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Tex. Government Code § 402.033 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 402 / Section 402.033
§ 402.033. REPORTING FRAUDULENT ACTIVITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section:

(1) "Authorized governmental agency" means:

(A) the attorney general;

(B) a local or state law enforcement agency of this state or a federal law enforcement agency;

(C) a prosecuting attorney of the United States or of a county or judicial district of this state; or

(D) the Department of Public Safety, the Texas Department of Insurance, the Office of Consumer Credit Commissioner, the Texas Department of Banking, the credit union department, the Department of Savings and Mortgage Lending, the Texas Real Estate Commission, the Texas Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board, or the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs.

(2) "Fraudulent activity" means any act that constitutes a violation of a penal law and is part of an attempt or scheme to defraud any person.

(b) If a person determines or reasonably suspects that fraudulent activity has been committed or is about to be committed, the person shall report the information to an authorized governmental agency. If a person reports the information to the attorney general, the attorney general shall notify an appropriate law enforcement agency with jurisdiction to investigate the fraudulent activity. If a financial institution or person voluntarily or pursuant to this section reports fraudulent activity to an authorized governmental agency, the financial institution or person may not notify any person involved in the fraudulent activity that the fraudulent activity has been reported, and the authorized governmental agency who has any knowledge that such report was made shall not disclose to any person involved in the fraudulent activity that the fraudulent activity has been reported. Any financial institution or person that makes a voluntary report of any possible violation of law or regulation to an authorized governmental agency shall not be liable to any person under any law or regulation of the state or the United States for such report.

(c) This section does not eliminate or diminish any common law or statutory privilege or immunity.

(d) An authorized governmental agency may share confidential information or information to which access is otherwise restricted by law with one or more other authorized governmental agencies. Except as provided by this subsection, confidential information that is shared under this subsection remains confidential and legal restrictions on access to the information apply.
Tex. Family Code § 9.003 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 9 / Section 9.003
§ 9.003. FILING DEADLINES.
Status: in_force

(a) A suit to enforce the division of tangible personal property in existence at the time of the decree of divorce or annulment must be filed before the second anniversary of the date the decree was signed or becomes final after appeal, whichever date is later, or the suit is barred.

(b) A suit to enforce the division of future property not in existence at the time of the original decree must be filed before the second anniversary of the date the right to the property matures or accrues or the decree becomes final, whichever date is later, or the suit is barred.
Tex. Utilities Code § 302.0001 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 302 / Section 302.0001
§ 302.0001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Grantee" means a person, other than an electric utility, as defined by Section 31.002, who:

(A) leases property from a landowner; and

(B) operates a solar power facility on the property.

(1-a) "Recycle" means the processing of an item to recover a usable product.

(2) "Solar energy device" has the meaning assigned by Section 185.001.

(3) "Solar power facility" includes:

(A) a solar energy device; and

(B) a facility or equipment, other than a facility or equipment owned by an electric utility, as defined by Section 31.002, used to support the operation of a solar energy device, including an underground or aboveground electrical transmission or communications line, an electric transformer, a battery energy storage facility or other energy storage facility, telecommunications equipment, a road, a meteorological tower, or a maintenance yard.

(4) "Solar power facility agreement" means a lease agreement between a grantee and a landowner that authorizes the grantee to operate a solar power facility on the leased property.
Tex. Government Code § 30.00142 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 30 / Section 30.00142
§ 30.00142. SPECIAL APPELLATE JUDGE.
Status: in_force

(a) If the appellate judge is unable to act, the governing body of the city may appoint a person, or the appellant and the city attorney in a particular case may agree on a person, to serve as the special appellate judge. The special appellate judge has the powers and duties of the office and is entitled to receive the same compensation as the regular appellate judge for serving as a special appellate judge.

(b) A municipal judge or associate municipal judge may not be appointed or selected as a special appellate judge.

(c) Except as provided by Subsection (d), an appointment of a special appellate judge automatically terminates when the regular appellate judge returns to duty.

(d) If an appellate judge is disqualified from hearing a particular case, the governing body of the city may appoint a person, or the appellant and the city attorney may agree on a person, to serve as the special appellate judge. A special appellate judge appointed or selected under this subsection is entitled to receive the same daily compensation as the regular appellate judge for each day he works on the case he was appointed or selected to hear. An appointment automatically terminates at the time the mandate or mandates issue in the case he was appointed to hear.

(e) A special appellate judge must have the qualifications required of the regular appellate judge and shall, before he begins serving as a special appellate judge, take the oath of office required for a municipal judge.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 44.001 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 44 / Section 44.001
§ 44.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Game breeder" means a person holding a valid game breeder's license.

(2) "Captivity" means the keeping of game animals in an enclosure suitable for and capable of retaining the animal it is designed to retain at all times under reasonable and ordinary circumstances and to prevent entry by another animal.

(3) "Game animal" means a pronghorn antelope, a collared peccary or javelina, or a red or gray squirrel.
Tex. Finance Code § 15.4043 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 15 / Section 15.4043
§ 15.4043. EFFECT OF INTERPRETIVE STATEMENT OR OPINION.
Status: in_force

An interpretive statement or opinion issued under this subchapter does not have the force of law and is not a rule for the purposes of Chapter 2001, Government Code, unless adopted by the commission as provided by Chapter 2001, Government Code. An interpretive statement or opinion is an administrative construction of this chapter or Subtitle D, Title 3, may be relied on by credit unions authorized to engage in business in this state, and is entitled to great weight if the construction is reasonable and does not conflict with this chapter or Subtitle D, Title 3.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7977A.0105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7977A / Section 7977A.0105
§ 7977A.0105. FINDINGS OF PUBLIC PURPOSE AND BENEFIT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is created to serve a public purpose and benefit.

(b) The district is created to accomplish the purposes of:

(1) a municipal utility district as provided by general law and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution; and

(2) Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, that relate to the construction, acquisition, improvement, operation, or maintenance of macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.
Tex. Insurance Code § 843.258 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 843 / Section 843.258
§ 843.258. APPEAL INVOLVING ONGOING EMERGENCY OR CONTINUED HOSPITALIZATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The investigation and resolution of an appeal of a complaint relating to an ongoing emergency or denial of continued hospitalization shall be concluded:

(1) in accordance with the medical or dental immediacy of the case; and

(2) not later than one business day after the complainant's request for appeal is received.

(b) Because of the ongoing emergency or continued hospitalization and at the request of the complainant, the health maintenance organization shall provide, instead of a complaint appeal panel, a review by a physician or provider who:

(1) has not previously reviewed the case; and

(2) is of the same or a similar specialty as the physician or provider who would typically manage the medical condition, procedure, or treatment under consideration for review in the appeal.

(c) The physician or provider reviewing the appeal may interview the patient or the patient's designated representative and shall decide the appeal.

(d) The physician or provider may deliver initial notice of the decision on the appeal orally if the physician or provider subsequently provides written notice of the decision not later than the third day after the date of the decision.

(e) The investigation and resolution of an appeal after emergency care has been provided shall be conducted in accordance with the procedures otherwise established under this subchapter, including the right to review by a complaint appeal panel.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1116.156 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1116 / Section 1116.156
§ 1116.156. INVESTMENT RESTRICTIONS.
Status: in_force

The board may invest district funds only in funds or securities specified by Chapter 2256, Government Code.
Tex. Labor Code § 213.071 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 213 / Section 213.071
§ 213.071. CREDIT OR REFUND OF OVERPAYMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall allow the employing unit on application under Section 213.072 to adjust its contribution payments then due for a contribution or penalty erroneously collected from the employer.

(b) If an adjustment cannot be made under Subsection (a), the commission shall refund the amount erroneously collected.

(c) The commission may not approve an application for adjustment or refund if making the adjustment or refund would require removing or disregarding benefit wages that became benefit wage credits or that were charged as benefit wages more than three years before the date on which the application was filed. For the purpose of this subsection, removing or disregarding benefit wages does not include transferring compensation experience described in Subchapter E, Chapter 204.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1072.202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1072 / Section 1072.202
§ 1072.202. TAX TO PAY GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) At the time general obligation bonds are issued by the district under Section 1072.201, the board shall impose an ad valorem tax in an amount sufficient to create an interest and sinking fund to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds as the bonds mature.

(b) The tax required by this section together with any other tax the district imposes in any year may not exceed the limit approved by the voters at the election authorizing the imposition of taxes.
Tex. Local Government Code § 552.062 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 552 / Section 552.062
§ 552.062. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Benefitted property" means a lot or tract to which water or sewer service is made available under this subchapter.

(2) "Cost of improvement" includes engineering expenses, fiscal fees, and other expenses incident to the construction of improvements to the water system, sewer system, or both systems in addition to the other costs of the improvements.

(3) "Sewer system improvements" means the laying of mains, laterals, and extensions and all appliances and necessary adjuncts required for the sanitary disposal of excreta and offal from the area in which the improvements are made but does not include off-site mains, laterals, and extensions and appliances and adjuncts necessary to connect the improvements to the existing sewer system operated by the municipality.

(4) "Water system improvements" means the laying of a water main with gates, tees, crosses, taps, meter boxes, manholes, or extensions, and any other appurtenances required to furnish water for domestic or commercial purposes to the area in which the improvements are constructed, but does not include any off-site appurtenances required to connect the improvements to the existing water system operated by the municipality.
Tex. Finance Code § 345.071 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 345 / Section 345.071
§ 345.071. CONFIRMATION OF AMENDMENT.
Status: in_force

An amendment to a retail installment contract must be confirmed in a writing signed by the retail buyer. The holder shall deliver a copy of the confirmation to the buyer at the time it is executed.
Tex. Family Code § 262.206 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 262 / Section 262.206
§ 262.206. EX PARTE HEARINGS.
Status: in_force

(a) Unless otherwise authorized by this chapter or other law, a hearing held by a court in a suit under this chapter may not be ex parte.

(b) A court that holds an ex parte hearing authorized by this chapter shall prepare and keep a record of the hearing in the form of an audio or video recording or a court reporter transcription.

(c) On request of a party to the suit, the court shall provide a copy of the record of an ex parte hearing to the party.

(d) The Department of Family and Protective Services shall provide notice of an ex parte hearing authorized by this chapter if the department has received notice that a parent who is a party is represented by an attorney.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8382.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8382 / Section 8382.151
§ 8382.151. 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 8382.153.

(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. Special District Local Laws Code § 11020.0208 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 11020 / Section 11020.0208
§ 11020.0208. OFFICERS.
Status: in_force

At the first meeting of the board after March 1 of each year, the board shall elect officers for the alliance, including a chair, vice chair, secretary, and treasurer.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 552.204 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 552 / Section 552.204
§ 552.204. REVOCATION OF ESSENTIAL CAREGIVER DESIGNATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A state hospital may revoke an individual's designation as an essential caregiver if the individual violates the hospital's policies, procedures, or safety protocols established under Section 552.203.

(b) If a state hospital revokes an individual's designation as an essential caregiver under this section, the patient, patient's guardian, or patient's legally authorized representative or, for a minor patient, the patient's parent, guardian, or managing conservator, has the right to immediately designate another individual as the patient's essential caregiver.

(c) The commission by rule shall establish an appeals process to evaluate the revocation of an individual's designation as an essential caregiver under this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3953.204 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3953 / Section 3953.204
§ 3953.204. CONTRACT TAXES.
Status: in_force

(a) In accordance with Section 49.108, Water Code, the district may impose a tax other than an operation and maintenance tax and use the revenue derived from the tax to make payments under a contract after the provisions of the contract have been approved by a majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.

(b) A contract approved by the district voters may contain a provision stating that the contract may be modified or amended by the board without further voter approval.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8013.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8013 / Section 8013.004
§ 8013.004. CONSENT OF CITY REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) The temporary directors may not hold an election under Section 8013.003 until the city has consented by ordinance or resolution to the creation of the district and to the inclusion of land in the district.

(b) If the city does not consent to the creation of the district under this section before February 14, 2020:

(1) the district is dissolved February 14, 2020, except that:

(A) any debts incurred shall be paid;

(B) any assets that remain after the payment of debts shall be transferred to the city or another local governmental entity to be used for a public purpose; and

(C) the organization of the district shall be maintained until all debts are paid and remaining assets are transferred; and

(2) this chapter expires February 14, 2020.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 81.302 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 81 / Section 81.302
§ 81.302. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This subchapter applies only to a governmental unit that employs employees who:

(1) provide services in a public or private facility providing health care-related services, including a home health care organization; or

(2) otherwise have a risk of exposure to blood or other material potentially containing bloodborne pathogens in connection with exposure to sharps.
Tex. Tax Code § 352.008 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 352 / Section 352.008
§ 352.008. CONCURRENT STATE TAX DELINQUENCY.
Status: in_force

(a) If, as a result of an audit conducted under Section 352.004, a county obtains documentation or other information showing a failure to collect or pay when due both the tax imposed by this chapter and the tax imposed by Chapter 156 on a person who pays for the right to occupy a room or space in a hotel, the county shall notify and submit the relevant information to the comptroller.

(b) The comptroller shall review the information submitted by a county under Subsection (a) and determine whether to proceed with collection and enforcement efforts. If the information results in the collection of a delinquent tax under Chapter 156 and the assessment has become administratively final, the comptroller shall distribute a percentage of the amount collected to the county as provided by Section 156.2513 to defray the cost of the county audit.
Tex. Tax Code § 151.3071 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 151 / Section 151.3071
§ 151.3071. INSTALLATION OF CERTAIN EQUIPMENT FOR EXPORT.
Status: in_force

Electronic audio equipment that is exempted from the taxes imposed by this chapter because it is purchased for use beyond the territorial limits of the United States does not become subject to the taxes imposed by this chapter solely because the equipment is installed in this state.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 62.107 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 62 / Section 62.107
§ 62.107. NOTICE OF CERTAIN PLACEMENTS IN JUVENILE FACILITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section:

(1) "Custodian" and "guardian" have the meanings assigned by Section 51.02, Family Code.

(2) "Juvenile facility" has the meaning assigned by Section 62.106.

(b) A juvenile facility may notify the commission on the placement in the facility of a child who is enrolled in the child health plan.

(c) If a juvenile facility chooses to provide the notice described by Subsection (b), the facility shall provide the notice electronically or by other appropriate means as soon as possible, but not later than the 30th day, after the date of the child's placement.

(d) A juvenile facility may notify the commission of the release of a child who, immediately before the child's placement in the facility, was enrolled in the child health plan.

(e) If a juvenile facility chooses to provide the notice described by Subsection (d), the facility shall provide the notice electronically or by other appropriate means not later than 48 hours after the child's release from the facility.

(f) If a juvenile facility chooses to provide the notice described by Subsection (d), at the time of the child's release, the facility shall provide the child's guardian or custodian, as appropriate, with a written copy of the notice and a telephone number at which the commission may be contacted regarding confirmation of or assistance relating to reinstatement of the child's eligibility for health benefits coverage under the child health plan.

(g) The commission shall establish a means by which a juvenile facility, or an employee of the facility, may determine whether a child placed in the facility is or was, as appropriate, enrolled in the child health plan for purposes of this section.

(h) A juvenile facility, or an employee of the facility, is not liable in a civil action for damages resulting from a failure to comply with this section.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 3.105 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 3 / Section 3.105
§ 3.105. ISSUE OF INSTRUMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) "Issue" means the first delivery of an instrument by the maker or drawer, whether to a holder or nonholder, for the purpose of giving rights on the instrument to any person.

(b) An unissued instrument, or an unissued incomplete instrument that is completed, is binding on the maker or drawer, but nonissuance is a defense. An instrument that is conditionally issued or is issued for a special purpose is binding on the maker or drawer, but failure of the condition or special purpose to be fulfilled is a defense.

(c) "Issuer" applies to issued and unissued instruments and means a maker or drawer of an instrument.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 89.071 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 89 / Section 89.071
§ 89.071. REPORTING.
Status: in_force

(a) A case of tuberculosis shall be reported to the appropriate health authority or to the department not later than the third day after the day on which the diagnosis is suspected.

(b) The results of a screening test shall be reported to the department monthly in a manner approved by the department.
Tex. Labor Code § 213.032 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 213 / Section 213.032
§ 213.032. SERVICE OF NOTICE OF ASSESSMENT; CONTENTS AS PRIMA FACIE EVIDENCE; JUDICIAL REVIEW; EFFECT.
Status: in_force

(a) A notice of assessment shall be served on a defaulting employer:

(1) by personal delivery;

(2) by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, or similar common carrier method to the employer's address as shown by commission records; or

(3) if an attempt to serve a notice of the assessment in a manner described by Subdivision (1) or (2) has been unsuccessful, in another manner that is reasonably calculated to give the employer notice of the assessment.

(b) A notice of assessment is prima facie evidence of the truth of contents of the notice. The incorrectness of the notice may be shown.

(c) An employer aggrieved by the determination of the commission as stated in a notice of assessment may file a petition for judicial review of the assessment with a Travis County district court not later than the 30th day after the date on which the notice of assessment is served. A copy of the petition must be served on a member of the commission or on a person designated by the commission in the manner provided by law for service of process on a defendant in a civil action in a district court.

(d) If an employer does not seek judicial review under Subsection (c), a commission assessment is final for all purposes.

(e) An assessment that is not contested by the employer or that is upheld after judicial review has the effect of a final judgment of a district court and shall be recorded, enforced, and renewed in the same manner. An assessment described by this subsection is a final assessment.