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Tex. Government Code § 419.048 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 419 / Section 419.048
§ 419.048. FIRE PROTECTION PERSONNEL INJURY DATA; RECOMMENDATIONS TO REDUCE INJURIES.
Status: in_force

(a) Pursuant to Section 417.004, the commission and the commissioner of insurance, as necessary to allow the agencies to perform their statutory duties, shall transfer information between the two agencies, including injury information from the Texas Fire Incident Reporting System and workers' compensation data showing claims filed by fire protection personnel.

(b) Personally identifiable information received by the commission under this section relating to injured fire protection personnel is confidential. The commission may not release, and a person may not gain access to, any information that could reasonably be expected to reveal the identity of injured fire protection personnel.

(c) The commission shall evaluate information and data on fire protection personnel injuries and develop recommendations for reducing fire protection personnel injuries. The commission shall forward the recommendations to the state fire marshal not later than September 1 of each year for inclusion in the annual report required by Section 417.0075.

(d) The commission shall establish criteria for evaluating fire protection personnel injury information to determine the nature of injuries that the commission should investigate. Based on these investigations, the commission shall identify fire departments in need of assistance in reducing injuries and may provide assistance to those fire departments.
Tex. Occupations Code § 801.454 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 801 / Section 801.454
§ 801.454. PENALTY TO BE PAID OR HEARING REQUESTED.
Status: in_force

(a) Not later than the 20th day after the date a person receives a notice of alleged violation, the person may in writing:

(1) accept the board's determination and recommended administrative penalty; or

(2) request a hearing on the occurrence of the violation, the amount of the penalty, or both.

(b) If the person accepts the board's determination and recommended penalty, the board by order shall approve the determination and require the person to pay the recommended penalty.
Tex. Tax Code § 34.021 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 34 / Section 34.021
§ 34.021. DISTRIBUTION OF EXCESS PROCEEDS IN OTHER TAX FORECLOSURE PROCEEDINGS.
Status: in_force

A person conducting a sale for the foreclosure of a tax lien under Rule 736 of the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure shall, within 10 days of the sale, pay any excess proceeds after payment of all amounts due all participants in the sale to the clerk of the court that issued the order authorizing the sale. The excess proceeds from such a sale shall be handled according to Sections 34.03 and 34.04 of this code.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 252.133 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 252 / Section 252.133
§ 252.133. SUIT FOR RETALIATION AGAINST VOLUNTEER, RESIDENT, OR FAMILY MEMBER OR GUARDIAN OF RESIDENT.
Status: in_force

(a) A facility may not retaliate or discriminate against a volunteer, a resident, or a family member or guardian of a resident because the volunteer, the resident, the resident's family member or guardian, or any other person:

(1) makes a complaint or files a grievance concerning the facility;

(2) reports a violation of law, including a violation of this chapter or a rule adopted under this chapter; or

(3) initiates or cooperates in an investigation or proceeding of a governmental entity relating to the care, services, or conditions at the facility.

(b) A volunteer, a resident, or a family member or guardian of a resident against whom a facility retaliates or discriminates in violation of Subsection (a) is entitled to sue for:

(1) injunctive relief;

(2) the greater of $1,000 or actual damages, including damages for mental anguish even if an injury other than mental anguish is not shown;

(3) exemplary damages;

(4) court costs; and

(5) reasonable attorney's fees.

(c) A volunteer, a resident, or a family member or guardian of a resident who seeks relief under this section must report the alleged violation not later than the 180th day after the date on which the alleged violation of this section occurred or was discovered by the volunteer, the resident, or the family member or guardian of the resident through reasonable diligence.

(d) A suit under this section may be brought in the district court of the county in which the facility is located or in a district court of Travis County.
Tex. Government Code § 839.303 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 839 / Section 839.303
§ 839.303. MEMBER DEATH BENEFITS GENERALLY.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (c), if a contributing member dies, a lump-sum death benefit is payable from the retirement system in an amount computed at the rate of five percent of the amount in the member's individual account at the time of death times the number of full years of service credit the member had at the time of death.

(b) The benefit provided by this section is payable to a person designated by the member in a signed document filed with the retirement system. If a member does not designate a beneficiary or if the beneficiary does not survive the member, the benefit is payable to the member's estate.

(c) A death benefit may not be paid under this section if, at the time of death, the member was eligible to select a death benefit annuity under Section 839.301.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8423.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8423 / Section 8423.003
§ 8423.003. 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. Human Resources Code § 31.034 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 31 / Section 31.034
§ 31.034. APPEAL FROM LOCAL ELIGIBILITY OFFICES.
Status: in_force

(a) An applicant for or recipient of financial assistance authorized by this chapter may appeal to the commission an action or failure to act by a local eligibility office relating to the financial assistance. The commission shall grant the applicant or recipient an opportunity for a hearing after reasonable notice.

(b) An applicant or recipient, or his or her authorized agent, may submit a written request for the information contained in the records of the local eligibility office on which the action being appealed is based, and the local eligibility office shall advise the person making the request of the information within a reasonable time prior to the hearing. Information not provided to the requesting party may not be considered by the commission at the hearing as a basis for decision.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 245.102 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 245 / Section 245.102
§ 245.102. EXTENSION ORDER.
Status: in_force

(a) A panel may extend the length of the child's stay as provided by Section 245.101(a)(3) only if the panel determines by majority vote and on the basis of clear and convincing evidence that:

(1) the child is in need of additional rehabilitation from the department; and

(2) the department will provide the most suitable environment for that rehabilitation.

(b) In extending the length of a child's stay, the panel must specify the additional period of time that the child is to remain in the custody of the department and must conduct an additional review and determination as provided by Section 245.101 on the child's completion of the additional term of stay.

(c) If the panel determines that the child's length of stay should not be extended, the department must discharge the child from the custody of the department as provided by Section 245.101(a)(1) or release the child under supervision under Section 245.051 as provided by Section 245.101(a)(2).
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 2A.512 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 2A / Section 2A.512
§ 2A.512. LESSEE'S DUTIES AS TO RIGHTFULLY REJECTED GOODS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided with respect to goods that threaten to decline in value speedily (Section 2A.511) and subject to any security interest of a lessee (Section 2A.508(e)):

(1) the lessee, after rejection of goods in the lessee's possession, shall hold them with reasonable care at the lessor's or the supplier's disposition for a reasonable time after the lessee's seasonable notification of rejection;

(2) if the lessor or the supplier gives no instructions within a reasonable time after notification of rejection, the lessee may store the rejected goods for the lessor's or the supplier's account or ship them to the lessor or the supplier or dispose of them for the lessor's or the supplier's account with reimbursement in the manner provided by Subsection (d); but

(3) the lessee has no further obligations with regard to goods rightfully rejected.

(b) Action by the lessee pursuant to Subsection (a) is not acceptance or conversion.

(c) If a merchant lessee (Section 2A.511) or any other lessee disposes of goods, the lessee is entitled to reimbursement either from the lessor or the supplier or out of the proceeds for reasonable expenses of caring for and disposing of the goods and, if the expenses include no disposition commission, to such commission as is usual in the trade, or if there is none, to a reasonable sum not exceeding 10 percent of the gross proceeds.

(d) In complying with this section or Section 2A.511, the lessee is held only to good faith. Good faith conduct hereunder is neither acceptance or conversion nor the basis of an action for damages.

(e) A purchaser who purchases in good faith from a lessee pursuant to this section or Section 2A.511 takes the goods free of any rights of the lessor and the supplier even though the lessee fails to comply with one or more of the requirements of this chapter.
Tex. Local Government Code § 143.403 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 143 / Section 143.403
§ 143.403. STATUS OF EMPLOYEES IF SUBCHAPTER ADOPTED.
Status: in_force

(a) Each person who is employed for more than six months as emergency medical services personnel serving in a municipality at the time this subchapter is adopted in the municipality and who is entitled to civil service classification has the status of a civil service employee and is not required to take a competitive examination to remain in the position the person occupies at the time of the adoption.

(b) On adoption of this subchapter, the governing body of the municipality employing emergency medical services personnel shall classify the personnel in accordance with Section 143.021 and the duties performed by the personnel.

(c) To the extent it can be made applicable, each provision of this chapter, including the provisions relating to eligibility lists, examinations, promotions, appointments, educational incentive pay, longevity or seniority pay, certification pay, assignment pay, salary, vacation leave, and disciplinary appeals, applies to emergency medical services personnel covered by this subchapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8875.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8875 / Section 8875.102
§ 8875.102. CONTRACTS.
Status: in_force

The district may contract with a state agency or political subdivision, including a municipality, a county, a river authority, or another district, to carry out any function of the district.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 533.017 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 533 / Section 533.017
§ 533.017. PARTICIPATION IN PURCHASING CONTRACTS OR GROUP PURCHASING PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

(a) This section does not apply to a "health and human services agency," as that term is defined by Section 521.0001, Government Code.

(b) The executive commissioner may allow a state agency, local agency, or local mental health authority that expends public money to purchase goods or services in connection with providing or coordinating the provision of mental health services to purchase goods or services with the public money by participating in:

(1) a contract the executive commissioner has made to purchase goods or services; or

(2) a group purchasing program established or designated by the executive commissioner that offers discounts to providers of mental health services.
Tex. Finance Code § 36.104 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 36 / Section 36.104
§ 36.104. NOTICE OF PENDING DISSOLUTION.
Status: in_force

(a) A state bank initiating voluntary dissolution shall publish notice of its pending dissolution in a newspaper of general circulation in each community where its home office or a branch is located:

(1) at least once each week for eight consecutive weeks; or

(2) at other times specified by the banking commissioner or rules adopted under this subtitle.

(b) The notice must:

(1) be in the form and include the information required by the banking commissioner; and

(2) state that:

(A) the bank is liquidating;

(B) depositors and creditors must present their claims for payment on or before a specified date; and

(C) all safe deposit box holders and bailors of property left with the bank should remove their property on or before a specified date.

(c) The dates selected by the bank under Subsection (b) must:

(1) be approved by the banking commissioner; and

(2) allow:

(A) the affairs of the bank to be wound up as quickly as feasible; and

(B) creditors, depositors, and owners of property adequate time for presentation of claims, withdrawal of accounts, and redemption of property.

(d) The banking commissioner may adjust the dates under Subsection (b) with or without republication of notice if additional time appears needed for the activities to which the dates pertain.

(e) At the time of or promptly after publication of the notice, the bank shall mail to each of the bank's known depositors, creditors, safe deposit box holders, and bailors of property left with the bank, at the mailing address shown on the bank's records, an individual notice containing:

(1) the information required in a notice under Subsection (b); and

(2) specific information pertinent to the account or property of the addressee.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 51.127 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 51 / Section 51.127
§ 51.127. RECORDING MEMORANDUM OF LEASE.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner shall prepare a descriptive memorandum of the lease at the time the lease is executed and deliver the lease and the memorandum to the lessee.

(b) The lessee shall deliver the memorandum of the lease to the clerk of the county in which the land is located.

(c) The clerk shall record the memorandum in the county clerk's office.

(d) On payment of the recording fee, the clerk shall deliver the recorded memorandum to the lessee. The lessee shall provide to the commissioner a certified copy of the recorded memorandum.
Tex. Insurance Code § 4005.003 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 4005 / Section 4005.003
§ 4005.003. FEES.
Status: in_force

(a) A general property and casualty agent or personal lines property and casualty agent may charge a client a fee to reimburse the agent for costs the agent incurred in obtaining a motor vehicle record or photograph of property described under Section 4005.002. The fee may not exceed the actual costs to the agent.

(b) For services provided to a client, a property and casualty agent described by Subsection (a) may charge a reasonable fee, including a fee for:

(1) special delivery or postal charges;

(2) printing or reproduction costs;

(3) electronic mail costs;

(4) telephone transmission costs; and

(5) similar costs that the agent incurs on behalf of the client.

(c) A property and casualty agent described by Subsection (a) may charge a client a fee under this section only if, before the agent incurs an expense for the client, the agent:

(1) notifies the client of the agent's fee; and

(2) obtains the client's written consent for each fee to be charged.
Tex. Transportation Code § 623.0155 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 623 / Section 623.0155
§ 623.0155. INDEMNIFICATION FROM MOTOR CARRIER PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

(a) A person may not require indemnification from a motor carrier as a condition to:

(1) the transportation of property for compensation or hire by the carrier;

(2) entrance on property by the carrier for the purpose of loading, unloading, or transporting property for compensation or hire; or

(3) a service incidental to an activity described by Subdivision (1) or (2), including storage of property.

(b) Subsection (a) does not apply to:

(1) a claim arising from damage or loss from a wrongful or negligent act or omission of the carrier; or

(2) services or goods other than those described by Subsection (a).

(c) In this section, "motor carrier" means a common carrier, specialized carrier, or contract carrier that transports property for hire. The term does not include a person who transports property as an incidental activity of a nontransportation business activity regardless of whether the person imposes a separate charge for the transportation.

(d) A provision that is contrary to Subsection (a) is not enforceable.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 371.021 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 371 / Section 371.021
§ 371.021. PUBLIC EDUCATION.
Status: in_force

The commission shall conduct an education program to inform the public of the need for and benefits of the collection and recycling of used oil and used oil filters. The program shall:

(1) establish, maintain, and publicize a used oil information center that prepares and disperses materials and information explaining laws and rules regulating used oil and informing the public of places and methods for proper recycling of used oil;

(2) encourage the voluntary establishment of used oil collection and recycling programs by private businesses and organizations and by local governments and provide technical assistance to persons who organize those programs; and

(3) encourage local governments to procure recycled automotive and industrial oils and oils blended with recycled oils, if those oils meet equipment manufacturer's specifications.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1501.054 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1501 / Section 1501.054
§ 1501.054. REGIONAL SUBDIVISIONS OF TEXAS HEALTH BENEFITS PURCHASING COOPERATIVE.
Status: in_force

The board of trustees may:

(1) develop regional subdivisions of the Texas cooperative; and

(2) authorize each subdivision to separately exercise the powers and duties of a cooperative.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1301.162 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1301 / Section 1301.162
§ 1301.162. IDENTIFICATION CARD.
Status: in_force

An identification card or other similar document issued by an insurer regulated by this code and subject to this chapter to an individual insured must display:

(1) the first date on which the individual became insured under the plan; or

(2) a toll-free number a physician or health care provider may use to obtain that date.
Tex. Local Government Code § 118.022 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 118 / Section 118.022
§ 118.022. DISPOSITION OF MARRIAGE LICENSE AND DECLARATION FEES.
Status: in_force

(a) If the county clerk collects a fee for issuing a marriage license, the county clerk shall deposit, as provided by Subchapter B, Chapter 133:

(1) $20 of each fee collected for issuing a marriage license or $12.50 of each fee for recording a declaration of informal marriage to be sent to the comptroller and deposited as provided by Subsection (b);

(2) $10 of each fee collected for issuing a marriage license to be sent to the comptroller and deposited as provided by Subsection (c); and

(3) if applicable, the $5 voluntary contribution collected to promote healthy early childhood by supporting the Texas Home Visiting Program administered by the Office of Early Childhood Coordination of the Health and Human Services Commission to be sent to the comptroller and deposited as provided by Subsection (d).

(b) The comptroller shall deposit the money received under Subsection (a)(1) to the credit of the child abuse and neglect prevention trust fund account established under Section 137.054, Human Resources Code.

(c) The comptroller shall deposit the money received under Subsection (a)(2) to the credit of the family trust fund account established under Section 2.014, Family Code.

(d) The comptroller shall deposit the money received under Subsection (a)(3) in the Texas Home Visiting Program trust fund under Section 523.0306, Government Code.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 89.041 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 89 / Section 89.041
§ 89.041. DETERMINING PROPER PLUGGING.
Status: in_force

If it comes to the attention of the commission that a well that has been abandoned or is not being operated is causing or is likely to cause pollution of fresh water above or below the ground or if gas or oil is escaping from the well, the commission may determine at a hearing, after due notice, whether or not the well was properly plugged as provided in Section 89.011 or Section 89.012 of this code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3828.204 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3828 / Section 3828.204
§ 3828.204. EFFECTIVE DATE OF TAX.
Status: in_force

A tax imposed under this subchapter or the repeal or reduction of a tax under this subchapter takes effect on the first day of the calendar quarter that occurs after the date the comptroller receives the copy of the resolution as required by Section 323.405(b), Tax Code.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1701.2581 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1701 / Section 1701.2581
§ 1701.2581. VOLUNTARY ADVANCED EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROGRAM ON MISSING CHILDREN AND MISSING PERSONS.
Status: in_force

The commission shall make available to each officer a voluntary advanced education and training program on missing children and missing persons. The program must include instruction on the associated reporting requirements under Chapter 63, Code of Criminal Procedure.
Tex. Government Code § 825.308 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 825 / Section 825.308
§ 825.308. STATE CONTRIBUTION ACCOUNT.
Status: in_force

The retirement system shall deposit in the state contribution account:

(1) all state contributions to the retirement system required by Section 825.404;

(2) amounts from the interest account as provided by Section 825.313(b)(2);

(3) retirement annuities waived or forfeited in accordance with Section 824.601 or 824.004;

(3-a) retiree earnings described by Section 824.601(b-3)(2)(B)(i) that have been paid to the system;

(4) fees collected under Section 825.403(h);

(5) fees and interest for reinstatement of service credit or establishment of membership service credit as provided by Section 823.501;

(6) the portion of a deposit required by Section 823.302 to establish military service credit that represents a fee; and

(7) employer contributions required under Section 825.4092.