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Tex. Government Code § 545.0205 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 545 / Section 545.0205
§ 545.0205. DISCRIMINATION BASED ON IMMUNIZATION STATUS PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

(a) A provider who participates in Medicaid or the child health plan program, including a provider participating in the provider network of a managed care organization that contracts with the commission to provide services under Medicaid or the child health plan program, may not refuse to provide health care services to a Medicaid recipient or child health plan program enrollee based solely on the recipient's or enrollee's refusal or failure to obtain a vaccine or immunization for a particular infectious or communicable disease.

(b) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), a provider is not in violation of this section if the provider:

(1) adopts a policy requiring some or all of the provider's patients, including patients who are Medicaid recipients or child health plan program enrollees, to be vaccinated or immunized against a particular infection or communicable disease to receive health care services from the provider; and

(2) provides an exemption to the policy described by Subdivision (1) under which the provider accepts from a patient who is a Medicaid recipient or child health plan program enrollee an oral or written request for an exemption from each required vaccination or immunization based on:

(A) a reason of conscience, including a sincerely held religious belief, observance, or practice, that is incompatible with the administration of the vaccination or immunization; or

(B) a recognized medical condition for which the vaccination or immunization is contraindicated.

(c) The commission may not provide any reimbursement under Medicaid or the child health plan program, as applicable, to a provider who violates this section unless and until the commission finds that the provider is in compliance with this section.

(d) Subsection (c) applies only with respect to an individual physician. The commission may not refuse to provide reimbursement to a provider who did not violate this section based on that provider's membership in a provider group or medical organization with an individual physician who violated this section.

(e) This section does not apply to a provider who is a specialist in:

(1) oncology; or

(2) organ transplant services.

(f) The executive commissioner shall adopt rules necessary to implement this section, including rules establishing the right of a provider who is alleged to have violated this section to seek administrative and judicial review of the alleged violation.
Tex. Government Code § 24.110 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 24 / Section 24.110
§ 24.110.
Status: in_force

Sec. 24.110. 410TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (MONTGOMERY COUNTY). (a) The 410th Judicial District is composed of Montgomery County.

(b) The terms of the 410th District Court begin on the first Monday in January and the first Monday in July.
Tex. Insurance Code § 31.002 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 31 / Section 31.002
§ 31.002. DUTIES OF DEPARTMENT.
Status: in_force

In addition to the other duties required of the Texas Department of Insurance, the department shall:

(1) regulate the business of insurance in this state;

(2) administer the workers' compensation system of this state as provided by Title 5, Labor Code;

(3) ensure that this code and other laws regarding insurance and insurance companies are executed;

(4) protect and ensure the fair treatment of consumers; and

(5) ensure fair competition in the insurance industry in order to foster a competitive market.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 53.062 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 53 / Section 53.062
§ 53.062. LEASE OF MINERALS SEPARATELY AND TOGETHER.
Status: in_force

Minerals covered by the provisions of this subchapter may be leased either separately or together.
Tex. Water Code § 20.117 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 20 / Section 20.117
§ 20.117. ENFORCEMENT BY MANDAMUS.
Status: in_force

A writ of mandamus and all other legal and equitable remedies are available to any party at interest to require the authority and any other party to carry out agreements and to perform functions and duties under this chapter, the Texas Constitution, or the authority's bond resolutions and orders.
Tex. Government Code § 62.0145 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 62 / Section 62.0145
§ 62.0145. REMOVAL OF CERTAIN PERSONS FROM POOL OF PROSPECTIVE JURORS.
Status: in_force

Except as provided by Section 62.0146, if a written summons for jury service sent by a clerk, sheriff, constable, or bailiff is undeliverable, the county or district clerk may remove from the jury wheel the jury wheel card for the person summoned or the district clerk, or in a county with a population of at least 1.7 million and in which more than 70 percent of the population resides in a single municipality, a bailiff appointed as provided under Section 62.019, may remove the person's name from the record of names for selection of persons for jury service under Section 62.011.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3852.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3852 / Section 3852.101
§ 3852.101. ADDITIONAL DISTRICT POWERS.
Status: in_force

The district may exercise the powers given to a corporation created under Chapter 504 or 505, Local Government Code.
Tex. Water Code § 54.015 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 54 / Section 54.015
§ 54.015. CONTENTS OF PETITION.
Status: in_force

The petition shall:

(1) describe the boundaries of the proposed district by metes and bounds or by lot and block number, if there is a recorded map or plat and survey of the area;

(2) state the general nature of the work proposed to be done, the necessity for the work, and the cost of the project as then estimated by those filing the petition; and

(3) include a name of the district which shall be generally descriptive of the locale of the district followed by the words Municipal Utility District, or if a district is located within one county, it may be designated "__________ County Municipal Utility District No. ______." (Insert the name of the county and proper consecutive number.) The proposed district shall not have the same name as any other district in the same county.
Tex. Election Code § 214.046 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 214 / Section 214.046
§ 214.046. TEST OF PROGRAM AND EQUIPMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) After the time set for beginning an electronic recount but before the recount is made, the recount tabulator shall conduct a test of the program and equipment in the same manner as the test that is conducted immediately before an original count of ballots for an election. Each person entitled to notice of the recount or the person's representative at the recount is entitled to examine the program and the test materials on request.

(b) If the test is unsuccessful, the recount tabulator shall notify the recount committee chair, who shall notify the recount supervisor, and the supervisor shall investigate the cause of the test's failure. The electronic recount may not proceed until a test is successful on the equipment used for the first test or on other equipment selected by the supervisor.

(c) If the recount supervisor determines that the program is defective, the supervisor shall inform the person requesting the recount or the person's agent. The person requesting the recount may notify the supervisor:

(1) to have the ballots recounted manually; or

(2) to attempt to correct the program so that an electronic recount may be conducted with the corrected program.

(d) A recount using a corrected program may not be made unless the tabulation supervisor of the central counting station or the presiding election judge of the polling place at which the ballots were counted, as applicable, and the person who prepared the program sign a written statement indicating that the original program is defective. If the statement cannot be obtained, the recount supervisor shall have the ballots recounted manually.

(e) If a recount using a corrected program is to be made, the original program shall be preserved without change and a complete new program shall be prepared. The original set of test materials shall also be preserved without change and a complete new set shall be prepared if the original set is unsuitable for testing the corrected program.

(f) The recount supervisor shall obtain from the person who prepares a new program a signed statement that the program was prepared by the person, with the date of preparation and the person's address shown on the statement. The new program, the preparer's statement, and the test materials used for verification shall be preserved in a sealed container in the same manner and for the same period as the original program.

(g) The costs of a recount under Subsection (c) may not be assessed against a person regardless of its outcome. If other precincts are included in the same recount document, the assessment of the costs in the other precincts shall be determined by the overall outcome in all precincts included in the document.
Tex. Government Code § 1501.156 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1501 / Section 1501.156
§ 1501.156. SALE OF CERTIFICATES.
Status: in_force

(a) A municipality may sell certificates of indebtedness issued under this subchapter:

(1) at a public or private sale;

(2) on terms the governing body of the municipality determines; and

(3) with an option to prepay principal as the governing body of the municipality considers advisable.

(b) A municipality shall sell the certificates for cash.
Tex. Government Code § 1509.206 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1509 / Section 1509.206
§ 1509.206. BONDS NOT PAYABLE FROM TAXES.
Status: in_force

A bond issued under this subchapter:

(1) is payable only from the revenue, income, receipts, or another resource of the municipality as provided by this subchapter; and

(2) is not a tax obligation of the municipality.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1094.251 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1094 / Section 1094.251
§ 1094.251. GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS.
Status: in_force

The board may issue and sell general obligation bonds in the name and on the faith and credit of the district for any purpose relating to:

(1) the purchase, construction, acquisition, repair, or renovation of buildings or improvements; and

(2) equipping buildings or improvements for hospital purposes.
Tex. Government Code § 418.125 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 418 / Section 418.125
§ 418.125. DISASTER PREPAREDNESS COMMUNITY OUTREACH.
Status: in_force

To the extent practicable, the following entities shall conduct community outreach, including public awareness campaigns, and education activities on disaster preparedness each year:

(1) municipalities and counties;

(2) the department, including the division;

(3) the Texas Education Agency;

(4) the office of the comptroller;

(5) the Texas Department of Insurance;

(6) the Texas Department of Transportation;

(7) the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs;

(8) the Health and Human Services Commission; and

(9) the Department of State Health Services.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 23.04 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 23 / Section 23.04
§ 23.04. IN MISDEMEANOR CASE.
Status: in_force

In misdemeanor cases, the capias or summons shall issue from a court having jurisdiction of the case on the filing of an information or complaint. The summons shall be issued only upon request of the attorney representing the State and on the determination of probable cause by the judge, and shall follow the same form and procedure as in a felony case.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1082.156 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1082 / Section 1082.156
§ 1082.156. ANNUAL AUDIT.
Status: in_force

The board annually shall have an audit made of the district's financial condition.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7986.005 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7986 / Section 7986.005
§ 7986.005. FINDINGS OF PUBLIC PURPOSE AND BENEFIT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is created to serve a public purpose and benefit.

(b) The district is created to accomplish the purposes of:

(1) a municipal utility district as provided by general law and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution; and

(2) Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, that relate to the construction, acquisition, improvement, operation, or maintenance of macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.
Tex. Government Code § 424.052 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 424 / Section 424.052
§ 424.052.
Status: in_force

Sec. 424.052. OFFENSE: IMPAIRING OR INTERRUPTING OPERATION OF CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE FACILITY. (a) A person commits an offense if, without the effective consent of the owner, the person enters or remains on or in a critical infrastructure facility and intentionally or knowingly impairs or interrupts the operation of the facility.

(b) An offense under this section is a state jail felony.

(c) If conduct constituting an offense under this section also constitutes an offense under another law, the actor may be prosecuted under this section, the other law, or both.
Tex. Transportation Code § 431.034 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 431 / Section 431.034
§ 431.034. INCOME OF TRANSPORTATION CORPORATION.
Status: in_force

The commission has the unrestricted right at any time to receive any income earned by a corporation other than a local government corporation.
Tex. Insurance Code § 443.002 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 443 / Section 443.002
§ 443.002. CONFLICTS OF LAW.
Status: in_force

This chapter and the state law governing insurance guaranty associations constitute this state's insurer receivership laws and shall be construed together in a manner that is consistent. In the event of a conflict between the insurer receivership laws and the provisions of any other law, the insurer receivership laws prevail.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 594.042 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 594 / Section 594.042
§ 594.042. HEARING DETERMINATION.
Status: in_force

The court by order shall approve the transfer of the resident to a state mental hospital if the court or jury determines that the resident:

(1) is a person with mental illness; and

(2) requires a transfer to a state mental hospital for treatment for the resident's own welfare and protection or for the protection of others.
Tex. Water Code § 62.001 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 62 / Section 62.001
§ 62.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter:

(1) "District" means a navigation district operating under the provisions of Article XVI, Section 59, of the Texas Constitution.

(2) "Commission" means the navigation and canal commission.

(3) "Commissioner" means a navigation and canal commissioner.

(4) "Board" means the navigation board.

(5) "County of jurisdiction" means the county in which the district or the greater amount of acreage of the district is located.
Tex. Government Code § 1401.083 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1401 / Section 1401.083
§ 1401.083. RIGHTS TO FINANCED PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

(a) Property financed by the authority under Subchapter D does not become part of other property to which it is attached or affixed or into which it is incorporated, regardless of whether the other property is real or personal.

(b) A state agency has the rights of a lessee in property financed by the authority under Subchapter D. A person who claims under or through the agency may not acquire any greater rights with respect to the property.
Tex. Water Code § 26.215 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 26 / Section 26.215
§ 26.215. PEACE OFFICERS.
Status: in_force

For purposes of this subchapter, the authorized agents and employees of the Parks and Wildlife Department are constituted peace officers. These agents and employees are empowered to enforce the provisions of this subchapter the same as any other peace officer, and for such purpose shall have the powers and duties of peace officers as set forth in the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1965, as amended.
Tex. Family Code § 65.104 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 65 / Section 65.104
§ 65.104. MAXIMUM TIME REMEDIAL ORDER IS EFFECTIVE.
Status: in_force

A truancy court's remedial order under Section 65.103 is effective until the later of:

(1) the date specified by the court in the order, which may not be later than the 180th day after the date the order is entered; or

(2) the last day of the school year in which the order was entered.
Tex. Government Code § 2003.042 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2003 / Section 2003.042
§ 2003.042. POWERS OF ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGE.
Status: in_force

(a) An administrative law judge employed by the office or a temporary administrative law judge may:

(1) administer an oath;

(2) take testimony;

(3) rule on a question of evidence;

(4) issue an order relating to discovery or another hearing or prehearing matter, including an order imposing a sanction;

(5) issue an order that refers a case to an alternative dispute resolution procedure, determines how the costs of the procedure will be apportioned, and appoints an impartial third party as described by Section 2009.053 to facilitate that procedure;

(6) issue a proposal for decision that includes findings of fact and conclusions of law;

(7) if expressly authorized by a state agency rule adopted under Section 2001.058(f), make the final decision in a contested case;

(8) serve as an impartial third party as described by Section 2009.053 for a dispute referred by an administrative law judge, unless one of the parties objects to the appointment; and

(9) serve as an impartial third party as described by Section 2009.053 for a dispute referred by a government agency under a contract.

(b) An administrative law judge may not serve as an impartial third party for a dispute that the administrative law judge refers to an alternative dispute resolution procedure.
Tex. Government Code § 2170.008 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2170 / Section 2170.008
§ 2170.008. RATE INTERVENTION.
Status: in_force

(a) If the department determines there is sufficient economic impact on state government, the department may intervene on behalf of state agencies in telecommunications rate cases and may hire special counsel and expert witnesses to prepare and present testimony.

(b) The attorney general shall represent the department before the courts in all appeals from rate cases in which the department intervenes.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 12.095 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 12 / Section 12.095
§ 12.095. BOARD PANELS; POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) If the Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas requests an opinion or recommendation from the medical advisory board as to the ability of an applicant or license holder to operate a motor vehicle safely or to exercise sound judgment with respect to the proper use and storage of a handgun, the commissioner or a person designated by the commissioner shall convene a panel to consider the case or question submitted by that department.

(b) To take action as a panel, at least three members of the medical advisory board must be present.

(c) Each panel member shall prepare an individual independent written report for the Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas that states the member's opinion as to the ability of the applicant or license holder to operate a motor vehicle safely or to exercise sound judgment with respect to the proper use and storage of a handgun, as appropriate. In the report the panel member may also make recommendations relating to that department's subsequent action.

(d) In its deliberations, a panel may examine any medical record or report that contains material that may be relevant to the ability of the applicant or license holder.

(e) The panel may require the applicant or license holder to undergo a medical or other examination at the applicant's or holder's expense. A person who conducts an examination under this subsection may be compelled to testify before the panel and in any subsequent proceedings under Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code, or Subchapter N, Chapter 521, Transportation Code, as applicable, concerning the person's observations and findings.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 13.301 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 13 / Section 13.301
§ 13.301. PROGRAMS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF HISTORIC SITES AND STRUCTURES.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may apply to any appropriate agency or officer of the United States for participation in or the receipt of aid from any federal program involving the planning, acquisition, and development of historic sites and structures.

(b) The department may contract with the United States or its agencies to plan, acquire, and develop historic sites and structures in this state in conformity with any federal act concerning the development of historic sites and structures.

(c) The department shall keep financial and other records relating to programs under this section and shall furnish appropriate officials and agencies of the United States and of this state all reports and information reasonably necessary for the administration of the programs.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1115.006 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1115 / Section 1115.006
§ 1115.006. RESTRICTION ON STATE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.
Status: in_force

The legislature may not make a direct appropriation for the construction, maintenance, or improvement of a district facility.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 442.001 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 442 / Section 442.001
§ 442.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Donor" means an individual, a prescription drug manufacturer, or a health care facility, including a pharmacy, that donates unused prescription drugs under this chapter to a participating provider.

(2) "Health care facility" means a facility that provides health care services to patients and maintains a pharmacy in the facility. The term includes the following facilities if a pharmacy is maintained in the facility:

(A) a general or special hospital as defined by Chapter 241;

(B) an ambulatory surgical center licensed under Chapter 243; and

(C) an institution licensed under Chapter 242.

(3) "Health care professional" means an individual licensed, certified, or otherwise authorized to administer health care and prescribe prescription drugs, for profit or otherwise, in the ordinary course of business or professional practice. The term does not include a health care facility.

(4) "Participating provider" means a health care facility or pharmacy, or a pharmacist who is an employee of the facility or pharmacy, that elects to participate in the collection and redistribution of donated prescription drugs under this chapter.

(5) "Pharmacist" means a person licensed under Chapter 558, Occupations Code.

(6) "Pharmacy" means an entity licensed under Chapter 560, Occupations Code.

(6-a) "Prepackage" means the act of repackaging and relabeling varying quantities of prescription drugs from a manufacturer's original commercial container into a prescription container, unit-dose packaging, or a multi-compartment container for a pharmacist to dispense to a consumer.

(7) "Prescription drug" has the meaning assigned by Section 551.003, Occupations Code.

(8) "Recipient" means an individual who voluntarily receives donated prescription drugs under this chapter.

(9) "Tamper-evident" means packaging that allows for detection of unauthorized access to a prescription drug.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7939A.0103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7939A / Section 7939A.0103
§ 7939A.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.