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Tex. Occupations Code § 159.0062 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 159 / Section 159.0062
§ 159.0062. SENSITIVE TEST RESULTS DISCLOSED BY ELECTRONIC MEANS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section:

(1) "Electronic health record" has the meaning assigned by Section 525.0201, Government Code.

(2) "Electronic means" means publishing information on a secure electronic network or Internet website, including a secure online patient portal or health software application:

(A) that is accessible by an electronic device, including a computer, mobile device, or tablet; and

(B) through which the patient or patient representative has consented to receive the patient's billing or medical records.

(3) "Patient representative" means a person described by Sections 159.005(a)(2)-(4).

(4) "Sensitive test result" means a:

(A) pathology report or radiology report that has a reasonable likelihood of showing a finding of malignancy; or

(B) test result that may reveal a genetic marker.

(b) Sensitive test results may not be disclosed to a patient or patient representative by electronic means before the third day after the date the sensitive test results are finalized.

(c) A person who administers or controls the electronic health record of a patient is responsible for implementing Subsection (b).

(d) A person is not subject to civil, criminal, or administrative liability or professional disciplinary action for failure to comply with Section 159.006(d)(2) or this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7967A.0301 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7967A / Section 7967A.0301
§ 7967A.0301. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

The district may issue bonds or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, impact fees, revenue, contract payments, grants, or other district money, or any combination of those sources, to pay for any authorized district purpose.
Tex. Government Code § 81.103 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 81 / Section 81.103
§ 81.103. UNAUTHORIZED PRACTICE OF LAW COMMITTEE.
Status: in_force

(a) The unauthorized practice of law committee is composed of nine persons appointed by the supreme court.

(b) At least three of the committee members must be nonattorneys.

(c) Committee members serve for staggered terms of three years with three members' terms expiring each year.

(d) A committee member may be reappointed.

(e) Each year the supreme court shall designate a committee member to serve as chairperson.

(f) All necessary and actual expenses of the committee should be provided for and paid out of the budget of the state bar.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1901.001 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1901 / Section 1901.001
§ 1901.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Health care provider" means:

(A) a person, partnership, professional association, corporation, facility, or institution, or an officer, employee, or agent of the person or entity acting in the course and scope of authority, employment, or agency, as applicable, if the person or entity is licensed or chartered by this state to provide health care as:

(i) a registered nurse;

(ii) a hospital;

(iii) a dentist;

(iv) a podiatrist;

(v) a chiropractor;

(vi) an optometrist or therapeutic optometrist;

(vii) a pharmacist;

(viii) a veterinarian;

(ix) a not-for-profit kidney dialysis center;

(x) a blood bank that is a nonprofit corporation chartered to operate a blood bank and is accredited by the American Association of Blood Banks;

(xi) a for-profit or not-for-profit nursing home; or

(xii) a for-profit or not-for-profit assisted living facility; or

(B) a health care practitioner or facility that the commissioner, in accordance with Section 2203.103(b), determines is eligible for coverage under this chapter.

(2) "Hospital" means a public or private institution licensed under Chapter 241 or 577, Health and Safety Code.

(3) "Physician" means a person licensed to practice medicine in this state.
Tex. Government Code § 2254.005 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2254 / Section 2254.005
§ 2254.005. VOID CONTRACT.
Status: in_force

A contract entered into or an arrangement made in violation of this subchapter is void as against public policy.
Tex. Education Code § 55.111 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 55 / Section 55.111
§ 55.111. CERTAIN ALLOCATED FUNDS TO BE DESIGNATED AS CAPITAL CONSTRUCTION ASSISTANCE PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

For purposes of this subchapter, funds allocated from the appropriation of general revenue or federal funds to an institution of higher education to supplement revenue funds of the institution described by Section 55.13(a) may be designated as "Capital Construction Assistance Projects."
Tex. Agriculture Code § 51.018 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 51 / Section 51.018
§ 51.018. SUSPENSION; EXPULSION.
Status: in_force

(a) As prescribed by the society's bylaws, a society may suspend or expel a member for misconduct.

(b) If a member is expelled, the society shall return to the member, at a time provided by its bylaws, money in an amount equal to the value of the member's contribution to the society's working capital.
Tex. Property Code § 28.008 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 28 / Section 28.008
§ 28.008. EXCEPTION FOR FAILURE OF LENDER TO DISBURSE FUNDS.
Status: in_force

The date of payment required of the owner pursuant to Section 28.002(a) shall change from the 35th day after the date the owner receives the payment request to the fifth day after the date the owner receives loan proceeds, in the event that:

(1) the owner has obtained a loan intended to pay for all or part of a contract to improve real property;

(2) the owner has timely and properly requested disbursement of proceeds from that loan; and

(3) the lender is legally obligated to disburse such proceeds to the owner, but has failed to do so within 35 days after the date the owner received the contractor's payment request.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6913.261 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6913 / Section 6913.261
§ 6913.261. REFUNDING BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue refunding bonds to refund outstanding district bonds and interest on those bonds.

(b) Refunding bonds may:

(1) be issued to refund bonds of more than one series;

(2) combine the pledges for the outstanding bonds for the security of the refunding bonds; or

(3) be secured by a pledge of other or additional revenue.

(c) The provisions of this subchapter regarding the issuance of other bonds and the remedies of the holders apply to refunding bonds.

(d) The comptroller shall register the refunding bonds on surrender and cancellation of the bonds to be refunded.

(e) Instead of issuing bonds to be registered on the surrender and cancellation of the bonds to be refunded, the district, in the resolution authorizing the issuance of the refunding bonds, may provide for the sale of the refunding bonds and the deposit of the proceeds in a bank at which the bonds to be refunded are payable. In that case, the refunding bonds may be issued in an amount sufficient to pay the interest on the bonds to be refunded to their option date or maturity date, and the comptroller shall register the refunding bonds without the surrender and cancellation of the bonds to be refunded.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1954.357 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1954 / Section 1954.357
§ 1954.357. REMITTANCE OF PENALTY AND INTEREST OR RELEASE OF BOND.
Status: in_force

If after judicial review the administrative penalty is reduced or is not upheld by the court, the department shall:

(1) remit the appropriate amount, plus accrued interest, to the person not later than the 30th day after the date of the determination, if the person paid the penalty; or

(2) execute a release of the bond, if the person gave a bond.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3975.0601 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3975 / Section 3975.0601
§ 3975.0601. APPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN TAX CODE PROVISIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) Chapter 321, Tax Code, governs the imposition, computation, administration, enforcement, and collection of the sales and use tax authorized by this subchapter except to the extent Chapter 321, Tax Code, is inconsistent with this chapter.

(b) A reference in Chapter 321, Tax Code, to a municipality or the governing body of a municipality is a reference to the district or the board, respectively.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 775.114 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 775 / Section 775.114
§ 775.114. INSURANCE.
Status: in_force

(a) An action taken by the fire marshal in the investigation of a fire does not affect the rights of a policyholder or of an insurer regarding a loss caused by the fire.

(b) The records of an investigation by the fire marshal relating to the detection, investigation, or prosecution of a crime may be admitted in evidence in the trial of a civil action unless those records are subject to an exception under Sections 552.108(a)(1) and (b)(1), Government Code.
Tex. Occupations Code § 901.157 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 901 / Section 901.157
§ 901.157. RULES FOR SPECIALIZATION.
Status: in_force

The board by rule may recognize an area of specialization in the practice of public accountancy if the area of specialization is generally recognized by other bodies that regulate or issue authoritative pronouncements in the field of public accountancy.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8452.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8452 / Section 8452.103
§ 8452.103. AUTHORITY FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

Under Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, the district may design, acquire, construct, finance, issue bonds for, improve, operate, maintain, and convey to this state, a county, or a municipality for operation and maintenance macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 11006.160 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 11006 / Section 11006.160
§ 11006.160. OTHER AUTHORITY POWERS.
Status: in_force

The authority has the same power as is conferred by general law on municipal utility districts and on water control and improvement districts with reference to entering land, making surveys, and attending to other business of the authority.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8851.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8851 / Section 8851.052
§ 8851.052. ELECTION OF DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) Directors are elected according to the method provided by this section.

(b) One director is elected by the voters of the entire district. Two directors are elected from each county commissioners precinct by the voters of that precinct. One director is elected from Iraan by the voters of that municipality. One director is elected from Fort Stockton by the voters of that municipality.

(c) A person shall indicate on the application for a place on the ballot:

(1) the precinct or municipality that the person seeks to represent; or

(2) that the person seeks to represent the district at large.

(d) At the first election after the county commissioners precincts are redrawn under Section 18, Article V, Texas Constitution, eight new directors are elected to represent the precincts. The directors shall draw lots to determine which four directors serve two-year terms and which four directors serve four-year terms.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9095.0301 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9095 / Section 9095.0301
§ 9095.0301. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties necessary to accomplish the purposes for which the district is created.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7816.0202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7816 / Section 7816.0202
§ 7816.0202. DIRECTOR'S BOND.
Status: in_force

(a) A director shall execute a bond in the amount of $10,000 for the faithful performance of the director's duties.

(b) The bond must be filed in the office of the county clerk of Cameron County.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3878.056 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3878 / Section 3878.056
§ 3878.056. COMPENSATION OF VOTING DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

Voting directors may receive fees of office and reimbursement of expenses as provided by Section 49.060, Water Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7951A.0102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7951A / Section 7951A.0102
§ 7951A.0102. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a municipal utility district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1152.151 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1152 / Section 1152.151
§ 1152.151. REGISTRATION REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) A person may not perform property tax consulting services for compensation unless the person holds a certificate of registration issued under this chapter.

(b) A person may not represent that a person is a registered property tax consultant, agent, advisor, or representative unless the person is a registrant.
Tex. Family Code § 153.551 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 153 / Section 153.551
§ 153.551. SUIT FOR ACCESS.
Status: in_force

(a) The sibling of a child who is separated from the child because of an action taken by the Department of Family and Protective Services may request access to the child by filing:

(1) an original suit; or

(2) a suit for modification as provided by Chapter 156.

(b) A sibling described by Subsection (a) may request access to the child in a suit filed for the sole purpose of requesting the relief, without regard to whether the appointment of a managing conservator is an issue in the suit.

(c) The court shall order reasonable access to the child by the child's sibling described by Subsection (a) if the court finds that access is in the best interest of the child.
Tex. Water Code § 17.902 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 17 / Section 17.902
§ 17.902. REVIEW OF APPLICATION FOR AND APPROVAL OF GRANT.
Status: in_force

(a) In reviewing an application by a political subdivision for a grant, the board shall consider:

(1) the degree to which the political subdivision has used other available resources to finance the use for which the application is being made;

(2) the willingness and ability of the political subdivision to raise revenue;

(3) the commitment of the political subdivision to water conservation; and

(4) the benefits that will be gained by making the grant.

(b) To approve a grant to a political subdivision, the board must find that:

(1) the grant funds will supplement rather than replace money of the political subdivision;

(2) the public interest is served by providing the grant; and

(3) the grant will further water conservation in the state.
Tex. Education Code § 61.0514 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 61 / Section 61.0514
§ 61.0514. INTEGRATED COURSEWORK.
Status: in_force

The board, with the cooperation and advice of the State Board for Educator Certification, shall adopt educator preparation coursework guidelines that promote, to the greatest extent practicable, the integration of subject matter knowledge with classroom teaching strategies and techniques in order to maximize the effectiveness and efficiency of coursework required for certification under Subchapter B, Chapter 21.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 142.003 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 142 / Section 142.003
§ 142.003. DISCOVERY OF ESTRAY; NOTICE.
Status: in_force

(a) If an estray, without being herded with other livestock, roams about the property of a person without that person's permission or roams about public property, the owner of the private property or the custodian of the public property, as applicable, shall, as soon as reasonably possible, report the presence of the estray to the sheriff of the county in which the estray is discovered.

(b) After receiving a report under Subsection (a) of this section that an estray has been discovered on private property, the sheriff or the sheriff's designee shall notify the owner, if known, that the estray's location has been reported.

(c) After receiving a report under Subsection (a) that an estray has been discovered on public property, the sheriff or the sheriff's designee shall notify the owner, if known, that the estray's location has been reported, except that if the sheriff or the sheriff's designee determines that the estray is dangerous to the public, the sheriff or the sheriff's designee may immediately impound the estray without notifying the owner.

(d) If the owner does not immediately remove the estray:

(1) the sheriff or the sheriff's designee may proceed with the impoundment process prescribed by Section 142.009; or

(2) if a perilous condition exists, the sheriff or the sheriff's designee may proceed with disposition of the estray under Section 142.015.
Tex. Water Code § 55.187 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 55 / Section 55.187
§ 55.187. DISTRICT AS FISCAL AGENT FOR UNITED STATES.
Status: in_force

The board may accept on behalf of the district appointment as the fiscal agent for the United States on any federal reclamation project. As fiscal agent, the district may assume the duties and perform the acts incident to this capacity and shall do anything required by federal statutes and rules and regulations established by any department of the federal government.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 152.00162 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 152 / Section 152.00162
§ 152.00162. DETERMINATE SENTENCE PAROLE.
Status: in_force

(a) Not later than the 90th day before the date the juvenile board or local juvenile probation department transfers a person to the custody of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for release on parole supervision under Section 152.0016(g) or 152.00161(e), the juvenile board or local juvenile probation department shall submit to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice all pertinent information relating to the person, including:

(1) the juvenile court judgment;

(2) the circumstances of the person's offense;

(3) the person's previous social history and juvenile court records;

(4) the person's physical and mental health record;

(5) a record of the person's conduct, employment history, and attitude while committed to the department;

(6) a record of the sentence time served by the person at the juvenile board or local juvenile probation department as a result of a commitment under Section 54.04011(c)(2), Family Code, and in a juvenile detention facility in connection with the conduct for which the person was adjudicated; and

(7) any written comments or information provided by the juvenile board or local juvenile probation department, local officials, family members of the person, victims of the offense, or the general public.

(b) The juvenile board or local juvenile probation department shall provide instruction for parole officers of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice relating to juvenile programs provided by the juvenile board or local juvenile probation department. The juvenile boards and local juvenile probation departments and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice shall enter into a memorandum of understanding relating to the administration of this subsection.

(c) The Texas Department of Criminal Justice shall grant credit for sentence time served by a person in the custody of a juvenile board or local juvenile probation department and in a juvenile detention facility, as recorded by the board or department under Subsection (a)(6), in computing the person's eligibility for parole and discharge from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
Tex. Transportation Code § 545.352 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 545 / Section 545.352
§ 545.352. PRIMA FACIE SPEED LIMITS.
Status: in_force

(a) A speed in excess of the limits established by Subsection (b) or under another provision of this subchapter is prima facie evidence that the speed is not reasonable and prudent and that the speed is unlawful.

(b) Unless a special hazard exists that requires a slower speed for compliance with Section 545.351(b), the following speeds are lawful:

(1) 30 miles per hour in an urban district on a street other than an alley and 15 miles per hour in an alley;

(2) except as provided by Subdivision (4), 70 miles per hour on a highway numbered by this state or the United States outside an urban district, including a farm-to-market or ranch-to-market road;

(3) except as provided by Subdivision (4), 60 miles per hour on a highway that is outside an urban district and not a highway numbered by this state or the United States;

(4) outside an urban district:

(A) 60 miles per hour if the vehicle is a school bus that has passed a commercial motor vehicle inspection under Section 548.201 and is on a highway numbered by the United States or this state, including a farm-to-market road; or

(B) 50 miles per hour if the vehicle is a school bus that:

(i) has not passed a commercial motor vehicle inspection under Section 548.201; or

(ii) is traveling on a highway not numbered by the United States or this state;

(5) on a beach, 15 miles per hour; or

(6) on a county road adjacent to a public beach, 15 miles per hour, if declared by the commissioners court of the county.

(c) The speed limits for a bus or other vehicle engaged in the business of transporting passengers for compensation or hire, for a commercial vehicle used as a highway post office vehicle for highway post office service in the transportation of United States mail, for a light truck, and for a school activity bus are the same as required for a passenger car at the same time and location.

(d) In this section:

(1) "Interstate highway" means a segment of the national system of interstate and defense highways that is:

(A) located in this state;

(B) officially designated by the Texas Transportation Commission; and

(C) approved under Title 23, United States Code.

(2) "Light truck" means a truck with a manufacturer's rated carrying capacity of not more than 2,000 pounds, including a pick-up truck, panel delivery truck, and carry-all truck.

(3) "Urban district" means the territory adjacent to and including a highway, if the territory is improved with structures that are used for business, industry, or dwelling houses and are located at intervals of less than 100 feet for a distance of at least one-quarter mile on either side of the highway.

(e) An entity that establishes or alters a speed limit under this subchapter shall establish the same speed limit for daytime and nighttime.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8137.202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8137 / Section 8137.202
§ 8137.202. TAXES FOR BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

At the time bonds or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes are issued:

(1) the board shall impose a continuing direct annual ad valorem tax, without limit as to rate or amount, for each year that all or part of the bonds are outstanding; and

(2) the district annually shall impose an ad valorem tax on all taxable property in the district in an amount sufficient to:

(A) pay the interest on the bonds or other obligations as the interest becomes due;

(B) create a sinking fund for the payment of the principal of the bonds or other obligations when due or the redemption price at any earlier required redemption date; and

(C) pay the expenses of imposing the taxes.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 323.006 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 323 / Section 323.006
§ 323.006. INSPECTION.
Status: in_force

The department may conduct an inspection of a health care facility to ensure compliance with this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1032.061 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1032 / Section 1032.061
§ 1032.061. EMPLOYEES; APPOINTMENT OF STAFF.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may appoint to the staff any doctors the board considers necessary for the efficient operation of the district and may make temporary appointments as necessary.

(b) The district may employ fiscal agents, accountants, architects, and attorneys the board considers proper.

(c) The board may delegate to the district administrator the authority to hire district employees, including technicians and nurses.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1022.059 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1022 / Section 1022.059
§ 1022.059. VOTING REQUIREMENT.
Status: in_force

A concurrence of three directors is sufficient in any matter relating to district business.