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Tex. Insurance Code § 1901.252 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1901 / Section 1901.252
§ 1901.252. COVERAGE FOR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a medical professional liability insurance policy issued to or renewed for a physician or health care provider in this state may not include coverage for exemplary damages that may be assessed against the physician or health care provider.

(b) The commissioner may approve an endorsement form that provides for coverage for exemplary damages for use on a medical professional liability insurance policy issued to:

(1) a hospital; or

(2) a for-profit or not-for-profit nursing home or assisted living facility.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 242.502 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 242 / Section 242.502
§ 242.502. RIGHTS CUMULATIVE.
Status: in_force

The rights established under this subchapter are cumulative of the rights established under any other law.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 436.031 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 436 / Section 436.031
§ 436.031. CONDEMNATION.
Status: in_force

If molluscan shellfish or crabmeat is adulterated or misbranded, an action for the condemnation of the molluscan shellfish or crabmeat may be filed in a district court in whose jurisdiction the molluscan shellfish or crabmeat is located.
Tex. Government Code § 508.039 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 508 / Section 508.039
§ 508.039. COMPENSATION.
Status: in_force

A board member is paid the salary the legislature determines in the General Appropriations Act.
Tex. Finance Code § 341.401 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 341 / Section 341.401
§ 341.401. DISCRIMINATION PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

(a) An authorized lender or other person involved in a transaction subject to this title may not deny to an individual who has the capacity to contract an extension of credit, including a loan, in the individual's name or restrict or limit the credit extended:

(1) because of sex, race, color, religion, national origin, marital status, or age;

(2) because all or part of the individual's income derives from a public assistance program in the form of social security or supplemental security income; or

(3) because the individual has in good faith exercised a right under the Consumer Credit Protection Act (15 U.S.C. Section 1601 et seq.; 18 U.S.C. Section 891 et seq.).

(b) In interpreting this section, a court or administrative agency shall be guided by the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (15 U.S.C. Section 1691 et seq.) and regulations under and interpretations of that Act by the Federal Reserve Board and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to the extent that Act and those regulations and interpretations can be made applicable to conduct prohibited by this section.
Tex. Local Government Code § 214.218 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 214 / Section 214.218
§ 214.218. IMMEDIATE EFFECT OF CERTAIN CODES OR PROVISIONS DELAYED.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "national model code" has the meaning assigned by Section 214.217.

(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), the governing body of a municipality with a population of more than 100,000 that adopts an ordinance or national model code provision that is intended to govern the construction, renovation, use, or maintenance of buildings and building systems in the municipality shall delay implementing and enforcing the ordinance or code provision for at least 30 days after final adoption to permit persons affected to comply with the ordinance or code provision.

(c) If a delay in implementing or enforcing the ordinance or code provision would cause imminent harm to the health or safety of the public, the municipality may enforce the ordinance or code provision immediately on the effective date of the ordinance or code provision.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 32.25 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 32 / Section 32.25
§ 32.25. SALES AT TEMPORARY LOCATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The holder of a private club registration permit may temporarily serve authorized alcoholic beverages at a picnic, celebration, or similar event:

(1) sponsored by:

(A) a political party or political association supporting a candidate for public office or a proposed amendment to the Texas Constitution or other ballot measure;

(B) a charitable or civic organization;

(C) a fraternal organization with a regular membership that has been in continuous existence for more than five years; or

(D) a religious organization; and

(2) that is located in the county where the private club registration permit is issued.

(b) The holder of a private club registration permit may temporarily serve alcoholic beverages under this section not more than two times in each calendar year for the same party, association, or organization.

(c) Distilled spirits served under this section must be purchased from the holder of a local distributor's permit.

(d) The commission shall adopt rules to implement this section, including rules that:

(1) require the permit holder to notify the commission of the dates on which and location where the permit holder will temporarily offer alcoholic beverages for sale under this section;

(2) establish a procedure to verify the wet or dry status of the location where the permit holder intends to temporarily sell alcoholic beverages under this section;

(3) detail the circumstances when a permit holder may temporarily sell alcoholic beverages under this section with only a notification to the commission and the circumstances that require the commission's preapproval before a permit holder may temporarily sell alcoholic beverages under this section; and

(4) require the permit holder to provide any other information the commission determines necessary.
Tex. Local Government Code § 327.052 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 327 / Section 327.052
§ 327.052. ORDER CREATING ZOO BOARD.
Status: in_force

(a) The order authorizing the creation of a zoo board must specify that the zoo board:

(1) is being created under this chapter; and

(2) has the powers and duties provided in this chapter.

(b) The order authorizing the creation of the zoo board may also serve as the election order under Section 327.054.
Tex. Water Code § 57.015 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 57 / Section 57.015
§ 57.015. NOTICE OF HEARING.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioners court shall order the county clerk to issue notice informing all persons concerned of the time and place of the hearing, and of their right to appear at the hearing to contend for or contest the creation of the district, and the county clerk shall deliver the notice to any adult person who is willing to post it.

(b) The notice shall be posted at the courthouse door and at a place inside the proposed district. If the district is located in more than one county, the person posting the notice shall post a copy at the courthouse door in each county in which any portion of the proposed district is located and at a place inside the boundaries of that portion of the district located in each county. The notice shall be posted for at least 10 days before the date of the hearing.

(c) Any person who posts the notice shall make an affidavit before some officer authorized by law to administer oaths that he posted the notices. The affidavit is conclusive of the sworn facts.

(d) The order of the commissioners court shall direct the county clerk to mail notice of the hearing to the executive director in Austin, Texas. The notice shall state that the petition has been filed and shall include a statement of the petition's general purpose and the time and the place of the hearing.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1078.061 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1078 / Section 1078.061
§ 1078.061. GENERAL DUTIES OF DISTRICT ADMINISTRATOR.
Status: in_force

Subject to the limitations prescribed by the board, the district administrator shall:

(1) supervise the work and activities of the district; and

(2) direct the general affairs of the district.
Tex. Government Code § 2251.026 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2251 / Section 2251.026
§ 2251.026. PAYMENT OF INTEREST BY STATE AGENCY.
Status: in_force

(a) A state agency is liable for any interest that accrues on an overdue payment under this chapter and shall pay the interest from funds appropriated or otherwise available to the agency at the same time the principal is paid.

(b) The comptroller shall issue a warrant or initiate an electronic funds transfer on behalf of a state agency to pay any interest that the agency must pay under Subsection (a) if the comptroller is responsible for issuing a warrant or initiating an electronic funds transfer to pay the principal amount on behalf of the agency.

(c) The comptroller shall determine the amount of interest that accrues on an overdue payment by a state agency under this chapter if the comptroller is responsible for issuing a warrant or initiating an electronic funds transfer to pay the principal amount on behalf of the agency.

(d) A state agency shall determine the amount of interest that accrues on an overdue payment by the agency under this chapter if the comptroller is not responsible for issuing a warrant or initiating an electronic funds transfer to pay the principal amount on behalf of the agency.

(e) The comptroller or state agency shall submit the interest payment with the net amount due for the goods or services.

(f) Neither the comptroller nor a state agency may require a vendor to request payment of the interest that accrues under this chapter before the interest is paid to the vendor.

(g) The comptroller may require a state agency to submit any information the comptroller determines necessary to administer and comply with Subsections (b) and (c). The information must be submitted at the time and in the manner required by the comptroller.

(h) The comptroller may require a state agency to change its accounting systems or procedure as the comptroller determines necessary to administer and comply with Subsections (b) and (c). Any changes must conform with the comptroller's requirements.

(i) The comptroller may establish procedures and adopt rules to administer Subsections (b), (c), (g), and (h).

(j) No interest accrues or may be paid under this section on a payment if the total amount of interest that would otherwise have accrued is equal to or less than $5 and the payment is made from the institutional funds of an institution of higher education as defined by Section 61.003, Education Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8834.118 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8834 / Section 8834.118
§ 8834.118. SUITS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may sue and be sued in the courts of this state in the name of the district by and through the board.

(b) If requested by the district, the attorney general shall represent the district in the district courts and appellate courts of this state and in the courts of the United States.

(c) The board, in the board's sole discretion, may employ attorneys to represent the district in the district courts and appellate courts of this state and the courts of the United States.

(d) The general manager is the agent of the district on whom process, notice, or demand required or permitted by law to be served on the district may be served.

(e) The district is not required to give a bond for appeal, injunction, or costs in any suit to which the district is a party.

(f) If the district prevails in any suit other than a suit in which it voluntarily intervenes, the district may seek and the court shall grant, in the same action, recovery for attorney's fees, costs for expert witnesses, and other costs incurred by the district before the court. The court shall set the amount of the attorney's fees.
Tex. Government Code § 2306.471 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2306 / Section 2306.471
§ 2306.471. GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS.
Status: in_force

General obligation bonds issued under Section 2306.352 and approved and registered under this chapter are general obligations of the state.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 153.002 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 153 / Section 153.002
§ 153.002. ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.
Status: repealed

(a) The department by rule shall establish a cattle inspection program to discourage and investigate property crimes involving cattle in this state:

(1) on request by the association; and

(2) if a similar program authorized by federal law is canceled, suspended, repealed, or otherwise scheduled for discontinuation.

(b) The program must utilize existing cattle industry infrastructure to the extent possible.

(c) The department shall establish an advisory committee to advise the department on program rules. At least once every two years, the advisory committee shall review the program rules and submit findings and recommendations to the department.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1017.057 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1017 / Section 1017.057
§ 1017.057. OFFICERS.
Status: in_force

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

(b) The board shall appoint a secretary, who need not be a director.

(c) Each officer of the board serves for a term of one year.

(d) The board shall fill a vacancy in a board office for the unexpired term.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 2A.154 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 2A / Section 2A.154
§ 2A.154. DEPUTY CLERKS.
Status: in_force

A deputy clerk of a district or county court may perform any duty imposed on the clerk of that court.
Tex. Education Code § 54.017 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 54 / Section 54.017
§ 54.017. FIXED TUITION PRICE PLAN FOR UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS AT CERTAIN GENERAL ACADEMIC TEACHING INSTITUTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "general academic teaching institution" and "public state college" have the meanings assigned by Section 61.003.

(b) This section applies only to a general academic teaching institution other than a public state college.

(c) The governing board of an institution to which this section applies shall offer entering undergraduate students, including undergraduate students who transfer to the institution, the opportunity to participate in a fixed tuition price plan under which the institution agrees not to increase tuition charges per semester credit hour for a participating student for at least the first 12 consecutive semesters that occur after the date of the student's initial enrollment at any public or private institution of higher education, regardless of whether the student enrolls at any institution in those semesters, and subject to any restrictions or qualifications adopted by the governing board. For purposes of this section, one or more summer terms occurring in the same summer is considered a semester.

(d) Unless the institution does not offer other tuition payment options, an institution to which this section applies may require an entering undergraduate student to accept or reject participation in the fixed tuition price plan offered under this section before the date of the student's initial enrollment at the institution.

(e) This section does not require an institution to which this section applies to offer a variable tuition price plan or other tuition payment options to undergraduate students enrolled in the institution.

(f) Fees charged by an institution to a student participating in a fixed tuition price plan under this section may not exceed the fees charged by the institution to a similarly situated student who elects not to participate in the plan, if the institution offers other tuition payment options. For purposes of this subsection, students are similarly situated if they share the same residency status, degree program, course load, course level, and other circumstances affecting the fees charged to the students.

(g) This section does not apply to the tuition charged by an institution to which this section applies to a student who enters the institution for the first time before the 2014 fall semester.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1006.202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1006 / Section 1006.202
§ 1006.202. TAXES TO PAY GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) At the time general obligation bonds are issued under Section 1006.201, the board shall impose an ad valorem tax at a rate sufficient to:

(1) create an interest and sinking fund; and

(2) pay the principal of and interest on the bonds as the bonds mature.

(b) The tax required by this section together with any other tax the district imposes in any year may not exceed 75 cents on each $100 assessed value of all taxable property in the district.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 85.251 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 85 / Section 85.251
§ 85.251. SUITS ON BONDS.
Status: in_force

A suit on a bond must be instituted within six months from the date of the final determination of the validity in whole or in part of the rule or order.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8846.055 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8846 / Section 8846.055
§ 8846.055. BOARD VACANCY.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioners court shall appoint a replacement to fill a vacancy in the office of director.

(b) The appointed replacement serves until the next directors' election.

(c) At that election, a person is elected to fill the position. If the position is not scheduled to be filled at the election, the person elected to fill the position serves only for the remainder of the unexpired term.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 22.301 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 22 / Section 22.301
§ 22.301. APPROVAL OF VOLUNTARY WINDING UP, REINSTATEMENT, REVOCATION OF VOLUNTARY WINDING UP, OR DISTRIBUTION PLAN.
Status: in_force

A corporation must approve a voluntary winding up in accordance with Chapter 11, a reinstatement in accordance with Section 11.202, a cancellation of an event requiring winding up under Section 11.152(a), a revocation of a voluntary decision to wind up in accordance with Section 11.151, or a distribution plan in accordance with Section 22.305 by complying with the procedures prescribed by this subchapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9015.253 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9015 / Section 9015.253
§ 9015.253. NOTICE OF RULE PROVIDING PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) If the authority adopts a rule that provides a penalty, the authority must publish a substantive statement of the rule and the penalty once a week for two consecutive weeks in each county in which any part of the reservoir to which the rule applies is situated.

(b) The statement must be as condensed as possible so that the act prohibited by the rule can be easily understood.

(c) The statement may include notice of any number of rules.

(d) The notice must state that:

(1) a person who violates the rule is subject to a penalty; and

(2) the rule is on file in the principal office of the authority, where it may be read by any interested person.

(e) A rule takes effect five days after the date of second publication of the statement under this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8857.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8857 / Section 8857.103
§ 8857.103. NO EMINENT DOMAIN POWER.
Status: in_force

The district may not exercise the powers granted by Section 36.105, Water Code.
Tex. Occupations Code § 562.001 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 562 / Section 562.001
§ 562.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Biological product" has the meaning assigned by Section 351, Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. Section 262).

(1-a) "Generically equivalent" means a drug that is pharmaceutically equivalent and therapeutically equivalent to the drug prescribed.

(1-b) "Interchangeable," in reference to a biological product, has the meaning assigned by Section 351, Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. Section 262), or means a biological product that is designated as therapeutically equivalent to another product by the United States Food and Drug Administration in the most recent edition or supplement of the United States Food and Drug Administration's Approved Drug Products with Therapeutic Equivalence Evaluations, also known as the Orange Book.

(2) "Pharmaceutically equivalent" means drug products that have identical amounts of the same active chemical ingredients in the same dosage form and that meet the identical compendial or other applicable standards of strength, quality, and purity according to the United States Pharmacopoeia or another nationally recognized compendium.

(3) "Therapeutically equivalent" means pharmaceutically equivalent drug products that, if administered in the same amounts, will provide the same therapeutic effect, identical in duration and intensity.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 56B.503 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 56B / Section 56B.503
§ 56B.503. PENALTY TO BE PAID OR HEARING REQUESTED.
Status: in_force

(a) Not later than the 20th day after the date the person receives the notice, the person in writing may:

(1) accept the attorney general's determination and recommended administrative penalty; or

(2) request a hearing on the occurrence of the violation, the amount of the penalty, or both.

(b) If the person accepts the attorney general's determination and recommended penalty, the attorney general by order shall approve the determination and impose the recommended penalty.
Tex. Tax Code § 311.017 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 311 / Section 311.017
§ 311.017. TERMINATION OF REINVESTMENT ZONE.
Status: in_force

(a) A reinvestment zone terminates on the earlier of:

(1) the termination date designated in the ordinance or order, as applicable, designating the zone or an earlier or later termination date designated by an ordinance or order adopted under Section 311.007(c); or

(2) the date on which all project costs, tax increment bonds and interest on those bonds, and other obligations have been paid in full.

(a-1) Notwithstanding the designation of a later termination date under Subsection (a), a taxing unit that taxes real property located in the reinvestment zone, other than the municipality or county that created the zone, is not required to pay any of its tax increment into the tax increment fund for the zone after the termination date designated in the ordinance or order creating the zone unless the governing body of the taxing unit enters into an agreement to do so with the governing body of the municipality or county that created the zone.

(a-1) This subsection applies only to a reinvestment zone created by a municipality that has a population of more than 256,000 but less than 280,000 and is the county seat of a county that has a population of 325,000 or less. Notwithstanding Subsection (a)(1), a municipality by ordinance adopted subsequent to the ordinance adopted by the municipality creating a reinvestment zone may designate a termination date for the zone that is later than the termination date designated in the ordinance creating the zone but not later than the 20th anniversary of that date. If a municipality adopts an ordinance extending the termination date for a reinvestment zone as authorized by this subsection, the zone terminates on the earlier of:

(1) the termination date designated in the ordinance; or

(2) the date provided by Subsection (a)(2).

(b) The tax increment pledged to the payment of bonds and interest on the bonds and to the payment of any other obligations may be discharged and the reinvestment zone may be terminated if the municipality or county that created the zone deposits or causes to be deposited with a trustee or other escrow agent authorized by law funds in an amount that, together with the interest on the investment of the funds in direct obligations of the United States, will be sufficient to pay the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on all bonds issued on behalf of the reinvestment zone at maturity or at the date fixed for redemption of the bonds, and to pay any other amounts that may become due, including compensation due or to become due to the trustee or escrow agent, as well as to pay the principal of and interest on any other obligations incurred on behalf of the zone.