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Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 74.154 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 74 / Section 74.154
§ 74.154. JURY INSTRUCTIONS IN CASES INVOLVING EMERGENCY MEDICAL CARE.
Status: in_force

(a) In an action for damages that involves a claim of negligence arising from the provision of emergency medical care in a hospital emergency department or obstetrical unit or in a surgical suite immediately following the evaluation or treatment of a patient in a hospital emergency department, the court shall instruct the jury to consider, together with all other relevant matters:

(1) whether the person providing care did or did not have the patient's medical history or was able or unable to obtain a full medical history, including the knowledge of preexisting medical conditions, allergies, and medications;

(2) the presence or lack of a preexisting physician-patient relationship or health care provider-patient relationship;

(3) the circumstances constituting the emergency; and

(4) the circumstances surrounding the delivery of the emergency medical care.

(b) The provisions of Subsection (a) do not apply to medical care or treatment:

(1) that occurs after the patient is stabilized and is capable of receiving medical treatment as a nonemergency patient;

(2) that is unrelated to the original medical emergency; or

(3) that is related to an emergency caused in whole or in part by the negligence of the defendant.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3911.303 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3911 / Section 3911.303
§ 3911.303. USE OF SURPLUS MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION MONEY.
Status: in_force

If the district has maintenance and operation tax money that is not needed for the purposes for which it was collected, the money may be used for any authorized purpose.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8264.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8264 / Section 8264.001
§ 8264.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Board" means the district's board of directors.

(2) "Director" means a board member.

(3) "District" means the Kimberlin Ranch Municipal Utility District No. 1 of Grayson County.
Tex. Estates Code § 501.004 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 501 / Section 501.004
§ 501.004. RECORDING BY CLERK.
Status: in_force

(a) If a foreign will submitted for ancillary probate in this state has been admitted to probate or otherwise established in the jurisdiction in which the testator was domiciled at the time of the testator's death, it is the ministerial duty of the court clerk to record the will and the evidence of the will's probate or other establishment in the judge's probate docket.

(b) If a foreign will submitted for ancillary probate in this state has been admitted to probate or otherwise established in a jurisdiction other than the jurisdiction in which the testator was domiciled at the time of the testator's death, and a contest against the ancillary probate is not filed as authorized by Chapter 504, the court clerk shall record the will and the evidence of the will's probate or other establishment in the judge's probate docket.

(c) A court order is not necessary for the recording of a foreign will in accordance with this section.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2602.054 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2602 / Section 2602.054
§ 2602.054. TERM; VACANCY.
Status: in_force

(a) Board members serve staggered six-year terms, with the terms of three members expiring each odd-numbered year. A member may serve more than one term.

(b) A member shall serve until a successor is appointed.

(c) If a member other than a public representative ceases to be an officer or employee of a title insurance company or agent, the member's office becomes vacant.

(d) The commissioner shall appoint an individual to fill a vacancy on the board for the unexpired term.
Tex. Education Code § 25.0343 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 25 / Section 25.0343
§ 25.0343. TRANSFER OF STUDENTS RESIDING IN HOUSEHOLD OF STUDENT RECEIVING SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES.
Status: in_force

(a) If, for the purpose of receiving special education services under Subchapter A, Chapter 29, a school district assigns a student to a district campus other than the campus the student would attend based on the student's residence, the district shall permit the student's parent, guardian, or other person standing in parental relation to the student to obtain a transfer to the assigned campus for any other student residing in the household of the student receiving special education services, provided that:

(1) the other student is entitled under Section 25.001 to attend school in the district; and

(2) the appropriate grade level for the other student is offered at the campus.

(b) A school district is not required to provide transportation to a student who transfers to another campus under this section. This subsection does not affect any transportation services provided by the district in accordance with other law for the student receiving special education services.

(c) Section 25.034 does not apply to a transfer under this section.

(d) This section does not apply if the student receiving special education services resides in a residential facility.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 17.05 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 17 / Section 17.05
§ 17.05. WHEN A BAIL BOND IS GIVEN.
Status: in_force

A bail bond is entered into either before a magistrate, upon an examination of a criminal accusation, or before a judge upon an application under habeas corpus; or it is taken from the defendant by a peace officer or jailer if authorized by Article 17.20, 17.21, or 17.22.
Tex. Penal Code § 48.03 — TX Code / Code pe / Chapter 48 / Section 48.03
§ 48.03. PROHIBITION ON PURCHASE AND SALE OF HUMAN FETAL TISSUE.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "human fetal tissue" has the meaning assigned by Section 173.001, Health and Safety Code.

(b) A person commits an offense if the person knowingly offers to buy, offers to sell, acquires, receives, sells, or otherwise transfers any human fetal tissue for economic benefit.

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

(d) It is a defense to prosecution under this section that the actor:

(1) is an employee of or under contract with an accredited public or private institution of higher education; and

(2) acquires, receives, or transfers human fetal tissue solely for the purpose of fulfilling a donation authorized by Section 173.005, Health and Safety Code.

(e) This section does not apply to:

(1) human fetal tissue acquired, received, or transferred solely for diagnostic or pathological testing;

(2) human fetal tissue acquired, received, or transferred solely for the purposes of a criminal investigation;

(3) human fetal tissue acquired, received, or transferred solely for the purpose of disposing of the tissue in accordance with state law or rules applicable to the disposition of human fetal tissue remains;

(4) human fetal tissue or human tissue acquired during pregnancy or at delivery of a child, provided the tissue is acquired by an accredited public or private institution of higher education for use in research approved by an institutional review board or another appropriate board, committee, or body charged with oversight applicable to the research; or

(5) cell lines derived from human fetal tissue or human tissue existing on September 1, 2017, that are used by an accredited public or private institution of higher education in research approved by an institutional review board or another appropriate board, committee, or body charged with oversight applicable to the research.

(f) With the consent of the appropriate local county or district attorney, the attorney general has concurrent jurisdiction with that consenting local prosecutor to prosecute an offense under this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8004.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8004 / Section 8004.002
§ 8004.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a municipal utility district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Water Code § 36.202 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 36 / Section 36.202
§ 36.202. BOARD AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may levy taxes for the entire year in which the district is created.

(b) If territory is added to or annexed by the district, the board may levy taxes in the new territory for the entire year in which the territory is added or annexed.

(c) The board shall levy taxes on all property in the district subject to district taxation.
Tex. Estates Code § 1002.028 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1002 / Section 1002.028
§ 1002.028. REPRESENTATIVE; PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE.
Status: in_force

"Representative" and "personal representative" include:

(1) a guardian; and

(2) a successor guardian.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8270.152 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8270 / Section 8270.152
§ 8270.152. ADDITIONAL POWERS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may:

(1) make, purchase, construct, lease, or otherwise acquire property, works, facilities, existing improvements, or improvements to be made, constructed, or acquired that are:

(A) inside or outside the district's boundaries; and

(B) necessary to carry out the powers granted by this chapter or general law; or

(2) enter into a contract with a person on terms the board considers desirable, fair, and advantageous for:

(A) the purchase or sale of water;

(B) the transportation, treatment, and disposal of the domestic, industrial, or communal wastes of the district or others;

(C) the continuing and orderly development of land and property in the district through the purchase, construction, or installation of facilities, works, or improvements that the district is otherwise authorized to do or perform so that, to the greatest extent reasonably possible, considering sound engineering and economic practices, all of the land and property may ultimately receive the services of the facilities, works, or improvements; and

(D) the performance of any of the powers granted by this chapter or general law.

(b) A contract under Subsection (a)(2) may not have a duration of more than 40 years.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 11006.256 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 11006 / Section 11006.256
§ 11006.256. BONDS PAYABLE FROM AD VALOREM TAXES.
Status: in_force

(a) If bonds are issued payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, the board shall annually impose a tax on the taxable property in the authority in an amount sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds when due but not to exceed 20 cents on the $100 valuation of taxable property in the authority.

(b) The board may adopt the rate of a tax imposed under Subsection (a) for any year after giving consideration to the money received from the pledged revenue that may be available for payment of principal and interest, to the extent and in the manner permitted by the resolution authorizing the issuance of the bonds.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6611.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6611 / Section 6611.102
§ 6611.102. DISTRICT POWERS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may construct, acquire, improve, enlarge, extend, repair, maintain, or replace any wall, dam, dike, levee, embankment, canal, drain, tank, lateral, or pump that the board considers necessary to carry out the district's purpose.

(b) The district may make, construct, or otherwise acquire an improvement inside or outside the district's boundaries as necessary to carry out the powers granted by this chapter or general law.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9058.0101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9058 / Section 9058.0101
§ 9058.0101. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Board" means the district's board of directors.

(2) "Commission" means the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

(3) "Director" means a board member.

(4) "District" means the Montgomery County Water Control and Improvement District No. 6.
Tex. Government Code § 815.1025 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 815 / Section 815.1025
§ 815.1025. USE OF ALTERNATIVE RULEMAKING AND DISPUTE RESOLUTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The board of trustees shall develop a policy to encourage the use of:

(1) negotiated rulemaking procedures under Chapter 2008 for the adoption of the retirement system's rules; and

(2) appropriate alternative dispute resolution procedures under Chapter 2009 to assist in the resolution of internal and external disputes under the retirement system's jurisdiction.

(b) The retirement system's procedures relating to alternative dispute resolution must conform, to the extent possible, to any model guidelines issued by the State Office of Administrative Hearings for the use of alternative dispute resolution by state agencies.

(c) The retirement system shall:

(1) coordinate the implementation of the policy adopted under Subsection (a);

(2) provide training as needed to implement the procedures for negotiated rulemaking or alternative dispute resolution; and

(3) collect data concerning the effectiveness of those procedures.

(d) The board of trustees shall ensure that the implementation of this section and the negotiated rulemaking procedures and alternative dispute resolution procedures adopted under this section are consistent with the fiduciary responsibility imposed on the board by law.
Tex. Occupations Code § 507.205 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 507 / Section 507.205
§ 507.205. CONFIDENTIALITY OF COMPLAINT INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a complaint and investigation and all information and materials compiled by the executive council in connection with the complaint and investigation are not subject to:

(1) disclosure under Chapter 552, Government Code; or

(2) disclosure, discovery, subpoena, or other means of legal compulsion for release of information to any person.

(b) A complaint or investigation subject to Subsection (a) and all information and materials compiled by the executive council in connection with the complaint may be disclosed to:

(1) the executive council and executive council employees or agents involved in license holder discipline;

(2) a party to a disciplinary action against the license holder or that party's designated representative;

(3) the board for the applicable profession;

(4) a law enforcement agency;

(5) a governmental agency, if:

(A) the disclosure is required or permitted by law; and

(B) the agency obtaining the disclosure protects the identity of any patient whose records are examined; or

(6) a person engaged in bona fide research, if all information identifying a specific individual has been deleted.

(c) Unless good cause for delay is shown to the presiding officer at the hearing, the executive council shall provide the license holder with access to all information that the executive council intends to offer into evidence at the hearing not later than the 30th day after the date the executive council receives a written request from a license holder who is entitled to a hearing under this chapter or from the license holder's attorney of record.

(d) The executive council shall protect the identity of any patient whose records are examined in connection with a disciplinary investigation or proceeding against a license holder, except a patient who:

(1) initiates the disciplinary action; or

(2) has submitted a written consent to release the records.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8363.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8363 / Section 8363.151
§ 8363.151. ELECTIONS REGARDING TAXES OR BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue, without an election, bonds and other obligations secured by:

(1) revenue other than ad valorem taxes; or

(2) contract payments described by Section 8363.153.

(b) The district must hold an election in the manner provided by Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, to obtain voter approval before the district may impose an ad valorem tax or issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes.

(c) The district may not issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes to finance a road project unless the issuance is approved by a vote of a two-thirds majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.
Tex. Government Code § 608.003 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 608 / Section 608.003
§ 608.003. WITHHOLDING; DEDUCTION FROM PAYROLL.
Status: in_force

(a) A department administrator or disbursing agent, as appropriate, may withhold the amount authorized under Section 608.002 from an individual's compensation each payday.

(b) If a withholding is made, the department administrator or disbursing officer shall make a deduction when the payroll of a state department or a political subdivision is presented to the comptroller or disbursing officer, as appropriate, for payment.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7982.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7982 / Section 7982.101
§ 7982.101. 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. Labor Code § 212.004 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 212 / Section 212.004
§ 212.004. PAYMENT OF BENEFITS PENDING APPEAL.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided by this section, benefits shall be paid in accordance with a final determination.

(b) Benefits shall be paid promptly in accordance with:

(1) a determination or redetermination of an examiner;

(2) a decision of an appeal tribunal;

(3) a decision of the commission; or

(4) a decision of a reviewing court.

(c) Subsection (b) applies without regard to:

(1) any provision of this subtitle under which benefits may be paid or denied; or

(2) the pendency of:

(A) a period to:

(i) apply for reconsideration;

(ii) file an appeal; or

(iii) petition for judicial review;

(B) an application for reconsideration;

(C) an appeal; or

(D) a petition for judicial review.

(d) Benefits paid under a determination, redetermination, or decision continue until the determination, redetermination, or decision is modified or reversed by a subsequent redetermination or decision, and shall be paid or denied in accordance with the modifying or reversing redetermination or decision.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3800.0306 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3800 / Section 3800.0306
§ 3800.0306. PARKING FACILITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may acquire, lease as lessor or lessee, construct, develop, own, operate, and maintain parking facilities or a system of parking facilities, including lots, garages, parking terminals, or other structures or accommodations for parking motor vehicles off the streets and related appurtenances.

(b) The district's parking facilities serve the public purposes of the district and are owned, used, and held for a public purpose even if leased or operated by a private entity for a term of years.

(c) The district's parking facilities are parts of and necessary components of a street and are considered to be a street or road improvement.

(d) The development and operation of the district's parking facilities may be considered an economic development program.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2301.802 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2301 / Section 2301.802
§ 2301.802. CEASE AND DESIST ORDER.
Status: in_force

(a) If it appears to the board that a person is violating this chapter or a board rule or order, the board after notice may require the person engaged in the conduct to appear and show cause why a cease and desist order should not be issued prohibiting the conduct described in the notice.

(b) An interlocutory cease and desist order may be granted with or without bond or other undertaking if:

(1) the order is necessary to the performance of the duties delegated to the board by this chapter;

(2) the order is necessary or convenient to maintaining the status quo between two or more adverse parties before the board;

(3) a party before the board is entitled to relief demanded of the board and all or part of the relief requires the restraint of some act prejudicial to the party;

(4) a person is performing, about to perform, or procuring or allowing the performance of an act:

(A) relating to the subject of a contested case pending before the board, in violation of the rights of a party before the board; and

(B) that would tend to render the board's order in the case ineffectual; or

(5) substantial injury to the rights of a person subject to the board's jurisdiction is threatened regardless of any remedy available at law.

(c) A proceeding under this section is governed by:

(1) this chapter and the board's rules; and

(2) Chapter 2001, Government Code, relating to a contested case, to the extent that chapter is not in conflict with Subdivision (1).

(d) An interlocutory cease and desist order remains in effect until vacated or incorporated in a final order. An appeal of an interlocutory cease and desist order must be made to the board before seeking judicial review as provided by this chapter.

(e) A permanent cease and desist order may be issued regardless of the requirements of Subsection (b) but only under the procedures for a final order under this chapter. An appeal of a permanent cease and desist order is made in the same manner as an appeal of a final order under this chapter.
Tex. Local Government Code § 391.006 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 391 / Section 391.006
§ 391.006. GOVERNING BODY OF COMMISSION.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (c), participating governmental units may by joint agreement determine the number and qualifications of members of the governing body of a commission.

(b) At least two-thirds of the members of a governing body of a commission must be elected officials of participating counties or municipalities.

(c) The governing body of a commission of a region that is consistent with the geographic boundaries of a state planning region shall offer an ex officio, nonvoting membership on the governing body to a member of the legislature who represents a district located wholly or partly in the region of the commission.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 442.058 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 442 / Section 442.058
§ 442.058. DATABASE OF PARTICIPATING PROVIDERS.
Status: in_force

The department shall establish and maintain an electronic database that lists each participating provider. The department shall post the database on its Internet website.
Tex. Transportation Code § 463.252 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 463 / Section 463.252
§ 463.252. OFFICERS.
Status: in_force

(a) The officers elected by the board of directors of the regional planning commission described by Section 463.251(a) shall serve as the officers of the executive committee.

(b) The executive committee may appoint, as necessary, members or nonmembers as assistant secretaries.

(c) The secretary or assistant secretary shall:

(1) keep permanent records of each proceeding and transaction of the authority; and

(2) perform other duties assigned by the executive committee.
Tex. Transportation Code § 503.0292 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 503 / Section 503.0292
§ 503.0292. FINGERPRINTING REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN DEALERS.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only to a person who is an applicant for or holds a dealer general distinguishing number for 75 or more locations.

(b) Notwithstanding any other law, the department may require a person described by Subsection (a) who applies for an original or renewal dealer general distinguishing number under Section 503.029 to submit to the department a complete set of fingerprints to obtain the original or renewal number only if the department requires, for each location for which the person applies for a dealer general distinguishing number, a complete set of fingerprints from not more than one manager or other bona fide employee whose regular place of work is located within 100 miles of that location. For purposes of this subsection, a complete set of fingerprints from one manager or other bona fide employee satisfies the fingerprint requirements for a person's application for a dealer general distinguishing number for all locations from which the person conducts business as a dealer that are located within 100 miles of the location of the fingerprinted manager's or employee's regular place of work.