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Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 49.35 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 49 / Section 49.35
§ 49.35. RIGHT TO NONAFFILIATED PHYSICIAN.
Status: in_force

(a) A person authorized to consent to a postmortem examination or autopsy under Article 49.33 of this code may request that a physician who is not affiliated with the hospital or other institution where the deceased person died:

(1) perform the postmortem examination or autopsy at another hospital or institution; or

(2) review the postmortem examination or autopsy conducted by a physician affiliated with the hospital or other institution where the deceased person died.

(b) A representative of the hospital or other institution shall inform the person of the person's right to request the performance or review of a postmortem examination or autopsy by a nonaffiliated physician under Subsection (a) before the person consents to the postmortem examination or autopsy.

(c) A person requesting a nonaffiliated physician to perform or review a postmortem examination or autopsy shall bear the additional costs incurred as a result of the nonaffiliated physician's performance or review of the examination or autopsy under Subsection (a) of this article.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 55.01 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 55 / Section 55.01
§ 55.01. AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The holder of a manufacturer's agent's warehousing permit may:

(1) receive malt beverages from the holder of a nonresident brewer's license and store the alcoholic beverages on the permitted premises;

(2) ship, cause to be shipped, sell, and otherwise transfer the malt beverages to licensed distributors in this state and to persons outside this state who are qualified to receive the malt beverages under the regulatory laws of the state or other jurisdiction in which the malt beverages are received; and

(3) return malt beverages to the brewer from which they were originally received.

(b) The holder of a manufacturer's agent's warehousing permit may ship only to distributors in this state who have been issued a territorial designation by the actual brewer of the brand or brands to be shipped. This territorial designation for the sale of malt beverages must be under and a part of the agreement entered into between the actual brewer of the brand and the distributor under Subchapters C and D, Chapter 102. This chapter does not affect the requirement that the actual brewer, and the agreement between the actual brewer and the distributor, comply with Subchapters C and D, Chapter 102.

(c) Malt beverages received at premises permitted under this chapter that are not labeled and approved for sale in this state may be held and stored at the premises and may be shipped from the premises if the malt beverages are consigned and transported to qualified persons in other states or jurisdictions where their sale is legal.

(d) The provisions of this code related to the residency of an applicant for a permit do not apply to a permit under this chapter.
Tex. Occupations Code § 801.401 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 801 / Section 801.401
§ 801.401. DISCIPLINARY POWERS OF BOARD.
Status: in_force

(a) If an applicant or license holder is subject to denial of a license or to disciplinary action under Section 801.402, the board may:

(1) refuse to examine an applicant or to issue or renew a license;

(2) revoke or suspend a license;

(3) place on probation a license holder or person whose license has been suspended;

(4) reprimand a license holder; or

(5) impose an administrative penalty.

(b) The board may take action under Subsection (a) after notice and hearing under Section 801.407 or as provided by board rule.

(c) The board may require a license holder whose license suspension is probated to:

(1) report regularly to the board on matters that are the basis of the probation;

(2) limit practice to the areas prescribed by the board; or

(3) continue or review continuing professional education until the license holder attains a degree of skill satisfactory to the board in those areas that are the basis of the probation.

(d) In addition to other disciplinary actions authorized by this subchapter, the board may require a license holder who violates this chapter to participate in a continuing education program. The board shall specify the continuing education programs that the license holder may attend and the number of hours that the license holder must complete. A continuing education program specified by the board must be relevant to the violation committed by the license holder.

(e) The board may issue a disciplinary order directing a veterinarian to participate in the peer assistance program under Section 801.157 if the board determines that the veterinarian is an impaired professional as defined by Section 467.001, Health and Safety Code.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 81.093 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 81 / Section 81.093
§ 81.093. PERSONS PROSECUTED FOR CERTAIN CRIMES.
Status: in_force

(a) A court may direct a person convicted of an offense under Section 43.02 or 43.021, Penal Code, under Chapter 481 (Texas Controlled Substances Act), or under Sections 485.031 through 485.035 to be subject to the control measures of Section 81.083 and to the court-ordered management provisions of Subchapter G.

(b) The court shall order that a presentence report be prepared under Subchapter F, Chapter 42A, Code of Criminal Procedure, to determine if a person convicted of an offense under Chapter 481 (Texas Controlled Substances Act) or under Sections 485.031 through 485.035 should be subject to Section 81.083 and Subchapter G.

(c) On the request of a prosecutor who is prosecuting a person under Section 22.012, Penal Code, the court shall release to the prosecutor the presentencing report and a statement as to whether the court directed the person to be subject to control measures and court-ordered management for human immunodeficiency virus infection or acquired immune deficiency syndrome.
Tex. Transportation Code § 502.199 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 502 / Section 502.199
§ 502.199. ELECTRONIC FUNDS TRANSFER.
Status: in_force

A county assessor-collector that transfers money to the department under this chapter shall transfer the money electronically.
Tex. Utilities Code § 53.103 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 53 / Section 53.103
§ 53.103. NOTICE OF INTENT TO CHANGE RATES.
Status: in_force

(a) The utility shall:

(1) publish, in conspicuous form and place, notice to the public of the proposed change once each week for four successive weeks before the effective date of the proposed change in a newspaper having general circulation in each county containing territory affected by the proposed change; and

(2) mail notice of the proposed change to any other affected person as required by the commission's rules.

(b) The commission may waive the publication of notice requirement prescribed by Subsection (a) in a proceeding that involves only a rate reduction for each affected ratepayer. The applicant shall give notice of the proposed rate change by mail to each affected utility customer.

(c) The commission by rule shall define other proceedings for which the publication of notice requirement prescribed by Subsection (a) may be waived on a showing of good cause. A waiver may not be granted in a proceeding involving a rate increase to any class or category of ratepayer.
Tex. Education Code § 61.891 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 61 / Section 61.891
§ 61.891. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Leadership scholarship" means a scholarship awarded to an undergraduate student under the program.

(2) "Program" means the Texas Leadership Scholars Program established under this subchapter.

(3) "Research scholarship" means a scholarship awarded to a graduate student under the program.

(4) "Eligible institution" means a general academic teaching institution as defined by Section 61.003.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 91.601 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 91 / Section 91.601
§ 91.601. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Oil and gas hazardous waste" means oil and gas waste that is a hazardous waste as defined by the administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency under the federal Solid Waste Disposal Act, as amended by the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 (42 U.S.C. Section 6901 et seq.).

(2) "Oil and gas waste" means oil and gas waste as defined in Section 91.1011 of this chapter.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1153.054 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1153 / Section 1153.054
§ 1153.054. WITHDRAWAL OF APPROVAL OF FORM.
Status: in_force

The commissioner may hold a hearing on the withdrawal of the approval of a form not earlier than the 21st day after the date written notice of the hearing is given to the insurer who submitted the form. The notice of the hearing must state the reason for the proposed withdrawal of approval. At any time after the hearing, the commissioner may withdraw approval of the form for any ground provided by Section 1153.053(a).
Tex. Occupations Code § 254.004 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 254 / Section 254.004
§ 254.004. FEES.
Status: repealed

(a) The board shall establish reasonable and necessary fees so that the fees, in the aggregate, produce sufficient revenue to cover the cost of administering this subtitle.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 448 , Sec. 31(l)(3), eff. September 1, 2015.

(c) The board shall collect an additional $55 surcharge for each of the following fees:

(1) the fee for the issuance of a dental license; and

(2) the fee for the renewal of a dental license.

(d) The board shall deposit each surcharge collected to the credit of the dental public assurance account. The dental public assurance account is an account in the general revenue fund that shall be appropriated only to the board to pay for the board's enforcement program, including an expert panel.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1301.201 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1301 / Section 1301.201
§ 1301.201. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND STAFF.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall employ an executive director as the executive head of the agency.

(b) The board may employ personnel as necessary to administer this chapter. The board may determine the compensation and duties of its employees and the terms of their employment.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 771.0751 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 771 / Section 771.0751
§ 771.0751. USE OF REVENUE IN CERTAIN COUNTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only to the use of fees and surcharges collected under this subchapter in a county subject to this subchapter with a population of at least 1.2 million.

(b) In addition to use authorized or required by Section 771.072(e) or (f), 771.073(e), or 771.075, fees and surcharges collected under this subchapter may be used for any costs considered necessary by the commission and attributable to:

(1) designing a 9-1-1 system; or

(2) obtaining and maintaining equipment and personnel necessary to establish and operate:

(A) a public safety answering point and related operations; or

(B) other related answering points and operations.(a) This section applies only to the use of fees and surcharges collected under this subchapter in the county that has the highest population within a region subject to this subchapter.

(b) In addition to use authorized or required by Section 771.072(e) or (f), 771.073(e), or 771.075, fees and surcharges collected under this subchapter may be used for any costs considered necessary by the commission and attributable to:

(1) designing a 9-1-1 system; or

(2) obtaining and maintaining equipment and personnel necessary to establish and operate:

(A) a public safety answering point and related operations; or

(B) other related answering points and operations.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2026.006 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2026 / Section 2026.006
§ 2026.006. LEASE OF RACETRACK PREMISES.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission by rule may authorize a racetrack association, as lessee, to contract for the lease of a racetrack and the surrounding structures.

(b) The commission may not approve a lease if:

(1) the lease appears to be a subterfuge to evade compliance with Section 2025.101 or 2025.201;

(2) the racetrack and surrounding structures do not conform to the rules adopted under this subtitle; or

(3) the lessee, prospective lessee, or lessor is disqualified from holding a racetrack license.

(c) Each lessor and lessee under this section must comply with the disclosure requirements of Section 2025.052(a)(1). The commission may not approve a lease if the lessor and lessee do not provide the required information.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 101A.103 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 101A / Section 101A.103
§ 101A.103. TEXAS CARES PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

(a) The executive commissioner by rule may establish and the department may operate a Texas Cares program to provide persons eligible for discount drug price programs offered by pharmaceutical companies with:

(1) information regarding the availability of those programs; and

(2) in appropriate circumstances, assistance in enrolling in those programs.

(b) The department may solicit and accept gifts, grants, and donations from any source to use in funding the Texas Cares program.

(c) The executive commissioner shall design the Texas Cares program to meet the primary goal of increasing awareness in appropriate populations of the availability of discount drug price programs offered by pharmaceutical companies. To the extent that adequate resources are available, the department shall:

(1) make information regarding discount drug price programs readily available on the department's Internet site;

(2) maintain a toll-free telephone number through which a person may obtain information regarding discount drug price programs; and

(3) make brochures or other written informational materials regarding discount drug price programs available on request by a pharmacist, physician, representative of an organization serving senior citizens, or other interested person.

(d) The department may:

(1) conduct community outreach and education activities to increase awareness of the availability of discount drug price programs offered by pharmaceutical companies;

(2) solicit and train volunteers to perform functions associated with the Texas Cares program, including:

(A) providing assistance to eligible persons in enrolling in discount drug price programs offered by pharmaceutical companies; and

(B) conducting community outreach and education activities; and

(3) coordinate operation of the Texas Cares program with the activities of area agencies on aging.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8480.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8480 / Section 8480.104
§ 8480.104. 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. Government Code § 840.1025 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 840 / Section 840.1025
§ 840.1025.
Status: repealed

Sec. 840.1025. CONTRIBUTIONS AFTER 20 YEARS OF SERVICE CREDIT. (a) A judicial officer who is a member of the retirement system and who accrues 20 years of service credit in the retirement system may elect to make contributions for each subsequent year of service credit that the member accrues by filing an application with the retirement system.

(b) A member who elects to make contributions under Subsection (a) shall contribute 9.5 percent of the member's state compensation for each payroll period in the manner provided by Sections 840.102(b)-(f).

(c) Repealed by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1308, Sec. 41(6), eff. September 1, 2009.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 192.024 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 192 / Section 192.024
§ 192.024. DELAY OF FOUR YEARS OR MORE.
Status: in_force

(a) A birth that occurred four or more years before the date of the application for registration shall be recorded on a form entitled "Delayed Certificate of Birth." The department shall prescribe and furnish the form.

(b) The form shall provide for:

(1) the name and sex of the person whose birth is to be registered;

(2) the place and date of the person's birth;

(3) the names of the person's parents;

(4) the place of birth of each parent;

(5) the date of registration; and

(6) any other information required by the state registrar.

(c) The information on the form must be subscribed and sworn to, before an official authorized to administer oaths, by:

(1) the person whose birth is to be registered; or

(2) the person's parent, legal guardian, or legal representative if the person is incompetent to swear to the information.

(d) The state registrar shall add to a certificate submitted under this section:

(1) a description of each document submitted in support of the delayed registration, including the title of the document or the type of document;

(2) the name and address of the affiant if the document is an affidavit of personal knowledge; and

(3) if the document is a record, or certified copy of a record, of a business entry:

(A) the name and address of the custodian of the record;

(B) the date of the original entry; and

(C) the date of the certified copy.
Tex. Government Code § 403.0147 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 403 / Section 403.0147
§ 403.0147. REPORT ON STATE PROGRAMS NOT FUNDED BY APPROPRIATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "state agency" means an agency, department, board, commission, or other entity in the executive, legislative, or judicial branch of state government.

(b) Not later than December 31 of each even-numbered year, the comptroller shall submit a report to the legislature that identifies for each state agency:

(1) each program the state agency is statutorily required to implement for which no appropriation was made for the preceding state fiscal year, along with a citation to the law imposing the requirement; and

(2) the amount and source of money the state agency spent, if any, to implement any portion of the program described by Subdivision (1) during the preceding state fiscal year.

(c) A state agency shall provide to the comptroller not later than September 30 of each even-numbered year information necessary for the comptroller to prepare the report required by this section. The comptroller may prescribe the form and content of the information a state agency must provide.
Tex. Finance Code § 274.111 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 274 / Section 274.111
§ 274.111. EFFECTIVE DATE OF CHANGE IN SITUS OF ADMINISTRATION OF FIDUCIARY ACCOUNT.
Status: in_force

(a) A change in the situs of administration takes effect on the effective date stated in the notice under Section 274.109 unless, not later than the 16th day before the effective date:

(1) each party entitled to receive notice for the fiduciary account provides the subsidiary trust company with a written objection to the change; or

(2) a party entitled to receive notice files a written petition in a court seeking to have the change denied under Section 274.112 and provides the subsidiary trust company with a copy of the petition.

(b) A change that is objected to under Subsection (a)(1) takes effect when:

(1) one of the parties objecting to the change removes the party's objection in writing; or

(2) the subsidiary trust company obtains a final court order approving the change.

(c) A change that is objected to under Subsection (a)(2) takes effect when:

(1) the petition is withdrawn or dismissed; or

(2) the court enters a final order denying the relief sought.
Tex. Government Code § 411.02093 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 411 / Section 411.02093
§ 411.02093. STATE CRIMINAL LAW TRAINING PROGRAM FOR BORDER PATROL AGENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall:

(1) develop a training program for Border Patrol Agents of the United States Customs and Border Protection on the criminal laws of this state, including laws relating to arrest, search, and seizure; and

(2) on request, provide the training program developed under Subdivision (1) to a Border Patrol Agent.

(b) The department may enter into a written agreement with the United States Customs and Border Protection for purposes of providing the training program developed under this section.
Tex. Education Code § 56.355 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 56 / Section 56.355
§ 56.355. PAYMENT OF ASSISTANCE.
Status: in_force

(a) The coordinating board may determine the manner in which Teach for Texas loan repayment assistance is to be paid. The coordinating board may provide for the payment of a portion of the repayment assistance in one or more installments before the person completes a full year of service as a teacher and for the payment of the remainder of the repayment assistance for that year after the completion of the full year of service.

(b) Loan repayment assistance received under this subchapter may be applied to the principal amount of the loan and to interest that accrues.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1152.232 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1152 / Section 1152.232
§ 1152.232.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1152.232. PROHIBITED ACTS: SOLICITATION OF BUSINESS. A person required to register under this chapter may not solicit a property tax consulting assignment by assuring a specific outcome.
Tex. Finance Code § 96.403 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 96 / Section 96.403
§ 96.403. ENFORCEABILITY OF LOAN PROMISE OR AGREEMENT MADE BY SAVINGS BANK BEFORE CONSERVATORSHIP OR SUPERVISORY CONTROL.
Status: in_force

If a promise or agreement to lend money is not otherwise unenforceable under Chapter 26, Business & Commerce Code, and if the promise or agreement is made by the savings bank before the savings bank is placed under conservatorship or supervisory control, the promise or agreement or a memorandum of the promise or agreement is enforceable against the savings bank only if the promise or agreement or memorandum:

(1) is in writing and states the material terms of the loan and the loan's repayment;

(2) is signed by an authorized officer or employee of the savings bank and the person to whom the promise or agreement was made; and

(3) is approved by the savings bank's board of directors.
Tex. Local Government Code § 263.107 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 263 / Section 263.107
§ 263.107. EXPENDITURE OF TAX FUNDS.
Status: in_force

In an agreement authorized by this subchapter, the commissioners court of a county may spend tax funds consistent with state law but must limit each commitment or expenditure of tax funds associated with the agreement to an amount available from current revenues of the county.
Tex. Utilities Code § 253.0101 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 253 / Section 253.0101
§ 253.0101. APPLICATION FOR POLE ACCESS.
Status: in_force

A broadband provider may not access a pole owned by an electric cooperative for the purpose of placing a pole attachment unless the provider applies for that access.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7926A.0304 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7926A / Section 7926A.0304
§ 7926A.0304. 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.