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Tex. Occupations Code § 351.2526 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 351 / Section 351.2526
§ 351.2526. REVIEW OF NATIONAL PRACTITIONER DATABASE.
Status: in_force

The board shall establish a process to review at least one national practitioner database to determine whether another state has taken any disciplinary or other legal action against an applicant or license holder before issuing an initial or renewal license under this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1015.059 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1015 / Section 1015.059
§ 1015.059. DISTRICT ADMINISTRATOR.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may appoint a qualified person as district administrator.

(b) The district administrator serves at the will of the board and is entitled to the compensation determined by the board.

(c) Before assuming the duties of district administrator, the administrator must execute a bond in the amount set by the board of not less than $5,000 that is:

(1) payable to the district; and

(2) conditioned on the faithful performance of the administrator's duties under this chapter.

(d) The board may pay for the bond with district money.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 36.132 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 36 / Section 36.132
§ 36.132. REVOCATION OF LICENSES.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section:

(1) "License" means a license, certificate, registration, permit, or other authorization that:

(A) is issued by a licensing authority;

(B) is subject before expiration to suspension, revocation, forfeiture, or termination by an issuing licensing authority; and

(C) must be obtained before a person may practice or engage in a particular business, occupation, or profession.

(2) "Licensing authority" means:

(A) the Texas Medical Board;

(B) the State Board of Dental Examiners;

(C) the Texas Behavioral Health Executive Council;

(D) the Texas Board of Nursing;

(E) the Texas Board of Physical Therapy Examiners;

(F) the Texas Board of Occupational Therapy Examiners; or

(G) another state agency authorized to regulate a provider who receives or is eligible to receive payment for a health care service under a health care program.

(b) A licensing authority shall revoke a license issued by the authority to a person if the person is convicted of a felony under Section 35A.02, Penal Code. In revoking the license, the licensing authority shall comply with all procedures generally applicable to the licensing authority in revoking licenses.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 43.008 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 43 / Section 43.008
§ 43.008. LOCATION.
Status: in_force

The experiment station shall be located at or as near the county seat as practicable. If no land is donated for the station within two miles of the county seat, the commissioners court may acquire land for the experiment station anywhere in the county, having due regard for the benefits to be derived from the station.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1302.053 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1302 / Section 1302.053
§ 1302.053. HOMEOWNERS.
Status: in_force

This chapter does not apply to a person who engages in air conditioning and refrigeration contracting in a building owned solely by the person as the person's home.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3795.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3795 / Section 3795.052
§ 3795.052. APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

The commission shall appoint directors from persons recommended by the board.
Tex. Local Government Code § 324.045 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 324 / Section 324.045
§ 324.045. APPROVAL OF COMMISSIONERS COURT.
Status: in_force

(a) The board is subject to the supervision of the commissioners court in the exercise of all its rights, powers, and privileges and in the performance of its duties.

(b) Not later than the 30th day after the date on which the board acts, the commissioners court may approve or disapprove the action. If the court disapproves the act, the act is ineffective. Otherwise, the act becomes effective on the date that the commissioners court approves the act or on the 31st day after the date on which the board acted, whichever is first.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3929.303 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3929 / Section 3929.303
§ 3929.303. COLLECTION OF ASSESSMENTS AND OTHER REVENUE.
Status: in_force

(a) If the dissolved district has bonds or other obligations outstanding secured by and payable from assessments or other revenue, the city succeeds to the rights and obligations of the district regarding enforcement and collection of the assessments or other revenue.

(b) The city shall have and exercise all district powers to enforce and collect the assessments or other revenue to pay:

(1) the bonds or other obligations when due and payable according to their terms; or

(2) revenue or assessment bonds or other obligations issued by the city to refund the outstanding bonds or obligations of the district.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 571.006 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 571 / Section 571.006
§ 571.006. EXECUTIVE COMMISSIONER AND DEPARTMENT POWERS.
Status: in_force

(a) The executive commissioner may adopt rules as necessary for the proper and efficient treatment of persons with mental illness.

(b) The department may:

(1) prescribe the form and content of applications, certificates, records, and reports provided for under this subtitle;

(2) require reports from a facility administrator relating to the admission, examination, diagnosis, release, or discharge of any patient;

(3) regularly visit each mental health facility to review the commitment procedure for each new patient admitted after the last visit; and

(4) visit a mental health facility to investigate a complaint made by a patient or by a person on behalf of a patient.
Tex. Local Government Code § 326.071 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 326 / Section 326.071
§ 326.071. REPAYMENT OF ORGANIZATIONAL EXPENSES.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may:

(1) pay all costs and expenses necessarily incurred in the creation and organization of the district; and

(2) reimburse any entity or person for money advanced for the costs and expenses described by Subdivision (1).

(b) Payments under this section may be made from money obtained from taxes or other revenue of the district.
Tex. Property Code § 68.055 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 68 / Section 68.055
§ 68.055. CREATION AND PRIORITY OF RICO LIEN.
Status: in_force

(a) Filing a RICO lien notice creates, from the time of its filing, a lien in favor of the state on the following property of the person named in the notice and against any other names set forth in the notice:

(1) any real property situated in the county where the notice is filed then or thereafter owned by the person or under any of the names; and

(2) any beneficial interest situated in the county where the notice is filed then or thereafter owned by the person or under any of the names.

(b) The lien shall commence and attach as of the time of filing of a RICO lien notice and shall continue thereafter until expiration, termination, or release of the notice under this subchapter. The lien created in favor of the state is superior to the interest of any other person in the real property or beneficial interest if the interest is acquired subsequent to the filing of the notice.

(c) For purposes of this section, a beneficial interest is considered to be located where real property owned by the trustee is located.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1007.056 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1007 / Section 1007.056
§ 1007.056. COMPENSATION; EXPENSES.
Status: in_force

A director serves without compensation but is entitled to reimbursement for necessary expenses incurred in the performance of official duties.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2023.109 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2023 / Section 2023.109
§ 2023.109. APPEAL FROM DECISION OF RACE MEETING OFFICIAL; DECISIONS NOT APPEALABLE.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a final decision of the stewards or judges may be appealed to the commission in the manner provided for a contested case under Chapter 2001, Government Code.

(b) A decision of the stewards or judges on a disqualification for a foul in a race or on a finding of fact regarding the running of a race is final and may not be appealed.
Tex. Water Code § 55.676 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 55 / Section 55.676
§ 55.676. LAW GOVERNING ADMINISTRATION OF BENEFIT TAX PLAN.
Status: in_force

In a district that levies taxes on a benefit basis, the rate of taxation and the assessment and collection of taxes shall be governed by the law relating to ad valorem taxes to the extent applicable.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8241.203 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8241 / Section 8241.203
§ 8241.203. BONDS FOR RECREATIONAL FACILITIES.
Status: in_force

If authorized at an election under Section 8241.151, the district may issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes to pay for the development and maintenance of recreational facilities.
Tex. Occupations Code § 507.356 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 507 / Section 507.356
§ 507.356. DECISION BY EXECUTIVE COUNCIL.
Status: in_force

(a) Based on the findings of fact, conclusions of law, and proposal for a decision, the executive council by order may determine that:

(1) a violation occurred and impose an administrative penalty; or

(2) a violation did not occur.

(b) The executive council shall give notice of the order to the person. The notice must include a statement of the right of the person to judicial review of the order.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8085.0103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8085 / Section 8085.0103
§ 8085.0103. CONFIRMATION AND DIRECTOR 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. Local Government Code § 231.140 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 231 / Section 231.140
§ 231.140. CONFLICT WITH OTHER LAWS; EXCEPTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) If a zoning regulation adopted under this subchapter requires a greater width or size of a yard, court, or other open space, requires a lower building height or fewer number of stories for a building, requires a greater percentage of a lot to be left unoccupied, or otherwise imposes higher standards than those required under another statute or local order or regulation, the regulation adopted under this subchapter controls. If the other statute or local order or regulation imposes higher standards, that statute, order, or regulation controls.

(b) This subchapter does not authorize the commissioners court to require the removal or destruction of property that exists at the time the court implements this subchapter or restrict the right of a landowner, acting in the owner's behalf, to construct improvements for agriculture and ranching operations or to otherwise use the land for agriculture and ranching operations. Agriculture and ranching operations include cultivating the soil; producing crops for human food, animal feed, planting seed, or fiber; floriculture; viticulture; horticulture; raising or keeping livestock or poultry; and planting cover crops or leaving land idle for the purpose of participating in any governmental program or normal crop or livestock rotation procedure. The commissioners court may take those actions to restrict or prohibit any commercial agricultural enterprise, such as a commercial feed lot, that are reasonably necessary to protect the public health, safety, peace, morals, and general welfare from the dangers of explosion, flooding, vermin, insects, physical injury, contagious disease, contamination of water supplies, radiation, storage of toxic materials, or other hazards.

(c) This subchapter, an order adopted under this subchapter, or a zoning regulation does not apply to the location, construction, maintenance, or use of central office buildings or equipment used by a person engaged in providing telephone service to the public.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 111.022 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 111 / Section 111.022
§ 111.022. RIGHT TO USE STREET OR ALLEY IN CITY OR TOWN.
Status: in_force

The provisions of this chapter do not grant a pipeline company the right to use a public street or alley in an incorporated or unincorporated city or town except with express permission of the governing body of the city or town or the right to lay its pipes or pipelines along and under a street or alley in an incorporated city or town except with the consent and under the direction of the governing body of the city or town.
Tex. Government Code § 865.012 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 865 / Section 865.012
§ 865.012. LOCAL BOARD.
Status: in_force

(a) A local board is composed of:

(1) one trustee selected by the governing body of the political subdivision;

(2) except as provided by Subsection (a-1), three trustees who are active members representing a participating department chosen by a majority of the members in the department; and

(3) two trustees who are representatives of the political subdivision or unit of government who are chosen by the other members of the local board.

(a-1) If a participating department does not have a sufficient number of active members to serve on a local board under Subsection (a)(2), the other members of the local board, or if there are no other members of the local board, the governing body of the political subdivision shall select one or more trustees to serve under that subsection. A person selected under this subsection to serve as a trustee must be:

(1) a retiree of the pension system; or

(2) a beneficiary of the pension system who is the surviving spouse of a former member or retiree.

(b) Trustees of a local board serve staggered two-year terms. At the first meeting of a local board, the trustees shall draw lots to determine the length of the term to be served, with the terms of two trustees to be two years and the terms of two trustees to be one year. The first appointments of trustees appointed by other members of the local board are to be one trustee for a two-year term and one trustee for a one-year term.

(c) A local board shall hold not fewer than two meetings a year under Chapter 551.

(d) A vacancy on a local board is filled for the remainder of the unexpired term by the procedure by which the position was originally filled.

(e) A local board shall elect a presiding officer from the trustees at its first meeting.

(f) At any meeting of a local board, a vote by a majority of the trustees present is necessary for a decision by the trustees.

(g) A trustee of a local board may not receive compensation for service as a trustee but may be reimbursed by the governing body of a participating department for actual and necessary expenses incurred in performing local board functions.
Tex. Insurance Code § 885.313 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 885 / Section 885.313
§ 885.313. CONTINUATION OF BENEFIT CERTIFICATE ISSUED ON CHILD.
Status: in_force

If the membership in a fraternal benefit society of a person responsible for the support of a child on whose account a benefit certificate has been issued terminates, the certificate may be continued for the benefit of:

(1) the child's estate, if payment of the premiums is continued; or

(2) any other person responsible for the support and maintenance of the child, if the person assumes the payment of the required premiums.
Tex. Education Code § 74.155 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 74 / Section 74.155
§ 74.155. NATIONAL CENTER FOR WARRIOR RESILIENCY.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section:

(1) "Board" means the board of regents of The University of Texas System.

(2) "Center" means the National Center for Warrior Resiliency.

(b) The board may establish the National Center for Warrior Resiliency at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio for purposes of:

(1) researching issues relating to the detection, prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of combat-related post-traumatic stress disorder and comorbid conditions; and

(2) providing clinical care to enhance the psychological resiliency of military personnel and veterans.

(c) The board may solicit, accept, and administer gifts and grants from any public or private source for the use and benefit of the center.
Tex. Government Code § 547.0351 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 547 / Section 547.0351
§ 547.0351. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter, "matching grant program" means the matching grant program established under this subchapter.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 771.152 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 771 / Section 771.152
§ 771.152. ESTABLISHMENT OF PILOT PROJECT.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission, with the assistance of the center, shall establish a pilot project to provide emergency medical services instruction and emergency prehospital care instruction through a telemedicine medical service or telehealth service provided by regional trauma resource centers to:

(1) health care providers in rural area trauma facilities; and

(2) emergency medical services providers in rural areas.

(b) The commission shall provide technical assistance to the center in implementing the pilot project.

(c) The center, with the assistance of the commission, shall:

(1) design criteria and protocols for each telemedicine medical service or telehealth service offered and the related instruction, and provide the oversight necessary to conduct the pilot project;

(2) define criteria to determine when a telemedicine medical service or telehealth service that provides instruction for emergency medical services, emergency prehospital care, and trauma care should be transferred to an emergency medical resource center for intervention; and

(3) collect the data necessary to evaluate the project.

(d) The center may make available appropriate resources for individuals who do not speak English.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 14.053 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 14 / Section 14.053
§ 14.053. RECEIPT FORMS.
Status: in_force

(a) A warehouse operator shall use one set of serially numbered and sequentially issued receipts for all warehouses operated under a single license. In addition to a unique serial number, each receipt form must contain all of the information prescribed by department rule. If further provided by department rule, the warehouse operator shall request the receipt forms from the printer on a form approved, prescribed, or furnished by the department.

(b) The warehouse operator shall provide the department with an exemplar of the receipt forms and an affidavit from the printer showing the number of receipts printed and their serial numbers before issuing any receipt from the printed set. The exemplar and affidavit required by this subsection shall be provided each time a new set of receipts is printed.

(c) The warehouse operator may use an electronic receipt system if the provider of the electronic receipt system has been approved by the department or by the United States Department of Agriculture or any other federal agency that issues a license for the operation of a public grain warehouse.

(d) The department may require a warehouse operator to provide a bond to cover any loss resulting from unlawful use of a receipt. The department shall determine the form and the amount of the bond, but the amount may not exceed $5,000.
Tex. Occupations Code § 401.10205 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 401 / Section 401.10205
§ 401.10205. DUTIES OF ADVISORY BOARD.
Status: in_force

The advisory board shall provide advice and recommendations to the department on technical matters relevant to the administration of this chapter.
Tex. Labor Code § 306.003 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 306 / Section 306.003
§ 306.003. ADMINISTRATION.
Status: in_force

The department, the Texas Juvenile Justice Department, and the commission shall cooperate to maximize the effectiveness of Project RIO. For that purpose, the commission shall administer the project.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1071.255 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1071 / Section 1071.255
§ 1071.255. QUALIFICATIONS FOR LICENSING AS LICENSED STATE LAND SURVEYOR; OATH.
Status: repealed

(a) A registered professional land surveyor is entitled to be licensed as a licensed state land surveyor if the person is approved to take and passes the appropriate sections of the examination prescribed under Section 1071.256.

(b) The board may not issue a license to a licensed state land surveyor until the applicant takes the official oath stating that the person will faithfully, impartially, and honestly perform all the duties of a licensed state land surveyor to the best of the person's skill and ability in all matters in which the person may be employed.

(c) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1232 (H.B. 1523), Sec. 1.58(6), eff. September 1, 2019.
Tex. Election Code § 127.122 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 127 / Section 127.122
§ 127.122. APPROVAL OF PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

If a person other than the tabulation supervisor is appointed as the programmer, the program shall be submitted to the tabulation supervisor for approval not later than the 10th day before the date the automatic tabulating equipment for which the program is prepared is first used to count ballots voted in the election.
Tex. Occupations Code § 101.351 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 101 / Section 101.351
§ 101.351. FAILURE TO PROVIDE BILLING INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

On the written request of a patient, a health care professional shall provide, in plain language, a written explanation of the charges for professional services previously made on a bill or statement for the patient. This section does not apply to a physician subject to Section 101.352.
Tex. Estates Code § 356.502 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 356 / Section 356.502
§ 356.502. PROCEDURE.
Status: in_force

The procedure for the sale of an easement or right-of-way authorized under Section 356.501 is the same as the procedure provided by law for a private sale of estate real property by contract.
Tex. Occupations Code § 261.051 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 261 / Section 261.051
§ 261.051. CONFIDENTIALITY OF PROCEEDINGS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided by this chapter:

(1) a dental peer review committee's proceedings and records are confidential; and

(2) communications made to a dental peer review committee are privileged.

(b) If a court makes a preliminary finding that the proceedings or records of or the communications made to a dental peer review committee are relevant to an anticompetitive action or an action brought under federal civil rights provisions (42 U.S.C. Section 1983), the proceedings, records, or communications are not confidential to the extent they are relevant to the action.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1951.406 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1951 / Section 1951.406
§ 1951.406. EXAMINATION POLICY.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall develop a written policy governing licensing examinations under this subchapter that prescribes:

(1) procedures to improve the design and construction of examinations;

(2) procedures for administering the examinations; and

(3) the process for evaluating examinations in use.

(b) The policy must include:

(1) a procedure for seeking assistance in the development of examinations from experts in:

(A) structural pest control;

(B) structural pest control education; and

(C) examination creation and validation;

(2) a schedule that provides for examination revision and maintenance, including the regular update of examinations;

(3) a procedure to routinely analyze and validate examinations;

(4) a procedure for the development of a bank of questions for each examination;

(5) guidelines for developing examinations from the bank of questions;

(6) the number and type of questions for each examination; and

(7) a requirement that the person responsible for examination development make periodic reports on examination issues to the commissioner.