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Tex. Natural Resources Code § 91.702 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 91 / Section 91.702
§ 91.702. PROHIBITED CONNECTION.
Status: in_force

No operator of a pipeline or other carrier shall connect with any well subject to the jurisdiction of the commission under this title, Section 26.131, Water Code, or Subchapter C, Chapter 27, Water Code, until the owner or operator of the well furnishes a certificate from the commission that the owner or operator has complied with that title, section, or subchapter, as applicable, rules adopted and orders issued under that title, section, or subchapter, as applicable, and any license, permit, or certificate issued to the owner or operator under that title, section, or subchapter, as applicable.
Tex. Government Code § 2306.584 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2306 / Section 2306.584
§ 2306.584. COLONIA RESIDENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall appoint not fewer than six persons who are residents of colonias to serve on the Colonia Resident Advisory Committee. The members of the advisory committee shall be selected from lists of candidates submitted to the board by local nonprofit organizations and the commissioners court of a county in which a self-help center is located.

(b) The board shall appoint one committee member to represent each of the counties in which self-help centers are located. Each committee member:

(1) must be a resident of a colonia in the county the member represents; and

(2) may not be a board member, contractor, or employee of or have any ownership interest in an entity that is awarded a contract under this subchapter.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2301.475 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2301 / Section 2301.475
§ 2301.475.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2301.475. MANUFACTURER OR DISTRIBUTOR INCENTIVE PROGRAMS: AUDIT OR CHARGEBACK. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), after the first anniversary of the date a manufacturer or distributor pays a claim under Section 2301.4749, the manufacturer or distributor may not:

(1) charge back to a dealer money paid by the manufacturer or distributor as a result of the incentive program;

(2) charge back to a dealer the cash value of a prize or other thing of value awarded to the dealer as a result of the incentive program; or

(3) audit the records of a dealer to determine compliance with the terms of the incentive program, unless the manufacturer or distributor has reasonable grounds to believe the dealer committed fraud with respect to the incentive program.

(b) A manufacturer or distributor may make charge-backs to a dealer if, after an audit, the manufacturer or distributor has reasonable grounds to conclude that the dealer committed fraud with respect to the incentive program.

(c) Money paid by a manufacturer or distributor under an incentive program may only be paid to a dealer, unless the dealer agrees to the payment of the money to another person, including an employee of the dealer, before the payment is made.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 91.018 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 91 / Section 91.018
§ 91.018. ILLUMINATION.
Status: in_force

No person, copartnership, or corporation may use gas for illuminating purposes in flambeau lights. The use of "jumbo" burners or other burners consuming no more gas than the "jumbo" burners is not prohibited.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 11.357 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 11 / Section 11.357
§ 11.357. GOVERNING PERSONS OF ENTITY DURING LIMITED SURVIVAL.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to the provisions of the title governing the terminated filing entity, during the three-year period that a terminated filing entity's existence is continued under Section 11.356, the governing persons of the terminated filing entity serving at the time of termination shall continue to manage the affairs of the terminated filing entity for the limited purposes specified by Section 11.356 and have the powers necessary to accomplish those purposes. The number of governing persons:

(1) may be reduced because of the death of a governing person; and

(2) may include successors to governing persons chosen by the other governing persons.

(b) In exercising powers prescribed under Subsection (a), a governing person:

(1) has the same duties to the terminated filing entity that the person had immediately before the termination; and

(2) is liable to the terminated filing entity for the person's actions taken after the entity's termination to the same extent that the person would have been liable had the person taken those actions before the termination.
Tex. Election Code § 122.005 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 122 / Section 122.005
§ 122.005. VENUE FOR OFFENSES.
Status: in_force

Venue for prosecution of an offense under this chapter is in the county in which the offense was committed.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 841.102 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 841 / Section 841.102
§ 841.102. BIENNIAL REVIEW.
Status: in_force

(a) Not later than the 60th day after the date of receipt of the report submitted under Section 841.101, the judge shall conduct a biennial review of the status of the committed person and issue an order concluding the review or setting a hearing under Subsection (c).

(b) The person is entitled to be represented by counsel at the biennial review, but the person is not entitled to be present at that review.

(c) The judge shall set a hearing if the judge determines by a preponderance of the evidence at the biennial review that:

(1) a requirement imposed on the person under this chapter should be modified; or

(2) the person's behavioral abnormality has changed to the extent that the person is no longer likely to engage in a predatory act of sexual violence.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1904.001 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1904 / Section 1904.001
§ 1904.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Commission" means the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

(2) "Installation of water treatment appliances" includes connecting the appliances to all necessary utility connections in residential, commercial, or industrial facilities.

(3) "Water treatment" means a business conducted under contract that requires experience in the analysis of water, including the ability to determine how to treat influent and effluent water, to alter or purify water, and to add or remove a mineral, chemical, or bacterial content or substance. The term also includes the installation and service of potable water treatment equipment in public or private water systems and making connections necessary to complete installation of a water treatment system.

(4) "Water treatment equipment" includes appliances used to alter or purify water or to alter a mineral, chemical, or bacterial content or substance.
Tex. Insurance Code § 4152.003 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 4152 / Section 4152.003
§ 4152.003. RIGHTS OF THIRD PARTIES NOT AFFECTED.
Status: in_force

This chapter does not restrict the rights of or confer any additional rights on a policyholder, claimant, creditor, or other third party.
Tex. Education Code § 61.9992 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 61 / Section 61.9992
§ 61.9992. FEDERAL FUNDS AND GIFTS, GRANTS, AND DONATIONS.
Status: in_force

In addition to other money appropriated by the legislature, for the purpose of increasing the behavioral health workforce in this state under the program established under this subchapter the board may:

(1) seek and apply for any available federal funds; and

(2) solicit and accept gifts, grants, and donations from any other source, public or private, as necessary to ensure effective implementation of the program.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2051.003 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2051 / Section 2051.003
§ 2051.003. EFFECT OF PERSONAL SERVICE CONTRACT.
Status: in_force

In this chapter, a personal service contract between an athlete and the owner or prospective owner of a professional sports team in which the athlete agrees to perform future athletic services constitutes employment with a professional sports team.
Tex. Family Code § 262.203 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 262 / Section 262.203
§ 262.203. TRANSFER OF SUIT.
Status: in_force

(a) On the motion of a party or the court's own motion, if applicable, the court that rendered the temporary order shall in accordance with procedures provided by Chapter 155:

(1) transfer the suit to the court of continuing, exclusive jurisdiction, if any, within the time required by Section 155.207(a), if the court finds that the transfer is:

(A) necessary for the convenience of the parties; and

(B) in the best interest of the child;

(2) order transfer of the suit from the court of continuing, exclusive jurisdiction; or

(3) if grounds exist for transfer based on improper venue, order transfer of the suit to the court having venue of the suit under Chapter 103.

(b) Notwithstanding Section 155.204, a motion to transfer relating to a suit filed under this chapter may be filed separately from the petition and is timely if filed while the case is pending.

(c) Notwithstanding Sections 6.407 and 103.002, a court exercising jurisdiction under this chapter is not required to transfer the suit to a court in which a parent has filed a suit for dissolution of marriage before a final order for the protection of the child has been rendered under Subchapter E, Chapter 263.

(d) An order of transfer must include:

(1) the date of any future hearings in the case that have been scheduled by the transferring court;

(2) any date scheduled by the transferring court for the dismissal of the suit under Section 263.401; and

(3) the name and contact information of each attorney ad litem or guardian ad litem appointed in the suit.

(e) The court to which a suit is transferred may retain an attorney ad litem or guardian ad litem appointed by the transferring court. If the court finds that the appointment of a new attorney ad litem or guardian ad litem is appropriate, the court shall appoint that attorney ad litem or guardian ad litem before the earlier of:

(1) the 10th day after the date of receiving the order of transfer; or

(2) the date of the first scheduled hearing after the transfer.
Tex. Election Code § 18.062 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 18 / Section 18.062
§ 18.062. INTERSTATE VOTER REGISTRATION CROSSCHECK PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

(a) To maintain the statewide voter registration list and to prevent duplication of registration in more than one state or jurisdiction, the secretary of state shall:

(1) cooperate with other states and jurisdictions to develop systems to compare voters, voter history, and voter registration lists to identify voters:

(A) whose addresses have changed;

(B) who are not qualified under Section 11.002(a)(4); or

(C) who are registered to vote in more than one state; or

(2) identify and contract with the provider of a private sector data system to identify voters:

(A) whose addresses have changed;

(B) who are registered to vote in more than one state;

(C) who are deceased; or

(D) who are not qualified under Section 11.002(a)(4).

(a-1) A private sector data system under Subsection (a)(2) must have demonstrated an ability to work with registered voter identification and matching systems.

(b) A system developed under this section and any vendor involved with the system must comply with:

(1) the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (52 U.S.C. Section 20501 et seq.) and the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C. Section 20901 et seq.); and

(2) all state and federal laws relating to the protection of personal information.

(c) The cost to begin operations with a system under Subsection (a)(2) may not exceed $100,000.

(d) The cost of continuing operations with a system under Subsection (a)(2) may not exceed one dollar for each voter identified under Subsection (a)(2).

(e) The secretary of state may not provide to a system under Subsection (a)(2) any information that is not:

(1) found in a voter roll; and

(2) necessary to identify voters under Subsection (a)(2).

(f) The secretary of state shall record information related to the system under Subsection (a)(2) and shall submit to the legislature a report on that information not later than the first day of each quarter of the state's fiscal year.

(g) A contract with a system under Subsection (a)(2) may not require any additional duty of the state not required by this section.

(h) The secretary of state may not contract with a private sector data system under Subsection (a)(2) unless the system:

(1) requires a background check for each employee of a potential vendor for the system; and

(2) uses data from the National Change of Address database.

(i) In addition to using a system described by Subsection (a), the secretary of state shall use data from the National Change of Address database to identify voters whose addresses have changed for the purpose of preventing duplication of registration in more than one state or jurisdiction.
Tex. Tax Code § 322.201 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 322 / Section 322.201
§ 322.201. COMPTROLLER TO COLLECT AND ADMINISTER TAXES.
Status: in_force

(a) The comptroller shall administer, collect, and enforce the sales and use tax of a taxing entity.

(b) The sales and use taxes imposed under this chapter, the taxes imposed under Chapters 321 and 323, and the taxes imposed under Chapter 151 shall be collected together to the extent that each is imposed in an entity area.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7911.202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7911 / Section 7911.202
§ 7911.202. TAXES FOR BONDS.
Status: in_force

At the time the district issues bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, the board shall provide for the annual imposition of a continuing direct ad valorem tax, without limit as to rate or amount, while all or part of the bonds are outstanding as required and in the manner provided by Sections 54.601 and 54.602, Water Code.
Tex. Estates Code § 1161.006 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1161 / Section 1161.006
§ 1161.006. RETENTION OF CERTAIN ASSETS.
Status: in_force

(a) Without court approval a guardian of the estate may retain until the first anniversary of the date of receipt any property received into the guardianship estate at the estate's inception or added to the estate by gift, devise, inheritance, mutation, or increase, without regard to diversification of investments and without liability for any depreciation or loss resulting from the retention.

(b) The guardian shall care for and manage the retained assets as a person of ordinary prudence, discretion, and intelligence would in caring for and managing the person's own affairs.

(c) On application and a hearing, the court may issue an order authorizing the guardian to continue retaining the property after the period prescribed by Subsection (a) if the retention is an element of the guardian's investment plan as provided by Subchapter B.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1379.001 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1379 / Section 1379.001
§ 1379.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Enrollee" means an individual entitled to coverage under a health benefit plan.

(2) "Life-threatening disease or condition" means a disease or condition from which the likelihood of death is probable unless the course of the disease or condition is interrupted.

(3) "Research institution" means the institution or other person or entity conducting a phase I, phase II, phase III, or phase IV clinical trial.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1071.251 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1071 / Section 1071.251
§ 1071.251. IMPOSITION OF AD VALOREM TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) On final approval of the annual budget, the board shall impose a tax on all property in the district subject to district taxation.

(b) The board shall impose the tax to:

(1) pay the interest on and create a sinking fund for bonds issued or assumed by the district for hospital purposes;

(2) provide for operation and maintenance of the hospital and hospital system;

(3) make improvements and additions to the hospital system; and

(4) acquire necessary sites for the hospital system by purchase, lease, or condemnation.
Tex. Family Code § 160.504 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 160 / Section 160.504
§ 160.504. REPORT OF GENETIC TESTING.
Status: in_force

(a) A report of the results of genetic testing must be in a record and signed under penalty of perjury by a designee of the testing laboratory. A report made under the requirements of this subchapter is self-authenticating.

(b) Documentation from the testing laboratory is sufficient to establish a reliable chain of custody that allows the results of genetic testing to be admissible without testimony if the documentation includes:

(1) the name and photograph of each individual whose specimens have been taken;

(2) the name of each individual who collected the specimens;

(3) the places in which the specimens were collected and the date of each collection;

(4) the name of each individual who received the specimens in the testing laboratory; and

(5) the dates the specimens were received.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8506.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8506 / Section 8506.105
§ 8506.105. PREVENTION OF DAMAGE TO PERSONS OR PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

The authority may prevent or aid in the prevention of damage to persons or property from the water of the Colorado River and its tributaries.
Tex. Local Government Code § 501.314 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 501 / Section 501.314
§ 501.314. EFFECT OF ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATE EVIDENCING FILING OF RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF FORMATION.
Status: in_force

On the issuance of the certificate evidencing the filing of the restated certificate of formation by the secretary of state:

(1) the original certificate of formation and all amendments to the original certificate of formation are superseded; and

(2) the restated certificate of formation becomes the certificate of formation of the corporation.
Tex. Government Code § 437.201 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 437 / Section 437.201
§ 437.201. CERTIFICATION OF MILITARY UNITS.
Status: in_force

The adjutant general shall issue each unit a certificate stating that the unit has been duly organized according to the laws and regulations of the Texas military forces and is entitled to the rights, powers, privileges, amenities, and immunities conferred by law and military regulation. The certificate is evidence in a state court that the unit is duly incorporated.
Tex. Water Code § 56.209 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 56 / Section 56.209
§ 56.209. USE OF UNSOLD BONDS FOR MAINTENANCE PURPOSES.
Status: in_force

If any bonds remain unsold which are not required to complete improvements, the board may enter its consent on the public record to sell the bonds and place the proceeds in the construction and maintenance fund for use in accomplishing the purposes stated in Section 56.242 of this code.
Tex. Finance Code § 14.064 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 14 / Section 14.064
§ 14.064. CONSUMER INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

The commissioner shall:

(1) prepare information of consumer interest describing:

(A) the regulatory functions of the office; and

(B) the office's procedures by which consumer complaints are filed with and resolved by the office; and

(2) make the information available to the public and appropriate state agencies.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1204.053 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1204 / Section 1204.053
§ 1204.053. ASSIGNMENT OF BENEFITS.
Status: in_force

(a) An insurer may not deliver, renew, or issue for delivery in this state a health insurance policy that prohibits or restricts a covered person from making a written assignment of benefits to a physician or other health care provider who provides health care services to the person.

(b) This section does not:

(1) provide a coverage or benefit that is not otherwise available under the health insurance policy;

(2) allow assignment of a benefit to:

(A) a person who is not legally entitled to receive such a direct payment; or

(B) another person if, under the health insurance policy or plan, the benefit must be provided to the covered person by a physician or other health care provider who is a contractor or preferred provider under the policy; or

(3) prohibit an insurer from verifying, through the insurer's normal process, the health care services the physician or other health care provider provides to the covered person.
Tex. Election Code § 277.002 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 277 / Section 277.002
§ 277.002. VALIDITY OF PETITION SIGNATURES.
Status: in_force

(a) For a petition signature to be valid, a petition must:

(1) contain in addition to the signature:

(A) the signer's printed name;

(B) the signer's:

(i) date of birth; or

(ii) voter registration number and, if the territory from which signatures must be obtained is situated in more than one county, the county of registration;

(C) the signer's residence address; and

(D) the date of signing; and

(2) comply with any other applicable requirements prescribed by law.

(b) The signature is the only information that is required to appear on the petition in the signer's own handwriting.

(c) The use of ditto marks or abbreviations does not invalidate a signature if the required information is reasonably ascertainable.

(d) The omission of the state from the signer's residence address does not invalidate a signature unless the political subdivision from which the signature is obtained is situated in more than one state. The omission of the zip code from the address does not invalidate a signature.

(e) A petition signature is invalid if the signer signed the petition earlier than the 180th day before the date the petition is filed.

(f) The signer's residence address and the address listed on the signer's registration are not required to be the same if the signer is eligible to vote under Section 11.004 or 112.002.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1008.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1008 / Section 1008.104
§ 1008.104. HOSPITAL SYSTEM.
Status: in_force

(a) The district shall provide for the establishment of a hospital system by:

(1) acquiring, purchasing, constructing, repairing, or renovating buildings and equipment;

(2) equipping the buildings; and

(3) administering the system for hospital purposes.

(b) The hospital system may include any facilities the board considers necessary for hospital care.
Tex. Transportation Code § 201.622 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 201 / Section 201.622
§ 201.622. WILDFIRE EMERGENCY EVACUATION ROUTE.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding Section 418.018, Government Code, in a county with a population of less than 75,000 and with a verifiable history of wildfire, the department may designate an emergency evacuation route for use in the event of a wildfire emergency. The department may establish criteria to determine which areas of a county are subject to a potential wildfire emergency.

(b) The department may assist in the improvement of a designated wildfire emergency evacuation route.

(c) Criteria for determining a wildfire emergency evacuation route must provide for evacuation of commercial establishments such as motels, hotels, and other businesses with overnight accommodations.

(d) A wildfire emergency evacuation route designated under Subsection (a) may include federal or state highways or county roads.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7985.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7985 / Section 7985.051
§ 7985.051. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is governed by a board of five elected directors.

(b) Except as provided by Section 7985.052, directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 261.051 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 261 / Section 261.051
§ 261.051. APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT OMBUDSMAN.
Status: in_force

(a) The governor shall appoint the independent ombudsman with the advice and consent of the senate for a term of two years, expiring February 1 of odd-numbered years.

(b) A person appointed as independent ombudsman is eligible for reappointment.