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Tex. Finance Code § 33.209 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 33 / Section 33.209
§ 33.209. ALLOCATION OF PROFITS AND LOSSES.
Status: in_force

The profits and losses of a limited banking association may be allocated among the participants and among classes of participants as provided by the participation agreement. Without the prior written approval of the banking commissioner to use a different allocation method, the profits and losses must be allocated according to the relative interests of the participants as reflected in the certificate of formation and related documents filed with and approved by the banking commissioner.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 98.109 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 98 / Section 98.109
§ 98.109. CONFIDENTIALITY; PRIVILEGE.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Sections 98.1046, 98.106, and 98.110, all information and materials obtained or compiled or reported by the department under this chapter or compiled or reported by a health care facility under this chapter, and all related information and materials, are confidential and:

(1) are not subject to disclosure under Chapter 552, Government Code, or discovery, subpoena, or other means of legal compulsion for release to any person; and

(2) may not be admitted as evidence or otherwise disclosed in any civil, criminal, or administrative proceeding.

(b) The confidentiality protections under Subsection (a) apply without regard to whether the information or materials are obtained from or compiled or reported by a health care facility or an entity that has an ownership or management interest in a facility.

(b-1) A state employee or officer may not be examined in a civil, criminal, or special proceeding, or any other proceeding, regarding the existence or contents of information or materials obtained, compiled, or reported by the department under this chapter.

(c) The transfer of information or materials under this chapter is not a waiver of a privilege or protection granted under law.

(d) The provisions of this section regarding the confidentiality of information or materials compiled or reported by a health care facility in compliance with or as authorized under this chapter do not restrict access, to the extent authorized by law, by the patient or the patient's legally authorized representative to records of the patient's medical diagnosis or treatment or to other primary health records.

(e) A department summary or disclosure may not contain information identifying a patient, employee, contractor, volunteer, consultant, health care professional, student, or trainee in connection with a specific incident.
Tex. Occupations Code § 104.005 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 104 / Section 104.005
§ 104.005. ENFORCEMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) On the request of a healing art licensing board listed in Section 104.003, the district or county attorney shall file and prosecute appropriate judicial proceedings in the name of the state against a person who violates Section 104.003.

(b) The district or county attorney shall file the proceeding in the district court of the county in which the violation occurs.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8044.0102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8044 / Section 8044.0102
§ 8044.0102. FINDINGS OF PUBLIC PURPOSE AND BENEFIT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is created to serve a public purpose and benefit.

(b) The district is created to accomplish the purposes of:

(1) a municipal utility district as provided by general law and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution; and

(2) Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, that relate to the construction, acquisition, improvement, operation, or maintenance of macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.
Tex. Government Code § 663.052 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 663 / Section 663.052
§ 663.052. REPORT OF COMMISSION.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall report to the legislature not later than December 1 of each even-numbered year.

(b) The report must:

(1) summarize the development and progress of the child care program; and

(2) describe additional child care services needed by state employees.
Tex. Education Code § 21.208 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 21 / Section 21.208
§ 21.208. DECISION OF BOARD.
Status: in_force

(a) If the teacher does not request a hearing, the board of trustees shall:

(1) take the appropriate action to renew or not renew the teacher's contract; and

(2) notify the teacher in writing of that action not later than the 30th day after the date the notice of proposed nonrenewal was sent to the teacher.

(b) If the teacher requests a hearing, following the hearing the board of trustees shall:

(1) take the appropriate action to renew or not renew the teacher's contract; and

(2) notify the teacher in writing of that action not later than the 15th day after the date on which the hearing is concluded.
Tex. Water Code § 5.752 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 5 / Section 5.752
§ 5.752. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Applicable legal requirement" means an environmental law, regulation, permit, order, consent decree, or other requirement.

(2) "Innovative program" means:

(A) a program developed by the commission under this subchapter, Chapter 26 or 27 of this code, or Chapter 361, 382, or 401, Health and Safety Code, that provides incentives to a person in return for benefits to the environment that exceed benefits that would result from compliance with applicable legal requirements under the commission's jurisdiction;

(B) the flexible permit program administered by the commission under Chapter 382, Health and Safety Code;

(C) the regulatory flexibility program administered by the commission under Section 5.758; or

(D) a program established under Section 382.401, Health and Safety Code, to encourage the use of alternative technology for detecting leaks or emissions of air contaminants.

(3) "Permit" includes a license, certificate, registration, approval, permit by rule, standard permit, or other form of authorization issued by the commission under this code or the Health and Safety Code.

(4) "Region" means a region of the commission's field operations division or that division's successor.

(5) "Strategically directed regulatory structure" means a program that is designed to use innovative programs to provide maximum environmental benefit and to reward compliance performance.
Tex. Tax Code § 183.041 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 183 / Section 183.041
§ 183.041. TAX IMPOSED ON SALES OF MIXED BEVERAGES AND RELATED ITEMS.
Status: in_force

(a) A tax is imposed on each mixed beverage sold, prepared, or served by a permittee in this state and on ice and each nonalcoholic beverage sold, prepared, or served by a permittee in this state for the purpose of being mixed with an alcoholic beverage and consumed on the premises of the permittee.

(b) The rate of the tax is 8.25 percent of the sales price of the item sold, prepared, or served.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 361.092 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 361 / Section 361.092
§ 361.092. REGISTRATION FOR EXTRACTING MATERIALS FROM CERTAIN SOLID WASTE FACILITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission may require a registration to extract materials for energy and material recovery and for gas recovery from closed or inactive portions of a solid waste facility that has been used for disposal of municipal or industrial solid waste.

(b) The commission shall adopt standards necessary to ensure that the integrity of a solid waste facility is maintained.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1065.111 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1065 / Section 1065.111
§ 1065.111. PAYMENT FOR TREATMENT; PROCEDURES.
Status: in_force

(a) When a patient who resides in the district is admitted to a district facility, the board shall have an inquiry made into the circumstances of:

(1) the patient; and

(2) the patient's relatives who are legally liable for the patient's support.

(b) If an agent designated by the district to handle the inquiry determines that the patient or those relatives cannot pay all or part of the costs of the care and treatment in the hospital, the amount of the costs that cannot be paid becomes a charge against the district.

(c) If the board determines that the patient or those relatives are liable to pay for all or part of the costs of the patient's care and treatment, the patient or those relatives shall be ordered to pay to the district's treasurer a specified amount each week for the patient's support. The amount ordered must be proportionate to the person's financial ability and may not exceed the actual per capita cost of maintenance.

(d) The district may collect the amount from the patient's estate, or from any relative who is legally liable for the patient's support, in the manner provided by law for the collection of expenses of the last illness of a deceased person.

(e) If there is a dispute as to the ability to pay, or doubt in the mind of the district's designated agent, the board shall hold a hearing and, after calling witnesses, shall:

(1) resolve the dispute or doubt; and

(2) issue an appropriate order.

(f) The order may be appealed to the district court.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3926.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3926 / Section 3926.052
§ 3926.052. BOARD MEETINGS.
Status: in_force

The board shall hold meetings at a place accessible to the public.
Tex. Government Code § 2003.104 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2003 / Section 2003.104
§ 2003.104. CONFIDENTIALITY OF TAX HEARING INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The office shall keep information that identifies a taxpayer who participates in a case under this subchapter confidential, including the taxpayer's name and social security number.

(b) The provision of information to the office that is confidential under any law, including Section 111.006, 151.027, or 171.206, Tax Code, does not affect the confidentiality of the information, and the office shall maintain that confidentiality.

(c) A hearing conducted under this subchapter is confidential and not open to the public.
Tex. Property Code § 71.106 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 71 / Section 71.106
§ 71.106. DEFAULT JUDGMENT.
Status: in_force

If citation is issued in accordance with Section 71.102 and no person answers within the period provided by the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure, the court shall render a default judgment in favor of the state.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1098.060 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1098 / Section 1098.060
§ 1098.060. STAFF AND EMPLOYEES; RECRUITMENT OF PERSONNEL.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may:

(1) appoint physicians to the district's staff; and

(2) employ technicians, nurses, fiscal agents, accountants, architects, attorneys, and other necessary employees.

(b) The board may delegate to the district administrator the authority to employ persons for the district.

(c) The board may spend district money to recruit physicians, nurses, and other trained medical personnel.
Tex. Water Code § 15.003 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 15 / Section 15.003
§ 15.003. POWER TO DEFINE PURPOSES.
Status: in_force

The board, by rule, may define in greater detail the purposes enumerated in Section 15.002.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7905.0202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7905 / Section 7905.0202
§ 7905.0202. 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 7905.0103; 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 7905.0103 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 7905.0103; 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. Insurance Code § 2211.252 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2211 / Section 2211.252
§ 2211.252. ADDITIONAL DISCIPLINARY PROCEDURES.
Status: in_force

In addition to the remedies provided by Section 2211.251, the commissioner may use any other disciplinary procedures authorized by this code, including the cease and desist procedures authorized by Chapter 83.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 58.002 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 58 / Section 58.002
§ 58.002. APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), this chapter applies to a contract between a person and a disaster remediation contractor for the performance of disaster remediation services on property owned or leased by the person.

(b) This chapter does not apply to a contract between a person and a disaster remediation contractor for the performance of disaster remediation services on property owned or leased by the person if the contractor maintains for at least one year preceding the date of the contract a physical business address in:

(1) the county in which the property is located; or

(2) a county adjacent to the county in which the property is located.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 481.036 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 481 / Section 481.036
§ 481.036. PUBLICATION OF SCHEDULES.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner shall publish the schedules by filing a certified copy of the schedules with the secretary of state for publication in the Texas Register not later than the fifth working day after the date the commissioner takes action under this subchapter.

(b) Each published schedule must show changes, if any, made in the schedule since its latest publication.

(c) An action by the commissioner that establishes or modifies a schedule under this subchapter may take effect not earlier than the 21st day after the date on which the schedule or modification is published in the Texas Register unless an emergency exists that necessitates earlier action to avoid an imminent hazard to the public safety.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8335.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8335 / Section 8335.151
§ 8335.151. ELECTIONS REGARDING TAXES OR BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue, without an election, bonds and other obligations secured by:

(1) revenue other than ad valorem taxes; or

(2) contract payments described by Section 8335.153.

(b) The district must hold an election in the manner provided by Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, to obtain voter approval before the district may impose an ad valorem tax or issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes.

(c) The district may not issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes to finance a road project unless the issuance is approved by a vote of a two-thirds majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.
Tex. Government Code § 62.0141 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 62 / Section 62.0141
§ 62.0141. FAILURE TO ANSWER JURY SUMMONS.
Status: in_force

In addition to any criminal penalty prescribed by law, a person summoned for jury service who does not comply with the summons as required by law or who knowingly provides false information in a request for an exemption or to be excused from jury service is subject to a contempt action punishable by a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $1,000.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 134.005 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 134 / Section 134.005
§ 134.005. RECOVERY.
Status: in_force

(a) In a suit under this chapter, a person who has sustained damages resulting from theft may recover:

(1) under Section 134.003(a), from a person who commits theft, the amount of actual damages found by the trier of fact and, in addition to actual damages, damages awarded by the trier of fact in a sum not to exceed $1,000; or

(2) from a parent or other person who has the duty of control and reasonable discipline of a child, for an action brought under Section 134.003(b), the amount of actual damages found by the trier of fact, not to exceed $5,000.

(b) Each person who prevails in a suit under this chapter shall be awarded court costs and reasonable and necessary attorney's fees.
Tex. Family Code § 101.030 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 101 / Section 101.030
§ 101.030. STATE.
Status: in_force

"State" means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. The term includes an Indian tribe and a foreign jurisdiction that has established procedures for rendition and enforcement of an order that are substantially similar to the procedures of this title.
Tex. Education Code § 88.502 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 88 / Section 88.502
§ 88.502. ACCEPTANCE OF FUNDS.
Status: in_force

In addition to any other authority which it may possess, the board of regents is authorized to accept funds from both public and private sources, in addition to any amounts which shall be appropriated by the legislature for the use of any program or division of the agency.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6901.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6901 / Section 6901.002
§ 6901.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The Bayview Municipal Utility District of Galveston County is:

(1) a conservation and reclamation district established under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution; and

(2) a fresh water supply district.
Tex. Government Code § 43.117 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 43 / Section 43.117
§ 43.117.
Status: in_force

Sec. 43.117. 31ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT. The voters of the 31st Judicial District elect a district attorney.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8462.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8462 / Section 8462.201
§ 8462.201. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

The district may issue bonds or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, impact fees, revenue, contract payments, grants, or other district money, or any combination of those sources, to pay for any authorized district purpose.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 11.001 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 11 / Section 11.001
§ 11.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this title:

(1) "Assistance" means all forms of assistance and services for needy persons authorized by Subtitle C.

(2) "Commission" means the Health and Human Services Commission.

(3) "Executive commissioner" means the executive commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission.

(4) "Financial assistance" means money payments for needy persons authorized by Chapter 31.

(5) "Medical assistance" means assistance for needy persons authorized by Chapter 32.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 297.103 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 297 / Section 297.103
§ 297.103. LOCAL PROVIDER PARTICIPATION FUND; AUTHORIZED USES OF MONEY.
Status: in_force

(a) Each county that collects a mandatory payment authorized under this chapter shall create a local provider participation fund.

(b) The local provider participation fund of a county consists of:

(1) all revenue received by the county attributable to mandatory payments authorized under this chapter, including any penalties and interest attributable to delinquent payments;

(2) money received from the Health and Human Services Commission as a refund of an intergovernmental transfer from the county to the state for the purpose of providing the nonfederal share of Medicaid supplemental payment program payments, provided that the intergovernmental transfer does not receive a federal matching payment; and

(3) the earnings of the fund.

(c) Money deposited to the local provider participation fund may be used only to:

(1) fund intergovernmental transfers from the county to the state to provide:

(A) the nonfederal share of a Medicaid supplemental payment program authorized under the state Medicaid plan, the Texas Healthcare Transformation and Quality Improvement Program waiver issued under Section 1115 of the federal Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Section 1315), or a successor waiver program authorizing similar Medicaid supplemental payment programs; or

(B) payments to Medicaid managed care organizations that are dedicated for payment to hospitals;

(2) subsidize indigent programs;

(3) pay the administrative expenses of the county solely for activities under this chapter;

(4) refund a portion of a mandatory payment collected in error from a paying hospital;

(5) refund to paying hospitals the proportionate share of money received by the county from the Health and Human Services Commission that is not used to fund the nonfederal share of Medicaid supplemental payment program payments; and

(6) refund to paying hospitals the proportionate share of money that the county determines cannot be used to fund the nonfederal share of Medicaid supplemental payment program payments.

(d) Money in the local provider participation fund may not be commingled with other county funds.

(e) An intergovernmental transfer of funds described by Subsection (c)(1) and any funds received by the county as a result of an intergovernmental transfer described by that subsection may not be used by the county or any other entity to expand Medicaid eligibility under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Pub. L. No. 111-148) as amended by the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (Pub. L. No. 111-152).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8029.0102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8029 / Section 8029.0102
§ 8029.0102. NATURE AND PURPOSES OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is a municipal utility district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.

(b) The district is created to accomplish the purposes of:

(1) a municipal utility district as provided by general law and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution; and

(2) Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, that relate to the construction, acquisition, improvement, operation, or maintenance of macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 361.001 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 361 / Section 361.001
§ 361.001. SHORT TITLE.
Status: in_force

This chapter may be cited as the Solid Waste Disposal Act.
Tex. Occupations Code § 206.204 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 206 / Section 206.204
§ 206.204. EXAMINATION.
Status: in_force

An applicant for a surgical assistant license must pass a surgical assistant examination approved by the medical board. Any written portion of the examination must be validated by an independent testing professional.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7952.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7952 / Section 7952.151
§ 7952.151. ELECTIONS REGARDING TAXES OR BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue, without an election, bonds and other obligations secured by:

(1) revenue other than ad valorem taxes; or

(2) contract payments described by Section 7952.153.

(b) The district must hold an election in the manner provided by Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, to obtain voter approval before the district may impose an ad valorem tax or issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes.

(c) The district may not issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes to finance a road project unless the issuance is approved by a vote of a two-thirds majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.