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Tex. Human Resources Code § 32.023 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 32 / Section 32.023
§ 32.023. COOPERATION WITH OTHER STATE AGENCIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission's plan for administering medical assistance must include procedures for using health services administered by other state agencies pursuant to cooperative arrangements.

(b) The commission may enter into agreements with appropriate state agencies that will enable the commission to implement Title XIX of the federal Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Section 1396 et seq.) to provide medical assistance for individuals in institutions or in alternate care arrangements. The agreements must comply with federal law and rules. The commission may make medical assistance payments in accordance with the agreements. The agreements are not subject to Chapter 771, Government Code.

(c) State agencies responsible for the administration or supervision of facilities to which medical assistance payments may be made under federal law shall enter into the agreements with the commission and maintain compliance with the agreements so that the commission may receive federal matching funds to support the medical assistance program.

(d) The commission may pay medical assistance to other facilities as required under federal law and rules.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 49.005 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 49 / Section 49.005
§ 49.005. PROGRESS REPORTS.
Status: in_force

An institution receiving funds under this chapter shall report on the progress of the funded research to the department not later than September 1 of each year.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2001.054 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2001 / Section 2001.054
§ 2001.054. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

The commission may adopt rules to enforce and administer this chapter.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 242.008 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 242 / Section 242.008
§ 242.008. EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY POLICY STATEMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The executive director shall prepare and maintain a written policy statement to assure implementation of a program of equal employment opportunity under which all personnel transactions are made without regard to race, color, disability, sex, religion, age, or national origin. The policy statement shall include:

(1) personnel policies, including policies relating to recruitment, evaluation, selection, appointment, training, and promotion of personnel that are in compliance with requirements of Chapter 21, Labor Code;

(2) a comprehensive analysis of the department's work force that meets federal or state laws, rules, and regulations and instructions promulgated directly from those laws, rules, and regulations;

(3) procedures by which a determination can be made about the extent of underuse in the department's work force of all persons of whom federal or state laws, rules, and regulations and instructions promulgated directly from those laws, rules, and regulations encourage a more equitable balance; and

(4) reasonable methods to appropriately address those areas of underuse.

(b) A policy statement prepared under Subsection (a) must cover an annual period, be updated annually, be reviewed by the Texas Workforce Commission for compliance with Subsection (a)(1), and be filed with the governor's office.

(c) The governor's office shall deliver a biennial report to the legislature based on the information received under Subsection (b). The report may be made separately or as a part of other biennial reports made to the legislature.
Tex. Water Code § 16.233 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 16 / Section 16.233
§ 16.233. COOPERATION WITH OTHER AGENCIES.
Status: in_force

In performing functions that are a part of duties assigned to the commission or board by this code or other law, the executive director, with the approval of the commission, or the executive administrator, with the approval of the board, may confer with federal and state agencies and with political subdivisions and may execute cooperative agreements with them. The executive director or executive administrator may cancel any such agreement on 10 days notice to the other party.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3804.005 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3804 / Section 3804.005
§ 3804.005. DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is composed of the territory described by Section 1, Chapter 985, Acts of the 75th Legislature, Regular Session, 1997, enacting former Section 376.114, Local Government Code, as that territory may have been modified under:

(1) Section 3804.108 or its predecessor statute, former Section 376.122, Local Government Code;

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

(3) other law.

(b) The boundaries and field notes of the district contained in Section 1, Chapter 985, Acts of the 75th Legislature, Regular Session, 1997, enacting former Section 376.114, Local Government Code, form a closure. A mistake in the field notes or in copying the field notes in the legislative process does not in any way affect:

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

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

(3) the district's right to impose and collect an assessment or tax; or

(4) the legality or operation of the district or the board.
Tex. Government Code § 1505.070 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1505 / Section 1505.070
§ 1505.070. CHARGES.
Status: in_force

(a) The governing body of a municipality shall set and at all times maintain charges for services and facilities of the project, and for the sale of reclaimed land, in amounts sufficient to pay, create, or fund, as appropriate, each item listed in Section 1505.062(b).

(b) A state bureau, board, commission, agency, or instrumentality may not supervise or regulate the amount of a charge of the municipality. This subchapter does not affect a power or duty of the Texas Board of Health.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 132.008 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 132 / Section 132.008
§ 132.008. FILING BYLAWS AND AMENDMENTS.
Status: in_force

A copy of the bylaws and all amendments to the bylaws of the Interstate Mining Commission promulgated under Section (i), Article V of the Interstate Mining Compact shall be filed in the office of the Secretary of State.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 314A.202 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 314A / Section 314A.202
§ 314A.202. ACTION TO REVOKE CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC ADVANTAGE FOLLOWING CHANGED CIRCUMSTANCES.
Status: in_force

(a) If, following an annual review of a certificate of public advantage, the attorney general determines that as a result of changed circumstances the benefits resulting from a certified merger agreement as described by Section 314A.056(a)(1)(A) no longer outweigh any disadvantages attributable to a reduction in competition resulting from the merger agreement, the attorney general may bring an action in a district court in Travis County seeking to revoke the certificate of public advantage in accordance with the procedures prescribed by this section.

(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), in an action brought under this section, the attorney general has the burden of establishing by clear and convincing evidence that as a result of changed circumstances the benefits resulting from the certified merger agreement and the unavoidable costs of revoking the certificate of public advantage are outweighed by disadvantages attributable to a reduction in competition resulting from the merger agreement.

(c) In any action brought under this section, if the attorney general first establishes by clear and convincing evidence that the designated agency's certification was obtained as a result of material misrepresentation to the designated agency or the attorney general or as the result of coercion, threats, or intimidation directed toward any party to the merger agreement, then the parties to the merger agreement bear the burden of establishing by clear and convincing evidence that despite changed circumstances the benefits resulting from the certified merger agreement and the unavoidable costs of revoking the certificate of public advantage are not outweighed by disadvantages attributable to a reduction in competition resulting from the merger agreement.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 766.0025 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 766 / Section 766.0025
§ 766.0025. FRATERNITY AND SORORITY HOUSES.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "fraternity or sorority house" means a dwelling that:

(1) is a separate structure and that is not a multiunit residential property composed of multiple independent residential units; and

(2) serves as living quarters for members of a fraternity or sorority.

(b) The owner of a fraternity or sorority house must have working smoke detectors installed in the fraternity house or sorority house in accordance with the smoke detector requirements of the building code in effect in the political subdivision in which the fraternity or sorority house is located, including performance, location, and power source requirements.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 92.103 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 92 / Section 92.103
§ 92.103. EFFECT ON REINSTATEMENT PERIOD OF MERCHANDISE RETURN.
Status: in_force

If merchandise is returned during the applicable reinstatement period, other than through judicial process, the right to reinstate the rental-purchase agreement is extended for a period of not less than 30 days after the date of return.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3914.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3914 / Section 3914.001
§ 3914.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Board" means the district's board of directors.

(2) "City" means the City of Houston.

(3) "County" means Waller County.

(4) "Director" means a board member.

(5) "District" means the Waller County Improvement District No. 2.

(6) "Rail facilities" includes all real and personal property owned or held by the district for railroad purposes, including land, interests in land, buildings, structures, rights-of-way, easements, franchises, rail lines, stations, platforms, terminals, rolling stock, garages, shops, equipment, and facilities including vehicle parking areas and facilities, and other facilities necessary or convenient for the beneficial use and access of persons and vehicles to stations, terminals, yards, vehicles, control houses, signals and land, facilities, and equipment for the protection and environmental enhancement of those facilities.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8313.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8313 / Section 8313.001
§ 8313.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Board" means the district's board of directors.

(2) "Director" means a board member.

(3) "District" means the Brazoria County Municipal Utility District No. 64.
Tex. Government Code § 1508.152 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1508 / Section 1508.152
§ 1508.152. AUTHORITY FOR PARK FACILITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) A municipality may acquire by any means or construct, improve, or equip property for park purposes, including establishing, acquiring, leasing or contracting for as lessee or lessor, constructing, improving, enlarging, equipping, maintaining, repairing, or operating:

(1) a golf course, clubhouse, or pro shop;

(2) a tennis court or facility;

(3) a swimming pool;

(4) a marina;

(5) a recreation center;

(6) a rugby field;

(7) a baseball field;

(8) a zoo;

(9) a clarification lake or pool;

(10) a park transportation system or equipment;

(11) a theater;

(12) a bicycle trail;

(13) a multipurpose shelter;

(14) a service facility;

(15) a recreational facility;

(16) a water, sewer, or drainage facility necessary for a facility described by Subdivisions (1)-(15); or

(17) a structure, area, or facility to be used in connection with a facility described by Subdivisions (1)-(15) for parking and storage of motor vehicles or other conveyances.

(b) A municipality may enter into an agreement under which a facility described by Subsection (a) is operated on behalf of the municipality.
Tex. Education Code § 39.007 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 39 / Section 39.007
§ 39.007. JUDICIAL APPEAL.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding Chapter 2001, Government Code, a school district may only appeal a decision made by the commissioner under Section 39.006 in accordance with this section.

(b) A school district may appeal a decision made by the commissioner under Section 39.006 to:

(1) a district court with jurisdiction in the county in which the school district's central administrative offices are located; or

(2) a district court in Travis County, if agreed to by the school district and the commissioner.

(c) A school district must file an appeal under this section not later than 30 days after the date on which the district received the written decision of the commissioner under Section 39.006(b).

(d) The filing of an appeal under this section does not affect or stay the enforcement of the commissioner's written decision issued under Section 39.006(b).

(e) A court hearing an appeal under this section shall review the decision issued by the commissioner under Section 39.006(b) under the substantial evidence rule as provided by Subchapter G, Chapter 2001, Government Code, after examining:

(1) the evidentiary record of the hearing conducted under Section 39.005;

(2) the findings of fact issued by the hearing examiner or the person that conducted the hearing under Section 39.005; and

(3) any amendment or rejection of a finding of fact made by the commissioner under Section 39.006.

(f) A court hearing an appeal under this section may not take additional evidence.

(g) A court hearing an appeal under this section may review any amendment to or rejection of a finding of fact made by the commissioner. If the court determines that the amendment or rejection was not supported by substantial evidence, the court shall reject the commissioner's amended finding of fact and consider instead the original finding issued by the hearing examiner or the person who conducted the hearing under Section 39.005.

(h) Notwithstanding Section 2001.174, Government Code, the court may not reverse or remand a decision issued by the commissioner under Section 39.006(b) based on a procedural error or irregularity made by the commissioner, an agency investigator, or the hearing examiner or the person who conducted the hearing under Section 39.005, unless the court determines that the procedural error or irregularity is likely to have caused an erroneous decision by the commissioner.
Tex. Government Code § 501.099 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 501 / Section 501.099
§ 501.099. FAMILY UNITY AND PARTICIPATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall adopt and implement policies that encourage family unity while an offender is confined and family participation in an offender's post-release or post-discharge transition to the community. In adopting the policies, the department shall consider the impact of department telephone, mail, and visitation policies on the ability of an offender's child to maintain ongoing contact with the offender.

(b) The department, when determining in which correctional facility to house an offender, shall consider the best interest of the offender's family and, if possible, house the offender in, or in proximity to, the county in which the offender's family resides.

(c) The department shall conduct and coordinate research that examines the impact of an offender's confinement on the well-being of the offender's child.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8288.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8288 / Section 8288.051
§ 8288.051. COMPOSITION OF BOARD; TERMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is governed by a board of nine elected directors, each of whom occupies a numbered place on the board.

(b) Directors serve staggered terms.

(c) Director elections must be held in the manner provided in the Water Code for municipal utility districts.
Tex. Election Code § 67.003 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 67 / Section 67.003
§ 67.003. TIME FOR LOCAL CANVASS.
Status: repealed

(a) Repealed by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 992 (H.B. 929), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2017.

(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), each local canvassing authority shall convene to conduct the local canvass at the time set by the canvassing authority's presiding officer not later than the 11th day after election day and not earlier than the later of:

(1) the third day after election day;

(2) the date on which the early voting ballot board has verified and counted all provisional ballots, if a provisional ballot has been cast in the election; or

(3) the date on which all timely received ballots cast from addresses outside of the United States are counted, if a ballot to be voted by mail in the election was provided to a person outside of the United States.

(c) In an election described by Section 65.051(a-1), the time for the local canvass may be set not later than the 14th day after election day.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 104A.004 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 104A / Section 104A.004
§ 104A.004. DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The council shall:

(1) compile from each state agency with a representative appointed to the council under Section 104A.003(a)(1) information regarding the health professions workforce, including:

(A) high school graduation rates from the Texas Education Agency;

(B) higher education graduation and certification rates from the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board;

(C) health professions workforce shortages;

(D) the number of licensed health care professionals regulated by each participating licensing state agency;

(E) federal labor statistics regarding health professions; and

(F) any other information relevant to the supply and demand of health care professionals;

(2) prepare the strategic plan described by Section 104A.005; and

(3) establish the work group described by Section 104A.006.
Tex. Water Code § 36.373 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 36 / Section 36.373
§ 36.373. APPLICATION FOR ASSISTANCE.
Status: in_force

(a) In an application to the Texas Water Development Board for financial assistance from the loan fund, the applicant shall include:

(1) the name of the district and its board members;

(2) a citation of the law under which the district operates and was created;

(3) a description of the initial operations;

(4) the total start-up cost of the initial operations;

(5) the amount of state financial assistance requested;

(6) the plan for repaying the total cost of the loan; and

(7) any other information the Texas Water Development Board may require to perform its duties and protect the public interest.

(b) The Texas Water Development Board may not accept an application for a loan from the loan fund unless it is submitted in affidavit form by the applicant's board. The Texas Water Development Board shall prescribe the affidavit form in its rules.

(c) The rules implementing this section shall not restrict or prohibit the Texas Water Development Board from requiring additional factual material from an applicant.
Tex. Insurance Code § 804.105 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 804 / Section 804.105
§ 804.105. PERSON IN RECEIVERSHIP.
Status: in_force

(a) Service of process with respect to an individual, insurer, or other entity for which a court has appointed the liquidator as receiver must be made only on the receiver.

(b) If Subsection (a) applies, service on the commissioner or the secretary of state has no effect.
Tex. Government Code § 815.204 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 815 / Section 815.204
§ 815.204. MEDICAL BOARD.
Status: in_force

(a) The board of trustees shall designate a medical board composed of three physicians.

(b) To be eligible to serve as a member of the medical board, a physician must be licensed to practice medicine in the state and be of good standing in the medical profession. A physician who is eligible to participate in the retirement system may not be a member of the medical board.

(c) The medical board shall:

(1) review all medical examinations required by this subtitle and Subtitle D;

(2) investigate essential statements and certificates made by or on behalf of a member of the retirement system in connection with an application for disability retirement; and

(3) report in writing to the executive director its conclusions and recommendations on all matters referred to it.

(d) The medical board is not subject to subpoena regarding findings it makes in assisting the executive director under this section, and its members may not be held liable for any opinions, conclusions, or recommendations made under this section.
Tex. Occupations Code § 507.351 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 507 / Section 507.351
§ 507.351. IMPOSITION OF ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY.
Status: in_force

The executive council may impose an administrative penalty on a person licensed or regulated by the executive council if the person violates this chapter, a law regulating the applicable profession, or an executive council rule.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1216.002 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1216 / Section 1216.002
§ 1216.002. APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

(a) This chapter applies only to a health benefit plan that provides benefits for health care services, including medical or surgical expenses, incurred as a result of a health condition, accident, or sickness, including:

(1) an individual, group, blanket, or franchise insurance policy or insurance agreement, a group hospital service contract, or an individual or group evidence of coverage that is offered by:

(A) an insurance company;

(B) a group hospital service corporation operating under Chapter 842;

(C) a fraternal benefit society operating under Chapter 885;

(D) a stipulated premium company operating under Chapter 884; or

(E) a health maintenance organization operating under Chapter 843; and

(2) to the extent permitted by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. Section 1001 et seq.), a health benefit plan that is offered by:

(A) a multiple employer welfare arrangement as defined by Section 3 of that Act; or

(B) another analogous benefit arrangement.

(b) For purposes of Subsection (a), a health benefit plan includes a consumer choice of benefits plan issued under Chapter 1507.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8097.0204 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8097 / Section 8097.0204
§ 8097.0204. ROAD STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A road project must meet all applicable construction standards and regulations of each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the road project is located.

(b) If a road project is not located in the corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality, the road project must meet all applicable construction standards and regulations of each county in which the road project is located.

(c) If the state will maintain and operate the road, the Texas Transportation Commission must approve the plans and specifications of the road project.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9502.0102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9502 / Section 9502.0102
§ 9502.0102. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a special district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Transportation Code § 372.001 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 372 / Section 372.001
§ 372.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Toll project" means a toll project described by Section 201.001(b), regardless of whether the toll project:

(A) is a part of the state highway system; or

(B) is subject to the jurisdiction of the department.

(2) "Toll project entity" means an entity authorized by law to acquire, design, construct, finance, operate, and maintain a toll project, including:

(A) the department under Chapter 228;

(B) a regional tollway authority under Chapter 366;

(C) a regional mobility authority under Chapter 370; or

(D) a county under Chapter 284.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8273.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8273 / Section 8273.051
§ 8273.051. COMPOSITION OF BOARD; TERMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The authority is governed by a board of seven directors elected to numbered places.

(b) Directors serve staggered terms.