATMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) A person described by Section 574.151 who is admitted to the inpatient mental health facility for voluntary inpatient mental health services has all of the rights provided by Chapter 576 for a person receiving voluntary or involuntary inpatient mental health services.

(b) A right assured by Section 576.021 may not be waived by the patient, the patient's attorney or guardian, or any other person acting on behalf of the patient.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9011.054 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9011 / Section 9011.054
§ 9011.054. HEARING ON PETITION.
Status: in_force

The board shall order a hearing on the petition to be held at a time and on a date stated in the order and not before the 30th day after the date of the order.
Tex. Finance Code § 187.106 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 187 / Section 187.106
§ 187.106. ADDITIONAL TRUST OFFICES.
Status: in_force

An out-of-state trust company that maintains a trust office in this state under this subchapter may establish or acquire additional trust offices or representative trust offices in this state to the same extent that a state trust company may establish or acquire additional offices in this state pursuant to the procedures for establishing or acquiring the offices set forth in Section 182.203.
Tex. Government Code § 2306.257 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2306 / Section 2306.257
§ 2306.257.
Status: repealed

Sec. 2306.257. APPLICANT COMPLIANCE WITH STATE AND FEDERAL LAWS PROHIBITING DISCRIMINATION: CERTIFICATION AND MONITORING. (a) The department may provide assistance through a housing program under this chapter only to an applicant who certifies the applicant's compliance with:

(1) state and federal fair housing laws, including Chapter 301, Property Code, Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. Section 3601 et seq.), and the Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988 (42 U.S.C. Section 3601 et seq.);

(2) the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. Section 2000a et seq.);

(3) the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. Section 12101 et seq.); and

(4) the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. Section 701 et seq.).

(b) Repealed by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1341, Sec. 42, eff. September 1, 2007.

(c) Repealed by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1341, Sec. 42, eff. September 1, 2007.

(d) Repealed by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1341, Sec. 42, eff. September 1, 2007.
Tex. Government Code § 2003.057 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2003 / Section 2003.057
§ 2003.057. HEARING TRANSLATOR.
Status: in_force

If a translator is requested for all or part of a hearing conducted by the office, the office shall provide an appropriate translator for that purpose.
Tex. Water Code § 58.041 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 58 / Section 58.041
§ 58.041. EFFECT OF CONVERSION.
Status: in_force

A district that converts into a district operating under this chapter shall:

(1) be constituted an irrigation district operating under and governed by this chapter;

(2) be a conservation and reclamation district under the provisions of Article XVI, Section 59, of the Texas Constitution; and

(3) have and may exercise all the powers, authority, functions, and privileges provided in this chapter in the same manner and to the same extent as if the district had been created under this chapter.
Tex. Government Code § 543A.0006 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 543A / Section 543A.0006
§ 543A.0006. TRANSPARENCY; CONSIDERATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall:

(1) ensure transparency in developing and establishing:

(A) quality-based payment and reimbursement systems under Section 543A.0004 and Subchapters B, C, and D, including in developing outcome and process measures under Section 543A.0002; and

(B) quality-based payment initiatives under Subchapter E, including developing quality-of-care and cost-efficiency benchmarks under Section 543A.0203(a) and approving efficiency performance standards under Section 543A.0203(b); and

(2) for developing and establishing the quality-based payment and reimbursement systems and initiatives described by Subdivision (1), develop guidelines that establish procedures to provide notice and information to and receive input from managed care organizations, health care providers, including physicians and experts in the various medical specialty fields, and other stakeholders, as appropriate.

(b) In developing and establishing the quality-based payment and reimbursement systems and initiatives described by Subsection (a)(1), the commission shall consider that there will be a diminishing rate of improved performance over time as the performance of a physician, other health care provider, or managed care organization improves with respect to an outcome or process measure, quality-of-care and cost-efficiency benchmark, or efficiency performance standard, as applicable.

(c) The commission shall develop web-based capability that:

(1) provides health care providers and managed care organizations with data on their clinical and utilization performance, including comparisons to peer organizations and providers located in this state and in the provider's respective region; and

(2) supports the requirements of the electronic health information exchange system under Sections 525.0206, 525.0207, and 525.0208.
Tex. Local Government Code § 143.030 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 143 / Section 143.030
§ 143.030. ELIGIBILITY FOR FIRE DEPARTMENT PROMOTIONAL EXAMINATION.
Status: in_force

(a) This section does not apply to a municipality with a population of 1.5 million or more.

(b) Each promotional examination is open to each fire fighter who at any time has continuously held for at least two years a position in the classification that is immediately below, in salary, the classification for which the examination is to be held.

(c) If the department has adopted a classification plan that classifies positions on the basis of similarity in duties and responsibilities, each promotional examination is open to each fire fighter who has continuously held for at least two years a position at the next lower pay grade, if it exists, in the classification for which the examination is to be held.

(d) If there are not enough fire fighters in the next lower position with two years' service in that position to provide an adequate number of persons to take the examination, the commission may open the examination to persons in that position with less than two years' service. If there is still an insufficient number, the commission may open the examination to persons with at least two years' experience in the second lower position, in salary, to the position for which the examination is to be held.

(e) If a fire fighter had previously terminated the fire fighter's employment with the department and is subsequently reemployed by the same department, the fire fighter must again meet the two-year service requirement for eligibility to take a promotional examination. In determining if a fire fighter has met the two-year service requirement, a fire department may not consider service in another fire department.

(f) This section does not prohibit lateral crossover between classes.
Tex. Occupations Code § 601.155 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 601 / Section 601.155
§ 601.155. STUDENTS.
Status: in_force

A person is not required to hold a certificate issued under this chapter if the person:

(1) is a student enrolled in a training program that meets the minimum standards adopted under Section 601.201; and

(2) is performing a radiologic procedure in an academic or clinical setting as part of the training program.
Tex. Local Government Code § 325.012 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 325 / Section 325.012
§ 325.012. VACANCY ON BOARD.
Status: in_force

A vacancy on the board shall be filled by appointment of the remaining members. The person appointed to fill the vacancy shall serve only for the unexpired term.
Tex. Local Government Code § 143.016 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 143 / Section 143.016
§ 143.016. PENALTY FOR VIOLATION OF CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

(a) A fire fighter or police officer commits an offense if the person violates this chapter.

(b) An offense under this section or Section 143.009 is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $10 or more than $100, confinement in the county jail for not more than 30 days, or both fine and confinement.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7932.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7932 / Section 7932.004
§ 7932.004. CONSENT OF MUNICIPALITY REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors may not hold an election under Section 7932.003 until each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located has consented by ordinance or resolution to the creation of the district and to the inclusion of land in the district.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1451.451 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1451 / Section 1451.451
§ 1451.451. REIMBURSEMENT UNDER MEDICAID-BASED FEE SCHEDULE.
Status: in_force

(a) An insurance company, health maintenance organization, or preferred provider organization that contracts with a health care provider to provide services in connection with Chapter 540 or 540A, Government Code, as applicable, or Chapter 62, Health and Safety Code, may not require the health care provider to provide access to or transfer the provider's name and contracted discounted fee for use with health benefit plans issued to individuals and groups under Chapter 1271 or 1301.

(b) An insurance company, health maintenance organization, or preferred provider organization may provide access to or transfer a provider's name and discounted fee described by Subsection (a) only if:

(1) the insurance company, health maintenance organization, or preferred provider organization provides written notice to the provider that is printed in conspicuous boldface type near a separate signature line and includes a statement substantially similar to the following: "By signing on this line, you may be agreeing to apply this company's Medicaid or CHIP fee schedule to services you provide to commercial insurance or HMO enrollees."; and

(2) the provider authorizes the access or transfer and agrees to accept the contracted discounted fee by signing the notice described in Subdivision (1).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3949.154 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3949 / Section 3949.154
§ 3949.154. ASSESSMENTS; LIENS FOR ASSESSMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board by resolution may impose and collect an assessment for any purpose authorized by this chapter in all or any part of the district.

(b) An assessment, a reassessment, or an assessment resulting from an addition to or correction of the assessment roll by the district, penalties and interest on an assessment or reassessment, an expense of collection, and reasonable attorney's fees incurred by the district:

(1) are a first and prior lien against the property assessed;

(2) are superior to any other lien or claim other than a lien or claim for county, school district, or municipal ad valorem taxes; and

(3) are the personal liability of and a charge against the owners of the property even if the owners are not named in the assessment proceedings.

(c) The lien is effective from the date of the board's resolution imposing the assessment until the date the assessment is paid. The board may enforce the lien in the same manner that the board may enforce an ad valorem tax lien against real property.

(d) The board may make a correction to or deletion from the assessment roll that does not increase the amount of assessment of any parcel of land without providing notice and holding a hearing in the manner required for additional assessments.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6603.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6603 / Section 6603.051
§ 6603.051. COMPOSITION OF BOARD.
Status: in_force

The board consists of five supervisors.
Tex. Water Code § 55.049 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 55 / Section 55.049
§ 55.049. SURVEY OF DISTRICT BOUNDARIES.
Status: in_force

Immediately after the directors are qualified, the board shall order a survey of the boundaries of the district to be made according to the boundaries designated in the petition for creation of the district, or the board shall adopt, in whole or in part, the boundaries already established, and order the boundaries marked by suitable monuments.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1451.052 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1451 / Section 1451.052
§ 1451.052. APPLICABILITY OF GENERAL PROVISIONS OF OTHER LAW.
Status: in_force

The provisions of Chapter 1201, including provisions relating to the applicability, purpose, and enforcement of that chapter, the construction of policies under that chapter, rulemaking under that chapter, and definitions of terms applicable in that chapter, apply to this subchapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8077.0501 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8077 / Section 8077.0501
§ 8077.0501. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

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 any authorized district purpose.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2102.005 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2102 / Section 2102.005
§ 2102.005. IMPROPER COLLECTIONS PRACTICES.
Status: in_force

A performing rights society or the society's agent or employee may not collect or attempt to collect from a proprietor licensed by that society a royalty payment except as provided by a contract executed under this chapter.
Tex. Education Code § 73.406 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 73 / Section 73.406
§ 73.406. REVENUES.
Status: in_force

That portion of any revenues related to the provision of patient services through the operation of the Harris County Psychiatric Center facilities that are leased or subleased by and to The University of Texas System shall be accounted for and expended in accordance with the rules, regulations, and bylaws of The University of Texas System and in such manner that such revenues will reduce appropriated and funded requirements by both the state and county or the Harris Center for Mental Health and IDD on a prorated basis, all as may be provided for in a lease and operating agreement or sublease and operating agreement.
Tex. Insurance Code § 35.001 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 35 / Section 35.001
§ 35.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Conduct business" includes engaging in or transacting any business in which a regulated entity is authorized to engage or is authorized to transact under the law of this state.

(2) "Regulated entity" means each insurer, organization, person, or program regulated by the department, including:

(A) a domestic or foreign, stock or mutual, life, health, or accident insurance company;

(B) a domestic or foreign, stock or mutual, fire or casualty insurance company;

(C) a Mexican casualty company;

(D) a domestic or foreign Lloyd's plan;

(E) a domestic or foreign reciprocal or interinsurance exchange;

(F) a domestic or foreign fraternal benefit society;

(G) a domestic or foreign title insurance company;

(H) a stipulated premium company;

(I) a nonprofit legal service corporation;

(J) a health maintenance organization;

(K) a statewide mutual assessment company;

(L) a local mutual aid association;

(M) a local mutual burial association;

(N) an association exempt under Section 887.102;

(O) a nonprofit hospital, medical, or dental service corporation, including a company subject to Chapter 842;

(P) a county mutual insurance company;

(Q) a farm mutual insurance company; and

(R) an agency or agent of an insurer, organization, person, or program described by this subdivision.

(3) "Deliver by electronic means" means:

(A) deliver to an e-mail address at which a party has consented to receive notices, documents, or information; or

(B) post on an electronic network or Internet website accessible by an electronic device, including a computer, mobile device, or tablet, and deliver notice of the posting to an e-mail address at which the party has consented to receive notices.

(4) "Party" means a recipient, including an applicant, insured, policyholder, enrollee, or annuity contract holder, of a notice or document or of information required as part of an insurance transaction.

(4-a) "Plan sponsor" means a person, other than a regulated entity, who establishes, adopts, or maintains a health benefit plan, including a vision or dental benefit plan, that covers residents of this state, including a plan established, adopted, or maintained by an employer or jointly by an employer and one or more employee organizations, an association, a committee, a joint board of trustees, or any similar group of representatives who establish, adopt, or maintain a plan.

(5) "Written communication" means a notice or document or other information provided in writing.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3895.202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3895 / Section 3895.202
§ 3895.202. COLLECTION OF ASSESSMENTS AND OTHER REVENUE.
Status: in_force

(a) If the dissolved district has bonds or other obligations outstanding secured by and payable from assessments or other revenue, other than ad valorem taxes, the city succeeds to the rights and obligations of the district regarding enforcement and collection of the assessments or other revenue.

(b) If the district is dissolved, the city has and may exercise all district powers to enforce and collect the assessments or other revenue to pay:

(1) the bonds or other obligations when due and payable according to their terms; or

(2) special revenue or assessment bonds or other obligations issued by the city to refund the outstanding bonds or obligations.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8007A.0403 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8007A / Section 8007A.0403
§ 8007A.0403. CONTRACT TAXES.
Status: in_force

(a) In accordance with Section 49.108, Water Code, the district may impose a tax other than an operation and maintenance tax and use the revenue derived from the tax to make payments under a contract after the provisions of the contract have been approved by a majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.

(b) A contract approved by the district voters may contain a provision stating that the contract may be modified or amended by the board without further voter approval.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8485.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8485 / Section 8485.051
§ 8485.051. COMPOSITION OF BOARD; TERMS.
Status: in_force

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

(b) Directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Tex. Insurance Code § 801.051 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 801 / Section 801.051
§ 801.051. APPROVAL, DENIAL, OR DISAPPROVAL OF APPLICATION FOR CERTIFICATE; ELIGIBILITY; HEARING.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall approve, deny, or disapprove an application for a certificate of authority to act as an insurer.

(b) If the department determines that the applicant has complied with the law, the department shall approve the application and issue under the department's seal a certificate of authority to act as an insurer.

(c) On the applicant's request, the commissioner shall hold a hearing on a denial. Not later than the 30th day after the date of the applicant's request for a hearing, the commissioner shall request a hearing date.
Tex. Government Code § 511.0086 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 511 / Section 511.0086
§ 511.0086. RISK-BASED INSPECTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall adopt a policy prioritizing the inspection of jails under the commission's jurisdiction based on the relative risk level of a jail. The policy must require the commission to use the risk assessment plan established under Section 511.0085 to:

(1) schedule announced and unannounced inspections of jails under the commission's jurisdiction; and

(2) determine how frequently and intensively the commission conducts risk-based inspections.

(b) The policy may provide for the commission to use alternative inspection methods for jails determined to be low-risk, including using abbreviated inspection procedures or other methods instead of conducting an in-person inspection.
Tex. Occupations Code § 562.055 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 562 / Section 562.055
§ 562.055. REPORT TO TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH.
Status: in_force

A pharmacist shall report to the Texas Department of Health any unusual or increased prescription rates, unusual types of prescriptions, or unusual trends in pharmacy visits that may be caused by bioterrorism, epidemic or pandemic disease, or novel and highly fatal infectious agents or biological toxins that might pose a substantial risk of a significant number of human fatalities or incidents of permanent or long-term disability. Prescription-related events that require a report include:

(1) an unusual increase in the number of:

(A) prescriptions to treat respiratory or gastrointestinal complaints or fever;

(B) prescriptions for antibiotics; and

(C) requests for information on over-the-counter pharmaceuticals to treat respiratory or gastrointestinal complaints or fever; and

(2) any prescription that treats a disease that is relatively uncommon and has bioterrorism potential.