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Tex. Government Code § 815.5091 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 815 / Section 815.5091
§ 815.5091. MEMBERSHIP ON ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON INVESTMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board of trustees may, under the investment duties delegated to the board by Section 67, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, establish an investment advisory committee as the board considers necessary to assist the board in its investment duties.

(b) A person appointed to serve as a member of an advisory committee established by the board of trustees to provide advice to the board on investments and investment-related issues must be:

(1) a person with expertise in the management of a financial institution or other business in which investment decisions are made; or

(2) a prominent educator in the field of economics, finance, or another investment-related area.

(c) A person appointed to serve as a member of a committee described by Subsection (b) shall assist the board of trustees in carrying out the board's fiduciary duties with regard to the investment of the assets of the retirement system and related duties under this chapter and Chapter 609.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8133.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8133 / Section 8133.103
§ 8133.103. COMPLIANCE WITH SEWER SERVICE AGREEMENT.
Status: in_force

The district shall comply with the terms and conditions of the "Agreement Regarding Sewer Service Areas and Customers by and between Lower Colorado River Authority, Brazos River Authority, City of Georgetown, City of Liberty Hill and Chisholm Trail Special Utility District" dated February 1, 2005.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 296A.152 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 296A / Section 296A.152
§ 296A.152. ASSESSMENT AND COLLECTION OF MANDATORY PAYMENTS.
Status: in_force

The county may collect or contract for the assessment and collection of mandatory payments authorized under this chapter.
Tex. Education Code § 46.004 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 46 / Section 46.004
§ 46.004. LEASE-PURCHASE AGREEMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A district may receive state assistance in connection with a lease-purchase agreement concerning an instructional facility. For purposes of this subchapter:

(1) taxes levied for purposes of maintenance and operations that are necessary to pay a district's share of the payments under a lease-purchase agreement for which the district receives state assistance under this subchapter are considered to be bond taxes; and

(2) payments under a lease-purchase agreement are considered to be payments of principal of and interest on bonds.

(b) Section 46.003(b) applies to taxes levied to pay a district's share of the payments under a lease-purchase agreement for which the district receives state assistance under this subchapter.

(c) A lease-purchase agreement must be for a term of at least eight years to be eligible to be paid with state and local funds under this subchapter.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 241.029 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 241 / Section 241.029
§ 241.029. POLICIES AND PROCEDURES RELATING TO WORKPLACE SAFETY.
Status: in_force

(a) The governing body of a hospital shall adopt policies and procedures related to the work environment for nurses to:

(1) improve workplace safety and reduce the risk of injury, occupational illness, and violence; and

(2) increase the use of ergonomic principles and ergonomically designed devices to reduce injury and fatigue.

(b) The policies and procedures adopted under Subsection (a), at a minimum, must include:

(1) evaluating new products and technology that incorporate ergonomic principles;

(2) educating nurses in the application of ergonomic practices;

(3) conducting workplace audits to identify areas of risk of injury, occupational illness, or violence and recommending ways to reduce those risks;

(4) controlling access to those areas identified as having a high risk of violence; and

(5) promptly reporting crimes committed against nurses to appropriate law enforcement agencies.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 41.212 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 41 / Section 41.212
§ 41.212. REFERENDUM; BALLOTING.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner shall conduct a referendum of grain producers to determine the maximum amount that may be assessed to a grain producer under Section 41.206.

(b) Only a grain producer who has sold grain to a grain buyer in the 36 months preceding the date of the referendum is eligible to vote in the referendum.

(c) An eligible grain producer may vote only once in a referendum.

(d) Each grain producer's vote is entitled to equal weight regardless of the grain producer's volume of production.

(e) A referendum is approved if a majority of votes cast are in favor of the referendum.

(f) Individual voter information, including an individual's vote in a referendum conducted under this section, is confidential and not subject to disclosure under Chapter 552, Government Code.

(g) The board shall locate private sources, including the organizations described by Section 41.204(a)(1), to pay all expenses incurred in conducting a referendum.

(h) The commissioner shall adopt rules as necessary to implement this section.
Tex. Utilities Code § 162.005 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 162 / Section 162.005
§ 162.005. EFFECT OF RECORDING CERTAIN MORTGAGES EXECUTED BY TELEPHONE COOPERATIVES.
Status: in_force

(a) An instrument executed by a telephone cooperative or a foreign corporation doing business in this state under this chapter that affects real and personal property and that is recorded in the real property records of any county in which the property is located or is to be located has the same effect as if the instrument were also recorded as provided by law in the proper office in that county as a mortgage of personal property.

(b) All after-acquired property of a telephone cooperative or foreign corporation doing business in this state under this chapter described by or referred to as being pledged in an instrument to which Subsection (a) applies becomes subject to the lien described by the instrument immediately when the cooperative or corporation acquires the property, without regard to whether the property existed at the time the instrument was executed. The execution of the instrument constitutes notice and otherwise has the same effect with respect to after-acquired property to which this subsection applies as it has under the laws relating to recordation with respect to property that is owned by the cooperative or foreign corporation at the time the instrument is executed and that is described in the instrument as being pledged by the instrument.

(c) After a lien on personal property under an instrument to which Subsection (a) applies is recorded, the lien continues in existence and of record for the period specified in the instrument without:

(1) the refiling of the instrument; or

(2) the filing of any renewal certificate, affidavit, or other supplemental information required by a law relating to the renewal, maintenance, or extension of a lien on personal property.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 21.310 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 21 / Section 21.310
§ 21.310. AUTHORITY FOR SHARE DIVIDENDS.
Status: in_force

The board of directors of a corporation may authorize a share dividend and the corporation may pay a share dividend subject to Section 21.311 and any restriction in its certificate of formation.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 16.065 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 16 / Section 16.065
§ 16.065. ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF CLAIM.
Status: in_force

An acknowledgment of the justness of a claim that appears to be barred by limitations is not admissible in evidence to defeat the law of limitations if made after the time that the claim is due unless the acknowledgment is in writing and is signed by the party to be charged.
Tex. Local Government Code § 143.1051 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 143 / Section 143.1051
§ 143.1051. ELIGIBILITY FOR BEGINNING POSITION IN FIRE DEPARTMENT.
Status: in_force

In addition to meeting the eligibility requirements prescribed by Section 143.023, to be certified as eligible for a beginning position with a fire department a person must:

(1) have served in the United States Armed Forces and received an honorable discharge; or

(2) have earned at least 15 hours of credit in any area of study at an accredited college or university.
Tex. Transportation Code § 521.025 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 521 / Section 521.025
§ 521.025. LICENSE TO BE CARRIED AND EXHIBITED ON DEMAND; CRIMINAL PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) A person required to hold a license under Section 521.021 shall:

(1) have in the person's possession while operating a motor vehicle the class of driver's license appropriate for the type of vehicle operated; and

(2) display the license on the demand of a magistrate, court officer, or peace officer.

(b) A peace officer may stop and detain a person operating a motor vehicle to determine if the person has a driver's license as required by this section.

(c) A person who violates this section commits an offense. An offense under this subsection is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed $200, except that:

(1) for a second conviction within one year after the date of the first conviction, the offense is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $25 or more than $200;

(2) for a third or subsequent conviction within one year after the date of the second conviction the offense is a misdemeanor punishable by:

(A) a fine of not less than $25 or more than $500;

(B) confinement in the county jail for not less than 72 hours or more than six months; or

(C) both the fine and confinement; and

(3) if it is shown on the trial of the offense that at the time of the offense the person was operating the motor vehicle in violation of Section 601.191 and caused or was at fault in a motor vehicle collision that resulted in serious bodily injury to or the death of another person, an offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.

(d) It is a defense to prosecution under this section if the person charged produces in court a driver's license:

(1) issued to that person;

(2) appropriate for the type of vehicle operated; and

(3) valid at the time of the arrest for the offense.

(e) The judge of each court shall report promptly to the department each conviction obtained in the court under this section.

(f) The court may assess a defendant an administrative fee not to exceed $10 if a charge under this section is dismissed because of the defense listed under Subsection (d).
Tex. Government Code § 436.152 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 436 / Section 436.152
§ 436.152. ANALYSIS OF PROJECTS THAT ADD MILITARY OR DEFENSE VALUE; FINANCING.
Status: in_force

(a) A defense community may submit the community's military base or defense facility value enhancement statement prepared under Chapter 397, Local Government Code, to the commission.

(b) On receiving a defense community's military base or defense facility value enhancement statement, the commission shall analyze the projects included in the statement using the criteria it has developed. The commission shall develop project analysis criteria based on the criteria the United States Department of Defense uses for evaluating military bases or defense facilities in the department's realignment and closure process.

(c) The commission shall determine whether each project identified in the defense community's military base or defense facility value enhancement statement will enhance the military or defense value of the military base or defense facility. The commission shall assist the community in prioritizing the projects that enhance the military or defense value of a military base or defense facility, giving the highest priority to projects that add the most value under the commission's project analysis criteria.

(d) The commission shall refer the defense community to the appropriate state agency that has an existing program to provide financing for each project identified in the community's military base or defense facility value enhancement statement that adds military or defense value to a military base or defense facility. If there is no existing program to finance a project, the commission may provide a loan of financial assistance to the defense community for the project.
Tex. Government Code § 62.114 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 62 / Section 62.114
§ 62.114. COMPILATION OF LIST OF NONRESIDENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The clerk of the court shall maintain a list containing the name and address of each person who is disqualified under this subchapter from jury service because the person is not a resident of the county.

(b) On the third business day of each month, the clerk shall send a copy of the list of persons disqualified in the previous month because the persons do not reside in the county to:

(1) the voter registrar of the county; and

(2) the secretary of state.

(c) A list compiled under this section may not be used for a purpose other than a purpose described by Subsection (b) or Section 15.081 or 18.068, Election Code.

(d) The voter registrar shall notify each person contained on a list sent to the registrar under Subsection (b) at the address shown on the person's jury summons that the person is being placed on the county's suspense list of registered voters because of the person's excuse or disqualification from jury service based on nonresidence in the county. The notice must include information describing how the person may be removed from the suspense list and restored to regular voter registration in the county.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 137.005 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 137 / Section 137.005
§ 137.005. STRATEGIC PLAN.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall develop and implement a five-year strategic plan for family support services. Not later than September 1 of the last fiscal year in each five-year period, the commission shall issue a new strategic plan for the next five fiscal years beginning with the following fiscal year.

(b) A strategic plan required under this section must:

(1) identify methods to leverage other sources of funding or provide support for existing community-based efforts to provide family support services;

(2) include a needs assessment that identifies programs to best target family support services to the needs of underserved populations and geographic areas;

(3) identify priorities and specific commission actions to coordinate and provide family support services to children and at-risk families;

(4) identify and report on specific outcome measurements by obtaining and reporting de-identified aggregate data, as permitted by other law, on the number of program participants who are:

(A) involved in the child welfare system, the juvenile justice system, or the criminal justice system;

(B) recipients of other services the commission offers; or

(C) listed in the central registry of the names of individuals found to have abused or neglected a child maintained under Section 261.002, Family Code;

(5) identify additional methods of measuring program effectiveness and results or outcomes;

(6) identify methods to collaborate with other state agencies on efforts to provide family support services;

(7) identify specific strategies to implement the plan and to develop measures for reporting on the overall progress toward the plan's goals;

(8) identify specific strategies to increase local capacity for the delivery of family support services through collaboration with communities and stakeholders;

(9) address methods for coordinating with other commission programs under Section 137.004; and

(10) identify strategies to minimize the disruption of the provision of family support services to children and families.

(c) The commission shall coordinate with interested parties and communities in developing the strategic plan under this section.

(d) The commission shall annually review and appropriately update the strategic plan developed under this section.

(e) The commission shall post the strategic plan developed under this section and any update to the plan on its Internet website.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 301.031 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 301 / Section 301.031
§ 301.031. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Eligible institution" means an entity engaged in health-related pursuits that, except for cooperative associations, is exempt from federal income tax and includes only:

(A) a municipality;

(B) a political subdivision of the state;

(C) a health-related institution supported by the state or federal government or by a federal department, division, or agency, including:

(i) The Texas A&M University System;

(ii) The University of Texas System;

(iii) the Texas Woman's University System; and

(iv) the Children's Nutrition Research Center;

(D) a nonprofit health-related institution; and

(E) a cooperative association created to provide a system, a unit of which is located in a county that has a population of more than 1.3 million and in which a municipality with a population of more than one million is primarily located, or in a county contiguous to a county having those characteristics.

(2) "System" includes all property and facilities, including buildings and land and interests in land, necessary, incidental, or appropriate to provide the following services for the benefit of members of a cooperative association:

(A) laundering services;

(B) central heating and cooling services, including steam and chilled water supply;

(C) communication services, including broadcast and other electronic communications, cable television, and transmission of X-rays, records, and documents;

(D) facilities and services for parking and traffic control, including the installation of appropriate traffic control devices on private streets;

(E) preparation, processing, delivery, and service of food, including food necessary for special diets;

(F) central administrative, financial, billing, conference, and educational services;

(G) child care services for the children of employees, consultants, students, and volunteers of cooperative association members, and temporary child care services for the children of patients and customers of those members;

(H) waste removal and disposal services of all types, including incineration and the removal, disposal, and abatement of hazardous wastes, including asbestos, lead, and other toxic substances;

(I) generation, cogeneration, purchase, sale, and pooling of energy in any form to the extent reasonably necessary to support the activities of a cooperative association;

(J) production and publication of educational or research materials;

(K) storage and warehousing services;

(L) transportation services;

(M) police and security services; and

(N) housing for employees, consultants, students, volunteers, and patients of members of the cooperative association.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1074.057 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1074 / Section 1074.057
§ 1074.057. VOTING REQUIREMENT.
Status: in_force

A concurrence of a majority of the directors voting is necessary in any matter relating to district business.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1301.134 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1301 / Section 1301.134
§ 1301.134. COORDINATION OF PAYMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) An insurer may require a physician or health care provider to retain in the physician's or provider's records updated information concerning other health benefit plan coverage and to provide the information to the insurer on the applicable form described by Section 1301.131. Except as provided by this subsection, an insurer may not require a physician or provider to investigate coordination of other health benefit plan coverage.

(b) Coordination of payment under this section does not extend the period for determining whether a service is eligible for payment under Section 1301.103 or 1301.104 or for auditing a claim under Section 1301.105.

(c) A physician or health care provider who submits a claim for particular medical care or health care services to more than one health maintenance organization or insurer shall provide written notice on the claim submitted to each health maintenance organization or insurer of the identity of each other health maintenance organization or insurer with which the same claim is being filed.

(d) On receipt of notice under Subsection (c), an insurer shall coordinate and determine the appropriate payment for each health maintenance organization or insurer to make to the physician or health care provider.

(e) Except as provided by Subsection (f), if an insurer is a secondary payor and pays a portion of a claim that should have been paid by the insurer or health maintenance organization that is the primary payor, the overpayment may only be recovered from the health maintenance organization or insurer that is primarily responsible for that amount.

(f) If the portion of the claim overpaid by the secondary insurer was also paid by the primary health maintenance organization or insurer, the secondary insurer may recover the amount of overpayment under Section 1301.132 from the physician or health care provider who received the payment. An insurer processing an electronic claim as a secondary payor shall rely on the primary payor information submitted on the claim by the physician or provider. Primary payor information may be submitted electronically by the primary payor to the secondary payor.

(g) An insurer may share information with a health maintenance organization or another insurer to the extent necessary to coordinate appropriate payment obligations on a specific claim.

(h) The provisions of this section may not be waived, voided, or nullified by contract.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8175.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8175 / Section 8175.151
§ 8175.151. TAX TO REPAY BONDS.
Status: in_force

The district may impose a tax to pay the principal of or interest on bonds or other obligations issued under Section 8175.201.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 56.051 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 56 / Section 56.051
§ 56.051. ENFORCEMENT OF CLAUSE PROHIBITED TO EXTENT CERTAIN CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS NOT MET.
Status: in_force

A contingent payor or its surety may not enforce a contingent payment clause to the extent that the obligor's nonpayment to the contingent payor is the result of the contractual obligations of the contingent payor not being met, unless the nonpayment is the result of the contingent payee's failure to meet the contingent payee's contractual requirements.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8311.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8311 / Section 8311.105
§ 8311.105. 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. Labor Code § 214.008 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 214 / Section 214.008
§ 214.008. MISCLASSIFICATION OF CERTAIN WORKERS; PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who contracts with a governmental entity to provide a service as defined by Section 2155.001, Government Code, shall properly classify, as an employee or independent contractor in accordance with Chapter 201, any individual the person directly retains and compensates for services performed in connection with the contract.

(b) In this subsection, "subcontractor" means a person directly retained and compensated by a person who contracts with a governmental entity to provide a service as defined by Section 2155.001, Government Code. A subcontractor shall properly classify, as an employee or independent contractor in accordance with Chapter 201, any individual the subcontractor directly retains and compensates for services performed in connection with the contract for which the subcontractor is retained.

(c) A person who fails to properly classify an individual as required by Subsection (a) or (b) shall pay to the commission a penalty equal to $200 for each individual that the person has not properly classified.

(d) The commission may not take action to collect a penalty under this section from a person after the third anniversary of the date on which the violation occurred.