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Tex. Health and Safety Code § 101A.102 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 101A / Section 101A.102
§ 101A.102. REMOVAL.
Status: in_force

(a) It is a ground for removal from the oversight committee that a member:

(1) is ineligible for membership under Section 101A.101(e);

(2) cannot, because of illness or disability, discharge the member's duties for a substantial part of the member's term; or

(3) is absent from more than half of the regularly scheduled oversight committee meetings the member is eligible to attend during a calendar year without an excuse approved by a majority vote of the committee.

(b) The validity of an oversight committee action is not affected by the fact that the action is taken when a ground for removal of a committee member exists.

(c) If the chief executive officer has knowledge that a potential ground for removal of a committee member exists, the chief executive officer shall notify the presiding officer of the oversight committee of the potential ground. The presiding officer shall then notify the appointing authority and the attorney general that a potential ground for removal exists. If the potential ground for removal involves the presiding officer, the chief executive officer shall notify the next highest ranking officer of the oversight committee, who shall then notify the appointing authority and the attorney general that a potential ground for removal exists.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 183.011 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 183 / Section 183.011
§ 183.011. INJUNCTIVE RELIEF; CIVIL PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) The attorney general may institute an action for injunctive relief to restrain a violation of this chapter.

(b) In addition to the injunctive relief provided by Subsection (a), the attorney general may institute an action for civil penalties against a covered entity for a violation of this chapter. A civil penalty assessed under this section may not exceed:

(1) $5,000 for each violation that is committed negligently and that occurs in a single year, regardless of how long the violation continues during that year;

(2) $25,000 for each violation that is committed knowingly or intentionally and that occurs in a single year, regardless of how long the violation continues during that year; or

(3) $250,000 for each violation in which the covered entity knowingly or intentionally used protected health information for financial gain.
Tex. Insurance Code § 826.104 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 826 / Section 826.104
§ 826.104. NOTICE TO ELIGIBLE MEMBERS; COMMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) Not later than the 10th business day after the date of filing with the commissioner the documents required under Section 826.101, the converting company shall send to each eligible member a notice advising the member of:

(1) the adoption and filing of the conversion plan; and

(2) the member's right to comment on the plan to the commissioner and the converting company.

(b) The notice must include a description of the procedure to be used in making comments. An eligible member who elects to make comments must make the comments in writing not later than the 30th day after the date on which the notice is sent.

(c) Not later than the 60th day after the date of the commissioner's approval of the plan, the converting company shall send to each eligible member notice of the members' meeting to vote on the conversion plan. The notice must be sent to the member's last known address, as shown on the converting company's records, before the 30th day preceding the date set for the meeting. The notice must:

(1) briefly but fairly describe the proposed conversion plan; and

(2) inform the member of the member's right to vote on the conversion plan.

(d) If the meeting to vote on the conversion plan is held during the converting company's annual meeting of policyholders, a combined meeting notice satisfies the requirements of this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8288.005 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8288 / Section 8288.005
§ 8288.005. DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is composed of the territory described by Section 1, Chapter 714, Acts of the 65th Legislature, Regular Session, 1977, 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 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 bonds 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 the board.

(c) The board may redefine the boundaries of the district to correct any mistake in the field notes appearing in Section 1, Chapter 714, Acts of the 65th Legislature, Regular Session, 1977.
Tex. Government Code § 672.004 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 672 / Section 672.004
§ 672.004. COMPLAINT REGARDING EMPLOYMENT DECISION OF STATE AGENCY.
Status: in_force

(a) An individual entitled to an employment preference under this chapter who is aggrieved by a decision of a state agency to which this chapter applies relating to hiring the individual, or relating to retaining the individual if the state agency reduces its workforce, may appeal the decision by filing a written complaint with the governing body of the state agency under this section.

(b) The governing body of a state agency that receives a written complaint under Subsection (a) shall respond to the complaint not later than the 15th business day after the date the governing body receives the complaint. The governing body may render a different hiring decision than the decision that is the subject of the complaint if the governing body determines that the employment preference under this chapter was not applied.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9040.006 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9040 / Section 9040.006
§ 9040.006. INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is initially composed of the territory described by Section 2 of the Act creating this chapter.

(b) The boundaries and field notes contained in Section 2 of the Act creating this chapter form a closure. A mistake made in the field notes or in copying the field notes in the legislative process does not affect the district's:

(1) organization, existence, or validity;

(2) right to issue any type of bond for the purposes for which the district is created or to pay the principal of and interest on a bond;

(3) right to impose a tax; or

(4) legality or operation.
Tex. Occupations Code § 601.355 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 601 / Section 601.355
§ 601.355. HEARING.
Status: in_force

(a) If the person timely requests a hearing, the advisory board shall:

(1) set a hearing;

(2) give written notice of the hearing to the person; and

(3) designate a hearings examiner to conduct the hearing.

(b) The hearings examiner shall make findings of fact and conclusions of law and promptly issue to the advisory board a proposal for decision as to the occurrence of the violation and the amount of any proposed administrative penalty.
Tex. Transportation Code § 225.1451 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 225 / Section 225.1451
§ 225.1451. GAME WARDEN JUSTIN HURST MEMORIAL HIGHWAY.
Status: in_force

(a) The portion of State Highway 71 in Wharton County between its intersection with Farm-to-Market Road 2765 and the Matagorda County line is designated as the Game Warden Justin Hurst Memorial Highway.

(b) Subject to Section 225.021(c), the department shall:

(1) design and construct markers indicating the designation as the Game Warden Justin Hurst Memorial Highway and any other appropriate information; and

(2) erect a marker at each end of the highway and at appropriate intermediate sites along the highway.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 143A.008 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 143A / Section 143A.008
§ 143A.008. ACTION BY ATTORNEY GENERAL.
Status: in_force

(a) Any person may notify the attorney general of a violation or potential violation of this chapter by a social media platform.

(b) The attorney general may bring an action to enjoin a violation or a potential violation of this chapter. If the injunction is granted, the attorney general may recover costs and reasonable attorney's fees incurred in bringing the action and reasonable investigative costs incurred in relation to the action.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3503.055 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3503 / Section 3503.055
§ 3503.055. OFFICERS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall elect from among its membership a president and a vice president.

(b) The vice president shall preside in the absence of the president.
Tex. Insurance Code § 751.251 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 751 / Section 751.251
§ 751.251. NO WAIVER.
Status: in_force

(a) The disclosure to the commissioner under this subchapter of a document, material, or information does not constitute the waiver of any applicable privilege or claim of confidentiality regarding the document, material, or information.

(b) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), an insurer may not be compelled to disclose a self-audit document or waive any statutory or common law privilege. An insurer may, however, voluntarily disclose a document described by this subsection to the commissioner in response to any market conduct action or examination.

(c) For the purposes of Subsection (b), "self-audit document" means a document that is prepared as a result of or in connection with an insurance compliance audit.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2703.208 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2703 / Section 2703.208
§ 2703.208. ADDITIONS OR AMENDMENTS TO MANUAL.
Status: in_force

(a) An addition or amendment to the Basic Manual of Rules, Rates, and Forms for the Writing of Title Insurance in the State of Texas may be proposed and adopted by reference by publishing notice of the proposal or adoption by reference in the Texas Register.

(b) Notice under this section must include:

(1) a brief summary of the substance of the matter to be added or amended; and

(2) a statement that the full text of the matter is available for review in the office of the chief clerk of the department.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8249.251 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8249 / Section 8249.251
§ 8249.251. 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. Health and Safety Code § 246.056 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 246 / Section 246.056
§ 246.056. RESCISSION OF CONTRACT; REQUIRED LANGUAGE.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who executes a continuing care contract with a provider may rescind the contract at any time before the later of midnight of the seventh day, or a later day if specified in the contract:

(1) after the date on which the continuing care contract is executed; or

(2) after the date on which the person receives a disclosure statement that meets the requirements of this subchapter.

(b) A resident who executes a continuing care contract to provide continuing care in a living unit of a facility may not be required to move into the facility before the expiration of the period during which the contract may be rescinded.

(c) If a continuing care contract is rescinded under this section, the entrance fee shall be refunded not later than the 30th day after the date of rescission.

(d) Each continuing care contract must include the following statement or a substantially equivalent statement in type that is boldfaced, capitalized, underlined, or otherwise set out from the surrounding written material so as to be conspicuous:

"You may cancel this contract at any time prior to midnight of the seventh day, or a later day if specified in the contract, after the date on which you sign this contract or you receive the facility's disclosure statement, whichever occurs later. If you elect to cancel the contract, you must do so by written notice and you will be entitled to receive a refund of the entrance fee."

(e) Each continuing contract also must include the following statement in type that is boldfaced, capitalized, underlined, or otherwise set out from the surrounding written material so as to be conspicuous:

"This document, if executed, constitutes a legal and binding contract between you and __________. You may wish to consult a legal or financial advisor before signing, although it is not required that you do so to make this contract binding."
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 50.003 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 50 / Section 50.003
§ 50.003. OTHER LICENSES NOT REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

A resident who has acquired a combination hunting and fishing license is not required to obtain the hunting license required by Chapter 42 of this code or the fishing license required by Chapter 46 of this code.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 265.0181 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 265 / Section 265.0181
§ 265.0181. TRANSFER OF PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

On dissolution of the board of managers, title to property held by the board or in the name of the hospital shall be transferred to the county and municipality as agreed to by the county and municipality.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1904.051 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1904 / Section 1904.051
§ 1904.051. WATER TREATMENT SPECIALIST CERTIFICATION PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission by rule shall establish a program to certify persons qualified to install, exchange, service, and repair residential, commercial, or industrial water treatment equipment and appliances.

(b) The rules must establish:

(1) standards for certification to ensure the public health and to protect the public from unqualified persons engaging in activities relating to water treatment;

(2) classes of certification;

(3) duration of certification; and

(4) reasonable annual certification fees in an amount sufficient to pay the administrative costs of the certification program, but not to exceed $150 a year for any class of certification.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 40.152 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 40 / Section 40.152
§ 40.152. USE OF FUND.
Status: in_force

(a) Money in the fund may be disbursed for the following purposes and no others:

(1) administrative expenses, personnel and training expenses, and equipment maintenance and operating costs related to implementation and enforcement of this chapter;

(2) response costs related to abatement and containment of actual or threatened unauthorized discharges of oil incidental to unauthorized discharges of hazardous substances;

(3) response costs and damages related to actual or threatened unauthorized discharges of oil;

(4) assessment, restoration, rehabilitation, or replacement of or mitigation of damage to natural resources damaged by an unauthorized discharge of oil;

(5) in an amount not to exceed $50,000 annually, the small spill education program;

(6) in an amount not to exceed $1,250,000 annually, interagency contracts under Section 40.302;

(7) the purchase of response equipment under Section 40.105 within two years of the effective date of this chapter, in an amount not to exceed $4 million; thereafter, for the purchase of equipment to replace equipment that is worn or obsolete;

(8) other costs and damages authorized by this chapter;

(9) in an amount not to exceed the interest accruing to the fund annually, erosion response projects under Subchapter H, Chapter 33; and

(10) in conjunction with the Railroad Commission of Texas, costs related to the plugging of abandoned or orphaned oil wells located on state-owned submerged lands.

(b) There is hereby appropriated from the fund to the General Land Office, subject to this section, the amounts specified for the purposes of Subdivisions (5) and (6) of Subsection (a) of this section, $2.5 million for administrative costs under this chapter for the two-year period beginning with the effective date of this chapter, and the actual amounts necessary to pay response costs and damages as provided in this chapter.
Tex. Government Code § 441.199 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 441 / Section 441.199
§ 441.199. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

In addition to other rulemaking authority granted in this subchapter, the commission may adopt other rules it determines necessary for cost reduction and efficiency of recordkeeping by state agencies and for the state's management and preservation of records.
Tex. Labor Code § 302.007 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 302 / Section 302.007
§ 302.007. REPORT ON TRADE ADJUSTMENT PROGRAMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall include in the commission's supplemental annual report to the governor and the legislature under Section 301.065(c) a report on the effectiveness of federal programs designed to provide trade adjustment assistance to persons in this state.

(b) The report shall include the following information regarding persons who have participated in a program described by Subsection (a):

(1) the number of persons who enter employment;

(2) the occupations in which the persons are placed;

(3) the wages earned by persons before and after participation in the program;

(4) whether a person who enters employment after completion of a program retains that employment for at least six months;

(5) the number of persons participating in integrated vocational and language training programs; and

(6) whether a participant has acquired basic skills to enhance employability in the participant's local labor market.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8849.054 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8849 / Section 8849.054
§ 8849.054. EXPENSES.
Status: in_force

A director is entitled to reimbursement for actual reasonable expenses incurred in performing duties as a director.
Tex. Government Code § 41.003 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 41 / Section 41.003
§ 41.003. ADMISSION BY PROSECUTOR.
Status: in_force

An admission made by a district or county attorney in a suit or action to which the state is a party does not prejudice the rights of the state.
Tex. Transportation Code § 452.545 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 452 / Section 452.545
§ 452.545. DUTIES.
Status: in_force

A subregional board shall:

(1) develop, recommend, and approve the annual budget for its subregion; and

(2) if the subregion is a part of a regional authority, make recommendations to the executive committee for:

(A) the overall budget; and

(B) the operation of services provided by the authority.
Tex. Family Code § 158.212 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 158 / Section 158.212
§ 158.212. IMPROPER PAYMENT.
Status: in_force

An employer who remits a payment to an incorrect office or person shall remit the payment to the agency or person identified in the order of withholding not later than the second business day after the date the employer receives the returned payment.
Tex. Election Code § 18.005 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 18 / Section 18.005
§ 18.005. FORM AND CONTENTS OF LIST.
Status: in_force

(a) Each original and supplemental list of registered voters must:

(1) contain the voter's name, date of birth, and registration number as provided by the statewide computerized voter registration list;

(2) contain the voter's residence address, except as provided by Subsections (b) and (c);

(3) be arranged alphabetically by voter name; and

(4) contain the notation required by Section 15.111.

(b) If the voter's residence has no address, the list must contain a concise description of the location of the voter's residence.

(c) The original or supplemental list of registered voters may not contain the residence address of a voter whose residence address is confidential under Section 13.004.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1012.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1012 / Section 1012.105
§ 1012.105. RULES.
Status: in_force

The board may adopt rules for the operation of the district and as required to administer this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8512.0205 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8512 / Section 8512.0205
§ 8512.0205. VACANCY.
Status: in_force

The governor shall fill a vacancy on the board for the unexpired term.
Tex. Government Code § 2054.069 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2054 / Section 2054.069
§ 2054.069. PRIORITIZED CYBERSECURITY AND LEGACY SYSTEM PROJECTS REPORT.
Status: in_force

(a) Not later than October 1 of each even-numbered year, the department shall submit a report to the Legislative Budget Board that prioritizes, for the purpose of receiving funding, state agency:

(1) cybersecurity projects; and

(2) projects to modernize or replace legacy systems, as defined by Section 2054.571.

(b) Each state agency shall coordinate with the department to implement this section.

(c) A state agency shall assert any exception available under state or federal law, including Section 552.139, in response to a request for public disclosure of information contained in or written, produced, collected, assembled, or maintained in connection with the report under Subsection (a). Section 552.007 does not apply to information described by this subsection.
Tex. Water Code § 17.901 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 17 / Section 17.901
§ 17.901. GRANT OR LOAN TO POLITICAL SUBDIVISION.
Status: in_force

The board may make a grant or loan to a political subdivision for a conservation program or conservation project. A political subdivision seeking a grant or loan must file an application with the board.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7950.202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7950 / Section 7950.202
§ 7950.202. TAXES FOR BONDS.
Status: in_force

At the time the district issues bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, the board shall provide for the annual imposition of a continuing direct ad valorem tax, without limit as to rate or amount, while all or part of the bonds are outstanding as required and in the manner provided by Sections 54.601 and 54.602, Water Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8459.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8459 / Section 8459.101
§ 8459.101. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties necessary to accomplish the purposes for which the district is created.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 574.0456 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 574 / Section 574.0456
§ 574.0456. TRANSPORTATION OF PATIENT TO ANOTHER STATE.
Status: in_force

A person may not transport a patient to a mental health facility in another state for court-ordered inpatient mental health services under this chapter unless transportation to that facility is authorized by a court order.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1072.025 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1072 / Section 1072.025
§ 1072.025. INITIAL ELECTED DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) The candidate receiving the highest number of votes from each commissioners precinct of Runnels County is the initial elected director for that precinct, and the three candidates receiving the highest number of votes from the district at large are the initial elected directors for the district at large.

(b) Initial elected directors serve three-year terms.

(c) To be a candidate for or to serve as an initial elected director, a person must be:

(1) a resident of the district; and

(2) a qualified voter.

(d) An employee of the district may not serve as an initial elected director.
Tex. Water Code § 57.155 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 57 / Section 57.155
§ 57.155. CONTENTS OF REPORT.
Status: in_force

(a) The engineer's report shall contain a complete plan for draining land, constructing levees on land, and reclaiming land of the district from overflow or damage by waters from streams inside or adjacent to the district which may affect land in the district. The report shall also include a description of the physical characteristics of the land within the district and the location of any public roads, railroads, rights-of-way and roadways, and other improvements on the land of the district.

(b) The plan may include, and where necessary must include, the costs of straightening streams which may injure the land of the district.