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Tex. Occupations Code § 1956.0381 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1956 / Section 1956.0381
§ 1956.0381. PAYMENT BY METAL RECYCLING ENTITY.
Status: in_force

(a) A metal recycling entity may pay for a purchase of regulated material only by:

(1) cash if the seller has been issued a cash transaction card under Section 1956.0382, unless the metal recycling entity is prohibited from paying in cash under Section 1956.038(b);

(2) debit card if the seller has been issued a cash transaction card under Section 1956.0382;

(3) check;

(4) money order; or

(5) direct deposit by electronic funds transfer.

(b) A metal recycling entity shall include in the record of purchase required by Section 1956.033, as applicable, a copy of:

(1) the seller's cash transaction card or approved application for a cash transaction card if the entity paid for a purchase of regulated material by cash;

(2) the debit card receipt and the seller's cash transaction card or approved application for a cash transaction card if the entity paid for a purchase of regulated material by debit card; or

(3) the check if the entity paid for a purchase of regulated material by check.
Tex. Family Code § 263.107 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 263 / Section 263.107
§ 263.107. VISITATION PLAN.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only to a child in the temporary managing conservatorship of the department for whom the department's goal is reunification of the child with the child's parent.

(b) Not later than the 30th day after the date the department is named temporary managing conservator of a child, the department in collaboration with each parent of the child shall develop a visitation plan.

(c) In determining the frequency and circumstances of visitation under this section, the department must consider:

(1) the safety and best interest of the child;

(2) the age of the child;

(3) the desires of each parent regarding visitation with the child;

(4) the location of each parent and the child; and

(5) the resources available to the department, including the resources to:

(A) ensure that visitation is properly supervised by a department employee or an available and willing volunteer the department determines suitable after conducting a background and criminal history check; and

(B) provide transportation to and from visits.

(d) Not later than the 10th day before the date of a status hearing under Section 263.201, the department shall file with the court a copy of the visitation plan developed under this section.

(e) The department may amend the visitation plan on mutual agreement of the child's parents and the department or as the department considers necessary to ensure the safety of the child. An amendment to the visitation plan must be in the child's best interest. The department shall file a copy of any amended visitation plan with the court.

(f) A visitation plan developed under this section may not conflict with a court order relating to possession of or access to the child.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 171.2011 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 171 / Section 171.2011
§ 171.2011. APPLICABILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) This subchapter applies only to an abortion that is otherwise prohibited by law and that is not subject to an exception provided by law.

(b) The following activities do not constitute aiding or abetting under this subchapter:

(1) providing services by a physician or health care provider to a treating physician, or communication between a physician or health care provider and a treating physician, for the purposes of arriving at a reasonable medical judgment as required by an exception to an otherwise prohibited abortion;

(2) communicating between a physician or health care provider and a patient, or providing services by a physician or health care provider to a patient, for the purpose of arriving at reasonable medical judgment as required by an exception to an otherwise prohibited abortion;

(3) communicating between an attorney and a physician or health care provider related to an exception to an otherwise prohibited abortion;

(4) communicating between a treating physician and any other person or providing services to a treating physician or patient relating to performing, inducing, or attempting an abortion for which the treating physician has determined that, in reasonable medical judgment, an exception to an otherwise prohibited abortion is applicable; and

(5) providing products to a patient or treating physician relating to performing, inducing, or attempting an abortion for which the treating physician has determined that, in reasonable medical judgment, an exception to an otherwise prohibited abortion is applicable.
Tex. Government Code § 1501.154 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1501 / Section 1501.154
§ 1501.154. MATURITY.
Status: in_force

A certificate of indebtedness issued under this subchapter must mature not later than 20 years after its date.
Tex. Transportation Code § 311.033 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 311 / Section 311.033
§ 311.033. ACQUISITION OF LAND.
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this subchapter, the governing body may acquire necessary property or property rights by gift, devise, purchase, or condemnation in the same manner that the governing body may acquire property for a municipal street.
Tex. Transportation Code § 521.402 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 521 / Section 521.402
§ 521.402. REVOCATION OF STATEMENT OF GIFT.
Status: in_force

(a) To revoke an affirmative statement of gift on a person's driver's license or personal identification certificate, a person must apply to the department for an amendment to the license or certificate.

(b) The fee for an amendment is the same as the fee for a duplicate license.

(c) To have a person's name deleted from the statewide Internet-based registry of organ, tissue, and eye donors maintained as provided by Chapter 692A, Health and Safety Code, a person must provide written notice to the nonprofit organization selected under that chapter to maintain the registry directing the deletion of the person's name from the registry. On receipt of a written notice under this subsection, the organization shall promptly remove the person's name and information from the registry.
Tex. Local Government Code § 241.019 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 241 / Section 241.019
§ 241.019. NONCONFORMING USES AND STRUCTURES.
Status: in_force

Except as provided by Section 241.035, airport zoning regulations may not require:

(1) changes in nonconforming land use existing on the date of the adoption of the regulations;

(2) the removal, lowering, or other change of a structure that does not conform to the regulations on the date of their adoption, including all phases or elements of a multiphase structure, regardless of whether actual construction has commenced, that received a determination of no hazard by the Federal Aviation Administration under 14 C.F.R., Part 77, before the regulations were adopted;

(3) the removal, lowering, or other change of an object of natural growth that does not conform to the regulations on the date of their adoption; or

(4) any other interference in the continuation of a use that does not conform to the regulations on the date of their adoption.
Tex. Transportation Code § 225.126 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 225 / Section 225.126
§ 225.126. VETERANS MEMORIAL HIGHWAY.
Status: in_force

(a) The portion of U.S. Highway 271 in Camp County is designated as the Veterans Memorial Highway.

(b) Subject to Section 225.021(c), the department shall:

(1) design and construct markers indicating the designation as the Veterans Memorial Highway and any other appropriate information; and

(2) erect a marker at each end of the highway and at appropriate intermediate sites along the highway.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3859.007 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3859 / Section 3859.007
§ 3859.007. ELIGIBILITY FOR REINVESTMENT ZONES.
Status: in_force

All or any part of the area of the district is eligible to be included in a tax increment reinvestment zone created by the City of Houston under Chapter 311, Tax Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3919.208 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3919 / Section 3919.208
§ 3919.208. NO AD VALOREM TAX.
Status: in_force

The district may not impose an ad valorem tax.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 247.095 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 247 / Section 247.095
§ 247.095. EFFECT OF ORDER.
Status: in_force

An order of an arbitrator under this subchapter is final and binding on all parties. Except as provided by Section 247.097, there is no right to appeal.
Tex. Government Code § 540.0502 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 540 / Section 540.0502
§ 540.0502. AUTOMATIC ENROLLMENT IN MEDICAID MANAGED CARE PLAN.
Status: in_force

(a) If the commission determines that it is feasible and notwithstanding any other law, the commission may implement an automatic enrollment process under which an applicant determined eligible for Medicaid is automatically enrolled in a Medicaid managed care plan the applicant chooses.

(b) The commission may elect to implement the automatic enrollment process for certain recipient populations.
Tex. Election Code § 127.128 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 127 / Section 127.128
§ 127.128. BALLOTS TABULATED BY PRECINCT.
Status: in_force

The automatically counted ballots shall be separately tabulated according to election precinct.
Tex. Local Government Code § 25.028 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 25 / Section 25.028
§ 25.028. TERM OF OFFICE.
Status: in_force

The city manager is appointed by and serves at the will of the governing body of the municipality.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8274.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8274 / Section 8274.101
§ 8274.101. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT POWERS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district has all of the rights, powers, privileges, and functions conferred and imposed by the general law of this state relating to municipal utility districts created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, including those conferred by Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code.

(b) The district may exercise inside or outside the district's boundaries any of the rights or powers granted by this chapter or under the general law relating to municipal utility districts, including the provision of water, sanitary sewerage, and drainage services.
Tex. Transportation Code § 69.067 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 69 / Section 69.067
§ 69.067. APPEAL OF BOARD DECISION.
Status: in_force

Any party aggrieved by a board decision on pilotage rates, after exhausting all administrative remedies, may appeal the order to a court.
Tex. Government Code § 548.0359 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 548 / Section 548.0359
§ 548.0359. APPROPRIATION REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The commission may not spend state funds to accomplish the purposes of this subchapter and is not required to award a grant under this subchapter unless money is appropriated for the purposes of this subchapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1118.113 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1118 / Section 1118.113
§ 1118.113. PAYMENT FOR TREATMENT; PROCEDURES.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who resides in the district is entitled to receive necessary medical and hospital care regardless of whether the person has the ability to pay for the care and may apply to receive this care without cost.

(b) The board or the district administrator shall employ a person to investigate the ability of the patient and any relative who is liable for the patient's support to pay for the medical and hospital care received by the patient.

(c) If the district determines that the patient or relative legally liable for the patient's support cannot pay all or part of the costs of the patient's care, the expense of the care becomes a charge against the district.

(d) If the patient or a relative legally liable for the patient's support can pay for all or part of the costs of the patient's care, the board shall order the patient or relative to pay to the district each week an amount specified in the order. The amount must be proportionate to the person's ability to pay.

(e) The district administrator may collect the amount from the patient's estate, or from any relative who is liable for the patient's support, in the manner provided by law for the collection of expenses of the last illness of a deceased person.

(f) If there is a dispute as to the ability to pay, the board shall hold a hearing and, after calling witnesses, shall:

(1) determine the question; and

(2) make the proper order based on the board's findings.

(g) A party to the hearing who is not satisfied with the result of the order may appeal to the district court. The substantial evidence rule applies to the appeal.
Tex. Education Code § 55.17591 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 55 / Section 55.17591
§ 55.17591. TEXAS SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY; ADDITIONAL BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) In addition to the other authority granted by this subchapter, the board of regents of Texas Southern University may acquire, purchase, construct, improve, renovate, enlarge, or equip facilities, including roads and related infrastructure, for projects at Texas Southern University, to be financed through the issuance of bonds in accordance with this subchapter not to exceed the following aggregate principal amounts for the projects specified as follows:

(1) $31,500,000 for the School of Science and Technology; and

(2) $15 million for a branch campus multipurpose Academic Center (MAC).

(b) The board may pledge irrevocably to the payment of bonds authorized by this section all or any part of the revenue funds of Texas Southern University, including student tuition charges. The amount of a pledge made under this subsection may not be reduced or abrogated while the bonds for which the pledge is made, or bonds issued to refund those bonds, are outstanding.

(c) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), the board of regents of Texas Southern University may not issue bonds under this section for a branch campus multipurpose Academic Center (MAC) until the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board grants Texas Southern University the approval to operate the branch campus. If approval to operate the branch campus is not granted by January 1, 2010, the board of regents' authority to issue bonds for a multipurpose Academic Center (MAC) under this section expires on that date.
Tex. Local Government Code § 212.1535 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 212 / Section 212.1535
§ 212.1535. FORECLOSURE BY PROPERTY OWNERS' ASSOCIATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A municipality may not participate in a suit or other proceeding to foreclose a property owners' association's lien on real property.

(b) In a suit or other proceeding to foreclose a property owners' association's lien on real property in the subdivision, the association may not submit into evidence or otherwise use the work product of the municipality's legal counsel.
Tex. Local Government Code § 154.002 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 154 / Section 154.002
§ 154.002. SALARY PAID IN LIEU OF FEES AND COMMISSIONS.
Status: in_force

A district, county, or precinct officer who is paid on a salary basis receives the salary instead of all fees, commissions, and other compensation the officer would otherwise be authorized to keep, except as otherwise provided by this subchapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3814.109 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3814 / Section 3814.109
§ 3814.109. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may establish and provide for the administration of one or more programs, including programs to loan or grant public money or provide district personnel or services, to:

(1) promote state or local economic development; and

(2) stimulate business and commercial activity in the district.

(b) For purposes of this section, the district has all of the powers and authority of a municipality under Chapter 380, Local Government Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8098.0501 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8098 / Section 8098.0501
§ 8098.0501. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

The district may issue bonds or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, impact fees, revenue, contract payments, grants, or other district money, or any combination of those sources, to pay for any authorized district purpose.
Tex. Transportation Code § 621.354 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 621 / Section 621.354
§ 621.354. DISPOSITION OF FEES FOR PERMIT FOR MOVEMENT OF CYLINDRICAL HAY BALES.
Status: in_force

Of each fee collected under Section 623.017, the department shall deposit:

(1) 90 percent in the state treasury to the credit of the state highway fund; and

(2) 10 percent in the state treasury to the credit of the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles fund.
Tex. Utilities Code § 56.021 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 56 / Section 56.021
§ 56.021. UNIVERSAL SERVICE FUND ESTABLISHED.
Status: in_force

The commission shall adopt and enforce rules requiring local exchange companies to establish a universal service fund to:

(1) assist telecommunications providers in providing basic local telecommunications service at reasonable rates in high cost rural areas under two plans:

(A) the Texas High Cost Universal Service Plan (16 T.A.C. Section 26.403); and

(B) the Small and Rural Incumbent Local Exchange Company Universal Service Plan (16 T.A.C. Section 26.404);

(2) reimburse the telecommunications carrier that provides the statewide telecommunications relay access service under Subchapter D;

(3) finance the specialized telecommunications assistance program established under Subchapter E;

(4) reimburse the department and the commission for costs incurred in implementing this chapter and Chapter 57;

(5) reimburse a telecommunications carrier providing lifeline service as provided by 47 C.F.R. Part 54, Subpart E, as amended;

(6) finance the implementation and administration of the identification process under Section 17.007 for telecommunications services;

(7) reimburse a designated provider under Subchapter F;

(8) reimburse a successor utility under Subchapter G; and

(9) finance the program established under Subchapter H.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3986.0106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3986 / Section 3986.0106
§ 3986.0106. ELIGIBILITY FOR INCLUSION IN SPECIAL ZONES.
Status: in_force

All or any part of the area of the district is eligible to be included in:

(1) a tax increment reinvestment zone created under Chapter 311, Tax Code; or

(2) a tax abatement reinvestment zone created under Chapter 312, Tax Code.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2651.303 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2651 / Section 2651.303
§ 2651.303. NOTICE OF DISCIPLINARY OR ENFORCEMENT ACTION; AUTOMATIC DISMISSAL.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall notify a license holder in writing of a disciplinary or enforcement action against the license holder not later than the 30th business day after the date the department assigns a file number to the action, except that this subsection does not apply to a file or action:

(1) that is the subject of a pending criminal investigation or prosecution; or

(2) about which the deputy commissioner of the title division of the department makes a good faith determination that there is a credible suspicion that there are ongoing or continuing acts of fraud by a person who is the subject of the action.

(b) A notice required by Subsection (a) may be provided by e-mail and must provide a license holder fair notice of the alleged facts known by the department on the date of the notice that constitute grounds for the action.

(c) A disciplinary or enforcement action is automatically dismissed with prejudice, unless the department serves a notice of hearing on the license holder not later than the 60th business day after the date the department receives a hearing request from the license holder.

(d) The department may provide information about an enforcement action, including a copy of a notice issued under this section, to each title insurance company with which a title insurance agent has, or proposes to obtain, an appointment.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8214.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8214 / Section 8214.104
§ 8214.104. EFFECT OF ANNEXATION BY CITY OF HOUSTON.
Status: in_force

If, before the date of the confirmation election, the City of Houston annexes into its corporate limits all territory described by the Act creating this chapter, Section 43.075, Local Government Code, does not apply to the district.
Tex. Family Code § 157.311 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 157 / Section 157.311
§ 157.311. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Account" means:

(A) any type of a demand deposit account, checking or negotiable withdrawal order account, savings account, time deposit account, mutual fund account, certificate of deposit, or any other instrument of deposit in which an individual has a beneficial ownership either in its entirety or on a shared or multiple party basis, including any accrued interest and dividends; and

(B) an insurance policy, including a life insurance policy or annuity contract, in which an individual has a beneficial ownership or against which an individual may file a claim or counterclaim.

(2) "Claimant" means:

(A) the obligee or a private attorney representing the obligee;

(B) the Title IV-D agency providing child support services;

(C) a domestic relations office or local registry; or

(D) an attorney appointed as a friend of the court.

(3) "Court having continuing jurisdiction" is the court of continuing, exclusive jurisdiction in this state or a tribunal of another state having jurisdiction under the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act or a substantially similar act.

(4) "Financial institution" has the meaning assigned by 42 U.S.C. Section 669a(d)(1) and includes a depository institution, depository institution holding company as defined by 12 U.S.C. Section 1813(w), credit union, benefit association, insurance company, mutual fund, and any similar entity authorized to do business in this state.

(5) "Lien" means a child support lien issued in this or another state.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2210.1052 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2210 / Section 2210.1052
§ 2210.1052. EMERGENCY MEETING.
Status: in_force

If the ultimate loss estimate for an occurrence or series of occurrences made by the chief financial officer or chief actuary of the association indicates member insurers may be subject to an assessment under Subchapter B-1 or B-2, the board of directors shall call an emergency meeting to notify the member insurers about the assessment.If the ultimate loss estimate for an occurrence or series of occurrences made by the chief financial officer or chief actuary of the association indicates member insurers may be subject to an assessment under Subchapter B-2, the board of directors shall call an emergency meeting to notify the member insurers about the assessment.
Tex. Transportation Code § 395.007 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 395 / Section 395.007
§ 395.007. SIGN ABATEMENT AND BEAUTIFICATION FUND.
Status: in_force

(a) The governing body may deposit all or part of the county property tax paid on a sign, on the real property on which a sign is located, or on other real or personal property owned by the owner of a sign to the credit of a sign abatement and community beautification fund in the county treasury.

(b) The governing body may use money in the fund to compensate the owner of a sign required to be removed under this subchapter.