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Tex. Insurance Code § 38.051 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 38 / Section 38.051
§ 38.051. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter, "health benefit plan provider" means an insurance company, group hospital service corporation, or health maintenance organization that issues:

(1) an individual, group, blanket, or franchise insurance policy, an insurance agreement, a group hospital service contract, or an evidence of coverage, that provides benefits for medical or surgical expenses incurred as a result of an accident or sickness; or

(2) a long-term care benefit plan, as defined by Section 1651.003.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 82.002 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 82 / Section 82.002
§ 82.002. MANUFACTURER'S DUTY TO INDEMNIFY.
Status: in_force

(a) A manufacturer shall indemnify and hold harmless a seller against loss arising out of a products liability action, except for any loss caused by the seller's negligence, intentional misconduct, or other act or omission, such as negligently modifying or altering the product, for which the seller is independently liable.

(b) For purposes of this section, "loss" includes court costs and other reasonable expenses, reasonable attorney fees, and any reasonable damages.

(c) Damages awarded by the trier of fact shall, on final judgment, be deemed reasonable for purposes of this section.

(d) For purposes of this section, a wholesale distributor or retail seller who completely or partially assembles a product in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions shall be considered a seller.

(e) The duty to indemnify under this section:

(1) applies without regard to the manner in which the action is concluded; and

(2) is in addition to any duty to indemnify established by law, contract, or otherwise.

(f) A seller eligible for indemnification under this section shall give reasonable notice to the manufacturer of a product claimed in a petition or complaint to be defective, unless the manufacturer has been served as a party or otherwise has actual notice of the action.

(g) A seller is entitled to recover from the manufacturer court costs and other reasonable expenses, reasonable attorney fees, and any reasonable damages incurred by the seller to enforce the seller's right to indemnification under this section.
Tex. Government Code § 548.0354 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 548 / Section 548.0354
§ 548.0354. SELECTION OF PROGRAM GRANT RECIPIENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission may select eligible rural hospitals and rural health clinics to receive a grant under this subchapter.

(b) To be eligible for a grant, a rural hospital or rural health clinic must maintain records and produce reports that measure the effectiveness of a grant received by the hospital or clinic under this subchapter.

(c) To the extent practicable, the commission shall award a program grant to a grant recipient not later than the 180th day after the date the commission receives the recipient's program grant application under this section.

(d) Chapter 783 does not apply to the solicitation of applicants for a program grant award under this subchapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1081.156 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1081 / Section 1081.156
§ 1081.156. AUDIT.
Status: in_force

The board shall have an audit made of the district's financial condition.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 130.013 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 130 / Section 130.013
§ 130.013. DISCHARGE OF FIREARM.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided in this section, no person may shoot, fire, or discharge any pistol or rifle in, on, along, or across Lake Baird in Callahan County.

(b) This section does not apply to peace officers or other representatives of the department in the conduct of their official duties.

(c) This section does not apply to a person hunting with a shotgun during an open season in Callahan County.
Tex. Finance Code § 36.205 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 36 / Section 36.205
§ 36.205. NOTICE OF BANK CLOSING.
Status: in_force

(a) As soon as reasonably practicable after initiation of the receivership proceeding, the receiver shall publish notice in a newspaper of general circulation in each community where the bank's home office or a branch is located. The notice must state that:

(1) the bank has been closed for liquidation;

(2) depositors and creditors must present their claims for payment on or before a specified date; and

(3) all safe deposit box holders and bailors of property left with the bank should remove their property not later than a specified date.

(b) A date that the receiver selects under Subsection (a):

(1) may not be earlier than the 121st day after the date of the notice; and

(2) must allow:

(A) the affairs of the bank to be wound up as quickly as feasible; and

(B) creditors, depositors, and owners of property adequate time for presentation of claims, withdrawal of accounts, and redemption of property.

(c) The receiver may adjust the dates under Subsection (a) with the approval of the court and with or without republication of notice if additional time appears needed for those activities.

(d) As soon as reasonably practicable given the state of bank records and the adequacy of staffing, the receiver shall mail to each of the bank's known depositors, creditors, safe deposit box holders, and bailors of property left with the bank, at the mailing address shown on the bank's records, an individual notice containing the information required in a notice under Subsection (a) and specific information pertinent to the account or property of the addressee.

(e) The receiver may determine the form and content of notices under this section.
Tex. Water Code § 13.3021 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 13 / Section 13.3021
§ 13.3021. SALES, TRANSFERS, AND MERGERS FOR CERTAIN RETAIL PUBLIC UTILITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The utility commission by rule shall adopt an expedited process to authorize a municipally owned utility, a county, a water supply or sewer service corporation, a public utility agency, or a district or authority created under Section 52, Article III, or Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, to acquire the stock or ownership interest under Section 13.302, or assets under Section 13.301, of a utility in receivership under Section 13.412, a utility in supervision under Section 13.4131, or a utility in temporary management under Section 13.4132, and, if applicable, its certificated service area, in the manner provided by Sections 13.301 and 13.302.

(b) The municipally owned utility, county, water supply or sewer service corporation, public utility agency, district, or authority must have been appointed as a temporary manager or supervisor for the utility by the utility commission or commission or as a receiver for the utility at the request of the utility commission or commission before filing an acquisition application under this section.

(c) The process must:

(1) be based on the expedited process adopted under Section 13.301(l), except for any aspects of the process that cannot be applied to an entity over which the utility commission does not have original rate jurisdiction;

(2) waive public notice requirements;

(3) require approval of the acquisition transaction if the transaction is considered to be in the public interest; and

(4) provide that the municipally owned utility's, county's, water supply or sewer service corporation's, public utility agency's, district's, or authority's appointment is considered sufficient to demonstrate adequate financial, managerial, and technical capability for providing continuous and adequate service to the service area to be acquired and any areas currently certificated to the municipally owned utility, county, corporation, public utility agency, district, or authority.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8801.110 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8801 / Section 8801.110
§ 8801.110. NOTICE OF HEARINGS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by this section, notice of hearings shall be provided according to Chapter 551, Government Code.

(b) At a meeting at which the board sets a hearing, the board shall direct the general manager of the district to give notice of the hearing.

(c) Written notice of a hearing other than a hearing on a permit application must be given to:

(1) each county, regional water supplier, and municipal government in the district; and

(2) each person that the board believes has an interest in the subject matter of the hearing.

(d) Notice of a hearing must be published at least once in a newspaper of general circulation in each county in the district.

(e) A copy of the notice must be provided to each county clerk to be posted in the place where notices are usually posted at the county courthouse of each county in the district.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 33.053 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 33 / Section 33.053
§ 33.053. DEDICATED USE.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may use any money remaining in the account after paying the costs of operating the newborn screening program established under this chapter only to:

(1) pay the costs of offering additional newborn screening tests not offered under this chapter before September 1, 2019, including the operational costs incurred during the first year of implementing the additional tests; and

(2) pay for capital assets, equipment, and renovations for the laboratory established by the department to ensure the continuous operation of the newborn screening program.

(b) The department may not use money from the account for the department's general operating expenses.
Tex. Occupations Code § 51.108 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 51 / Section 51.108
§ 51.108. EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY POLICY.
Status: in_force

(a) The executive director or the executive director's designee shall prepare and maintain a written policy statement that implements a program of equal employment opportunity to ensure that all personnel decisions are made without regard to race, color, disability, sex, religion, age, or national origin.

(b) The policy statement must include:

(1) personnel policies, including policies relating to recruitment, evaluation, selection, training, and promotion of personnel, that show the intent of the department to avoid the unlawful employment practices described by Chapter 21, Labor Code; and

(2) an analysis of the extent to which the composition of the department's personnel is in accordance with state and federal law and a description of reasonable methods to achieve compliance with state and federal law.

(c) The policy statement must:

(1) be updated annually;

(2) be reviewed by the state Commission on Human Rights for compliance with Subsection (b)(1); and

(3) be filed with the governor's office.
Tex. Local Government Code § 326.093 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 326 / Section 326.093
§ 326.093. TAX RATES.
Status: in_force

The permissible rates for a local sales and use tax levied under this chapter are one-eighth of one percent, one-fourth of one percent, three-eighths of one percent, and one-half of one percent.
Tex. Water Code § 27.1014 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 27 / Section 27.1014
§ 27.1014. RECOVERY OF PENALTY.
Status: in_force

Civil penalties owed under Sections 27.1011-27.1013 of this code may be recovered in a civil action brought by the attorney general at the request of the railroad commission.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 13.109 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 13 / Section 13.109
§ 13.109. ENFORCEMENT OF REGULATIONS.
Status: in_force

Regulations adopted under this subchapter may be enforced by any peace officer, including those employees of the department commissioned as peace officers under Section 11.019 of this code. A notice to appear may be issued by a peace officer for violation of a regulation on a form prescribed by the commission.
Tex. Government Code § 661.094 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 661 / Section 661.094
§ 661.094. RULES.
Status: in_force

The comptroller may establish procedures and adopt rules to administer this subchapter.
Tex. Labor Code § 212.101 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 212 / Section 212.101
§ 212.101. ESTABLISHMENT OF APPEAL TRIBUNALS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall establish one or more impartial appeal tribunals to hear and decide disputed claims if the establishment of those appeal tribunals is necessary to ensure prompt disposal of cases on appeal.

(b) An appeal tribunal is composed of a salaried examiner.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 5.44 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 5 / Section 5.44
§ 5.44. SUBPOENA OF WITNESSES; WITNESS FEES; CONTEMPT.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission or administrator, or an inspector or representative of the commission under the direction of the commission, for the purposes of this code, may:

(1) issue subpoenas;

(2) compel the attendance of witnesses;

(3) administer oaths;

(4) certify to official acts;

(5) take depositions inside or outside the state, as provided by law;

(6) compel the production of pertinent books, accounts, records, documents, and testimony; and

(7) certify to copies of documents as being true copies on file in the official records of the commission.

(b) If a witness in attendance before the commission or before an authorized representative refuses without reasonable cause to be examined or answer a legal or pertinent question, or to produce a book, record, or paper when ordered by the commission to do so, the commission may apply to the district court for a rule or order returnable in not less than two nor more than five days, directing the witness to show cause before the judge why he should not be punished for contempt. The commission may apply to the district court of any county where the witness is in attendance, on proof by affidavit of the fact, unless the order of contempt is sought under Chapter 2001, Government Code, in which case the commission shall apply to a district court of Travis County in conformity with that Act. On return of the order, the judge hearing the matter shall examine the witness under oath, and the witness shall be given an opportunity to be heard. If the judge determines that the witness has refused, without reasonable cause or legal excuse, to be examined or answer a legal or pertinent question, or to produce a book, record, or paper which he was ordered to bring or produce, he may forthwith punish the offender as for contempt of court.

(c) Subpoenas are served and witness fees and mileage paid as in civil cases in the district court in the county to which the witness is called, unless the proceeding for which the service or payment is made is pursuant to Chapter 2001, Government Code, in which case the service or payment shall be made as provided in that Act. Witnesses subpoenaed at the instance of the commission shall be paid their fees and mileage by the commission out of funds appropriated for that purpose.
Tex. Education Code § 55.17891 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 55 / Section 55.17891
§ 55.17891. 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 property and facilities, including roads and related infrastructure, for the Robert J. Terry Library at Texas Southern University, to be financed through the issuance of bonds in accordance with this subchapter, not to exceed the aggregate principal amount of $60 million.

(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.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9006.205 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9006 / Section 9006.205
§ 9006.205. MAINTENANCE TAX ELECTION PROCEDURES.
Status: in_force

(a) A maintenance tax election shall be called and notice given in the same manner as provided for a bond election.

(b) This chapter does not prevent the calling of a later maintenance tax election to establish or increase the amount of tax if the board determines that a maintenance tax election is required.
Tex. Government Code § 1501.101 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1501 / Section 1501.101
§ 1501.101. AUTHORITY TO ACQUIRE AND OPERATE TEXAS-NEW MEXICO ELECTRIC PLANT AND SYSTEM.
Status: in_force

A municipality that receives electricity from a privately owned electric plant and system, part of which is located in New Mexico, including a facility for the generation or transmission of electricity distributed in part to residents of the municipality, may acquire, own, and operate all or any part of that electric plant and system.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8236.202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8236 / Section 8236.202
§ 8236.202. BONDS FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

At the time of issuance, the total principal amount of a bond, note, or other obligation issued or incurred to finance a road project may not exceed one-fourth of the assessed value of real property in the district according to the most recent certified tax appraisal roll for Waller County.
Tex. Property Code § 215.010 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 215 / Section 215.010
§ 215.010. ATTORNEY'S FEES IN BREACH OF RESTRICTIVE COVENANT ACTION.
Status: in_force

In an action based on breach of a restrictive covenant, the prevailing party is entitled to reasonable attorney's fees, costs, and actual damages.
Tex. Government Code § 2204.603 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2204 / Section 2204.603
§ 2204.603. PROPERTY RIGHTS NOT AFFECTED.
Status: in_force

This subchapter does not affect or impair:

(1) a person's vested right; or

(2) the right of a person to use and maintain a bridge in existence on May 17, 1929, on or across Mud Bayou or East Bay Bayou.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1804.002 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1804 / Section 1804.002
§ 1804.002. EFFECT ON MUNICIPAL ORDINANCE.
Status: in_force

This chapter does not preempt a municipal ordinance applicable to a veterans organization or a veterans organization solicitor.
Tex. Government Code § 571.028 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 571 / Section 571.028
§ 571.028. PROHIBITED CANDIDACY.
Status: in_force

A member of the commission may not be a candidate for an elective public office for 12 months after the date on which the member ends service on the commission.
Tex. Government Code § 490I.01062 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 490I / Section 490I.01062
§ 490I.01062. FIBER OPTIC PREFERENCE.
Status: in_force

(a) The broadband development office shall prioritize broadband infrastructure projects that connect each end-user location using end-to-end fiber optic facilities that meet speed, latency, reliability, consistency, scalability, and related criteria as the office shall determine for each applicable notice of funds availability.

(b) The office may consider an application for a broadband infrastructure project that does not employ end-to-end fiber optic facilities if the use of an alternative technology:

(1) is proposed for a high cost area;

(2) may be deployed at a lower cost; or

(3) meets the criteria established by the office under Subsection (a).
Tex. Occupations Code § 1103.460 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1103 / Section 1103.460
§ 1103.460. CONFIDENTIALITY OF INVESTIGATION MATERIAL.
Status: in_force

(a) Information or material, including any investigation file, is confidential and not subject to disclosure under Chapter 552, Government Code, or any other means of legal compulsion for release, including disclosure, discovery, or subpoena, if the information or material is prepared or compiled by the board in connection with a complaint, investigation, or audit of any person subject to the jurisdiction of the board.

(b) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), information or material prepared or compiled by the board in connection with a complaint, investigation, or audit may be disclosed:

(1) to the respondent;

(2) to a person providing a service to the board, including a peer investigative committee appointed under Section 1103.453, an expert or other witness, or an investigator, if the information is necessary for preparation for, or a presentation in, a disciplinary proceeding against an applicant or license holder, or a subsequent trial or appeal taken from a disciplinary proceeding;

(3) to an entity in another jurisdiction that licenses, registers, credentials, or disciplines any person subject to the jurisdiction of the board;

(4) to a law enforcement agency;

(5) to the State Office of Administrative Hearings; or

(6) to the board, or a panel of the board, for use during any proceeding conducted by the State Office of Administrative Hearings or in a subsequent trial or appeal of a board action or order.

(c) The release of information under Subsection (b) is not a voluntary disclosure for purposes of Section 552.007, Government Code.

(d) The board may require a confidentiality agreement be signed by a person entitled to receive information under Subsection (b) before releasing the information.

(d-1) The board shall protect the identity of a complainant to the extent possible by excluding the complainant's identifying information from a complaint notice sent to a respondent.

(e) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), on the dismissal or final resolution of a complaint, investigation, or audit, information or material prepared or compiled by the board in connection with the complaint, investigation, or audit, including a completed audit report or a final order of the board, is subject to disclosure under Chapter 321 or 552, Government Code.
Tex. Water Code § 31.017 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 31 / Section 31.017
§ 31.017. POWER TO EXAMINE RECORDS.
Status: in_force

Members of the commission, employees and agents of the commission, and authorized agents or employees of local governments may examine and copy those records or memoranda of a permittee or his contractors they are investigating or monitoring as provided by Section 31.016 of this code that relate to the construction and operation of a subsurface excavation or any other records required to be maintained by law.
Tex. Occupations Code § 301.005 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 301 / Section 301.005
§ 301.005. REFERENCE IN OTHER LAW.
Status: in_force

(a) A reference in any other law to the former Board of Nurse Examiners means the Texas Board of Nursing.

(b) A reference in any other law to an "advanced nurse practitioner" or "advanced practice nurse" means an advanced practice registered nurse.
Tex. Education Code § 13.156 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 13 / Section 13.156
§ 13.156. TITLE TO PROPERTY; ASSUMPTION OF DEBT.
Status: in_force

Title to all property of the consolidating districts vests in the consolidated district, and the consolidated district assumes and is liable for the outstanding indebtedness of the consolidating districts.
Tex. Local Government Code § 395.071 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 395 / Section 395.071
§ 395.071. DUTIES TO BE PERFORMED WITHIN TIME LIMITS.
Status: in_force

If the governing body of the political subdivision does not perform a duty imposed under this chapter within the prescribed period, a person who has paid an impact fee or an owner of land on which an impact fee has been paid has the right to present a written request to the governing body of the political subdivision stating the nature of the unperformed duty and requesting that it be performed within 60 days after the date of the request. If the governing body of the political subdivision finds that the duty is required under this chapter and is late in being performed, it shall cause the duty to commence within 60 days after the date of the request and continue until completion.