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Tex. Insurance Code § 1208.001 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1208 / Section 1208.001
§ 1208.001. APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This chapter applies only to a health benefit plan that provides benefits for medical or surgical expenses incurred as a result of a health condition, accident, or sickness, including an individual, group, blanket, or franchise insurance policy or insurance agreement, a group hospital service contract, or an individual or group evidence of coverage or similar coverage document that is offered by:

(1) an insurance company;

(2) a group hospital service corporation operating under Chapter 842;

(3) a fraternal benefit society operating under Chapter 885;

(4) a stipulated premium company operating under Chapter 884;

(5) a reciprocal exchange operating under Chapter 942;

(6) a health maintenance organization operating under Chapter 843;

(7) a multiple employer welfare arrangement that holds a certificate of authority under Chapter 846; or

(8) an approved nonprofit health corporation that holds a certificate of authority under Chapter 844.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 101A.202 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 101A / Section 101A.202
§ 101A.202. AUTHORIZED USE OF GRANT MONEY; LIMITATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) A grant recipient awarded money from the fund may use the money for research consistent with the purposes of this chapter and in accordance with a contract between the grant recipient and the institute.

(b) Except as otherwise provided by this section, grant money awarded under this chapter may be used for authorized expenses, including:

(1) honoraria;

(2) travel;

(3) conference fees and expenses;

(4) consumable supplies;

(5) operating expenses;

(6) contracted research and development;

(7) capital equipment; and

(8) construction or renovation of state or private facilities.

(c) A grant recipient awarded money under this chapter for research on dementia, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, or related disorders may not spend more than five percent of the money for indirect costs. In this subsection, "indirect costs" means business expenses not readily identified with a particular grant, contract, project, function, or activity that are necessary for the general operation of the organization or the performance of the organization's activities.

(d) Not more than five percent of the total amount of grant money awarded under this chapter in a state fiscal year may be used during that year for facility purchase, construction, remodel, or renovation purposes, and those expenditures must benefit research on dementia, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, or related disorders.

(e) Not more than 10 percent of the total amount of grant money awarded under this chapter in a state fiscal year may be used during that year for prevention projects and strategies to mitigate the incidence of dementia, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, or related disorders.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8316.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8316 / Section 8316.001
§ 8316.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Board" means the district's board of directors.

(2) "Director" means a board member.

(3) "District" means the Blaketree Municipal Utility District No. 1 of Montgomery County.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1093.060 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1093 / Section 1093.060
§ 1093.060. APPOINTMENT AND DISMISSAL OF STAFF AND EMPLOYEES.
Status: in_force

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

(b) The district may employ fiscal agents, accountants, architects, and attorneys the board considers proper.

(c) The board may delegate to the district administrator the authority to hire district employees, including technicians and nurses.
Tex. Family Code § 160.602 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 160 / Section 160.602
§ 160.602. STANDING TO MAINTAIN PROCEEDING.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to Subchapter D and Sections 160.607 and 160.609 and except as provided by Subsection (b), a proceeding to adjudicate parentage may be maintained by:

(1) the child;

(2) the mother of the child;

(3) a man whose paternity of the child is to be adjudicated;

(4) the support enforcement agency or another government agency authorized by other law;

(5) an authorized adoption agency or licensed child-placing agency;

(6) a representative authorized by law to act for an individual who would otherwise be entitled to maintain a proceeding but who is deceased, is incapacitated, or is a minor;

(7) a person related within the second degree by consanguinity to the mother of the child, if the mother is deceased; or

(8) a person who is an intended parent.

(b) After the date a child having no presumed, acknowledged, or adjudicated father becomes an adult, a proceeding to adjudicate the parentage of the adult child may only be maintained by the adult child.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 152.913 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 152 / Section 152.913
§ 152.913. EXECUTION OF STATEMENT OF CHANGE OF REGISTERED OFFICE OR REGISTERED AGENT.
Status: in_force

A statement filed by a foreign limited liability partnership in accordance with Section 5.202 must be signed by:

(1) a majority-in-interest of the partners; or

(2) one or more partners authorized by a majority-in-interest of the partners.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2035.102 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2035 / Section 2035.102
§ 2035.102. EARLIEST DATE FOR HOLDING ELECTION.
Status: in_force

A rescission election may not be held before the second anniversary of the date of the election conducted under Section 2035.012 at which the legalization of pari-mutuel wagering was approved.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 71.056 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 71 / Section 71.056
§ 71.056. AMENDING LEASE.
Status: in_force

On application of the lessee or present owner of any oil and gas lease or any oil, gas, and mineral lease validly executed before June 4, 1953, by any city, town, or political subdivision, the governing body of the city, town, or political subdivision may amend the lease to include a pooling provision that includes the terms provided in this subchapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1118.111 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1118 / Section 1118.111
§ 1118.111. OPERATING AND MANAGEMENT CONTRACTS.
Status: in_force

The board may enter into an operating or management contract relating to hospital services or medical care the district is authorized to provide.
Tex. Property Code § 76.704 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 76 / Section 76.704
§ 76.704. OFFENSE.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person:

(1) wilfully fails to file a report required by this chapter;

(2) refuses to permit examination of records in accordance with this chapter;

(3) makes a deduction from or a service charge against a dormant account or dormant deposit of funds; or

(4) violates any other provision of this chapter.

(b) An offense under this section is punishable by:

(1) a fine of not less than $500 or more than $1,000;

(2) confinement in jail for a term not to exceed six months; or

(3) both the fine and confinement.

(c) In addition to a criminal penalty, a person who commits an offense under Subsection (a) is subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $100 for each day of the violation. The attorney for the holder shall collect the civil penalty by bringing suit in a district court of the county in which the holder is located.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8801.123 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8801 / Section 8801.123
§ 8801.123. OPEN OR UNCOVERED WELLS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may require the owner or lessee of land on which an open or uncovered well is located to keep the well closed or capped with a covering capable of sustaining weight of at least 400 pounds when the well is not in actual use.

(b) If the owner or lessee fails or refuses to close or cap the well, any person, firm, or corporation employed by the district may enter onto the land and close or cap the well safely and securely.
Tex. Local Government Code § 232.011 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 232 / Section 232.011
§ 232.011. AMENDING PLAT.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioners court may approve and issue an amending plat, if the amending plat is signed by the applicants and filed for one or more of the following purposes:

(1) to correct an error in a course or distance shown on the preceding plat;

(2) to add a course or distance that was omitted on the preceding plat;

(3) to correct an error in a real property description shown on the preceding plat;

(4) to show the location or character of a monument that has been changed in location or character or that is shown incorrectly as to location or character on the preceding plat;

(5) to correct any other type of scrivener or clerical error or omission of the previously approved plat, including lot numbers, acreage, street names, and identification of adjacent recorded plats; or

(6) to correct an error in courses and distances of lot lines between two adjacent lots if:

(A) both lot owners join in the application for amending the plat;

(B) neither lot is abolished;

(C) the amendment does not attempt to remove recorded covenants or restrictions; and

(D) the amendment does not have a material adverse effect on the property rights of the other owners of the property that is the subject of the plat.

(b) The amending plat controls over the preceding plat without the vacation, revision, or cancellation of the preceding plat.

(c) Notice, a hearing, and the approval of other lot owners are not required for the filing, recording, or approval of an amending plat.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8409.154 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8409 / Section 8409.154
§ 8409.154. USE OF REVENUE.
Status: in_force

Revenue from the sales and use tax imposed under Section 8409.153 is for the use and benefit of the district and may be used for any district purpose. The district may pledge all or part of the revenue to the payment of bonds, notes, or other obligations, and that pledge of revenue may be in combination with other revenue, including tax revenue, available to the district.
Tex. Education Code § 74.005 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 74 / Section 74.005
§ 74.005. TREATMENT OF CERTAIN PATIENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The medical branch may enter into one or more contracts with a county, public hospital, or hospital district to provide treatment to residents of the county or service area, including a contract to provide treatment to residents who are eligible for health care assistance under Chapter 61, Health and Safety Code.

(b) If a contract is entered into under this section, the liability of a county, public hospital, or hospital district under the contract shall take into consideration the actual costs of the medical branch in providing health care services pursuant to the contract, but in no event may the liability of a county, public hospital, or hospital district exceed the medical branch's costs.

(c) If a contract to provide treatment to an eligible resident of a county or service area is not entered into under this section, the medical branch must receive the approval of the appropriate county, public hospital, or hospital district before providing nonemergency health care services to the resident. If that approval is not received, the county, public hospital, or hospital district is not liable to the medical branch for any nonemergency care provided to the resident. If approval is received, the county, public hospital, or hospital district is liable to the medical branch under Subsection (d) for the services provided by the medical branch to the resident.

(d) The liability of a county, public hospital, or hospital district to the medical branch for the treatment of eligible residents of the county or service area by the medical branch may not exceed the responsibility of a county as provided for in Chapter 61, Health and Safety Code, unless agreed to by the county, public hospital, or hospital district in a contract to provide treatment to those residents that is entered into under this section.

(e) In this section, "eligible resident," "hospital district," "public hospital," and "service area" have the same meanings assigned those terms by Chapter 61, Health and Safety Code.
Tex. Utilities Code § 43.054 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 43 / Section 43.054
§ 43.054. RELIABILITY OF ELECTRIC SYSTEMS MAINTAINED.
Status: in_force

An electric utility that installs and operates facilities to provide middle mile broadband service shall employ all reasonable measures to ensure that the operation of the middle mile broadband service does not interfere with or diminish the reliability of the utility's electric delivery system. If a disruption in the provision of electric service occurs, the electric utility is governed by the terms and conditions of the retail electric delivery service tariff. The electric utility may take all necessary actions regarding its middle mile broadband service and the facilities required in the provision of that service to address circumstances that may pose health, safety, security, or reliability concerns. At all times, the provision of broadband service is secondary to the reliable provision of electric delivery services. Except as provided by contract or tariff, an electric utility is not liable to any person, including an Internet service provider, for any damages, including direct, indirect, physical, economic, exemplary, or consequential damages, including loss of business, loss of profits or revenue, or loss of production capacity caused by a fluctuation, disruption, or interruption of middle mile broadband service that is caused in whole or in part by:

(1) force majeure; or

(2) the electric utility's provision of electric delivery services, including actions taken by the electric utility to ensure the reliability and security of the electric delivery system and actions taken in response to address all circumstances that may pose health, safety, security, or reliability concerns.
Tex. Education Code § 28.0065 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 28 / Section 28.0065
§ 28.0065. ADAPTIVE VOCABULARY PILOT PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

(a) The agency shall develop and implement an adaptive vocabulary assessment pilot program to assess vocabulary development in students in kindergarten through third grade.

(b) The agency may develop an assessment under the pilot program to assess students in grades other than grades described by Subsection (a).

(c) Nothing in this section may be construed to circumvent or supplant federal or state law regarding a student who participates in a special education program under Subchapter A, Chapter 29, or a student who is suspected to have a disability and who may be eligible to participate in a special education program under that subchapter.

(d) The commissioner may adopt rules as necessary to implement this section.
Tex. Government Code § 2175.365 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2175 / Section 2175.365
§ 2175.365. STATE PLAN OF OPERATION; COMPLIANCE WITH MINIMUM FEDERAL STANDARDS.
Status: in_force

The commission shall:

(1) file a state plan of operation that complies with federal law and operate in accordance with the plan;

(2) take necessary action to meet the minimum standards for a state agency in accordance with the federal act; and

(3) cooperate to the fullest extent consistent with this subchapter.
Tex. Government Code § 43.176 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 43 / Section 43.176
§ 43.176.
Status: in_force

Sec. 43.176. 287TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT. The voters of the 287th Judicial District elect a district attorney who represents the state in all cases before that district court.
Tex. Education Code § 88.104 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 88 / Section 88.104
§ 88.104. AUTHORITY TO ENTER PRIVATE LAND.
Status: in_force

(a) Authority is hereby granted to every employee of the Texas Forest Service and any outside labor or assistance the employee deems necessary to enter upon any privately-owned land in the performance of fire suppression duties which are by state law under the direction of the director. These entries on privately-owned land may be made whenever it is necessary to investigate forest and grass fires and to ascertain whether they are burning uncontrolled, and whenever it is necessary to suppress forest and grass fires that are known to be burning uncontrolled.

(b) An individual providing labor or assistance to the Texas Forest Service under Subsection (a) is not liable for civil damages, including personal injury, wrongful death, property damage, death, or other loss resulting from any act, error, or omission by the individual in providing that labor or assistance unless the act, error, or omission:

(1) proximately caused the loss; and

(2) was performed with malice or constitutes gross negligence, recklessness, or intentional misconduct.
Tex. Finance Code § 345.008 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 345 / Section 345.008
§ 345.008. APPLICABILITY OF OTHER STATUTES TO RETAIL INSTALLMENT TRANSACTION.
Status: in_force

(a) A loan or interest statute of this state other than Chapter 303 does not apply to a retail installment transaction.

(b) Except as provided by this chapter, an applicable statute, including Title 1, Business & Commerce Code, or a principle of common law continues to apply to a retail installment transaction unless it is displaced by this chapter.
Tex. Government Code § 659.2551 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 659 / Section 659.2551
§ 659.2551. PERFORMANCE LINKED TO AGENCY GOALS.
Status: in_force

Each state agency shall adopt policies to ensure that an employee's performance expectations are linked to the goals in the agency's strategic plan adopted under Chapter 2056.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8502.007 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8502 / Section 8502.007
§ 8502.007. PRIORITY OF RIGHTS.
Status: in_force

This chapter does not change any existing priority of right under the laws of this state to the use of waters of this state, including any rights of municipalities that maintain and use storage structures in the bed of the Brazos River or its tributaries.
Tex. Transportation Code § 504.325 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 504 / Section 504.325
§ 504.325. MASTER ARMY AVIATOR.
Status: in_force

The department shall issue specialty license plates for persons awarded the Master Army Aviator Badge. The license plates must include:

(1) the words "Master Army Aviator"; and

(2) a depiction of the Master Army Aviator Badge.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8279.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8279 / Section 8279.105
§ 8279.105. NOTICE OF ELECTION.
Status: in_force

The board president or secretary may give notice of an election.
Tex. Government Code § 815.5111 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 815 / Section 815.5111
§ 815.5111. DILIGENT PROSECUTION OF SUIT.
Status: in_force

The plaintiff shall prosecute with reasonable diligence any suit brought under Section 815.511(f). If the plaintiff does not secure proper service of process or does not prosecute the suit within one year after it is filed, the court shall presume that the suit has been abandoned. The court shall dismiss the suit on a motion for dismissal made by or on behalf of the retirement system unless the plaintiff, after receiving appropriate notice, shows good cause for the delay.
Tex. Transportation Code § 222.007 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 222 / Section 222.007
§ 222.007. ALLOCATION OF MONEY FROM TRANSPORTATION PROJECT DELAYS.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall establish a system to track liquidated damages, including road user costs, retained by the department associated with delayed transportation project contracts.

(b) The system must allow the department to correlate the liquidated damages with:

(1) the project that was the subject of the damages; and

(2) each department district in which the project that was the subject of the damages is located.

(c) Each year, the department shall:

(1) for each department district, determine the amount of money described by Subsection (a) retained in the previous year that is attributable to projects located in the district; and

(2) in addition to other amounts, allocate to each department district an amount of money equal to the amount determined for the district under Subdivision (1) to be used for transportation projects located in that district.

(d) If a transportation project that was the subject of liquidated damages is located in more than one department district, the department may reasonably allocate the amount of the liquidated damages from that project among the districts in which the project is located.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1114.054 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1114 / Section 1114.054
§ 1114.054. DUTIES OF EXISTING INSURER.
Status: in_force

(a) If a transaction involves a replacement, the existing insurer shall comply with this section.

(b) The existing insurer shall retain and be able to produce all replacement notifications received, indexed by the replacing insurer, until the later of:

(1) the fifth anniversary of the date of receipt of the notification; or

(2) the date of conclusion of the next regular examination conducted by the insurance regulatory authority of the existing insurer's state of domicile.

(c) The existing insurer shall send a letter to the policy or contract owner regarding the owner's right to receive information regarding the existing policy or contract values. The letter must include, if available, an in force illustration or, if an in force illustration cannot be produced not later than the fifth business day after the date of receipt of a notice that an existing policy or contract is being replaced, a policy summary. The information must be provided not later than the fifth business day after the date of receipt of the request from the policy or contract owner.

(d) On receipt of a request to borrow, surrender, or withdraw any policy values, the existing insurer shall send a notice advising the policy owner that the release of policy values may affect the guaranteed elements, nonguaranteed elements, face amount, or surrender value of the policy from which the values are released. The notice must be sent separately from the payment if the payment is sent to any person other than the policy owner. In the case of consecutive automatic premium loans, the insurer is only required to send the notice at the time of the first loan.
Tex. Government Code § 572.004 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 572 / Section 572.004
§ 572.004.
Status: in_force

Sec. 572.004. DEFINITION: REGULATION. In this chapter, "regulation" means rulemaking, adjudication, or licensing. In this definition:

(1) "Adjudication" means the process of an agency for formulating an order.

(2) "License" includes all or part of an agency permit, certificate, approval, registration, charter, membership, statutory exemption, or other form of permission.

(3) "Licensing" includes the process of an agency concerning the grant, renewal, denial, revocation, suspension, annulment, withdrawal, limitation, amendment, modification, or conditioning of a license.

(4) "Order" means all or part of a final disposition, whether affirmative, negative, injunctive, or declaratory in form, of an agency in a matter other than rulemaking but including licensing.

(5) "Rule" means all or part of an agency statement of general or particular applicability and future effect designed to implement, interpret, or prescribe law or policy or to describe the organization, procedure, or practice requirements of an agency.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 144.028 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 144 / Section 144.028
§ 144.028. HYGIENE REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

A person engaging in rendering processes or operations shall wear washable garments and accessories and conform to hygienic practices.