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Tex. Insurance Code § 1425.001 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1425 / Section 1425.001
§ 1425.001. EXEMPTION FROM APPLICATION OF SUBTITLE.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Section 1425.002, a provision of this subtitle that becomes effective on or after January 2, 2010, does not apply to:

(1) a plan that provides coverage only:

(A) for a specified disease or diseases or under an individual limited benefit policy;

(B) for accidental death or dismemberment;

(C) as a supplement to a liability insurance policy; or

(D) for dental or vision care;

(2) disability income insurance coverage or a combination of accident-only and disability income insurance coverage;

(3) credit insurance coverage;

(4) a hospital confinement indemnity policy;

(5) a Medicare supplemental policy as defined by Section 1882(g)(1), Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Section 1395ss);

(6) a workers' compensation insurance policy;

(7) medical payment insurance coverage provided under a motor vehicle insurance policy;

(8) a long-term care insurance policy, including a nursing home fixed indemnity policy, except as provided by Subsection (b); or

(9) an occupational accident policy.

(b) A long-term care insurance policy, including a nursing home fixed indemnity policy, is subject to this subtitle if the commissioner determines that the policy provides benefits so comprehensive that it is a health benefit plan and should not be subject to the exemption provided under this section.
Tex. Transportation Code § 441.155 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 441 / Section 441.155
§ 441.155. PAYMENT OF EXPENSES.
Status: in_force

(a) The district's directors may pay:

(1) costs and expenses necessarily incurred in the district's creation, organization, and operation;

(2) legal fees; and

(3) other incidental expenses.

(b) The district's directors may reimburse a person for money advanced for a purpose under Subsection (a).

(c) A payment may be made from the proceeds of district bonds, taxes, fees, or other district revenue.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1952.110 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1952 / Section 1952.110
§ 1952.110. VENUE.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding Section 15.032, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, an action against an insurer in relation to the coverage provided under this subchapter, including an action to enforce that coverage, may be brought only in the county in which:

(1) the policyholder or beneficiary instituting the action resided at the time of the accident involving the uninsured or underinsured motor vehicle; or

(2) the accident occurred.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 221.003 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 221 / Section 221.003
§ 221.003. RULES CONCERNING MENTAL HEALTH SCREENING INSTRUMENT AND RISK AND NEEDS ASSESSMENT INSTRUMENT; ADMISSIBILITY OF STATEMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board by rule shall require juvenile probation departments to use the mental health screening instrument selected by the department for the initial screening of children under the jurisdiction of probation departments who have been formally referred to a juvenile probation department. The department shall give priority to training in the use of this instrument in any preservice or in-service training that the department provides for probation officers. The rules adopted by the board under this section must allow a clinical assessment by a licensed mental health professional to be substituted for the mental health screening instrument selected by the department if the clinical assessment is performed in the time prescribed by the department.

(b) A juvenile probation department must, before the disposition of a child's case and using a validated risk and needs assessment instrument or process provided or approved by the department, complete a risk and needs assessment for each child under the jurisdiction of the juvenile probation department. The risk and needs assessment must include a screening for risk of commercial sexual exploitation using a validated, evidence-informed tool selected by the Child Sex Trafficking Prevention Unit established under Section 772.0062, Government Code.

(b-1) Any risk and needs assessment instrument or process that is provided or approved by the department for a juvenile probation department to use under Subsection (b) must be a validated instrument or process.

(c) Any statement made by a child and any mental health data obtained from the child during the administration of the mental health screening instrument or the initial risk and needs assessment instruments under this section is not admissible against the child at any adjudication hearing. The person administering the mental health screening instrument or initial risk and needs assessment instruments shall inform the child that any statement made by the child and any mental health data obtained from the child during the administration of the instrument is not admissible against the child at any adjudication hearing.

(d) A juvenile probation department shall report data from the use of the screening instrument or clinical assessment under Subsection (a) and the risk and needs assessment under Subsection (b) to the department in the format and at the time prescribed by the department.

(e) The board shall adopt rules to ensure that youth in the juvenile justice system are assessed using the screening instrument or clinical assessment under Subsection (a) and the risk and needs assessment under Subsection (b).
Tex. Government Code § 813.402 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 813 / Section 813.402
§ 813.402. CREDIT FOR YEAR IN WHICH ELIGIBLE FOR OFFICE.
Status: in_force

(a) A member may establish service credit in the elected class for any calendar year during any part of which:

(1) the member held an office included in that class; or

(2) the member was eligible to take the oath for an office included in that class.

(b) A member may establish credit under this section by depositing with the retirement system in a lump sum a contribution computed as provided by Section 813.404, plus interest computed at an annual rate of 10 percent from the fiscal year in which the service was performed to the date of deposit.
Tex. Government Code § 845.314 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 845 / Section 845.314
§ 845.314. INTEREST RATES.
Status: in_force

Unless this subtitle expressly states another specified rate of interest, for periods beginning after December 31, 1996, the annual rate of interest is seven percent.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3932.110 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3932 / Section 3932.110
§ 3932.110. APPROVAL BY CITY.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (c), the district must obtain the approval of the city for:

(1) the issuance of bonds;

(2) the plans and specifications of an improvement project financed by bonds; and

(3) the plans and specifications of an improvement project related to the use of land owned by the city, an easement granted to or by the city, or a right-of-way of a street, road, or highway.

(b) The district may not issue bonds until the governing body of the city adopts a resolution or ordinance authorizing the issuance of the bonds.

(c) If the district obtains the approval of the city's governing body of a capital improvements budget for a period not to exceed five years, the district may finance the capital improvements and issue bonds specified in the budget without further approval from the city.

(d) The governing body of the city:

(1) is not required to adopt a resolution or ordinance to approve plans and specifications described by Subsection (a); and

(2) may establish an administrative process to approve plans and specifications described by Subsection (a) without the involvement of the governing body.
Tex. Property Code § 221.026 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 221 / Section 221.026
§ 221.026. ISSUANCE AND RENEWAL OF REGISTRATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission by rule shall adopt requirements for the issuance and renewal of a developer's registration under this chapter, including:

(1) the form required for application for registration or a renewal of registration; and

(2) any supporting documentation required for registration or renewal of registration.

(b) The commission shall issue or renew a registration under this chapter for a period not to exceed 24 months.

(c) The commission may assess and collect a fee for the issuance or renewal of a registration under this chapter.

(d) The commission may assess and collect a late fee if the commission has not received the fee or any supporting documentation required before the 61st day after the date a registration is issued or renewed under this section.

(e) Failure to pay a renewal fee or late fee is a violation of this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3935.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3935 / Section 3935.102
§ 3935.102. IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS AND SERVICES.
Status: in_force

The district may provide, design, construct, acquire, improve, relocate, operate, maintain, or finance an improvement project or service using any money available to the district, or contract with a governmental or private entity to provide, design, construct, acquire, improve, relocate, operate, maintain, or finance an improvement project or service authorized under this chapter or Chapter 375, Local Government Code.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 35.004 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 35 / Section 35.004
§ 35.004. SERVICE PROVIDERS.
Status: in_force

(a) The executive commissioner shall adopt substantive and procedural rules for the selection of providers to participate in the program, including rules for the selection of specialty centers and rules requiring that providers accept program payments as payment in full for services provided.

(b) The department shall approve physicians, dentists, licensed dietitians, facilities, specialty centers, and other providers to participate in the program according to the criteria and following the procedures prescribed by department rules.

(c) The department may pay only for services delivered by an approved provider, except in an emergency.

(d) Except as specified in the department rules, a recipient of services may select any provider approved by the department. If the recipient is a minor, the person legally authorized to consent to the treatment may select the provider.

(e) The executive commissioner shall adopt substantive and procedural rules for the modification, suspension, or termination of the approval of a provider.

(f) The department shall provide a due process hearing procedure in accordance with department rules for the resolution of conflicts between the department and a provider. Chapter 2001, Government Code, does not apply to conflict resolution procedures adopted under this section.

(g) The department may not terminate the approval of a provider while a hearing is pending under this section. The department may withhold payments while the hearing is pending, but shall pay the withheld payments and resume contract payments if the final determination is favorable to the provider.

(h) Subsection (f) does not apply if a contract:

(1) is canceled by the department because services are restricted to conform to budgetary limitations and service priorities are adopted by the executive commissioner regarding types of services to be provided; or

(2) expires according to its terms.

(i) The Interagency Cooperation Act, Chapter 771, Government Code, does not apply to a payment made by the department for services provided by a publicly supported medical school facility to an eligible child. A publicly supported medical school facility receiving payment under this chapter shall deposit the payment in local funds.

(j) This section does not apply to services for which coverage is provided under the health benefits plan established under Section 35.0031.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1046.156 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1046 / Section 1046.156
§ 1046.156. ANNUAL AUDIT.
Status: in_force

The board annually shall have an audit made of the district's financial condition.
Tex. Government Code § 2054.130 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2054 / Section 2054.130
§ 2054.130. REMOVAL OF DATA FROM DATA PROCESSING EQUIPMENT; RULES.
Status: in_force

(a) A state agency shall permanently remove data from data processing equipment before disposing of or otherwise transferring the equipment to a person who is not a state agency or other agent of the state. This section applies only to equipment that will not be owned by the state after the disposal or other transfer.

(b) The department shall adopt rules to implement this section. The rules must include rules that:

(1) specify what types of data processing equipment are covered by this section, including computer hard drives and other memory components;

(2) explain the acceptable methods for removal of data; and

(3) adopt appropriate forms for use by state agencies in documenting the removal process, including forms for documenting completion of the process.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8310.152 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8310 / Section 8310.152
§ 8310.152. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) If authorized at an election held under Section 8310.151, the district may impose an operation and maintenance tax on taxable property in the district in accordance with Section 49.107, Water Code.

(b) The board shall determine the tax rate. The rate may not exceed the rate approved at the election.
Tex. Insurance Code § 823.101 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 823 / Section 823.101
§ 823.101. STANDARDS FOR TRANSACTION WITHIN AN INSURANCE HOLDING COMPANY SYSTEM.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only to a material transaction within an insurance holding company system to which an insurer subject to a registration under Section 823.052 is a party.

(b) The terms of the transaction shall be fair and equitable.

(b-1) An agreement, including an agreement for cost-sharing, services, or management, must include all provisions required by rule of the commissioner.

(c) The charges or fees for services performed shall be reasonable.

(d) The books, accounts, and records of each party to the transaction shall be maintained so that the precise nature and details of the transaction are clearly and accurately disclosed.

(e) The expenses incurred and payments received relating to the transaction shall be allocated to the registered insurer on an equitable basis in conformity with customary insurance accounting principles consistently applied.

(f) After a registered insurer pays a dividend or makes a distribution to a holding company or shareholder affiliate of the insurer, the insurer's policyholders' surplus shall be reasonable in relation to the insurer's outstanding liabilities and adequate to the insurer's financial needs.
Tex. Tax Code § 321.305 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 321 / Section 321.305
§ 321.305. PENALTIES.
Status: in_force

The penalties provided by Chapter 151 for violations of that chapter apply to violations of this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8417.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8417 / Section 8417.104
§ 8417.104. ROAD STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A road project must meet all applicable construction standards, zoning and subdivision requirements, and regulations of each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the road project is located.

(b) If a road project is not located in the corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality, the road project must meet all applicable construction standards, subdivision requirements, and regulations of each county in which the road project is located.

(c) If the state will maintain and operate the road, the Texas Transportation Commission must approve the plans and specifications of the road project.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1018.159 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1018 / Section 1018.159
§ 1018.159. DEPOSITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall select one or more banks inside or outside the district to serve as a depository for district money.

(b) District money, other than money invested as provided by Section 1018.160(b) and money transmitted to a bank for payment of bonds or obligations issued or assumed by the district, shall be deposited as received with the depository bank and shall remain on deposit.

(c) This chapter, including Subsection (b), does not limit the power of the board to place a part of district money on time deposit or to purchase certificates of deposit.

(d) The district may not deposit money with a bank in an amount that exceeds the maximum amount secured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation unless the bank first executes a bond or other security in an amount sufficient to secure from loss the district money that exceeds the amount secured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
Tex. Tax Code § 111.00452 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 111 / Section 111.00452
§ 111.00452. EMPLOYMENT OF INVESTIGATORS.
Status: in_force

(a) In addition to the authority granted by Section 111.0045, an investigator employed under that section may investigate:

(1) any criminal offense under this code; or

(2) any criminal offense under any other law if the offense relates directly or indirectly to a tax, fee, penalty, or charge administered, collected, or enforced by the comptroller.

(b) An investigator commissioned by the comptroller as a peace officer has the powers of a peace officer coextensive with the boundaries of this state.
Tex. Transportation Code § 391.061 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 391 / Section 391.061
§ 391.061. LICENSE FOR COMMERCIAL SIGNS; OFFENSE.
Status: repealed

(a) A person commits an offense if the person wilfully erects or maintains a commercial sign in an area described by Section 391.031(a) without a license under this subchapter.

(b) An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $500 or more than $1,000. Each day of the proscribed conduct is a separate offense.

(c) Repealed by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 964 (S.B. 2006), Sec. 33(5), eff. June 15, 2017.
Tex. Insurance Code § 225.001 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 225 / Section 225.001
§ 225.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Affiliate" means, with respect to an insured, a person or entity that controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with the insured.

(2) "Affiliated group" means a group of entities whose members are all affiliated.

(3) "Control" means, with respect to determining the home state of an affiliated entity:

(A) to directly or indirectly, acting through one or more persons, own, control, or hold the power to vote at least 25 percent of any class of voting security of the affiliated entity; or

(B) to control in any manner the election of the majority of directors or trustees of the affiliated entity.

(4) "Home state" means:

(A) for an insured that is not an affiliated group described by Paragraph (B):

(i) the state in which the insured maintains the insured's principal residence, if the insured is an individual;

(ii) the state in which an insured that is not an individual maintains its principal place of business; or

(iii) if 100 percent of the insured risk is located outside of the state in which the insured maintains the insured's principal residence or maintains the insured's principal place of business, as applicable, the state to which the largest percentage of the insured's taxable premium for the insurance contract that covers the risk is allocated; or

(B) for an affiliated group with respect to which more than one member is a named insured on a single insurance contract subject to this chapter, the home state of the member, as determined under Paragraph (A), that has the largest percentage of premium attributed to it under the insurance contract.

(5) "Premium" means any payment made in consideration for insurance and includes:

(A) a premium;

(B) premium deposits;

(C) a membership fee;

(D) a registration fee;

(E) an assessment;

(F) dues; and

(G) any other compensation given in consideration for surplus lines insurance.
Tex. Finance Code § 35.0001 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 35 / Section 35.0001
§ 35.0001. APPLICABILITY TO BANK SUBSIDIARIES.
Status: in_force

This subchapter applies to a subsidiary of a state bank, a present or former officer, director, or employee of a subsidiary, or a controlling shareholder or other person participating in the affairs of a subsidiary in the same manner as the subchapter applies to a state bank, a present or former officer, director, or employee of a state bank, or a controlling shareholder or other person participating in the affairs of a state bank.
Tex. Local Government Code § 111.011 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 111 / Section 111.011
§ 111.011. CHANGES IN BUDGET FOR COUNTY PURPOSES.
Status: in_force

This subchapter does not prevent the commissioners court from making changes in the budget for county purposes.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 772.209 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 772 / Section 772.209
§ 772.209. BUDGET; ANNUAL REPORT; AUDIT.
Status: in_force

(a) The director shall prepare under the direction of the board an annual budget for the district. To be effective, the budget must:

(1) be approved by the board;

(2) be presented to the commissioners court of the county in which the majority of the district is located;

(3) be presented to the governing body of each municipality eligible to appoint a member of the board of managers under Sections 772.206(a)(2)-(4) and (6);

(4) be presented to the governing body of each other participating jurisdiction as provided by Subsection (b); and

(5) subject to Subsection (c), be approved by a majority of the entities to which the budget must be presented under Subdivisions (2) through (4).

(b) For purposes of Subsection (a)(4), the proposed budget must be presented to:

(1) the mayor's council established to administer urban development block grant funds, if one exists in the district; or

(2) if a mayor's council does not exist in the district, the governing bodies of the other participating jurisdictions.

(c) For the purpose of determining approval by a majority under Subsection (a)(5) if the budget is required to be presented under Subsection (b)(2), the other participating jurisdictions are considered to be acting jointly as one entity.

(d) A revision of the budget must be approved in the same manner as the budget.

(e) As soon as practicable after the end of each district fiscal year, the director shall prepare and present to the board and to each participating jurisdiction in writing a sworn statement of all money received by the district and how the money was used during the preceding fiscal year. The report must state in detail the operations of the district for the fiscal year covered by the report.

(f) The board shall have an independent financial audit of the district performed annually.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 534.108 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 534 / Section 534.108
§ 534.108. STANDARDS OF CARE.
Status: in_force

(a) The executive commissioner shall develop standards of care for the services provided by a local intellectual and developmental disability authority and its subcontractors under this subchapter.

(b) The standards must be designed to ensure that the quality of community-based intellectual disability services is consistent with the quality of care available in department facilities.

(c) In conjunction with local intellectual and developmental disability authorities, the executive commissioner shall review the standards biennially to determine if each standard is necessary to ensure the quality of care.
Tex. Finance Code § 181.204 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 181 / Section 181.204
§ 181.204. APPEAL TO DISTRICT COURT.
Status: in_force

A person affected by a final order of the banking commissioner may appeal the final order by filing a petition for judicial review as provided by Chapter 2001, Government Code. A petition for judicial review filed in the district court does not stay or vacate the appealed order unless the court, after notice and hearing, expressly stays or vacates the order.