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Tex. Occupations Code § 1701.3135 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1701 / Section 1701.3135
§ 1701.3135.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1701.3135. DISQUALIFICATION: REVOCATION OR SUSPENSION IN ANOTHER STATE. A person is disqualified to be an officer, and the commission may not issue an officer license to the person, if the person has been issued a license or other authorization to act as an officer in another state and, at the time the person applies for a license in this state, that license or authorization is revoked or suspended for a reason that would be grounds for the commission to revoke or suspend a license in this state.
Tex. Occupations Code § 162.153 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 162 / Section 162.153
§ 162.153. STANDARDIZED CREDENTIALS VERIFICATION PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall develop standardized forms and guidelines for and administer:

(1) the collection, verification, correction, updating, modification, maintenance, and storage of information relating to physician credentials; and

(2) the release of that information to health care entities or designated credentials verification organizations authorized by the physician to receive that information.

(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), a physician whose core credentials data is submitted to the board is not required to resubmit the data when applying for practice privileges with a health care entity.

(c) A physician shall:

(1) provide to the board any correction, update, or modification of the physician's core credentials data not later than the 30th day after the date the data on file is no longer accurate; and

(2) resubmit the physician's core credentials data annually if the physician did not submit a correction, update, or modification during the preceding year.

(d) A health care entity that employs, contracts with, or credentials physicians must use the board to obtain core credentials data for items for which the board is designated or accepted as a primary source by a national accreditation organization. A health care entity may act through its designated credentials verification organization.

(e) This section does not restrict the authority of a health care entity to approve or deny an original or renewal application for hospital staff membership, clinical privileges, or managed care network participation.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 5.022 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 5 / Section 5.022
§ 5.022. TRAINING.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who is appointed to and qualifies for office as a member of the commission may not vote, deliberate, or be counted as a member in attendance at a meeting of the commission until the person completes a training program that complies with this section.

(b) The training program must provide the person with information regarding:

(1) the law governing commission operations;

(2) the programs, functions, rules, and budget of the commission;

(3) the scope of and limitations on the rulemaking authority of the commission;

(4) the results of the most recent formal audit of the commission;

(5) the requirements of:

(A) laws relating to open meetings, public information, administrative procedure, and disclosing conflicts of interest; and

(B) other laws applicable to members of a state policymaking body in performing their duties; and

(6) any applicable ethics policies adopted by the commission or the Texas Ethics Commission.

(c) A person appointed to the commission is entitled to reimbursement, as provided by the General Appropriations Act, for the travel expenses incurred in attending the training program regardless of whether the attendance at the program occurs before or after the person qualifies for office.

(d) The administrator of the commission shall create a training manual that includes the information required by Subsection (b). The administrator shall distribute a copy of the training manual annually to each member of the commission. Each member of the commission shall sign and submit to the administrator a statement acknowledging that the member received and has reviewed the training manual.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9037.203 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9037 / Section 9037.203
§ 9037.203. 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. Insurance Code § 1575.010 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1575 / Section 1575.010
§ 1575.010. INFORMATION REGARDING APPEALS.
Status: in_force

The trustee shall develop and distribute informational materials to individuals enrolled in a health benefit plan offered under the group program regarding:

(1) the enrollee's right to appeal denial of an adverse determination, as defined by Section 4201.002, to an independent review organization;

(2) the procedures for appealing to an independent review organization; and

(3) the assistance available from the trustee in navigating the procedures for appeal.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6609.0103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6609 / Section 6609.0103
§ 6609.0103. FINDINGS OF BENEFIT AND 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 works and projects that are to be accomplished by the district under powers conferred by Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.

(c) The district is essential to accomplish the purposes of Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8398.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8398 / Section 8398.151
§ 8398.151. ANNEXATION BY MUNICIPALITY.
Status: in_force

(a) The governing body of a municipality that plans to annex all or part of the district first must adopt a resolution of intention to annex all or part of the district and transmit that resolution to the district and the following districts:

(1) Travis County Municipal Utility District No. 3;

(2) Travis County Municipal Utility District No. 4;

(3) Travis County Municipal Utility District No. 5;

(4) Travis County Municipal Utility District No. 7;

(5) Travis County Municipal Utility District No. 8;

(6) Travis County Municipal Utility District No. 9; and

(7) Travis County Water Control and Improvement District No. 19.

(b) On receipt of a resolution described by Subsection (a), the district and each of the districts listed in Subsection (a) shall call an election to be held on the next uniform election date on the question of whether the annexation should be authorized.

(c) The municipality may annex the territory described in the resolution only if a majority of the total number of voters voting in all of the districts' elections vote in favor of authorizing the annexation.

(d) The municipality seeking annexation shall pay the costs of the elections held under this section.
Tex. Family Code § 264.207 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 264 / Section 264.207
§ 264.207. HOME STUDY REQUIRED BEFORE ADOPTION.
Status: repealed

(a) The department must complete a home study before the date an applicant is approved for an adoption.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 944 , Sec. 86(32), eff. September 1, 2015.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 201.019 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 201 / Section 201.019
§ 201.019. OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES.
Status: repealed

(a) The state board shall designate one of its members as chairman.

(b) The state board may employ an executive director and other agents and employees, temporary or permanent, as it may require, and shall determine their qualifications, duties, and compensation according to the terms and amounts specified in the General Appropriations Act.

(c) Repealed by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 285, Sec. 31(3).

(d) The state board may delegate any power or duty under this chapter to its chairman, one or more of its members, or one or more of its agents or employees.

(e) The state board may employ a counsel and legal staff or call on the attorney general for required legal services.

(f) The executive director or the executive director's designee shall provide to members of the state board and state board employees, as often as necessary, information regarding the requirements for office or employment under this chapter, including information regarding a person's responsibilities under applicable laws relating to standards of conduct for state officers and employees.

(g) The executive director shall develop an intraagency career ladder program, one part of which shall require the intraagency posting of all nonentry level positions concurrently with any public posting.

(h) The executive director shall develop a system of annual performance evaluations based on measurable job tasks. All merit pay for employees of the state board must be based on the system established under this subsection.

(i) The state board shall develop and implement policies that clearly separate the policy-making responsibilities of the state board and the management responsibilities of the executive director and the staff of the state board.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 593.022 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 593 / Section 593.022
§ 593.022. ADMISSION TO VOLUNTARY INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY SERVICES.
Status: in_force

(a) An eligible person who applies for intellectual disability services may be admitted as soon as appropriate services are available.

(b) The department facility or community center shall develop a plan for appropriate programs or placement in programs or facilities approved or operated by the department.

(c) The programs or placement must be suited to the needs of the proposed client and consistent with the rights guaranteed by Chapter 592.

(d) The proposed client, the parent if the client is a minor, and the client's guardian shall be encouraged and permitted to participate in the development of the planned programs or placement.
Tex. Occupations Code § 206.2105 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 206 / Section 206.2105
§ 206.2105. CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD INFORMATION REQUIREMENT FOR RENEWAL.
Status: in_force

(a) An applicant for renewal of a license issued under this chapter shall submit a complete and legible set of fingerprints for purposes of performing a criminal history record information check of the applicant as provided by Section 206.2025.

(b) The medical board may administratively suspend or refuse to renew the license of a person who does not comply with the requirement of Subsection (a).

(c) A license holder is not required to submit fingerprints under this section for the renewal of the license if the holder has previously submitted fingerprints under:

(1) Section 206.2025 for the initial issuance of the license; or

(2) this section as part of a prior renewal of a license.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 81.060 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 81 / Section 81.060
§ 81.060. CONFIDENTIALITY PROVISIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) A confidentiality provision may not be required in a contract to which a producer is a party for the sale, transportation, or gathering of natural gas that is entered into on or after September 1, 2007.

(b) A confidentiality provision in a contract to which a producer is a party for the sale, transportation, or gathering of natural gas that was entered into before September 1, 2007, becomes unenforceable on the date the term of the contract expires.
Tex. Finance Code § 394.215 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 394 / Section 394.215
§ 394.215. PRIVATE REMEDIES.
Status: in_force

(a) An agreement for debt management services between a consumer and a person that is not registered under this subchapter is void.

(b) A consumer is entitled to recover all fees paid by the consumer under a void agreement, costs, and reasonable attorney's fees.

(c) In addition to any other remedies provided by this subchapter, a consumer who is aggrieved by a violation of this subchapter, a rule adopted by the finance commission under this subchapter, or by any unfair, unconscionable, or deceptive act or practice may recover:

(1) actual damages;

(2) punitive damages for acts or practices under a void agreement; and

(3) the costs of the action, including reasonable attorney's fees based on the amount of time involved.

(d) An aggrieved consumer may sue for injunctive and other appropriate equitable relief to stop a person from violating this subchapter.

(e) The remedies provided in this section are not intended to be the exclusive remedies available to a consumer nor must the consumer exhaust any administrative remedies provided under this subchapter or any other applicable law.
Tex. Utilities Code § 181.003 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 181 / Section 181.003
§ 181.003. AUTHORITY TO BORROW MONEY, ISSUE STOCK, OR MORTGAGE PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

A gas or electric corporation has the right to:

(1) borrow money;

(2) issue stock, including preferred stock; or

(3) mortgage a franchise or other property of the corporation to secure a debt contracted for any purpose of the corporation.
Tex. Local Government Code § 87.018 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 87 / Section 87.018
§ 87.018. TRIAL.
Status: repealed

(a) Officers may be removed only following a trial by jury.

(b) The trial for removal of an officer and the proceedings connected with the trial shall be conducted as much as possible in accordance with the rules and practice of the court in other civil cases, in the name of the State of Texas, and on the relation of the person filing the petition.

(c) In a removal case, the judge may not submit special issues to the jury. Under a proper charge applicable to the facts of the case, the judge shall instruct the jury to find from the evidence whether the grounds for removal alleged in the petition are true. If the petition alleges more than one ground for removal, the jury shall indicate in the verdict which grounds are sustained by the evidence and which are not sustained.

(d) Repealed by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 601 (H.B. 2715), Sec. 4, eff. June 20, 2025.

(e) Repealed by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 601 (H.B. 2715), Sec. 4, eff. June 20, 2025.

(f) In a proceeding to remove an officer under this subchapter, the presiding judge of the administrative judicial region in which the petition for removal was filed shall appoint a prosecuting attorney from another judicial district or county, as applicable, in the administrative judicial region to represent the state.

(g) In a proceeding to remove a prosecuting attorney from office, a prosecuting attorney's public statement establishing that the prosecuting attorney adopted or enforced or intends to adopt or enforce a policy described by Section 87.011(3)(B) or permitted or intends to permit an attorney who is employed by or otherwise under the direction or control of the prosecuting attorney to act as described by Section 87.011(3)(C) creates a rebuttable presumption that the prosecuting attorney committed official misconduct.

(h) In a trial in which a prosecuting attorney is accused of committing official misconduct under Section 87.011(3)(B) or (C), a court may award reasonable attorney's fees and costs the prosecuting attorney personally spent related to the conduct of the proceeding on finding that the prosecuting attorney did not adopt or enforce a policy described by Section 87.011(3)(B) or permit an attorney who is employed by or otherwise under the direction or control of the prosecuting attorney to act as described by Section 87.011(3)(C), as applicable.
Tex. Transportation Code § 54.002 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 54 / Section 54.002
§ 54.002. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Board" means a board of trustees established under Section 54.051.

(2) "Obligation" includes a bond.

(3) "Port improvement or facility" means an improvement or facility necessary or convenient for the proper operation of a port or harbor of a municipality, including:

(A) land, an interest in land, or property;

(B) a wharf, pier, or dock;

(C) a roadway or belt railway;

(D) a warehouse, grain elevator, transport facility, handling facility, or storage facility;

(E) a ship repair facility, dumping facility, bunkering facility, floating plant or facility, lightering facility, towing facility, or other facility that a navigation district is authorized to provide;

(F) equipment and supplies; and

(G) any other structure, building, or facility necessary or convenient for the proper operation of a port or harbor of the municipality.
Tex. Estates Code § 1351.056 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1351 / Section 1351.056
§ 1351.056. WITHDRAWAL OF SALE PROCEEDS FROM REGISTRY NOT PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

This subchapter does not prevent the sale proceeds deposited into the court registry under Section 1351.055 from being withdrawn from the court registry under Chapter 1355.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8438.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8438 / Section 8438.001
§ 8438.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Board" means the district's board of directors.

(2) "Commission" means the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

(3) "Director" means a board member.

(4) "District" means the Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 534.
Tex. Government Code § 2054.353 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2054 / Section 2054.353
§ 2054.353. ELECTRONIC SYSTEM FOR OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING TRANSACTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall administer a common electronic system using the Internet through which a licensing entity can electronically:

(1) send occupational licenses and other documents to persons regulated by the licensing entity and to the public;

(2) receive applications for occupational licenses and other documents for filing from persons regulated by the licensing entity and from the public, including documents that can be electronically signed if necessary; and

(3) receive required payments from persons regulated by the licensing entity and from the public.

(b) The department may implement this section in phases. Each licensing entity that participates in the system established under this section shall comply with the schedule established by the department.

(c) The department may use any Internet portal established under a demonstration project administered by the department.

(d) The department may exempt a licensing entity from participating in the system established by this section if the department determines that:

(1) the licensing entity has established an Internet portal that allows the performance of the functions described by Subsection (a); or

(2) online license renewal for the licensing entity would not be cost-effective or in the best interest of the project.
Tex. Education Code § 61.771 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 61 / Section 61.771
§ 61.771. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Texas resident" means a person entitled to pay resident tuition under Subchapter B, Chapter 54, of this code.

(2) "Undergraduate chiropractic student" means a person enrolled at an institution of higher education for a regular schedule of courses in pursuit of a Doctor of Chiropractic degree.
Tex. Occupations Code § 101.051 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 101 / Section 101.051
§ 101.051. TELEPHONE COMPLAINT SYSTEM.
Status: in_force

The council shall establish and operate a toll-free telephone complaint system to provide assistance and referral services for persons making a complaint relating to a health profession regulated by the state.
Tex. Government Code § 477.0053 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 477 / Section 477.0053
§ 477.0053. DESIGNATION OF MARKET AREA.
Status: in_force

(a) For purposes of Section 477.0051(a)(1), the office shall designate as a market area for the games each area in which the office determines there is a reasonable likelihood of measurable economic impact directly attributable to the preparation for and presentation of the games and related events. The office shall include areas likely to provide venues, accommodations, and services in connection with the games based on the proposal the local organizing committee provides under Section 475.0052.

(b) The office shall determine the geographic boundaries of each market area.

(c) Each endorsing municipality or endorsing county selected as the site for the games must be included in a market area for the games.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 363.140 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 363 / Section 363.140
§ 363.140. REFUNDING BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) A public agency may issue refunding bonds to refund all or part of its outstanding bonds, including matured but unpaid interest coupons.

(b) Refunding bonds:

(1) mature serially or otherwise not more than 50 years after the date of issuance and bear interest at a rate permitted by state law; and

(2) may be payable from the same source as the bonds being refunded or from other additional sources.

(c) Refunding bonds must be approved by the attorney general in the same manner as other bonds.

(d) The comptroller shall register refunding bonds:

(1) on the surrender and cancellation of the original bonds; or

(2) without surrender and cancellation of the original bonds if:

(A) the order or resolution authorizing the refunding bonds provides that their proceeds be deposited in the place where the original bonds are payable; and

(B) the refunding bonds are issued in an amount sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on the original bonds up to their maturity date or to their option date if the bonds are called for payment before maturity according to their terms.

(e) A public agency may refund bonds in one or several installments.

(f) Instead of the method provided by this section, a public agency may refund bonds, notes, or other obligations as provided by general law.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 111.004 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 111 / Section 111.004
§ 111.004. FORM OF CONSENT OR APPROVAL.
Status: in_force

(a) The legislature may consent to or approve a settlement described by Section 111.003(a) only by a resolution adopted by both houses of the legislature.

(b) Legislative consent under this chapter may but is not required to be expressed in the form of a resolution granting permission to sue the state that limits the relief to which a claimant may be entitled or provides additional conditions to which a grant of permission to sue is subject.
Tex. Finance Code § 11.204 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 11 / Section 11.204
§ 11.204. SHARING OF STAFF, EQUIPMENT, AND FACILITIES; ALLOCATION OF COSTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The finance commission shall use the staff, equipment, and facilities of the finance agencies to the extent necessary to carry out the finance commission's duties. To reduce administrative costs, the finance agencies shall share staff, equipment, and facilities to the extent that the sharing contributes to cost efficiency without detracting from the staff expertise needed for individual areas of agency responsibility.

(b) An interagency agreement must provide that the cost of staff used by the finance commission, including the internal auditor, is to be charged to the finance agencies in proportion to the amount of time devoted to each agency's business. All other costs of operation of the finance commission are to be shared by and included in the budgets of the finance agencies in proportion to the amount of cash receipts of each of those agencies.

(c) The finance commission shall have charge and control of the property known as the Finance Commission Building and use of staff, equipment, and facilities of the finance agencies. The Finance Commission Building refers to the property located in the city of Austin and titled in the name of the Banking Section of the Finance Commission of Texas, as described by deed recorded in Volume 5080, Page 1099, of the Deed Records of Travis County, Texas.