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Tex. Health and Safety Code § 252.203 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 252 / Section 252.203
§ 252.203. PATIENT DAYS.
Status: in_force

For each calendar day, a facility shall determine the number of patient days by adding the following:

(1) the number of patients occupying a facility bed immediately before midnight of that day; and

(2) the number of beds that are on hold on that day and that have been placed on hold for a period not to exceed three consecutive calendar days during which a patient is on therapeutic leave.
Tex. Government Code § 791.035 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 791 / Section 791.035
§ 791.035. CONTRACTS WITH INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION OR UNIVERSITY SYSTEMS.
Status: in_force

(a) A local government and an institution of higher education or university system may contract with one another to perform any governmental functions and services. If the terms of the contract provide for payment based on cost recovery, any law otherwise requiring competitive procurement does not apply to the functions and services covered by the contract.

(b) In this section, "institution of higher education" and "university system" have the meanings assigned by Section 61.003, Education Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8888.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8888 / Section 8888.151
§ 8888.151. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The authority has the rights, powers, privileges, functions, and duties necessary and convenient to accomplish the purposes of this chapter, including those provided by Chapter 49, Water Code.

(b) The authority shall exercise its rights, powers, and privileges in a manner that will promote regionalization of water treatment and distribution.
Tex. Water Code § 58.396 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 58 / Section 58.396
§ 58.396. LOANS ACCOMPLISHED BY SALE OF DISTRICT BONDS.
Status: in_force

If the loan is secured by the sale of district bonds, the district may enter into an obligation to be conditioned conformably with the usages of investment banking to repurchase the bonds within the five-year period immediately following the date of the loan.
Tex. Penal Code § 15.02 — TX Code / Code pe / Chapter 15 / Section 15.02
§ 15.02. CRIMINAL CONSPIRACY.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits criminal conspiracy if, with intent that a felony be committed:

(1) he agrees with one or more persons that they or one or more of them engage in conduct that would constitute the offense; and

(2) he or one or more of them performs an overt act in pursuance of the agreement.

(b) An agreement constituting a conspiracy may be inferred from acts of the parties.

(c) It is no defense to prosecution for criminal conspiracy that:

(1) one or more of the coconspirators is not criminally responsible for the object offense;

(2) one or more of the coconspirators has been acquitted, so long as two or more coconspirators have not been acquitted;

(3) one or more of the coconspirators has not been prosecuted or convicted, has been convicted of a different offense, or is immune from prosecution;

(4) the actor belongs to a class of persons that by definition of the object offense is legally incapable of committing the object offense in an individual capacity; or

(5) the object offense was actually committed.

(d) An offense under this section is one category lower than the most serious felony that is the object of the conspiracy, and if the most serious felony that is the object of the conspiracy is a state jail felony, the offense is a Class A misdemeanor. This subsection does not apply to an offense under Section 76.02.
Tex. Transportation Code § 520.063 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 520 / Section 520.063
§ 520.063. EXEMPTIONS.
Status: in_force

The following persons and their agents are exempt from the licensing and other requirements established by this subchapter:

(1) a franchised motor vehicle dealer or independent motor vehicle dealer who holds a general distinguishing number issued by the department under Chapter 503;

(2) a vehicle lessor holding a license issued by the department under Chapter 2301, Occupations Code, or a trust or other entity that is specifically not required to obtain a lessor license under Section 2301.254(a) of that code; and

(3) a vehicle lease facilitator holding a license issued by the department under Chapter 2301, Occupations Code.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 122.351 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 122 / Section 122.351
§ 122.351. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter, "peace officer" has the meaning assigned by Article 2A.001, Code of Criminal Procedure.
Tex. Local Government Code § 271.006 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 271 / Section 271.006
§ 271.006. COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) In entering into the contract, a municipality must comply with the requirements of Chapter 252 and a county must comply with the requirements of Subchapter C, Chapter 262. However, the municipality or county is not required to submit to a referendum the question of entering into the contract.

(b) The purchasing requirements of Section 361.426, Health and Safety Code, apply to a purchase by a governmental agency under this chapter.
Tex. Transportation Code § 62.025 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 62 / Section 62.025
§ 62.025. POWERS OF PILOT BOARDS.
Status: in_force

The pilot board of a navigation district may:

(1) appoint, suspend, or dismiss a branch or deputy pilot of a port in the district;

(2) establish pilotage rates for service in the board's jurisdiction; or

(3) adopt and enforce rules consistent with this chapter about the appointment, qualification, or regulation of branch or deputy pilots that are needed to govern those pilots and for the proper operation of the district's ports.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 283.025 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 283 / Section 283.025
§ 283.025. ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR.
Status: in_force

(a) If the administrator is absent or unable to perform any of the administrator's duties, the board may designate an assistant administrator to perform any of the administrator's functions or duties, subject to limitations prescribed by board order.

(b) The assistant administrator and other employees shall execute a bond as required by board order.
Tex. Finance Code § 126.260 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 126 / Section 126.260
§ 126.260. EXHAUSTION OF ADMINISTRATIVE REMEDIES.
Status: in_force

Except as provided by Subchapter E, administrative remedies must be exhausted before a court may:

(1) assert jurisdiction over a claim against the liquidating agent or the credit union; or

(2) restrain or otherwise affect the exercise of the powers or functions of the liquidating agent.
Tex. Water Code § 5.705 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 5 / Section 5.705
§ 5.705. NOTICE OF VIOLATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission may issue a notice of violation to a person required to pay a commission fee under this code or the Health and Safety Code for knowingly violating reporting requirements or knowingly calculating the fee in an amount less than the amount actually due.

(b) The executive director may modify audit findings reported by a commission fee auditor only if the executive director provides a written explanation showing good cause for the modification.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9501.056 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9501 / Section 9501.056
§ 9501.056. PRESIDING OFFICER.
Status: in_force

(a) The members of the commission shall annually elect one member as presiding officer.

(b) The presiding officer shall:

(1) preside over commission meetings; and

(2) sign each contract, warrant, or other instrument made or issued by the commission.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 153.408 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 153 / Section 153.408
§ 153.408. DISMISSAL OF DERIVATIVE PROCEEDING.
Status: in_force

(a) A court, sitting in equity as the finder of fact, shall dismiss a derivative proceeding on a motion by the limited partnership if the person or group of persons described by Section 153.404 determines in good faith, after conducting a reasonable inquiry and based on factors the person or group considers appropriate under the circumstances, that continuation of the derivative proceeding is not in the best interests of the limited partnership.

(b) In determining whether the requirements of Subsection (a) have been met, the burden of proof shall be on:

(1) the plaintiff limited partner if:

(A) the applicable person or persons making the determination under Section 153.404(a)(1) or (2) are independent and disinterested at the time the determination is made;

(B) the determination is made by a panel of one or more independent and disinterested individuals appointed under Section 153.404(a)(3); or

(C) the limited partnership presents prima facie evidence that demonstrates that the applicable person or persons making the determination under Section 153.404(a) are independent and disinterested; or

(2) the limited partnership in any other circumstance.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 22.252 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 22 / Section 22.252
§ 22.252. DEPARTMENT TO ACQUIRE PARK LAND.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may acquire by purchase, gift, lease, or condemnation all of the land described in Section 4 of the Act that added this subchapter to this code. The department may acquire the mineral interests in that land.

(b) A lease executed under this section from the state may not exceed 30 years and may be renewed on its expiration. A lease executed under this section from any other public entity is not limited to any term of years. For purposes of this subsection, "public entity" means an agency or instrumentality of federal, state, or local government, including the board of directors of a municipally owned utility system.

(c) The department may acquire the land with money from the urban park fund.

(d) The department may expend funds for the operation and maintenance of the Trinity River State Park.

(e) The department will honor all existing easements on the property to be acquired under this Act, as well as all existing permits to pump water from the Trinity River and to discharge water into the Trinity River.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9061.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9061 / Section 9061.004
§ 9061.004. DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is composed of the territory described by Section 2, Chapter 846, Acts of the 61st Legislature, Regular Session, 1969, as that territory may have been modified under:

(1) Subchapter O, Chapter 51, Water Code;

(2) Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code;

(3) Section 9061.005 or its predecessor statute, former Section 9, Chapter 846, Acts of the 61st Legislature, Regular Session, 1969; or

(4) other law.

(b) The boundaries and field notes of the district form a closure. A mistake in the field notes or in copying the field notes in the legislative process does not affect:

(1) the district's organization, existence, or validity;

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

(3) the district's right to impose a tax; or

(4) in any other manner, the legality or operation of the district or its governing body.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1131.853 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1131 / Section 1131.853
§ 1131.853. CONTRIBUTIONS IF POLICYHOLDER IS TRUSTEE.
Status: in_force

(a) An employee's contribution for purposes of a policy as to which the policyholder is a trustee or the trustees of a fund established or maintained wholly or partly by the employer is the amount the employee and employer would have been required to contribute to the fund for the employee if:

(1) the work stoppage had not occurred; and

(2) the agreement requiring the employer to make contributions to the fund were in effect.

(b) The policy may provide that continuation of coverage is contingent on the collection of individual contributions by the policyholder or the policyholder's agent.
Tex. Government Code § 1473.232 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1473 / Section 1473.232
§ 1473.232. AUTHORITY TO OPERATE CRIME DETECTION FACILITIES; FEES, CHARGES, AND EXPENSES.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioners court of a county may:

(1) operate and maintain the county's crime detection facilities; and

(2) impose and collect fees or charges for services performed or information provided to others in the use of the facilities.

(b) The commissioners court shall pay the operation and maintenance expenses of the facilities from the fees or charges or other available county funds.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 74.04 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 74 / Section 74.04
§ 74.04. LICENSE APPLICATION, RENEWAL, AND MAINTENANCE; RECORDS; LICENSE ISSUANCE.
Status: in_force

All provisions of this code that apply to a brewpub licensee's wine and malt beverage retailer's permit, mixed beverage permit, or retail dealer's on-premise license also apply to the brewpub license.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 301.011 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 301 / Section 301.011
§ 301.011. BONDS AS SECURITY FOR DEPOSITS.
Status: in_force

A hospital laundry cooperative association's bonds may secure the deposits of public funds of the state or a municipality, county, school district, or other political subdivision or corporation of the state. The bonds are lawful and sufficient security for those deposits in an amount up to their face value, if accompanied by all appurtenant unmatured coupons.
Tex. Occupations Code § 258.1553 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 258 / Section 258.1553
§ 258.1553. PORTABILITY OF ANESTHESIA SERVICES.
Status: in_force

The board by rule shall require a dentist who applies for the issuance or renewal of a permit under this subchapter to include in the application a statement indicating whether the dentist provides or will provide a permitted anesthesia service in more than one location.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 18.091 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 18 / Section 18.091
§ 18.091. PROOF OF CERTAIN LOSSES; JURY INSTRUCTION.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other law, if any claimant seeks recovery for loss of earnings, loss of earning capacity, loss of contributions of a pecuniary value, or loss of inheritance, evidence to prove the loss must be presented in the form of a net loss after reduction for income tax payments or unpaid tax liability pursuant to any federal income tax law.

(b) If any claimant seeks recovery for loss of earnings, loss of earning capacity, loss of contributions of a pecuniary value, or loss of inheritance, the court shall instruct the jury as to whether any recovery for compensatory damages sought by the claimant is subject to federal or state income taxes.
Tex. Insurance Code § 885.003 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 885 / Section 885.003
§ 885.003. EXEMPTION FROM TAXATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A fraternal benefit society organized or holding a certificate of authority under this chapter, including the former Chapter 10 of this code and Chapter 8, Title 78, Revised Statutes, is a charitable and benevolent institution. Except as provided by Subsection (b), all funds of a fraternal benefit society described by this subsection are exempt from any state, county, district, municipal, or school tax, including an occupation tax.

(b) Real estate or office equipment used for a purpose other than a lodge purpose is subject to taxation.
Tex. Water Code § 66.403 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 66 / Section 66.403
§ 66.403. DISTRIBUTION OF ASSETS.
Status: in_force

(a) If at the time a district is dissolved, the district has any surplus funds in any of its accounts, the board shall transfer those funds to the county that assumes jurisdiction over the facilities conveyed by the district, and the county receiving the funds shall use those funds to maintain the facilities conveyed.

(b) If more than one county assumes jurisdiction over district facilities, the board shall transfer the funds to each county based on the proportion of the proceeds of all indebtedness incurred by the district to acquire the land and construct the facilities conveyed to that county.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1454.052 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1454 / Section 1454.052
§ 1454.052. REIMBURSEMENT FOR ABORTION NOT REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

This chapter does not require a health benefit plan issuer to provide reimbursement for an abortion, as defined by the Family Code, or for a service related to an abortion.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1575.304 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1575 / Section 1575.304
§ 1575.304. TRANSFER OF CERTAIN CONTRIBUTIONS.
Status: in_force

The trustee shall transfer into the fund the amounts deducted from annuities for contributions.
Tex. Family Code § 160.760 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 160 / Section 160.760
§ 160.760. PARENTAGE UNDER VALIDATED GESTATIONAL AGREEMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) On the birth of a child to a gestational mother under a validated gestational agreement, the intended parents shall file a notice of the birth with the court not later than the 300th day after the date assisted reproduction occurred.

(b) After receiving notice of the birth, the court shall render an order that:

(1) confirms that the intended parents are the child's parents;

(2) requires the gestational mother to surrender the child to the intended parents, if necessary; and

(3) requires the vital statistics unit to issue a birth certificate naming the intended parents as the child's parents.

(c) If a person alleges that a child born to a gestational mother did not result from assisted reproduction, the court shall order that scientifically accepted parentage testing be conducted to determine the child's parentage.

(d) If the intended parents fail to file the notice required by Subsection (a), the gestational mother or an appropriate state agency may file the notice required by that subsection. On a showing that an order validating the gestational agreement was rendered in accordance with Section 160.756, the court shall order that the intended parents are the child's parents and are financially responsible for the child.
Tex. Local Government Code § 281.093 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 281 / Section 281.093
§ 281.093. CONFLICT WITH MUNICIPAL CHARTER.
Status: in_force

If this subchapter conflicts with the charter of a home-rule municipality contracting under this subchapter, this subchapter controls.
Tex. Utilities Code § 39.9025 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 39 / Section 39.9025
§ 39.9025. HOME ELECTRIC ENERGY REPORTS.
Status: in_force

The commission may encourage retail electric providers to deliver individualized home electric energy reports to educate consumers about electric energy use and energy efficiency to assist consumers to use energy more efficiently.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 254.201 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 254 / Section 254.201
§ 254.201. DENIAL, SUSPENSION, PROBATION, OR REVOCATION OF LICENSE.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may deny, suspend, or revoke a license for a violation of this chapter or a rule adopted under this chapter.

(b) The denial, suspension, or revocation of a license by the department and the appeal from that action are governed by the procedures for a contested case hearing under Chapter 2001, Government Code.

(c) If the department finds that a facility is in repeated noncompliance with this chapter or rules adopted under this chapter but that the noncompliance does not endanger public health and safety, the department may schedule the facility for probation rather than suspending or revoking the facility's license. The department shall provide notice to the facility of the probation and of the items of noncompliance not later than the 10th day before the date the probation period begins. The department shall designate a period of not less than 30 days during which the facility remains under probation. During the probation period, the facility must correct the items that were in noncompliance and report the corrections to the department for approval.

(d) The department may suspend or revoke the license of a facility that does not correct items that were in noncompliance or that does not comply with this chapter or the rules adopted under this chapter within the applicable probation period.
Tex. Finance Code § 274.201 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 274 / Section 274.201
§ 274.201. DESIGNATION OF AFFILIATED BANK AS FIDUCIARY IN WILL.
Status: in_force

The prospective designation in a will or other instrument of an affiliated bank of a subsidiary trust company as fiduciary is also considered a designation of the company as fiduciary and confers on the company any discretionary power granted in the instrument unless:

(1) the bank and company agree in writing to have the designation of the bank as fiduciary be binding; or

(2) the creator of the fiduciary account, by appropriate language in the document creating the account, provides that the account is not eligible for substitution under this chapter.
Tex. Occupations Code § 564.051 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 564 / Section 564.051
§ 564.051. PROGRAM AUTHORIZATION; FUNDING.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may add a surcharge of not more than $10 for each 12 months in a license period to a license or license renewal fee authorized under this subtitle to fund a program to aid impaired pharmacists and pharmacy students.

(b) The board may accept, transfer, and spend funds from the federal or state government, from another public source, or from a private source to be used in the program authorized by this section.

(c) Funds and surcharges collected under this section shall be deposited in the general revenue fund and may only be used by the board to administer the program authorized by this section, including providing for initial evaluation and referral of an impaired pharmacist or pharmacy student by a qualified health professional and paying the administrative costs incurred by the board in connection with that funding. The money may not be used for costs incurred for treatment or rehabilitation after initial evaluation and referral.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 43.002 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 43 / Section 43.002
§ 43.002. ESTABLISHMENT.
Status: in_force

In accordance with this subchapter, the commissioners court of any county may establish and operate an experiment station in that county.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3846.354 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3846 / Section 3846.354
§ 3846.354. EFFECTIVE DATE AND ENDING DATE OF EVENT ADMISSIONS TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) A tax imposed under this subchapter or a change in the rate of the tax takes effect on the date prescribed by the order imposing the tax or changing the rate.

(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), the district may impose the tax only if the district issues bonds or enters into a contractual obligation under Subchapter G.

(c) The district may continue to impose the tax after any financial obligations have been fulfilled if the tax revenue is used as authorized by Section 3846.004(e) or 3846.302(c).
Tex. Agriculture Code § 92.021 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 92 / Section 92.021
§ 92.021. STANDARD CONTAINERS.
Status: in_force

Containers used to transport tomatoes shall meet the minimum standards established for fruits and vegetables by Subchapter B, Chapter 91, of this code or the standards adopted by the department.