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Tex. Health and Safety Code § 222.002 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 222 / Section 222.002
§ 222.002. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(2) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of state health services.

(3) "Department" means the Department of State Health Services.

(3-a) "Executive commissioner" means the executive commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission.

(4) "Hospital" includes a public health center, a general hospital, or a tuberculosis, mental, chronic disease, or other type of hospital, and related facilities such as a laboratory, outpatient department, nurses' home and training facility, or central service facility operated in connection with a hospital.

(5) "Public health center" means a publicly owned facility for providing public health services and includes related facilities such as a laboratory, clinic, or administrative office operated in connection with a facility for providing public health services.
Tex. Water Code § 57.262 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 57 / Section 57.262
§ 57.262. QUALIFICATIONS FOR COMMISSIONERS OF APPRAISEMENT.
Status: in_force

The commissioners of appraisement shall be freeholders, but not owners of land within the district for which they are to act, and shall not be related within the fourth degree of affinity or consanguinity, as determined under Chapter 573, Government Code, to any of the members of the commissioners court of jurisdiction, the board, or to any landowners in the district.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1104.252 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1104 / Section 1104.252
§ 1104.252. CIVIL PENALTY FOR ENGAGING IN ACTIVITY WITHOUT REQUIRED REGISTRATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who receives consideration for engaging in an activity for which registration is required under this chapter and who is not registered is liable for a civil penalty.

(b) The amount of a civil penalty imposed under this section may not be less than the amount of money equal to the value of the consideration received or more than three times the amount of money equal to the value of the consideration received.

(c) At the request of the board, the attorney general or a district or county attorney may bring an action in district court to recover a civil penalty under this section.

(d) A civil penalty recovered in an action under this section shall be deposited in the state treasury.
Tex. Estates Code § 124.018 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 124 / Section 124.018
§ 124.018. PAYMENT OF EXPENSES AND ATTORNEY'S FEES.
Status: in_force

The court shall award necessary expenses, including reasonable attorney's fees, to the prevailing party in an action initiated by a person for the collection of estate taxes from a person interested in the estate to whom estate taxes were apportioned and charged under Section 124.005.
Tex. Election Code § 2.027 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 2 / Section 2.027
§ 2.027. CERTIFICATION OF RUNOFF CANDIDATES.
Status: in_force

The presiding officer of the final canvassing authority shall certify in writing for placement on a runoff election ballot the names of the runoff candidates and shall deliver the certification to the authority responsible for having the official ballot prepared.
Tex. Family Code § 3.304 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 3 / Section 3.304
§ 3.304. NOTICE OF HEARING; CITATION.
Status: in_force

(a) Notice of the hearing, accompanied by a copy of the petition, shall be issued and served on the attorney representing the respondent, if an attorney has been appointed.

(b) If an attorney has not been appointed for the respondent, citation shall be issued and served on the respondent as in other civil cases.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1006.055 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1006 / Section 1006.055
§ 1006.055. DIRECTOR'S BOND; RECORD OF BOND AND OATH OR AFFIRMATION.
Status: in_force

(a) Each director shall execute a good and sufficient bond for $1,000 that is:

(1) payable to the district; and

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

(b) The bond and the constitutional oath or affirmation of office shall be deposited with the depository bank of the district.
Tex. Insurance Code § 462.255 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 462 / Section 462.255
§ 462.255. CERTAIN CLAIMS SUBJECT TO LIEN OR SUBROGATION; LIMIT ON TOTAL RECOVERY.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding Sections 462.252(c) and 462.254(e), if a claimant is seeking recovery of insurance policy benefits that, had the impaired insurer not been insolvent, would be subject to lien or subrogation by any other insurer, including a workers' compensation insurer or health insurer, regardless of whether the other insurer is impaired, the association's credit or offset is deducted from the lesser of the damages incurred by the claimant or the limits of the policy under which the claim is made.

(b) A claimant's recovery under this chapter may not result in a total recovery to the claimant that is greater than the recovery that would have resulted had the impaired insurer not been insolvent.

(c) Subject to Sections 462.201-462.203, 462.205-462.210, 462.213, 462.214, and 462.305 of this code and Title 5, Labor Code, a claim for workers' compensation benefits under this chapter may not result in a recovery to the claimant that is less than the recovery that would have resulted had the impaired insurer not been insolvent.
Tex. Occupations Code § 164.0071 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 164 / Section 164.0071
§ 164.0071. HEARINGS ON CERTAIN COMPLAINTS.
Status: in_force

(a) In a formal hearing described by Section 164.007 in which the sole basis for disciplinary action is the basis described by Section 164.051(a)(7), the board shall provide evidence from the board's investigation that shows the basis for the board's findings required by that subdivision.

(b) In any formal hearing described by Section 164.007, information obtained as a result of peer review may not be used as evidence except as the basis for the opinion of an expert witness called by the board. When admitted into evidence, this information shall be admitted under seal to protect the confidentiality of the documents. In the event that a decision of the board or the State Office of Administrative Hearings is appealed to a district court or other court, the confidentiality protections relating to the medical peer review committee documents shall continue.

(c) A member of a peer review committee is not subject to subpoena and may not be compelled to provide evidence in a formal hearing.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 386.109 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 386 / Section 386.109
§ 386.109. ELIGIBLE INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission may consider for funding under Section 386.108:

(1) the purchase and installation at a site of equipment that is designed primarily to dispense qualifying fuel, other than standard gasoline or diesel, or the purchase of on-site mobile fueling equipment;

(2) infrastructure projects, including auxiliary power units, designed to dispense electricity to:

(A) motor vehicles;

(B) on-road and non-road diesels; and

(C) marine vessels;

(3) a project that involves a technology that allows a vehicle to replace with electric power, while the vehicle is parked, the power normally supplied by the vehicle's internal combustion engine; and

(4) a project to reduce air pollution and engine idling by relieving congestion through rail relocation or improvement at a rail intersection that is located in a nonattainment or near nonattainment area.

(b) The commission may provide funding to other state agencies to implement projects under Subsection (a)(3), including funding for the lease, purchase, or installation of idle reduction technologies and facilities at rest areas and other public facilities on major highway transportation routes located in areas eligible for funding or for marine vessels operating on water routes eligible for funding. Funding under this subsection may include reasonable operational costs determined by the commission to be needed for the initial start-up and proper operation of the idle reduction technologies. The state agency leasing, owning, or operating the idle reduction facility constructed with funds provided under this subsection may, but is not required to, charge reasonable fees for the provision of idle reduction services provided that those fees are used to directly offset the cost of providing the services.

(c) In evaluating a request for funding of an eligible infrastructure project, the commission shall encourage the use of a technology that allows a vehicle to replace with electric power, while the vehicle is parked, the power normally supplied by the vehicle's internal combustion engine at the state's ports and border crossings in affected areas.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1001.504 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1001 / Section 1001.504
§ 1001.504. COLLECTION OF PENALTY.
Status: in_force

If the person does not pay the administrative penalty and the enforcement of the penalty is not stayed, the executive director may refer the matter to the attorney general for collection.
Tex. Finance Code § 184.103 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 184 / Section 184.103
§ 184.103. STATE TRUST COMPANY SUBSIDIARIES.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided by this subtitle or rules adopted under this subtitle, and subject to the exercise of prudent judgment, a state trust company may invest its secondary capital to acquire or establish one or more subsidiaries to conduct any activity that may lawfully be conducted through the form of organization chosen for the subsidiary. The factors to be considered by a state trust company in exercise of prudent judgment include the factors contained in Section 184.101(e).

(b) A state trust company that intends to acquire, establish, or perform new activities through a subsidiary shall submit a letter to the banking commissioner describing in detail the proposed activities of the subsidiary.

(c) The state trust company may acquire or establish a subsidiary or begin performing new activities in an existing subsidiary on the 31st day after the date the banking commissioner receives the state trust company's letter, unless the banking commissioner specifies an earlier or later date. The banking commissioner may extend the 30-day period on a determination that the state trust company's letter raises issues that require additional information or additional time for analysis. If the period is extended, the state trust company may acquire or establish the subsidiary, or perform new activities in an existing subsidiary, only on prior written approval of the banking commissioner.

(d) A subsidiary of a state trust company is subject to regulation by the banking commissioner to the extent provided by this subtitle or rules adopted under this section. In the absence of limiting rules, the banking commissioner may regulate a subsidiary as if it were a state trust company.
Tex. Finance Code § 65.102 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 65 / Section 65.102
§ 65.102. ACCOUNT HELD BY MORE THAN ONE PERSON.
Status: in_force

(a) If a savings account is opened in an association or a federal savings and loan association doing business in this state in the names of more than one person, whether the persons are minors or adults, and the savings contract specifies that money in the account may be paid to or on the order of any one of the account holders, the association may pay the money in the account to or on the order of any one of the account holders before or after the death of any of the other account holders. An association has no further liability for a payment made under this subsection.

(b) If a savings contract specifies that a check, receipt, or withdrawal order requires the signature of more than one of the account holders or of more than one of the surviving account holders after the death of an account holder, the association shall pay the money in the account according to the terms of the savings contract.

(c) If a savings account holder gives written notification to the association not to permit withdrawals according to the terms of the savings contract, the association may refuse, without liability, to honor any check, receipt, or withdrawal request on the account pending a determination of the rights of the account holders.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 31.165 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 31 / Section 31.165
§ 31.165. SPECIAL BOARD OF REVIEW.
Status: in_force

(a) If the local government denies the rezoning request, the matter may be appealed to a special board of review consisting of the following members:

(1) the members of the School Land Board;

(2) the chairman of the governing board of the agency or institution possessing the real property or his or her designated representative;

(3) the mayor of the city or town within whose corporate boundaries or extraterritorial jurisdiction the real property is located; and

(4) the county judge of the county within which the real property is located.

(b) The commissioner shall serve as chairman of the special board of review.

(c) If the plan involves real property belonging to the permanent school fund, the special board of review shall consist of the members of the School Land Board and the local officials, with the commissioner serving as chairman.

(d) If the real property is not located within the corporate boundaries or the extraterritorial jurisdiction of a city or town, the board shall consist of the members of the School Land Board, the agency chairman, and the county judge, with the commissioner serving as chairman.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3875.037 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3875 / Section 3875.037
§ 3875.037. ROADWAYS, PARKS, OTHER PUBLIC AREAS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board by rule may regulate the private use of public roadways, open spaces, parks, sidewalks, and similar public areas within the district. To the extent the rules of the district conflict with a rule, order, ordinance, or regulation of a county or municipality with jurisdiction in the district's territory, the rule, order, ordinance, or regulation of the county or municipality controls. The rules may provide for the safe and orderly use of public roadways, open spaces, parks, sidewalks, and similar public areas or facilities.

(b) The board may require a permit for a parade, demonstration, celebration, entertainment event, or a similar nongovernmental activity in or on the public roadways, open spaces, parks, sidewalks, and similar public areas or facilities. The board may charge a fee for the permit application and for public safety or security services in an amount the board considers necessary.

(c) The board may require a permit or franchise agreement with a vendor, concessionaire, exhibitor, or similar private or commercial person or organization for the limited use of the area or facilities on terms and conditions and on payment of a permit or franchise fee the board may impose.
Tex. Government Code § 74.161 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 74 / Section 74.161
§ 74.161. JUDICIAL PANEL ON MULTIDISTRICT LITIGATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The judicial panel on multidistrict litigation consists of five members designated from time to time by the supreme court. The members of the panel must be active, former, or retired court of appeals justices or active administrative judges.

(b) The concurrence of three panel members is necessary to any action by the panel.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1111.110 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1111 / Section 1111.110
§ 1111.110. CONTRACTS FOR CARE.
Status: in_force

The board may contract with any lessee of the district's hospitals or any other person to provide hospital care to needy district inhabitants for the payments and terms and under the conditions the board considers to be in the district's best interests.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1114.112 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1114 / Section 1114.112
§ 1114.112. HEALTH CARE SERVICES.
Status: in_force

(a) The district shall provide the inpatient and outpatient hospital services and physician services a county is required to provide under Section 61.028(a), Health and Safety Code.

(b) The district shall provide maternal labor and delivery services in the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1051.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1051 / Section 1051.002
§ 1051.002. AUTHORITY FOR OPERATION.
Status: in_force

The district operates and is administered and financed in accordance with Section 9, Article IX, Texas Constitution, and has the rights, powers, and duties provided by this chapter.
Tex. Education Code § 74.355 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 74 / Section 74.355
§ 74.355. GIFTS AND GRANTS.
Status: in_force

The board may accept and administer, on terms and conditions satisfactory to it, grants and gifts of property, including real estate and money, that may be tendered to it in aid of the planning, establishment, conduct and operation of the school and in aid of research and teaching at the school. The board may accept from the federal government or any foundation, trust fund, corporation, or individual donations, gifts, and grants, including real estate, buildings, libraries, laboratories, apparatus, equipment, records and money, for the use and benefit of the school.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 58.054 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 58 / Section 58.054
§ 58.054. ELIGIBILITY.
Status: in_force

To be eligible to participate in the program:

(1) an applicant must satisfy any of the following:

(A) meet with a victim's assistance counselor from a state or local agency or other for-profit or nonprofit entity that is identified by the attorney general as an entity that provides shelter or civil legal services or counseling to victims of family violence, sexual assault or abuse, stalking, child abduction, or trafficking of persons;

(B) be protected under, or be filing an application on behalf of a victim who is the applicant's child or another person in the applicant's household and who is protected under:

(i) a temporary injunction issued under Subchapter F, Chapter 6, Family Code;

(ii) a temporary ex parte order issued under Chapter 83, Family Code;

(iii) an order issued under Subchapter A or B, Chapter 7B, of this code or Chapter 85, Family Code; or

(iv) a magistrate's order for emergency protection issued under Article 17.292; or

(C) possess documentation of family violence, child abduction, or trafficking of persons, as identified by the rules adopted under Article 58.056, or of sexual assault or abuse or stalking, as described by Section 92.0161, Property Code; and

(2) an applicant must satisfy all of the following:

(A) file an application for participation with the attorney general or a state or local agency or other entity identified by the attorney general under Subdivision (1);

(B) file an affirmation that the applicant has discussed safety planning with a victim's assistance counselor described by Subdivision (1)(A);

(C) designate the attorney general as agent to receive service of process and mail on behalf of the applicant; and

(D) live at a residential address, or relocate to a residential address, that is unknown to the person who committed or is alleged to have committed the family violence, sexual assault or abuse, stalking, child abduction, or trafficking of persons.
Tex. Government Code § 51.319 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 51 / Section 51.319
§ 51.319. OTHER FEES.
Status: in_force

The district clerk shall collect the following fees for services performed by the clerk:

(1) for performing services related to the matter of the estate of a deceased person or a minor transacted in the district court, the same fees allowed the county clerk for those services;

(2) for serving process by certified or registered mail, the same fee that sheriffs and constables are authorized to charge for the service under Section 118.131, Local Government Code;

(3) for performing any other service prescribed or authorized by law for which no fee is set by law, a reasonable fee; and

(4) for performing services related to a matter filed in a statutory county court, the same fees allowed the district clerk for those services in the district court.
Tex. Government Code § 2166.007 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2166 / Section 2166.007
§ 2166.007. VENUE.
Status: in_force

A suit for breach of a contract under this chapter shall be brought in Travis County.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 91.262 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 91 / Section 91.262
§ 91.262. ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY ASSESSMENT PROCEDURE.
Status: in_force

(a) An administrative penalty may be assessed only after the person charged under Section 91.261 has been given an opportunity for a public hearing. If a public hearing is held, the commission shall make findings of fact and issue a written decision as to the occurrence of the violation and the penalty amount warranted by the violation, incorporating, if appropriate, an order requiring that the penalty be paid. If appropriate, the commission shall consolidate the hearing with other proceedings.

(b) If a person charged under Section 91.261 fails to take advantage of the opportunity for a public hearing, a penalty may be assessed by the commission after it has determined that a violation occurred and the penalty amount warranted by the violation. The commission shall then issue an order requiring the penalty to be paid.

(c) The commission shall give notice of the commission's order to the person charged with the violation as provided by Chapter 2001, Government Code. The notice must include a statement of the right of the person to judicial review of the order.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 194.004 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 194 / Section 194.004
§ 194.004. RELEASE OF INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided by this section, the vital statistics unit shall furnish on request any information it has on record relating to any marriage, divorce, or annulment of marriage.

(b) The vital statistics unit may not issue:

(1) a certificate or a certified copy of information relating to a marriage; or

(2) a certified copy of a report of divorce or annulment of marriage.

(c) If a party to a declaration of informal marriage has checked the box described by Section 2.402(b)(5), Family Code, on the declaration, the vital statistics unit may not furnish any personally identifying information on record relating to the marriage, other than the names of the parties to the marriage, to anyone other than a party to the marriage or the party's legal representative.