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Tex. Labor Code § 505.052 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 505 / Section 505.052
§ 505.052. PERCENTAGE OF PAYROLL SET ASIDE FOR WORKERS' COMPENSATION EXPENSES; ACCOUNT; REPORTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may set aside from its available appropriations, other than itemized appropriations, an amount not exceeding three and one-half percent of the department's annual payroll for the payment of administrative expenses, charges, benefits, and awards under this chapter.

(b) The amount set aside under Subsection (a) shall be set up in a separate account in the department's records. The balance of the account at any time may not exceed an amount equal to three and one-half percent of the department's annual payroll.

(c) The account shall show the disbursements authorized by this chapter. A statement of the amount set aside for the account and the disbursements from the account shall be included in the reports made to the governor and the legislature as required by law.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2051.457 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2051 / Section 2051.457
§ 2051.457. FAILURE TO PAY ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) If an athlete agent fails to pay the administrative penalty and does not request a hearing as provided by Section 2051.453, the secretary of state may revoke the agent's certificate of registration, refuse to renew the agent's certificate of registration, or refuse to issue a certificate of registration to the agent.

(b) If, after a hearing, an athlete agent fails to pay the administrative penalty as required by Section 2051.454, the secretary of state may revoke the agent's certificate of registration, refuse to renew the agent's certificate of registration, or refuse to issue a certificate of registration to the agent.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2053.006 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2053 / Section 2053.006
§ 2053.006. DISAPPROVAL OF RATE FILING; HEARING.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner shall disapprove a rate filing made under Section 2053.003 if the commissioner determines that the filing does not meet the standards established under this subchapter.

(b) If the commissioner disapproves a rate filing, the commissioner shall issue an order specifying in what respects the filing fails to meet the requirements of this subchapter.

(c) A filer whose rate filing is disapproved is entitled to a hearing on written request made to the department not later than the 30th day after the date the order disapproving the filing takes effect.
Tex. Transportation Code § 452.524 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 452 / Section 452.524
§ 452.524. OFFICERS.
Status: in_force

(a) The members of the executive committee shall elect from among its membership a presiding officer, assistant presiding officer, and secretary and other officers the members determine are appropriate.

(b) The executive committee may appoint, as necessary, members or nonmembers as assistant secretaries.

(c) The secretary or assistant secretary shall:

(1) keep permanent records of each proceeding and transaction of the authority; and

(2) perform other duties assigned by the executive committee.
Tex. Insurance Code § 40.056 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 40 / Section 40.056
§ 40.056. DEADLINES.
Status: in_force

The administrative law judge shall establish reasonable deadlines for the filing of affidavits, the designation of witnesses, and other matters as are necessary or appropriate.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8814.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8814 / Section 8814.103
§ 8814.103. EMINENT DOMAIN.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may exercise the power of eminent domain to acquire by condemnation a fee simple or other interest in property in the district if the property interest is necessary to the exercise of the authority conferred by this chapter.

(b) The district must exercise the power of eminent domain in the manner provided by Chapter 21, Property Code, but the district is not required to deposit in the trial court money or a bond as provided by Section 21.021(a), Property Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8100.0106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8100 / Section 8100.0106
§ 8100.0106. INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is initially composed of the territory described by Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter.

(b) The boundaries and field notes contained in Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter form a closure. A mistake made in the field notes or in copying the field notes in the legislative process does not affect the district's:

(1) organization, existence, or validity;

(2) right to issue any type of bond for the purposes for which the district is created or to pay the principal of and interest on a bond;

(3) right to impose a tax; or

(4) legality or operation.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 12.010 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 12 / Section 12.010
§ 12.010. NUISANCE OR NOXIOUS AQUATIC VEGETATION PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may implement a program to control or eradicate nuisance aquatic vegetation, including hydrilla and giant sylvania, from public water in this state.

(b) To implement the program under this section, the department may use money from unclaimed refunds of the tax on fuel used in motorboats appropriated to the department under Section 162.502(c), Tax Code.

(c) The department may contract with a person not employed by the department or use the services of department personnel for the control or eradication of nuisance or noxious vegetation in the water of this state.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9051.252 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9051 / Section 9051.252
§ 9051.252. ISSUANCE OF BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) To accomplish district purposes, the board may borrow money, issue bonds, and prescribe the method of payment of the bonds by the use of net revenue, taxes, or both net revenue and taxes.

(b) Bonds must be authorized by a board resolution.

(c) In the resolution authorizing the bonds, the district may set aside an amount from the bond proceeds for:

(1) the payment of interest expected to accrue during construction; and

(2) a reserve interest and sinking fund.

(d) Bond proceeds may be used to pay all expenses necessarily incurred in accomplishing district purposes, including the expenses of issuing and selling the bonds.

(e) Pending the use of bond proceeds for the purpose for which the bonds were issued, the board may invest the proceeds in obligations of the United States.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8011.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8011 / Section 8011.002
§ 8011.002. NATURE AND PURPOSES OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is a municipal utility district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.

(b) The district is created to accomplish the purposes of:

(1) a municipal utility district as provided by general law and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution; and

(2) Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, that relate to the construction, acquisition, improvement, operation, or maintenance of macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.
Tex. Occupations Code § 258.156 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 258 / Section 258.156
§ 258.156. INSPECTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (h), the board may conduct inspections of a dentist who applies for or holds a permit issued under this subchapter as necessary to enforce this subchapter, including inspections of an office site, equipment, a facility, and any document of the dentist. During an inspection under this section, the board may evaluate a dentist's competency in the administration of anesthesia.

(b) The board shall conduct an inspection with respect to a dentist who holds a level 2, level 3, or level 4 permit not later than the first anniversary of the date the permit is issued.

(c) The board by rule shall adopt a risk-based inspection policy for conducting inspections under this section. The policy must require the board to take into consideration any previous disciplinary action taken against a permit holder for an anesthesia-related violation when determining whether an inspection is necessary.

(d) The board may contract with another state agency or qualified person to conduct these inspections.

(e) The board is not required to give notice before conducting an inspection under this section.

(f) The board shall maintain records of inspections conducted under this section.

(g) The board by rule may establish education and training requirements for inspectors who conduct inspections under this section.

(h) The board may not conduct an inspection under this section with respect to a dentist who administers anesthesia exclusively in a state-licensed hospital or state-licensed ambulatory surgical center. The board may by rule except from inspection under this section a dentist who administers anesthesia exclusively in any other facility that is subject to inspection by the Department of State Health Services or an accrediting body under state law. The board retains all other authority provided by this subtitle over a dentist described by this subsection.
Tex. Tax Code § 155.241 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 155 / Section 155.241
§ 155.241. ALLOCATION OF TAX.
Status: in_force

Revenue collected under this chapter shall be deposited to the credit of the general revenue fund.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8099.0101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8099 / Section 8099.0101
§ 8099.0101. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Board" means the district's board of directors.

(2) "Commission" means the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

(3) "Director" means a board member.

(4) "District" means the Brazoria County Municipal Utility District No. 76.
Tex. Government Code § 1432.009 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1432 / Section 1432.009
§ 1432.009. ADDITIONAL BONDS.
Status: in_force

The bond authorization may provide for the subsequent issuance of additional parity bonds or subordinate lien bonds under terms specified in the authorization.
Tex. Water Code § 55.516 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 55 / Section 55.516
§ 55.516. TAX LEVY.
Status: in_force

(a) After bonds have been voted, the board shall levy a tax on all property in the district sufficient to pay the interest on the bonds together with an additional amount to be placed in the sinking fund to discharge and redeem the bonds at maturity, and the board shall annually levy or have assessed and collected taxes on all property in the district sufficient to pay for the expenses for assessing and collecting the taxes.

(b) The board may issue the bonds in serial form or to be paid in installments.

(c) The tax levy shall be sufficient to pay the interest on the bonds, to meet the proportional amount of the principal of the next maturing series of the bonds, and to pay expenses of assessing and collecting the taxes for the year.

(d) If a contract is entered into with the United States, the board shall levy a tax sufficient to meet all installments as they are due and to pay interest. The directors shall make an annual levy until the contracts and obligations are discharged.
Tex. Family Code § 65.255 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 65 / Section 65.255
§ 65.255. ENTRY OF TRUANCY COURT ORDER AGAINST PARENT OR OTHER ELIGIBLE PERSON.
Status: in_force

(a) The truancy court shall:

(1) provide notice to a person who is the subject of a proposed truancy court order under Section 65.253; and

(2) provide a sufficient opportunity for the person to be heard regarding the proposed order.

(b) A truancy court order under Section 65.253 must be in writing and a copy promptly furnished to the parent or other eligible person.

(c) The truancy court may require the parent or other eligible person to provide suitable identification to be included in the court's file. Suitable identification includes fingerprints, a driver's license number, a social security number, or similar indicia of identity.
Tex. Government Code § 1477.401 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1477 / Section 1477.401
§ 1477.401. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This subchapter applies only to a county with a population of less than 8,600.
Tex. Tax Code § 11.131 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 11 / Section 11.131
§ 11.131.
Status: in_force

Sec. 11.131. RESIDENCE HOMESTEAD OF 100 PERCENT OR TOTALLY DISABLED VETERAN. (a) In this section:

(1) "Disabled veteran" has the meaning assigned by Section 11.22.

(2) "Residence homestead" has the meaning assigned by Section 11.13.

(3) "Surviving spouse" means the individual who was married to a disabled veteran at the time of the veteran's death.

(b) A disabled veteran who has been awarded by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs or its successor 100 percent disability compensation due to a service-connected disability and a rating of 100 percent disabled or of individual unemployability is entitled to an exemption from taxation of the total appraised value of the veteran's residence homestead.

(c) The surviving spouse of a disabled veteran who qualified for an exemption under Subsection (b) when the disabled veteran died, or of a disabled veteran who would have qualified for an exemption under that subsection if that subsection had been in effect on the date the disabled veteran died, is entitled to an exemption from taxation of the total appraised value of the same property to which the disabled veteran's exemption applied, or to which the disabled veteran's exemption would have applied if the exemption had been authorized on the date the disabled veteran died, if:

(1) the surviving spouse has not remarried since the death of the disabled veteran; and

(2) the property:

(A) was the residence homestead of the surviving spouse when the disabled veteran died; and

(B) remains the residence homestead of the surviving spouse.

(d) If a surviving spouse who qualifies for an exemption under Subsection (c) subsequently qualifies a different property as the surviving spouse's residence homestead, the surviving spouse is entitled to an exemption from taxation of the subsequently qualified homestead in an amount equal to the dollar amount of the exemption from taxation of the former homestead under Subsection (c) in the last year in which the surviving spouse received an exemption under that subsection for that homestead if the surviving spouse has not remarried since the death of the disabled veteran. The surviving spouse is entitled to receive from the chief appraiser of the appraisal district in which the former residence homestead was located a written certificate providing the information necessary to determine the amount of the exemption to which the surviving spouse is entitled on the subsequently qualified homestead.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6602.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6602 / Section 6602.003
§ 6602.003. LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS.
Status: in_force

The legislature finds that:

(1) providing the district with the powers authorized by Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, benefits the citizens and property in the district;

(2) all property in the district benefits;

(3) all property the district benefits is included in the district; and

(4) the district is essential to accomplish the purposes of Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Occupations Code § 301.2511 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 301 / Section 301.2511
§ 301.2511. CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD INFORMATION FOR LICENSE APPLICANTS.
Status: in_force

(a) An applicant for a vocational, registered, or advanced practice registered nurse license must submit to the board, in addition to satisfying the other requirements of this subchapter, a complete and legible set of fingerprints, on a form prescribed by the board, for the purpose of obtaining criminal history record information from the Department of Public Safety and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

(b) The board may deny a license to an applicant who does not comply with the requirement of Subsection (a). Issuance of a license by the board is conditioned on the board obtaining the applicant's criminal history record information under this section.

(c) The board by rule shall develop a system for obtaining criminal history record information for a person accepted for enrollment in a nursing educational program that prepares the person for licensure as a vocational, registered, or advanced practice registered nurse by requiring the person to submit to the board a set of fingerprints that meets the requirements of Subsection (a). The board may develop a similar system for an applicant for enrollment in a nursing educational program. The board may require payment of a fee by a person who is required to submit a set of fingerprints under this subsection.
Tex. Labor Code § 408.008 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 408 / Section 408.008
§ 408.008. COMPENSABILITY OF HEART ATTACKS.
Status: in_force

A heart attack is a compensable injury under this subtitle only if:

(1) the attack can be identified as:

(A) occurring at a definite time and place; and

(B) caused by a specific event occurring in the course and scope of the employee's employment;

(2) the preponderance of the medical evidence regarding the attack indicates that the employee's work rather than the natural progression of a preexisting heart condition or disease was a substantial contributing factor of the attack; and

(3) the attack was not triggered solely by emotional or mental stress factors, unless it was precipitated by a sudden stimulus.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 242.074 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 242 / Section 242.074
§ 242.074. NOTIFICATION OF CHANGE IN FINANCIAL CONDITION.
Status: in_force

(a) An institution shall notify the department of a significant change in the institution's financial position, cash flow, or results of operation that could adversely affect the institution's delivery of essential services, including nursing services, dietary services, and utilities, to residents of the institution.

(b) The department may verify the financial condition of an institution in order to identify any risk to the institution's ability to deliver essential services.

(c) A person that knowingly files false information under this section may be prosecuted under the Penal Code.

(d) The executive commissioner shall adopt rules to implement this section. The rules shall include the conditions that constitute a significant change in an institution's financial condition that are required to be reported under Subsection (a).

(e) The information obtained by the department under this section is confidential and is not subject to disclosure under Chapter 552, Government Code. The department may release the information to:

(1) the institution; or

(2) a person other than the institution if the institution consents in writing to the disclosure.

(f) A person who knowingly discloses information in violation of Subsection (e) commits an offense. An offense under this subsection is a Class A misdemeanor.

(g) The provisions in Subsection (e) relating to the confidentiality of records do not apply to:

(1) an institution whose license has been revoked or suspended; or

(2) the use of information in an administrative proceeding initiated by the department or in a judicial proceeding.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 262.0335 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 262 / Section 262.0335
§ 262.0335. LIABILITY OF CERTAIN MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL AUTHORITIES UNDER CONTRACT FOR SALE OF HOSPITAL.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only to a municipal hospital authority wholly located in a county with a population of less than 70,000.

(b) A municipal hospital authority that enters into a contract to sell a hospital owned by the authority waives governmental immunity to suit for the purpose of adjudicating a claim for breach of the contract.

(c) For a breach of contract claim described by Subsection (b), a claimant may not be awarded:

(1) a total amount that exceeds the amount due and owed by the municipal hospital authority under the contract; or

(2) consequential or exemplary damages.

(d) A municipal hospital authority that enters into a contract to sell a hospital owned by the authority may indemnify the purchaser of the hospital according to the terms of the contract.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8006.0202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8006 / Section 8006.0202
§ 8006.0202. TEMPORARY DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) On or after September 1, 2023, the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district may submit a petition to the commission requesting that the commission appoint as temporary directors the five persons named in the petition. The commission shall appoint as temporary directors the five persons named in the petition.

(b) Temporary directors serve until the earlier of:

(1) the date permanent directors are elected under Section 8006.0103; or

(2) September 1, 2027.

(c) If permanent directors have not been elected under Section 8006.0103 and the terms of the temporary directors have expired, successor temporary directors shall be appointed or reappointed as provided by Subsection (d) to serve terms that expire on the earlier of:

(1) the date permanent directors are elected under Section 8006.0103; or

(2) the fourth anniversary of the date of the appointment or reappointment.

(d) If Subsection (c) applies, the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district may submit a petition to the commission requesting that the commission appoint as successor temporary directors the five persons named in the petition. The commission shall appoint as successor temporary directors the five persons named in the petition.
Tex. Transportation Code § 460.004 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 460 / Section 460.004
§ 460.004. REFERENCE.
Status: in_force

A reference in this chapter to the executive committee means the board of directors.
Tex. Government Code § 24.253 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 24 / Section 24.253
§ 24.253.
Status: in_force

Sec. 24.253. 154TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (LAMB COUNTY). (a) The 154th Judicial District is composed of Lamb County.

(b) The terms of the 154th District Court begin on the first Mondays in January and July and are designated as the January and July terms.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2154.003 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2154 / Section 2154.003
§ 2154.003. PERMISSIBLE FIREWORKS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), Fireworks 1.4G are permissible fireworks.

(b) The following are not permissible fireworks:

(1) sky rockets or "bottle rockets" with:

(A) a total propellant charge of less than four grams;

(B) a casing size of less than five-eighths of an inch for the outside diameter and less than 3-1/2 inches in length; and

(C) an overall length, including stick, of less than 15 inches; and

(2) other fireworks determined not acceptable by the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission.

(c) The term "bottle rocket" may not be used in association with the advertisement or sale of fireworks.

(d) In addition to the items described by Subsection (b), pop rockets with a propellant casing length of less than five inches, an exterior diameter of less than three-fourths of an inch, and an overall total rocket length of less than 26 inches are not permissible fireworks.