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Tex. Government Code § 544.0453 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 544 / Section 544.0453
§ 544.0453. MEDICAID FRAUD DETECTION TECHNOLOGY.
Status: in_force

The commission may contract with a contractor who specializes in developing technology capable of identifying fraud patterns exhibited by Medicaid recipients to:

(1) develop and implement the fraud detection technology; and

(2) determine whether a fraud pattern by Medicaid recipients is present in the recipients' eligibility files the commission maintains.
Tex. Property Code § 74.504 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 74 / Section 74.504
§ 74.504. HEARING.
Status: in_force

(a) The comptroller may hold a hearing and receive evidence concerning a claim filed under this subchapter.

(b) If the comptroller considers that a hearing is necessary to determine the validity of a claim, the comptroller shall sign the statement of the findings and the decision on the claim. The statement shall report the substance of the evidence heard and the reasons for the decision. The statement is a public record.

(c) If the comptroller determines that a claim is valid, the comptroller shall approve and sign the claim.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 691.024 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 691 / Section 691.024
§ 691.024. PERSONS WHO MAY CLAIM BODY FOR BURIAL.
Status: in_force

(a) An officer, employee, or representative of the state, of a political subdivision, or of an institution is not required to give notice or deliver a body as required by Section 691.023 if the body is claimed for burial.

(b) A relative, bona fide friend, or representative of an organization to which the deceased belonged may claim the body for burial. The person in charge of the body shall release the body to the claimant without requiring payment when the person is satisfied that the claimed relationship exists.

(c) A claimant alleging to be a bona fide friend or a representative of an organization to which the deceased belonged must present a written statement of the relationship under which the claimant qualifies as a bona fide friend or organization representative.

(d) For purposes of this section, a bona fide friend means a person who is like one of the family, and does not include:

(1) an ordinary acquaintance;

(2) an officer, employee, or representative of the state, of a political subdivision, or of an institution having charge of a body not claimed for burial or a body required to be buried at public expense;

(3) an employee of an entity listed in Subdivision (2) with which the deceased was associated; or

(4) a patient, inmate, or ward of an institution with which the deceased was associated.

(e) A person covered by Subsection (d) may qualify as a bona fide friend if the friendship existed before the deceased entered the institution.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 18B.451 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 18B / Section 18B.451
§ 18B.451. SUBPOENA AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

The director of the department or the director's designee, the inspector general of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice or the inspector general's designee, the inspector general of the Texas Juvenile Justice Department or the inspector general's designee, or the sheriff or chief of a designated law enforcement agency or the sheriff's or chief's designee may issue an administrative subpoena to a communication common carrier or a provider of an electronic communications service to compel the production of any carrier's or service provider's business records that:

(1) disclose information about:

(A) the carrier's or service provider's customers; or

(B) users of the services offered by the carrier or service provider; and

(2) are material to a criminal investigation.
Tex. Insurance Code § 425.004 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 425 / Section 425.004
§ 425.004. RECORDS OF SECURITIES DEPOSITED WITH DEPARTMENT; REPORT OF VALUE.
Status: in_force

Each life insurance company that is required by Section 425.003 to have securities on deposit with the department shall:

(1) keep records of:

(A) all of the company's outstanding registered policies and annuity contracts in force; and

(B) the net value of those policies and contracts; and

(2) not later than the 15th day after the last day of each calendar month, file with the department a report stating whether the value of the company's securities on deposit is equal to or greater than the aggregate net value of the company's registered policies and annuity contracts outstanding and in force at the end of the preceding calendar month.
Tex. Water Code § 51.310 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 51 / Section 51.310
§ 51.310. LIST OF DELINQUENT ASSESSMENTS.
Status: in_force

Assessments imposed under Section 51.305(a) not paid when due shall become delinquent on the first day of the month following the date payment is due, and the board shall keep posted in a public place in the district a correct list of all persons who are delinquent in paying assessments. If a person who owes an assessment has executed a note and contract as provided in Section 51.302, the person may not be placed on the delinquent list until after the maturity of the note and contract.
Tex. Finance Code § 342.151 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 342 / Section 342.151
§ 342.151. NAME AND PLACE ON LICENSE.
Status: in_force

(a) A license must state:

(1) the name of the license holder; and

(2) the address of the office from which the business is to be conducted.

(b) A license holder may not conduct business under this chapter under a name or at a place of business in this state other than the name or office stated on the license.
Tex. Education Code § 21.903 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 21 / Section 21.903
§ 21.903. PREPARING AND RETAINING EDUCATORS THROUGH PARTNERSHIP TRADITIONAL PRESERVICE PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner shall establish the Preparing and Retaining Educators through Partnership Traditional Preservice Program as a partnership preservice program to enable qualified educator preparation programs, as determined by the commissioner, that meet the traditional teacher preparation requirements under Section 21.04421 to form partnerships with school districts or open-enrollment charter schools to help prepare candidates for a standard certificate.

(b) The program must be designed to:

(1) meet the requirements of a partnership preservice program under Section 21.902; and

(2) allow a teacher candidate to satisfy the traditional teacher preparation requirements under Section 21.04421.

(c) A school district or open-enrollment charter school participating in the traditional partnership preservice program shall use money received under Section 48.157(b)(1) to provide compensation to:

(1) teacher candidates for preservice practice hours at the district or school in an amount of at least $3,000 for salary; and

(2) cooperating teachers who are paired with teacher candidates at the district or school in an amount of at least $1,000.

(d) In addition to the amount provided by Subsection (c)(1), a school district or open-enrollment charter school shall provide compensation to teacher candidates in any amount above the amount provided by that subdivision for salary using money received under Section 48.157 or from any other available source.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9085.0106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9085 / Section 9085.0106
§ 9085.0106. 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. Insurance Code § 1271.004 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1271 / Section 1271.004
§ 1271.004. INDIVIDUAL HEALTH CARE PLAN.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "individual health care plan" means a health care plan:

(1) that provides health care services for individuals and their dependents;

(2) under which an enrollee:

(A) pays the premium; and

(B) is not covered under the contract in accordance with a continuation of services or continuation of benefits requirement applicable under federal or state law; and

(3) in which the evidence of coverage meets the requirements of the definition of "basic health care services" provided by Section 843.002.

(b) A health maintenance organization may provide an individual health care plan in accordance with this section and Section 1271.307.

(c) A health maintenance organization may limit enrollment in an individual health care plan to individuals who reside or work within the service area for the plan's network.

(d) The commissioner may adopt rules necessary to implement this section and to meet the minimum requirements of federal law, including regulations.
Tex. Water Code § 11.337 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 11 / Section 11.337
§ 11.337.
Status: in_force

Sec. 11.337. HEARINGS: NOTICE AND PROCEDURE. (a) The commission shall give notice of a hearing or other proceeding it orders under this subchapter in the manner prescribed in the procedural rules of the commission, unless this subchapter specifically provides otherwise.

(b) In any proceeding in any part of the state, the commission may:

(1) take evidence, including the testimony of witnesses;

(2) administer oaths;

(3) issue subpoenas and compel the attendance of witnesses in the same manner as subpoenas are issued out of the courts of the state;

(4) compel witnesses to testify and give evidence; and

(5) order the taking of depositions and issue commissions for the taking of depositions in the same manner as depositions are obtained in civil actions.

(c) Evidence may be taken by a duly appointed reporter before the commission or before an authorized representative who has the power to administer oaths.

(d) If a person neglects or refuses to comply with an order or subpoena issued by the commission or refuses to testify on any matter about which he may be lawfully interrogated, the commission may apply to a district court of the county in which the proceeding is held to punish him in the manner provided by law for such disobedience in civil actions.

(e) The commission may adjourn its proceedings from time to time and from place to place.

(f) When a proceeding before the commission is concluded, the commission shall render a decision as to the matters concerning which the proceeding was held.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1069.211 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1069 / Section 1069.211
§ 1069.211. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
Status: in_force

The district may allocate a portion of its annual sales and use tax revenue, not to exceed one-fourth of one percent, to encourage economic development in the district as described by Section 52-a, Article III, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 101.001 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 101 / Section 101.001
§ 101.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Handle" means buy for resale, sell, offer to sell, process, broker, or ship for the purpose of selling.

(2) "Packer" means a person who prepares or packs perishable commodities for barter, sale, exchange, or shipment.

(3) "Perishable commodity" means fresh produce grown in Texas and generally considered a perishable vegetable or fruit.

(4) "Person" means an individual, partnership, group of persons, corporation, or business unit.

(5) "Producer" means a person who is engaged in the business of growing or producing any perishable commodity.

(6) "Warehouseman" means a person who receives and stores perishable commodities for compensation.
Tex. Occupations Code § 701.258 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 701 / Section 701.258
§ 701.258. QUALIFIED PERSON ENTITLED TO LICENSE.
Status: in_force

The department shall issue a license as a licensed dietitian to a person qualified for a license under this chapter.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1002.051 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1002 / Section 1002.051
§ 1002.051. BOARD MEMBERSHIP.
Status: in_force

(a) The Texas Board of Professional Geoscientists shall administer this chapter.

(b) The board is composed of nine members appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate.

(c) Six members of the board must be licensed geoscientists.

(d) Three members of the board must be members of the public.

(e) Appointments to the board shall be made without regard to the race, color, disability, sex, religion, age, or national origin of the appointees.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9010.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9010 / Section 9010.052
§ 9010.052. TAX METHOD.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall use the ad valorem plan of taxation.

(b) The board is not required to hold a hearing on the adoption of a plan of taxation.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1251.151 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1251 / Section 1251.151
§ 1251.151. COVERAGE FOR CERTAIN GRANDCHILDREN.
Status: in_force

(a) A group policy or contract of insurance for hospital, surgical, or medical expenses incurred as a result of accident or sickness, including a group contract issued by a group hospital service corporation, that provides coverage under the policy or contract for a child of an insured must, on payment of a premium, provide coverage for any grandchild of the insured if the grandchild is:

(1) unmarried;

(2) younger than 25 years of age; and

(3) a dependent of the insured for federal income tax purposes at the time the application for coverage of the grandchild is made.

(b) Coverage for a grandchild of the insured under this section may not be terminated solely because the covered grandchild is no longer a dependent of the insured for federal income tax purposes.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3845.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3845 / Section 3845.201
§ 3845.201. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

The district may issue bonds or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, impact fees, revenue, contract payments, grants, revenue from economic development agreements under Chapter 381, Local Government Code, or other district money, or any combination of those sources, to pay for an authorized district purpose.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 541.103 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 541 / Section 541.103
§ 541.103. SALE OF DATA TO THIRD PARTIES AND PROCESSING DATA FOR TARGETED ADVERTISING; DISCLOSURE.
Status: in_force

If a controller sells personal data to third parties or processes personal data for targeted advertising, the controller shall clearly and conspicuously disclose that process and the manner in which a consumer may exercise the right to opt out of that process.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8395.005 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8395 / Section 8395.005
§ 8395.005. PROHIBITION AGAINST IMPAIRMENT OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

A municipality in whose extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located may not take any action, including passing an ordinance or resolution, that:

(1) impairs the district's ability to exercise the district's powers under this chapter; or

(2) limits the district's ability to finance, construct, or operate the district's water, wastewater, or drainage systems.
Tex. Penal Code § 9.32 — TX Code / Code pe / Chapter 9 / Section 9.32
§ 9.32. DEADLY FORCE IN DEFENSE OF PERSON.
Status: in_force

(a) A person is justified in using deadly force against another:

(1) if the actor would be justified in using force against the other under Section 9.31; and

(2) when and to the degree the actor reasonably believes the deadly force is immediately necessary:

(A) to protect the actor against the other's use or attempted use of unlawful deadly force; or

(B) to prevent the other's imminent commission of aggravated kidnapping, murder, sexual assault, aggravated sexual assault, robbery, or aggravated robbery.

(b) The actor's belief under Subsection (a)(2) that the deadly force was immediately necessary as described by that subdivision is presumed to be reasonable if the actor:

(1) knew or had reason to believe that the person against whom the deadly force was used:

(A) unlawfully and with force entered, or was attempting to enter unlawfully and with force, the actor's occupied habitation, vehicle, or place of business or employment;

(B) unlawfully and with force removed, or was attempting to remove unlawfully and with force, the actor from the actor's habitation, vehicle, or place of business or employment; or

(C) was committing or attempting to commit an offense described by Subsection (a)(2)(B);

(2) did not provoke the person against whom the force was used; and

(3) was not otherwise engaged in criminal activity, other than a Class C misdemeanor that is a violation of a law or ordinance regulating traffic at the time the force was used.

(c) A person who has a right to be present at the location where the deadly force is used, who has not provoked the person against whom the deadly force is used, and who is not engaged in criminal activity at the time the deadly force is used is not required to retreat before using deadly force as described by this section.

(d) For purposes of Subsection (a)(2), in determining whether an actor described by Subsection (c) reasonably believed that the use of deadly force was necessary, a finder of fact may not consider whether the actor failed to retreat.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8861.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8861 / Section 8861.052
§ 8861.052. ELECTION DATE.
Status: in_force

Every two years, on the uniform election date in May or another date authorized by law, the appropriate number of directors shall be elected.
Tex. Insurance Code § 982.112 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 982 / Section 982.112
§ 982.112.
Status: in_force

Sec. 982.112. EXCEPTION TO DEPOSIT REQUIREMENT: DEPOSIT WITH OFFICER IN ANOTHER STATE. (a) The deposit required under Section 982.108 is not required in this state if the deposit required by that section has been made in any state of the United States, under the laws of that state, in a manner that secures equally the policyholders of the company who are citizens and residents of the United States.

(b) An alien insurance company that desires to meet the requirements of Section 982.108 as provided by Subsection (a) shall file with the department a certificate of the deposit. The certificate must be signed by and under the seal of the officer of the state with whom the deposit was made.
Tex. Family Code § 111.002 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 111 / Section 111.002
§ 111.002. GUIDELINES SUPERSEDE COURT RULES.
Status: repealed

(a) The guidelines in this title supersede local court rules and rules of the supreme court that conflict with the guidelines.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., 2nd C.S., Ch. 7 (H.B. 16), Sec. 12.11(1), eff. December 4, 2025.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8076.0106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8076 / Section 8076.0106
§ 8076.0106. 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. Code of Criminal Procedure § 44.10 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 44 / Section 44.10
§ 44.10. SHERIFF TO REPORT ESCAPE.
Status: in_force

When any such escape occurs, the sheriff who had the prisoner in custody shall immediately report the fact under oath to the district or county attorney of the county in which the conviction was had, who shall forthwith forward such report to the State prosecuting attorney. Such report shall be sufficient evidence of the fact of such escape to authorize the dismissal of the appeal.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 48.053 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 48 / Section 48.053
§ 48.053. RULES.
Status: in_force

The executive commissioner shall adopt rules for the administration of this subchapter.
Tex. Transportation Code § 724.016 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 724 / Section 724.016
§ 724.016. BREATH SPECIMEN.
Status: in_force

(a) A breath specimen taken at the request or order of a peace officer must be taken and analyzed under rules of the department by an individual possessing a certificate issued by the department certifying that the individual is qualified to perform the analysis.

(b) The department may:

(1) adopt rules approving satisfactory analytical methods; and

(2) ascertain the qualifications of an individual to perform the analysis.

(c) The department may revoke a certificate for cause.
Tex. Transportation Code § 520.010 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 520 / Section 520.010
§ 520.010. AUDIT AND INVESTIGATION RELATED TO REGISTRATION AND TITLING SERVICES.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may:

(1) audit or perform a compliance review of a person performing registration or titling services;

(2) investigate any provision of state functions related to registration or titling; and

(3) access any records needed to conduct the audit, compliance review, or investigation.

(b) A county tax assessor-collector may:

(1) audit, perform a compliance review of, or investigate a person providing registration or titling services in the county in which the assessor-collector is located; and

(2) access any records needed to conduct the audit, compliance review, or investigation.

(c) The department's authority under Subsection (a) is not limited by a similar audit, compliance review, or investigation conducted by a county tax assessor-collector under Subsection (b).
Tex. Estates Code § 1104.053 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1104 / Section 1104.053
§ 1104.053. GUARDIAN DESIGNATED BY WILL OR WRITTEN DECLARATION.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding Section 1104.001 or 1104.051, the surviving parent of a minor may by will or written declaration appoint any eligible person to be guardian of the person of the parent's minor children after the parent dies or in the event of the parent's incapacity.

(b) After the surviving parent of a minor dies or if the court finds the surviving parent is an incapacitated person, the court shall appoint the person designated in the will or declaration to serve as guardian of the person of the parent's minor children in preference to another otherwise entitled to serve as guardian under this title, unless the court finds that the person designated to serve as guardian:

(1) is disqualified;

(2) is deceased;

(3) refuses to serve; or

(4) would not serve the minor children's best interests.

(c) On compliance with this title, an eligible person is also entitled to be appointed guardian of the minor children's estates after the surviving parent dies or in the event of the surviving parent's incapacity.