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Tex. Transportation Code § 225.074 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 225 / Section 225.074
§ 225.074. VETERANS HIGHWAY.
Status: in_force

(a) Loop 534 between Interstate Highway 10 and State Highway 173 located in Kerrville is designated as the Veterans Highway.

(b) The department shall design and construct markers indicating the highway number, the designation as the Veterans Highway, and any other appropriate information.

(c) The department shall erect a marker at each end of the highway and at appropriate intermediate sites along the highway.
Tex. Occupations Code § 401.105 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 401 / Section 401.105
§ 401.105. TERMS; VACANCIES.
Status: in_force

(a) Members are appointed for staggered six-year terms.

(b) If a vacancy occurs during a member's term, the presiding officer of the commission, with the commission's approval, shall appoint a replacement who meets the qualifications for the vacant position to serve for the remainder of the term.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8829.005 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8829 / Section 8829.005
§ 8829.005. DISTRICT NAME CHANGE.
Status: in_force

The board may change the district's name when the district annexes territory.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1010.063 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1010 / Section 1010.063
§ 1010.063. SEAL.
Status: in_force

The board shall adopt a seal for the district.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 152.0241 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 152 / Section 152.0241
§ 152.0241. BOSQUE COUNTY.
Status: in_force

(a) Bosque County is included in the Bosque, Comanche, and Hamilton counties juvenile board. The juvenile board is composed of:

(1) the county judge in Bosque County;

(2) the county judge in Comanche County;

(3) the county judge in Hamilton County;

(4) the 220th Judicial District judge; and

(5) the judge of the County Court at Law of Bosque County.

(b) The 220th Judicial District judge is the chairman of the board and its chief administrative officer.

(c) The commissioners court of Bosque County shall pay the county judge in Bosque County and the 220th Judicial District judge additional annual compensation set by the commissioners court at not less than the amount paid to a board member under this section on October 1, 1998. The additional compensation shall be paid in equal monthly installments from the general fund of the county.

(d) Sections 152.0002, 152.0004, 152.0006, 152.0007, and 152.0008(a) do not apply to the juvenile board of Bosque County.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7924A.0302 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7924A / Section 7924A.0302
§ 7924A.0302. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties provided by the general law of this state, including Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, applicable to municipal utility districts created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 487.053 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 487 / Section 487.053
§ 487.053. LICENSING OF DISPENSING ORGANIZATIONS AND REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN ASSOCIATED INDIVIDUALS.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall:

(1) issue or renew a license to operate as a dispensing organization to each applicant who satisfies the requirements established under this chapter; and

(2) register directors, owners, managers, members, and employees of each dispensing organization.

(b) Subject to Section 411.503, Government Code, the department shall enforce compliance of licensees and registrants and shall adopt procedures for suspending or revoking a license or registration issued under this chapter and for renewing a license or registration issued under this chapter.
Tex. Labor Code § 406.033 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 406 / Section 406.033
§ 406.033. COMMON-LAW DEFENSES; BURDEN OF PROOF.
Status: in_force

(a) In an action against an employer by or on behalf of an employee who is not covered by workers' compensation insurance obtained in the manner authorized by Section 406.003 to recover damages for personal injuries or death sustained by an employee in the course and scope of the employment, it is not a defense that:

(1) the employee was guilty of contributory negligence;

(2) the employee assumed the risk of injury or death; or

(3) the injury or death was caused by the negligence of a fellow employee.

(b) This section does not reinstate or otherwise affect the availability of defenses at common law, including the defenses described by Subsection (a).

(c) The employer may defend the action on the ground that the injury was caused:

(1) by an act of the employee intended to bring about the injury; or

(2) while the employee was in a state of intoxication.

(d) In an action described by Subsection (a), the plaintiff must prove negligence of the employer or of an agent or servant of the employer acting within the general scope of the agent's or servant's employment.

(e) A cause of action described in Subsection (a) may not be waived by an employee before the employee's injury or death. Any agreement by an employee to waive a cause of action or any right described in Subsection (a) before the employee's injury or death is void and unenforceable.

(f) A cause of action described by Subsection (a) may not be waived by an employee after the employee's injury unless:

(1) the employee voluntarily enters into the waiver with knowledge of the waiver's effect;

(2) the waiver is entered into not earlier than the 10th business day after the date of the initial report of injury;

(3) the employee, before signing the waiver, has received a medical evaluation from a nonemergency care doctor; and

(4) the waiver is in a writing under which the true intent of the parties is specifically stated in the document.

(g) The waiver provisions required under Subsection (f) must be conspicuous and appear on the face of the agreement. To be conspicuous, the waiver provisions must appear in a type larger than the type contained in the body of the agreement or in contrasting colors.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 51.303 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 51 / Section 51.303
§ 51.303. VENUE.
Status: in_force

The venue for suits by or against the state under Sections 51.291 through 51.3021 of this code or for violation of provisions of Sections 51.291 through 51.302 of this code shall be in Travis County.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8115.022 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8115 / Section 8115.022
§ 8115.022. ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING OF TEMPORARY DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

As soon as practicable after all the temporary directors have qualified under Section 49.055, Water Code, the temporary directors shall meet at a location in the district agreeable to a majority of the directors. If a location cannot be agreed upon, the meeting shall be at the Montgomery County Courthouse. At the meeting, the temporary directors shall elect officers from among the temporary directors and conduct any other district business.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 142A.002 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 142A / Section 142A.002
§ 142A.002. LIMITATION ON LIABILITY FOR WELLNESS PROGRAMS.
Status: in_force

(a) A civil action may not be brought against an employer for establishing, maintaining, or requiring participation in an employee wellness program unless:

(1) the program discriminates on the basis of a prior medical condition, gender, age, or income level; or

(2) the cause of action is based on intentional or reckless conduct.

(b) This section does not create a cause of action or expand an existing cause of action.
Tex. Government Code § 542.0116 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 542 / Section 542.0116
§ 542.0116. RECIPIENT ENROLLMENT, PARTICIPATION, AND ELIGIBILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission, in collaboration with the advisory committee and pilot program work group, shall develop pilot program participant eligibility criteria. The criteria must ensure that pilot program participants:

(1) include individuals with an intellectual or developmental disability or a cognitive disability, including:

(A) individuals with autism;

(B) individuals with significant complex behavioral, medical, and physical needs who are receiving home and community-based services through the STAR+PLUS Medicaid managed care program;

(C) individuals enrolled in the STAR+PLUS Medicaid managed care program who:

(i) are on a Medicaid waiver program interest list;

(ii) meet the criteria for an intellectual or developmental disability; or

(iii) have a traumatic brain injury that occurred after the age of 21; and

(D) other individuals with disabilities who have similar functional needs without regard to the age of onset or diagnosis; and

(2) do not include individuals who are receiving only acute care services under the STAR+PLUS Medicaid managed care program and are enrolled in the community-based ICF-IID program or another Medicaid waiver program.

(b) An individual who is eligible to participate in the pilot program will be enrolled automatically. The decision to opt out of participating may be made only by the individual or the individual's legally authorized representative.

(c) Before implementing the pilot program, the commission, in collaboration with the advisory committee and pilot program work group, shall develop and implement a process to ensure that pilot program participants remain eligible for Medicaid for 12 consecutive months during the pilot program.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3851.006 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3851 / Section 3851.006
§ 3851.006. APPLICABILITY OF MUNICIPAL MANAGEMENT DISTRICTS LAW.
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, Chapter 375, Local Government Code, applies to the district.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 88.011 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 88 / Section 88.011
§ 88.011. PENALTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided by this section, a person who violates any provision of this chapter commits an offense that is a Class C Parks and Wildlife Code misdemeanor.

(b) If it is shown at the trial of the defendant that he has been convicted within the preceding 36 months of a violation of this chapter, on conviction he shall be punished for a Class B Parks and Wildlife Code misdemeanor.

(c) If it is shown at the trial of the defendant that he has been convicted two or more times within the preceding 60 months of a violation of this chapter, on conviction he shall be punished for a Class A Parks and Wildlife Code misdemeanor.

(d) A person who hires or pays another person to take, possess, or transport for commercial sale or sell an endangered, threatened, or protected plant in violation of Subsection (d) of Section 88.008 of this code commits an offense. An offense under this section is a Class B Parks and Wildlife Code misdemeanor.

(e) Each endangered, threatened, or protected plant taken, possessed, transported, or sold in violation of this chapter constitutes a separate offense.
Tex. Local Government Code § 160.003 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 160 / Section 160.003
§ 160.003. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this chapter, "grievance" means a claim by an employee that the employee was adversely affected by a violation, misinterpretation, misapplication, or disparity in the application of a specific law, ordinance, resolution, written or unwritten policy, or rule regarding wages, hours of work, or conditions of work.
Tex. Transportation Code § 201.455 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 201 / Section 201.455
§ 201.455. COOPERATION WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS AND OTHER ENTITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The director of the compliance office shall provide information and evidence relating to criminal acts to the state auditor's office and appropriate law enforcement officials.

(b) The director of the compliance office shall refer matters for further civil, criminal, and administrative action to appropriate administrative and prosecutorial agencies, including the attorney general.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7201.0512 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7201 / Section 7201.0512
§ 7201.0512. INITIAL BOARD TRAINING.
Status: in_force

(a) Not later than the 60th day after the first date on which all of the initial directors have been appointed, each initial director shall complete at least 12 hours of training on district management and compliance with laws applicable to the district as determined by the receiver for the corporation.

(b) The district shall reimburse an initial director for the reasonable expenses incurred by the director in attending the training.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 432.008 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 432 / Section 432.008
§ 432.008. LICENSE RENEWAL.
Status: in_force

(a) A license holder under this chapter may renew the license by filing with the department, before the expiration date of the current license, a renewal application on a form prescribed by the department, accompanied by a nonrefundable renewal fee.

(b) After an inspection to determine the license holder's compliance with department rules, the department shall renew the license of a license holder who submits a renewal application and pays the renewal fee.
Tex. Utilities Code § 39.9111 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 39 / Section 39.9111
§ 39.9111. RULES RELATED TO RENEWABLE POWER FACILITIES.
Status: in_force

The commission may adopt rules requiring renewable power facilities to have reactive power control capabilities or any other feasible technology designed to reduce the facilities' effects on system reliability.
Tex. Local Government Code § 42.154 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 42 / Section 42.154
§ 42.154. RESULTS OF ELECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The governing body of a municipality shall canvass the election returns for an election held under this subchapter in accordance with Chapter 67, Election Code.

(b) Not later than 48 hours after the canvass of an election held under this subchapter, the municipality shall notify the residents of the area proposed to be released from the municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction of the results of the election. The municipality may satisfy this requirement by notifying the person who filed the petition under Section 42.152.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 102.09 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 102 / Section 102.09
§ 102.09.
Status: in_force

Sec. 102.09. WHOLESALER: INTEREST IN DISTILLER AND RECTIFIER. No holder of a wholesaler's permit may be affiliated with the holder of a distiller's and rectifier's permit, or with a person, firm, or corporation engaged in distilling or rectifying liquor inside or outside this state, regardless of whether the affiliation is direct or indirect, through an officer, director, agent, or employee, or by management, direction, or control.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 431.1145 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 431 / Section 431.1145
§ 431.1145. REQUIRED REPORT OF CERTAIN DRUG-RELATED ADVERSE EVENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "serious adverse event" means an event that:

(1) results in death;

(2) is considered life-threatening;

(3) results in inpatient hospitalization or an extension of the duration of an existing hospitalization;

(4) results in a persistent or significant incapacity or substantial disruption of an individual's ability to perform normal life functions;

(5) results in a congenital anomaly or birth defect; or

(6) results in a medically important medical condition that, based on the physician's reasonable medical judgment, may require medical or surgical intervention to prevent an outcome described by Subdivisions (1) through (5).

(b) This section applies only to a drug that is:

(1) experimental or investigational; or

(2) authorized or approved for emergency use by the United States Food and Drug Administration.

(c) Notwithstanding Subsection (b), this section does not apply to a drug that is administered or used as part of a clinical trial.

(d) Notwithstanding any other law, a physician shall report to the United States Food and Drug Administration through the MedWatch reporting program any serious adverse event the physician's patient suffers if:

(1) the physician:

(A) diagnoses the patient with a condition related to the serious adverse event; and

(B) knows the patient was administered or used a drug to which this section applies; and

(2) the patient suffers the serious adverse event before the first anniversary of the date the patient was administered or used the drug.

(e) A physician who violates this section is subject to:

(1) for an initial violation, non-disciplinary corrective action by the Texas Medical Board; and

(2) for each subsequent violation, disciplinary action by the Texas Medical Board as if the physician violated Subtitle B, Title 3, Occupations Code.

(f) For purposes of non-disciplinary corrective action or disciplinary action imposed under Subsection (e), the Texas Medical Board may not consider a violation of this section after the third anniversary of the date of the violation. The Texas Medical Board shall retain information on each violation of this section in the physician's permanent record.

(g) The executive commissioner shall adopt rules necessary to implement this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8387.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8387 / Section 8387.001
§ 8387.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

(2) "Director" means a member of the board.

(3) "District" means the Northgate Crossing Municipal Utility District No. 1.
Tex. Education Code § 109.154 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 109 / Section 109.154
§ 109.154. SALE OF LEASES; ADVERTISEMENTS; PAYMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) Whenever in the opinion of the board there is a demand for the purchase of oil, gas, sulphur, or other mineral leases on any tract or part of any tract of land which can be reasonably expected to result in an advantageous sale, the board shall place the oil, gas, sulphur, or other mineral leases on the land on the market in a tract or tracts, or any part of a tract, which the board may designate.

(b) The board shall have advertised a brief description of the land from which the oil, gas, sulphur, or other minerals is proposed to be leased. The advertisement shall be made by publishing in two or more papers of general circulation in this state, and in addition, the board may, in its discretion, cause the advertisement to be placed in an oil and gas journal published in and out of the state. The board may also mail copies of the proposals to the county judge of the county where the lands are located and to other persons the board believes would be interested.

(c) The board may sell the lease or leases to the highest bidder at public auction.

(d) The highest bidder shall pay to the board on the day of the sale 25 percent of the bonus bid, and the balance of the bid shall be paid within 24 hours after the bidder is notified that the bid has been accepted. Payments shall be made in cash, certified check, cashier's check, or electronic payment, as the board directs. The failure of the bidder to pay the balance of the amount bid will forfeit to the board the 25 percent of the bonus bid paid.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 33.062 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 33 / Section 33.062
§ 33.062. DESIGNATED OFFICIAL REPRESENTATIVE.
Status: in_force

The board is designated and shall serve as the official representative of the governor of the state to conduct with the federal government any business concerning any matter affecting the coastal public land which arises out of the exercise by the federal government of any authority it may have over navigable water under the Constitution of the United States.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2004.003 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2004 / Section 2004.003
§ 2004.003. AUTHORIZATION FOR ISSUANCE OF INSURANCE.
Status: in_force

An insurer authorized to write property or casualty insurance in this state, including a Lloyd's plan and a reciprocal or interinsurance exchange, that writes residential property insurance in this state may write that insurance on forms adopted under this chapter.
Tex. Occupations Code § 701.352 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 701 / Section 701.352
§ 701.352. LICENSE HOLDER INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

A license holder shall keep the department informed of the license holder's current address as provided by commission rule.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7954A.0501 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7954A / Section 7954A.0501
§ 7954A.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. Water Code § 58.649 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 58 / Section 58.649
§ 58.649. FIXING TAX AS EQUAL SUM ON EACH ACRE.
Status: in_force

At the election at which the plan of taxation is determined or at any other time before the bonds are issued, the voters of any district operating under the provisions of Article XVI, Section 59, of the Texas Constitution, may vote on the proposition of whether or not benefits for tax purposes shall be fixed as an equal sum on each acre of land that is irrigated or to be irrigated by gravity flow from the canal system of the district. The benefit per acre shall be voted on as it is applied to land in the district that can be irrigated by gravity flow from the irrigation system, and also the benefit to land in the district that cannot be irrigated by gravity flow.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1001.303 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1001 / Section 1001.303
§ 1001.303. DEPOSITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall select one or more depositories for the district in the manner provided by law for the selection of a county depository.

(b) A depository selected by the board shall be the depository of the district until one or more successors are selected and qualified.

(c) All income received by the district, including tax revenue after deducting discounts and fees for assessing and collecting the taxes, shall be deposited with the hospital depository and may be withdrawn only as provided by this chapter.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1467.0505 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1467 / Section 1467.0505
§ 1467.0505. ESTABLISHMENT AND ADMINISTRATION OF MEDIATION PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner shall establish and administer a mediation program to resolve disputes over out-of-network provider charges in accordance with this subchapter.

(b) The commissioner:

(1) shall adopt rules, forms, and procedures necessary for the implementation and administration of the mediation program, including the establishment of a portal on the department's Internet website through which a request for mediation under Section 1467.051 may be submitted; and

(2) shall maintain a list of qualified mediators for the program.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7930A.0104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7930A / Section 7930A.0104
§ 7930A.0104. CONSENT OF MUNICIPALITY REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors may not hold an election under Section 7930A.0103 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.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7204.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7204 / Section 7204.004
§ 7204.004. APPLICABILITY OF OTHER SPECIAL UTILITY DISTRICT LAW.
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, Chapters 49 and 65, Water Code, apply to the district.