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Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 102.08 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 102 / Section 102.08
§ 102.08.
Status: in_force

Sec. 102.08. WHOLESALER: LIQUOR MANUFACTURED BY AFFILIATE. (a) No holder of a wholesaler's permit may own, possess, or sell any liquor manufactured, distilled, or rectified by a person, firm, or corporation that is directly or indirectly affiliated with the wholesale permittee, regardless of whether the affiliation is corporate, by management, direction, or control, or through an officer, director, agent, or employee.

(b) This section does not apply to a holder of a wholesaler's permit who held the permit on January 1, 1941, and has held it continuously since that date, who was on that date selling liquor manufactured, distilled, or rectified by such an affiliate.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 481.0765 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 481 / Section 481.0765
§ 481.0765. EXCEPTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) A prescriber is not subject to the requirements of Section 481.0764(a) if:

(1) the patient has been diagnosed with cancer or sickle cell disease or the patient is receiving hospice care; and

(2) the prescriber clearly notes in the prescription record that the patient was diagnosed with cancer or sickle cell disease or is receiving hospice care, as applicable.

(b) A dispenser is not subject to the requirements of Section 481.0764(a) if it is clearly noted in the prescription record that the patient has been diagnosed with cancer or sickle cell disease or is receiving hospice care.

(c) A prescriber or dispenser is not subject to the requirements of Section 481.0764(a) and a dispenser is not subject to a rule adopted under Section 481.0761(j) if the prescriber or dispenser makes a good faith attempt to comply but is unable to access the information under Section 481.076(a)(5) because of circumstances outside the control of the prescriber or dispenser.
Tex. Government Code § 2306.172 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2306 / Section 2306.172
§ 2306.172. ACQUISITION AND USE OF MONEY; DEPOSITORIES.
Status: in_force

The department may:

(1) acquire, hold, invest, deposit, use, and spend its income and money from every source; and

(2) select its depository or depositories, subject only to the provisions of:

(A) this chapter; and

(B) a covenant relating to the department's bonds issued by the housing finance division.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1102.051 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1102 / Section 1102.051
§ 1102.051. COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP.
Status: repealed

(a) The Texas Real Estate Inspector Committee is an advisory committee appointed by the commission.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1411, Sec. 59(5), eff. September 1, 2007.

(c) Repealed by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1411, Sec. 59(5), eff. September 1, 2007.

(d) Repealed by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1411, Sec. 59(5), eff. September 1, 2007.
Tex. Government Code § 2054.451 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2054 / Section 2054.451
§ 2054.451. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Electronic and information resources" means information resources and any equipment or interconnected system of equipment that is used in the creation, conversion, or duplication of information resources. The term includes telephones and other telecommunications products, information kiosks, transaction machines, Internet websites, multimedia resources, and office equipment, including copy machines and fax machines.

(2) "State agency" means a department, commission, board, office, council, authority, or other agency in the executive, legislative, or judicial branch of state government that is created by the constitution or a statute of this state, including a university system or institution of higher education as defined by Section 61.003, Education Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3919.059 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3919 / Section 3919.059
§ 3919.059. REMOVAL OF DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may remove a director by unanimous vote of the other directors if the director has missed at least half of the meetings scheduled during the preceding 12 months.

(b) A director removed under this section may file a written appeal with the commission not later than the 30th day after the date the director receives written notice of the board action. The commission may reinstate the director if the commission finds that the removal was unwarranted under the circumstances after considering the reasons for the absences, the time and place of the meetings, the business conducted at the meetings missed, and any other relevant circumstances.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6913.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6913 / Section 6913.105
§ 6913.105. VOTE BY BOARD PRESIDENT.
Status: in_force

The president has the same right to vote as any other director.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 4001.0201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 4001 / Section 4001.0201
§ 4001.0201. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is governed by a board of five elected directors who serve staggered terms of four years.

(b) Directors are elected in the manner provided by Subchapter D, Chapter 49, Water Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1098.301 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1098 / Section 1098.301
§ 1098.301. DISSOLUTION; ELECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may be dissolved only on approval of a majority of the district voters voting in an election held for that purpose.

(b) The board may order an election on the question of dissolving the district and disposing of the district's assets and obligations.

(c) The board shall order an election if the board receives a petition requesting an election that is signed by a number of district residents equal to at least 15 percent of the registered voters in the district.

(d) The order calling the election must state:

(1) the nature of the election, including the proposition to appear on the ballot;

(2) the date of the election;

(3) the hours during which the polls will be open; and

(4) the location of the polling places.

(e) Section 41.001(a), Election Code, does not apply to an election ordered under this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1109.112 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1109 / Section 1109.112
§ 1109.112. CONTRACTS WITH GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES FOR CARE AND TREATMENT.
Status: in_force

The board, with the approval of the commissioners court, may contract with:

(1) any county for the care and treatment of a sick or injured person of that county; and

(2) this state or a federal agency for the care and treatment of a sick or injured person for whom the state or agency is responsible.
Tex. Utilities Code § 58.252 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 58 / Section 58.252
§ 58.252. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Educational institution" has the meaning assigned by Section 57.021.

(1-a) "Health center" means a federally qualified health center service delivery site.

(2) "Library" means:

(A) a public library or regional library system as those terms are defined by Section 441.122, Government Code;

(B) a library operated by an institution of higher education or a school district; or

(C) a library operated by a nonprofit corporation as defined by Section 441.221(3), Government Code.

(3) "Private network services" means:

(A) broadband digital service that is capable of providing transmission speeds of 45 megabits a second or greater for customer applications; and

(B) other customized or packaged network services.

(4) "Telemedicine center" means a facility that is equipped to transmit, by video, data, or voice service, medical information for the diagnosis or treatment of illness or disease and that is:

(A) owned or operated by a public or not-for-profit hospital, including an academic health center; or

(B) owned by one or more state-licensed health care practitioners and operated on a nonprofit basis.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8484.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8484 / Section 8484.003
§ 8484.003. CONFIRMATION AND DIRECTORS' ELECTION REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors shall hold an election to confirm the creation of the district and to elect five permanent directors as provided by Section 49.102, Water Code.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1954.102 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1954 / Section 1954.102
§ 1954.102. CONTROL OF TRANSPORTATION NETWORK COMPANY DRIVERS.
Status: in_force

A transportation network company does not control, direct, or manage a personal vehicle or a transportation network company driver who connects to the company's digital network except as agreed by written contract.
Tex. Occupations Code § 105.001 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 105 / Section 105.001
§ 105.001. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this chapter, "health care provider" means a person who furnishes services under a license, certificate, registration, or other authority issued by this state or another state to diagnose, prevent, alleviate, or cure a human illness or injury.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8264.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8264 / Section 8264.004
§ 8264.004. INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is initially composed of the territory described by Section 2.02 of the article creating this chapter.

(b) The boundaries and field notes contained in Section 2.02 of the article 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:

(1) the organization, existence, or validity of the district;

(2) the right of the district to impose taxes;

(3) the validity of the district's bonds, notes, or indebtedness; or

(4) the legality or operation of the district or the board.
Tex. Government Code § 815.401 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 815 / Section 815.401
§ 815.401. COLLECTION OF MEMBERSHIP FEES.
Status: in_force

(a) Each member annually shall pay a membership fee of $2. A contributing member shall pay the fee with the member's first contribution to the retirement system in each fiscal year in the manner provided by Section 815.402 or 820.101, as applicable, for payment of the member's contribution to the retirement system.

(b) If the membership fee is not paid with the member's first contribution of the year to the retirement system, the board of trustees may deduct the amount of the fee from that contribution or from any benefit to which the member becomes entitled.

(c) If the legislature appropriates, on behalf of each contributing member for any fiscal year, a membership fee to be deposited in the expense account in an amount equal to or greater than the membership fee required by Subsection (a), the members are not required to pay the membership fee for that year. The retirement system may apply the membership fee to the administration of any program administered by the board of trustees.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1039.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1039 / Section 1039.003
§ 1039.003. ESSENTIAL PUBLIC FUNCTION.
Status: in_force

The district performs an essential public function in carrying out the purposes of this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1027.302 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1027 / Section 1027.302
§ 1027.302. NOTICE OF ELECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall give notice of an election under this subchapter by publishing once a week for two consecutive weeks a substantial copy of the election order in a newspaper with general circulation in the district.

(b) The first publication of the notice must appear at least 35 days before the date set for the election.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 485.111 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 485 / Section 485.111
§ 485.111. REMITTANCE OF PENALTY AND INTEREST.
Status: in_force

(a) If the person paid the penalty and if the amount of the penalty is reduced or the penalty is not upheld by the court, the court shall order, when the court's judgment becomes final, that the appropriate amount plus accrued interest be remitted to the person within 30 days after the date that the judgment of the court becomes final.

(b) The interest accrues at the rate charged on loans to depository institutions by the New York Federal Reserve Bank.

(c) The interest shall be paid for the period beginning on the date the penalty is paid and ending on the date the penalty is remitted.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8849.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8849 / Section 8849.052
§ 8849.052. APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) Five directors are appointed from Bastrop County by the county judge of Bastrop County and five directors are appointed from Lee County by the county judge of Lee County.

(b) Every two years after the initial appointment of directors, the appropriate number of directors shall be appointed.
Tex. Transportation Code § 504.512 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 504 / Section 504.512
§ 504.512. GOLD STAR MOTHER, FATHER, SPOUSE, OR FAMILY MEMBER.
Status: repealed

(a) The department shall issue a specialty license plate for the mother, father, or surviving spouse or an immediate family member of a person who died while serving in the United States armed forces. License plates issued under this section must include the words "Gold Star Mother," "Gold Star Father," "Gold Star Spouse," or "Gold Star Family" and a gold star. A person may not be issued more than one set of the license plates at a time.

(a-1) In this section "immediate family member" means the parent, child, sibling, adoptive parent, adoptive child, foster parent, foster child, stepparent, or stepchild of a person who died while serving in the United States armed forces.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 741 , Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2016.
Tex. Insurance Code § 546.053 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 546 / Section 546.053
§ 546.053. TESTING RELATED TO PREGNANCY.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "coerce" means to restrain or dominate a woman's free will by actual or implied:

(1) force; or

(2) threat of rejecting, denying, limiting, canceling, refusing to renew, or otherwise adversely affecting eligibility for coverage under a health benefit plan.

(b) A health benefit plan issuer may not:

(1) require as a condition of coverage genetic testing of a child in utero without the pregnant woman's consent; or

(2) use genetic information to coerce or compel a pregnant woman to have an induced abortion.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1051.452 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1051 / Section 1051.452
§ 1051.452. AMOUNT OF ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) The amount of an administrative penalty may not exceed $5,000 for each violation. Each day a violation continues or occurs is a separate violation for purposes of imposing a penalty.

(b) In determining the amount of a penalty, the board shall consider:

(1) the seriousness of the conduct that is the ground for imposing the penalty, including:

(A) the nature, circumstances, extent, and gravity of any relevant act or omission; and

(B) the hazard or potential hazard created to the health or safety of the public;

(2) the economic damage to property caused by the conduct;

(3) the history of previous grounds for imposing a penalty on the person who engaged in the conduct;

(4) the amount necessary to deter future conduct that is a ground for imposing a penalty;

(5) efforts to correct the conduct that is a ground for imposing a penalty; and

(6) any other matter that justice may require.

(c) The board by rule shall adopt an administrative penalty schedule for violations of this subtitle or board rules to ensure that the amounts of penalties imposed are appropriate to the violation. The board must provide the administrative penalty schedule to the public on request.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1152.051 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1152 / Section 1152.051
§ 1152.051. ESTABLISHMENT OF SEPARATE ACCOUNTS.
Status: in_force

A domestic life insurance company may establish separate accounts under this subchapter and may allocate to each account amounts, including proceeds applied under optional modes of settlement or under dividend options, to:

(1) provide for life insurance, an annuity, or a benefit incidental to the insurance or annuity, payable in a fixed amount, a variable amount, or both a fixed amount and a variable amount; or

(2) fund a benefit for a pension, retirement, or profit sharing plan payable in a fixed amount, a variable amount, or both a fixed amount and a variable amount.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3866.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3866 / Section 3866.052
§ 3866.052. APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) The governing body of the City of Kennedale shall appoint directors to the board.

(b) Sections 375.063, Local Government Code, and 49.052, Water Code, do not apply to the district.
Tex. Water Code § 57.059 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 57 / Section 57.059
§ 57.059. QUALIFICATIONS FOR DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

To be qualified to serve as a director, a person must:

(1) be at least 18 years old;

(2) own land subject to taxation in the district or be a qualified voter in the district; and

(3) if the director is elected, be a qualified voter of the precinct in the district established by the commissioners court under Section 57.058 from which the director is elected.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 51.08 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 51 / Section 51.08
§ 51.08. DISTILLED SPIRITS PURCHASES.
Status: in_force

Distilled spirits purchased for resale in a minibar must be purchased in unbroken cases, and the cases shall bear the appropriate identification stamps.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 31.037 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 31 / Section 31.037
§ 31.037. PAYMENT OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FUNDS ON DEATH OF RECIPIENT.
Status: in_force

(a) If a person dies during a month for which the person is eligible for financial assistance and has not spent all of that month's financial assistance payment, the commission may pay financial assistance to the person who was responsible for caring for the recipient at the time of his or her death and who is responsible for paying the obligations incurred by the recipient.

(b) The executive commissioner shall adopt rules prescribing the method of determining the person entitled to receive the deceased recipient's financial assistance, the manner of payment of the funds, and limitations on the payments.

(c) Payments to persons responsible for deceased recipients under this section may be made only in the manner and to the extent permissible under the laws and regulations governing the disbursement of funds received through the United States Department of Health and Human Services.
Tex. Tax Code § 351.1035 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 351 / Section 351.1035
§ 351.1035.
Status: in_force

Sec. 351.1035. ALLOCATION OF REVENUE: CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES IN BORDER COUNTIES. (a) This section applies only to a municipality that is the largest municipality in a county described by Section 352.002(a)(14).

(b) At least 50 percent of the hotel occupancy tax revenue collected by a municipality described by Subsection (a) must be allocated for the purposes provided by Section 351.101(a)(3).

(c) Not more than 15 percent of the hotel occupancy tax revenue collected by a municipality described by Subsection (a) may be used for the purposes provided by Section 351.101(a)(4).

(d) Not more than 15 percent of the hotel occupancy tax revenue collected by a municipality described by Subsection (a) may be used for the purposes provided by Section 351.101(a)(5).
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 86.001 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 86 / Section 86.001
§ 86.001. MANAGEMENT AND PROTECTION.
Status: in_force

The commission shall manage, control, and protect marl and sand of commercial value and all gravel, shell, and mudshell located within the tidewater limits of the state, and on islands within those limits, and within the freshwater areas of the state not embraced by a survey of private land, and on islands within those areas.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8141.0401 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8141 / Section 8141.0401
§ 8141.0401. 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 8141.0403.

(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. Natural Resources Code § 131.003 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 131 / Section 131.003
§ 131.003. PURPOSES.
Status: in_force

It is declared to be the purpose of this chapter:

(1) to prevent the adverse effects to society and the environment resulting from unregulated surface mining operations as defined in this chapter;

(2) to assure that the rights of surface landowners and other persons with a legal interest in the land or appurtenances to the land are protected from unregulated surface mining operations;

(3) to assure that surface mining operations are not conducted where reclamation as required by this chapter is not possible;

(4) to assure that exploration and surface mining operations are conducted in a manner that will prevent unreasonable degradation of land and water resources; and

(5) to assure that reclamation of all explored land and surface-mined land is accomplished as contemporaneously as practicable with the exploration or surface mining, recognizing that the exploration for and extraction of minerals by responsible operations is an essential and beneficial economic activity.
Tex. Government Code § 525.0207 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 525 / Section 525.0207
§ 525.0207.
Status: in_force

Sec. 525.0207. HEALTH INFORMATION EXCHANGE SYSTEM STAGE THREE: EXPANSION. In stage three of implementing the health information exchange system, the commission may expand the system by:

(1) developing evidence-based benchmarking tools for a health care provider to use in evaluating the provider's own performance on health care outcomes and overall quality of care as compared to aggregated peer performance data; and

(2) expanding the system to include state agencies, additional health care providers, laboratories, diagnostic facilities, hospitals, and medical offices.
Tex. Education Code § 85.23 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 85 / Section 85.23
§ 85.23. PERMANENT IMPROVEMENTS; CONTRACTS; LAND TRANSACTIONS.
Status: in_force

The board may enter into an agreement with any person for the purchase, sale, lease, lease-purchase, acquisition, or construction of permanent improvements and may purchase, sell, lease, lease-purchase, encumber, or contract with reference to the divesting or encumbering title to lands and other appurtenances for the construction of the permanent improvements. However, no debt or liability shall be incurred by the State of Texas under this section.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1902.002 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1902 / Section 1902.002
§ 1902.002. LIABILITY UNDER LAW.
Status: in_force

A person is not relieved from liability under law by obtaining a license under this chapter.