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Tex. Insurance Code § 501.252 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 501 / Section 501.252
§ 501.252. ANNUAL CONSUMER REPORT CARDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The office shall develop and issue annual consumer report cards that identify and compare, on an objective basis, health maintenance organizations in this state. The consumer report cards may be based on information or data from any person, agency, organization, or governmental unit that the office considers reliable.

(b) The office may not endorse or recommend a specific health maintenance organization or plan, or subjectively rate or rank health maintenance organizations or plans, other than through comparison and evaluation of objective criteria.

(c) The office shall provide a copy of any consumer report card on request on payment of a reasonable fee.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 603.002 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 603 / Section 603.002
§ 603.002. APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), this chapter applies only to a person who solicits business in this state by mailing an individual a check or other draft payable to that individual.

(b) This chapter does not apply to a financial institution as defined by Section 201.101, Finance Code, or an authorized lender as defined by Section 341.001 of that code, that sends a check or other draft to an existing or prospective account holder authorizing that person to access an extension of credit.
Tex. Education Code § 39A.301 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 39A / Section 39A.301
§ 39A.301. REVIEW OF SANCTIONS BY STATE OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS.
Status: in_force

(a) A school district or open-enrollment charter school must appeal under this section if the district or charter school intends to challenge a decision by the commissioner under this chapter to:

(1) close the district or a district campus or the charter school;

(2) pursue alternative management of a district campus or the charter school;

(3) appoint a board of managers to the district or charter school; or

(4) appoint a conservator or management team to the district or charter school.

(b) A challenge to a decision under this section is under the substantial evidence rule as provided by Subchapter G, Chapter 2001, Government Code. The commissioner shall adopt procedural rules for a challenge under this section.

(c) Notwithstanding other law:

(1) the State Office of Administrative Hearings shall conduct an expedited review of a challenge under this section;

(2) the administrative law judge shall issue a final order not later than the 30th day after the date on which the hearing is finally closed;

(3) the decision of the administrative law judge is final and may not be appealed; and

(4) the decision of the administrative law judge may set an effective date for an action under this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9026.055 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9026 / Section 9026.055
§ 9026.055. ABSENCE OR INACTION OF BOARD PRESIDENT.
Status: in_force

(a) When the board president is absent or fails or declines to act, the board vice president shall perform all duties and exercise all power that this chapter or general law gives the president.

(b) If the board president is absent from a board meeting, the board vice president may sign an order adopted or other action taken at the meeting, or the board may authorize the president to sign the order or implement the action.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 437.0123 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 437 / Section 437.0123
§ 437.0123. COUNTY AND PUBLIC HEALTH DISTRICT FEES IN CERTAIN POPULOUS COUNTIES.
Status: repealed

(a) A county that has a population of at least 2.8 million or a public health district at least part of which is in a county that has a population of at least 2.8 million may require the payment of a fee for issuing or renewing a permit or for performing an inspection to enforce this chapter or a rule adopted under this chapter. A county with a population of at least 2.8 million may require a trained food manager to be on duty during each day of operation of a food service establishment. The training required of food managers can be no more extensive than the training offered by an education or training program accredited under Subchapter D, Chapter 438. A food service establishment that handles only prepackaged food and does not prepare or package food may not be required to have a certified food manager under this section.

(b) A county or public health district that requires payment of a fee under Subsection (a) shall set the fee in an amount that does not exceed the amount necessary to recover the annual expenditures by the county or district for:

(1) reviewing and acting on a permit;

(2) amending and renewing a permit;

(3) inspecting a facility as provided by this chapter and rules adopted under this chapter; and

(4) otherwise administering this chapter and rules adopted under this chapter.

(c) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 458 (H.B. 2755), Sec. 4(2), eff. September 1, 2019.

(d) Fees collected by a county under this chapter shall be deposited to the credit of a special fund of the county. Fees collected by a public health district under this chapter shall be deposited to the credit of a special fund created by the cooperative agreement under which the district operates.

(e) Fees deposited as provided by this section may be spent only for a purpose described by Subsection (b).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9025.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9025 / Section 9025.052
§ 9025.052. COMPLIANCE WITH COUNTY OR MUNICIPAL ORDINANCES OR RESOLUTIONS RELATING TO ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

The district shall comply with all applicable requirements relating to projects authorized by Section 9025.051 of any ordinance or resolution adopted by the governing body of:

(1) a county in which the district is located for a project in the unincorporated area of the county; or

(2) a municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located for a project in the corporate limits or the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the municipality.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 172.004 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 172 / Section 172.004
§ 172.004. COMMERCIAL AGREEMENT.
Status: in_force

An arbitration or conciliation agreement is commercial if it arises out of a relationship of a commercial nature, including:

(1) a transaction for the supply or exchange of goods or services;

(2) a distribution agreement;

(3) a commercial representation or agency;

(4) an exploitation agreement or concession;

(5) a joint venture or other related form of industrial or business cooperation;

(6) the carriage of goods or passengers by air, sea, rail, or road;

(7) a relationship involving:

(A) construction;

(B) insurance;

(C) licensing;

(D) factoring;

(E) leasing;

(F) consulting;

(G) engineering;

(H) financing;

(I) banking;

(J) professional services; or

(K) intellectual or industrial property, including trademarks, patents, copyrights, and software programs; or

(8) the transfer of data or technology.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 46C.202 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 46C / Section 46C.202
§ 46C.202. DETENTION OR RELEASE.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding Article 46C.201(b), a person placed in a commission facility pending civil hearing as described by that subsection may be detained only with the consent of the head of the facility and under an Order of Protective Custody issued under Subtitle C or D, Title 7, Health and Safety Code.

(b) If the court does not detain or place the person under Article 46C.201(b), the court shall release the person.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 301.058 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 301 / Section 301.058
§ 301.058. PROMOTION OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) In order to assist in expanding the theoretical and practical knowledge of weather modification and control, the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation shall promote continuous research and development in:

(1) the theory and development of methods of weather modification and control, including processes, materials, and devices related to these methods;

(2) the use of weather modification and control for agricultural, industrial, commercial, and other purposes; and

(3) the protection of life and property during research and operational activities.

(b) The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation with approval of the executive director may conduct and may contract for research and development activities relating to the purposes of this section.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 193.007 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 193 / Section 193.007
§ 193.007. DELAYED REGISTRATION OF DEATH.
Status: in_force

(a) A death that occurred more than 10 days but less than one year before the date of an application for registration of death may be recorded on a death certificate and submitted for filing with the local registrar of the registration district in which the death occurred.

(b) To file a record of a death that occurred in this state but was not registered within one year of the date of death, a person shall submit a record of the death to the county probate court in the county in which the death occurred.

(c) The department shall furnish a form for filing records under this section. Records submitted under this section must be on the form furnished by the department. The state registrar may accept a certificate that is verified as provided by this section.

(d) The certificate must be supported by the affidavit of:

(1) the physician last in attendance on the decedent or the funeral director who buried the body; or

(2) if the affidavit of the physician or funeral director cannot be obtained:

(A) any person who was acquainted with the facts surrounding the death when the death occurred; and

(B) another person who was acquainted with the facts surrounding the death but who is not related to the decedent by consanguinity or affinity, as determined under Chapter 573, Government Code.

(e) For each application under this section, the court shall collect a $1 fee. The court retains 50 cents of the fee and the remaining 50 cents is allocated to the clerk of the court for recording the certificate.

(f) Not later than the seventh day after the date on which a certificate is accepted and ordered filed by a court under this section, the clerk of the court shall forward to the vital statistics unit:

(1) the certificate; and

(2) an order from the court that the state registrar accept the certificate.
Tex. Government Code § 25.0034 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 25 / Section 25.0034
§ 25.0034. PRIVATE PRACTICE OF LAW.
Status: in_force

The regular judge of a statutory probate court shall diligently discharge the duties of the office on a full-time basis and may not engage in the private practice of law.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 21.402 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 21 / Section 21.402
§ 21.402. BOARD MEMBER ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

Unless the certificate of formation or bylaws of a corporation provide otherwise, a director is not required to be a resident of this state or a shareholder of the corporation. The certificate of formation or bylaws may prescribe other qualifications for directors.
Tex. Transportation Code § 202.082 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 202 / Section 202.082
§ 202.082. DISPOSAL OF ASPHALT.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall dispose of all reclaimed asphalt pavement from a road in the state highway system in the most cost-effective and environmentally sensitive manner the department considers appropriate, giving priority to political subdivisions of this state for the maintenance, development, and construction of public works projects.

(b) Disposal of reclaimed asphalt pavement under this section is not subject to:

(1) Chapter 2175, Government Code; or

(2) the statutory or regulatory authority of the comptroller formerly exercised by the General Services Commission.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3982.0406 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3982 / Section 3982.0406
§ 3982.0406. TAX AND ASSESSMENT ABATEMENTS.
Status: in_force

The district may designate reinvestment zones and may grant abatements of district taxes or assessments on property in the zones.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3839.158 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3839 / Section 3839.158
§ 3839.158. BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue by competitive bid or negotiated sale bonds, notes, or other obligations payable wholly or partly from taxes, assessments, impact fees, revenue, grants, or other money of the district, or any combination of those sources of money, to pay for any authorized purpose of the district.

(b) In addition to any other terms authorized by the board by bond order or resolution, the proceeds of the district's bonds may be used for a reserve fund, credit enhancement, or capitalized interest for the bonds.

(c) The limitation on the outstanding principal amount of bonds, notes, and other obligations provided by Section 49.4645, Water Code, does not apply to the district.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 171.101 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 171 / Section 171.101
§ 171.101. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Partial-birth abortion" means an abortion in which the person performing the abortion:

(A) for the purpose of performing an overt act that the person knows will kill the partially delivered living fetus, deliberately and intentionally vaginally delivers a living fetus until:

(i) for a head-first presentation, the entire fetal head is outside the body of the mother; or

(ii) for a breech presentation, any part of the fetal trunk past the navel is outside the body of the mother; and

(B) performs the overt act described in Paragraph (A), other than completion of delivery, that kills the partially delivered living fetus.

(2) "Physician" means an individual who is licensed to practice medicine in this state, including a medical doctor and a doctor of osteopathic medicine.
Tex. Government Code § 54B.033 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 54B / Section 54B.033
§ 54B.033. PROCEEDINGS THAT MAY BE REFERRED.
Status: in_force

(a) A judge may refer to a criminal associate judge any criminal case or matter relating to a criminal case for proceedings involving:

(1) a negotiated plea of guilty or no contest and sentencing before the court;

(2) a bond forfeiture, remittitur, and related proceedings;

(3) a pretrial motion;

(4) a writ of habeas corpus;

(5) an examining trial;

(6) an occupational driver's license;

(7) a petition for an order of expunction under Chapter 55A, Code of Criminal Procedure;

(8) an asset forfeiture hearing as provided by Chapter 59, Code of Criminal Procedure;

(9) a petition for an order of nondisclosure of criminal history record information or an order of nondisclosure of criminal history record information that does not require a petition provided by Subchapter E-1, Chapter 411;

(10) a motion to modify or revoke community supervision or to proceed with an adjudication of guilty;

(11) setting conditions, modifying, revoking, and surrendering of bonds, including surety bonds;

(12) specialty court proceedings;

(13) a waiver of extradition; and

(14) any other matter the judge considers necessary and proper.

(b) A judge may refer to a criminal associate judge a civil case arising out of Chapter 59, Code of Criminal Procedure, for any purpose authorized by that chapter, including issuing orders, accepting agreed judgments, enforcing judgments, and presiding over a case on the merits if a party has not requested a jury trial.

(c) A criminal associate judge may accept a plea of guilty from a defendant charged with misdemeanor, felony, or both misdemeanor and felony offenses.

(d) A criminal associate judge may select a jury. A criminal associate judge may not preside over a criminal trial on the merits, whether or not the trial is before a jury.

(e) A criminal associate judge may not hear a jury trial on the merits of a bond forfeiture.

(f) A judge of a designated juvenile court may refer to a criminal associate judge any proceeding over which a juvenile court has exclusive original jurisdiction under Title 3, Family Code, including any matter ancillary to the proceeding.
Tex. Finance Code § 123.110 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 123 / Section 123.110
§ 123.110. RECORDS.
Status: in_force

(a) A credit union may:

(1) copy any record kept by the credit union; and

(2) dispose of the original record in accordance with commission rules.

(b) A copy of a record is considered an original record for any purpose, including admissibility in evidence as an original record before any court or administrative agency for the purpose of the copy's admissibility in evidence.
Tex. Local Government Code § 130.911 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 130 / Section 130.911
§ 130.911. RURAL SHERIFF'S OFFICE SALARY ASSISTANCE GRANT PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section:

(1) "Grant" means a grant authorized to be awarded by the comptroller under the rural sheriff's office salary assistance grant program established by this section.

(2) "Qualified county" means a county with a population of 300,000 or less.

(b) The comptroller shall establish and administer the rural sheriff's office salary assistance grant program to support the state purpose of ensuring professional law enforcement throughout the state by providing financial assistance to sheriff's offices in qualified counties.

(c) Not later than the 30th day after the first day of a qualified county's fiscal year, the county may submit an application for a grant to the comptroller. A county may submit only one application each fiscal year.

(d) The comptroller shall award a grant to a qualified county that applies for the grant using money appropriated to the comptroller for that purpose. The grant must be in the following applicable amount:

(1) $250,000 if the county has a population of less than 10,000;

(2) $350,000 if the county has a population of 10,000 or more and less than 50,000; or

(3) $500,000 if the county has a population of 50,000 or more and 300,000 or less.

(e) A county that is awarded a grant shall use or authorize the use of the grant money only:

(1) to provide a minimum annual salary of at least:

(A) $75,000 for the county sheriff;

(B) $45,000 for each deputy who makes motor vehicle stops in the routine performance of their duties; and

(C) $40,000 for each jailer whose duties include the safekeeping of prisoners and the security of a jail operated by the county;

(2) to increase the salary of a person described by Subdivision (1);

(3) to hire additional deputies or staff for the sheriff's office; or

(4) to purchase vehicles, firearms, and safety equipment for the sheriff's office.

(f) A county that is awarded a grant may not use or authorize the use of the grant money for a purpose other than to meet the minimum salary requirements prescribed by Subsection (e)(1) until those requirements are satisfied.

(g) A county may not reduce the amount of funds provided to the sheriff's office because of grant funds provided under this section.

(h) The comptroller shall adopt rules necessary to implement this section, including rules that establish:

(1) a standardized application process, including the form to be used to apply for a grant and the manner of submitting the form;

(2) deadlines for:

(A) applying for the grant;

(B) disbursement of grant money; and

(C) spending grant money; and

(3) procedures for:

(A) monitoring the disbursement of grant money to ensure compliance with this section; and

(B) the return of grant money that was not used by a county for a purpose authorized by this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 5005.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 5005 / Section 5005.051
§ 5005.051. COMPOSITION OF BOARD.
Status: in_force

The district is governed by a board of five navigation and canal commissioners appointed by the Commissioners Court of Victoria County.
Tex. Finance Code § 97.053 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 97 / Section 97.053
§ 97.053. PLAN OF REORGANIZATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The plan of reorganization must provide that:

(1) a subsidiary savings bank shall:

(A) be incorporated under Subchapter B, Chapter 92; or

(B) on prior approval of the commissioner, be incorporated under Subchapter C, Chapter 92;

(2) the savings bank shall transfer a substantial part of its assets to the subsidiary savings bank, and the subsidiary savings bank shall assume a substantial part of the savings bank's liabilities, including all depository liabilities;

(3) as a result of the reorganization, the mutual holding company must hold more than 50 percent of the stock of the subsidiary savings bank; and

(4) after transfer and assumption, persons with prior corresponding rights as depositors or creditors against a savings bank have the same rights with respect to the mutual holding company and the subsidiary savings bank.

(b) The plan of reorganization must set forth the necessary corporate steps for the savings bank to reorganize into a mutual holding company, including:

(1) all required charter amendments; and

(2) a description of the corporate management of the reorganized mutual holding company.

(c) The plan of reorganization may contain any other provision not inconsistent with law or finance commission rules.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 108.75 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 108 / Section 108.75
§ 108.75. ADVERTISING AND PROMOTION IN PUBLIC ENTERTAINMENT FACILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) A member of the distiller, manufacturing, distributor, or wholesaler tier may promote, sponsor, or advertise an entertainment event or venue or promote or advertise an alcoholic beverage brand or product at a public entertainment facility if the alcoholic beverage promoted, sold, or served at the event, venue, or facility is furnished by an independent concessionaire.

(b) An independent concessionaire may not receive direct monetary benefit from advertising, promotional, or sponsorship revenues generated by operation of a public entertainment facility. A member of the manufacturing or distributing tier may not, directly or indirectly through the owner or operator of a public entertainment facility, furnish, give, rent, lend, or sell any equipment, fixtures, or supplies to an independent concessionaire. A public entertainment facility owner or operator or a member of the distiller, manufacturing, distributor, or wholesaler tier may not directly or indirectly control the quantity or brand of alcoholic beverages bought or sold by an independent concessionaire. An independent concessionaire must enter into a written concession agreement with an owner, lessee, or operator of a public entertainment facility.

(c) A member of the distiller, manufacturing, distributor, or wholesaler tier who has entered into an advertising, promotional, or sponsorship agreement may provide sponsorship signs at a public entertainment facility property and as otherwise authorized in this code and commission rules.

(d) An independent concessionaire who has entered into a concessionaire agreement under this subchapter may place sponsorship signs at, in, or on public entertainment facility property.

(e) The owner or operator of a public entertainment facility who has entered into a concessionaire agreement and a sponsorship agreement under this subchapter shall not be precluded from placing and displaying sponsorship signs, as otherwise permitted by law, provided by sponsoring members of the distiller, manufacturing, distributor, or wholesaler tier, at, in, or on an independent concessionaire's venues at a public entertainment facility property, including the area where alcoholic beverages are displayed, served, or poured.

(f) Nothing in this subchapter shall limit the independent concessionaire's right to place and display sponsorship and other signs authorized under this code and commission rules.

(g) All advertising, promotional, sponsorship, and concession agreements authorized by this subchapter shall contain an affirmative provision disavowing the right of any party to engage in conduct prohibited by this subchapter.