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Tex. Health and Safety Code § 7.02 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 403 / Section 7.02
§ 7.02.
Status: in_force

Sec. 7.02. Upon compliance with the other provisions of this compact, a state made eligible under Section 7.01 of this article may become a party state by legislative enactment of this compact or by executive order of the governor of the state adopting this compact. A state becoming a party state by executive order shall cease to be a party state upon adjournment of the first general session of its legislature convened after the executive order is issued, unless before the adjournment, the legislature enacts this compact.
Tex. Local Government Code § 154.045 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 154 / Section 154.045
§ 154.045. DISBURSEMENTS TO PERSON WITH OUTSTANDING DEBT PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "debt" includes delinquent taxes, fines, fees, and indebtedness arising from written agreements with the county. The term includes delinquent property taxes whether reduced to judgment or not.

(b) If a notice of indebtedness has been filed with the county auditor or county treasurer evidencing the indebtedness of a person to the state, the county, or a salary fund, a warrant may not be drawn on a county fund in favor of the person, or an agent or assignee of the person, until:

(1) the county treasurer, or the county auditor in a county without a county treasurer, notifies in writing the person owing the debt that the debt is outstanding; and

(2) the debt is paid.

(c) A county may apply any funds the county owes a person to the outstanding balance of debt for which notice is made under Subsection (b)(1), if the notice includes a statement that the amount owed by the county to the person may be applied to reduce the outstanding debt.

(d) A county may include a notice in its forms, bonds, or other agreements stating that the county may offset payments to a person in accordance with this section.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1071.004 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1071 / Section 1071.004
§ 1071.004. APPLICATION OF CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This chapter does not require the use of a registered professional land surveyor to establish an easement or a construction estimate that does not involve the monumentation, delineation, or preparation of a metes and bounds description.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 113.0053 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 113 / Section 113.0053
§ 113.0053. AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE POLICY EXCLUSIONS.
Status: in_force

An automobile insurer may exclude any coverage and the duty to defend or indemnify for any claim afforded under an owner's automobile insurance policy during a car sharing period, including an exclusion of:

(1) liability coverage for bodily injury and property damage;

(2) personal injury protection coverage;

(3) uninsured and underinsured motorist coverage;

(4) medical payments coverage;

(5) comprehensive physical damage coverage; and

(6) collision physical damage coverage.
Tex. Transportation Code § 91.032 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 91 / Section 91.032
§ 91.032. ACQUISITION OF RAIL FACILITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission may authorize the department to acquire an existing rail facility at a location and on a route the commission determines to be feasible and viable for rail transportation service.

(b) The department may enter into an agreement with the owner of an operating railroad for the acquisition or use of a rail facility on terms the department considers to be in the best interest of the state.
Tex. Local Government Code § 86.026 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 86 / Section 86.026
§ 86.026. AUTHORITY TO ENTER INTO CONTRACT TO PROVIDE LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES IN CERTAIN COUNTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section:

(1) "Local government" means a county, municipality, municipal utility district, school district, junior college district, or other political subdivision of this state.

(2) "Property owners' association" has the meaning assigned by Section 202.001, Property Code.

(b) This section applies only to a county with a population of more than 3.3 million.

(c) A constable may enter into a contract with a local government, a property owners' association, or an owner of land to provide law enforcement services in the constable's precinct:

(1) in and near the area managed or regulated by the local government or the association or the area owned by the owner; and

(2) to the persons residing in or visiting an area described by Subdivision (1).

(d) The commissioners court of a constable's county may not prohibit or otherwise restrict the constable from entering into a contract under this section. The constable may enter into the contract and determine the terms of the contract, regardless of whether the commissioners court approves of the contract or the terms.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 125.044 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 125 / Section 125.044
§ 125.044. FINDINGS.
Status: in_force

(a) After the meeting, the person appointed to conduct the meeting shall report the findings to the district attorney, city attorney, or county attorney who appointed the person. The district attorney, city attorney, or county attorney, on finding by the attorney that a common nuisance exists or is likely to be created, may initiate appropriate available proceedings against the persons owning or operating the place at which the common nuisance exists or is likely to be created.

(b) In a proceeding begun under Subsection (a):

(1) proof that acts creating a common nuisance are frequently committed at the place is prima facie evidence that the owner and the operator knowingly tolerated the acts;

(2) evidence that persons have been arrested for or convicted of offenses involving acts at the place that create a common nuisance is admissible to show knowledge on the part of the owner and the operator with respect to the acts that occurred; and

(3) notwithstanding Subdivision (1), evidence that the defendant, the defendant's authorized representative, or another person acting at the direction of the defendant or the defendant's authorized representative requested law enforcement or emergency assistance with respect to an activity at the place where the common nuisance is allegedly maintained is not admissible for the purpose of showing the defendant tolerated the activity or failed to make reasonable attempts to abate the activity alleged to constitute the nuisance but may be admitted for other purposes, such as showing that a crime listed in Section 125.0015 occurred. Evidence that the defendant refused to cooperate with law enforcement or emergency services with respect to the activity is admissible.

(b-1) The posting of a sign prohibiting the activity alleged is not conclusive evidence that the owner did not tolerate the activity.

(c) The originals or certified copies of the papers and judgments of the arrests or convictions described by Subdivision (2) of Subsection (b) are admissible in a suit for an injunction, and oral evidence is admissible to show that the offense for which a person was arrested or convicted was committed at the place involved.
Tex. Government Code § 865.019 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 865 / Section 865.019
§ 865.019. CONFIDENTIALITY OF INFORMATION ABOUT MEMBERS, RETIREES, AND BENEFICIARIES.
Status: in_force

(a) Information contained in records that are in the custody of the pension system concerning an individual member, retiree, or beneficiary is confidential under Section 552.101 and may not be disclosed in a form identifiable with a specific individual unless:

(1) the information is disclosed to:

(A) the individual or the individual's attorney, guardian, executor, administrator, conservator, or other person who the executive director determines is acting in the interest of the individual or the individual's estate;

(B) a spouse or former spouse of the individual after the executive director determines that the information is relevant to the spouse's or former spouse's interest in member accounts, benefits, or other amounts payable by the pension system;

(C) a governmental official or employee after the executive director determines that disclosure of the information requested is reasonably necessary to the performance of the duties of the official or employee; or

(D) a person authorized by the individual in writing to receive the information; or

(2) the information is disclosed under a subpoena and the executive director determines that the individual will have a reasonable opportunity to contest the subpoena.

(b) This section does not prevent the disclosure of the status or identity of an individual as a member, former member, retiree, deceased member or retiree, or beneficiary of the pension system.

(c) The executive director may designate other employees of the pension system to make the necessary determinations under Subsection (a).

(d) A determination and disclosure under Subsection (a) may be made without notice to the individual member, retiree, or beneficiary.
Tex. Utilities Code § 104.006 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 104 / Section 104.006
§ 104.006. RATES FOR AREA NOT IN MUNICIPALITY.
Status: in_force

Without the approval of the railroad commission, a gas utility's rates for an area not in a municipality may not exceed 115 percent of the average of all rates for similar services for all municipalities served by the same utility in the same county as that area.
Tex. Occupations Code § 501.158 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 501 / Section 501.158
§ 501.158. COMPETENCY REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies to a person who is:

(1) applying to take the license examination;

(2) applying for a license or license renewal;

(3) currently licensed under this chapter; or

(4) otherwise providing psychological services under a license approved by the executive council under this chapter.

(b) On a determination by the executive council based on the executive council's reasonable belief that a person is not physically and mentally competent to provide psychological services with reasonable skill and safety to patients or has a physical or mental disease or condition that would impair the person's competency to provide psychological services, the executive council may request the person to submit to:

(1) a physical examination by a physician approved by the executive council; or

(2) a mental examination by a physician or psychologist approved by the executive council.

(c) The executive council shall issue an order requiring a person who refuses to submit to an examination under this section to show cause for the person's refusal at a hearing on the order scheduled for not later than the 30th day after the date notice is served on the person. The executive council shall provide notice under this section by personal service or by registered mail, return receipt requested.

(d) At the hearing, the person may appear in person and by counsel and present evidence to justify the person's refusal to submit to examination. After the hearing, the executive council shall issue an order requiring the person to submit to examination under this section or withdrawing the request for the examination.

(e) Unless the request is withdrawn, the executive council may take disciplinary action against a person who refuses to submit to the physical or mental examination.

(f) An appeal from the executive council's order under this section is governed by Chapter 2001, Government Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8095.0305 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8095 / Section 8095.0305
§ 8095.0305. 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 § 3001.122 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3001 / Section 3001.122
§ 3001.122. OFFICIAL SEAL.
Status: in_force

The district may adopt an official seal for the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3830.054 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3830 / Section 3830.054
§ 3830.054. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST; ONE-TIME AFFIDAVIT.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by this section:

(1) a director may participate in all board votes and decisions; and

(2) Chapter 171, Local Government Code, governs conflicts of interest for directors.

(b) Section 171.004, Local Government Code, does not apply to the district. A director who has a substantial interest in a business or charitable entity that will receive a pecuniary benefit from a board action shall file a one-time affidavit declaring the interest. An additional affidavit is not required if the director's interest changes. After the affidavit is filed with the board secretary, the director may participate in a discussion or vote on that action if:

(1) a majority of the directors have a similar interest in the same entity; or

(2) all other similar business or charitable entities in the district will receive a similar pecuniary benefit.

(c) A director who is also an officer or employee of a public entity may not participate in the discussion of or vote on a matter regarding a contract with that same public entity.

(d) For purposes of this section, a director has a substantial interest in a charitable entity in the same manner that a person would have a substantial interest in a business entity under Section 171.002, Local Government Code.
Tex. Estates Code § 353.055 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 353 / Section 353.055
§ 353.055. METHOD OF PAYING ALLOWANCE IN LIEU OF EXEMPT PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

(a) An allowance in lieu of any exempt property shall be paid in the manner selected by the decedent's surviving spouse or children of legal age, or by the guardian of the decedent's minor children, or by the guardian of each adult incapacitated child or other appropriate person, as determined by the court, if there is no guardian, as follows:

(1) in money out of estate funds that come into the executor's or administrator's possession;

(2) in any of the decedent's property or a part of the property chosen by those individuals at the appraisement; or

(3) part in money described by Subdivision (1) and part in property described by Subdivision (2).

(b) Property specifically devised to another may be taken as provided by Subsection (a) only if other available property is insufficient to pay the allowance.
Tex. Government Code § 54.970 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 54 / Section 54.970
§ 54.970. APPLICATION.
Status: in_force

This subchapter applies to the district courts and the county courts at law that give preference to criminal cases in Travis County.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3982.0308 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3982 / Section 3982.0308
§ 3982.0308. MEMBERSHIP IN CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS.
Status: in_force

The district may join and pay dues to a charitable or nonprofit organization that performs a service or provides an activity consistent with the furtherance of a district purpose.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1078.063 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1078 / Section 1078.063
§ 1078.063. APPOINTMENTS AND RECRUITMENT OF STAFF AND EMPLOYEES.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may appoint to the staff any doctors the board considers necessary for the efficient operation of the district and may make temporary appointments as necessary.

(b) The district may employ technicians, nurses, fiscal agents, accountants, architects, additional attorneys, and other necessary employees.

(c) The board may delegate to the district administrator the authority to employ persons for the district.
Tex. Occupations Code § 165.152 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 165 / Section 165.152
§ 165.152. PRACTICING MEDICINE IN VIOLATION OF SUBTITLE.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person practices medicine in this state in violation of this subtitle.

(b) Each day a violation continues constitutes a separate offense.

(c) An offense under Subsection (a) is a felony of the third degree.

(d) On final conviction of an offense under this section, a person forfeits all rights and privileges conferred by virtue of a license issued under this subtitle.

(e) It is an exception to the application of Subsection (a) if the person is a physician who performs, induces, or attempts an abortion due to a medical emergency described by Section 170A.002(b)(2), Health and Safety Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3503.056 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3503 / Section 3503.056
§ 3503.056. RECALL.
Status: in_force

A director may be recalled at any time by the appointing official.
Tex. Local Government Code § 174.007 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 174 / Section 174.007
§ 174.007. EFFECT ON EXISTING BENEFITS.
Status: in_force

This chapter may not be construed as repealing any existing benefit provided by statute or ordinance concerning fire fighters' or police officers' compensation, pensions, retirement plans, hours of work, conditions of employment, or other emoluments. This chapter is in addition to the benefits provided by existing statutes and ordinances.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1253.056 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1253 / Section 1253.056
§ 1253.056. PAST DUE PREMIUM.
Status: in_force

(a) A policy may provide that the continuation of coverage is contingent on payment of any premium that:

(1) is unpaid on the date the work stoppage begins; and

(2) became due before the date the work stoppage begins.

(b) A premium described by Subsection (a) must be paid before the date the next premium becomes due under the policy.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 77.002 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 77 / Section 77.002
§ 77.002. COORDINATION WITH OTHER PROGRAMS.
Status: in_force

The program established under this chapter may be conducted independently of or in conjunction with any related program conducted and financed by private or other public entities.
Tex. Insurance Code § 544.502 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 544 / Section 544.502
§ 544.502. LIMITATION ON CERTAIN INQUIRIES.
Status: in_force

A health benefit plan issuer may ask an individual who is an applicant for an individual health benefit plan or any other person or entity whether the applicant has previously been denied health benefit plan coverage only for the purpose of determining whether to ask for other information relating to a factor used by the insurer in underwriting the coverage. The insurer may not consider a determination that the applicant has or has not previously been denied health benefit plan coverage in underwriting the coverage for which the applicant has applied.
Tex. Utilities Code § 161.121 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 161 / Section 161.121
§ 161.121. GENERAL POWERS.
Status: in_force

An electric cooperative may:

(1) sue and be sued in its corporate name;

(2) adopt and alter a corporate seal and use the seal or a facsimile of the seal as required by law;

(3) acquire, own, hold, maintain, exchange, or use property or an interest in property, including plants, buildings, works, machinery, supplies, equipment, apparatus, and transmission and distribution lines or systems that are necessary, convenient, or useful;

(4) dispose of, mortgage, or lease as lessor any of its property or assets;

(5) borrow money and otherwise contract indebtedness, issue obligations for its indebtedness, and secure the payment of indebtedness by mortgage, pledge, or deed of trust on any or all of its property or revenue;

(6) accept gifts or grants of money, services, or property;

(7) make any contracts necessary or convenient for the exercise of the powers granted by this chapter;

(8) conduct its business and have offices inside or outside this state;

(9) adopt and amend bylaws not inconsistent with the articles of incorporation for the administration and regulation of the affairs of the cooperative; and

(10) perform any other acts for the cooperative or its members or for another electric cooperative or its members, and exercise any other power, that may be necessary, convenient, or appropriate to accomplish the purpose for which the cooperative is organized, including other or additional purposes that benefit members and nonmembers, either directly or through affiliates, described in Section A, Article 2.01, Texas Non-Profit Corporation Act (Article 1396-2.01, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes).
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 49.23 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 49 / Section 49.23
§ 49.23. OFFICE OF DEATH INVESTIGATOR.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioners court of a county may establish an office of death investigator and employ one or more death investigators to provide assistance to those persons in the county who conduct inquests. A death investigator employed under this article is entitled to receive compensation from the county in an amount set by the commissioners court. A death investigator serves at the will of the commissioners court and on terms and conditions set by the commissioners court.

(b) To be eligible for employment as a death investigator, a person must have experience or training in investigative procedures concerning the circumstances, manner, and cause of the death of a deceased person.

(c) At the request of and under the supervision of a justice of the peace or other person conducting an inquest, a death investigator may assist the person conducting the inquest to investigate the time, place, and manner of death and lock and seal the premises of the deceased. A death investigator who assists in an inquest under this subsection shall make a complete report of the death investigator's activities, findings, and conclusions to the justice of the peace or other person conducting the inquest not later than eight hours after the death investigator completes the investigation.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 58.256 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 58 / Section 58.256
§ 58.256. OFFENSE.
Status: in_force

(a) A public servant commits an offense if the public servant:

(1) has access to the name, address, or telephone number of a victim 18 years of age or older who has chosen a pseudonym under this subchapter; and

(2) knowingly discloses the name, address, or telephone number of the victim to:

(A) a person who is not assisting in the investigation or prosecution of the offense; or

(B) a person other than:

(i) the defendant;

(ii) the defendant's attorney; or

(iii) the person specified in the order of a court.

(b) Unless the disclosure is required or permitted by other law, a public servant or other person commits an offense if the person:

(1) has access to or obtains the name, address, or telephone number of a victim younger than 18 years of age; and

(2) knowingly discloses the name, address, or telephone number of the victim to:

(A) a person who is not assisting in the investigation or prosecution of the offense; or

(B) a person other than:

(i) the defendant;

(ii) the defendant's attorney; or

(iii) a person specified in an order of a court.

(c) It is an affirmative defense to prosecution under Subsection (b) that the actor is:

(1) the victim; or

(2) the victim's parent, conservator, or guardian, unless the victim's parent, conservator, or guardian allegedly committed the offense described by Article 58.251.

(d) An offense under this article is a Class C misdemeanor.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1099.057 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1099 / Section 1099.057
§ 1099.057. COMPENSATION; EXPENSES.
Status: in_force

A director or officer serves without compensation but may be reimbursed for actual expenses incurred in the performance of official duties. The expenses must be:

(1) reported in the district's records; and

(2) approved by the board.