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Tex. Occupations Code § 204.312 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 204 / Section 204.312
§ 204.312. INFORMAL PROCEEDINGS.
Status: in_force

(a) The physician assistant board by rule shall adopt procedures governing:

(1) informal disposition of a contested case under Section 2001.056, Government Code; and

(2) informal proceedings held in compliance with Section 2001.054, Government Code.

(b) Rules adopted under this section must require that:

(1) an informal meeting in compliance with Section 2001.054, Government Code, be scheduled not later than the 180th day after the date the complaint is filed with the physician assistant board, unless good cause is shown by the physician assistant board for scheduling the informal meeting after that date;

(2) the physician assistant board give notice to the license holder of the time and place of the meeting not later than the 30th day before the date the meeting is held;

(3) the complainant and the license holder be provided an opportunity to be heard;

(4) at least one of the physician assistant board members participating in the informal meeting as a panelist be a member who represents the public;

(5) the physician assistant board's legal counsel or a representative of the attorney general be present to advise the physician assistant board or the medical board's staff; and

(6) a member of the medical board's staff be at the meeting to present to the physician assistant board's representative the facts the staff reasonably believes it could prove by competent evidence or qualified witnesses at a hearing.

(c) An affected physician assistant is entitled to:

(1) reply to the staff's presentation; and

(2) present the facts the physician assistant reasonably believes the physician assistant could prove by competent evidence or qualified witnesses at a hearing.

(d) After ample time is given for the presentations, the physician assistant board representative shall recommend that the investigation be closed or shall attempt to mediate the disputed matters and make a recommendation regarding the disposition of the case in the absence of a hearing under applicable law concerning contested cases.

(e) If the license holder has previously been the subject of disciplinary action by the physician assistant board, the physician assistant board shall schedule the informal meeting as soon as practicable but not later than the deadline prescribed by Subsection (b)(1).
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 363.134 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 363 / Section 363.134
§ 363.134. APPROVAL AND REGISTRATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A public agency shall submit bonds issued by the public agency and records relating to their issuance to the attorney general for examination as to their validity. If the bonds are secured by a pledge of proceeds from a contract, the public agency shall submit to the attorney general for examination a copy of the contract and a copy of the records relating to the contract.

(b) If the attorney general finds that the bonds have been authorized and a contract entered into in accordance with law, the attorney general shall approve the bonds, and the comptroller shall register the bonds.

(c) Following approval and registration, the bonds are incontestable and are binding obligations according to their terms.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 200.059 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 200 / Section 200.059
§ 200.059. DUAL AUTHORITY.
Status: repealed

Unless the certificate of formation or a bylaw adopted by the shareholders provides otherwise as to all or a part of a real estate investment trust's bylaws, the shareholders of a real estate investment trust may amend, repeal, or adopt the bylaws of the real estate investment trust even if the bylaws may also be amended, repealed, or adopted by the trust managers of the real estate investment trust.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8256.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8256 / Section 8256.151
§ 8256.151. TAX TO REPAY BONDS.
Status: in_force

The district may impose a tax to pay the principal of or interest on bonds or other obligations issued under Section 8256.201.
Tex. Education Code § 26.011 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 26 / Section 26.011
§ 26.011. GRIEVANCES.
Status: in_force

(a) The board of trustees of each school district shall adopt a grievance procedure that complies with Chapter 26A under which the board shall address each grievance that the board receives concerning violation of a right guaranteed by this chapter, of a board of trustees policy, or of a provision of this title.

(b) The board of trustees of a school district is not required by Subsection (a) or Section 11.1511(b)(13) to address a grievance that the board receives concerning a student's participation in an extracurricular activity that does not involve a violation of a right guaranteed by this chapter, of a board of trustees policy, or of a provision of this title. This subsection does not affect a claim brought by a parent under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. Section 1400 et seq.) or a successor federal statute addressing special education services for a child with a disability.

(c) A grievance procedure adopted under Subsection (a) must require that, for a complaint filed against a teacher or other employee, the school district provide:

(1) notice of the complaint to the teacher or employee against whom the complaint was filed; and

(2) sufficient opportunity for the teacher or employee against whom the complaint was filed to submit a written response to the complaint to be included in the record.
Tex. Transportation Code § 201.997 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 201 / Section 201.997
§ 201.997. FUND DISTRIBUTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall allocate funds to the department districts based on the formulas adopted under Section 201.996.

(b) In distributing funds to department districts, the department may not exceed the cash flow forecast prepared and published under Section 201.993(c).
Tex. Education Code § 51.012 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 51 / Section 51.012
§ 51.012. PAYMENTS BY ELECTRONIC FUNDS TRANSFER OR ELECTRONIC PAY CARD.
Status: in_force

An institution of higher education may make any payment through electronic funds transfer or by electronic pay card.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 161.063 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 161 / Section 161.063
§ 161.063. CONTENTS OF NOTICE.
Status: in_force

(a) A quarantine notice must state the requirements and restrictions under which animals may be permitted to enter this state or to be moved from a quarantined area within this state. If the seriousness of the disease is sufficient to warrant prohibiting the movement of animals, the notice must state that the movement is prohibited. The quarantine notice must state the class of persons authorized by the commission to issue certificates or permits permitting movement.

(b) A quarantine notice must state the cause for which the quarantine is established, whether for infection or for exposure.

(c) A quarantine notice must describe the area or premises quarantined in a reasonable manner that enables a person to identify the area or premises, but is not required to describe the area or premises by metes and bounds.

(d) If the quarantine regulates or prohibits the movement of a carrier or potential carrier of a disease, the commission may prescribe any exceptions, terms, conditions, or provisions that the commission considers necessary or desirable to promote the objectives of this chapter or to minimize the economic impact of the quarantine without endangering those objectives or the health and safety of the public. Any exceptions, terms, conditions, or provisions prescribed under this subsection must be stated in the quarantine notice.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8068.0501 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8068 / Section 8068.0501
§ 8068.0501. 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. Government Code § 452.009 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 452 / Section 452.009
§ 452.009. REPORT.
Status: in_force

Not later than September 1, 2037, the commission shall file a report with the governor and the legislature containing information about the effects of the bicentennial activities conducted in this state on the state's economy.
Tex. Election Code § 1.002 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 1 / Section 1.002
§ 1.002. APPLICABILITY OF CODE.
Status: in_force

(a) This code applies to all general, special, and primary elections held in this state.

(b) This code supersedes a conflicting statute outside this code unless this code or the outside statute expressly provides otherwise.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3851.053 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3851 / Section 3851.053
§ 3851.053. ELIGIBILITY.
Status: in_force

To be qualified to serve as a director, a person must be at least 18 years of age and:

(1) reside in the district and be qualified to vote;

(2) own real property in the district; or

(3) have served as an initial director.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 134.186 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 134 / Section 134.186
§ 134.186. COSTS OF SUIT; FILING OF BOND.
Status: in_force

(a) In issuing a final order in an action brought under Section 134.182(a), a court may award a party litigation costs, including attorney's and expert witness's fees, if the court determines the award is appropriate.

(b) The court may require a person to file a bond or equivalent security in accordance with the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure if the person seeks a temporary restraining order or preliminary injunction.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 77.043 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 77 / Section 77.043
§ 77.043. BAIT-SHRIMP DEALER LICENSE.
Status: in_force

(a) No person may engage in business as a bait-shrimp dealer unless he has obtained a bait-shrimp dealer's license from the department for each bait stand or place of business he maintains.

(b) The fee for a bait-shrimp dealer's license is $60 or an amount set by the commission, whichever amount is more.

(c) A bait-shrimp dealer's license expires August 31 following the date of issuance.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 5.055 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 5 / Section 5.055
§ 5.055. NAME OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP OR FOREIGN LIMITED PARTNERSHIP.
Status: in_force

(a) The name of a limited partnership or foreign limited partnership must contain:

(1) the word "limited";

(2) the phrase "limited partnership"; or

(3) an abbreviation of that word or phrase.

(b) The name of a domestic or foreign limited partnership that is a limited liability limited partnership must also contain the phrase "limited liability partnership" or an abbreviation of that phrase.

(c) The name of a domestic or foreign limited partnership that is a limited liability limited partnership complies with the requirements of Subsections (a) and (b) if the name of the limited partnership contains the phrase "limited liability limited partnership" or an abbreviation of that phrase.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3953.006 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3953 / Section 3953.006
§ 3953.006. ELIGIBILITY FOR INCLUSION IN SPECIAL ZONES.
Status: in_force

(a) All or any part of the area of the district is eligible to be included in:

(1) a tax increment reinvestment zone created under Chapter 311, Tax Code;

(2) a tax abatement reinvestment zone created under Chapter 312, Tax Code;

(3) an enterprise zone created under Chapter 2303, Government Code; or

(4) an industrial district created under Chapter 42, Local Government Code.

(b) If the city creates a tax increment reinvestment zone described by Subsection (a), the city and the board of directors of the zone, by contract with the district, may grant money deposited in the tax increment fund to the district to be used by the district for the purposes permitted for money granted to a corporation under Section 380.002(b), Local Government Code, including the right to pledge the money as security for any bonds issued by the district for an improvement project. A project may not receive public funds under Section 380.002(b), Local Government Code, unless the project has been approved by the governing body of the city.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1102.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1102 / Section 1102.103
§ 1102.103. MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The management and control of the district is vested in the board.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9015.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9015 / Section 9015.004
§ 9015.004. CONSTRUCTION OF CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This chapter may not be interpreted as amending or repealing Section 11.024, Water Code, which provides for priorities for the use of water.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 21.152 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 21 / Section 21.152
§ 21.152. GENERAL MANAGER.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall employ a general manager for a term and salary set by the board.

(b) The general manager is the chief executive officer of the district. Under policies established by the board, the general manager is responsible to the board for:

(1) administering board directives;

(2) keeping district records, including minutes of the board's meetings;

(3) coordinating with state, federal, and local agencies;

(4) developing plans and programs for the board's approval;

(5) hiring, supervising, training, and discharging district employees;

(6) contracting for or retaining technical, scientific, legal, fiscal, and other professional services; and

(7) performing any other duty assigned to the general manager by the board.

(c) The board may discharge the general manager by a majority vote.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 57.305 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 57 / Section 57.305
§ 57.305. DISCRIMINATION IN PRICES OF NEW EQUIPMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a supplier may not discriminate, directly or indirectly, in the price among different dealers with respect to a purchase of equipment or a repair part of like grade and quality and identical brand, where the effect of such discrimination may be to:

(1) substantially lessen competition;

(2) tend to create a monopoly in any line of commerce; or

(3) injure, destroy, or prevent competition with any dealer who either grants or knowingly receives the benefit of such discrimination.

(b) A supplier may charge a different price among dealers for purchases described by Subsection (a) if:

(1) the price difference is due to differences in the cost of manufacture, sale, or delivery of the equipment or repair part;

(2) the supplier can show that the lower price was made in good faith to meet an equally low price of a competitor; or

(3) the price difference is related to the volume of equipment purchased by dealers or market share obtained by dealers.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1073.356 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1073 / Section 1073.356
§ 1073.356. REFERENCE IN OTHER LAW.
Status: in_force

On the dissolution of the North Runnels County Hospital District and the approval of the creation of the Runnels County Hospital District, a reference in any law to the North Runnels County Hospital District means the Runnels County Hospital District.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 382.510 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 382 / Section 382.510
§ 382.510. ANNUAL REPORT.
Status: in_force

The land commissioner shall issue annually a report regarding the carbon dioxide repository. The report may be submitted electronically by posting on the General Land Office's Internet website. The report must include information regarding:

(1) the total volume of carbon dioxide stored;

(2) the total volume of carbon dioxide received for storage during the year; and

(3) the volume of carbon dioxide received from each producer of carbon dioxide.
Tex. Insurance Code § 30.002 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 30 / Section 30.002
§ 30.002. CONSTRUCTION.
Status: in_force

Except as provided by Section 30.003 and as otherwise expressly provided in this code, Chapter 311, Government Code (Code Construction Act), applies to the construction of each provision in this title and in Titles 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, and 20.
Tex. Occupations Code § 260.003 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 260 / Section 260.003
§ 260.003. EMPLOYMENT BY ORGANIZATIONS SERVING UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS.
Status: in_force

A dentist licensed by the board may be employed by or contract with an organization if:

(1) the organization is a nonprofit corporation under the Texas Non-Profit Corporation Act (Article 1396-1.01 et seq., Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes) and Section 501(c)(3), Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. Section 501); and

(2) the organization is:

(A) approved by the board as an organization that provides services to underserved populations for no fee or a reduced fee; or

(B) a clinic that provides dental services primarily to individuals who have acquired immune deficiency syndrome or the human immunodeficiency virus.
Tex. Estates Code § 1105.255 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1105 / Section 1105.255
§ 1105.255. NEW BOND IN DECREASED AMOUNT.
Status: in_force

(a) A guardian required to give a bond may at any time file with the clerk a written application requesting that the court reduce the amount of the bond.

(b) After the guardian files an application under Subsection (a), the clerk shall issue and have posted notice to all persons interested in the estate and to a surety on the bond. The notice must inform the interested persons and surety of:

(1) the fact that the application has been filed;

(2) the nature of the application; and

(3) the time the judge will hear the application.

(c) The judge may permit the filing of a new bond in a reduced amount if:

(1) proof is submitted that a bond in an amount less than the bond in effect will be adequate to meet the requirements of law and protect the guardianship; and

(2) the judge approves an accounting filed at the time of the application.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 54.003 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 54 / Section 54.003
§ 54.003. INCORPORATORS.
Status: in_force

Ten or more persons, five of whom are citizens of this state, may form a corporation under this chapter.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1301.139 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1301 / Section 1301.139
§ 1301.139. LEGISLATIVE DECLARATION.
Status: in_force

It is the intent of the legislature that the requirements contained in this subchapter regarding payment of claims to preferred providers who are pharmacists or pharmacies apply to all insurers and pharmacy benefit managers unless otherwise prohibited by federal law.
Tex. Transportation Code § 601.340 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 601 / Section 601.340
§ 601.340. EVIDENCE OF FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY OR SUSPENSION OF VEHICLE REGISTRATION FOLLOWING SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION OF DRIVER'S LICENSE.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b) or (c), the department shall suspend the registration of each motor vehicle registered in the name of a person if the department:

(1) under any state law, other than Section 521.341(7), suspends or revokes the person's driver's license on receipt of a record of a conviction or a forfeiture of bail; or

(2) receives a record of a guilty plea of the person entered for an offense for which the department would be required to suspend the driver's license of a person convicted of the offense.

(b) The department, unless otherwise required by law, may not suspend a registration under Subsection (a) if the person files and maintains evidence of financial responsibility with the department for each motor vehicle registered in the name of the person.

(c) This section does not apply to a suspension of a driver's license for an offense under Chapter 106, Alcoholic Beverage Code, other than an offense that includes confinement as an authorized sanction.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7804.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7804 / Section 7804.051
§ 7804.051. LEVEE IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The district has the powers and duties provided by the general law of this state, including Chapters 49 and 57, Water Code, applicable to levee improvement districts created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.

(b) The district has the powers and duties necessary to accomplish the purposes for which the district is created.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9206.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9206 / Section 9206.052
§ 9206.052. ELECTION OF DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

On the uniform election date in May of each even-numbered year, the appropriate number of directors shall be elected.
Tex. Utilities Code § 182.052 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 182 / Section 182.052
§ 182.052. DISCLOSURE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Section 182.054, a government-operated utility may not disclose personal information in a customer's account record, or any information relating to the volume or units of utility usage or the amounts billed to or collected from the individual for utility usage, unless the customer requests that the government-operated utility disclose the information.

(b) A customer may request disclosure of information described by Subsection (a) by delivering to the government-operated utility an appropriately marked form provided under Subsection (c)(2) or any other written request for disclosure.

(c) A government-operated utility shall include with a bill sent to each customer or shall post on the utility's Internet website:

(1) a notice of the customer's right to request disclosure under this section; and

(2) a form by which the customer may request disclosure by marking an appropriate box on the form and returning it to the government-operated utility, either by mail or electronically.

(d) A customer may rescind a request for disclosure under this section by providing the government-operated utility a written request to withhold the customer's personal information beginning on the date the utility receives the request.

(e) A governmental body as defined by Section 552.003, Government Code, may withhold information prohibited from being disclosed under this section without the necessity of requesting a decision from the attorney general under Subchapter G, Chapter 552, Government Code.
Tex. Government Code § 1471.019 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1471 / Section 1471.019
§ 1471.019. RESULTS OF ELECTION.
Status: in_force

The commissioners court may issue bonds on the faith and credit of the applicable political subdivision if two-thirds of the voters voting in the election approve the issuance of the bonds.
Tex. Transportation Code § 342.051 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 342 / Section 342.051
§ 342.051. RIGHT OF PROPERTY OWNER TO OPERATE FERRY.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who owns land fronting a body of water may operate a public ferry across the water.

(b) A person who owns land on both sides of the body of water is entitled to the exclusive right of ferriage to and from the land owned.

(c) A person who owns land only on one side of the body of water may operate a public ferry between the person's land and land on the opposite side if the person obtains the consent of the owner of the other land. If the other landowner's consent cannot be obtained, the person may apply to the commissioners court of the county in which the other land is located for the establishment of a public road from the opposite side of the body of water.
Tex. Tax Code § 111.056 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 111 / Section 111.056
§ 111.056.
Status: in_force

Sec. 111.056. FILING WITHIN 10 DAYS: PENALTY AND INTEREST. If a report is filed or a tax payment is made before the expiration of 10 days after the date on which the report or payment is due and if the report as originally filed shows the correct amount of the tax due or the amount of the payment is for the correct amount due, no assessment for penalty or interest may be made solely on the grounds of late filing after the expiration of 90 days after the date the report was required to be filed or the payment required to be made.