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Tex. Education Code § 56.036 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 56 / Section 56.036
§ 56.036. TRANSFER OF GRANT FUNDS FOR USE AS MATCHING FUNDS.
Status: in_force

Each institution of higher education is authorized to transfer any or all of the funds set aside for the Texas Public Educational Grant Program to the coordinating board to be used for matching federal or other grant funds for awarding to students attending that institution. Said scholarship fund transferred to the coordinating board and all matching funds may be expended by the coordinating board for awarding scholarships as provided herein and in the general appropriation acts of the legislature.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 94.031 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 94 / Section 94.031
§ 94.031. INSPECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) Grapefruit may not be transported, or prepared, received, or delivered for transportation or market, after July 31 and before December 2 each year unless the grapefruit has been inspected for maturity and approved by a citrus fruit inspector employed by or otherwise under the direction and supervision of the department or by a United States Department of Agriculture citrus fruit inspector and is accompanied by a maturity stamp.

(b) Early and midseason oranges may not be transported, or prepared, received, or delivered for transportation or market, after July 31 and before November 2 each year unless the oranges have been inspected for maturity and approved by a citrus fruit inspector employed by or otherwise under the direction and supervision of the department or by a United States Department of Agriculture citrus fruit inspector and are accompanied by a maturity stamp.

(c) A certificate of inspection and maturity issued under this section must identify the citrus fruit to which it relates.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 822.031 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 822 / Section 822.031
§ 822.031. UNREGISTERED DOGS PROHIBITED FROM RUNNING AT LARGE.
Status: in_force

The owner or person having control of a dog at least six months of age in a county adopting this subchapter may not allow the dog to run at large unless the dog:

(1) is registered under this subchapter with the county in which the dog runs at large; and

(2) has fastened about its neck a dog identification tag issued by the county.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7201.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7201 / Section 7201.004
§ 7201.004. REGULATORY CONFLICTS.
Status: in_force

(a) If a municipality asserts regulatory authority over any geographic area in the district and a municipal regulation applicable to that geographic area conflicts with a rule of the district, the regulation of the municipality prevails.

(b) This section does not apply to:

(1) rules or regulations concerning potable water quality standards; or

(2) conflicts relating to service areas or certificates issued to the corporation or district by the Public Utility Commission of Texas or the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 62.010 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 62 / Section 62.010
§ 62.010. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

The Texas Department of Criminal Justice, the Texas Juvenile Justice Department, and the department may adopt any rule necessary to implement this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9014.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9014 / Section 9014.102
§ 9014.102. ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

(a) To the extent authorized by Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, the district may construct, acquire, improve, maintain, or operate macadamized, graveled, or paved roads or turnpikes, or improvements in aid of those roads or turnpikes, inside the district.

(b) A road project must meet all applicable construction standards, zoning and subdivision requirements, and regulatory ordinances or orders of:

(1) each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located; and

(2) each county in which the district is located.

(c) The district may not undertake a road project unless:

(1) each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located consents by ordinance or resolution; and

(2) each county in which the district is located consents by order or resolution.
Tex. Government Code § 540.0851 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 540 / Section 540.0851
§ 540.0851. STAR KIDS MANAGED CARE PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "health home" means a primary care provider practice or specialty care provider practice that incorporates several features, including comprehensive care coordination, family-centered care, and data management, that are focused on improving outcome-based quality of care and increasing patient and provider satisfaction under Medicaid.

(b) Subject to Sections 540.0701 and 540.0753, the commission shall establish a mandatory STAR Kids capitated managed care program tailored to provide Medicaid benefits to children with disabilities. The program must:

(1) provide Medicaid benefits customized to meet the health care needs of program recipients through a defined system of care;

(2) better coordinate recipient care under the program;

(3) improve recipient:

(A) access to health care services; and

(B) health outcomes;

(4) achieve cost containment and cost efficiency;

(5) reduce:

(A) the administrative complexity of delivering Medicaid benefits; and

(B) the incidence of unnecessary institutionalizations and potentially preventable events by ensuring the availability of appropriate services and care management;

(6) require a health home; and

(7) for recipients who receive long-term services and supports outside of the Medicaid managed care organization, coordinate and collaborate with long-term care service providers and long-term care management providers.
Tex. Government Code § 27.061 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 27 / Section 27.061
§ 27.061. RULES OF ADMINISTRATION.
Status: in_force

The justices of the peace in each county shall, by majority vote, adopt local rules of administration.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 47.012 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 47 / Section 47.012
§ 47.012. PURCHASE OF AQUATIC PRODUCTS BY RESTAURANT OWNER, OPERATOR, OR EMPLOYEE.
Status: in_force

No restaurant owner, operator, or employee may purchase for consumption by the restaurant's patrons on the restaurant's premises any aquatic product from any person or entity in this state unless the person purchases the aquatic product from the operator of a commercial aquaculture facility as defined by Section 134.001, Agriculture Code, or the holder of:

(1) a wholesale fish dealer's license;

(2) a general commercial fisherman's license;

(3) a commercial shrimp boat license;

(4) a commercial shrimp boat captain's license;

(5) a commercial crab fisherman's license;

(6) a commercial finfish fisherman's license; or

(7) a commercial gulf shrimp unloading license.
Tex. Election Code § 62.003 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 62 / Section 62.003
§ 62.003.
Status: in_force

Sec. 62.003. ELECTION OFFICERS: OATH AND IDENTIFICATION. (a) The presiding judge and the election clerks present at the polling place before the polls open shall repeat the following oath aloud:

"I swear (or affirm) that I will not in any manner request or seek to persuade or induce any voter to vote for or against any candidate or measure to be voted on, and that I will faithfully perform my duty as an officer of the election and guard the purity of the election."

(b) A clerk who arrives after the oath is made shall repeat the oath aloud before performing any duties as an election officer.

(c) Following administration of the oath, each election officer shall be issued a form of identification, prescribed by the secretary of state, to be displayed by the officer during the officer's hours of service at the polling place.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 762.001 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 762 / Section 762.001
§ 762.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Cabin" means a structure used to provide temporary sleeping quarters for transient overnight guests.

(2) "Campground" means, regardless of profit:

(A) a commercial property designed to provide cabins for transient overnight guest use; or

(B) a recreational vehicle park, as defined by Section 13.087, Water Code.

(3) "Campground operator" means a person who owns, operates, controls, or supervises a campground, regardless of profit.

(4) "Floodplain" means any area within a 100-year floodplain identified by the Federal Emergency Management Agency under the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. Section 4001 et seq.). This term includes any area removed from the 100-year floodplain by a letter of map amendment, a letter of map revision based on fill, or a substantially similar administrative process conducted by the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

(5) "Governmental entity" means this state or a state agency or political subdivision of this state.
Tex. Insurance Code § 846.0035 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 846 / Section 846.0035
§ 846.0035. APPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN LAWS TO ASSOCIATION PROVIDING HEALTH BENEFITS.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only to a multiple employer welfare arrangement:

(1) that was issued an initial certificate of authority under Section 846.054 on or after January 1, 2024; or

(2) that elects to be bound by this section in the manner prescribed by the commissioner.

(b) A multiple employer welfare arrangement that provides a comprehensive health benefit plan, as determined by the commissioner, is subject to the following laws as if the arrangement were an insurer, individuals entitled to coverage under the plan were insureds, and the health benefits were provided through an insurance policy:

(1) Chapter 421;

(2) Chapter 422;

(3) Subchapters C, F, and K, Chapter 1451; and

(4) Chapter 4201.

(c) A multiple employer welfare arrangement that provides a comprehensive health benefit plan, as determined by the commissioner, that is determined by the commissioner to be structured in the manner of a preferred provider benefit plan or an exclusive provider benefit plan as defined in Section 1301.001 is subject to the following laws as if the arrangement were an insurer, individuals entitled to coverage under the plan were insureds, and the health benefits were provided through an insurance policy:

(1) Chapter 1301; and

(2) Chapter 1467.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1075.153 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1075 / Section 1075.153
§ 1075.153. AUDIT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district shall have an audit made of the district's financial condition.

(b) The audit shall be open to inspection at all times at the district's principal office.
Tex. Government Code § 752.004 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 752 / Section 752.004
§ 752.004. APPLICATION FOR AND DISTRIBUTION OF FEDERAL FUNDS.
Status: in_force

The office shall apply for the maximum amount of federal funds available through the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 (8 U.S.C. Section 1101 et seq.) and the Refugee Act of 1980 (8 U.S.C. Section 1521 et seq.). The office shall apply for those funds and shall distribute the funds to agencies responsible for providing services to newly legalized aliens and refugees in accordance with federal law. The office may retain a portion of the federal funds to cover reasonable costs incurred in securing and administering the funds. The office may delegate to an appropriate state agency the administration of funds under this section.
Tex. Election Code § 213.052 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 213 / Section 213.052
§ 213.052. AGENT FOR RECEIVING NOTICE OF RECOUNT.
Status: in_force

(a) If a recount includes election precincts in the jurisdiction of more than one local canvassing authority, a person entitled to notice under Section 212.032 may designate an agent for any one or more of the jurisdictions to receive the notice required by Section 213.009(b).

(b) The recount coordinator shall ascertain whether a person notified under Section 212.032 desires to appoint agents under Subsection (a) and, if so, each agent's name, address, and telephone number.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2035.057 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2035 / Section 2035.057
§ 2035.057. COSTS OF CONTEST.
Status: in_force

Costs of the election contest may not be adjudged against the contestee or county.
Tex. Occupations Code § 201.053 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 201 / Section 201.053
§ 201.053. MEMBERSHIP AND EMPLOYEE RESTRICTIONS.
Status: repealed

(a) In this section, "Texas trade association" means a cooperative and voluntarily joined statewide association of business or professional competitors in this state designed to assist its members and its industry or profession in dealing with mutual business or professional problems and in promoting their common interest.

(b) A person may not be a member of the board and may not be a board employee employed in a "bona fide executive, administrative, or professional capacity," as that phrase is used for purposes of establishing an exemption to the overtime provisions of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. Section 201 et seq.), if:

(1) the person is an officer, employee, or paid consultant of a Texas trade association in the field of health care; or

(2) the person's spouse is an officer, manager, or paid consultant of a Texas trade association in the field of health care.

(c) Repealed by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1020, Sec. 36, eff. September 1, 2005.

(d) A person may not be a member of the board or act as the general counsel to the board if the person is required to register as a lobbyist under Chapter 305, Government Code, because of the person's activities for compensation on behalf of a profession related to the operation of the board.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1081.057 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1081 / Section 1081.057
§ 1081.057. VOTING REQUIREMENT.
Status: in_force

A concurrence of four directors is sufficient in any matter relating to district business.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 509.052 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 509 / Section 509.052
§ 509.052. DIGITAL SERVICE PROVIDER DUTIES RELATING TO AGREEMENT WITH MINOR.
Status: in_force

Unless a verified parent provides otherwise under Section 509.102, a digital service provider that enters into an agreement with a known minor for access to a digital service:

(1) shall:

(A) limit collection of the known minor's personal identifying information to information reasonably necessary to provide the digital service; and

(B) limit use of the known minor's personal identifying information to the purpose for which the information was collected; and

(2) may not:

(A) allow the known minor to make purchases or engage in other financial transactions through the digital service;

(B) share, disclose, or sell the known minor's personal identifying information;

(C) use the digital service to collect the known minor's precise geolocation data; or

(D) use the digital service to display targeted advertising to the known minor.
Tex. Labor Code § 352.103 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 352 / Section 352.103
§ 352.103. PROVISION OF VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION SERVICES.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission by rule shall establish and maintain guidelines for providing vocational rehabilitation services that are consistent with state and federal laws and that include:

(1) a system of organization for the delivery of vocational rehabilitation services statewide;

(2) eligibility requirements for vocational rehabilitation services;

(3) requirements for the rehabilitation planning process;

(4) the types of services that may be provided to a client through a vocational rehabilitation program; and

(5) requirements for client participation in the costs of vocational rehabilitation services, including documentation that a client has sought benefits for which the client is eligible from sources other than the commission and that may assist the client in obtaining vocational rehabilitation goods or services.

(b) The commission shall annually assess the effectiveness of the state's vocational rehabilitation program.
Tex. Estates Code § 356.404 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 356 / Section 356.404
§ 356.404. CONTINUANCE OF AUCTION.
Status: in_force

(a) A public auction of real estate of an estate that is not completed on the day advertised may be continued from day to day by an oral public announcement of the continuance made at the conclusion of the auction each day.

(b) A continued auction must occur within the hours prescribed by Section 356.403(b).

(c) The continuance of an auction under this section shall be shown in the report made to the court under Section 356.551.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 773.0572 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 773 / Section 773.0572
§ 773.0572. PROVISIONAL LICENSES.
Status: in_force

The executive commissioner by rule shall establish conditions under which an emergency medical services provider who fails to meet the minimum standards prescribed by this chapter may be issued a provisional license. The department may issue a provisional license to an emergency medical services provider under this chapter if the department finds that issuing the license would serve the public interest and that the provider meets the requirements of the rules adopted under this section. A nonrefundable fee of not more than $30 must accompany each application for a provisional license.
Tex. Government Code § 411.0222 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 411 / Section 411.0222
§ 411.0222. ELIGIBILITY FOR PROMOTION.
Status: in_force

Except as provided by Section 411.0223, an officer of the Texas Rangers is eligible for promotion only if the officer has served in the next lower position for at least two years before the date of promotion.
Tex. Education Code § 52.01 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 52 / Section 52.01
§ 52.01. ADMINISTRATION.
Status: in_force

The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, or its successors, shall administer the student loan program authorized by this chapter pursuant to Sections 50b-4, 50b-5, 50b-6, and 50b-7, Article III, Texas Constitution, and any former provision of the Texas Constitution authorizing bonds to finance educational loans to students. Personnel and other expenses required to properly administer this chapter shall be funded by:

(1) the general appropriations acts; or

(2) any other source of revenue received by the board in connection with the operation of the student loan program.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8421.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8421 / Section 8421.151
§ 8421.151. ELECTIONS REGARDING TAXES OR BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue, without an election, bonds and other obligations secured by:

(1) revenue other than ad valorem taxes; or

(2) contract payments described by Section 8421.153.

(b) The district must hold an election in the manner provided by Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, to obtain voter approval before the district may impose an ad valorem tax or issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes.

(c) The district may not issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes to finance a road project unless the issuance is approved by a vote of a two-thirds majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.
Tex. Utilities Code § 161.253 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 161 / Section 161.253
§ 161.253. DISTRIBUTION OF NET ASSETS ON DISSOLUTION.
Status: in_force

Assets of a dissolved electric cooperative that remain after all liabilities or obligations of the cooperative have been satisfied shall be distributed pro rata to the members of the cooperative who were members when the certificate of dissolution was filed.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 243.051 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 243 / Section 243.051
§ 243.051. APPREHENSION AFTER ESCAPE OR VIOLATION OF RELEASE CONDITIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) If a child who has been committed to the department and placed by the department in any institution or facility has escaped or has been released under supervision and broken the conditions of release:

(1) a sheriff, deputy sheriff, constable, special investigator, or peace officer may, without a warrant, arrest the child; or

(2) a department employee designated by the executive director may, without a warrant or other order, take the child into the custody of the department.

(b) A child who is arrested or taken into custody under Subsection (a) may be detained in any suitable place, including an adult jail facility if the person is 17 years of age or older, until the child is returned to the custody of the department or transported to a department facility.

(c) Notwithstanding Section 58.005, Family Code, the department may disseminate to the public the following information relating to a child who has escaped from custody:

(1) the child's name, including other names by which the child is known;

(2) the child's physical description, including sex, weight, height, race, ethnicity, eye color, hair color, scars, marks, and tattoos;

(3) a photograph of the child; and

(4) if necessary to protect the welfare of the community, any other information that reveals dangerous propensities of the child or expedites the apprehension of the child.
Tex. Tax Code § 151.425 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 151 / Section 151.425
§ 151.425. FORFEITURE OF DISCOUNT OR REIMBURSEMENT.
Status: in_force

If a taxpayer fails to file a report required by this chapter when due or to pay the tax when due, the taxpayer forfeits any claim to a deduction or discount allowed under Section 151.423 or Section 151.424 of this code.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 181.101 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 181 / Section 181.101
§ 181.101. TRAINING REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) Each covered entity shall provide training to employees of the covered entity regarding the state and federal law concerning protected health information as necessary and appropriate for the employees to carry out the employees' duties for the covered entity.

(b) An employee of a covered entity must complete training described by Subsection (a) not later than the 90th day after the date the employee is hired by the covered entity.

(c) If the duties of an employee of a covered entity are affected by a material change in state or federal law concerning protected health information, the employee shall receive training described by Subsection (a) within a reasonable period, but not later than the first anniversary of the date the material change in law takes effect.

(d) A covered entity shall require an employee of the entity who receives training described by Subsection (a) to sign, electronically or in writing, a statement verifying the employee's completion of training. The covered entity shall maintain the signed statement until the sixth anniversary of the date the statement is signed.
Tex. Family Code § 153.609 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 153 / Section 153.609
§ 153.609. COMPENSATION OF PARENTING COORDINATOR.
Status: in_force

(a) A court may not appoint a parenting coordinator, other than a domestic relations office or a comparable county agency appointed under Subsection (c) or a volunteer appointed under Subsection (d), unless, after notice and hearing, the court finds that the parties have the means to pay the fees of the parenting coordinator.

(b) Any fees of a parenting coordinator appointed under Subsection (a) shall be allocated between the parties as determined by the court.

(c) Public funds may not be used to pay the fees of a parenting coordinator. Notwithstanding this prohibition, a court may appoint the domestic relations office or a comparable county agency to act as a parenting coordinator if personnel are available to serve that function.

(d) If due to hardship the parties are unable to pay the fees of a parenting coordinator, and a domestic relations office or a comparable county agency is not available under Subsection (c), the court, if feasible, may appoint a person who meets the minimum qualifications prescribed by Section 153.610, including an employee of the court, to act as a parenting coordinator on a volunteer basis and without compensation.