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Tex. Labor Code § 203.102 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 203 / Section 203.102
§ 203.102. OBLIGATION TRUST FUND.
Status: in_force

(a) The obligation trust fund is a dedicated trust fund outside of the state treasury in the custody of the comptroller. The obligation trust fund is composed of:

(1) revenue received under Section 203.105; and

(2) any surplus revenue transferred from the compensation fund under Section 204.065.

(b) The commission and governor may use money in the obligation trust fund without legislative appropriation to pay:

(1) bond obligations and bond administrative expenses; and

(2) principal and interest incurred on advances from the federal trust fund.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1951.454 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1951 / Section 1951.454
§ 1951.454.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1951.454. PEST CONTROL INFORMATION FOR INDOOR TREATMENTS: WORKPLACE. For an indoor treatment at a workplace, a certified applicator or technician shall make available a pest control information sheet developed under Section 1951.254 and a pest control sign developed under that section to the employer or the building manager. The employer or building manager or an employee or agent of the owner or manager, other than the certified applicator or technician, shall notify the persons who work at the workplace of the date of the planned treatment by:

(1) posting the sign in an area of common access that the persons are likely to check on a regular basis at least 48 hours before each planned treatment; and

(2) providing the information sheet to any person working in the building on a request made by the person during normal business hours.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2651.011 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2651 / Section 2651.011
§ 2651.011. PRIVILEGED COMMUNICATIONS; FINANCIAL INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

(a) Any information, including a document, record, or statement, and including information provided to or received from the commissioner under Subsection (b) or (c), or any other information required or permitted to be made or disclosed to or by the department under this subchapter, other than Section 2651.001, is not public information subject to Chapter 552, Government Code, except to the extent described by Subsection (b), and is a privileged communication and may not be disclosed to the public except as evidence in an administrative hearing or proceeding. This subsection does not apply to a document, record, or statement required to be made or disclosed to the department under Chapter 36.

(b) A title insurance company may provide information to the commissioner about a financial matter that would reasonably call into question the solvency of a title agent that the title insurance company appointed. Each title insurance company shall provide annually to the department a list of officers authorized to provide to the department the information under this subsection. Information provided under this subsection is not subject to Chapter 552, Government Code, except that the commissioner may release information that the commissioner received under this subsection to a title insurance company that has appointed, or that is considering appointing, the title agent. The commissioner may also release information that the commissioner received under this subsection to a title agent under Section 2651.206, Insurance Code, if the information is evidence on which an audit report or examination report relies. A title insurance company that receives information under this subsection may not release the information except under a subpoena issued by a court of competent jurisdiction.

(c) Each title insurance agent shall provide the department, on a quarterly basis, with a copy of the agent's quarterly withholding tax report furnished by the agent to the United States Internal Revenue Service. The title insurance agent must also provide to the department proof of the payment of the tax. An agent that does not have employees shall certify to the department on a quarterly basis that there has not been a material change in the agent's financial condition.

(d) The commissioner by rule may prescribe the types of information under Subsections (b) and (c) that are privileged under Subsection (a).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8042.0401 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8042 / Section 8042.0401
§ 8042.0401. ELECTIONS REGARDING TAXES OR BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue, without an election, bonds and other obligations secured by:

(1) revenue other than ad valorem taxes; or

(2) contract payments described by Section 8042.0403.

(b) The district must hold an election in the manner provided by Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, to obtain voter approval before the district may impose an ad valorem tax or issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes.

(c) The district may not issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes to finance a road project unless the issuance is approved by a vote of a two-thirds majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.
Tex. Election Code § 125.003 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 125 / Section 125.003
§ 125.003. DELIVERY OF EQUIPMENT TO POLLING PLACES.
Status: in_force

The secretary of state shall prescribe procedures governing delivery of voting system equipment to polling places to protect the equipment from tampering and damage.
Tex. Government Code § 1477.201 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1477 / Section 1477.201
§ 1477.201. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE CERTIFICATES OF INDEBTEDNESS.
Status: in_force

The commissioners court of a county may issue certificates of indebtedness to acquire, construct, repair, renovate, improve, or equip firefighter training facilities for the county and to acquire property in connection with that purpose.
Tex. Transportation Code § 601.009 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 601 / Section 601.009
§ 601.009. REPORT FROM OTHER STATE OR CANADA.
Status: in_force

(a) On receipt of a certification by the department that the operating privilege of a resident of this state has been suspended or revoked in another state or a province of Canada under a financial responsibility law, the department shall contact the official who issued the certification to request information relating to the specific nature of the resident's failure to comply.

(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), the department shall suspend the resident's driver's license and vehicle registrations if the evidence shows that the resident's operating privilege was suspended in the other state or the province for violation of a financial responsibility law under circumstances that would require the department to suspend a nonresident's operating privilege had the collision occurred in this state.

(c) The department may not suspend the resident's driver's license and registration if the alleged failure to comply is based on the failure of the resident's insurance company or surety company to:

(1) obtain authorization to write motor vehicle liability insurance in the other state or the province; or

(2) execute a power of attorney directing the appropriate official in the other state or the province to accept on the company's behalf service of notice or process in an action under the policy arising out of a collision.

(d) Suspension of a driver's license and vehicle registrations under this section continues until the resident furnishes evidence of compliance with the financial responsibility law of the other state or the province.

(e) In this section, "financial responsibility law" means a law authorizing suspension or revocation of an operating privilege for failure to:

(1) deposit security for the payment of a judgment;

(2) satisfy a judgment; or

(3) file evidence of financial responsibility.
Tex. Education Code § 96.01 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 96 / Section 96.01
§ 96.01. SUL ROSS STATE UNIVERSITY.
Status: in_force

Sul Ross State University is a coeducational institution of higher education located in the city of Alpine, with an educational center known as Sul Ross State University Rio Grande College operated in the cities of Del Rio, Eagle Pass, and Uvalde. The university is under the management and control of the Board of Regents, Texas State University System.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3833.352 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3833 / Section 3833.352
§ 3833.352. CITY CONSENT FOR PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS BONDS.
Status: in_force

Before issuing any bonds in connection with an improvement under Subchapter C or Section 3833.206, the district must obtain the approval of the city's governing body by a resolution approving:

(1) the issuance of the bonds; and

(2) the plans and specifications of the improvement, including any substantial alteration to a plan or specification.
Tex. Government Code § 824.502 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 824 / Section 824.502
§ 824.502. BENEFITS ON DEATH OF DISABILITY RETIREE.
Status: in_force

The designated beneficiary of a disability retiree who retires before September 1, 1992, who has not selected an optional annuity under Section 824.308, and who dies while receiving a retirement benefit may elect to receive, instead of survivor benefits provided by Section 824.501, a benefit available under Section 824.402, computed as if the decedent had been in service at the time of death.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 31.067 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 31 / Section 31.067
§ 31.067. AUTHORITY TO SELL CERTAIN AGENCY REAL PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

The division is authorized to sell any real property acquired on behalf of the state pursuant to Section 402.025, Government Code. Sale of such real property shall be conducted in accordance with the provisions of Section 31.158 of this code unless otherwise provided by law. Proceeds of sale shall be deposited in the General Revenue Fund as specified in Section 402.025, Government Code.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 761.051 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 761 / Section 761.051
§ 761.051. CAMPUS CREDIT CARD MARKETING ACTIVITY OUTSIDE DESIGNATED LOCATION OR TIME PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

(a) A credit card issuer may not engage in campus credit card marketing activities:

(1) outside of a campus location designated by the governing board of the postsecondary educational institution for that purpose in accordance with Subsection (b); or

(2) at a time other than a time designated by the governing board in accordance with Subsection (b).

(b) The governing board of a postsecondary educational institution may designate:

(1) one or more locations on campus where a credit card issuer may engage in campus credit card marketing activities; and

(2) one or more times during which a credit card issuer may engage in campus credit card marketing activities.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7971A.0305 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7971A / Section 7971A.0305
§ 7971A.0305. COMPLIANCE WITH MUNICIPAL CONSENT ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION.
Status: in_force

The district shall comply with all applicable requirements of any ordinance or resolution that is adopted under Section 54.016 or 54.0165, Water Code, and that consents to the creation of the district or to the inclusion of land in the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7971A.0401 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7971A / Section 7971A.0401
§ 7971A.0401. ELECTIONS REGARDING TAXES OR BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue, without an election, bonds and other obligations secured by:

(1) revenue other than ad valorem taxes; or

(2) contract payments described by Section 7971A.0403.

(b) The district must hold an election in the manner provided by Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, to obtain voter approval before the district may impose an ad valorem tax or issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes.

(c) The district may not issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes to finance a road project unless the issuance is approved by a vote of a two-thirds majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.
Tex. Government Code § 524.0153 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 524 / Section 524.0153
§ 524.0153. POLICY FOR NEGOTIATED RULEMAKING AND ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROCEDURES.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall develop and implement a policy for the commission and each health and human services agency to encourage the use of:

(1) negotiated rulemaking procedures under Chapter 2008 for the adoption of rules for the commission and each agency; and

(2) appropriate alternative dispute resolution procedures under Chapter 2009 to assist in the resolution of internal and external disputes under the commission's or agency's jurisdiction.

(b) The procedures relating to alternative dispute resolution must conform, to the extent possible, to any model guidelines the State Office of Administrative Hearings issues for the use of alternative dispute resolution by state agencies.

(c) The commission shall:

(1) coordinate the implementation of the policy developed under Subsection (a);

(2) provide training as needed to implement the procedures for negotiated rulemaking or alternative dispute resolution; and

(3) collect data concerning the effectiveness of those procedures.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8309.007 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8309 / Section 8309.007
§ 8309.007. ELIGIBILITY FOR INCLUSION IN TAX INCREMENT REINVESTMENT ZONE.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is eligible to be included in a tax increment reinvestment zone created under Chapter 311, Tax Code.

(b) If the City of Dorchester creates a tax increment reinvestment zone described by Subsection (a) that includes all or part of the territory of the district, the City of Dorchester and the board of directors of the zone, by contract with the district, may grant money to the district from the tax increment fund to be used for a permissible purpose of the district, including the right to pledge the money as security for a bond or other obligation issued by the district and for any permissible purpose of a corporation under Section 380.002(b), Local Government Code.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 533A.008 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 533A / Section 533A.008
§ 533A.008. EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH MENTAL ILLNESS OR AN INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) Each department facility and community center shall annually assess the feasibility of converting entry level support positions into employment opportunities for individuals with mental illness or an intellectual disability in the facility's or center's service area.

(b) In making the assessment, the department facility or community center shall consider the feasibility of using an array of job opportunities that may lead to competitive employment, including sheltered employment and supported employment.

(c) Each department facility and community center shall annually submit to the department a report showing that the facility or center has complied with Subsection (a).

(d) The department shall compile information from the reports and shall make the information available to each designated provider in a service area.

(e) Each department facility and community center shall ensure that designated staff are trained to:

(1) assist clients through the Social Security Administration disability determination process;

(2) provide clients and their families information related to the Social Security Administration Work Incentive Provisions; and

(3) assist clients in accessing and utilizing the Social Security Administration Work Incentive Provisions to finance training, services, and supports needed to obtain career goals.
Tex. Water Code § 29.018 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 29 / Section 29.018
§ 29.018. SUSPENSION; REFUSAL TO RENEW.
Status: in_force

The railroad commission may suspend or refuse to renew a permit for a period not to exceed one year if the permittee:

(1) violates the provisions of this chapter;

(2) violates reasonable rules promulgated under Section 29.031 of this code; or

(3) does not maintain his operation at the standards that entitled him to a permit under Section 29.013 of this code.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1958.153 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1958 / Section 1958.153
§ 1958.153. NOTICE OF PROJECT.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), not later than the fifth day before the date on which a license holder starts mold remediation at a property, the license holder shall notify the department in a manner prescribed by the department about the project.

(b) In an emergency, notice to the department under Subsection (a) must be made not later than the next business day after the license holder identifies the emergency. For purposes of this subsection, an emergency exists if a delay in mold remediation services in response to a water damage occurrence would increase mold contamination.

(c) The commission shall adopt rules to implement this section, including rules describing the information that must be provided in the notice.

(d) The department shall develop a mechanism by which a license holder may notify the department of an emergency as required by Subsection (b).
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 438.035 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 438 / Section 438.035
§ 438.035. USE OF UNLAUNDERED TOWELS.
Status: in_force

A person at a place where food for public consumption is handled or sold may not use a towel unless the towel has been thoroughly laundered after it has been previously used by another person.
Tex. Insurance Code § 542A.004 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 542A / Section 542A.004
§ 542A.004. INSPECTION.
Status: in_force

Not later than the 30th day after receiving a presuit notice given under Section 542A.003(a), a person to whom notice is given may send a written request to the claimant to inspect, photograph, or evaluate, in a reasonable manner and at a reasonable time, the property that is the subject of the claim. If reasonably possible, the inspection, photography, and evaluation must be completed not later than the 60th day after the date the person receives the presuit notice.
Tex. Occupations Code § 301.301 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 301 / Section 301.301
§ 301.301. LICENSE RENEWAL.
Status: in_force

(a) The board by rule may adopt a system under which licenses expire on various dates during the year.

(b) A person may renew an unexpired license issued under this chapter on payment to the board of the required renewal fee before the expiration date of the license and compliance with any other renewal requirements adopted by the board. A person whose license has expired may not engage in activities that require a license until the license has been renewed.

(c) A person whose license has been expired for 90 days or less may renew the license by paying to the board the required renewal fee and a late fee in the amount considered appropriate by the board to encourage timely renewal.

(c-1) A person whose license has been expired for more than 90 days but less than one year may renew the license by paying to the board all unpaid renewal fees and a late fee that is equal to twice the amount of a late fee under Subsection (c).

(d) The board by rule shall set a length of time beyond which an expired license may not be renewed. The board by rule may establish additional requirements that apply to the renewal of a license that has been expired for more than one year but less than the time limit set by the board beyond which a license may not be renewed. The person may obtain a new license by submitting to reexamination and complying with the requirements and procedures for obtaining an original license.

(e) At least 30 days before the expiration of the person's license, the board shall send written notice of the impending license expiration to the person at the person's last known address according to the records of the board.

(f) A registered nurse who practices professional nursing or a vocational nurse who practices vocational nursing after the expiration of the nurse's license is an illegal practitioner whose license may be revoked or suspended.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 171A.105 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 171A / Section 171A.105
§ 171A.105. COORDINATED ENFORCEMENT PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

(a) This state, a political subdivision of this state, or an officer or employee of this state or a political subdivision of this state may not:

(1) act in concert or participation with a qui tam relator bringing an action under Section 171A.101;

(2) establish or attempt to establish any type of agency or fiduciary relationship with a qui tam relator bringing an action under Section 171A.101;

(3) attempt to control or influence a person's decision to bring an action under Section 171A.101 or that person's conduct of the litigation; or

(4) intervene in an action brought under Section 171A.101.

(b) This section does not prohibit this state, a political subdivision of this state, or an officer or employee of this state or a political subdivision of this state from filing an amicus curiae brief in an action brought under Section 171A.101 if this state, the political subdivision, the officer, or the employee does not act in concert or participation with the qui tam relator.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8856.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8856 / Section 8856.002
§ 8856.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT; FINDINGS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is a groundwater conservation district in Collin, Cooke, and Denton Counties created under and essential to accomplish the purposes of Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.

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

(c) All of the land and other property included within the boundaries of the district will be benefited by the works and projects that are to be accomplished by the district under powers conferred by this chapter and by Chapter 36, Water Code.

(d) Any fees imposed by the district under this chapter are necessary to pay for the costs of accomplishing the purposes of the district, including the conservation and management of groundwater resources, as provided by this chapter and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 21.312 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 21 / Section 21.312
§ 21.312. VALUE OF SHARES ISSUED AS SHARE DIVIDENDS.
Status: in_force

(a) A share dividend payable in authorized but unissued shares with par value shall be issued at the par value of the respective share.

(b) A share dividend payable in authorized but unissued shares without par value shall be issued at the value set by the board of directors when the share dividend is authorized.
Tex. Government Code § 24.950 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 24 / Section 24.950
§ 24.950. EQUALIZATION OF DOCKETS.
Status: in_force

The judges of the district courts may equalize their dockets in all counties in which there are two or more district courts. The judge of a district court, on motion of a party, on agreement of the parties, or on the judge's own motion, may transfer a cause or proceeding on the judge's docket to the docket of one of the other district courts.
Tex. Water Code § 51.635 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 51 / Section 51.635
§ 51.635. METHOD OF TAXATION FOR DISTRICT NOT UNDER CONTRACT WITH THE UNITED STATES.
Status: in_force

If a district which is not operating under contract with the United States adopts the benefit basis plan for taxation, the levy, assessment, equalization of property values, and collection of taxes shall be made in the manner provided in Sections 51.636-51.648 of this code.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1354.002 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1354 / Section 1354.002
§ 1354.002. PROOF OF ORGANIC DISEASE.
Status: in_force

If a health benefit plan requires demonstrable proof of organic disease or other proof before the health benefit plan issuer will authorize payment of benefits for Alzheimer's disease, that proof requirement is satisfied by a clinical diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease made by a physician licensed in this state, including a history and physical, neurological, and psychological or psychiatric evaluations, and laboratory studies.