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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7920.006 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7920 / Section 7920.006
§ 7920.006. INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is initially composed of the territory described by Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter.

(b) The boundaries and field notes contained in Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter form a closure. A mistake made in the field notes or in copying the field notes in the legislative process does not affect the district's:

(1) organization, existence, or validity;

(2) right to issue any type of bond for the purposes for which the district is created or to pay the principal of and interest on a bond;

(3) right to impose a tax; or

(4) legality or operation.
Tex. Local Government Code § 501.101 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 501 / Section 501.101
§ 501.101. PROJECTS RELATED TO CREATION OR RETENTION OF PRIMARY JOBS.
Status: in_force

In this subtitle, "project" includes the land, buildings, equipment, facilities, expenditures, targeted infrastructure, and improvements that are:

(1) for the creation or retention of primary jobs; and

(2) found by the board of directors to be required or suitable for the development, retention, or expansion of:

(A) manufacturing and industrial facilities;

(B) research and development facilities;

(C) military facilities, including closed or realigned military bases;

(D) transportation facilities, including airports, hangars, railports, rail switching facilities, maintenance and repair facilities, cargo facilities, related infrastructure located on or adjacent to an airport or railport facility, marine ports, inland ports, mass commuting facilities, and parking facilities;

(E) sewage or solid waste disposal facilities;

(F) recycling facilities;

(G) air or water pollution control facilities;

(H) facilities for furnishing water to the public;

(I) distribution centers;

(J) small warehouse facilities capable of serving as decentralized storage and distribution centers;

(K) primary job training facilities for use by institutions of higher education; or

(L) regional or national corporate headquarters facilities.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 431.044 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 431 / Section 431.044
§ 431.044. ACCESS TO RECORDS SHOWING MOVEMENT IN COMMERCE.
Status: in_force

(a) To enforce this chapter, a carrier engaged in commerce or other person receiving a food, drug, device, or cosmetic in commerce or holding a food, drug, device, or cosmetic received in commerce shall, at the request of the department or a health authority, permit the department or health authority at all reasonable times to have access to and to copy all records showing:

(1) the movement in commerce of the food, drug, device, or cosmetic;

(2) the holding of the food, drug, device, or cosmetic after movement in commerce; and

(3) the quantity, shipper, and consignee of the food, drug, device, or cosmetic.

(b) The carrier or other person may not refuse access to and copying of the requested record if the request is accompanied by a written statement that specifies the nature or kind of food, drug, device, or cosmetic to which the request relates.

(c) Evidence obtained under this section or evidence that is directly or indirectly derived from the evidence obtained under this section may not be used in a criminal prosecution of the person from whom the evidence is obtained.

(d) A carrier is not subject to other provisions of this chapter because of the carrier's receipt, carriage, holding, or delivery of a food, drug, device, or cosmetic in the usual course of business as a carrier.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8508.0202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8508 / Section 8508.0202
§ 8508.0202. ACCOUNTS, CONTRACTS, AND OTHER RECORDS; PUBLIC INSPECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The authority shall keep complete and accurate accounts of its business transactions in accordance with generally accepted methods of accounting.

(b) The authority shall keep its accounts, contracts, documents, minutes, and other records at its principal office.

(c) Except as otherwise required by law, the authority may not disclose any records that it has relating to trade secrets or the economics of operation of any business or industry.

(d) Except as provided by Subsection (c), the authority shall permit reasonable public inspection of its records during regular business hours under rules adopted by the board.
Tex. Finance Code § 156.406 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 156 / Section 156.406
§ 156.406. UNLICENSED ACTIVITY.
Status: in_force

(a) A person, unless otherwise exempt, commits an offense if the person conducts regulated activities under this chapter without first obtaining a license or registration as required by Section 156.201, 156.2012, or 157.012, as applicable. An offense under this subsection is a Class B misdemeanor. A second or subsequent conviction for an offense under this subsection shall be punished as a Class A misdemeanor.

(b) A person who received money, or the equivalent of money, as a fee or profit because of or in consequence of the person acting as a residential mortgage loan originator without an active license or being exempt under this chapter is liable for damages in an amount that is not less than the amount of the fee or profit received and not to exceed three times the amount of the fee or profit received, as may be determined by the court. An aggrieved person may recover damages under this subsection in a court.

(c) If the commissioner has reasonable cause to believe that a person who is not licensed or exempt under this chapter has engaged, or is about to engage, in an act or practice for which a license is required under this chapter, the commissioner may issue without notice and hearing an order to cease and desist from continuing a particular action or an order to take affirmative action, or both, to enforce compliance with this chapter. The order shall contain a reasonably detailed statement of the facts on which the order is made. The order may assess an administrative penalty in an amount not to exceed $1,000 per day for each violation and may require a person to pay to a mortgage applicant any compensation received by the person from the applicant in violation of this chapter. If a person against whom the order is made requests a hearing, the commissioner shall set and give notice of a hearing before the commissioner or a hearings officer. The hearing shall be governed by Chapter 2001, Government Code. An order under this subsection becomes final unless the person to whom the order is issued requests a hearing not later than the 30th day after the date the order is issued.

(d) If a hearing has not been requested under Subsection (c) not later than the 30th day after the date the order is made, the order is considered final and not appealable. The commissioner, after giving notice, may impose against a person who violates a cease and desist order, an administrative penalty in an amount not to exceed $1,000 for each day of a violation. In addition to any other remedy provided by law, the commissioner may institute in district court a suit for injunctive relief and to collect the administrative penalty. A bond is not required of the commissioner with respect to injunctive relief granted under this section. A penalty collected under this subsection shall be deposited in the recovery fund.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 113.002 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 113 / Section 113.002
§ 113.002. WAIVER OF IMMUNITY TO SUIT FOR CLAIM REGARDING WATER SUPPLY CONTRACT.
Status: in_force

A local district or authority that enters into a written contract stating the essential terms under which the local district or authority is to provide water to a purchaser for use in connection with the generation of electricity waives sovereign immunity to suit for the purpose of adjudicating a claim that the local district or authority breached the contract by not providing water, or access to water, according to the contract's terms.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 11.403 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 11 / Section 11.403
§ 11.403. APPOINTMENT OF RECEIVER FOR SPECIFIC PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to Subsection (b), and on the application of a person whose right to or interest in any property or fund or the proceeds from the property or fund is probable, a court that has jurisdiction over specific property of a domestic or foreign entity may appoint a receiver in an action:

(1) by a vendor to vacate a fraudulent purchase of the property;

(2) by a creditor to subject the property or fund to the creditor's claim;

(3) between partners or others jointly owning or interested in the property or fund;

(4) by a mortgagee of the property for the foreclosure of the mortgage and sale of the property, when:

(A) it appears that the mortgaged property is in danger of being lost, removed, or materially injured; or

(B) it appears that the mortgage is in default and that the property is probably insufficient to discharge the mortgage debt; or

(5) in which receivers for specific property have been previously appointed by courts of equity.

(b) A court may appoint a receiver for the property or fund under Subsection (a) only if:

(1) with respect to an action brought under Subsection (a)(1), (2), or (3), it is shown that the property or fund is in danger of being lost, removed, or materially injured;

(2) circumstances exist that are considered by the court to necessitate the appointment of a receiver to conserve the property or fund and avoid damage to interested parties;

(3) all other requirements of law are complied with; and

(4) the court determines that other available legal and equitable remedies are inadequate.

(c) The court appointing a receiver under this section has and shall retain exclusive jurisdiction over the specific property placed in receivership. The court shall determine the rights of the parties in the property or its proceeds.

(d) If the condition necessitating the appointment of a receiver under this section is remedied, the receivership shall be terminated immediately, and the receiver shall redeliver to the domestic entity all of the property remaining in receivership.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1804.002 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1804 / Section 1804.002
§ 1804.002. SPECIAL RATES AND RATING PLANS FOR CASUALTY INSURANCE.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner may promulgate special rates and special rating plans for workers' compensation insurance, automobile insurance, and other lines of casualty insurance, to apply only to the construction or operation of a national defense project.

(b) The commissioner may promulgate the special rates and special rating plans separately for each class of insurance or in combination for all classes of insurance.

(c) The commissioner may adopt rules as may be necessary, proper, or advisable to place in effect special rates and special rating plans promulgated under this section.
Tex. Local Government Code § 152.051 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 152 / Section 152.051
§ 152.051. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter, "county payroll officer" means the county auditor or other appropriate county officer who issues paychecks to county or precinct personnel.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 432.004 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 432 / Section 432.004
§ 432.004. EXEMPTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) This chapter does not apply to:

(1) a manufacturer, distributor, or processor of a food, drug, device, or cosmetic who, in the normal course of business, reconditions the items manufactured, distributed, or processed by or for that person and not purchased by that person solely for the purpose of reconditioning and sale;

(2) a common carrier, or the common carrier's agent, who disposes of or otherwise transfers undamaged or distressed food, drugs, devices, or cosmetics to a person who is exempt under this section or to a licensed salvage broker or salvage operator;

(3) a person who transfers distressed merchandise to a licensed salvage broker or salvage operator; or

(4) a nonprofit organization that distributes food to the needy under Chapter 76, Civil Practice and Remedies Code (Good Faith Donor Act), but that does not recondition the food.

(b) In this chapter, a pharmacist licensed under the law of this state is not considered a manufacturer when the pharmacist fills a prescription from a licensed practitioner or when the pharmacist compounds or mixes drugs or medicine in the pharmacist's professional capacity.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2210.257 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2210 / Section 2210.257
§ 2210.257. DEPOSIT OF FEES.
Status: in_force

All fees collected by the department under this subchapter shall be deposited to the credit of the Texas Department of Insurance operating account.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 52.034 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 52 / Section 52.034
§ 52.034. CONTENTS OF ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The articles of incorporation must state:

(1) the name of the association;

(2) the term of existence, if it is limited;

(3) the purpose for which the association is formed;

(4) the location and street address of the association's principal place of business;

(5) the number of directors; and

(6) the term of office of each director.

(b) If the association is organized without capital stock, the articles must state whether property rights and interests of each member are equal or unequal, and if unequal, the general rules applicable to all members by which the property rights and interests of each are determined and fixed.

(c) If the association is organized with capital stock, the articles must state:

(1) the amount of capital stock authorized;

(2) the number of shares authorized;

(3) the par value of the shares; and

(4) if preferred stock is to be issued, the number of shares of common stock, the number of shares of preferred stock, the rights, preferences, and privileges granted, and the conditions under which the association may redeem the preferred stock.
Tex. Transportation Code § 463.002 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 463 / Section 463.002
§ 463.002. APPLICATION.
Status: in_force

This chapter applies to:

(1) a county that is contiguous to the Gulf of Mexico or a bay or inlet opening into the gulf and that borders the United Mexican States; and

(2) a county that borders a county described by Subdivision (1).
Tex. Government Code § 611.001 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 611 / Section 611.001
§ 611.001. LODGING AND MEAL EXPENSES.
Status: in_force

(a) An officer or employee of the state or of a political subdivision, including any special-purpose district or authority, may be reimbursed with public funds for lodging or meal expenses only to the extent the expenses are reasonable and necessary under guidelines issued by the Texas Ethics Commission.

(b) This section does not apply if the expenses are restricted by other law.
Tex. Government Code § 540.0901 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 540 / Section 540.0901
§ 540.0901. PREFERRED DRUG LIST EXCEPTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall adopt rules allowing exceptions to the preferred drug list if:

(1) the drug required under the preferred drug list:

(A) is contraindicated;

(B) will likely cause an adverse reaction in or physical or mental harm to the recipient; or

(C) is expected to be ineffective based on the known clinical characteristics of the recipient and the known characteristics of the prescription drug regimen;

(2) the recipient previously discontinued taking the preferred drug at any point in the recipient's clinical history and for any length of time because the drug:

(A) was not effective;

(B) had a diminished effect; or

(C) resulted in an adverse event;

(3) the recipient was prescribed and is taking a nonpreferred drug in the antidepressant or antipsychotic drug class and the recipient:

(A) was prescribed the nonpreferred drug before being discharged from an inpatient facility;

(B) is stable on the nonpreferred drug; and

(C) is at risk of experiencing complications from switching from the nonpreferred drug to another drug; or

(4) the preferred drug is not available for reasons outside of the Medicaid managed care organization's control, including because:

(A) the drug is in short supply according to the Food and Drug Administration Drug Shortages Database; or

(B) the drug's manufacturer has placed the drug on backorder or allocation.

(b) An exception provided under this section does not subject the Medicaid managed care plan to liquidated damages for failing to comply with the preferred drug list.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1048.306 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1048 / Section 1048.306
§ 1048.306. IMPOSITION OF TAX AND RETURN OF SURPLUS TAXES.
Status: in_force

(a) After the board finds that the district is dissolved, the board shall:

(1) determine the debt owed by the district; and

(2) impose on the property included in the district's tax rolls a tax that is in proportion of the debt to the property value.

(b) On the payment of all outstanding debts and obligations of the district, the board shall order the secretary to return to each district taxpayer the taxpayer's pro rata share of all unused tax money.

(c) A taxpayer may request that the taxpayer's share of surplus tax money be credited to the taxpayer's county taxes. If a taxpayer requests the credit, the board shall direct the secretary to transmit the money to the county tax assessor-collector.
Tex. Insurance Code § 544.251 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 544 / Section 544.251
§ 544.251. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Church" means a facility that is owned by a religious organization and is used primarily for religious services.

(2) "Religious organization" means a church, synagogue, or other organization or association organized primarily for religious purposes.
Tex. Education Code § 7.0405 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 7 / Section 7.0405
§ 7.0405. POSTING OF POSTSECONDARY OUTCOMES.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to Subsection (b), the agency shall post on the agency's Internet website the following de-identified data, disaggregated by school district or open-enrollment charter school, high school campus, and annual cohort for the 10 most recent annual cohorts:

(1) for students who graduate from high school:

(A) the number and percentage of students who enroll in, enroll in remedial postsecondary coursework as part of, persist for at least one year in, or complete a postsecondary degree, certificate, or other credentialing program, disaggregated by program and postsecondary educational institution; and

(B) employment status, occupation, industry, wage, and county of employment and residence, as reported under Section 204.0025, Labor Code; and

(2) for students who did not graduate from high school:

(A) the highest grade level completed;

(B) for each cohort for which data is available, employment status, occupation, industry, wage, and county of employment and residence, as reported under Section 204.0025, Labor Code; and

(C) whether the student has earned a high school equivalency certificate.

(a-1) The agency is required to provide data regarding students who graduate from high school and enroll in remedial postsecondary coursework as part of a postsecondary degree, certificate, or other credentialing program under Subsection (a)(1)(A) only to the extent that data is available.

(b) The agency shall post the data required under Subsection (a) in a manner that complies with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (20 U.S.C. Section 1232g) and may, if necessary to comply with that act, create a private portal for school district board of trustees or open-enrollment charter school governing body members, school administrators, and school counselors at a high school to access data for the member's, administrator's, or counselor's school district or open-enrollment charter school.

(c) The agency shall ensure the data posted under Subsection (a) is made available to:

(1) school district board of trustees and open-enrollment charter school governing body members and superintendents to assist in adopting college, career, and military readiness plans under Section 11.186; and

(2) school counselors at a high school to assist the counselors in performing the duties under Section 33.007.
Tex. Government Code § 549.0310 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 549 / Section 549.0310
§ 549.0310. BOARD MEETINGS; REVIEW OF CERTAIN PRODUCTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall hold a public meeting quarterly at the call of the presiding officer and shall permit public comment before voting on any changes in the preferred drug lists the commission adopts under Subchapter E, the adoption of or changes to drug use criteria, or the adoption of prior authorization or drug utilization review proposals. The location of the quarterly public meeting may rotate among different geographic areas across this state, or allow for public input through teleconferencing centers in various geographic areas across this state.

(b) The board shall hold public meetings at other times at the call of the presiding officer.

(c) Minutes of each meeting shall be made available to the public not later than the 10th business day after the date the minutes are approved.

(d) The board may meet in executive session to discuss confidential information as described by Section 549.0308.

(e) Notwithstanding any other law, board members appointed under Section 549.0302(a)(1) may attend quarterly and other regularly scheduled meetings, but may not:

(1) attend portions of the executive sessions in which confidential drug pricing information is shared; or

(2) access confidential drug pricing information.

(f) In this subsection, "labeler" and "manufacturer" have the meanings assigned by Section 549.0101. The commission shall ensure that a drug that has been approved or had any of the drug's particular uses approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration under a priority review classification is reviewed by the board at the next regularly scheduled board meeting. On receiving notice from a manufacturer or labeler of the availability of a new product, the commission, to the extent possible, shall schedule a review for the product at the next regularly scheduled board meeting.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8096.0202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8096 / Section 8096.0202
§ 8096.0202. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties provided by the general law of this state, including Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, applicable to municipal utility districts created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.