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Tex. Occupations Code § 51.218 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 51 / Section 51.218
§ 51.218. ANNUAL REPORT.
Status: in_force

(a) The department annually shall submit a report to the governor and the legislature that:

(1) includes a summary of lottery revenue, prize disbursements, and other expenses for the state fiscal year preceding the report;

(2) includes a comprehensive business plan to guide the department's major lottery initiatives that contains:

(A) specific goals for the department; and

(B) an evaluation of:

(i) the department's overall performance on lottery operations;

(ii) the effectiveness of specific lottery programs and initiatives;

(iii) the efficiency of the department's lottery operations;

(iv) the amount of lottery revenue generated for state purposes other than the payment of prizes; and

(v) the factors affecting the amount of lottery revenue received and disbursed, including ticket sales and administrative efficiency;

(3) addresses the trends and issues related to violations of state laws under the department's lottery and bingo jurisdiction identified:

(A) in complaints submitted under Section 51.252 as analyzed to identify the trends and issues by alleged violation type and to evaluate the effectiveness of the department's enforcement process; and

(B) through an inspection, audit, or other means of regulating lottery operations under Chapter 466, Government Code, and bingo under Chapter 2001;

(4) includes for the preceding calendar year charitable bingo information on:

(A) the total amount reported by licensed authorized organizations of adjusted gross receipts from bingo operations under Chapter 2001;

(B) the total amount reported by licensed authorized organizations of net proceeds from bingo operations under Chapter 2001; and

(C) a comparison of the amounts reported under Paragraphs (A) and (B), including the percentage the net proceeds represents compared to the adjusted gross receipts; and

(5) provides biennial recommendations to the legislature on emerging trends, technological advancements, regulatory developments, and market dynamics affecting the lottery and bingo industries.

(b) For purposes of Subsection (a)(4):

(1) the term "adjusted gross receipts" means the amount remaining after deducting prizes paid but excluding prize fees collected from bingo players; and

(2) the department shall determine the total amount of net proceeds in a manner that does not reduce gross receipts by the amount of rent paid for the rental of bingo premises by a licensed authorized organization to another licensed authorized organization if the other organization pays rent for the premises to a licensed commercial lessor.
Tex. Government Code § 2306.784 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2306 / Section 2306.784
§ 2306.784. SUBDIVISION COMPLIANCE.
Status: in_force

Any subdivision created with assistance from the colonia model subdivision revolving loan fund must fully comply with all state and local laws, including any process established under state or local law for subdividing real property.
Tex. Government Code § 546.0252 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 546 / Section 546.0252
§ 546.0252.
Status: in_force

Sec. 546.0252. FAMILY-BASED ALTERNATIVES SYSTEM: PURPOSE, IMPLEMENTATION, AND ADMINISTRATION. (a) The purpose of the family-based alternatives system is to further this state's policy of providing for a child's basic needs for safety, security, and stability by ensuring that a child becomes a part of a successful permanent family as soon as possible.

(b) In achieving the purpose described by Subsection (a), the family-based alternatives system is intended to operate in a manner that recognizes that parents are a valued and integral part of the process established under the system. The system must:

(1) encourage parents to participate in all decisions affecting their children; and

(2) respect the authority of parents, other than parents whose parental rights have been terminated, to make decisions regarding their children.

(c) The commission shall begin implementing the family-based alternatives system in areas of this state with high numbers of children who reside in institutions.

(d) The family-based alternatives system may be administered in cooperation with public and private entities.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1016.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1016 / Section 1016.101
§ 1016.101. DISTRICT RESPONSIBILITY.
Status: in_force

The district has full responsibility for providing hospital care for the district's indigent residents.
Tex. Finance Code § 371.207 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 371 / Section 371.207
§ 371.207. FEE.
Status: in_force

A pawnbroker shall pay to the commissioner an amount assessed by the commissioner to cover the direct and indirect costs of an examination and a proportionate share of general administrative expenses.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 2.209 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 2 / Section 2.209
§ 2.209. MODIFICATION, RESCISSION AND WAIVER.
Status: in_force

(a) An agreement modifying a contract within this chapter needs no consideration to be binding.

(b) A signed agreement which excludes modification or rescission except by a signed writing cannot be otherwise modified or rescinded, but except as between merchants such a requirement on a form supplied by the merchant must be separately signed by the other party.

(c) The requirements of the statute of frauds section of this chapter (Section 2.201) must be satisfied if the contract as modified is within its provisions.

(d) Although an attempt at modification or rescission does not satisfy the requirements of Subsection (b) or (c) it can operate as a waiver.

(e) A party who has made a waiver affecting an executory portion of the contract may retract the waiver by reasonable notification received by the other party that strict performance will be required of any term waived, unless the retraction would be unjust in view of a material change of position in reliance on the waiver.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1113.107 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1113 / Section 1113.107
§ 1113.107. EMINENT DOMAIN.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may exercise the power of eminent domain to acquire a fee simple or other interest in any type of property located in district territory, if the interest is necessary or convenient to exercise a right, power, privilege, or function conferred on the district by this chapter.

(b) The district must exercise the power of eminent domain in the manner provided by Chapter 21, Property Code, except the district is not required to deposit in the trial court money or a bond as otherwise required by Section 21.021(a), Property Code.

(c) In a condemnation proceeding brought by the district, the district is not required to:

(1) pay in advance or provide a bond or other security for costs in the trial court;

(2) provide a bond for the issuance of a temporary restraining order or a temporary injunction; or

(3) provide a bond for costs or a supersedeas bond on an appeal or petition for review.
Tex. Insurance Code § 38.006 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 38 / Section 38.006
§ 38.006. EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES PROVIDER BALANCE BILLING RATE DATABASE.
Status: in_force

(a) A political subdivision may submit to the department, in the form and manner prescribed by the commissioner, a rate set, controlled, or regulated by the political subdivision for purposes of Section 1271.159, 1275.054, 1301.166, 1551.231, 1575.174, or 1579.112. The department shall establish and maintain on the department's Internet website a publicly accessible database for the rates.

(b) This section expires September 1, 2027.
Tex. Water Code § 15.706 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 15 / Section 15.706
§ 15.706. REPORTS.
Status: in_force

The commission and the board shall provide ready access by the other agency through manual or computer capabilities to all water rights permits, final water rights decisions, applications, amendments, contracts, computerized files, computer programs, and other information related to water rights and to the operation of the water bank. The commission shall provide the board with all notices of proposed water rights actions.
Tex. Education Code § 156.004 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 156 / Section 156.004
§ 156.004. COMPOSITION OF CONSORTIUM.
Status: in_force

(a) The research coordinating board shall establish the Texas Adult Stem Cell Research Consortium.

(b) The consortium is composed of participating institutions of higher education and businesses that:

(1) accept public money for adult stem cell research; or

(2) otherwise agree to participate in the consortium.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8472.254 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8472 / Section 8472.254
§ 8472.254. ASSESSMENTS; LIENS FOR ASSESSMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) An assessment or a reassessment imposed under this subchapter 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.

(b) 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.

(c) 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. Election Code § 43.034 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 43 / Section 43.034
§ 43.034. ACCESSIBILITY OF POLLING PLACE TO THE ELDERLY AND PERSONS WITH PHYSICAL DISABILITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) Each polling place shall be accessible to and usable by the elderly and persons with physical disabilities. To be considered accessible, a polling place must meet the standards established under Article 9102, Revised Statutes, including the following standards:

(1) the polling place must be on the ground-level floor or be accessible from the ground-level floor by an elevator with doors that provide an opening of at least 36 inches in width;

(2) doors, entrances, and exits used to enter or leave the polling place must have a minimum width of 32 inches;

(3) any curb adjacent to the main entrance to a polling place must have curb cuts or temporary nonslip ramps;

(4) any stairs necessary to enter or leave the polling place must have a handrail on each side of the stairs and a nonslip ramp; and

(5) the polling place may not have a barrier that impedes the path of a person with physical disabilities to the voting station.

(b) The commissioners court shall provide a polling place that complies with Subsection (a) in each county election precinct. The site shall be made available for use as a polling place on every day that an election may be held within the precinct by any authority that holds elections. The commissioners court may make expenditures from either the general fund or the permanent improvement fund to bring an existing county-owned site into compliance with Subsection (a).

(c) The governing body of each political subdivision that holds elections shall cooperate with the commissioners court in its respective county in implementing this section and is subject to the same requirements for compliance as prescribed by Subsection (b). If the authority holding an election rejects a county-designated polling place that is available and chooses to use a different site of its own designation, it shall provide a polling place that complies with Subsection (a) at its own expense. A political party that is holding a primary election may not reject an available county-designated polling place without the prior consent of the secretary of state.
Tex. Government Code § 24.386 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 24 / Section 24.386
§ 24.386.
Status: repealed

Sec. 24.386. 207TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (CALDWELL, COMAL, AND HAYS COUNTIES). (a) The 207th Judicial District is composed of Caldwell, Comal, and Hays counties.

(b) The 207th District Court has the same jurisdiction in Comal County as the 22nd District Court has in Comal County and shall give preference to criminal cases in Caldwell, Comal, and Hays counties.

(c) Repealed by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 26, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.

(d) The terms of the 207th District Court begin:

(1) in Hays County on the first Mondays in February and August;

(2) in Caldwell County on the first Mondays in March and September; and

(3) in Comal County on the first Mondays in January and July.

(e) Section 24.123, relating to the 22nd District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 207th District Court.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 61.071 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 61 / Section 61.071
§ 61.071. COMPLIANCE BEFORE APPROVAL.
Status: in_force

The land office shall not approve any application that fails to meet the conditions specified in Section 61.069 of this code.
Tex. Occupations Code § 51.211 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 51 / Section 51.211
§ 51.211. RISK-BASED INSPECTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall conduct risk-based inspections that prioritize inspections based on key risk factors identified by the department, including:

(1) whether a license holder has previously violated a law establishing a regulatory program administered by the department or a rule or order of the commission or executive director; and

(2) the number of violations committed by a license holder.

(b) The department may use alternative inspection methods, including the use of videoconference technology or other methods instead of conducting an in-person inspection, in circumstances the department considers appropriate.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8374.152 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8374 / Section 8374.152
§ 8374.152. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) If authorized at an election held under Section 8374.151, the district may impose an operation and maintenance tax on taxable property in the district in accordance with Section 49.107, Water Code.

(b) The board shall determine the tax rate. The rate may not exceed the rate approved at the election.

(c) If required by an agreement between the district and a municipality under Section 8374.105, the total ad valorem tax rate of the district may not be less than the total ad valorem tax rate of the municipality.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1045.053 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1045 / Section 1045.053
§ 1045.053. QUALIFICATIONS FOR OFFICE.
Status: in_force

(a) To be eligible to be a candidate for an elected position or to serve as an elected or appointed director, a person must be:

(1) a district resident; and

(2) a qualified voter.

(b) A person who is elected from a commissioner precinct or who is appointed to fill a vacancy for a commissioner precinct must be a resident of that commissioner precinct.

(c) A district employee may not serve as a director.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1039.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1039 / Section 1039.004
§ 1039.004. DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

The boundaries of the district are coextensive with the boundaries of Hemphill County, Texas.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1701.3526 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1701 / Section 1701.3526
§ 1701.3526. CONTINUING EDUCATION ON INCIDENT RESPONSE AND COMMAND.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall require a peace officer whose duties involve the supervision of officers in an incident response to complete, as part of the continuing education programs under Section 1701.351(a), an advanced incident response and command course, in collaboration with the Texas Division of Emergency Management, as determined by commission rule.

(b) The exemption under Section 1701.351(d) does not apply to the training required by Subsection (a).
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 1001.028 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 1001 / Section 1001.028
§ 1001.028. PUBLIC INTEREST INFORMATION AND COMPLAINTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner, with the advice of the council, shall prepare information of public interest describing the functions of the department and the procedures by which complaints are filed with and resolved by the department. The commission shall make the information available to the public and appropriate state governmental entities.

(b) The executive commissioner by rule shall establish methods by which consumers and service recipients are notified of the name, mailing address, and telephone number of the department for directing complaints to the department.
Tex. Government Code § 30.01481 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 30 / Section 30.01481
§ 30.01481. APPLICATION.
Status: in_force

This subchapter applies to the City of Bullard.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 9.101 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 9 / Section 9.101
§ 9.101. REVOCATION OF REGISTRATION BY SECRETARY OF STATE.
Status: in_force

(a) If it appears to the secretary of state that, with respect to a foreign filing entity, a circumstance described by Subsection (b) exists, the secretary of state may notify the entity of the circumstance by mail or certified mail addressed to the foreign filing entity at the entity's registered office or principal place of business as shown on the records of the secretary of state.

(b) The secretary of state may revoke a foreign filing entity's registration if the secretary of state finds that:

(1) the entity has failed to, and, before the 91st day after the date notice was mailed, has not corrected the entity's failure to:

(A) file a report within the period required by law or pay a fee or penalty prescribed by law when due and payable;

(B) maintain a registered agent or registered office in this state as required by law; or

(C) amend its registration when required by law; or

(2) the entity has failed to, and, before the 16th day after the date notice was mailed, has not corrected the entity's failure to pay a fee required in connection with the application for registration, or payment of the fee was dishonored when presented by the state for payment.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1101.708 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1101 / Section 1101.708
§ 1101.708. COLLECTION OF PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) If the person does not pay the administrative penalty and the enforcement of the penalty is not stayed, the executive director may refer the matter to the attorney general for collection of the penalty.

(b) If the attorney general notifies the commission that the attorney general will not pursue collection of the penalty, the commission may pursue collection of the penalty by any lawful means.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3879.110 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3879 / Section 3879.110
§ 3879.110. 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 § 2203.052 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2203 / Section 2203.052
§ 2203.052. BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) The association is governed by a board of directors composed of the following nine members:

(1) five representatives of insurers that are required to be association members, elected by association members;

(2) one physician, appointed by the Texas Medical Association or a successor to that association;

(3) one representative of hospitals, appointed by the Texas Hospital Association or a successor to that association; and

(4) two public members, appointed by the commissioner.

(b) The board members serve one-year terms beginning on October 1 of each year.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1151.158 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1151 / Section 1151.158
§ 1151.158. ANNUAL FEE; EXPIRATION AND RENEWAL OF REGISTRATION.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided by the commission, a registration under this chapter is valid for one year and must be renewed annually. A registrant must pay an annual fee. The commission by rule may adopt a system under which registrations expire on various dates during the year.

(b) The department shall notify a registrant under this chapter of the impending expiration of the registrant's registration as provided by Section 51.401(f).
Tex. Utilities Code § 163.086 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 163 / Section 163.086
§ 163.086. ISSUANCE, FORM, AND PROVISIONS OF BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) Agency bonds that are payable from agency revenues or anticipated bond proceeds and the records relating to their issuance must be submitted to the attorney general for examination before delivery.

(b) The bonds:

(1) must mature serially or otherwise not more than 50 years after the date of issuance;

(2) may be made redeemable before maturity at the time and at the price or prices set by the agency; and

(3) may be sold at public or private sale under the terms and for the price the agency determines to be in the best interest of the agency.

(c) The bonds must be signed by the presiding officer or assistant presiding officer of the agency, be attested by the secretary, and bear the seal of the agency. The signatures may be printed on the bonds if authorized by the agency, and the seal may be impressed or printed on the bonds. The agency may adopt or use for any purpose the signature of an individual who has been an officer of the agency, regardless of whether the individual has ceased to be an officer at the time the bonds are delivered to the purchaser.
Tex. Insurance Code § 843.402 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 843 / Section 843.402
§ 843.402. OFFICERS' AND EMPLOYEES' BOND.
Status: in_force

(a) A health maintenance organization shall maintain in force in its own name a fidelity bond on its officers and employees in an amount of at least $100,000 or another amount prescribed by the commissioner.

(b) The fidelity bond must be issued by an insurer that holds a certificate of authority in this state. If, after notice and hearing, the commissioner determines that a fidelity bond is not available from an insurer that holds a certificate of authority in this state, the health maintenance organization may obtain a fidelity bond procured by a surplus lines agent resident in this state in compliance with Chapter 981.

(c) The fidelity bond must obligate the surety to pay any loss of money or other property the health maintenance organization sustains because of an act of fraud or dishonesty by an employee or officer of the health maintenance organization, acting alone or in concert with others, while employed or serving as an officer of the health maintenance organization.

(d) Instead of a fidelity bond, a health maintenance organization may deposit cash with the comptroller. The deposit must be maintained in the amount and is subject to the same conditions required for a fidelity bond under this section.