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Tex. Insurance Code § 1452.108 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1452 / Section 1452.108
§ 1452.108. LIMITATION ON MANAGED CARE ISSUER LIABILITY.
Status: in_force

A managed care plan issuer that complies with this subchapter is not subject to liability for damages arising out of or in connection with, directly or indirectly, the payment by the issuer of an applicant physician as if the physician were a participating provider in the health benefit plan network.
Tex. Labor Code § 21.110 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 21 / Section 21.110
§ 21.110. DISCRIMINATION BASED ON NATIONAL ORIGIN.
Status: in_force

A provision in this chapter referring to discrimination because of national origin or on the basis of national origin includes discrimination because of or on the basis of the national origin of an ancestor.
Tex. Labor Code § 310.002 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 310 / Section 310.002
§ 310.002. CHILD-CARE RESOURCE AND REFERRAL NETWORK.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission, through funds allocated to the commission as the agency designated to administer the grant under the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. Section 9858 et seq.), as amended, and specifically appropriated to the commission for that purpose, shall:

(1) contract with a child-care resource and referral network to provide child-care resource and referral services in this state; and

(2) require the network to be administered in compliance with the requirements of the block grant program.

(b) The commission shall use a system of competitive procurement to award a contract to a child-care resource and referral network that has proven experience in providing child-care resource and referral services.

(c) To the extent funds from the block grant program are available for that purpose, the commission shall award the contract under this section in a manner that will allow for the provision of child-care resource and referral services throughout this state.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9602.0103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9602 / Section 9602.0103
§ 9602.0103. FINDINGS OF BENEFIT AND PUBLIC PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

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

(b) All land and other property in the boundaries of the district will benefit from the works and projects accomplished by the district under the powers conferred by Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Tax Code § 322.305 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 322 / Section 322.305
§ 322.305. INTEREST ON TRUST ACCOUNTS.
Status: in_force

Interest earned on all deposits made with the comptroller under this chapter, including interest earned on retained accounts, shall be credited to the general revenue fund.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 438.012 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 438 / Section 438.012
§ 438.012. USE OF UNCLEAN DISHES.
Status: in_force

A person who operates or manages a food factory may not use or keep for use a dish or utensil or a food-grinding machine or implement that after its previous use has not been cleaned in the manner required by Section 438.013(a).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3846.054 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3846 / Section 3846.054
§ 3846.054. PARTICIPATION IN VOTING.
Status: in_force

Regardless of a statute to the contrary, a person who qualifies to serve on the board is qualified to serve as a director and participate in all votes pertaining to the business of the district.
Tex. Local Government Code § 386.101 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 386 / Section 386.101
§ 386.101. GENERAL POWERS.
Status: in_force

(a) A development zone may acquire and dispose of projects and has the powers, authority, rights, and duties that are necessary to permit the accomplishment of purposes for which the zone was created.

(b) A development zone may provide for general promotion of and tourist advertising regarding the zone and its vicinity and for a marketing program to attract visitors. The zone may conduct those activities under contracts for professional services with persons or organizations the zone selects.

(c) A development zone may enter into a memorandum of understanding with any state agency, including an institution of higher education, to further the economic development of the zone.

(d) To the extent not inconsistent with this chapter, a development zone has the powers of:

(1) a municipal management district created under Chapter 375; and

(2) a county commissioners court under Section 381.004.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 401.117 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 401 / Section 401.117
§ 401.117. CONSTRUCTION LIMITATION.
Status: in_force

The commission shall prohibit major construction relating to activities to be permitted under a license issued by the commission to process or dispose of low-level radioactive waste from other persons until the requirements in Sections 401.113 and 401.114 are completed.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 89A.003 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 89A / Section 89A.003
§ 89A.003. NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION LIABILITY FROM DISTRIBUTED FEMININE HYGIENE PRODUCT.
Status: in_force

A nonprofit organization is not subject to civil or criminal liability arising from the nature, age, packaging, or condition of a feminine hygiene product donated to the organization that the organization distributes to individuals in need of the products if the donated product meets all quality and labeling standards imposed by law at the time the product is distributed, even if the product is not readily marketable.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 555.026 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 555 / Section 555.026
§ 555.026.
Status: in_force

Sec. 555.026. DRINKING WATER QUALITY: TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY GUIDANCE ON LEAD AND COPPER TESTING. To ensure the quality of water provided by public drinking water supply systems to state supported living centers, the department or its successor agency, with guidance from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, shall:

(1) develop:

(A) a testing plan and monitoring strategy;

(B) outreach and educational materials for distribution to residents and department staff;

(C) requirements for using an accredited laboratory and sample chain of custody procedures; and

(D) guidance for compliance with the federal lead and copper rules (40 C.F.R. Part 141, Subpart I);

(2) review:

(A) public notification procedures to staff, residents, and visitors regarding water quality;

(B) sampling protocols and procedures;

(C) locations of taps used for monitoring;

(D) analytical data on lead or copper levels exceeding the applicable action level;

(E) remediation activities; and

(F) customer service inspection reports;

(3) compile a list of qualified customer service inspectors; and

(4) perform:

(A) on-site training and evaluation of sampling; and

(B) on-site evaluation of customer service inspections through licensed customer service inspectors.
Tex. Education Code § 34.013 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 34 / Section 34.013
§ 34.013. BUS SEAT BELT POLICY.
Status: in_force

A school district shall require a student riding a bus operated by or contracted for operation by the district to wear a seat belt if the bus is equipped with seat belts for all passengers on the bus. A school district may implement a disciplinary policy to enforce the use of seat belts by students.
Tex. Government Code § 401.062 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 401 / Section 401.062
§ 401.062. CERTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY.
Status: in_force

(a) The governor may determine that an emergency exists requiring the use of appropriations made under Section 401.061.

(b) A governor who makes a determination under this section shall certify to the comptroller the facts constituting the emergency and the reasons why the facts constitute an emergency.

(c) The defense of the nation and this state and the safety and economic prosperity of the people of this state require the governor, in making a determination to use or authorize the use of an appropriation made under Section 401.061, to give preference to impacted regions of significant new naval military facilities, as those terms are defined by Section 4, Article 1, National Defense Impacted Region Assistance Act of 1985 (Article 689a-4d, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes).
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 289.154 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 289 / Section 289.154
§ 289.154. DEPOSITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) Each commission by resolution shall designate one or more banks located in the district as the depository for the district. A bank designated as depository serves for two years or until a successor is designated.

(b) All income received by a district, including tax revenue after deducting discounts and fees for assessing and collecting the taxes, shall be deposited with the district depository and may be withdrawn only as provided by this chapter.

(c) All district funds shall be secured in the manner provided for securing county funds.
Tex. Labor Code § 410.167 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 410 / Section 410.167
§ 410.167. EX PARTE CONTACTS PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

A party and an administrative law judge may not communicate outside the contested case hearing unless the communication is in writing with copies provided to all parties or relates to procedural matters.
Tex. Labor Code § 204.081 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 204 / Section 204.081
§ 204.081. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this subchapter:

(1) "Compensation experience" includes the period that benefit wage credits or benefits have been chargeable and any other factor under Subchapter A, B, C, or D necessary to the computation of experience rating under those subchapters.

(2) "Person" means an individual, trust, estate, partnership, association, company, or corporation.

(3) "Substantially common management or control" exists if, after the acquisition of the organization, trade, or business of an employing unit, the predecessor employing unit continues to:

(A) own or manage the organization that conducts the organization, trade, or business;

(B) own or manage the assets necessary to conduct the organization, trade, or business;

(C) control through security or lease arrangements the assets necessary to conduct the organization, trade, or business; or

(D) direct the internal affairs or conduct of the organization, trade, or business.

(4) "Substantially common ownership" exists if, on the date of an acquisition of the organization, trade, or business of an employing unit, a shareholder, officer, or other owner of a legal or equitable interest in the predecessor employing unit, or the spouse or a person within the first degree of consanguinity or affinity, as determined under Chapter 573, Government Code, of the shareholder, officer, or other owner:

(A) is a shareholder, officer, or other owner of a legal or equitable interest in the successor employing unit; or

(B) holds an option to purchase a legal or equitable interest in the successor employing unit.

(5) "Transfer of trade or business" includes the transfer of part or all of an employer's workforce to another employer if, as the result of the transfer, the transferring employer no longer performs trade or business with respect to the transferred workforce and the employer to whom the workforce is transferred performs trade or business with respect to the workforce.

(6) "Knowingly" means having actual knowledge of or acting with deliberate ignorance of or reckless disregard for the prohibition involved.

(b) For purposes of Subsection (a)(4), following a partial acquisition of an organization, trade, or business of an employing unit, substantially common ownership does not exist solely because the predecessor employing unit has the right to repossess the part acquired by the successor employing unit in the event of the successor's failure to complete a condition of the acquisition.
Tex. Transportation Code § 456.005 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 456 / Section 456.005
§ 456.005. EVALUATION OF PROJECT.
Status: in_force

In evaluating a project under the formula or discretionary program, the commission shall consider the need for fast, safe, efficient, and economical public transportation and the approval of the Federal Transit Administration, or its successor.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1003.106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1003 / Section 1003.106
§ 1003.106. PURCHASING AND ACCOUNTING PROCEDURES.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may prescribe the method and manner of the making of purchases and expenditures by the district.

(b) The board shall prescribe:

(1) all accounting and control procedures; and

(2) the method of purchasing necessary supplies, materials, and equipment.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 56B.102 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 56B / Section 56B.102
§ 56B.102. EMERGENCY AWARD.
Status: in_force

(a) The attorney general may make an emergency award for anticipated pecuniary losses if it appears likely that:

(1) a final award will be made; and

(2) the claimant or victim will suffer undue hardship if immediate economic relief is not obtained.

(b) An emergency award may not exceed $1,500.

(c) The amount of an emergency award must be:

(1) deducted from the final award; or

(2) repaid by and recoverable from the claimant or victim to the extent the emergency award exceeds the final award.

(d) The limitations on emergency awards described by Subsections (a)(1) and (c) do not apply to an application for compensation under this chapter:

(1) made by a claimant in relation to a deceased victim; and

(2) arising from criminally injurious conduct that resulted in a proclaimed state of emergency under Section 433.001, Government Code.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 147.041 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 147 / Section 147.041
§ 147.041. LIMITATIONS PERIOD.
Status: in_force

(a) An action must be brought not later than two years after the date the computer date failure first caused the harm that is the subject matter of the action.

(b) This section does not extend the limitations period within which an action for harm caused by a computer date failure may be commenced under any other law or revive a claim that is barred by the operation of any other law.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9061.155 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9061 / Section 9061.155
§ 9061.155. DEPOSITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall select one or more banks in this state to act as depository for the district's money.

(b) To the extent that money in the depository bank is not insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the money must be secured in the manner provided by law for the security of county funds.

(c) A director may be a shareholder in a bank that is a depository of district money.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3001.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3001 / Section 3001.151
§ 3001.151. POWERS AND DUTIES RELATED TO FINANCES.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may:

(1) acquire and dispose of money;

(2) impose a charge for using a facility or a service the district provides;

(3) issue an obligation as provided by this subchapter;

(4) borrow money;

(5) loan money;

(6) invest money under its control in an investment permitted by Chapter 2256, Government Code;

(7) select a depository;

(8) establish a system of accounts for the district; and

(9) set the fiscal year for the district.

(b) The district shall endeavor to raise revenue sufficient to pay the district's debts.

(c) The board by rule shall establish the procedure and number of directors' signatures required to disburse or transfer district money.
Tex. Tax Code § 182.122 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 182 / Section 182.122
§ 182.122. ALLOCATION OF TAX.
Status: in_force

Revenues collected under this chapter are allocated:

(1) one-fourth to the foundation school fund; and

(2) three-fourths to the general revenue fund.
Tex. Government Code § 26.185 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 26 / Section 26.185
§ 26.185. GARZA COUNTY.
Status: in_force

In addition to other jurisdiction provided by law, the County Court of Garza County has original concurrent jurisdiction with the justice courts in all civil matters in which the justice courts have jurisdiction under general law.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 48.159 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 48 / Section 48.159
§ 48.159. INTERNAL REVIEW OF DEPARTMENT INVESTIGATION.
Status: in_force

The department shall establish procedures for conducting an internal review of completed investigations conducted by the department under this chapter to:

(1) determine whether information obtained during the intake process was sufficient and accurate;

(2) assess whether telephone calls were appropriately routed;

(3) assess whether investigations were appropriately classified and prioritized;

(4) evaluate the case reports for any special issues or requirements;

(5) assess whether appropriate law enforcement agencies were notified of any suspected criminal conduct; and

(6) identify other relevant information to enable the department to take any corrective action necessary to improve the process of conducting investigations under this chapter.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 78.113 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 78 / Section 78.113
§ 78.113. DISPOSITION OF FUNDS.
Status: in_force

Money received for a license issued under this subchapter or fines for violations of this subchapter shall be remitted to the department by the 10th day of the month following the date of collection.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1106.002 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1106 / Section 1106.002
§ 1106.002. REINSTATEMENT REQUIRED; EXCEPTION.
Status: in_force

(a) On the lapse of an individual life insurance policy following the unintentional default in the payment of premiums caused by the mental incapacity of the insured, a person is entitled to have the policy reinstated under this chapter if:

(1) the policy had been in effect continuously for at least five years immediately preceding the lapse; and

(2) there was not a default in the payment of premiums on the policy during the period described by Subdivision (1).

(b) The insurer is not required to reinstate a policy or pay benefits under this chapter if the insured first became mentally incapacitated after the expiration of an applicable grace period contained in the policy.
Tex. Occupations Code § 802.053 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 802 / Section 802.053
§ 802.053. PERSONNEL.
Status: in_force

The department may employ personnel necessary to carry out the functions and duties of the department under this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3917.202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3917 / Section 3917.202
§ 3917.202. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) If authorized by a majority of the district voters voting at an election held in accordance with Section 3917.201, the district may impose an operation and maintenance tax on taxable property in the district in accordance with Section 49.107, Water Code, for any district purpose, including to:

(1) maintain and operate the district;

(2) construct or acquire improvements; or

(3) provide a service.

(b) The board shall determine the tax rate. The rate may not exceed the rate approved at the election.

(c) Section 49.107(h), Water Code, does not apply to the district.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 841.001 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 841 / Section 841.001
§ 841.001. LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS.
Status: in_force

The legislature finds that a small but extremely dangerous group of sexually violent predators exists and that those predators have a behavioral abnormality that is not amenable to traditional mental illness treatment modalities and that makes the predators likely to engage in repeated predatory acts of sexual violence. The legislature finds that the existing involuntary commitment provisions of Subtitle C, Title 7, are inadequate to address the risk of repeated predatory behavior that sexually violent predators pose to society. The legislature further finds that treatment modalities for sexually violent predators are different from the traditional treatment modalities for persons appropriate for involuntary commitment under Subtitle C, Title 7. Thus, the legislature finds that a civil commitment procedure for the long-term supervision and treatment of sexually violent predators is necessary and in the interest of the state.
Tex. Utilities Code § 161.068 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 161 / Section 161.068
§ 161.068. NOTICE OF MEMBERS' MEETING.
Status: in_force

(a) Written notice of each meeting of the members shall be delivered to each member of record, either personally or by mail, not earlier than the 30th day or later than the 10th day before the date of the meeting. The notice must be delivered by or at the direction of the president, the secretary, or the officers or other persons calling the meeting.

(b) The notice must state the time and place of the meeting and, in the case of a special meeting, each purpose for which the meeting is called.

(c) A member may waive notice of meetings in writing.

(d) A notice that is mailed is considered to be delivered when the notice is deposited in the United States mail in a sealed envelope with postage prepaid addressed to the member at the member's address as it appears on the records of the electric cooperative.
Tex. Transportation Code § 456.008 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 456 / Section 456.008
§ 456.008. COMMISSION REPORT ON PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION PROVIDERS.
Status: in_force

(a) Not later than January 1 of each year, the commission by rule shall prepare and issue to the legislature a report on public transportation providers in this state that received state or federal funding during the previous 12-month period. A report under this section must:

(1) detail the performance of the transportation providers during the preceding state fiscal year; and

(2) include, as to each transportation provider, monthly data on industry utilized standards that best reflect ridership, mileage, revenue by source, and service effectiveness.

(b) The commission shall establish a performance-based reporting system for all public transportation providers. The commission may establish different performance measures for different sectors of the transit industry. The performance measures shall assess the efficiency, effectiveness, and safety of the public transportation providers.

(c) The commission shall submit copies of each report issued under this section to the budget and planning division of the governor's office and the Legislative Budget Board not later than November 1 of the year following the period covered in the report.
Tex. Property Code § 14.001 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 14 / Section 14.001
§ 14.001. SCOPE.
Status: in_force

This chapter applies only to federal tax liens and to other federal liens notices of which under any Act of Congress or any regulation adopted pursuant thereto are required or permitted to be filed in the same manner as notices of federal tax liens.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3833.402 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3833 / Section 3833.402
§ 3833.402. ELECTION CALLED BY BOARD.
Status: in_force

The board may call an election for the purpose of voting on any measure.
Tex. Education Code § 45.251 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 45 / Section 45.251
§ 45.251. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Board" means the State Board of Education.

(2) "Foundation School Program" means the program established under Chapters 46, 48, and 49, or any successor program of state appropriated funding for school districts in this state.

(3) "Paying agent" means the financial institution that is designated by a school district as the district's agent for the payment of the principal of and interest on bonds for which credit enhancement is provided under this subchapter.