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Tex. Water Code § 49.072 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 49 / Section 49.072
§ 49.072. LIMITATION ON FUTURE EMPLOYMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who has served as a director of a district may not contract with that district or be employed by an organization to which the district has awarded a contract for one year following the date on which the person ceased to serve as a director.

(b) This section does not apply to a person who has served as a director of a district that performs agricultural irrigation functions under Chapter 51, 55, or 58 if the person, when serving as a director, was required to own land as a qualification for office.
Tex. Local Government Code § 62.089 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 62 / Section 62.089
§ 62.089. LIMITATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) Limitations do not begin to run, do not expire, and may not be pled to bar a claim against an abolished municipality until six months after the date a receiver is appointed for the municipality.

(b) A claimant may not bring a suit against the receiver of an abolished municipality on a claim that is partially or completely disallowed under Section 62.084 or against which a taxpayer files a protest under Section 62.085 after six months after the date the claim is disallowed or the protest is filed.
Tex. Occupations Code § 702.352 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 702 / Section 702.352
§ 702.352. ESCROW DEPOSIT REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) A certificate holder or an assignee or agent of a certificate holder who accepts a prepayment for a membership in the certificate holder's health spa shall deposit the prepayment in an escrow account established with a financial institution insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.

(b) A person required to make a deposit under Subsection (a) shall:

(1) not later than the 14th day after the date the person first accepts a prepayment:

(A) deposit the prepayments received; and

(B) submit to the secretary of state:

(i) a notarized statement that identifies the financial institution and the name in which the escrow account is held; and

(ii) a signed statement on a form approved by the secretary of state that authorizes the secretary to direct inquiries to the financial institution regarding the escrow account; and

(2) after the first deposit is made under this section, deposit subsequent prepayments not less frequently than biweekly.

(c) A certificate holder shall maintain an escrow account under this section until the 30th day after the date the certificate holder's health spa opens.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3957.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3957 / Section 3957.004
§ 3957.004. FINDINGS OF BENEFIT AND PUBLIC PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

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

(b) All land and other property included in the district will benefit from the improvements and services to be provided by the district under powers conferred by Sections 52 and 52-a, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and other powers granted under this chapter.

(c) The creation of the district is in the public interest and is essential to further the public purposes of:

(1) developing and diversifying the economy of the state;

(2) eliminating unemployment and underemployment; and

(3) developing or expanding transportation and commerce.

(d) The district will:

(1) promote the health, safety, and general welfare of residents, employers, potential employees, employees, visitors, and consumers in the district, and of the public;

(2) provide needed funding for the district to preserve, maintain, and enhance the economic health and vitality of the district territory as a community and business center;

(3) promote the health, safety, welfare, and enjoyment of the public by providing pedestrian ways and by landscaping and developing certain areas in the district, which are necessary for the restoration, preservation, and enhancement of scenic beauty; and

(4) provide for water, wastewater, drainage, road, and recreational facilities for the district.

(e) Pedestrian ways along or across a street, whether at grade or above or below the surface, and street lighting, street landscaping, parking, and street art objects are parts of and necessary components of a street and are considered to be a street or road improvement.

(f) The district will not act as the agent or instrumentality of any private interest even though the district will benefit many private interests as well as the public.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6601.056 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6601 / Section 6601.056
§ 6601.056. SPECIAL ELECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) If the number of directors is reduced to one, the remaining director shall call a special election to fill the vacancies. If the remaining director fails to call the special election before the 16th day after the date the vacancies occur, the county judge of Brazoria County may order a special election on petition of any resident of the district.

(b) The election shall be conducted and notice shall be given in the manner provided by Section 49.106, Water Code, for bond elections of the district.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 92.007 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 92 / Section 92.007
§ 92.007. MUNICIPAL AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

This chapter does not affect the authority of a municipality to require approval of subdivision plats or the authority of a home-rule city to regulate exploration and development of mineral interests within its boundaries.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 287.104 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 287 / Section 287.104
§ 287.104. ACCOUNTING.
Status: in_force

After the district has paid all its debts and has disposed of all its assets and funds as prescribed by Sections 287.102 and 287.103, the board shall provide an accounting to each county and hospital district that created and contracted with the district. The accounting must show the manner in which the assets and debts of the district were distributed.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 101.007 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 101 / Section 101.007
§ 101.007. ISSUANCE OR REFUSAL OF LICENSE.
Status: repealed

(a) Except as otherwise provided by this section, the department shall issue a license to an applicant who:

(1) tenders an application;

(2) pays the license fee, if required; and

(3) pays the appropriate fee to the produce recovery fund under Chapter 103 of this code, if required.

(b) If a previous license of the applicant has been or is suspended or has been revoked, the department may not issue or renew a license to the applicant until the department is furnished with satisfactory proof that the applicant is, on the date of application, qualified to receive the license for which the applicant applied as provided by department rule.

(c) The department may refuse to issue or renew a license under this section if the department determines that a license previously issued to the applicant was revoked or suspended or that the applicant has engaged in conduct for which a license could have been revoked or suspended. In determining whether to refuse to issue or renew a license under this section, the department may consider:

(1) the facts and circumstances pertaining to a prior suspension or revocation;

(2) the financial condition of the applicant as of the date of the application;

(3) any judgment by a court of this state that is outstanding against the applicant and is due and owing to a licensee, grower, or producer of perishable commodities; and

(4) any certified claim against the applicant by a licensee, grower, or producer of perishable commodities that is under consideration by the department.

(d) Before refusing an application for a license under this section, a hearing shall be conducted under Section 12.032 on the license application, and the applicant may appeal the decision in the manner provided for contested cases under Chapter 2001, Government Code.

(e) Repealed by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 419, Sec. 10.09(13), eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
Tex. Transportation Code § 286.048 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 286 / Section 286.048
§ 286.048. HEARING.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioners court shall hold a public hearing at which an owner of an interest in property that abuts a proposed improvement may contest:

(1) the amount of the assessment; or

(2) the accuracy, sufficiency, or validity of a proceeding or determination of the commissioners court related to the improvement or assessment.

(b) After correcting a deficiency or error in its proceeding or determinations, the commissioners court by order may make an assessment against property that abuts the improvement.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 4007.0305 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 4007 / Section 4007.0305
§ 4007.0305. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may engage in activities that accomplish the economic development purposes of the district.

(b) The district may establish and provide for the administration of one or more programs to promote state or local economic development and to stimulate business and commercial activity in the district, including programs to:

(1) make loans and grants of public money; and

(2) provide district personnel and services.

(c) The district may create economic development programs and exercise the economic development powers provided to municipalities by:

(1) Chapter 380, Local Government Code; and

(2) Subchapter A, Chapter 1509, Government Code.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 773.0615 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 773 / Section 773.0615
§ 773.0615. FACTORS CONSIDERED IN SUSPENSION, REVOCATION, OR DENIAL OF CERTIFICATE.
Status: in_force

(a) In determining whether an offense directly relates to the duties and responsibilities of emergency medical services personnel under Section 773.0614(a), the department shall consider:

(1) the nature and seriousness of the crime;

(2) the relationship of the crime to the purposes for requiring certification to engage in emergency medical services;

(3) the extent to which certification might offer an opportunity to engage in further criminal activity of the same type as that in which the person previously had been involved; and

(4) the relationship of the crime to the ability, capacity, or fitness required to perform the duties and discharge the responsibilities of emergency medical services personnel.

(b) In determining the fitness to perform the duties and discharge the responsibilities of emergency medical services personnel for a person who has been convicted of, or placed on deferred adjudication community supervision or deferred disposition for, a crime the department shall consider, in addition to the factors listed in Subsection (a):

(1) the extent and nature of the person's past criminal activity;

(2) the age of the person when the crime was committed;

(3) the amount of time that has elapsed since the person's last criminal activity;

(4) the conduct and work activity of the person before and after the criminal activity;

(5) evidence of the person's rehabilitation or rehabilitative effort while incarcerated, after release, or since imposition of community supervision or deferred adjudication; and

(6) other evidence of the person's fitness, including letters of recommendation from:

(A) prosecutors, law enforcement officers, correctional officers, or community supervision officers who prosecuted, arrested, or had custodial or other responsibility for the person;

(B) the sheriff or chief of police in the community where the person resides; and

(C) any other person in contact with the person.

(c) The applicant or certificate holder has the responsibility, to the extent possible, to obtain and provide to the department the recommendations of the persons required by Subsection (b)(6).

(d) In addition to providing evidence related to the factors under Subsection (b), the applicant or certificate holder shall furnish proof in the form required by the department that the applicant or certificate holder has:

(1) maintained a record of steady employment;

(2) supported the applicant's or certificate holder's dependents;

(3) maintained a record of good conduct; and

(4) paid all outstanding court costs, supervision fees, fines, and restitution ordered in any criminal case in which the applicant or certificate holder has been convicted, been placed on community supervision, or received deferred adjudication.
Tex. Property Code § 112.076 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 112 / Section 112.076
§ 112.076. REFERENCE TO TRUST TERMS.
Status: in_force

A reference to the governing instrument or terms of the governing instrument of a trust includes the terms of a second trust to which that trust's principal was distributed under this subchapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1027.160 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1027 / Section 1027.160
§ 1027.160. AUTHORITY TO BORROW MONEY IN EMERGENCY; SECURITY.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may borrow money at a rate not to exceed the maximum annual percentage rate allowed by law for district obligations at the time the loan is made if the board declares that:

(1) money is not available to meet authorized obligations of the district; and

(2) an emergency exists.

(b) To secure a loan, the board may pledge:

(1) district revenue that is not pledged to pay the district's bonded indebtedness;

(2) district taxes to be imposed by the district during the 12-month period following the date of the pledge that are not pledged to pay the principal of or interest on district bonds; or

(3) district bonds that have been authorized but not sold.
Tex. Finance Code § 371.062 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 371 / Section 371.062
§ 371.062. DISPOSITION OF FEES ON DENIAL OF APPLICATION.
Status: in_force

If the commissioner denies the application, the commissioner shall retain the investigation fee and shall return to the applicant the license fee submitted with the application.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7914A.0503 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7914A / Section 7914A.0503
§ 7914A.0503. BONDS FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

At the time of issuance, the total principal amount of bonds or other obligations issued or incurred to finance road projects and payable from ad valorem taxes may not exceed one-fourth of the assessed value of the real property in the district.
Tex. Tax Code § 41.70 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 41 / Section 41.70
§ 41.70. PUBLIC NOTICE OF PROTEST AND APPEAL PROCEDURES.
Status: in_force

(a) On or after May 1 but not later than May 15, the chief appraiser shall publish notice of the manner in which a protest under this chapter may be brought by a property owner. The notice must describe how to initiate a protest and must describe the deadlines for filing a protest. The notice must also describe the manner in which an order of the appraisal review board may be appealed. The comptroller by rule shall adopt minimum standards for the form and content of the notice required by this section.

(b) The chief appraiser shall publish the notice in a newspaper having general circulation in the county for which the appraisal district is established. The notice may not be smaller than one-quarter page of a standard-size or tabloid-size newspaper, and may not be published in the part of the paper in which legal notices and classified advertisements appear.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 14.002 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 14 / Section 14.002
§ 14.002. SCOPE OF CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

(a) This chapter applies only to an action, including an appeal or original proceeding, brought by an inmate in a district, county, justice of the peace, or small claims court or an appellate court, including the supreme court or the court of criminal appeals, in which an affidavit or unsworn declaration of inability to pay costs is filed by the inmate.

(b) This chapter does not apply to an action brought under the Family Code.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 283.050 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 283 / Section 283.050
§ 283.050. EMINENT DOMAIN.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may exercise the power of eminent domain to acquire by condemnation a fee simple or other interest in real, personal, or mixed property located in the district if the property interest is necessary or convenient for the exercise of the rights or authority conferred on the district by this chapter.

(b) The district must exercise the power of eminent domain in the manner provided by Chapter 21, Property Code, but the district is not required to deposit in the trial court money or a bond as provided by Section 21.021(a), Property Code.

(c) In a condemnation proceeding brought by the district, the district is not required to:

(1) pay in advance or give bond or other security for costs in the trial court;

(2) give bond for the issuance of a temporary restraining order or a temporary injunction; or

(3) give bond for costs or supersedeas on an appeal or writ of error.
Tex. Government Code § 30.00706 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 30 / Section 30.00706
§ 30.00706. COURT REPORTER.
Status: repealed

(a) The municipal judge shall appoint the court reporter under Section 30.00010.

(b) Repealed by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 691, Sec. 139(18), eff. Sept. 1, 1999.

(c) Section 30.00010(d) does not apply to this subchapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1122.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1122 / Section 1122.105
§ 1122.105. PROVISION OF CERTAIN HEALTH SERVICES.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may operate or provide for the operation of a mobile emergency medical service.

(b) The district may operate or provide for home health services, long-term care, skilled nursing care, intermediate nursing care, or hospice care.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1301.133 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1301 / Section 1301.133
§ 1301.133. VERIFICATION.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "verification" includes preauthorization only when preauthorization is a condition for the verification.

(b) On the request of a preferred provider for verification of a particular medical care or health care service the preferred provider proposes to provide to a particular patient, the insurer shall inform the preferred provider without delay whether the service, if provided to that patient, will be paid by the insurer and shall specify any deductibles, copayments, or coinsurance for which the insured is responsible.

(c) An insurer shall have appropriate personnel reasonably available at a toll-free telephone number to provide a verification under this section between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m. central time Monday through Friday on each day that is not a legal holiday and between 9 a.m. and noon central time on Saturday, Sunday, and legal holidays. An insurer must have a telephone system capable of accepting or recording incoming phone calls for verifications after 6 p.m. central time Monday through Friday and after noon central time on Saturday, Sunday, and legal holidays and responding to each of those calls on or before the second calendar day after the date the call is received.

(d) An insurer may decline to determine eligibility for payment if the insurer notifies the physician or preferred provider who requested the verification of the specific reason the determination was not made.

(e) An insurer may establish a specific period during which the verification is valid of not less than 30 days.

(f) An insurer that declines to provide a verification shall notify the physician or provider who requested the verification of the specific reason the verification was not provided.

(g) If an insurer has provided a verification for proposed medical care or health care services, the insurer may not deny or reduce payment to the physician or provider for those medical care or health care services if provided to the insured on or before the 30th day after the date the verification was provided unless the physician or provider has materially misrepresented the proposed medical care or health care services or has substantially failed to perform the proposed medical care or health care services.

(h) The provisions of this section may not be waived, voided, or nullified by contract.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2501.101 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2501 / Section 2501.101
§ 2501.101. PROHIBITED PRACTICES.
Status: in_force

(a) An owner, operator, counselor, agent, or employee of a personnel service may not:

(1) share or attempt to share a fee paid by a person seeking employment or an employer with an employer or an agent or employee of an employer or another person provided services by the personnel service;

(2) make or cause to be made a false promise, misrepresentation, or misleading statement or give or cause to be given misleading information to an applicant;

(3) refer an applicant to an employer unless the personnel service has a job order for the referral;

(4) advertise a position unless the personnel service has a job order verifiable by the employer;

(5) procure or attempt to procure the discharge of a person from the person's current employment;

(6) induce, solicit, or attempt to induce or solicit an employee to terminate current employment in order to obtain new employment if the current employment was obtained through that personnel service or a personnel service that has a common ownership with that personnel service unless the employee initiates the new contact;

(7) deliver, disclose, distribute, or otherwise communicate to or receive from a person a service file or information contained in a service file, except as authorized by the personnel service that owns the file;

(8) advertise in any medium, including a newspaper, trade publication, billboard, radio, television, card, printed notice, circular, contract, letterhead, or any other material made for public distribution, except an envelope, without clearly stating that the advertisement is by a firm providing a private personnel service;

(9) refer an applicant to a place where the personnel service has knowledge of the existence of a strike or lockout unless the personnel service informs the applicant in writing of the strike or lockout before the referral is made; or

(10) refer an applicant to employment harmful to the applicant's health or morals if the personnel service has knowledge of the harmful condition.

(b) An employer or a person seeking employment may not:

(1) make a false statement or conceal any material fact to obtain an employee or employment by or through a personnel service; or

(2) share or attempt to share with a person subject to this chapter a fee paid or another payment made for the services of a personnel service.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3798.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3798 / Section 3798.101
§ 3798.101. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties necessary to accomplish the purposes for which the district is created.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1070.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1070 / Section 1070.104
§ 1070.104. HOSPITAL SYSTEM; ANCILLARY HEALTH CARE SERVICES SYSTEM.
Status: in_force

(a) The district shall provide for the establishment of a hospital system by:

(1) purchasing, constructing, acquiring, repairing, or renovating buildings and equipment;

(2) equipping the buildings; and

(3) administering the buildings and equipment for hospital purposes.

(b) The hospital and ancillary health care services systems may include:

(1) facilities and equipment to provide domiciliary care and treatment of the sick or injured;

(2) outpatient clinics;

(3) dispensaries;

(4) geriatric domiciliary care;

(5) convalescent home facilities;

(6) physicians' offices;

(7) home health services;

(8) durable medical equipment;

(9) long-term care;

(10) skilled nursing care;

(11) intermediate nursing care;

(12) hospice care;

(13) ambulatory surgery centers;

(14) urgent care facilities;

(15) rural health clinics;

(16) operation of a mobile emergency medical service;

(17) necessary nurses' domiciliaries and training centers;

(18) blood banks;

(19) research centers or laboratories; and

(20) any other facilities or equipment the board considers necessary to provide hospital and ancillary health care services.