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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3805.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3805 / Section 3805.004
§ 3805.004. 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 district will benefit from the improvements and services to be provided by the district under powers conferred by Sections 52 and 52-a, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and other powers granted under this chapter.

(c) Each improvement project or service authorized by this chapter is essential to carry out a public purpose.

(d) The creation of the district is in the public interest and is essential to:

(1) further the public purposes of developing and diversifying the economy of the state;

(2) eliminate unemployment and underemployment; and

(3) develop or expand transportation and commerce.

(e) The district will:

(1) promote the health, safety, and general welfare of residents, employers, employees, visitors, and consumers in the district, and of the public;

(2) provide needed funding for the Kirby Drive vicinity of the city of Houston to preserve, maintain, and enhance the economic health and vitality of the area as a community and business center;

(3) promote the health, safety, welfare, and enjoyment of the public by providing public art and pedestrian ways and by landscaping and developing certain areas in the district, which are necessary for the restoration, preservation, and enhancement of scenic and aesthetic beauty;

(4) promote and benefit commercial development and commercial areas in the Kirby Drive vicinity of the city of Houston; and

(5) promote and develop public transportation and pedestrian facilities and systems using new and alternative means that are attractive, safe, and convenient, including securing expanded and improved transportation and pedestrian facilities and systems, to:

(A) address the problem of traffic congestion in the district, the need to control traffic and improve pedestrian safety, and the limited availability of money; and

(B) benefit the land and other property in the district and the residents, employers, employees, visitors, and consumers in the district and the public.

(f) Pedestrian ways along or across a street, whether at grade or above or below the surface, and street lighting, street landscaping, and street art objects are parts of and necessary components of a street and are considered to be a street or road improvement.

(g) The district will not act as the agent or instrumentality of any private interest even though the district will benefit many private interests as well as the public.
Tex. Government Code § 1433.063 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1433 / Section 1433.063
§ 1433.063. BONDS NOT DEBT OF STATE OR ISSUER.
Status: in_force

(a) A bond issued under this chapter is not a debt or a pledge of the faith and credit of this state, the issuer, or any other political subdivision or agency of this state.

(b) A bond issued under this chapter must contain on its face a statement that:

(1) this state, the issuer, or any other political subdivision or agency of this state is not obligated to pay the principal of or the interest on the bond except from revenue of the industrial project or medical project for which the bond is issued; and

(2) the faith and credit and the taxing power of this state, the issuer, or any other political subdivision or agency of this state are not pledged to the payment of the principal of or the interest on the bond.

(c) Each bond issued under this chapter must contain substantially the following language: "No pecuniary obligation is or may be imposed on the issuer of this bond in the event of a failure to pay all or part of the principal or interest on the bond, except that the issuer is obligated to apply rental income it receives from the (industrial project or medical project) to those purposes."
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1105.155 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1105 / Section 1105.155
§ 1105.155. DEPOSITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall designate one or more banks in Terry County to serve as a depository for district money.

(b) All district money shall be immediately deposited on receipt with a depository bank, except that sufficient money must be remitted to an appropriate bank to pay the principal of and interest on the district's outstanding bonds, or other obligations assumed by the district, on or before the maturity date of the principal and interest.

(c) To the extent that money in a depository bank is not insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the money must be secured in the manner provided by law for the security of county funds.

(d) Membership on the district's board of an officer or director of a bank does not disqualify the bank from being designated as depository.
Tex. Government Code § 608.011 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 608 / Section 608.011
§ 608.011. NO LIABILITY ON OFFICIAL BOND.
Status: in_force

A department administrator or disbursing officer is not liable on a bond required of the individual as an official because of a duty imposed on the individual by this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 4026.0107 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 4026 / Section 4026.0107
§ 4026.0107. APPLICABILITY OF MUNICIPAL MANAGEMENT DISTRICTS LAW.
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, Chapter 375, Local Government Code, applies to the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9048.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9048 / Section 9048.052
§ 9048.052. POWERS RELATING TO SANITARY SEWER SYSTEM.
Status: in_force

The district may construct, maintain, and operate a sanitary sewer system.
Tex. Property Code § 181.052 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 181 / Section 181.052
§ 181.052. REQUISITES OF RELEASE.
Status: in_force

(a) A partial or complete release of a power, with or without consideration, is valid if the donee executes and acknowledges, in the manner required by law for the execution and recordation of deeds, an instrument evidencing an intent to make the release, and the instrument is delivered:

(1) to the person or in the manner specified in the instrument creating the power;

(2) to an adult, other than the donee releasing the power, who may take any of the property subject to the power if the power is not exercised or in whose favor it may be exercised after the partial release;

(3) to a trustee or cotrustee of the property subject to the power; or

(4) to an appropriate county clerk for recording.

(b) An instrument releasing a power may be recorded in a county in this state in which:

(1) property subject to the power is located;

(2) a donee in control of the property resides;

(3) a trustee in control of the property resides;

(4) a corporate trustee in control of the property has its principal office; or

(5) the instrument creating the power is probated or recorded.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8473.006 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8473 / Section 8473.006
§ 8473.006. INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is initially composed of the territory described by Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter.

(b) The boundaries and field notes contained in Section 2 of the Act enacting 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 the district's:

(1) organization, existence, or validity;

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

(3) right to impose a tax; or

(4) legality or operation.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1903.003 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1903 / Section 1903.003
§ 1903.003. LOSS CONTROL SERVICES REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) Before writing professional liability insurance for a hospital in this state, an insurer must maintain or provide loss control facilities that:

(1) provide loss control services reasonably commensurate with the risks, exposures, and experience of the insured's business;

(2) are adequate to provide loss control services required by the nature of the policyholder's operations; and

(3) include surveys, recommendations, training programs, consultations, and analyses of accident causes.

(b) To provide the facilities required by this section, the insurer may:

(1) employ qualified personnel;

(2) retain qualified independent contractors;

(3) contract with the policyholder to provide qualified loss control personnel and services; or

(4) use a combination of methods described by this subsection.

(c) Independent contractors and other personnel described by Subsection (b) must have the qualifications of a field safety representative. A field safety representative must be an individual who:

(1) holds a:

(A) bachelor's degree in science or engineering;

(B) bachelor of arts degree in nursing;

(C) bachelor of science degree in nursing, pharmacy, or physical therapy; or

(D) master's degree in hospital administration;

(2) is a licensed engineer;

(3) is a certified safety professional;

(4) is a certified industrial hygienist;

(5) has at least 10 years' experience in occupational safety and health; or

(6) has completed a course of training in loss control services approved by the department.
Tex. Government Code § 84.004 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 84 / Section 84.004
§ 84.004. CUMULATIVE REMEDIES.
Status: in_force

This chapter is cumulative of other law under which a person may obtain judicial relief. An administrative, civil, or criminal action brought against an attorney based on a violation of this chapter does not limit or restrict another action against the attorney by the same or another person.
Tex. Estates Code § 113.207 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 113 / Section 113.207
§ 113.207. LIABILITY FOR PAYMENT FROM JOINT ACCOUNT AFTER DEATH.
Status: in_force

A financial institution that pays an amount from a joint account to a surviving party to that account in accordance with a written agreement under Section 113.151 is not liable to an heir, devisee, or beneficiary of the deceased party's estate.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 555.021 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 555 / Section 555.021
§ 555.021. REQUIRED CRIMINAL HISTORY CHECKS FOR EMPLOYEES, CONTRACTORS, AND VOLUNTEERS.
Status: in_force

(a) The department, the Department of State Health Services, and the Health and Human Services Commission shall perform a state and federal criminal history background check on a person:

(1) who is:

(A) an applicant for employment with the agency;

(B) an employee of the agency;

(C) a volunteer with the agency;

(D) an applicant for a volunteer position with the agency;

(E) an applicant for a contract with the agency; or

(F) a contractor of the agency; and

(2) who would be placed in direct contact with a resident or client.

(b) The department, the Department of State Health Services, and the Health and Human Services Commission shall require a person described by Subsection (a) to submit fingerprints in a form and of a quality acceptable to the Department of Public Safety and the Federal Bureau of Investigation for use in conducting a criminal history background check.

(c) Each agency shall obtain electronic updates from the Department of Public Safety of arrests and convictions of a person:

(1) for whom the agency performs a background check under Subsection (a); and

(2) who remains an employee, contractor, or volunteer of the agency and continues to have direct contact with a resident or client.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 22.057 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 22 / Section 22.057
§ 22.057. ADVERTISING FOR BIDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The Texas Forest Service shall advertise for the sale of timber. The department shall advertise for the sale of iron ore.

(b) The sale must be advertised for two weeks in at least one weekly newspaper published and circulated in Cherokee County.

(c) The advertisement must contain the necessary information pertaining to the sale and the time and place for receiving bids.

(d) The first advertisement must be at least 10 days before the date of receiving bids.
Tex. Labor Code § 408.126 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 408 / Section 408.126
§ 408.126. AMOUNT OF IMPAIRMENT INCOME BENEFITS.
Status: in_force

Subject to Sections 408.061 and 408.062, an impairment income benefit is equal to 70 percent of the employee's average weekly wage.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1369.259 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1369 / Section 1369.259
§ 1369.259. LIMITATIONS ON PAYMENT ADJUSTMENTS AND RECOUPMENT; USE OF EXTRAPOLATION PROHIBITED.
Status: repealed

(a) A health benefit plan issuer or pharmacy benefit manager may not calculate the amount of a recoupment based on:

(1) an absence of documentation the pharmacist or pharmacy is not required by applicable federal laws and regulations and state laws and rules to maintain; or

(2) an error that does not result in actual financial harm to the patient or enrollee, the health benefit plan issuer, or the pharmacy benefit manager.

(a-1) Subject to Subsections (e) and (f), a health benefit plan issuer or pharmacy benefit manager may not, as the result of an audit, deny or reduce a claim payment made to a pharmacist or pharmacy after adjudication of the claim.

(b) A health benefit plan issuer or pharmacy benefit manager may not require extrapolation audits as a condition of participation in a contract, network, or program for a pharmacist or pharmacy.

(c) A health benefit plan issuer or pharmacy benefit manager may not use extrapolation to complete an on-site audit or a desk audit of a pharmacist or pharmacy. Notwithstanding Subsection (a)(2), the amount of a recoupment must be based on the actual overpayment or underpayment and may not be based on an extrapolation.

(d) Repealed by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 183 (S.B. 1236), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2025.

(e) A health benefit plan issuer or pharmacy benefit manager may recoup from a pharmacist or pharmacy the cost of a prescription drug and the dispensing fee for the drug if:

(1) the original claim was submitted fraudulently;

(2) the original claim payment was incorrect because the pharmacist or pharmacy had already been paid for the pharmacist service; or

(3) the pharmacist or pharmacy made a substantive nonclerical or non-recordkeeping error that led to the patient receiving the wrong prescription drug or dosage.

(f) A health benefit plan issuer or pharmacy benefit manager may recoup only the dispensing fee from a pharmacist or pharmacy if the pharmacist or pharmacy made a clerical error that led to an overpayment.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 161.114 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 161 / Section 161.114
§ 161.114. PAYMENT AND MATURITY OF BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The bonds shall be payable as provided by the board and shall mature serially or otherwise not later than 40 years from their date.

(b) Bonds previously issued shall mature according to their provisions.

(c) The board shall determine the medium of payment for both principal of and interest on the bonds.

(d) The board at its own option may make the bonds redeemable or subject to tender for purchase before maturity at the price and under the terms and conditions fixed by the board in the resolution providing for the issuance and sale of the bonds.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3864.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3864 / Section 3864.052
§ 3864.052. APPOINTMENT OF VOTING DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality shall appoint voting directors from persons recommended by the board.
Tex. Local Government Code § 154.008 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 154 / Section 154.008
§ 154.008. LEGISLATIVE APPROPRIATION FOR OFFICERS COMPENSATED ON SALARY BASIS.
Status: in_force

(a) The comptroller of public accounts shall apportion and pay to counties in which county officers are compensated on a salary basis the money the legislature appropriates for the year for that purpose.

(b) The comptroller shall apportion the money on the basis of population. The annual apportionment may not exceed 14 cents a person, except that in a county that had a population of less than 60,000 according to the 1930 federal census and in which the ad valorem valuation for all purposes according to the most recently approved tax roll exceeds the valuation for 1930 by 50 percent or more, the annual apportionment may not exceed 25 cents a person.

(c) The comptroller shall make the payment each year in four installments on the first day of January, April, July, and October. However, if a commissioners court orders that county officers who were previously compensated by fees are to be compensated by salary, the comptroller shall pay the first installment to that county within 15 days after the date the comptroller receives notice of the commissioners court's order.

(d) The comptroller shall mail or electronically transmit a warrant for the payment to the county treasurer. The warrant must be:

(1) drawn on the state treasury;

(2) payable to the county treasurer; and

(3) registered by the comptroller.

(e) The payment shall be deposited in the salary fund of the county. If a county has more than one salary fund, the commissioners court shall apportion the payment among the salary funds.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1806.057 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1806 / Section 1806.057
§ 1806.057. PROFIT SHARING WITH MEMBERS OF CERTAIN ASSOCIATIONS AUTHORIZED.
Status: in_force

(a) Section 1806.054 does not prohibit an insurer from sharing profits with policyholders who are part of a group program established by a nonprofit business association and who participate in the group program because of membership in the association.

(b) An insurer that elects to make distributions under this section must:

(1) file a written application describing the insurer's distribution with the commissioner for approval of a policyholder dividend amount that exceeds 10 percent of surplus; or

(2) notify the commissioner in writing of each distribution of a policyholder dividend amount that is not greater than 10 percent of surplus.

(c) If the commissioner does not act on the application on or before the fifth business day after the date the commissioner receives the application, the distribution is considered approved.
Tex. Transportation Code § 730.006 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 730 / Section 730.006
§ 730.006. REQUIRED DISCLOSURE WITH CONSENT.
Status: in_force

Personal information obtained by an agency in connection with a motor vehicle record shall be disclosed to a requestor who:

(1) is the subject of the information; or

(2) demonstrates, in such form and manner as the agency requires, that the requestor has obtained the written consent of the person who is the subject of the information.
Tex. Government Code § 532.0260 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 532 / Section 532.0260
§ 532.0260. RULES.
Status: in_force

The executive commissioner may adopt rules necessary to implement this subchapter.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 18A.151 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 18A / Section 18A.151
§ 18A.151. REQUIREMENTS REGARDING INTERCEPTION ORDER FOR COMMUNICATION BY SPECIFIED PERSON.
Status: in_force

The requirements of Articles 18A.055(b)(3)(B) and 18A.103(a)(2) relating to the specification of the facilities from which or the place where a communication is to be intercepted do not apply if:

(1) in the case of an application for an interception order that authorizes the interception of an oral communication:

(A) the application contains a complete statement as to why the specification is not practical and identifies the person committing or believed to be committing the offense and whose communications are to be intercepted; and

(B) a judge of competent jurisdiction finds that the specification is not practical; or

(2) in the case of an application for an interception order that authorizes the interception of a wire or electronic communication:

(A) the application identifies the person committing or believed to be committing the offense and whose communications are to be intercepted;

(B) a judge of competent jurisdiction finds that the prosecutor has made an adequate showing of probable cause to believe that the actions of the person identified in the application could have the effect of preventing interception from a specified facility; and

(C) the authority to intercept a wire or electronic communication under the interception order is limited to a period in which it is reasonable to presume that the person identified in the application will be reasonably proximate to the interception device.
Tex. Local Government Code § 179.003 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 179 / Section 179.003
§ 179.003. CONSTRUCTION OF CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

(a) This chapter does not create a cause of action or liability.

(b) This chapter may not be construed to waive, under Chapter 101, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, or any other law, a municipality's or county's governmental immunity from suit or to liability.
Tex. Tax Code § 151.334 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 151 / Section 151.334
§ 151.334. COMPONENTS OF TANGIBLE PERSONAL PROPERTY USED IN CONNECTION WITH SEQUESTRATION OF CARBON DIOXIDE.
Status: in_force

Components of tangible personal property used in connection with an advanced clean energy project, as defined by Section 382.003, Health and Safety Code, or a clean energy project, as defined by Section 120.001, Natural Resources Code, are exempted from the taxes imposed by this chapter if:

(1) the components are installed to capture carbon dioxide from an anthropogenic emission source, transport or inject carbon dioxide from such a source, or prepare carbon dioxide from such a source for transportation or injection; and

(2) the carbon dioxide is sequestered in this state:

(A) as part of an enhanced oil recovery project that qualifies for a tax rate reduction under Section 202.0545, as provided by Subsection (c) of that section; or

(B) in a manner and under conditions that create a reasonable expectation that at least 99 percent of the carbon dioxide will remain sequestered from the atmosphere for at least 1,000 years.
Tex. Finance Code § 152.408 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 152 / Section 152.408
§ 152.408. CRIMINAL PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person:

(1) intentionally makes a false statement, misrepresentation, or certification in a record or application filed with the department or required to be maintained under this chapter or a rule adopted or order issued under this chapter, or intentionally makes a false entry or omits a material entry in the record or application; or

(2) knowingly engages in an activity for which a money services license is required under this chapter without being licensed under this chapter.

(b) An offense under this section is a felony of the third degree.

(c) An offense under this section may be prosecuted in Travis County or in the county in which the offense is alleged to have been committed.

(d) Nothing in this section limits the power of the state to punish a person for an act that constitutes an offense under this or any other law.
Tex. Finance Code § 345.076 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 345 / Section 345.076
§ 345.076. AMOUNT OF REFUND CREDIT FOR OTHER CONTRACTS.
Status: in_force

The refund credit on a contract to which Section 345.075 does not apply shall be computed in a manner proportionate to the method set out by that section, having due regard for:

(1) the amount of each installment; and

(2) the irregularity of the installment periods.