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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3942.0402 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3942 / Section 3942.0402
§ 3942.0402. ASSESSMENTS; LIENS FOR ASSESSMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board by resolution may impose and collect an assessment for any purpose authorized by this chapter in all or any part of the district.

(b) An assessment, a reassessment, or an assessment resulting from an addition to or correction of the assessment roll by the district, penalties and interest on an assessment or reassessment, an expense of collection, and reasonable attorney's fees incurred by the district:

(1) are a first and prior lien against the property assessed;

(2) are superior to any other lien or claim other than a lien or claim for county, school district, or municipal ad valorem taxes; and

(3) are the personal liability of and a charge against the owners of the property even if the owners are not named in the assessment proceedings.

(c) The lien is effective from the date of the board's resolution imposing the assessment until the date the assessment is paid. The board may enforce the lien in the same manner that the board may enforce an ad valorem tax lien against real property.

(d) The board may make a correction to or deletion from the assessment roll that does not increase the amount of assessment of any parcel of land without providing notice and holding a hearing in the manner required for additional assessments.
Tex. Labor Code § 402.00127 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 402 / Section 402.00127
§ 402.00127. TRAINING PROGRAM FOR COMMISSIONER.
Status: in_force

(a) Not later than the 90th day after the date on which the commissioner takes office, the commissioner shall complete a training program that complies with this section.

(b) The training program must provide the commissioner with information regarding:

(1) the legislation that created the division;

(2) the programs operated by the division;

(3) the role and functions of the division;

(4) the rules of the commissioner of insurance relating to the division, with an emphasis on the rules that relate to disciplinary and investigatory authority;

(5) the current budget for the division;

(6) the results of the most recent formal audit of the division;

(7) the requirements of:

(A) the open meetings law, Chapter 551, Government Code;

(B) the public information law, Chapter 552, Government Code;

(C) the administrative procedure law, Chapter 2001, Government Code; and

(D) other laws relating to public officials, including conflict-of-interest laws; and

(8) any applicable ethics policies adopted by the division or the Texas Ethics Commission.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 483.021 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 483 / Section 483.021
§ 483.021. DETERMINATION BY PHARMACIST ON REQUEST TO DISPENSE DRUG.
Status: in_force

(a) A pharmacist who is requested to dispense a dangerous drug under a prescription issued by a practitioner shall determine, in the exercise of the pharmacist's professional judgment, that the prescription is a valid prescription. A pharmacist may not dispense a dangerous drug if the pharmacist knows or should have known that the prescription was issued without a valid patient-practitioner relationship.

(b) A pharmacist who is requested to dispense a dangerous drug under a prescription issued by a therapeutic optometrist shall determine, in the exercise of the pharmacist's professional judgment, whether the prescription is for a dangerous drug that a therapeutic optometrist is authorized to prescribe under Section 351.358, Occupations Code.
Tex. Finance Code § 15.4041 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 15 / Section 15.4041
§ 15.4041. ISSUANCE OF INTERPRETIVE STATEMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner may issue interpretive statements containing matters of general policy to guide the public and credit unions, and may amend or repeal a published interpretive statement by issuing an amended statement or notice of repeal of a statement.

(b) An interpretive statement may be disseminated by newsletter, through an electronic medium such as the Internet, in a volume of statutes or related materials published by the commissioner or others, or by any other means reasonably calculated to notify persons affected by the interpretive statement. Notice of an amended or withdrawn statement must be disseminated in a substantially similar manner as the affected statement was originally disseminated.
Tex. Finance Code § 14.155 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 14 / Section 14.155
§ 14.155. DISCLOSURE.
Status: repealed

(a) The office may not release or disclose criminal history record information obtained from the Department of Public Safety, Federal Bureau of Investigation Identification Division, or other law enforcement agency, except as provided by Section 411.095(b), Government Code.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 256 , Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2015.
Tex. Insurance Code § 843.406 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 843 / Section 843.406
§ 843.406. HAZARDOUS FINANCIAL CONDITION.
Status: in_force

(a) If the financial condition of a health maintenance organization indicates that the continued operation of the health maintenance organization could be hazardous to its enrollees or creditors or the public, the commissioner may, after notice and opportunity for hearing:

(1) suspend or revoke the health maintenance organization's certificate of authority; or

(2) order the health maintenance organization to take action reasonably necessary to correct the condition, including by:

(A) reducing by reinsurance the total amount of present and potential liability for benefits;

(B) reducing the volume of new business being accepted;

(C) reducing expenses by specified methods;

(D) suspending or limiting for a period the writing of new business; or

(E) increasing the health maintenance organization's capital and surplus by contribution.

(b) In a manner consistent with the purposes of this section, the commissioner by rule may establish:

(1) uniform standards and criteria for early warning that the continued operation of a health maintenance organization could be hazardous to the health maintenance organization's enrollees or creditors or the public; and

(2) standards for evaluating the financial condition of a health maintenance organization.
Tex. Occupations Code § 258.052 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 258 / Section 258.052
§ 258.052. CASE HISTORIES AND PHYSICAL EVALUATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) A dentist may take a complete case history and perform a complete physical evaluation that may be used to admit a patient to a hospital for the practice of dentistry if the activity is necessary in the exercise of due care in the practice of dentistry.

(b) A dentist is not automatically entitled to membership on a hospital's medical staff or to exercise clinical privileges at a hospital solely because the dentist is licensed in this state or because the dentist is authorized to take a case history and perform a physical evaluation.

(c) A dentist may not be denied membership on a hospital's medical staff or the right to the exercise of clinical privileges at a hospital solely because the person is a dentist rather than a physician.
Tex. Occupations Code § 506.054 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 506 / Section 506.054
§ 506.054. PARAPROFESSIONALS.
Status: in_force

This chapter does not apply to a paraprofessional technician who delivers applied behavior analysis services if:

(1) the applied behavior analysis services are provided under the extended authority and direction of a licensed behavior analyst or licensed assistant behavior analyst; and

(2) the person is designated as an "applied behavior analysis technician," "behavior technician," "tutor," or "front-line therapist."
Tex. Transportation Code § 1001.102 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 1001 / Section 1001.102
§ 1001.102. APPLICATION FOR AND ISSUANCE OF LICENSE.
Status: in_force

The board by rule may provide for the filing of a license application and the issuance of a license by electronic means.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8465.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8465 / Section 8465.001
§ 8465.001. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this chapter, "district" means the Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 422.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3909.007 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3909 / Section 3909.007
§ 3909.007. APPLICABILITY OF MUNICIPAL MANAGEMENT DISTRICTS LAW.
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, Chapter 375, Local Government Code, applies to the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1058.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1058 / Section 1058.051
§ 1058.051. BOARD ELECTION; TERM.
Status: in_force

(a) The board consists of five directors elected by the district voters.

(b) Directors serve staggered four-year terms with the terms of two or three directors expiring each odd-numbered year as appropriate.
Tex. Insurance Code § 463.0032 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 463 / Section 463.0032
§ 463.0032. USE OF TERMS POLICY AND CONTRACT.
Status: in_force

For purposes of this chapter, "policy" and "contract" have the same meaning.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3876.206 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3876 / Section 3876.206
§ 3876.206. UTILITY PROPERTY EXEMPT FROM IMPACT FEES AND ASSESSMENTS.
Status: in_force

The district may not impose an impact fee or assessment on the property, including the equipment, rights-of-way, facilities, or improvements, of:

(1) an electric utility or a power generation company as defined by Section 31.002, Utilities Code;

(2) a gas utility as defined by Section 101.003 or 121.001, Utilities Code;

(3) a telecommunications provider as defined by Section 51.002, Utilities Code; or

(4) a person who provides to the public cable television or advanced telecommunications services.
Tex. Election Code § 102.004 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 102 / Section 102.004
§ 102.004. REVIEWING APPLICATION AND PROVIDING BALLOTING MATERIALS.
Status: in_force

(a) An application submitted under this chapter shall be reviewed and the applicant's registration status verified by the early voting clerk in the same manner as for early voting by mail.

(b) The clerk shall provide the balloting materials for voting an early voting ballot by mail to the representative who submits the voter's application. Before providing the materials, the clerk shall enter the representative's name and residence address on the application and secure the representative's signature beside the name.

(c) The voter's representative shall deliver the balloting materials in person to the voter.

(d) A late ballot provided to a voter by any method other than that prescribed by this section may not be counted.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 34.048 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 34 / Section 34.048
§ 34.048. PURCHASE BY OFFICER VOID.
Status: in_force

If an officer or his deputy conducting an execution sale directly or indirectly purchases the property, the sale is void.
Tex. Government Code § 1473.143 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1473 / Section 1473.143
§ 1473.143. RENTS AND RATES FOR SERVICES.
Status: in_force

The commissioners court shall charge rents or rates for services of the parking facility and shall use any other revenue generated by the parking facility so that the revenues of the facility are sufficient to:

(1) pay the expenses of owning, operating, and maintaining the facility;

(2) pay when due the principal of and interest on the bonds; and

(3) create and maintain a bond reserve fund and other funds as provided by the bond order or trust indenture.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3868.202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3868 / Section 3868.202
§ 3868.202. DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT.
Status: in_force

Before the district borrows money or issues an obligation under Section 3868.201, the town must provide written notice to the district that no party to the development agreement is in default as of the date the district is authorized to borrow the money or enter the obligation.
Tex. Government Code § 751.001 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 751 / Section 751.001
§ 751.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Board" means the Office of State-Federal Relations Advisory Policy Board.

(2) "Director" means the director of the Office of State-Federal Relations.

(3) "Office" means the Office of State-Federal Relations.

(4) "State agency" means a state board, commission, department, institution, or officer having statewide jurisdiction, including a state college or university.
Tex. Education Code § 61.896 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 61 / Section 61.896
§ 61.896. GRANTS, GIFTS, AND DONATIONS.
Status: in_force

The board may solicit, accept, and spend grants, gifts, and donations from any public or private source for the purposes of the program.
Tex. Transportation Code § 601.262 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 601 / Section 601.262
§ 601.262. DURATION OF IMPOUNDMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The duration of an impoundment under Section 601.261 is 180 days.

(b) The court may not order the release of the vehicle unless the defendant applies to the court for the vehicle's release and provides evidence of financial responsibility that complies with Section 601.053 and this section.

(c) The evidence of financial responsibility must cover the two-year period immediately following the date the defendant applies for release of the impounded vehicle. The court, by order, shall permit a defendant to provide evidence of insurability in increments of a period of not less than six months.

(d) If an insurance binder is offered as evidence of financial responsibility under this section, the binder must confirm to the court's satisfaction that the defendant is in compliance with this chapter for the period required by Subsection (c).
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 716.153 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 716 / Section 716.153
§ 716.153. SIMULTANEOUS CREMATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A crematory establishment may not simultaneously cremate the deceased human remains of more than one person in the same cremation chamber unless authorized in writing by the authorizing agent of each deceased person.

(b) A crematory establishment is not civilly or criminally liable for commingling human remains during cremation if each authorizing agent provides a signed written statement authorizing the simultaneous cremation.
Tex. Utilities Code § 104.002 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 104 / Section 104.002
§ 104.002. COMPLIANCE WITH SUBTITLE.
Status: in_force

A gas utility may not:

(1) charge, collect, or receive a rate for utility service except as provided by this subtitle; or

(2) impose a rule or regulation except as provided by this subtitle.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9092.0511 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9092 / Section 9092.0511
§ 9092.0511. USE OF BOND PROCEEDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may set aside an amount of proceeds from the sale of district bonds for the payment of interest expected to accrue during construction and a reserve interest and sinking fund. The resolution authorizing the bonds may provide for setting aside and using the proceeds as provided by this subsection.

(b) The district may use proceeds from the sale of bonds to pay any expense necessarily incurred in accomplishing the district's purpose, including the expense of organizing the district, engineering investigations, and issuing and selling the bonds.

(c) The proceeds from the sale of the bonds may be:

(1) placed on time deposit with the district's depository bank; or

(2) temporarily invested in direct obligations of the United States maturing not later than the first anniversary of the date of investment.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 43.660 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 43 / Section 43.660
§ 43.660. REFUSAL TO SHOW STAMP OR PROOF OF EXEMPTION ELIGIBILITY.
Status: in_force

A person hunting a migratory or upland game bird who refuses on demand of any game warden or other peace officer to show the applicable stamp, or proof that the person is exempt under Section 43.652(b), is presumed to be in violation of Section 43.652.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3935.112 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3935 / Section 3935.112
§ 3935.112. APPROVAL BY CITY.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (c), the district must obtain the approval of the city for:

(1) the issuance of bonds;

(2) the plans and specifications of an improvement project financed by bonds; and

(3) the plans and specifications of an improvement project related to the use of land owned by the city, an easement granted by the city, or a right-of-way of a street, road, or highway.

(b) The district may not issue bonds until the governing body of the city adopts a resolution or ordinance authorizing the issuance of the bonds.

(c) If the district obtains the approval of the city's governing body of a capital improvements budget for a period not to exceed 10 years, the district may finance the capital improvements and issue bonds specified in the budget without further approval from the city.

(d) The governing body of the city:

(1) is not required to adopt a resolution or ordinance to approve plans and specifications described by Subsection (a); and

(2) may establish an administrative process to approve plans and specifications described by Subsection (a) without the involvement of the governing body.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 300.0153 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 300 / Section 300.0153
§ 300.0153. CORRECTION OF INVALID PROVISION OR PROCEDURE.
Status: in_force

(a) This chapter does not authorize a local government to collect mandatory payments for the purpose of raising general revenue or any amount in excess of the amount reasonably necessary to fund the nonfederal share of a Medicaid supplemental payment program or Medicaid managed care rate enhancements for nonpublic hospitals and to cover the administrative expenses of the local government associated with activities under this chapter and other uses of the fund described by Section 300.0103(b).

(b) To the extent any provision or procedure under this chapter causes a mandatory payment authorized under this chapter to be ineligible for federal matching funds, the local government may provide by rule for an alternative provision or procedure that conforms to the requirements of the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. A rule adopted under this section may not create, impose, or materially expand the legal or financial liability or responsibility of the local government or an institutional health care provider in the local hospital district, county, or municipality, as applicable, beyond the provisions of this chapter. This section does not require the governing body of a local government to adopt a rule.

(c) The local government may only assess and collect a mandatory payment authorized under this chapter if a waiver program, uniform rate enhancement, or reimbursement described by Section 300.0103(b)(1) is available to the local government.
Tex. Local Government Code § 135.102 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 135 / Section 135.102
§ 135.102. LOCAL CIVIL FEE FOR PROBATE, GUARDIANSHIP, AND MENTAL HEALTH CASES IN STATUTORY COUNTY COURT, STATUTORY PROBATE COURT, OR COUNTY COURT.
Status: in_force

(a) A person shall pay in a statutory county court, statutory probate court, or county court in addition to all other fees and court costs a fee of:

(1) $223 on filing any probate, guardianship, or mental health case; and

(2) $75 on any action other than an original action for a case subject to Subdivision (1), including an adverse probate action, contest, or suit in a probate court, other than the filing of a claim against an estate, in which the movant or applicant filing the intervention pleading seeks any affirmative relief.

(b) The county treasurer shall allocate the fees received under Subsection (a)(1) to the following accounts and funds so that each receives to the extent practicable, utilizing historical data as applicable, the same amount of money the account or fund would have received if the fees for the accounts and funds had been collected and reported separately, except that the account or fund may not receive less than the following percentages:

(c) The county treasurer shall allocate the fees received under Subsection (a)(2) to the following accounts and funds so that each receives to the extent practicable, utilizing historical data as applicable, the same amount of money the account or fund would have received if the fees for the accounts and funds had been collected and reported separately, except that the account or fund may not receive less than the following percentages:
Tex. Agriculture Code § 143.104 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 143 / Section 143.104
§ 143.104. HERDING OF LIVESTOCK ALONG HIGHWAY.
Status: in_force

This subchapter does not prevent the movement of livestock from one location to another by herding, leading, or driving the livestock on, along, or across a highway.
Tex. Education Code § 61.0901 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 61 / Section 61.0901
§ 61.0901. INCENTIVES TO PROMOTE RETENTION AND GRADUATION OF NURSING STUDENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "professional nursing program" has the meaning assigned by Section 61.9621.

(b) The board shall consider and develop methods to promote the retention and graduation of students enrolled in a professional nursing program and shall adopt rules to implement those methods the board considers feasible, including recommendations on financial aid.

(c) The board by rule shall establish a program to recognize a professional nursing program that achieves a graduation rate of 85 percent or more.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1575.151 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1575 / Section 1575.151
§ 1575.151. TYPES OF COVERAGES.
Status: in_force

The trustee may include in a plan any coverage it considers advisable, including:

(1) life insurance;

(2) accidental death and dismemberment coverage;

(3) coverage for:

(A) hospital care and benefits;

(B) surgical care and treatment;

(C) medical care and treatment;

(D) dental care;

(E) eye care;

(F) obstetrical benefits;

(G) long-term care;

(H) prescribed drugs, medicines, and prosthetic devices; and

(I) supplemental benefits, supplies, and services in accordance with this chapter; and

(4) protection against loss of salary.
Tex. Insurance Code § 882.451 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 882 / Section 882.451
§ 882.451. APPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS.
Status: in_force

Sections 882.452, 882. 453, and 882.454 do not apply to a mutual life insurance company organized under this chapter that has a surplus of at least the minimum amount of capital and surplus required of a capital stock company under Sections 841.054, 841.204, 841.205, 841.301, and 841.302.
Tex. Government Code § 854.402 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 854 / Section 854.402
§ 854.402. CERTIFICATION AND FINDING OF DISABILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) The medical board shall issue and send to the board of trustees a certification of disability for a member included in the coverage of the supplemental disability benefits fund if, after a medical examination of the member, the medical board finds that the member is mentally or physically incapacitated and is unable to engage in gainful occupation.

(b) A member is entitled to a supplemental disability retirement annuity if the board of trustees, after receiving a certification of disability for the member under this section, finds that the member's incapacity:

(1) is the direct result of injuries sustained after the effective date of coverage of the member in the supplemental disability benefits fund and before January 1, 1988, as a direct and proximate result of the performance of the duties of the member's employment; and

(2) is likely to be permanent.