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Tex. Health and Safety Code § 431.415 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 431 / Section 431.415
§ 431.415. ORDER TO CEASE DISTRIBUTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall issue an order requiring a person, including a manufacturer, distributor, or retailer of a prescription drug, to immediately cease distribution of the drug if the department determines there is a reasonable probability that:

(1) a wholesale distributor has:

(A) violated this subchapter;

(B) falsified a pedigree; or

(C) sold, distributed, transferred, manufactured, repackaged, handled, or held a counterfeit prescription drug intended for human use that could cause serious adverse health consequences or death; and

(2) other procedures would result in unreasonable delay.

(b) An order under Subsection (a) must provide the person subject to the order with an opportunity for an informal hearing on the actions required by the order to be held not later than the 10th day after the date of issuance of the order.

(c) If, after providing an opportunity for a hearing, the department determines that inadequate grounds exist to support the actions required by the order, the commissioner shall vacate the order.
Tex. Education Code § 61.9756 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 61 / Section 61.9756
§ 61.9756. RULES.
Status: in_force

The board shall adopt rules for the administration of the Texas hospital-based nursing education partnership grant program. The rules must include:

(1) provisions relating to applying for a grant under this subchapter; and

(2) standards of accountability to be met by any hospital-based nursing education partnership awarded a grant under this subchapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8503.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8503 / Section 8503.002
§ 8503.002. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Authority" means the Lower Colorado River Authority.

(2) "Board" means the board of directors of the authority.

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

(3) "Director" means a member of the board.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 784.003 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 784 / Section 784.003
§ 784.003. CONFIDENTIALITY.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided by this section:

(1) a communication made by an emergency service provider to an emergency response team member while the provider receives critical incident stress management services or crisis response services is confidential and may not be disclosed in a civil, criminal, or administrative proceeding; and

(2) a record kept by an emergency response team member relating to the provision of critical incident stress management services or crisis response services to an emergency service provider by the team is confidential and is not subject to subpoena, discovery, or introduction into evidence in a civil, criminal, or administrative proceeding.

(b) A court in a civil or criminal case or the decision-making entity in an administrative proceeding may allow disclosure of a communication or record described by Subsection (a) if the court or entity finds that the benefit of allowing disclosure of the communication or record is more important than protecting the privacy of the individual.

(c) A communication or record described by Subsection (a) is not confidential if:

(1) the emergency response team member reasonably needs to make an appropriate referral of the emergency service provider to or consult about the provider with another member of the team or an appropriate professional associated with the team;

(2) the communication conveys information that the emergency service provider is or appears to be an imminent threat to the provider or anyone else;

(3) the communication conveys information relating to a past, present, or future criminal act that does not directly relate to the critical incident or crisis;

(4) the emergency service provider or the legal representative of the provider expressly agrees that the communication or record is not confidential; or

(5) the emergency service provider is deceased.

(d) A communication or record described by Subsection (a) is not confidential to the extent that it conveys information concerning the services and care provided to or withheld by the emergency service provider to an individual injured in the critical incident or during the crisis.
Tex. Government Code § 840A.101 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 840A / Section 840A.101
§ 840A.101. COLLECTION OF MEMBER CONTRIBUTIONS.
Status: in_force

Each payroll period, each department or agency of the state shall cause to be deducted from the compensation of a member subject to this chapter a contribution of six percent of the compensation of the member.
Tex. Finance Code § 348.512 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 348 / Section 348.512
§ 348.512. TRANSFER OR ASSIGNMENT OF LICENSE.
Status: in_force

A license may be transferred or assigned only with the approval of the commissioner.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7971A.0106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7971A / Section 7971A.0106
§ 7971A.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. Transportation Code § 551A.058 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 551A / Section 551A.058
§ 551A.058. LAW ENFORCEMENT OPERATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A peace officer or other person who provides law enforcement, firefighting, ambulance, medical, or other emergency services, including a volunteer firefighter, may operate an unregistered off-highway vehicle on a highway that is not an interstate or limited-access highway if:

(1) the transportation is in connection with the performance of the operator's official duty;

(2) the operator attaches to the back of the vehicle a triangular orange flag that is at least six feet above ground level;

(3) the vehicle's headlights and taillights are illuminated; and

(4) the operation of the vehicle does not exceed a distance of 10 miles from the point of origin to the destination.

(b) Notwithstanding Section 551A.052, an off-highway vehicle operated under this section is not required to display a license plate.
Tex. Government Code § 2001.003 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2001 / Section 2001.003
§ 2001.003. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Contested case" means a proceeding, including a ratemaking or licensing proceeding, in which the legal rights, duties, or privileges of a party are to be determined by a state agency after an opportunity for adjudicative hearing.

(2) "License" includes the whole or a part of a state agency permit, certificate, approval, registration, or similar form of permission required by law.

(3) "Licensing" includes a state agency process relating to the granting, denial, renewal, revocation, suspension, annulment, withdrawal, or amendment of a license.

(4) "Party" means a person or state agency named or admitted as a party.

(5) "Person" means an individual, partnership, corporation, association, governmental subdivision, or public or private organization that is not a state agency.

(6) "Rule":

(A) means a state agency statement of general applicability that:

(i) implements, interprets, or prescribes law or policy; or

(ii) describes the procedure or practice requirements of a state agency;

(B) includes the amendment or repeal of a prior rule; and

(C) does not include a statement regarding only the internal management or organization of a state agency and not affecting private rights or procedures.

(7) "State agency" means a state officer, board, commission, or department with statewide jurisdiction that makes rules or determines contested cases. The term includes the State Office of Administrative Hearings for the purpose of determining contested cases. The term does not include:

(A) a state agency wholly financed by federal money;

(B) the legislature;

(C) the courts;

(D) the Texas Department of Insurance, as regards proceedings and activities under Title 5, Labor Code, of the department, the commissioner of insurance, or the commissioner of workers' compensation; or

(E) an institution of higher education.
Tex. Occupations Code § 604.105 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 604 / Section 604.105
§ 604.105. ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATE.
Status: in_force

The advisory board shall issue a certificate to an applicant who:

(1) meets the minimum qualifications adopted under Section 604.052(a);

(2) passes the required examinations;

(3) complies with the criminal history record information requirement of Section 604.1031;

(4) submits an application on a form prescribed by the advisory board;

(5) certifies that the applicant is mentally and physically able to be a respiratory care practitioner;

(6) submits to the advisory board any other information the advisory board considers necessary to evaluate the applicant's qualifications; and

(7) pays the certificate fee.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1088.152 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1088 / Section 1088.152
§ 1088.152. NOTICE; HEARING; ADOPTION OF BUDGET.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall hold a public hearing on the proposed annual budget.

(b) At least 10 days before the date of the hearing, notice of the hearing shall be published one time in a newspaper of general circulation in the district.

(c) Any district resident is entitled to be present and participate at the hearing.

(d) At the conclusion of the hearing, the board shall adopt a budget by acting on the budget proposed by the district administrator. The board may make any changes in the proposed budget that the board judges to be in the interest of the taxpayers and that the law warrants.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 437B.2045 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 437B / Section 437B.2045
§ 437B.2045. RIGHT TO APPEAL.
Status: in_force

The department's suspension or revocation of a mobile food vendor license under this chapter and the appeal from that action are governed by the procedures for a contested case hearing under Chapter 2001, Government Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7914.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7914 / Section 7914.003
§ 7914.003. CONFIRMATION AND DIRECTORS' ELECTION REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors shall hold an election to confirm the creation of the district and to elect five permanent directors as provided by Section 49.102, Water Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1051.202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1051 / Section 1051.202
§ 1051.202. TAX TO PAY GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) At the time general obligation bonds are issued by the district under Section 1051.201, the board shall impose an ad valorem tax at a rate sufficient to create an interest and sinking fund to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds as the bonds mature.

(b) The tax required by this section together with any other ad valorem tax the district imposes may not in any year exceed 75 cents on each $100 valuation of all taxable property in the district.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 84.0065 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 84 / Section 84.0065
§ 84.0065. ORGANIZATION LIABILITY OF HOSPITALS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Section 84.007, in any civil action brought against a hospital or hospital system, or its employees, officers, directors, or volunteers, for damages based on an act or omission by the hospital or hospital system, or its employees, officers, directors, or volunteers, the liability of the hospital or hospital system is limited to money damages in a maximum amount of $500,000 for any act or omission resulting in death, damage, or injury to a patient if the patient or, if the patient is a minor or is otherwise legally incompetent, the person responsible for the patient signs a written statement that acknowledges:

(1) that the hospital is providing care that is not administered for or in expectation of compensation; and

(2) the limitations on the recovery of damages from the hospital in exchange for receiving the health care services.

(b) Subsection (a) applies even if:

(1) the patient is incapacitated due to illness or injury and cannot sign the acknowledgment statement required by that subsection; or

(2) the patient is a minor or is otherwise legally incompetent and the person responsible for the patient is not reasonably available to sign the acknowledgment statement required by that subsection.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 90.005 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 90 / Section 90.005
§ 90.005. PROHIBITED BASIS FOR DIAGNOSIS.
Status: in_force

(a) For purposes of this chapter, a physician may not, as the basis for a diagnosis, rely on the reports or opinions of any doctor, clinic, laboratory, or testing company that performed an examination, test, or screening of the exposed person's medical condition that was conducted in violation of any law, regulation, licensing requirement, or medical code of practice of the state in which the examination, test, or screening was conducted.

(b) If a physician relies on any information in violation of Subsection (a), the physician's opinion or report does not comply with the requirements of this chapter.
Tex. Insurance Code § 843.323 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 843 / Section 843.323
§ 843.323. CONTRACT PROVISIONS PROHIBITING REJECTION OF BATCHED CLAIMS.
Status: in_force

(a) If requested by a participating physician or provider, a health maintenance organization shall include a provision in the physician's or provider's contract providing that the health maintenance organization or the health maintenance organization's clearinghouse may not refuse to process or pay an electronically submitted clean claim, as defined by Subchapter J, because the claim is submitted together with or in a batch submission with a claim that is not a clean claim.

(b) In accordance with Chapters 82 and 84, the commissioner may issue a cease and desist order against or impose sanctions on a health maintenance organization that violates this section or a contract provision adopted under this section.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 63.054 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 63 / Section 63.054
§ 63.054. GENERAL LABEL RESTRICTIONS.
Status: in_force

Except as authorized by this chapter or a rule of the service, the label of a commercial fertilizer may not:

(1) advertise, name, promote, emphasize, or otherwise direct attention to one or more components or ingredients in the product unless the percentage and common name of the component or ingredient is clearly and prominently declared; or

(2) contain the name of another manufacturer or person or a product of another manufacturer or person.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 151.009 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 151 / Section 151.009
§ 151.009. FEES AND COSTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The parties, in equal shares, shall pay:

(1) the special judge's fee; and

(2) all administrative costs, including the court reporter's fee, related to the trial.

(b) A cost for a witness called by a party or any other cost related only to a single party's case shall be paid by the party who incurred the cost.

(c) The state or a unit of local government may not pay any costs related to a trial under this chapter.
Tex. Labor Code § 101.204 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 101 / Section 101.204
§ 101.204. ENFORCEMENT.
Status: in_force

The state, acting through the attorney general or a district attorney or county attorney, may institute a suit in district court to enjoin a person from violating this subchapter.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 11.053 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 11 / Section 11.053
§ 11.053. HEARING.
Status: in_force

(a) On receipt of a motion under Section 11.051, the court shall, after notice to all parties, conduct a hearing to determine whether to grant the motion.

(b) The court may consider any evidence material to the ground of the motion, including:

(1) written or oral evidence; and

(2) evidence presented by witnesses or by affidavit.
Tex. Insurance Code § 824.102 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 824 / Section 824.102
§ 824.102. EFFECT OF MERGER OR CONSOLIDATION ON CERTAIN INVESTMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies to each investment of an affected corporation, including an investment in real property, that:

(1) was authorized as a proper asset, as of the date on which the investment was made and under the laws of the state in which the insurance corporation was organized, for investment of funds of an insurance corporation; and

(2) is taken over by the new or surviving corporation under the terms of the merger or consolidation.

(b) On the merger or consolidation of two or more insurance corporations under this chapter, an investment of the affected corporations described by Subsection (a) is a proper asset under the laws of this state of the new or surviving corporation if the investment is:

(1) approved by the commissioner; and

(2) taken over on terms satisfactory to the commissioner.

(c) A new or surviving corporation that acquires, under the terms of the merger or consolidation, real property that exceeds the amount of real property permitted by the applicable sections of this code relating to owning or holding real property must sell and dispose of the excess real property:

(1) within the period specified by those sections; or

(2) within a longer period if the corporation obtains a certificate from the commissioner:

(A) stating that the interests of the corporation will materially suffer by the forced sale of the affected real property; and

(B) specifying the longer period for the sale of the excess real property.

(d) This section does not preclude the designation and use of the acquired excess real property as branch offices in accordance with this code.
Tex. Local Government Code § 117.113 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 117 / Section 117.113
§ 117.113. DEPOSITORY CONTRACT.
Status: in_force

The commissioners court of the county collecting the funds may contract with one or more banks in the county for the deposit of the funds in a special account to be called the "registry fund."
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 16.031 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 16 / Section 16.031
§ 16.031. ENCLOSED LAND.
Status: in_force

(a) A tract of land that is owned by one person and that is entirely surrounded by land owned, claimed, or fenced by another is not considered enclosed by a fence that encloses any part of the surrounding land.

(b) Possession of the interior tract by the owner or claimant of the surrounding land is not peaceable and adverse possession as described by Section 16.026 unless:

(1) the interior tract is separated from the surrounding land by a fence; or

(2) at least one-tenth of the interior tract is cultivated and used for agricultural purposes or is used for manufacturing purposes.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8085.0302 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8085 / Section 8085.0302
§ 8085.0302. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties provided by the general law of this state, including Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, applicable to municipal utility districts created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Government Code § 301.031 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 301 / Section 301.031
§ 301.031. COMMITTEE STAFF.
Status: in_force

From its contingent expense fund, each house may provide for necessary clerks, clerical assistance, and staff to each committee created by that house.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 321.112 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 321 / Section 321.112
§ 321.112.
Status: in_force

Sec. 321.112. IMMUNITY FROM LIABILITY: TELECOMMUNICATIONS UTILITIES AND ELECTRONIC MAIL SERVICE PROVIDERS. (a) In this section, "telecommunications utility" has the meaning assigned by Section 51.002, Utilities Code.

(b) A telecommunications utility or an electronic mail service provider may not be held liable under Section 321.051 or 321.052 and is not subject to a penalty provided by this chapter.

(c) A person injured by a violation of this chapter does not have a cause of action against a telecommunications utility or an electronic mail service provider under this chapter solely because the utility or service provider:

(1) is an intermediary between the sender, or a person acting on behalf of the sender, and the recipient in the transmission of electronic mail that violates this chapter;

(2) provides transmission, routing, relaying, handling, or storing, through an automatic technical process, of an unsolicited commercial electronic mail message through the utility's or service provider's computer network or facilities; or

(3) provides telecommunications services, information services, or other services used in the transmission of an electronic mail message that violates this chapter.
Tex. Transportation Code § 370.176 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 370 / Section 370.176
§ 370.176. ACTIONS AFFECTING EXISTING ROADS.
Status: in_force

(a) An authority may impose a toll for transit over an existing free road, street, or public highway transferred to the authority under this chapter.

(b) An authority may construct a grade separation at an intersection of a transportation project with a railroad or highway and change the line or grade of a highway to accommodate the design of the grade separation. The action may not affect a segment of the state highway system without the department's consent. The authority shall pay the cost of a grade separation and any damage incurred in changing a line or grade of a railroad or highway as part of the cost of the transportation project.

(c) If feasible, an authority shall provide access to properties previously abutting a county road or other public road that is taken for a transportation project and shall pay abutting property owners the expenses or any resulting damages for a denial of access to the road.

(d) If an authority changes the location of a segment of a county road as part of its development of a transportation project, the authority shall, on the request of the county, reconstruct that segment of the road at a location that the authority determines, in its discretion, restores the utility of the road. The reconstruction and its associated costs are in furtherance of a transportation project.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3937.053 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3937 / Section 3937.053
§ 3937.053. APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

The governing body of the county shall appoint directors from persons recommended by the board.