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Tex. Water Code § 11.318 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 11 / Section 11.318
§ 11.318. EXCEPTIONS TO FINAL DETERMINATION.
Status: in_force

(a) Any affected person who appeared in the proceeding before the commission may file exceptions to the final determination. An exception must state with a reasonable degree of certainty the grounds for the exception and must specify the particular paragraphs and pages of the determination to which the exception is taken.

(b) Three copies of the exceptions shall be filed in court, and a copy shall be served on the commission. The commission shall make copies of all exceptions available at a reasonable price, based on the cost of reproduction.
Tex. Labor Code § 204.002 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 204 / Section 204.002
§ 204.002. CONTRIBUTION REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) An employer shall pay a contribution on wages for employment paid during a calendar year or the portion of the calendar year in which the employer is subject to this subtitle.

(b) The contribution shall be paid to the commission in accordance with rules adopted by the commission.
Tex. Occupations Code § 801.352 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 801 / Section 801.352
§ 801.352. PROHIBITION AGAINST INTERFERENCE OR INTERVENTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The professional services of a veterinarian may not be controlled or exploited by a person who:

(1) is not a veterinarian; and

(2) intervenes between the veterinarian and the veterinarian's client.

(b) A veterinarian may not:

(1) allow a person who does not hold a license to practice veterinary medicine issued under this chapter to interfere with or intervene in the veterinarian's practice of veterinary medicine; or

(2) submit to interference or intervention by a person who does not hold a license to practice veterinary medicine issued under this chapter.

(c) A veterinarian shall avoid a relationship that may result in interference with or intervention in the veterinarian's practice of veterinary medicine by a person who does not hold a license to practice veterinary medicine issued under this chapter.

(d) A veterinarian is responsible for the veterinarian's actions. The veterinarian is directly responsible to the client and for the care and treatment of the patient.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1805.002 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1805 / Section 1805.002
§ 1805.002. APPLICATION TO BUSINESS MACHINES.
Status: in_force

(a) This chapter applies only to a business machine that has previously been sold at retail.

(b) This chapter does not apply to a business machine:

(1) acquired in good faith in a transaction involving the stock in trade of another secondhand dealer who previously made the reports on the machine required by this chapter if:

(A) the selling dealer delivers to the acquiring dealer a written document stating that the reports have been made;

(B) the acquiring dealer submits a copy of the statement to the chief of police of the municipality or the sheriff of the county in which the selling dealer is located; and

(C) each secondhand dealer involved in the transaction retains a copy of the statement required by this subdivision for three years after the date of the transaction;

(2) acquired in a nonjudicial sale, transfer, assignment, assignment for the benefit of creditors, or consignment of the assets or stock in trade, in bulk, or a substantial part of those assets, of an industrial or commercial enterprise, other than a secondhand dealer, for the voluntary dissolution or liquidation of the seller's business, or for disposing of an excessive quantity of personal property, or property that has been acquired in a nonjudicial sale or transfer from an owner other than a secondhand dealer, the seller's entire household of personal property, or a substantial part of that property, if the secondhand dealer:

(A) gives written notice to the chief of police of the municipality or the sheriff of the county in which the dealer's business is located that a reporting exemption is being claimed under this subdivision;

(B) retains in the dealer's place of business, for three years after the date of the transaction, a copy of the bill of sale, receipt, inventory list, or other transfer document; and

(C) makes the record retained available for inspection by any peace officer;

(3) acquired in a sale made:

(A) by any public officer in the officer's official capacity as a trustee in bankruptcy, executor, administrator, receiver, or public official acting under judicial process or authority; or

(B) on the execution of, or by virtue of, any process issued by a court;

(4) acquired as surplus property from the United States, a state, a subdivision of a state, or a municipal corporation;

(5) reported by a secondhand dealer as an acquisition or a purchase, or reported as destroyed or otherwise disposed of, to:

(A) a state agency under another law of this state; or

(B) a municipal or county officer or agency under another law of this state or a municipal ordinance; or

(6) acquired by a person licensed under Chapter 371, Finance Code.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1103.060 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1103 / Section 1103.060
§ 1103.060. EDUCATIONAL PRESENTATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) A member of the board or a board employee may make a presentation to a group of certificate or license holders for which the certificate or license holders may receive continuing education credit for the renewal of a certificate or license under Section 1103.211. The board member or employee may not receive compensation for the presentation.

(b) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), the board member or employee may receive reimbursement for reasonable travel expenses.
Tex. Occupations Code § 452.052 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 452 / Section 452.052
§ 452.052. ELIGIBILITY OF PUBLIC MEMBER APPOINTED BY GOVERNOR.
Status: in_force

A person is not eligible for appointment by the governor as a public member of the executive council if the person or the person's spouse:

(1) is registered, certified, or licensed by an occupational regulatory agency in the field of health care;

(2) is employed by or participates in the management of a business entity or other organization regulated by or receiving funds from the executive council, the occupational therapy board, or the physical therapy board;

(3) owns or controls, directly or indirectly, more than a 10 percent interest in a business entity or other organization regulated by or receiving funds from the executive council, the occupational therapy board, or the physical therapy board; or

(4) uses or receives a substantial amount of tangible goods, services, or funds from the executive council, the occupational therapy board, or the physical therapy board, other than compensation or reimbursement authorized by law for executive council, occupational therapy board, or physical therapy board membership, attendance, or expenses.
Tex. Government Code § 809A.053 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 809A / Section 809A.053
§ 809A.053. NOTICE OF DIVESTMENT TO LISTED RESTRICTED ENTITY.
Status: in_force

For each listed restricted entity identified under Section 809A.052, the state governmental entity shall send a written notice:

(1) informing the restricted entity of its status as a restricted entity; and

(2) warning the restricted entity that it may become subject to divestment by the state governmental entity.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 431.241 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 431 / Section 431.241
§ 431.241. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

(a) The executive commissioner may adopt rules for the efficient enforcement of this chapter.

(b) The executive commissioner may conform rules adopted under this chapter, if practicable, with regulations adopted under the federal Act.

(c) The enumeration of specific federal laws and regulations in Sections 431.244 and 431.245 does not limit the general authority granted to the executive commissioner in Subsection (b) to conform rules adopted under this chapter to those adopted under the federal Act.

(d) The executive commissioner may adopt the federal regulations issued by the secretary pursuant to the Prescription Drug Marketing Act of 1987 (21 U.S.C. Sections 331, 333, 353, and 381), as necessary or desirable so that the state wholesale drug distributor licensing program in Subchapter N may achieve compliance with that Act.

(e) The executive commissioner shall not establish a drug formulary that restricts by any prior or retroactive approval process a physician's ability to treat a patient with a prescription drug that has been approved and designated as safe and effective by the United States Food and Drug Administration, in compliance with federal law and subject to review by the executive commissioner.

(f) Nothing in this section shall effect a prior approval program in operation on the effective date of this section nor shall any portion of this chapter prohibit a prior approval process on any federally exempted products.

(g) The department may assess a fee for the issuance of a certificate of free sale and another certification issued under this chapter. The executive commissioner by rule shall set each fee in an amount sufficient to recover the cost to the department of issuing the particular certificate.
Tex. Insurance Code § 843.075 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 843 / Section 843.075
§ 843.075. CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORITY FOR SINGLE HEALTH CARE SERVICE PLAN.
Status: in_force

The commissioner may issue a certificate of authority to a health maintenance organization organized and operated solely to provide a single health care service plan.
Tex. Transportation Code § 504.675 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 504 / Section 504.675
§ 504.675. STOP HUMAN TRAFFICKING LICENSE PLATES.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall issue specialty license plates to support the trafficked persons program account established under Section 50.0153, Health and Safety Code. The department shall design the license plates in consultation with an organization involved in the support and recovery of human trafficking victims.

(b) After deduction of the department's administrative costs the remainder of the fee for issuance of the license plates shall be deposited to the credit of the trafficked persons program account established under Section 50.0153, Health and Safety Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3810.152 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3810 / Section 3810.152
§ 3810.152. DISBURSEMENTS AND TRANSFERS OF MONEY.
Status: in_force

The board by resolution shall establish the number of directors' signatures and the procedure required for a disbursement or transfer of the district's money.
Tex. Occupations Code § 651.657 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 651 / Section 651.657
§ 651.657. CREMATORY ESTABLISHMENT LICENSE APPLICATION.
Status: in_force

(a) An applicant for a crematory establishment license must:

(1) submit a written license application to the commission;

(2) pay the application fee; and

(3) provide proof satisfactory to the commission that the owner or operator of the crematory is trained and certified by a reputable organization approved by the commission, such as the Cremation Association of North America.

(b) An application for a license or renewal of a license as a crematory establishment must include:

(1) the full business name of the crematory establishment;

(2) the address of:

(A) the applicant if the business is owned by an individual;

(B) each partner if the business is a partnership;

(C) each member of the board of directors if the business is an association; or

(D) each shareholder who owns more than 25 percent of the corporate stock and each officer and director if the business is a corporation;

(3) a statement from each individual named under Subdivision (2) that details:

(A) the individual's business experience for the previous 10 years;

(B) any felony or misdemeanor conviction of the individual;

(C) any involvement of the individual as a defendant in a civil action involving allegations of fraud; and

(D) a suspension by this state or any other state of any license related to funeral directing or the operation of a cemetery or crematory;

(4) the location of the crematory; and

(5) the date the business was established.

(c) An application for a license or renewal of a license must be on a form furnished by the commission.

(d) The application form for renewal of a license as a crematory establishment must allow the applicant to provide a written statement that the information previously provided to the commission under Subsection (b) has not changed, if applicable.
Tex. Government Code § 845.506 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 845 / Section 845.506
§ 845.506. APPEAL OF ADMINISTRATIVE DECISION.
Status: in_force

(a) A decision of the retirement system is final and conclusive unless an appeal is filed in writing with the system by regular mail or electronic filing, as that term is defined by Section 845.116(a)(1), not later than the 90th day after the earlier of the date the person subject to the decision receives notice of the decision by any means or the date the system files notice of its decision with the person by regular mail or electronic means.

(b) A person may appeal a decision to the board of trustees if the person is aggrieved by a decision of the retirement system relating to the system or any program administered by the system under this subtitle:

(1) denying or limiting membership, service credit, or eligibility for or the amount of benefits payable by the system; or

(2) regarding to whom benefits should be paid under the system or program.

(c) The director or the director's designee may refer an appeal made under Subsection (a) to the State Office of Administrative Hearings for a hearing or employ, select, or contract for the services of an administrative law judge or hearing examiner not affiliated with the State Office of Administrative Hearings to conduct a hearing. This subsection prevails over any other law to the extent of any conflict.

(d) An appeal under this section is considered to be a contested case under Chapter 2001. The appellant in a contested case under this section has the burden of proof on all issues, including issues in the nature of an affirmative defense.

(e) The board of trustees may in its sole discretion make a final decision on a contested case under this section. Notwithstanding any other law, the board may in its sole discretion modify, refuse to accept, or delete any proposed finding of fact or conclusion of law contained in a proposal for decision submitted by an administrative law judge or other hearing examiner, or make alternative findings of fact and conclusions of law, in a proceeding considered to be a contested case under Chapter 2001. The board shall state in writing the specific reason for its determination and may adopt rules for the implementation of this subsection. The board may delegate its authority under this subsection to the director.

(f) Notwithstanding Subsections (d) and (e), the retirement system and a person aggrieved by a decision of the system may at any time informally negotiate an award of benefits. Negotiated benefits may not exceed the maximum benefits otherwise available or required by law.

(g) A final decision of the board of trustees in a contested case under this section is subject to judicial review under Chapter 2001. The standard of review is by substantial evidence. Venue of the appeal is only in a district court in Travis County.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1117.303 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1117 / Section 1117.303
§ 1117.303. TAX ASSESSOR-COLLECTOR.
Status: in_force

The tax assessor-collector of:

(1) DeWitt County shall assess and collect taxes imposed by the district on all taxable property in DeWitt County;

(2) Lavaca County shall assess and collect taxes imposed by the district on all taxable property in Lavaca County; and

(3) Gonzales County shall assess and collect taxes imposed by the district on all taxable property in Gonzales County.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8364.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8364 / Section 8364.052
§ 8364.052. EX OFFICIO DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) At any time, the board may by resolution:

(1) appoint a nonvoting ex officio director to serve at the pleasure of the board; and

(2) remove an ex officio director.

(b) An ex officio director:

(1) is entitled to all notices and information given to and accessible to a director; and

(2) may attend and participate in any board meeting.
Tex. Local Government Code § 171.001 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 171 / Section 171.001
§ 171.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Local public official" means a member of the governing body or another officer, whether elected, appointed, paid, or unpaid, of any district (including a school district), county, municipality, precinct, central appraisal district, transit authority or district, or other local governmental entity who exercises responsibilities beyond those that are advisory in nature.

(2) "Business entity" means a sole proprietorship, partnership, firm, corporation, holding company, joint-stock company, receivership, trust, or any other entity recognized by law.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 7 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 51 / Section 7
§ 7. ISSUE OF GOVERNOR'S WARRANT OF ARREST; ITS RECITALS.
Status: in_force

If the Governor decides that the demand should be complied with, he shall sign a warrant of arrest, which shall be sealed with the state seal and be directed to any peace officer or other person whom he may think fit to entrust with the execution thereof. The warrant must substantially recite the facts necessary to the validity of its issuance.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8828.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8828 / Section 8828.151
§ 8828.151. DISTRICT REVENUE.
Status: in_force

To pay the district's maintenance and operating costs, the district may:

(1) impose an ad valorem tax at a rate not to exceed five cents for each $100 of taxable value of property in the district;

(2) assess general production fees;

(3) solicit and accept grants from any public or private source; and

(4) assess a transfer fee on water exported from the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7927A.0304 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7927A / Section 7927A.0304
§ 7927A.0304. ROAD STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

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

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

(c) If the state will maintain and operate the road, the Texas Transportation Commission must approve the plans and specifications of the road project.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1101.204 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1101 / Section 1101.204
§ 1101.204. REVENUE BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may issue revenue bonds to:

(1) purchase, construct, acquire, repair, equip, or renovate buildings or improvements for hospital purposes;

(2) acquire sites to be used for hospital purposes; or

(3) acquire and operate a mobile emergency medical service to assist the district in carrying out its hospital purposes.

(b) The bonds must be payable from and secured by a pledge of all or part of the revenue derived from the operation of the district's hospital system.

(c) The bonds may be additionally secured by a mortgage or deed of trust lien on all or part of district property.

(d) The bonds must be issued in the manner provided by Sections 264.042, 264.043, 264.046, 264.047, 264.048, and 264.049, Health and Safety Code, for issuance of revenue bonds by a county hospital authority.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8488.202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8488 / Section 8488.202
§ 8488.202. TAXES FOR BONDS.
Status: in_force

At the time the district issues bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, the board shall provide for the annual imposition of a continuing direct ad valorem tax, without limit as to rate or amount, while all or part of the bonds are outstanding as required and in the manner provided by Sections 54.601 and 54.602, Water Code.
Tex. Local Government Code § 130.907 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 130 / Section 130.907
§ 130.907.
Status: in_force

Sec. 130.907. AID TO STATE AND FEDERAL AGENCIES IN COUNTY WITH POPULATION OF 22,050 TO 23,000. In each county with a population of 22,050 to 23,000, the commissioners court may provide financial aid and facilities, as the court considers necessary, to a state or federal governmental agency or bureau that conducts activities or maintains projects within the county.
Tex. Property Code § 143.004 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 143 / Section 143.004
§ 143.004. ESTABLISHMENT OF SUBACCOUNT.
Status: in_force

If the court finds that it is in the best interests of a person who is the subject of an application under Section 143.002, the court may order:

(1) the establishment of a subaccount of which the person is the beneficiary; and

(2) the transfer to the subaccount of any of the person's property on hand or accruing to the person.