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Tex. Education Code § 34.010 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 34 / Section 34.010
§ 34.010. USE OF SCHOOL BUSES FOR EXTRACURRICULAR AND OTHER SCHOOL-RELATED ACTIVITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) A school district board of trustees or board of county school trustees governing a countywide transportation system may contract with nonschool organizations for the use of school buses. The county or school district board may provide services relating to the maintenance and operation of the buses in accordance with the contract.

(b) The commissioner shall ensure that the costs of using school buses for a purpose other than the transportation of students to or from school, including transportation for an extracurricular activity or field trip or of members of an organization other than a school organization, are properly identified in the Public Education Information Management System (PEIMS).
Tex. Insurance Code § 1467.101 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1467 / Section 1467.101
§ 1467.101. BAD FAITH.
Status: in_force

(a) The following conduct constitutes bad faith participation for purposes of this chapter:

(1) failing to participate in the informal settlement teleconference under Section 1467.084(d) or an arbitration or mediation under this chapter;

(2) failing to provide information the arbitrator or mediator believes is necessary to facilitate a decision or agreement; or

(3) failing to designate a representative participating in the arbitration or mediation with full authority to enter into any agreement.

(b) Failure to reach an agreement under Subchapter B is not conclusive proof of bad faith participation.
Tex. Finance Code § 36.211 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 36 / Section 36.211
§ 36.211. NEW LAWSUIT.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided by this section, the court in which the receivership proceeding is pending under this subchapter has exclusive jurisdiction to hear and determine all actions or proceedings instituted by or against the bank or receiver after the receivership proceeding begins.

(b) The receiver may file in any jurisdiction an ancillary suit that may be helpful to obtain jurisdiction or venue over a person or property.

(c) Exclusive venue lies in Travis County for an action or proceeding instituted against the receiver or the receiver's employee, including an employee of the department, that asserts personal liability on the part of the receiver or employee.
Tex. Water Code § 51.319 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 51 / Section 51.319
§ 51.319. CHARGE TO CITIES AND TOWNS.
Status: in_force

If a district includes a city or town or contracts with a city or town to supply water to it, the charge for the use of the water and the time and manner of payment shall be determined by the board or fixed by the contract made with the board.
Tex. Government Code § 2308.268 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2308 / Section 2308.268
§ 2308.268. ASSISTANCE AND SANCTIONS FOR NONPERFORMANCE.
Status: in_force

(a) The council shall provide technical assistance to local workforce development areas that do not meet performance standards established under this chapter and other applicable federal and state law.

(b) If a local workforce development area does not meet performance standards for two consecutive program years, the council shall develop and impose a reorganization plan that may include:

(1) restructuring the board;

(2) prohibiting the use of designated service providers, including state agencies; and

(3) merging the local workforce development area with another area.

(c) If nonperformance is directly attributable to a specific state agency, the council may select an alternative provider.

(d) A local workforce development area that is the subject of a reorganization plan may appeal to the governor to rescind or revise the plan not later than the 30th day after the date of receiving notice of the plan.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1302.402 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1302 / Section 1302.402
§ 1302.402. ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES.
Status: in_force

A proceeding for the denial of a license, certification, or registration application or disciplinary action and an appeal from that proceeding are governed by Chapter 2001, Government Code.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 81B.001 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 81B / Section 81B.001
§ 81B.001. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this chapter, "designated public health disaster period" means a period:

(1) based on a threat to the public health, including a threat from:

(A) a chemical, biological, explosive, nuclear, or radiological attack or incident; or

(B) a communicable disease, epidemic, or pandemic;

(2) beginning on the earlier of the date:

(A) the governor issues a proclamation or executive order declaring a state of disaster under Chapter 418, Government Code, for any area of this state;

(B) the president of the United States declares a state of disaster that includes an area of this state as part of the federally declared disaster area; or

(C) a disaster described by Paragraph (A) or (B) occurs; and

(3) ending on the 30th day after the date the disaster declaration expires or is terminated.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3973.0313 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3973 / Section 3973.0313
§ 3973.0313. ANNEXATION OR EXCLUSION OF LAND.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may annex land as provided by Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code.

(b) The district may exclude land as provided by Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code. Section 375.044(b), Local Government Code, does not apply to the district.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1601.111 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1601 / Section 1601.111
§ 1601.111. PROGRAMS PROMOTING DISEASE PREVENTION, WELLNESS, AND HEALTH.
Status: in_force

A system may establish premium discounts, surcharges, rebates, or a revision in otherwise applicable copayments, coinsurance, or deductibles, or any combination of those incentives, for an individual who participates in system-approved programs promoting disease prevention, wellness, and health.
Tex. Insurance Code § 4101.062 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 4101 / Section 4101.062
§ 4101.062.
Status: in_force

Sec. 4101.062. ALTERNATIVE CONTINUING EDUCATION: CLAIMS CERTIFICATION. Notwithstanding Section 4004.051, the department shall accept as satisfaction of any continuing education requirement imposed on an adjuster under this chapter or Chapter 4004 a claims certification that the adjuster receives during a license period for which the continuing education is required if:

(1) the claims certification is issued by a national or state claims association with a certification program;

(2) the number of hours required to complete the certification program is not less than the number of hours of continuing education that an adjuster is required to complete during the license period under Sections 4004.053 and 4004.054;

(3) the content of the certification program:

(A) includes the content required under Section 4004.105; and

(B) is made available through an electronic portal maintained by the association for review and audit by the department;

(4) the association is approved by the department as a continuing education provider;

(5) the association reports the adjuster's completion of the certification program to the department through an electronic portal maintained by the department; and

(6) the association, through an electronic portal maintained by the association, provides the department access to the adjuster's transcript showing the adjuster's completion of the certification program.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 772.610 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 772 / Section 772.610
§ 772.610. AUDIT AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

The district shall prepare an annual report that includes:

(1) the amount and source of funds received by the district;

(2) the amount and source of funds spent by the district; and

(3) the results of an audit of the district's affairs prepared by an independent certified public accountant in compliance with the district's policies and procedures.
Tex. Local Government Code § 324.101 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 324 / Section 324.101
§ 324.101. REPLACEMENT FUND.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may establish a replacement fund. It may deposit in the fund any amounts from its revenue that it considers appropriate.

(b) The replacement fund may be used to rebuild on the original site or elsewhere, restore, repair, or improve property of the district that is destroyed or injured or that is necessary to expand, improve, demolish, repair, or replace because of its unfitness.

(c) The board may invest the replacement fund in bonds of the United States, this state, or a county, municipal corporation, or school district of this state.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1103.352 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1103 / Section 1103.352
§ 1103.352. APPLICATION FOR APPRAISER TRAINEE.
Status: in_force

An applicant for a license as an appraiser trainee and each supervisory appraiser of the applicant must apply to the board using the online application on the board's Internet website or on a form prescribed by the board.
Tex. Local Government Code § 375.311 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 375 / Section 375.311
§ 375.311. SALES AND USE TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) An authority may impose a sales and use tax to support or finance public infrastructure projects and eligible projects authorized under this subchapter if the tax is authorized by a majority of the qualified voters of the authority voting at an election held for that purpose in the manner provided by Sections 375.241 and 375.242.

(b) If an authority adopts the tax authorized by Subsection (a), a tax is imposed on the receipts from the sale at retail of taxable items within the authority at the rate approved by the voters. The rate must be equal to one-eighth, one-fourth, three-eighths, or one-half of one percent.

(c) Chapter 321, Tax Code, governs the imposition, computation, administration, governance, and abolition of a tax imposed under this section.

(d) If any territory in the authority is annexed by the municipality, the municipality's sales and use tax applies in the annexed area. If the authority's sales and use tax rate, when combined with any other sales and use tax applicable in the authority, exceeds two percent, the authority's sales and use tax is abolished upon annexation.
Tex. Water Code § 5.061 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 5 / Section 5.061
§ 5.061. PROHIBITION ON ACCEPTING CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS.
Status: in_force

A member of the commission may not accept a contribution to a campaign for election to an elected office. If a member of the commission accepts a campaign contribution, the person is considered to have resigned from the office and the office immediately becomes vacant. The vacancy shall be filled in the manner provided by law.
Tex. Family Code § 6.705 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 6 / Section 6.705
§ 6.705. TESTIMONY BY MARRIAGE COUNSELOR.
Status: in_force

(a) The report by the person named by the court to counsel the parties to a suit for divorce may not be admitted as evidence in the suit.

(b) The person named by the court to counsel the parties is not competent to testify in any suit involving the parties or their children.

(c) The files, records, and other work products of the counselor are privileged and confidential for all purposes and may not be admitted as evidence in any suit involving the parties or their children.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1030.156 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1030 / Section 1030.156
§ 1030.156. ANNUAL AUDIT.
Status: in_force

(a) The board annually shall have an audit made of the district's financial condition.

(b) The board shall retain the services of a qualified independent certified public accounting firm to prepare the annual audit of the district's financial condition.

(c) The firm shall prepare and submit the audit to the board not later than the 90th day following the close of the district's fiscal year.

(d) The district is not subject to audit by the Frio County auditor.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3974.0206 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3974 / Section 3974.0206
§ 3974.0206. COMPENSATION; EXPENSES.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may compensate each director in an amount not to exceed $150 for each board meeting. The total amount of compensation a director may receive each year may not exceed $7,200.

(b) A director is entitled to reimbursement for necessary and reasonable expenses incurred in carrying out the duties and responsibilities of the board.
Tex. Government Code § 543.0056 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 543 / Section 543.0056
§ 543.0056. COMMISSION ACTION ON CLINICAL INITIATIVE.
Status: in_force

After the commission analyzes a clinical initiative under Section 543.0054:

(1) if the commission determined that the initiative is cost-effective and will improve the quality of care under Medicaid, the commission may:

(A) implement the initiative if implementing the initiative is not otherwise prohibited by law; or

(B) if implementation requires a change in law, submit a copy of the final report together with recommendations relating to the initiative's implementation to the standing committees of the senate and house of representatives with jurisdiction over Medicaid; and

(2) if the commission determined that the initiative is not cost-effective or will not improve quality of care under Medicaid, the commission may not implement the initiative.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8433.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8433 / Section 8433.103
§ 8433.103. AUTHORITY FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

(a) Under Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, the district may design, acquire, construct, finance, issue bonds for, improve, and convey to this state, a county, or a municipality for operation and maintenance macadamized, graveled, or paved roads described by Section 54.234, Water Code, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.

(b) The district may exercise the powers provided by this section without submitting a petition to or obtaining approval from the commission as required by Section 54.234, Water Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1026.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1026 / Section 1026.103
§ 1026.103. MANAGEMENT, CONTROL, AND ADMINISTRATION.
Status: in_force

The board shall manage, control, and administer the hospital system and the district's money and resources.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 153.111 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 153 / Section 153.111
§ 153.111. DISTRIBUTION ON WITHDRAWAL.
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided by Section 153.210 or the partnership agreement, on withdrawal a withdrawing limited partner is entitled to receive, not later than a reasonable time after withdrawal, the fair value of that limited partner's interest in the limited partnership as of the date of withdrawal.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3949.006 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3949 / Section 3949.006
§ 3949.006. 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. Government Code § 481.403 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 481 / Section 481.403
§ 481.403. ACCESS TO CAPITAL PROGRAMS.
Status: in_force

The bank may establish access to capital loan-related programs of the following types to promote private access to capital to certain businesses with fewer than 500 full-time employees:

(1) capital access programs;

(2) collateral support programs;

(3) loan guarantee programs; and

(4) loan participation programs.
Tex. Occupations Code § 205.001 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 205 / Section 205.001
§ 205.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Acudetox specialist" means a person certified under Section 205.303.

(2) "Acupuncture" means:

(A) the nonsurgical, nonincisive insertion of an acupuncture needle and the application of moxibustion to specific areas of the human body as a primary mode of therapy to treat and mitigate a human condition, including evaluation and assessment of the condition; and

(B) the administration of thermal or electrical treatments or the recommendation of dietary guidelines, energy flow exercise, or dietary or herbal supplements in conjunction with the treatment described by Paragraph (A).

(3) "Acupuncture board" means the Texas State Board of Acupuncture Examiners.

(4) "Acupuncturist" means a person who:

(A) practices acupuncture; and

(B) directly or indirectly charges a fee for the performance of acupuncture services.

(5) "Chiropractor" means a person licensed to practice chiropractic by the Texas Board of Chiropractic Examiners.

(6) "Executive director" means the executive director of the Texas Medical Board.

(7) "Medical board" means the Texas Medical Board.

(8) "Physician" means a person licensed to practice medicine by the Texas Medical Board.
Tex. Insurance Code § 848.109 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 848 / Section 848.109
§ 848.109. VALIDITY OF OPERATIONS AND TRADE PRACTICES OF HEALTH CARE COLLABORATIVES.
Status: in_force

The operations and trade practices of a health care collaborative that are consistent with the provisions of this chapter, the rules adopted under this chapter, and applicable federal antitrust laws are presumed to be consistent with Chapter 15, Business & Commerce Code, or any other applicable provision of law.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3875.034 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3875 / Section 3875.034
§ 3875.034. RULES AND REGULATIONS.
Status: in_force

The district may adopt, amend, and enforce by ordinary civil remedies reasonable rules and regulations:

(1) for the administration and operation of the district;

(2) for the use, enjoyment, availability, protection, security, and maintenance of the district's properties and facilities; and

(3) to provide for public safety and security within the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1036.157 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1036 / Section 1036.157
§ 1036.157. INSPECTION OF ANNUAL AUDIT AND DISTRICT RECORDS.
Status: in_force

The annual audit and other district records shall be open to inspection during regular business hours at the district's principal office.
Tex. Water Code § 152.153 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 152 / Section 152.153
§ 152.153. AUTHORITY FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

(a) A river authority may sponsor and participate in an economic development program intended to strengthen the economic base and further the economic development of this state.

(b) A determination by the board of directors of a river authority that an economic development program is intended and expected to accomplish the program's stated purposes is conclusive with respect to whether the program serves the purposes of this subchapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9092.0507 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9092 / Section 9092.0507
§ 9092.0507. TAX AND RATE REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) If the district issues bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, the board shall impose an ad valorem tax sufficient to pay the bonds and the interest on the bonds as the bonds and interest become due. The board shall take into consideration reasonable delinquencies and collection costs in imposing the ad valorem tax. The board may adopt the tax rate for any year after considering the money reasonably to be received from the pledged revenue available for payment of principal and interest and to the extent and in the manner permitted by the resolution authorizing the issuance of the bonds.

(b) If the district issues bonds payable wholly or partly from revenue, the board shall impose and, as necessary, revise the rates of compensation for water sold and services provided by the district.

(c) For bonds payable wholly from revenue, the rates of compensation must be in an amount sufficient to:

(1) pay the expenses of operating and maintaining the district's facilities;

(2) pay the bonds as they mature and the interest as it accrues; and

(3) maintain the reserve and other funds as provided by the resolution authorizing the issuance of the bonds.

(d) For bonds payable partly from revenue, the rates of compensation must be in an amount sufficient to assure compliance with the resolution authorizing the issuance of the bonds.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 128.047 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 128 / Section 128.047
§ 128.047. MAXIMUM NUMBER OF LIENS.
Status: in_force

Not more than four liens may be enforced under this chapter against the same proceeds of a lien debtor even if the liens are filed by different lien claimants.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1043.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1043 / Section 1043.201
§ 1043.201. GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS.
Status: in_force

The board may issue and sell general obligation bonds in the name and on the faith and credit of the district for any purpose relating to:

(1) the purchase, construction, acquisition, repair, or renovation of buildings or improvements, including medical facilities; and

(2) equipping buildings or improvements for hospital or medical purposes.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7927.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7927 / Section 7927.051
§ 7927.051. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is governed by a board of five elected directors.

(b) Except as provided by Section 7927.052, directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Tex. Finance Code § 352.003 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 352 / Section 352.003
§ 352.003. REGISTRATION OF FACILITATORS.
Status: in_force

(a) To register as a facilitator, a person must provide to the commissioner:

(1) a list of each location in this state at which e-file providers authorized by the Internal Revenue Service file tax returns on behalf of borrowers for whom the facilitator acts to allow the making of a refund anticipation loan; and

(2) a processing fee for each location included on the list furnished under Subdivision (1).

(a-1) A registration issued under this section is valid for the period prescribed by finance commission rule adopted under Section 14.112.

(b) The commissioner shall prescribe the processing fee in an amount necessary to cover the costs of administering this section.

(c) The finance commission by rule shall establish a deadline for the submission of the information and fee required by Subsection (a) for initial issuance and renewal of registrations under this section.

(c-1) After the applicable deadline for initial or renewal registrations, a facilitator may amend the registration required under Subsection (a) to reflect any change in the information provided by the registration.

(d) The commissioner shall make available to the public a list of facilitators registered under this section.

(e) The commissioner may prescribe the registration form.

(f) The commissioner may refuse to renew the registration of a person who fails to comply with an order issued by the commissioner to enforce this chapter.
Tex. Estates Code § 505.052 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 505 / Section 505.052
§ 505.052. POWER TO SELL PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

(a) If a foreign will has been recorded in the deed records of a county in this state in the manner provided by this subtitle and the will gives an executor or trustee the power to sell property located in this state:

(1) an order of a court of this state is not necessary to authorize the executor or trustee to make the sale and execute proper conveyance; and

(2) any specific directions the testator gave in the foreign will respecting the sale of the estate property must be followed unless the directions have been annulled or suspended by an order of a court of competent jurisdiction.

(b) Notwithstanding Section 501.002(c), the original signatures required by that section may not be required for purposes of this section.