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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7928A.0202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7928A / Section 7928A.0202
§ 7928A.0202. TEMPORARY DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) On or after the effective date of the Act enacting this chapter, the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district may submit a petition to the commission requesting that the commission appoint as temporary directors the five persons named in the petition. The commission shall appoint as temporary directors the five persons named in the petition.

(b) Temporary directors serve until the earlier of:

(1) the date permanent directors are elected under Section 7928A.0103; or

(2) the fourth anniversary of the effective date of the Act enacting this chapter.

(c) If permanent directors have not been elected under Section 7928A.0103 and the terms of the temporary directors have expired, successor temporary directors shall be appointed or reappointed as provided by Subsection (d) to serve terms that expire on the earlier of:

(1) the date permanent directors are elected under Section 7928A.0103; or

(2) the fourth anniversary of the date of the appointment or reappointment.

(d) If Subsection (c) applies, the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district may submit a petition to the commission requesting that the commission appoint as successor temporary directors the five persons named in the petition. The commission shall appoint as successor temporary directors the five persons named in the petition.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2034.002 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2034 / Section 2034.002
§ 2034.002. MEDICATION AND DRUG TESTING PROCEDURES.
Status: in_force

(a) Medication or drug testing performed on a race animal under this subtitle must be conducted by:

(1) the Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory; or

(2) a laboratory operated by or in conjunction with or by a private or public agency selected by the commission after consultation with the Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory.

(b) Medication or drug testing performed on a human under this subtitle must be conducted by a laboratory approved by the commission.
Tex. Estates Code § 351.202 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 351 / Section 351.202
§ 351.202. ORDER REQUIRING PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE TO OPERATE BUSINESS.
Status: in_force

(a) A court, after notice to all interested persons and a hearing, may order the personal representative of an estate to operate a business that is part of the estate and may grant the representative the powers to operate the business that the court determines are appropriate, after considering the factors listed in Subsection (b), if:

(1) the disposition of the business has not been specifically directed by the decedent's will;

(2) it is not necessary to sell the business at once for the payment of debts or for any other lawful purpose; and

(3) the court determines that the operation of the business by the representative is in the best interest of the estate.

(b) In determining which powers to grant a personal representative in an order entered under Subsection (a), the court shall consider:

(1) the condition of the estate and the business;

(2) the necessity that may exist for the future sale of the business or of business property to provide for payment of debts or claims against the estate or other lawful expenditures with respect to the estate;

(3) the effect of the order on the speedy settlement of the estate; and

(4) the best interests of the estate.
Tex. Insurance Code § 38.357 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 38 / Section 38.357
§ 38.357. PUBLICATION OF AGGREGATE HEALTH CARE REIMBURSEMENT RATE INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

The department shall provide to the Department of State Health Services for publication, for identified regions of this state, aggregate health care reimbursement rate information derived from the data collected under this subchapter. The published information may not reveal the name of any health care provider or health benefit plan issuer. The department may make the aggregate health care reimbursement rate information available through the department's Internet website.
Tex. Local Government Code § 336.304 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 336 / Section 336.304
§ 336.304. SHORT-TERM BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board by resolution may issue bonds that are secured by revenue or taxes of the district if the bonds:

(1) have a term of not more than 12 months; and

(2) are payable only from revenue or taxes received on or after the date of their issuance and before the end of the fiscal year following the fiscal year in which the bonds are issued.

(b) Approval by the attorney general or registration with the comptroller is not required for a bond issued under this section.

(c) An election is not required to issue bonds under this section.
Tex. Property Code § 92.021 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 92 / Section 92.021
§ 92.021. LIABILITY OF CERTAIN GUARANTORS UNDER LEASE.
Status: in_force

(a) A person other than a tenant who guarantees a lease is liable only for the original lease term except that a person may specify that the person agrees to guarantee a renewal of the lease as provided by Subsection (b).

(b) A person may specify in writing in an original lease that the person will guarantee a renewal of the lease only if the original lease states:

(1) the last date, as specified by the guarantor, on which the renewal of the lease will renew the obligation of the guarantor;

(2) that the guarantor is liable under a renewal of the lease that occurs on or before that date; and

(3) that the guarantor is liable under a renewal of the lease only if the renewal:

(A) involves the same parties as the original lease; and

(B) does not increase the guarantor's potential financial obligation for rent that existed under the original lease.

(c) Subsection (b) does not prohibit a guarantor from voluntarily entering into an agreement at the time of the renewal of a lease, in a separate written document, to guarantee an increased amount of rent.

(d) This section does not release a guarantor from the obligations of the guarantor under the terms of the original lease or a valid renewal for costs and damages owed to the lessor that arise after the date specified by the guarantor in the original lease in accordance with Subsection (b), if the costs or damages relate to actions of the tenant before that date or arise as a result of the tenant refusing to vacate the leased premises.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8056.0204 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8056 / Section 8056.0204
§ 8056.0204. ROAD STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A road project must meet all applicable construction standards, zoning and subdivision requirements, and regulations of each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the road project is located.

(b) If a road project is not located in the corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality, the road project must meet all applicable construction standards, subdivision requirements, and regulations of each county in which the road project is located.

(c) If the state will maintain and operate the road, the Texas Transportation Commission must approve the plans and specifications of the road project.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8512.0512 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8512 / Section 8512.0512
§ 8512.0512. POWER OF AUTHORITY TO PURCHASE BONDS ISSUED BY AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

(a) Using any money available for the purpose, the authority may purchase bonds issued by the authority at a price not exceeding the redemption price applicable at the time of the purchase, or, if the bonds are not redeemable, at a price not exceeding the principal amount of the bonds plus accrued interest.

(b) All bonds purchased under this section shall be cancelled, and bonds may not be issued in lieu of those bonds.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 42.053 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 42 / Section 42.053
§ 42.053. AGENCY FOSTER HOMES.
Status: in_force

(a) An agency foster home is considered part of the child-placing agency that operates the agency foster home for purposes of licensing.

(b) The operator of a licensed agency shall display a copy of the license in a prominent place in the agency foster home used by the agency.

(c) An agency foster home shall comply with all provisions of this chapter and all department rules and standards that apply to a child-care facility caring for a similar number of children for a similar number of hours each day.

(d) The department shall revoke or suspend the license of a child-placing agency if an agency foster home operated by the licensed agency fails to comply with Subsection (c).

(e) Before verifying an agency foster home, a child-placing agency may issue a provisional verification to the home. The executive commissioner by rule may establish the criteria for a child-placing agency to issue a provisional verification to a prospective agency foster home.

(f) If a child-placing agency under contract with the division to provide services as an integrated care coordinator places children with caregivers described by Subchapter I, Chapter 264, Family Code, those caregivers are not considered a part of the child-placing agency for purposes of licensing.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 140B.053 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 140B / Section 140B.053
§ 140B.053. CONTENTS OF DEMAND.
Status: in_force

(a) A civil investigative demand issued under Section 140B.052 must:

(1) describe the nature of the activities that are the subject of the investigation;

(2) state each statute the activity violates; and

(3) advise the person on whom the demand is served that the person has the right to object to the demand as provided for in this subchapter.

(b) A demand for production of documentary material must:

(1) describe the class of material to be produced with reasonable specificity so that the material demanded is fairly identified;

(2) prescribe a return date that provides a reasonable period of time within which the material is to be produced; and

(3) identify the individual to whom the material is to be made available for inspection and copying.

(c) A demand for answers to written interrogatories must:

(1) propound the interrogatories with definiteness and certainty;

(2) prescribe a date by which answers to the interrogatories must be submitted; and

(3) identify the individual to whom the answers should be submitted.

(d) Each demand for the giving of oral testimony must:

(1) prescribe a reasonable date, time, and place at which the testimony will begin; and

(2) identify the individual who will conduct the examination.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1112.108 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1112 / Section 1112.108
§ 1112.108. GIFTS AND ENDOWMENTS.
Status: in_force

The board may accept for the district a gift or endowment to be held in trust and administered by the board for the purposes and under the directions, limitations, or other provisions prescribed in writing by the donor that are not inconsistent with the proper management and objectives of the district.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 63.004 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 63 / Section 63.004
§ 63.004. RULES; STANDARDS.
Status: in_force

Following a public hearing, the service may adopt rules relating to the distribution of commercial fertilizers that the service finds necessary to carry into full effect the intent and meaning of this chapter including rules defining and establishing standards for commercial fertilizer. To the extent practicable, rules that define and establish standards for commercial fertilizer shall be in harmony with the official standards of the Association of American Plant Food Control Officials.
Tex. Family Code § 107.251 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 107 / Section 107.251
§ 107.251. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter, "governmental entity" includes a county, a group of counties, a department of a county, an administrative judicial region created by Section 74.042, Government Code, and any entity created under the Interlocal Cooperation Act as permitted by Chapter 791, Government Code.
Tex. Election Code § 192.037 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 192 / Section 192.037
§ 192.037. RULES FOR COUNTING VOTES NOT CAST FOR BOTH CANDIDATES.
Status: in_force

(a) If a voter writes in the name of a write-in candidate for president or vice-president but does not write in a name for a running mate, the vote shall be counted as a vote for the candidate and the candidate's running mate.

(b) A vote shall be counted for both candidates of a set of candidates for president and vice-president if:

(1) the ballot is marked to indicate that the voter is voting for one of the two candidates;

(2) the ballot is marked to indicate that the voter is not voting for the other candidate in the set; and

(3) the voter has not:

(A) indicated a vote for a presidential or vice-presidential candidate of another set; or

(B) written in the name of a person for whom the voter desires to vote instead of the candidate for whom the voter is not voting under Subdivision (2).

(c) The secretary of state shall prescribe guidelines consistent with this code to assist counting officers in counting ballots in which the presidential race is irregularly marked.
Tex. Estates Code § 1154.102 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1154 / Section 1154.102
§ 1154.102. ADDITIONAL INVENTORY AND APPRAISEMENT OR LIST OF CLAIMS.
Status: in_force

(a) On the written complaint of any interested person that property or claims of the estate have not been included in the filed inventory, appraisement, and list of claims, the guardian of the estate shall be cited to appear before the court in which the cause is pending and show cause why the guardian should not be required to make and file an additional inventory and appraisement or list of claims, or both.

(b) After hearing the complaint, if the court is satisfied of the truth of the complaint, the court shall enter an order requiring the guardian to make and file an additional inventory and appraisement or list of claims, or both. The additional inventory and appraisement or list of claims:

(1) must be made and filed in the same manner as the original inventory and appraisement or list of claims within the period prescribed by the court, not to exceed 20 days after the date of the order; and

(2) may include only property or claims not previously included in the inventory and appraisement or list of claims.
Tex. Occupations Code § 266.202 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 266 / Section 266.202
§ 266.202. RELIANCE ON PRESCRIPTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The owner, manager, or employee of a dental laboratory or a dental technician may not perform or aid or abet another person in performing a dental laboratory service unless:

(1) the service was ordered by and any resulting item will be delivered to:

(A) a dentist engaged in the practice of dentistry in this state or in a jurisdiction in which the dentist maintains a dental office and engages in the practice of dentistry; or

(B) an employee of the dentist, if the service is performed for and on behalf of the dentist; and

(2) the dental laboratory receives a prescription or work order for the service in accordance with Section 266.201.

(b) If a dental laboratory receives a prescription or work order for dental laboratory services and refers the work to another laboratory, the referral must be accompanied by a written statement that the prescription or work order is on file with the original laboratory.

(c) A dental laboratory owner or manager shall maintain on the premises of a dental laboratory as a part of the laboratory's records a record of each prescription or work order completed at the dental laboratory until the second anniversary of the date the prescription or work order is furnished. The owner or manager shall also maintain the record in an alphabetized file in a separate place.

(d) The premises of a dental laboratory, the records of a dental laboratory or a dental technician employed by the dental laboratory pertaining to dental prescriptions or work orders, and records relating to the referral of work to a dental technician or the owner or manager of a dental laboratory shall be open and available for inspection by a member, officer, employee, investigator, or agent of the board during regular office hours.
Tex. Transportation Code § 452.352 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 452 / Section 452.352
§ 452.352. POWER TO ISSUE BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) An authority may issue bonds at any time and for any amounts it considers necessary or appropriate for:

(1) the acquisition, construction, repair, equipping, improvement, or extension of its public transportation system; or

(2) creating or funding self-insurance or retirement or pension fund reserves.

(b) A bond any portion of which is secured by a pledge of sales and use tax revenues and that has a maturity longer than five years from the date of issuance may not be issued by an authority until an election has been held and the proposition proposing the issue has been approved by a majority of the votes received on the issue in accordance with either Section 452.362 or 452.363.

(c) A subregional authority created by a contiguous municipality may not issue a document of indebtedness, including a bond, unless the document is approved by the governing body of the contiguous city.

(d) Subsection (b) does not apply to:

(1) refunding bonds;

(2) bonds described by Subsection (a)(2); or

(3) commercial paper notes having maturities of 270 days or less that are authorized to be issued and reissued from time to time under a commercial paper program in a maximum principal amount that the chief financial officer certifies, based on reasonable estimates of pledged sales and use tax revenue, can be repaid in full within five years after the date of authorization of the commercial paper program, taking into consideration any other bonds or notes having a prior or parity lien on the pledged revenue, regardless of the final date of the commercial paper program.

(e) A commercial paper program described by Subsection (d)(3) may not be continued beyond five years unless, before issuing any note with a maturity exceeding five years from the date of the initial authorization of the program or five years from the date of any new certification, the chief financial officer provides a new certification that the maximum principal amount of the program, based on reasonable estimates of pledged sales and use tax revenue, can be repaid in full within five years after the date of the most recent new certification, taking into consideration any other bonds or notes having a prior or parity lien on the pledged revenue.
Tex. Occupations Code § 801.2056 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 801 / Section 801.2056
§ 801.2056. COMPLAINTS NOT REQUIRING MEDICAL EXPERTISE.
Status: in_force

The board shall adopt rules relating to the evaluation and disposition of complaints not requiring medical expertise.
Tex. Government Code § 24.564 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 24 / Section 24.564
§ 24.564.
Status: in_force

Sec. 24.564. 420TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (NACOGDOCHES COUNTY). The 420th Judicial District is composed of Nacogdoches County.
Tex. Government Code § 437.059 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 437 / Section 437.059
§ 437.059. ADJUTANT GENERAL APPOINTMENTS.
Status: in_force

The adjutant general, as the adjutant general determines appropriate and with available funds, may appoint full-time employees of the department, traditional national guard members, state guard volunteers, or federal employees.
Tex. Estates Code § 1101.106 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1101 / Section 1101.106
§ 1101.106. EVIDENCE OF NECESSITY OF GUARDIANSHIP TO RECEIVE GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS.
Status: in_force

A certificate of the executive head or a representative of a bureau, department, or agency of the government, to the effect that the appointment of a guardian is a condition precedent to the payment of any funds due the proposed ward from that governmental entity, is prima facie evidence of the necessity for the appointment of a guardian.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 88.007 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 88 / Section 88.007
§ 88.007. DEPARTMENT RULES FOR FOLLOW-UP CARE; COORDINATION OF CARE.
Status: in_force

(a) The executive commissioner may adopt rules establishing standards for follow-up care provided to children with a confirmed blood lead level that exceeds the reference level.

(b) Rules adopted under this section must meet any federal requirements for coordinated follow-up care for children with confirmed blood lead levels that exceed the reference level and may include, in a manner consistent with current federal guidelines:

(1) an environmental lead investigation of all or parts of a child's home environment, child-care facility, or child-occupied facility that may be a source of a lead hazard causing or contributing to the child's lead exposure; and

(2) guidance to parents, guardians, and consulting physicians on how to eliminate or control lead exposures that may be contributing to the child's blood lead level.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1552.001 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1552 / Section 1552.001
§ 1552.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter, "annuitant," "board of trustees," and "employee" have the meanings assigned by Section 1551.003.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8418.053 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8418 / Section 8418.053
§ 8418.053. AUTHORITY FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

Under Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, the district may design, acquire, construct, finance, issue bonds for, improve, operate, maintain, and convey to this state, a county, or a municipality for operation and maintenance macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.
Tex. Occupations Code § 155.210 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 155 / Section 155.210
§ 155.210. STATUS OF PHYSICIAN GRADUATE.
Status: in_force

A physician graduate license holder is considered a general practitioner for purposes of regulations of the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1153.154 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1153 / Section 1153.154
§ 1153.154. REQUIREMENTS FOR DELIVERY OR ISSUANCE OF CREDIT INSURANCE POLICY.
Status: in_force

A policy of credit life insurance or credit accident and health insurance that is delivered or issued for delivery in this state may be delivered or issued for delivery only by an insurer authorized to engage in the business of insurance in this state and may be issued only through a holder of a license issued by the commissioner.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1956.105 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1956 / Section 1956.105
§ 1956.105. CRIMINAL PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person violates this subchapter.

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

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

(2) confinement in the county jail for not more than 60 days; or

(3) both the fine and the confinement.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 21.407 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 21 / Section 21.407
§ 21.407. TERM OF OFFICE.
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided by this subchapter, the term of office of a director extends from the date the director is elected and qualified or named in the corporation's certificate of formation until the next annual meeting of shareholders and until the director's successor is elected and qualified.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8433.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8433 / Section 8433.004
§ 8433.004. CONSENT OF MUNICIPALITY REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors may not hold an election under Section 8433.003 until each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located has consented by ordinance or resolution to the creation of the district and to the inclusion of land in the district.