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Tex. Government Code § 844.008 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 844 / Section 844.008
§ 844.008. LIMITATION ON PAYMENT OF BENEFITS.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this subtitle, the benefit payable to a retiree of the retirement system may not exceed the maximum benefit permitted under Section 415(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 as adjusted in accordance with Section 415(d) of that code. Any adjustments are applicable to the postretirement benefits of retirees as well as to the benefits of retiring members. For the purpose of determining whether the benefit of a retiring member or retiree exceeds the limitations provided in this section, all defined benefit plans of the employer and of entities required to be aggregated with the employer for purposes of Section 415 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 are to be treated as one defined benefit plan for purposes of Section 415 of that code. The limitation year for determining maximum benefits is the calendar year.

(b) An employer may not provide employee retirement benefits under a defined benefit plan other than the retirement system to the extent that the provision of the benefits, when considered together with the benefits provided under the retirement system, would result in the failure of the retirement system to meet any of the limitation requirements of Section 415 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and the benefits of the other plan will automatically be reduced, eliminated, or adjusted to the extent necessary to prevent the failure.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2301.356 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2301 / Section 2301.356
§ 2301.356. NOTICE OF CERTAIN PROPOSED CHANGES.
Status: in_force

A licensed dealer shall promptly notify the board of any proposed change in its ownership, location, franchise, or any other matter the board by rule may require.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 501.003 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 501 / Section 501.003
§ 501.003. DESIGNATION OF RADIOACTIVE SUBSTANCE AS HAZARDOUS.
Status: in_force

The executive commissioner by rule shall designate a radioactive substance to be a hazardous substance if, with respect to the substance as used in a particular class of article or as packaged, the executive commissioner finds that the substance is sufficiently hazardous as to require labeling as a hazardous substance under this chapter in order to protect the public health.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8290.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8290 / Section 8290.004
§ 8290.004. DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is composed of the territory described by Section 4, Chapter 693, Acts of the 62nd Legislature, Regular Session, 1971, as that territory may have been modified under:

(1) Subchapter H, Chapter 54, Water Code;

(2) Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code; or

(3) other law.

(b) The boundaries and field notes of the district form a closure. A mistake in copying the field notes in the legislative process or another mistake in the field notes does not affect:

(1) the district's organization, existence, or validity;

(2) the district's right to issue any type of bonds for a purpose for which the district is created or to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds;

(3) the district's right to impose a tax; or

(4) the legality or operation of the district or its governing body.
Tex. Education Code § 45.055 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 45 / Section 45.055
§ 45.055. APPLICATION FOR GUARANTEE.
Status: in_force

(a) A school district or charter district seeking guarantee of eligible bonds under this subchapter shall apply to the commissioner using a form adopted by the commissioner for the purpose. The commissioner may adopt a single form on which a school district seeking guarantee or credit enhancement of eligible bonds may apply simultaneously first for guarantee under this subchapter and then, if that guarantee is rejected, for credit enhancement under Subchapter I.

(b) An application under Subsection (a) must include:

(1) the name of the school district or charter district and the principal amount of the bonds to be issued;

(2) the name and address of the district's paying agent for those bonds; and

(3) the maturity schedule, estimated interest rate, and date of the bonds.

(c) An application under Subsection (a) must be accompanied by a fee set by rule of the board in an amount designed to cover the costs of administering the programs to provide the guarantee or credit enhancement of eligible bonds.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 772.501 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 772 / Section 772.501
§ 772.501. SHORT TITLE.
Status: in_force

This subchapter may be cited as the Regional Emergency Communications District Act.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 58.051 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 58 / Section 58.051
§ 58.051. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Commercial lender" means a commercial lending institution chartered by the state or federal government, including a savings and loan association, a credit union, or a Farm Credit System institution.

(2) "Eligible applicant" means a person applying for a loan guarantee under this subchapter who complies with the application procedures prescribed by this subchapter.

(3) "Plan" means the documentation submitted to the lender in support of the application.
Tex. Government Code § 546.0001 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 546 / Section 546.0001
§ 546.0001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "ICF-IID" and "local intellectual and developmental disability authority" have the meanings assigned by Section 531.002, Health and Safety Code.

(2) "Recipient" means a Medicaid recipient.
Tex. Occupations Code § 101.304 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 101 / Section 101.304
§ 101.304. PUBLIC INFORMATION PROVIDED BY OFFICE; STANDARD COMPLAINT FORM.
Status: in_force

(a) The office shall provide to the public information about the complaint process at each licensing agency.

(b) The office shall conduct a public awareness campaign to increase awareness of the telephone complaint system under Subchapter B.

(c) Through the use of the Internet and other information and communications media, the office shall provide information to the public in easily understood language regarding the complaint procedures and sanctions processes used by the licensing agencies.

(d) The office, in cooperation with the licensing agencies, shall adopt a standard complaint form that may be used by a member of the public to file a complaint with a licensing agency. Each licensing agency shall accept the form adopted under this section in addition to any other form required by the agency.
Tex. Local Government Code § 580.004 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 580 / Section 580.004
§ 580.004. RAINWATER HARVESTING.
Status: in_force

(a) Each municipality and county is encouraged to promote rainwater harvesting at residential, commercial, and industrial facilities through incentives such as the provision at a discount of rain barrels or rebates for water storage facilities.

(b) The Texas Water Development Board shall ensure that training on rainwater harvesting is available for the members of the permitting staffs of municipalities and counties at least quarterly. Each member of the permitting staff of each county and municipality located wholly or partly in an area designated by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality as a priority groundwater management area under Section 35.008, Water Code, whose work relates directly to permits involving rainwater harvesting and each member of the permitting staff of each county and municipality with a population of more than 10,000 whose work relates directly to permits involving rainwater harvesting must receive appropriate training regarding rainwater harvesting standards and their relation to permitting at least once every five years. Members of the permitting staffs of counties and municipalities not located wholly or partly in an area designated by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality as a priority groundwater management area under Section 35.008, Water Code, whose work relates directly to permits involving rainwater harvesting and members of the permitting staffs of counties and municipalities with a population of 10,000 or less whose work relates directly to permits involving rainwater harvesting are encouraged to receive the training. The Texas Water Development Board may provide appropriate training by seminars or by videotape or functionally similar and widely available media without cost.

(c) A municipality or county may not deny a building permit solely because the facility will implement rainwater harvesting. However, a municipality or county may require that a rainwater harvesting system comply with the minimum state standards established for such a system.

(d) Each school district is encouraged to implement rainwater harvesting at facilities of the district.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 81.191 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 81 / Section 81.191
§ 81.191. APPEAL.
Status: in_force

(a) An appeal from an order for the management of a person with a communicable disease, or from a renewal or modification of an order, must be filed in the court of appeals for the county in which the order is entered.

(b) Notice of appeal must be filed not later than the 10th day after the date on which the order is signed.

(c) When an appeal is filed the clerk shall immediately send a certified transcript of the proceedings to the court of appeals.

(d) The trial judge in whose court the cause is pending may:

(1) stay the order and release the person from custody before the appeal if the judge is satisfied that the person does not meet the criteria for protective custody under this chapter; and

(2) if the person is at liberty, require an appearance bond in an amount set by the court.

(e) The court of appeals and supreme court shall give an appeal under this section preference over all other cases and shall advance the appeal on the docket. The courts may suspend all rules relating to the time for filing briefs and docketing cases.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1108.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1108 / Section 1108.103
§ 1108.103. HOSPITAL SYSTEM; MOBILE EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES.
Status: in_force

(a) The district shall provide for:

(1) the establishment of a hospital system and the provision of emergency medical services by:

(A) purchasing, constructing, acquiring, repairing, or renovating buildings and equipment; and

(B) equipping the buildings; and

(2) the administration of the hospital system for hospital purposes.

(b) The hospital system may include any facilities and equipment the board considers necessary for hospital care.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8340.152 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8340 / Section 8340.152
§ 8340.152. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) If authorized at an election held under Section 8340.151, the district may impose an operation and maintenance tax on taxable property in the district in accordance with Section 49.107, Water Code.

(b) The board shall determine the tax rate. The rate may not exceed the rate approved at the election.
Tex. Local Government Code § 62.161 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 62 / Section 62.161
§ 62.161. SETTLEMENT BY CORPORATE OFFICERS.
Status: in_force

(a) If a municipality or de facto municipality that has indebtedness outstanding is abolished, declared void by a court of competent jurisdiction, or ceases to operate and exercise municipal functions, the municipality's officers at the time the municipality is dissolved or ceases to function shall:

(1) take control of the municipality's property;

(2) sell and dispose of the municipality's property; and

(3) settle the debts owed by the municipality.

(b) For the purpose of settling the debts of the municipality, the former municipal officers may levy and collect a tax on the residents of the municipality in the same manner as the municipality could have done.
Tex. Government Code § 824.103 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 824 / Section 824.103
§ 824.103. ABSENCE OF BENEFICIARY.
Status: in_force

(a) Benefits payable on the death of a member or annuitant, except an optional retirement annuity under Section 824.204(c)(1), (c)(2), or (c)(5), are payable, and rights to elect survivor benefits, if applicable, are available, to one of the classes of persons described in Subsection (b), if:

(1) the member or annuitant fails to designate a beneficiary before death;

(2) a designated beneficiary does not survive the member or annuitant;

(3) a designated beneficiary, under Section 824.004, waives claims to benefits payable on the death of the member or annuitant;

(4) a beneficiary designation is revoked under Section 824.101(g); or

(5) a person is not eligible to receive a benefit under Section 824.105.

(b) The following classes of persons, in descending order of precedence, are eligible to receive benefits in a situation described in Subsection (a):

(1) any surviving joint designated beneficiaries;

(2) any alternate beneficiaries;

(3) the surviving spouse of the decedent;

(4) any children of the decedent or their descendants by representation;

(5) the parents of the decedent;

(6) the executor or administrator of the decedent's estate; or

(7) the persons entitled by law to distribution of the decedent's estate.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2303.157 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2303 / Section 2303.157
§ 2303.157. DISPOSAL OF CERTAIN ABANDONED VEHICLES.
Status: in_force

(a) The operator of a vehicle storage facility may dispose of a vehicle for which notice is given under Section 2303.154 if, before the 30th day after the date notice is mailed, the vehicle is not:

(1) claimed by a person entitled to claim the vehicle; or

(2) taken into custody by a law enforcement agency under Chapter 683, Transportation Code.

(b) An operator entitled to dispose of a vehicle under this section may sell the vehicle at a public sale without obtaining a release or discharge of any lien on the vehicle, regardless of whether notice was provided by mail or by publication under this chapter. The proceeds from the sale of the vehicle shall be applied to the charges incurred for the vehicle under Section 2303.155. The operator shall pay any excess proceeds to the person entitled to those proceeds.

(c) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), the operator of a vehicle storage facility may dispose of a vehicle for which notice was given under this subchapter as provided by this section if:

(1) the vehicle is an abandoned nuisance vehicle; and

(2) before the 30th day after the date the notice was sent, the facility submits an application to the department for disposal of the vehicle.
Tex. Occupations Code § 566.009 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 566 / Section 566.009
§ 566.009. ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE.
Status: in_force

(a) The board by rule shall prescribe procedures, consistent with provisions of Chapter 2001, Government Code, relating to contested cases, by which the board may impose an administrative penalty.

(b) Chapter 2001, Government Code, applies to a proceeding under this subchapter.
Tex. Occupations Code § 157.056 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 157 / Section 157.056
§ 157.056. PRESCRIPTION INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

The following information must be provided on each prescription subject to this subchapter:

(1) the patient's name and address;

(2) the drug to be dispensed;

(3) directions to the patient regarding the taking of the drug and the dosage;

(4) the intended use of the drug, if appropriate;

(5) the name, address, and telephone number of the physician;

(6) the name, address, telephone number, and identification number of the registered nurse or physician assistant completing or signing the prescription drug order;

(7) the date; and

(8) the number of refills permitted.
Tex. Transportation Code § 728.021 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 728 / Section 728.021
§ 728.021. TRANSFER OF OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN EMERGENCY VEHICLES; OFFENSE.
Status: in_force

(a) The owner of an authorized emergency vehicle that is used to transport sick or injured persons commits an offense if the owner transfers ownership of the vehicle without:

(1) removing from the vehicle any vehicle equipment, including a light, siren, or device, that under Subtitle C only an authorized emergency vehicle may be equipped with; and

(2) removing or obliterating any emblem or marking on the vehicle that identifies the vehicle as an authorized emergency vehicle.

(b) Subsection (a) does not apply if the owner of the vehicle transfers ownership of the vehicle to a person:

(1) who holds a license as an emergency medical services provider under Chapter 773, Health and Safety Code;

(2) who is in the business of buying and selling used vehicles in this state and who specializes in authorized emergency vehicles; or

(3) described by Section 541.201 or a similar person operating in a foreign country.

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

(d) In this section:

(1) "Authorized emergency vehicle" has the meaning assigned by Section 541.201.

(2) "Vehicle equipment" has the meaning assigned by Section 547.001.
Tex. Transportation Code § 441.029 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 441 / Section 441.029
§ 441.029. TEMPORARY DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) If the commission authorizes the creation of the district, it shall appoint five persons from those suggested in the petition to serve as temporary directors of the district. Not later than the 10th day after the date of appointment, a temporary director shall take the oath of office.

(b) Temporary directors serve until the directors are elected and have qualified for office.

(c) If a person appointed by the commission fails to qualify or if a vacancy occurs in the office of temporary director, the commission shall appoint another person to serve as temporary director.
Tex. Property Code § 114.063 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 114 / Section 114.063
§ 114.063. GENERAL RIGHT TO REIMBURSEMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) A trustee may discharge or reimburse himself from trust principal or income or partly from both for:

(1) advances made for the convenience, benefit, or protection of the trust or its property;

(2) expenses incurred while administering or protecting the trust or because of the trustee's holding or owning any of the trust property; and

(3) expenses incurred for any action taken under Section 113.025.

(b) The trustee has a lien against trust property to secure reimbursement under Subsection (a).

(c) A potential trustee is entitled to reimbursement from trust principal or income or partly from both for reasonable expenses incurred for any action taken under Section 113.025(a) if:

(1) a court orders reimbursement or the potential trustee has entered into a written agreement providing for reimbursement with the personal representative of the estate, the trustee of the trust, the settlor, the settlor's attorney-in-fact, the settlor's personal representative, or the person or entity designated in the trust instrument or will to appoint a trustee; and

(2) the potential trustee has been appointed trustee under the terms of the trust instrument or will or has received a written request to accept the trust from the settlor, the settlor's attorney-in-fact, the settlor's personal representative, or the person or entity designated in the trust instrument or will to appoint a trustee.
Tex. Occupations Code § 501.602 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 501 / Section 501.602
§ 501.602. RULES ADOPTED UNDER COMPACT.
Status: in_force

The Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact Commission established under the Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact under Section 501.601 may not adopt rules that alter the requirements or scope of practice of a license issued under this chapter. Any rule adopted by the Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact Commission that purports to alter the requirements or scope of practice of a license issued under this chapter is not enforceable.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7921A.0403 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7921A / Section 7921A.0403
§ 7921A.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. Government Code § 443.01527 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 443 / Section 443.01527
§ 443.01527. MEMORIAL MONUMENT FOR EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES PERSONNEL.
Status: in_force

The State Preservation Board may approve and establish an appropriate memorial monument on the State Capitol grounds dedicated to emergency medical services personnel, as defined by Section 773.003, Health and Safety Code, in this state. The State Preservation Board may only use private contributions made for a purpose related to the memorial monument to create, establish, and perpetually maintain the monument.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1090.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1090 / Section 1090.003
§ 1090.003. ESSENTIAL PUBLIC FUNCTION.
Status: in_force

The district performs an essential public function in carrying out the purposes of this chapter.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1305.051 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1305 / Section 1305.051
§ 1305.051. CERTIFICATION REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) A person may not operate a workers' compensation health care network in this state unless the person holds a certificate issued under this chapter and rules adopted by the commissioner.

(b) A person may not perform any act of a workers' compensation health care network except in accordance with the specific authorization of this chapter or rules adopted by the commissioner.

(c) A health maintenance organization regulated under Chapter 843 or an organization of physicians and providers that operates as a preferred provider benefit plan, as defined by Chapter 1301, may obtain a certification as a workers' compensation health care network in the same manner as any other person if that entity meets the requirements of this chapter and rules adopted by the commissioner under this chapter.
Tex. Education Code § 54.756 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 54 / Section 54.756
§ 54.756. PURCHASER; BENEFICIARY.
Status: in_force

(a) A purchaser may be any person who is permitted to be a purchaser under Section 529, Internal Revenue Code of 1986. The purchaser is not required to be a resident of this state, except as provided by Subsection (c)(2).

(b) In accordance with applicable provisions of Section 529, Internal Revenue Code of 1986, a purchaser is the owner of the account to which the purchaser's prepaid tuition contract money is assigned.

(c) At the time the purchaser enters into a prepaid tuition contract, the beneficiary of the contract must be:

(1) a resident of this state at the time the purchaser enters into the contract; or

(2) a nonresident who is the child of a parent who is a resident of this state at the time that parent enters into the contract.

(d) For purposes of Subsection (c), the board may require a reasonable period of residence in this state for a beneficiary or the parent of a beneficiary.

(e) Notwithstanding any provision of Subchapter B, the tuition and required fees charged by a general academic teaching institution or two-year institution of higher education that are paid for with tuition units shall be determined as if the beneficiary of that contract were a resident student.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2021.007 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2021 / Section 2021.007
§ 2021.007. FEE OR PAYMENT IN LIEU OF OTHER STATE TAXES AND FEES.
Status: in_force

(a) A fee or payment collected by this state under this subtitle is in lieu of any other fee, payment, or tax imposed by this state.

(b) This section does not preclude the application of:

(1) the sales tax or an increase in the sales tax to the sale or purchase of a taxable item by a person licensed under this subtitle; or

(2) the franchise tax to a person licensed under this subtitle.