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Tex. Occupations Code § 455.352 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 455 / Section 455.352
§ 455.352. CRIMINAL PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person is required to be licensed under this chapter and the person:

(1) knowingly violates Section 455.151, 455.159, 455.202(b), 455.203(a) or (c), 455.204(b) or (c), or 455.205(b), (c), or (d); or

(2) collects a fee or any other form of compensation for massage therapy without being licensed under this chapter.

(a-1) A person commits an offense if the person is required to be licensed under this chapter and the person knowingly violates Section 455.205(a). An offense under this subsection is a Class B misdemeanor, unless the actor has previously been convicted one or two times of an offense under this subsection, in which event it is a Class A misdemeanor. If the actor has previously been convicted three or more times of an offense under this subsection, the offense is a state jail felony.

(b) An owner or operator of a massage establishment commits an offense if the person knowingly violates Section 455.151(a), 455.155(d), 455.202(a), 455.204(b) or (c), or 455.205(d). An offense under this subsection is a Class B misdemeanor, unless the actor has previously been convicted one or two times of an offense under this subsection, in which event it is a Class A misdemeanor. If the actor has previously been convicted three or more times of an offense under this subsection, the offense is a state jail felony.

(c) An owner or operator of a massage school commits an offense if the person knowingly violates Section 455.151(a), 455.159, 455.203(a) or (c), 455.204(b) or (c), or 455.205(b), (c), or (d).

(d) Except as provided by Subsections (a-1), (b), and (e), an offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor.

(e) If it is shown at the trial of an offense under this section that the defendant has been previously convicted of an offense under this section, the offense is a Class A misdemeanor.
Tex. Labor Code § 413.0111 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 413 / Section 413.0111
§ 413.0111. PROCESSING AGENTS.
Status: in_force

The rules adopted by the commissioner for the reimbursement of prescription medications and services must authorize pharmacies to use agents or assignees to process claims and act on the behalf of the pharmacies under terms and conditions agreed on by the pharmacies.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3910.055 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3910 / Section 3910.055
§ 3910.055. COMPENSATION.
Status: in_force

A director is entitled to receive fees of office and reimbursement for actual expenses as provided by Section 49.060, Water Code. Sections 375.069 and 375.070, Local Government Code, do not apply to the board.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7972.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7972 / Section 7972.004
§ 7972.004. CONSENT OF MUNICIPALITY REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors may not hold an election under Section 7972.003 until each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located has consented by ordinance or resolution to the creation of the district and to the inclusion of land in the district.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 361.0855 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 361 / Section 361.0855
§ 361.0855. DEMONSTRATION OF FINANCIAL ASSURANCE.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section:

(1) "Bonds" means financial obligations issued by a local government, including general obligation bonds, revenue bonds, and certificates of obligation.

(2) "Local government" includes:

(A) a local government corporation created under Chapter 431, Transportation Code, to act on behalf of a local government; and

(B) a conservation and reclamation district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.

(b) Notwithstanding any requirement of the commission for the demonstration of financial assurance, a local government that owns or operates a municipal solid waste landfill facility regulated by this chapter is considered to have satisfied all requirements of the commission for the demonstration of financial assurance in relation to closure, post closure, or corrective action, if the local government:

(1) establishes and passes a financial test in accordance with commission rules; and

(2) demonstrates that the outstanding bonds of the local government that are not secured by insurance, a letter of credit, or any other collateral or guarantee have a current rating of AAA, AA, A, or BBB as determined by Standard and Poor's or Aaa, Aa, A, or Baa as determined by Moody's.

(c) A local government must demonstrate financial assurance under this section:

(1) before the date of the initial receipt of waste at the facility; or

(2) as soon as practicable if, on the effective date of this section, the facility was in operation and had received waste.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1096.108 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1096 / Section 1096.108
§ 1096.108. GIFTS AND ENDOWMENTS.
Status: in_force

The board may accept a gift or endowment to be held and administered as required by the respective donor, to the extent that those requirements do not contravene law.
Tex. Occupations Code § 303.0015 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 303 / Section 303.0015
§ 303.0015. REQUIRED ESTABLISHMENT OF NURSING PEER REVIEW COMMITTEE.
Status: in_force

(a) A person shall establish a nursing peer review committee to conduct nursing peer review under this chapter and Chapter 301:

(1) for vocational nurses, if the person regularly employs, hires, or contracts for the services of eight or more nurses; and

(2) for professional nurses, if the person regularly employs, hires, or contracts for the services of eight or more nurses, at least four of whom are registered nurses.

(b) A person required to establish a nursing peer review committee under this section may contract with another entity to conduct the peer review for the person.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 467.004 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 467 / Section 467.004
§ 467.004. FUNDING.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Section 467.0041(b) of this code and Section 504.058, Occupations Code, a licensing or disciplinary authority may add a surcharge of not more than $10 to its license or license renewal fee to fund an approved peer assistance program. The authority must adopt the surcharge in accordance with the procedure that the authority uses to initiate and adopt an increase in its license or license renewal fee.

(b) A licensing or disciplinary authority may accept, transfer, and expend funds made available by the federal or state government or by another public or private source to fund an approved peer assistance program.

(c) A licensing or disciplinary authority may contract with, provide grants to, or make other arrangements with an agency, professional association, institution, or individual to implement this chapter.

(d) Money collected under this section may be used only to implement this chapter and may not be used to pay for the actual treatment and rehabilitation costs required by an impaired professional.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8474.253 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8474 / Section 8474.253
§ 8474.253. METHOD OF NOTICE FOR HEARING.
Status: in_force

The district shall mail notice of the hearing to each property owner in the district who will be subject to the assessment at the current address to be assessed as reflected on the tax rolls. The district may mail the notice by certified or first class United States mail. The board shall determine the method of notice.
Tex. Government Code § 2001.225 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2001 / Section 2001.225
§ 2001.225. CERTAIN ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CODE APPEALS.
Status: in_force

Section 2001.176(b)(1) does not apply to an appeal under Section 32.18, Alcoholic Beverage Code.
Tex. Election Code § 501.153 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 501 / Section 501.153
§ 501.153. CERTIFICATION OF RESULT.
Status: in_force

Not later than the third day after the date the result of a local option election has been declared, the county clerk shall certify the result to the secretary of state and the commission. The clerk may not charge a fee for this service.
Tex. Government Code § 830.203 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 830 / Section 830.203
§ 830.203. COLLECTION OF CONTRIBUTIONS FROM NONEDUCATIONAL AND GENERAL FUNDS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section:

(1) "General academic teaching institution" has the meaning assigned by Section 61.003, Education Code.

(2) "Medical and dental unit" has the meaning assigned by Section 61.003, Education Code.

(3) "Noneducational and general funds" means all funds of an institution of higher education except those funds used as a method of financing for an institutional appropriation in the General Appropriations Act or dedicated by the Constitution of the State of Texas.

(b) The governing board of each general academic teaching institution and the governing board of each medical and dental unit shall reimburse the state, from noneducational and general funds of the institution or unit, for state contributions that are made based on any portion of an optional retirement program participant's salary that is paid from the noneducational and general funds.

(c) The designated disbursing officer of each general academic teaching institution and the designated disbursing officer of each medical and dental unit shall submit to the retirement system, at a time and in the manner prescribed by the retirement system, a monthly report containing:

(1) the name of each optional retirement program participant employed by the institution or unit who, for the most recent payroll period, was paid wholly or partly from noneducational and general funds;

(2) the amount of the employee's salary for the most recent payroll period that was paid from noneducational and general funds;

(3) a certification of the total amount of employer contributions due under this section for the payroll period; and

(4) any other information the retirement system determines is necessary to administer this section.

(d) A monthly report required under Subsection (c) shall be accompanied by payment of the amount certified under Subdivision (3) of that subsection.

(e) After the end of each fiscal year, the retirement system shall report to the comptroller of public accounts and the State Auditor the name of any general academic teaching institution and any medical and dental unit delinquent in the reimbursement of contributions under this section for the preceding fiscal year and the amount by which each reported institution or unit is delinquent.

(f) Any portion of the reimbursement required under this section to be made for a fiscal year by a general academic teaching institution or a medical and dental unit that remains unpaid on the first day of the next fiscal year accrues interest, beginning on that day or the due date for the portion, whichever is later, at an annual rate, compounded monthly, equal to the rate established under Section 825.313(b)(1), plus two percent.

(g) The retirement system shall submit all money it receives under this section to the comptroller of public accounts for deposit in the general revenue fund.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 573.022 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 573 / Section 573.022
§ 573.022. EMERGENCY ADMISSION AND DETENTION.
Status: in_force

(a) A person may be admitted to a facility for emergency detention only if the physician who conducted the preliminary examination of the person makes a written statement that:

(1) is acceptable to the facility;

(2) states after a preliminary examination it is the physician's opinion that:

(A) the person is a person with mental illness and because of that mental illness the person evidences:

(i) a substantial risk of serious harm to the person or to others;

(ii) severe emotional distress and deterioration in the person's mental condition; or

(iii) an inability to recognize symptoms or appreciate the risks and benefits of treatment;

(B) the described risk of harm is imminent unless the person is immediately restrained; and

(C) emergency detention is the least restrictive means by which the necessary restraint may be accomplished; and

(3) includes:

(A) a description of the nature of the person's mental illness;

(B) a specific description of the risk of harm the person evidences to the extent that the person cannot remain at liberty; and

(C) the specific detailed information from which the physician formed the opinion in Subdivision (2).

(b) A mental health facility that has admitted a person for emergency detention under this section may transport the person to a mental health facility deemed suitable by the local mental health authority for the area. On the request of the local mental health authority, the judge may order that the proposed patient be detained in a department mental health facility.

(c) A facility that has admitted a person for emergency detention under Subsection (a) or to which a person has been transported under Subsection (b) may transfer the person to an appropriate mental hospital with the written consent of the hospital administrator.
Tex. Government Code § 1232.201 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1232 / Section 1232.201
§ 1232.201. RENT AND FEES.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission or the appropriate state agency shall establish schedules necessary to properly charge occupying state agencies for the expenses incurred in financing the acquisition or construction of buildings in accordance with this chapter.

(b) An occupying state agency shall, when the payments are due, pay to the commission, the appropriate state agency, or directly into the state lease fund account the amount determined by the commission. Instead of payments by an occupying state agency, the legislature may appropriate money on the agency's behalf directly to the state lease fund account.

(c) Payments received by the commission or another state agency under this section shall be deposited to the credit of the state lease fund account.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 438.047 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 438 / Section 438.047
§ 438.047. FEES.
Status: in_force

The department in accordance with department rules shall charge an application fee and an audit fee sufficient to cover the entire cost of accreditation, audit, and maintenance of the registry.
Tex. Education Code § 29.368 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 29 / Section 29.368
§ 29.368. PROGRAM PARTICIPANT, PROVIDER, AND VENDOR AUTONOMY.
Status: in_force

(a) An education service provider or vendor of educational products that receives money distributed under the program is not a recipient of federal financial assistance and may not be considered to be a state actor on the basis of receiving that money.

(b) A state agency or state official may not adopt a rule or take other governmental action related to the program and a certified educational assistance organization may not take action that:

(1) limits or imposes requirements that are contrary to the religious or institutional values or practices of an education service provider, vendor of educational products, or program participant; or

(2) limits an education service provider, vendor of educational products, or program participant from freely:

(A) determining the methods or curriculum to educate students;

(B) determining admissions and enrollment practices, policies, and standards;

(C) modifying or refusing to modify the provider's, vendor's, or participant's religious or institutional values or practices, operations, conduct, policies, standards, assessments, or employment practices based on the provider's, vendor's, or participant's religious values or practices; or

(D) exercising the provider's, vendor's, or participant's religious or institutional practices as the provider, vendor, or participant determines.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1083.154 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1083 / Section 1083.154
§ 1083.154. FINANCIAL REPORT.
Status: in_force

As soon as practicable after the close of each fiscal year, the district administrator shall prepare for the board:

(1) a complete sworn statement of all district money; and

(2) a complete account of the disbursements of that money.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8247.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8247 / Section 8247.101
§ 8247.101. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) 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.

(b) The district has the powers and duties necessary to accomplish the purposes for which the district is created.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1071.358 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1071 / Section 1071.358
§ 1071.358. COURT ORDER FOR LICENSED STATE LAND SURVEYOR TO CROSS LAND.
Status: in_force

(a) A licensed state land surveyor engaged in surveying in the person's official capacity who is denied permission to cross land owned by a private party is entitled to a court order to enforce the license holder's authority to cross the land.

(b) The attorney general shall promptly apply for an order under this section from the district court. Venue for the action is in the county in which the land is located.

(c) The court shall grant the order on proof that the person is licensed under this chapter and acting in the person's official capacity.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 51.202 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 51 / Section 51.202
§ 51.202. DELIVERY OF COPIES OF DOCUMENTS TO PURCHASER.
Status: in_force

A copy of the completed business opportunity contract and any other document the seller requires the purchaser to sign shall be given to the purchaser at the time the purchaser signs the contract.
Tex. Water Code § 11.304 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 11 / Section 11.304
§ 11.304. ADJUDICATION OF WATER RIGHTS.
Status: in_force

The water rights in any stream or segment of a stream may be adjudicated as provided in this subchapter:

(1) on the commission's own motion;

(2) on petition to the commission signed by 10 or more claimants of water rights from the source of supply; or

(3) on petition of the executive director.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1052.006 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1052 / Section 1052.006
§ 1052.006. DISTRICT SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE NOT STATE OBLIGATION.
Status: in_force

The support and maintenance of the district may not become a charge against or obligation of this state.
Tex. Insurance Code § 501.105 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 501 / Section 501.105
§ 501.105. QUALIFICATIONS AND STANDARDS OF CONDUCT.
Status: in_force

The office shall provide to the public counsel and office employees, as often as necessary, information regarding their:

(1) qualifications for office or employment under this chapter; and

(2) responsibilities under applicable laws relating to standards of conduct for state officers or employees.
Tex. Transportation Code § 365.041 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 365 / Section 365.041
§ 365.041. AMOUNT OF TOLLS.
Status: in_force

Revenue from tolls and other charges under Section 365.040 may be sufficient to:

(1) pay all expenses necessary to maintain and operate the toll road project;

(2) make necessary payments and otherwise comply with any permit or franchise for maintenance or operation of the toll road project;

(3) pay the principal and redemption price of and interest on all bonds that the district is obligated to pay, regardless of whether the bonds were issued as revenue bonds;

(4) pay all sinking fund or reserve fund payments agreed to be made in connection with bonds or other obligations as they become due and payable to establish a reasonable depreciation and emergency fund;

(5) comply with any agreement made with the holders of the district's bonds or other obligations or with another person on the bondholder's behalf; and

(6) recover a reasonable rate of return on invested capital.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1302.5055 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1302 / Section 1302.5055
§ 1302.5055. ISSUANCE AND TERM OF CERTIFICATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall issue an air conditioning and refrigeration technician certification to an applicant who:

(1) submits a verified application;

(2) passes a competency examination;

(3) meets the requirements of this chapter and the rules adopted under this chapter; and

(4) pays the required fees.

(b) An applicant who receives a certification under this subchapter may use the designation "certified technician."

(c) A certification issued under this subchapter expires on the first anniversary of the date of issuance.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1065.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1065 / Section 1065.051
§ 1065.051. BOARD ELECTION; TERM.
Status: in_force

(a) The board consists of five directors elected from the district at large.

(b) Directors serve staggered two-year terms unless four-year terms are established under Section 285.081, Health and Safety Code.
Tex. Education Code § 25.901 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 25 / Section 25.901
§ 25.901. EXERCISE OF CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT TO PRAY.
Status: in_force

A public school student has an absolute right to individually, voluntarily, and silently pray or meditate in school in a manner that does not disrupt the instructional or other activities of the school. A person may not require or coerce a student to engage in or refrain from such prayer or meditation during any school activity.
Tex. Local Government Code § 242.003 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 242 / Section 242.003
§ 242.003. AUTHORITY OF CERTAIN BORDER COUNTIES AND MUNICIPALITIES TO REGULATE SUBDIVISIONS IN EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION BY AGREEMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only to:

(1) a county that is located on the international border and contains a municipality with a population of 500,000 or more; and

(2) a municipality that has extraterritorial jurisdiction, as defined by Section 212.001, in the county described by Subdivision (1).

(b) A county and a municipality may enter into an agreement that identifies the governmental entity authorized to regulate subdivision plats and approve related permits in the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the municipality in a manner consistent with Section 242.001(d). The county and the municipality shall adopt the agreement by order, ordinance, or resolution.

(c) The agreement must be amended by the county and the municipality if necessary to take into account an expansion or reduction in the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the municipality. The municipality shall notify the county of any expansion or reduction in the municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction. Any expansion or reduction in the municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction that affects property that is subject to a preliminary or final plat, a plat application, or an application for a related permit filed with the municipality or the county or that was previously approved under Section 212.009 or Chapter 232 does not affect any rights accrued under Chapter 245. The approval of the plat, any permit, a plat application, or an application for a related permit remains effective as provided by Chapter 245 regardless of the change in designation as extraterritorial jurisdiction of the municipality.

(d) In an unincorporated area outside the extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality, the municipality may not regulate subdivisions or approve the filing of plats, except as provided by Chapter 791, Government Code.

(e) Property subject to pending approval of a preliminary or final plat is governed by Section 242.001(i).
Tex. Occupations Code § 603.351 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 603 / Section 603.351
§ 603.351. DISPLAY OF LICENSE.
Status: in_force

A person licensed under this chapter shall:

(1) display the person's license certificate in an appropriate and public manner; or

(2) maintain a copy of the person's license certificate in the appropriate records of any health care facility in which the license holder provides services.