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Tex. Insurance Code § 1551.228 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1551 / Section 1551.228
§ 1551.228. EMERGENCY CARE PAYMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "emergency care" has the meaning assigned by Section 1301.155.

(b) The administrator of a managed care plan provided under the group benefits program shall pay for covered emergency care performed by or a covered supply related to that care provided by an out-of-network provider at the usual and customary rate or at an agreed rate. The administrator shall make a payment required by this subsection directly to the provider not later than, as applicable:

(1) the 30th day after the date the administrator receives an electronic claim for those services that includes all information necessary for the administrator to pay the claim; or

(2) the 45th day after the date the administrator receives a nonelectronic claim for those services that includes all information necessary for the administrator to pay the claim.

(c) For emergency care subject to this section or a supply related to that care, an out-of-network provider or a person asserting a claim as an agent or assignee of the provider may not bill a participant in, and the participant does not have financial responsibility for, an amount greater than an applicable copayment, coinsurance, and deductible under the participant's managed care plan that:

(1) is based on:

(A) the amount initially determined payable by the administrator; or

(B) if applicable, a modified amount as determined under the administrator's internal appeal process; and

(2) is not based on any additional amount determined to be owed to the provider under Chapter 1467.
Tex. Election Code § 81.005 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 81 / Section 81.005
§ 81.005. COMMON OR CONTRACT CARRIER.
Status: in_force

(a) A common or contract carrier may not be used to perform an act in accordance with this title unless the carrier:

(1) is a bona fide, for profit carrier, the primary business of which is transporting or delivering property for compensation and the business practices of which are reasonable and prudent according to the usual standards for the business in which it is engaged;

(2) routinely uses receipts that:

(A) permit the carrier to retrieve a receipt or information contained in a receipt;

(B) provide space for the name and residence address of a person who delivers a parcel to the carrier; and

(C) provide space for the date, time, and address at which parcels are received by the carrier; and

(3) complies with laws requiring the carrier to file an assumed name with each county in which the carrier receives or delivers parcels or with the secretary of state, as appropriate.

(b) A common or contract carrier may not be used to perform an act in accordance with this title if the carrier transports property as an incidental activity of a nontransportation business activity regardless of whether the carrier imposes a separate charge for the transportation.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2054.401 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2054 / Section 2054.401
§ 2054.401. APPEAL OF CERTAIN ACTIONS AND DECISIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) An act or decision by the company to deny, cancel, or refuse to renew a policy or risk insured under Subchapter H may be appealed to the board not later than the 30th day after the date the affected party receives actual notice that the act occurred or the decision was made.

(b) The company shall:

(1) not later than the 30th day after the date the request for hearing is made, hear the appeal; and

(2) not later than the 10th day before the date of the hearing, notify the appellant in writing of the time and place of the hearing.

(c) Not later than the 30th day after the last day of the hearing, the board shall affirm, reverse, or modify the act or decision appealed to the board.

(d) Unless the board specifically orders otherwise, a hearing under this section does not suspend the operation of an act or decision of the company.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 248A.003 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 248A / Section 248A.003
§ 248A.003. CONFLICT WITH LOCAL LAWS.
Status: in_force

To the extent of any conflict between the standards adopted under this chapter and a standard required in a local, county, or municipal ordinance, this chapter controls.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 82.402 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 82 / Section 82.402
§ 82.402. CREATION.
Status: in_force

The department may establish one or more game sanctuaries in the water of Caddo Lake for the protection of wild ducks, geese, and all other migratory birds. The sanctuaries shall protect the birds from being pursued, hunted, taken, or disturbed.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 85.051 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 85 / Section 85.051
§ 85.051. ADOPTION OF RULE OR ORDER.
Status: in_force

If the commission finds at the hearing that waste is taking place or is reasonably imminent, it shall adopt a rule or order in the manner provided by law as it considers reasonably required to correct, prevent, or lessen the waste.
Tex. Family Code § 54.08 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 54 / Section 54.08
§ 54.08. PUBLIC ACCESS TO COURT HEARINGS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by this section, the court shall open hearings under this title to the public unless the court, for good cause shown, determines that the public should be excluded.

(b) The court may not prohibit a person who is a victim of the conduct of a child, or the person's family, from personally attending a hearing under this title relating to the conduct by the child unless the victim or member of the victim's family is to testify in the hearing or any subsequent hearing relating to the conduct and the court determines that the victim's or family member's testimony would be materially affected if the victim or member of the victim's family hears other testimony at trial.

(c) If a child is under the age of 14 at the time of the hearing, the court shall close the hearing to the public unless the court finds that the interests of the child or the interests of the public would be better served by opening the hearing to the public.

(d) In this section, "family" has the meaning assigned by Section 71.003.
Tex. Water Code § 63.324 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 63 / Section 63.324
§ 63.324. HEARING PROCEDURE.
Status: in_force

(a) All protests, contests, and objections at the hearing shall be presented in writing.

(b) The commission shall summon witnesses when requested to do so and take testimony with reference to the protests, contests, and objections.

(c) The hearing may be adjourned from day to day until all proponents or contestants of the assessments have had full opportunity to present evidence.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 593.056 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 593 / Section 593.056
§ 593.056. APPEAL.
Status: in_force

(a) A party to a commitment proceeding has the right to appeal the judgment to the appropriate court of appeals.

(b) The Texas Rules of Civil Procedure apply to an appeal under this section.

(c) An appeal under this section shall be given a preference setting.

(d) The county court may grant a stay of commitment pending appeal.
Tex. Local Government Code § 334.404 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 334 / Section 334.404
§ 334.404. TAX RATE.
Status: in_force

(a) The tax authorized by this subchapter is imposed on each stall or pen used or occupied at a designated facility.

(b) The tax may be imposed at any uniform amount not to exceed $20 for each event.

(c) The ballot proposition at the election held to adopt the tax must specify the maximum amount of the tax to be adopted.

(d) Different tax rates may be imposed based on the duration of an event, except that the rate must be uniform for each event of similar duration and the rate may not exceed the maximum rate adopted by the voters.

(e) The municipality or the county may repeal, decrease, and increase the rates of the tax imposed under this subchapter, except that the tax may not be imposed at a rate exceeding the maximum rate adopted by the voters.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1025.306 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1025 / Section 1025.306
§ 1025.306. IMPOSITION OF TAX AND RETURN OF SURPLUS TAXES.
Status: in_force

(a) After the board finds that the district is dissolved, the board shall:

(1) determine the debt owed by the district; and

(2) impose on the property included in the district's tax rolls a tax that is in proportion of the debt to the property value.

(b) On the payment of all outstanding debts and obligations of the district, the board shall order the secretary to return to each district taxpayer the taxpayer's pro rata share of all unused tax money. A taxpayer may request that the taxpayer's share of surplus tax money be credited to the taxpayer's county taxes. If a taxpayer requests the credit, the board shall direct the secretary to transmit the funds to the county tax assessor-collector.
Tex. Local Government Code § 240.035 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 240 / Section 240.035
§ 240.035. ENFORCEMENT; PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) A county or district attorney may sue in the district court to enjoin a violation of this subchapter.

(b) A person who violates an order adopted under this subchapter commits an offense. An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor.

(c) Both civil and criminal enforcement may be used against the same conduct.
Tex. Government Code § 552.029 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 552 / Section 552.029
§ 552.029. RIGHT OF ACCESS TO CERTAIN INFORMATION RELATING TO INMATE OF DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding Section 508.313 or 552.134, the following information about an inmate who is confined in a facility operated by or under a contract with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice is subject to required disclosure under Section 552.021:

(1) the inmate's name, identification number, age, birthplace, department photograph, physical description, or general state of health or the nature of an injury to or critical illness suffered by the inmate;

(2) the inmate's assigned unit or the date on which the unit received the inmate, unless disclosure of the information would violate federal law relating to the confidentiality of substance abuse treatment;

(3) the offense for which the inmate was convicted or the judgment and sentence for that offense;

(4) the county and court in which the inmate was convicted;

(5) the inmate's earliest or latest possible release dates;

(6) the inmate's parole date or earliest possible parole date;

(7) any prior confinement of the inmate by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice or its predecessor; or

(8) basic information regarding the death of an inmate in custody, an incident involving the use of force, or an alleged crime involving the inmate.
Tex. Government Code § 469.204 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 469 / Section 469.204
§ 469.204. EXAMINATION.
Status: repealed

(a) The executive director may administer separate examinations for applicants for certificates of registration to perform review functions, inspection functions, or both review and inspection functions.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 728, Sec. 8.011, eff. September 1, 2005.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7960.0402 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7960 / Section 7960.0402
§ 7960.0402. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) If authorized at an election held under Section 7960.0401, 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. Occupations Code § 1302.255 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1302 / Section 1302.255
§ 1302.255. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) An applicant for a license under this subchapter must:

(1) be at least 18 years old; and

(2) have:

(A) at least 48 months of practical experience in air conditioning and refrigeration-related work under the supervision of a licensed air conditioning and refrigeration contractor in the preceding 72 months; or

(B) held a technician certification issued under this chapter for the preceding 12 months and have at least 36 months of practical experience in air conditioning and refrigeration-related work under the supervision of a licensed air conditioning and refrigeration contractor in the preceding 48 months.

(a-1) An applicant who has equivalent experience in another state or who held an equivalent license in another state may receive credit for the experience as determined by the executive director.

(b) Notwithstanding the requirements of Subsection (a)(2), an applicant may satisfy a portion of the practical experience requirement as provided by Subsection (c).

(c) An applicant who obtains a degree or diploma or completes a certification program from an institution of higher education that holds a certificate of authority issued by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, or an equivalent governing body in another state as approved by the executive director, may satisfy a portion of the practical experience requirement as follows:

(1) completing a four-year degree or diploma in air conditioning engineering or technology, refrigeration engineering or technology, or mechanical engineering is equivalent to 24 months of practical experience;

(2) completing a two-year associate's degree, a two-year diploma, or a two-year certification program primarily focused on air conditioning and refrigeration-related work is equivalent to 12 months of practical experience;

(3) completing a one-year certification program, or a program of at least two semesters, in air conditioning and refrigeration-related work is equivalent to six months of practical experience; and

(4) completing a program resulting in another applicable degree, diploma, or certification shall be equivalent to the amount of practical experience determined by the department under commission rule.

(d) Every 2,000 hours of on-the-job training in an apprenticeship program is equivalent to 12 months of practical experience under Subsection (a)(2).

(e) Notwithstanding the requirements of Subsection (a)(2), each of the following qualifies as practical experience for purposes of satisfying the 48-month requirement:

(1) verified military service in which the person was trained in or performed air conditioning and refrigeration-related work as part of the person's military occupational specialty; and

(2) experience performing air conditioning and refrigeration-related work as described by Section 1302.055, 1302.056, or 1302.057 or while employed by a governmental entity.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 11011.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 11011 / Section 11011.002
§ 11011.002. LAW GOVERNING DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is governed by this chapter and Chapter 289, Acts of the 73rd Legislature, Regular Session, 1993.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 311.025 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 311 / Section 311.025
§ 311.025. SUMMARY OF CERTAIN PARTS OF EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section:

(1) "Commission" means the Health and Human Services Commission.

(2) "Emergency operations plan" means a hospital's process for temporarily routing patients in need of emergency services to other hospitals or health facilities during a period when:

(A) the hospital's capacity to provide emergency services to those patients is significantly diminished; and

(B) the patients, if routed to the hospital, would likely receive substantially delayed care resulting in worse health outcomes than would otherwise occur were the patient routed to another hospital or health facility.

(3) "Hospital" means a hospital licensed under Chapter 241.

(b) This section applies only to a hospital that has an emergency department or otherwise regularly provides emergency services.

(c) A hospital to which this section applies shall submit to the commission a written summary of the part of the hospital's emergency operations plan that addresses diversions from the hospital's emergency department in the event that the hospital experiences a cyber attack or an electrical power outage.

(d) If a hospital to which this section applies makes changes to the part of the plan described by Subsection (c), the hospital shall update the previously submitted summary and submit the updated summary to the commission not later than the 30th day after the date the changes to the plan are adopted by the hospital's governing body or otherwise approved by the appropriate hospital administrator.

(e) A summary submitted to the commission under this section is confidential and excepted from public disclosure under Chapter 552, Government Code.
Tex. Water Code § 11.0871 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 11 / Section 11.0871
§ 11.0871. TEMPORARY DIVERSION OF WATER ON INTERNATIONAL STREAM.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission may authorize, under conditions stated in an order, a watermaster to provide for the temporary diversion and use by holders of water rights of storm water or floodwater that spills from dams and reservoirs on an international stream and otherwise would flow into the Gulf of Mexico without opportunity for beneficial use.

(b) In an order made by the commission under this section, the commission may not discriminate between holders of water rights from an international stream except to the extent necessary to protect the holders of water rights from the same source of supply.

(c) The commission shall give notice by mail to holders of water rights from an international stream and shall hold an evidentiary hearing before entry of an order under this section.
Tex. Transportation Code § 201.707 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 201 / Section 201.707
§ 201.707. AGREEMENTS FOR SERVICES ON REGIONAL TOLLWAY AUTHORITY PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding Section 201.703(c), the department and a regional tollway authority governed by Chapter 366 may enter into an agreement for the provision by the department, for fair and reasonable compensation, of services on the regional tollway authority's turnpike projects, including but not limited to courtesy patrols.
Tex. Government Code § 508.114 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 508 / Section 508.114
§ 508.114.
Status: in_force

Sec. 508.114. PAROLE OFFICERS, SUPERVISORS: ADDITIONAL DUTIES. (a) The judge of a court having original jurisdiction of criminal actions may, with the approval of the director, designate a parole officer or supervisor as a community supervision and corrections department officer. The director must give prior written approval for the payment of a proportional part of the salary paid to the parole officer or supervisor in compensation for service as a community supervision and corrections department officer. The director shall periodically report to the governor and the legislature the proportional salary payments.

(b) A parole officer or supervisor, on request of the governor or on order of the director, shall be responsible for supervising an inmate placed on conditional pardon or granted an emergency absence under escort.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6605.202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6605 / Section 6605.202
§ 6605.202. TAX ASSESSOR-COLLECTOR.
Status: in_force

(a) The tax assessor-collector of Brazoria County is the tax assessor-collector for the district.

(b) The tax assessor-collector shall charge and deduct from payments to the district amounts for the tax assessor-collector's services as may be agreed on by the tax assessor-collector and the board.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1050.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1050 / Section 1050.004
§ 1050.004. DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

The boundaries of the district are coextensive with the boundaries of Knox County, Texas.
Tex. Transportation Code § 395.052 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 395 / Section 395.052
§ 395.052. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Business sign" means a sign that contains the brand, trademark, name, or logo of a qualified business.

(2) "Motorist information panel" means a rectangular panel placed on a highway that contains at least one business sign advertising a business available within a certain distance of that interchange.

(3) "Qualified business" means a business that meets the requirements of rules adopted by the commissioners court of a county under this subchapter.
Tex. Local Government Code § 325.062 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 325 / Section 325.062
§ 325.062. ANNUAL AUDIT.
Status: in_force

Annually, the board shall have an audit made of the financial condition of the district.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 101.204 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 101 / Section 101.204
§ 101.204. INTERIM DISTRIBUTIONS.
Status: in_force

A member of a limited liability company, before the winding up of the company, is not entitled to receive and may not demand a distribution from the company until the company's governing authority declares a distribution to:

(1) each member of the company; or

(2) a class or group of members that includes the member.
Tex. Government Code § 24.001 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 24 / Section 24.001
§ 24.001. AGE QUALIFICATION OF JUDGES.
Status: in_force

A district judge must be at least 25 years old.
Tex. Insurance Code § 551.007 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 551 / Section 551.007
§ 551.007. NOTICE OF DECLINATION FOR COMMERCIAL LINES OF INSURANCE.
Status: in_force

(a) An insurer must deliver a notice of a declination required by this chapter for a completed and submitted application for a commercial line of insurance to the applicant's agent.

(b) On receiving a notice described by Subsection (a), an agent shall disclose the declination to the applicant and make the notice available for the applicant to review.
Tex. Estates Code § 357.001 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 357 / Section 357.001
§ 357.001. RENTING ESTATE PROPERTY WITHOUT COURT ORDER.
Status: in_force

(a) The personal representative of an estate, without a court order, may rent any of the estate property for one year or less, at public auction or privately, as is considered to be in the best interest of the estate.

(b) On the sworn complaint of any person interested in the estate, the court shall require a personal representative who, without a court order, rents estate property to account to the estate for the reasonable value of the rent of the property, to be ascertained by the court on satisfactory evidence.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6907.154 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6907 / Section 6907.154
§ 6907.154. TAX ASSESSOR AND COLLECTOR.
Status: in_force

Sections 53.072-53.075, Water Code, do not apply to the district. The board may employ or contract with a tax assessor and collector for the district as provided by Chapter 49, Water Code.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2054.507 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2054 / Section 2054.507
§ 2054.507. ACCIDENT PREVENTION PLAN.
Status: in_force

(a) If a safety consultant identifies a hazardous condition or practice, the policyholder and the safety consultant shall develop a specific accident prevention plan that addresses the condition or practice.

(b) The safety consultant may approve an existing accident prevention plan.

(c) The policyholder shall comply with the accident prevention plan.
Tex. Occupations Code § 51.307 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 51 / Section 51.307
§ 51.307.
Status: in_force

Sec. 51.307. OPTIONS FOLLOWING DECISION: PAY OR APPEAL. (a) Not later than the 30th day after the date the commission's order becomes final, the respondent shall:

(1) pay the penalty; or

(2) file a petition for judicial review contesting the order and:

(A) forward the penalty to the department for deposit in an escrow account; or

(B) give the department a supersedeas bond in a form approved by the executive director that:

(i) is for the amount of the penalty; and

(ii) is effective until judicial review of the decision is final.

(b) A respondent who is financially unable to comply with Subsection (a)(2) is entitled to judicial review if the respondent files with the court, as part of the respondent's petition for judicial review, a sworn statement that the respondent is unable to meet the requirements of that subsection.