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Tex. Insurance Code § 2210.358 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2210 / Section 2210.358
§ 2210.358. EXPERIENCE DATA.
Status: in_force

(a) Not later than June 1 of each year, the department shall provide to the association and other interested persons the experience data to be used in establishing the rates under this subchapter in that year.

(b) On request from the department, an insurer shall provide the data to the department or the department may obtain the data from a designated statistical agent, as defined by Section 38.201.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 18A.455 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 18A / Section 18A.455
§ 18A.455. PREREQUISITE FOR USE OR DISCLOSURE OF RECORDING IN CERTAIN PROCEEDINGS.
Status: in_force

The presence of the seal required by Article 18A.453(a) or a satisfactory explanation of the seal's absence is a prerequisite for the use or disclosure of the contents of a wire, oral, or electronic communication or evidence derived from the communication under Article 18A.352.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 11.0111 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 11 / Section 11.0111
§ 11.0111. SUNSET PROVISION.
Status: in_force

The Parks and Wildlife Department is subject to Chapter 325, Government Code (Texas Sunset Act). Unless continued in existence as provided by that chapter, the department is abolished September 1, 2035.
Tex. Government Code § 1401.064 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1401 / Section 1401.064
§ 1401.064. PAYMENT OF PRINCIPAL OR INTEREST.
Status: in_force

The board may provide that the principal of and interest on revenue bonds issued under this subchapter be paid from any source of funds lawfully available to the board.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 91.1012 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 91 / Section 91.1012
§ 91.1012. ACCESS TO PROPERTY AND RECORDS.
Status: in_force

Members and employees of the commission, on proper identification, may enter public or private property to inspect and investigate conditions relating to the quality of water in the state, to inspect and investigate conditions relating to development of rules, orders, or permits issuable under Section 91.101 of this code, to monitor compliance with a rule, permit, or other order of the commission, or to examine and copy, during reasonable working hours, those records or memoranda of the business being investigated. Members or employees acting under the authority of this section who enter an establishment on public or private property shall observe the establishment's safety, internal security, and fire protection rules.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 501.034 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 501 / Section 501.034
§ 501.034. PROHIBITED ACTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A person may not hold or offer for sale, sell, or introduce or deliver for introduction into commerce a misbranded hazardous substance or banned hazardous substance.

(b) A person may not alter, mutilate, destroy, or remove all or part of the label of a hazardous substance, or do any other act relating to a hazardous substance, when the substance is in commerce or is held for sale, whether or not the first sale, after shipment in commerce, if the act results in the hazardous substance being a banned or misbranded hazardous substance.

(c) A person may not receive a banned or misbranded hazardous substance in commerce or deliver or offer to deliver a banned or misbranded hazardous substance for pay or otherwise.

(d) A person may not fail to permit entry or inspection as authorized by this chapter or to provide records as required by this chapter.

(e) A person may not use to his own advantage or reveal to any person other than the department or a court, if relevant to a judicial proceeding under this chapter, information acquired in an inspection authorized by this chapter and relating to a method or process that is entitled to protection as a trade secret.

(f) A person may not remove or dispose of a detained article or substance in violation of Section 501.035.

(g) A person may not manufacture, import, or repack a hazardous substance that is to be distributed in this state or otherwise distribute a hazardous substance in this state without complying with Section 501.024.

(h) A person may not package a hazardous substance in a new or reused food, drug, or cosmetic container that is identifiable as a food, drug, or cosmetic container by its labeling or other identification.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3839.108 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3839 / Section 3839.108
§ 3839.108. NO EMINENT DOMAIN.
Status: in_force

The district may not exercise the power of eminent domain.
Tex. Family Code § 153.015 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 153 / Section 153.015
§ 153.015. ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION WITH CHILD BY CONSERVATOR.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "electronic communication" means any communication facilitated by the use of any wired or wireless technology via the Internet or any other electronic media. The term includes communication facilitated by the use of a telephone, electronic mail, instant messaging, videoconferencing, or webcam.

(b) If a conservator of a child requests the court to order periods of electronic communication with the child under this section, the court may award the conservator reasonable periods of electronic communication with the child to supplement the conservator's periods of possession of the child. In determining whether to award electronic communication, the court shall consider:

(1) whether electronic communication is in the best interest of the child;

(2) whether equipment necessary to facilitate the electronic communication is reasonably available to all parties subject to the order; and

(3) any other factor the court considers appropriate.

(c) If a court awards a conservator periods of electronic communication with a child under this section, each conservator subject to the court's order shall:

(1) provide the other conservator with the e-mail address and other electronic communication access information of the child;

(2) notify the other conservator of any change in the e-mail address or other electronic communication access information not later than 24 hours after the date the change takes effect; and

(3) if necessary equipment is reasonably available, accommodate electronic communication with the child, with the same privacy, respect, and dignity accorded all other forms of access, at a reasonable time and for a reasonable duration subject to any limitation provided by the court in the court's order.

(d) The court may not consider the availability of electronic communication as a factor in determining child support. The availability of electronic communication under this section is not intended as a substitute for physical possession of or access to the child where otherwise appropriate.

(e) In a suit in which the court's order contains provisions related to a finding of family violence in the suit, including supervised visitation, the court may award periods of electronic communication under this section only if:

(1) the award and terms of the award are mutually agreed to by the parties; and

(2) the terms of the award:

(A) are printed in the court's order in boldfaced, capitalized type; and

(B) include any specific restrictions relating to family violence or supervised visitation, as applicable, required by other law to be included in a possession or access order.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 166.154 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 166 / Section 166.154
§ 166.154. EXECUTION.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), the medical power of attorney must be signed by the principal in the presence of two witnesses who qualify under Section 166.003, at least one of whom must be a witness who qualifies under Section 166.003(2). The witnesses must sign the document.

(b) The principal, in lieu of signing in the presence of the witnesses, may sign the medical power of attorney and have the signature acknowledged before a notary public.

(c) If the principal is physically unable to sign, another person may sign the medical power of attorney with the principal's name in the principal's presence and at the principal's express direction. The person may use a digital or electronic signature authorized under Section 166.011.
Tex. Education Code § 61.505 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 61 / Section 61.505
§ 61.505. ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
Status: in_force

(a) The Family Practice Residency Advisory Committee is created and shall consist of 12 members. One member shall be a licensed physician appointed by the Texas Osteopathic Medical Association; two members shall be licensed physicians appointed by the Association of Directors of Family Practice Training Programs; two members shall be administrators of hospitals in which an approved family practice residency training program operates and shall be appointed by the Texas Hospital Association; one member shall be a licensed physician appointed by the Texas Medical Association; two members shall be licensed physicians appointed by the Texas Academy of Family Physicians; three members of the public shall be appointed to the committee by the governor; and by virtue of his office, the president of the Texas Academy of Family Physicians shall be a member of the committee.

(b) The terms of office of each member, excluding the term of office of the president of the Texas Academy of Family Physicians, shall be for three years. Each member shall serve until his replacement has been appointed to the committee.

(c) The members of the committee shall not be compensated for their service, but shall be reimbursed by the board for actual expenses incurred in the performance of duties as members of the committee.

(d) The committee shall meet at least annually and so often as requested by the board or called into meeting by the chairman.

(e) The chairman shall be elected by the members of the committee for one year.

(f) The committee shall:

(1) review for the board applications for approval and funding of family practice residency training programs and related support programs;

(2) make recommendations to the board relating to:

(A) the standards and criteria for approval of residency training and related support programs; and

(B) the effectiveness of the programs the board administers that provide incentives to physicians to practice in underserved areas of this state; and

(3) perform such other duties as may be directed by the board.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 53.152 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 53 / Section 53.152
§ 53.152. LAWS APPLICABLE TO LEASES.
Status: in_force

Leases of land described by Section 53.151 of this code shall be made in the same procedural manner as leases of that land for oil and gas under Chapter 52 of this code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1003.108 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1003 / Section 1003.108
§ 1003.108. GIFTS AND ENDOWMENTS.
Status: in_force

The board may accept for the district a gift or endowment to be held in trust and administered by the board for the purposes and under the directions, limitations, or other provisions prescribed in writing by the donor that are not inconsistent with the proper management and objectives of the district.
Tex. Government Code § 2308A.011 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2308A / Section 2308A.011
§ 2308A.011. TARGETED FUNDING TO ADDRESS STATE GOALS.
Status: in_force

(a) A state agency that receives funding through the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. Section 2301 et seq.) or the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (Pub. L. No. 113-128) or any other federal funding for career education and training may, to the extent permissible under federal law, combine with, transfer to, or delegate to another state agency that receives such funding the agency's management of workforce-related funding as necessary to implement the state workforce development goals.

(b) A state agency that receives federal or state funding for career education and training programs shall include in the agency's legislative appropriations request a description of how the agency's career education and training programs and expenditures align with the state workforce development goals.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1701.458 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1701 / Section 1701.458
§ 1701.458. VENUE.
Status: in_force

Venue for the prosecution of an offense under Section 37.10, Penal Code, that arises from a report required under this subchapter lies in the county where the offense occurred or in Travis County.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3927.053 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3927 / Section 3927.053
§ 3927.053. ELIGIBILITY.
Status: in_force

To be qualified to serve as a director, a person must meet the qualifications prescribed by Section 375.063, Local Government Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8151.0401 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8151 / Section 8151.0401
§ 8151.0401. 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 8151.0403.

(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. Business & Commerce Code § 114.0001 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 114 / Section 114.0001
§ 114.0001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Commercial lodging establishment" means a hotel, motel, inn, or similar business entity that offers more than 10 rooms to the public for temporary lodging for a fee.

(2) "Human trafficking" means conduct that constitutes an offense under Section 20A.02, Penal Code.

(3) "Operator" means a person who owns, operates, manages, or controls a business entity.

(4) "Peace officer" means a peace officer described by Article 2A.001, Code of Criminal Procedure, appointed or employed to serve as a peace officer for a law enforcement agency.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1355.003 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1355 / Section 1355.003
§ 1355.003. EXCEPTION.
Status: in_force

(a) This subchapter does not apply to coverage under:

(1) a blanket accident and health insurance policy, as described by Chapter 1251;

(2) a short-term travel policy;

(3) an accident-only policy;

(4) a limited or specified-disease policy that does not provide benefits for mental health care or similar services;

(5) except as provided by Subsection (b), a plan offered under Chapter 1551 or Chapter 1601;

(6) a plan offered in accordance with Section 1355.151; or

(7) a Medicare supplement benefit plan, as defined by Section 1652.002.

(b) For the purposes of a plan described by Subsection (a)(5), "serious mental illness" has the meaning assigned by Section 1355.001.
Tex. Government Code § 572.057 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 572 / Section 572.057
§ 572.057. CERTAIN LEASES PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (d), a member of the legislature, an executive or judicial officer elected in a statewide election, or a business entity in which the legislator or officer has a substantial interest may not lease any office space or other real property to the state, a state agency, the legislature or a legislative agency, the Supreme Court of Texas, the Court of Criminal Appeals, or a state judicial agency.

(b) A lease made in violation of Subsection (a) is void.

(c) This section does not apply to an individual who is an elected officer on June 16, 1989, for as long as the officer holds that office.

(d) A member of the legislature or a business entity in which the legislator has a substantial interest may donate the use of office space that the member or entity owns and that is located in the member's district to the house of the legislature in which the member serves to be used for the member's official business. Office space donated under this subsection is not a contribution for purposes of Title 15, Election Code. Acceptance of a donation of office space under this subsection is not subject to Section 301.032.
Tex. Finance Code § 91.001 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 91 / Section 91.001
§ 91.001. SHORT TITLE.
Status: in_force

This subtitle may be cited as the Texas Savings Bank Act.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8154.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8154 / Section 8154.003
§ 8154.003. FINDINGS OF BENEFIT AND PUBLIC PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is created to serve a public use and benefit.

(b) All land and other property included in the boundaries of the district will benefit from the works and projects accomplished by the district under the powers conferred by Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.

(c) The creation of the district is essential to accomplish the purposes of Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.

(d) The accomplishment of the purposes stated in this chapter is for the benefit of the people of this state and for the improvement of their property and industries. The district, in carrying out the purposes of this chapter, will be performing an essential public function under the constitution.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8061.0401 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8061 / Section 8061.0401
§ 8061.0401. 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 8061.0403.

(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. Property Code § 5.077 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 5 / Section 5.077
§ 5.077. ANNUAL ACCOUNTING STATEMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The seller shall provide the purchaser with an annual statement in January of each year for the term of the executory contract. If the seller mails the statement to the purchaser, the statement must be postmarked not later than January 31.

(b) The statement must include the following information:

(1) the amount paid under the contract;

(2) the remaining amount owed under the contract;

(3) the number of payments remaining under the contract;

(4) the amounts paid to taxing authorities on the purchaser's behalf if collected by the seller;

(5) the amounts paid to insure the property on the purchaser's behalf if collected by the seller;

(6) if the property has been damaged and the seller has received insurance proceeds, an accounting of the proceeds applied to the property; and

(7) if the seller has changed insurance coverage, a legible copy of the current policy, binder, or other evidence that satisfies the requirements of Section 5.070(a)(2).

(c) A seller who conducts less than two transactions in a 12-month period under this section who fails to comply with Subsection (a) is liable to the purchaser for:

(1) liquidated damages in the amount of $100 for each annual statement the seller fails to provide to the purchaser within the time required by Subsection (a); and

(2) reasonable attorney's fees.

(d) A seller who conducts two or more transactions in a 12-month period under this section who fails to comply with Subsection (a) is liable to the purchaser for:

(1) liquidated damages in the amount of $250 a day for each day after January 31 that the seller fails to provide the purchaser with the statement, but not to exceed the fair market value of the property; and

(2) reasonable attorney's fees.

(e) The requirements of this section continue to apply after a purchaser obtains title to the property by conversion or any other process.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 62A.02 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 62A / Section 62A.02
§ 62A.02. AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) A holder of a brewer's self-distribution license whose annual production of malt beverages under the brewer's or nonresident brewer's license at all premises owned directly or indirectly by the license holder or an affiliate or subsidiary of the license holder, does not exceed 125,000 barrels may sell malt beverages produced under the brewer's or nonresident brewer's license to those persons to whom the holder of a general distributor's license may sell malt beverages under Section 64.01(a)(2).

(b) The total sales of malt beverages under this section at all premises owned directly or indirectly by the license holder or an affiliate or subsidiary of the license holder may not exceed 40,000 barrels annually.

(c) With regard to a sale under this section, the holder of a brewer's self-distribution license has the same authority and is subject to the same requirements that apply to a sale made by the holder of a general distributor's license.

(d) Malt beverages sold under this section may be shipped only from a manufacturing facility in this state.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 11.0731 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 11 / Section 11.0731
§ 11.0731. PROCEDURES RELATED TO CERTAIN PREVIOUSLY TESTED EVIDENCE.
Status: in_force

(a) This article applies to relevant evidence consisting of biological material described by Article 64.01(a) that was:

(1) presented by the state at the convicted person's trial; and

(2) subjected to testing:

(A) at a laboratory that ceased conducting DNA testing after an audit by the Texas Forensic Science Commission revealed the laboratory engaged in faulty testing practices; and

(B) during the period identified in the audit as involving faulty testing practices.

(b) A court may grant a convicted person relief on an application for a writ of habeas corpus if the convicted person files an application, in the manner provided by Article 11.07, 11.071, or 11.072, containing specific facts indicating that:

(1) the person previously filed a motion under Chapter 64 for forensic DNA testing of evidence described by Subsection (a) that was denied because of a negative finding under Article 64.03(a)(1)(A) or (B); and

(2) had the evidence not been presented at the person's trial, on the preponderance of the evidence the person would not have been convicted.

(c) For purposes of Section 4(a)(1), Article 11.07, Section 5(a)(1), Article 11.071, and Section 9(a), Article 11.072, a claim or issue could not have been presented previously in an original application or in a previously considered application if the claim or issue is based on evidence that has been determined by the Texas Forensic Science Commission to have been subjected to faulty DNA testing practices.