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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3882.008 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3882 / Section 3882.008
§ 3882.008. LIBERAL CONSTRUCTION OF CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be liberally construed in conformity with the findings and purposes stated in this chapter.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1452.203 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1452 / Section 1452.203
§ 1452.203. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

To qualify for expedited credentialing under this subchapter and payment under Section 1452.204, an applicant therapeutic optometrist must:

(1) be licensed in this state by, and in good standing with, the Texas Optometry Board;

(2) submit all documentation and other information required by the issuer of the managed care plan as necessary to enable the issuer to begin the credentialing process required by the issuer to include a therapeutic optometrist in the issuer's health benefit plan network; and

(3) agree to comply with the terms of the managed care plan's participating provider contract currently in force with the applicant therapeutic optometrist's established professional practice.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 43.363 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 43 / Section 43.363
§ 43.363. TRANSFER DURING OPEN SEASON.
Status: in_force

(a) During an open hunting season for deer or during the 10-day period immediately preceding an open hunting season, no person in this state may sell, transfer, ship, or transport a breeder deer unless the person:

(1) has removed the antlers of the breeder deer between the G-3 tine, as defined by the Boone and Crockett Club, and the pedicel on each antler main beam; and

(2) has followed any procedure prescribed by rule of the commission for the lawful conduct of activities under this subchapter.

(b) Subsection (a) does not apply to a sale, transfer, shipment, or transport:

(1) to another deer breeder's facility; or

(2) to an enclosure authorized under a deer management permit.

(c) The commission shall adopt rules governing a transfer permit under this section.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1805.058 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1805 / Section 1805.058
§ 1805.058. PROHIBITED ACTS.
Status: in_force

(a) An advisory organization may not compile or distribute recommendations for:

(1) rates; or

(2) profit or expenses other than loss adjustment expenses.

(b) An insurer or advisory organization may not:

(1) attempt to monopolize, combine, or conspire with another person to monopolize an insurance market;

(2) engage in a boycott, on a concerted basis, of an insurance market; or

(3) make an agreement with another insurer, advisory organization, or person if the agreement has the purpose or effect of restraining trade unreasonably or substantially lessening competition in the business of insurance.
Tex. Tax Code § 171.064 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 171 / Section 171.064
§ 171.064. EXEMPTION--NONPROFIT CORPORATION ORGANIZED FOR CONSERVATION PURPOSES.
Status: in_force

A nonprofit corporation organized solely to educate the public about the protection and conservation of fish, game, other wildlife, grasslands, or forests is exempted from the franchise tax.
Tex. Government Code § 865.0121 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 865 / Section 865.0121
§ 865.0121. DELEGATION OF LOCAL BOARD DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The state board by rule may adopt a procedure by which the duties of a local board may be delegated to the executive director if:

(1) trustees of the local board have not been appointed under Section 865.012(a) or (a-1); or

(2) the local board fails to perform its duties under this subtitle within a reasonable time, as determined by the board, including failure to hold the minimum number of meetings each year required by Section 865.012(c).
Tex. Finance Code § 15.312 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 15 / Section 15.312
§ 15.312. INFORMATION PROVIDED TO MEMBERS AND EMPLOYEES.
Status: in_force

The commissioner or the commissioner's designee shall provide to members of the commission and to department employees, as often as necessary, information regarding their qualification for office or employment under this chapter and their responsibilities under applicable laws relating to standards of conduct for state officers or employees.
Tex. Family Code § 263.106 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 263 / Section 263.106
§ 263.106. COURT IMPLEMENTATION OF SERVICE PLAN.
Status: in_force

After reviewing the original or any amended service plan and making any changes or modifications it deems necessary, the court shall incorporate the original and any amended service plan into the orders of the court and may render additional appropriate orders to implement or require compliance with an original or amended service plan.
Tex. Water Code § 61.072 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 61 / Section 61.072
§ 61.072.
Status: in_force

Sec. 61.072. ORGANIZATION: QUORUM. The commission shall organize by electing one of their number chairman and one secretary. Two of the commissioners shall constitute a quorum, and a concurrence of two shall be sufficient in all matters relating to the business of the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3906.158 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3906 / Section 3906.158
§ 3906.158. EDUCATION AND CULTURE.
Status: in_force

An improvement project may include the planning and acquisition of:

(1) public art and sculpture and related exhibits and facilities; or

(2) an educational facility and a cultural exhibit or facility.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1202.152 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1202 / Section 1202.152
§ 1202.152. BUILDING CODE AMENDMENT.
Status: in_force

If a code described by Section 1202.151 is amended after January 1, 1985, the requirements and standards of the amended code shall be used in place of the January 1, 1985, edition if the council determines that use of the amended code is:

(1) in the public interest; and

(2) consistent with the purposes of this chapter.
Tex. Family Code § 160.635 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 160 / Section 160.635
§ 160.635. DISMISSAL FOR WANT OF PROSECUTION.
Status: in_force

The court may issue an order dismissing a proceeding commenced under this chapter for want of prosecution only without prejudice. An order of dismissal for want of prosecution purportedly with prejudice is void and has only the effect of a dismissal without prejudice.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1071.351 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1071 / Section 1071.351
§ 1071.351. PERFORMANCE OF LAND SURVEYING; OFFICIAL SEAL.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "employee" means a person who receives compensation for work performed under the direct supervision of a land surveyor.

(b) On receipt of a certificate of registration, a registered professional land surveyor shall obtain an authorized seal bearing the person's name and registration number and the title "Registered Professional Land Surveyor."

(c) Each licensed state land surveyor shall obtain a seal of office. The seal must contain the license holder's official title, "Licensed State Land Surveyor," around the margin and the word "Texas" between the points of the star in the seal. A licensed state land surveyor shall attest with the seal all official acts authorized under law. An act, paper, or map of a licensed state land surveyor may not be filed in the county records of the General Land Office unless it is certified to under the surveyor's seal.

(d) A registration holder or license holder may not affix the person's name, seal, or certification to any plat, design, specification, or other professional surveying work that is prepared by a person who is not registered or licensed under this chapter unless the work is performed by an employee under the direct supervision of the registration holder or license holder.

(e) A registration holder or license holder may not allow a person who is not registered or licensed under this chapter to exert control over the end product of professional surveying work.

(f) If professional surveying is performed as a joint venture of an association of two or more firms, each firm shall use the seal of the surveyor having primary responsibility for the venture.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 775.056 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 775 / Section 775.056
§ 775.056. TRANSFER OF TERRITORY BETWEEN DISTRICTS.
Status: in_force

(a) After a hearing, a district may make mutually agreeable changes in boundaries with another district, provided that the maximum tax rate authorized for such a district does not exceed the maximum tax rate previously authorized for any territory added to that district. The districts shall agree on an effective date for the changes in boundaries.

(b) The changes in boundaries under this section do not diminish or impair the rights of the holders of any outstanding and unpaid bonds, warrants, or other district obligations.

(c) A district shall compensate the district that loses territory in an amount equal to that territory's pro rata share of the losing district's bonded and other indebtedness based on the unpaid principal balances and the actual property values at the time the changes in boundaries are made. The district that loses territory shall apply compensation received from the annexing district under this subsection exclusively to the payment of the annexed territory's pro rata share of the losing district's bonds or other debt.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 22.401 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 22 / Section 22.401
§ 22.401. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this chapter, "church benefits board" means an organization described by Section 414(e)(3)(A), Internal Revenue Code, that:

(1) has the principal purpose or function of administering or funding a plan or program to provide retirement benefits, welfare benefits, or both for the ministers or employees of a church or a conference, convention, or association of churches; and

(2) is controlled by or affiliated with a church or a conference, convention, or association of churches.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 87.013 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 87 / Section 87.013
§ 87.013. HEARINGS.
Status: in_force

From time to time, the commission shall hold hearings, after proper notice, to hear evidence and to adopt rules and orders to enforce the provisions of this chapter.
Tex. Transportation Code § 545.156 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 545 / Section 545.156
§ 545.156. VEHICLE APPROACHED BY AUTHORIZED EMERGENCY VEHICLE.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only to:

(1) an authorized emergency vehicle using audible and visual signals that meet the requirements of Sections 547.305 and 547.702;

(2) a medical examiner vehicle, as defined by Section 547.751, lawfully using a visual signal in accordance with that section;

(3) a vehicle operated by a justice of the peace for a purpose described by Section 547.752 and lawfully using a visual signal in accordance with that section; and

(4) a police vehicle lawfully using only an audible or visual signal.

(a-1) On the immediate approach of a vehicle described by Subsection (a), an operator, unless otherwise directed by a police officer, shall:

(1) yield the right-of-way;

(2) immediately drive to a position parallel to and as close as possible to the right-hand edge or curb of the roadway clear of any intersection; and

(3) stop and remain standing until the authorized emergency vehicle has passed.

(b) This section does not exempt the operator of a vehicle described by Subsection (a) from the duty to drive with due regard for the safety of all persons using the highway.
Tex. Estates Code § 358.252 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 358 / Section 358.252
§ 358.252. HEARING ON APPLICATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The county clerk shall immediately call the filing of an application under Section 358.251 to the attention of the judge of the court in which the probate proceedings are pending.

(b) The judge shall set a time and place for a hearing on the application, and the personal representative of the estate shall be cited to appear and show cause why the execution of a lease or agreement described by Section 358.251 should not be ordered.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1018.307 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1018 / Section 1018.307
§ 1018.307. REPORT; DISSOLUTION ORDER.
Status: in_force

(a) After the district has paid all district debts and has disposed of all district money and other assets as prescribed by this subchapter, the board shall file a written report with the Commissioners Courts of Dallam and Hartley Counties summarizing the board's actions in dissolving the district.

(b) Not later than the 10th day after the date the Commissioners Court of Dallam County receives the report and determines that the requirements of this subchapter have been fulfilled, the commissioners court shall enter an order approving dissolution of the district and releasing the board from any further duty or obligation as to Dallam County.

(c) Not later than the 10th day after the date the Commissioners Court of Hartley County receives the report and determines that the requirements of this subchapter have been fulfilled, the commissioners court shall enter an order approving dissolution of the district and releasing the board from any further duty or obligation as to Hartley County.

(d) Dissolution under this section is complete on entry of the later of the two orders described by Subsections (b) and (c).
Tex. Education Code § 51.005 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 51 / Section 51.005
§ 51.005. REPORTS.
Status: in_force

Each institution of higher education shall prepare a complete annual financial report as prescribed by Section 2101.011, Government Code.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 131.261 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 131 / Section 131.261
§ 131.261. CONDITIONS, PRACTICES, AND VIOLATIONS CREATING IMMINENT DANGER OR CAUSING IMMINENT HARM.
Status: in_force

(a) On the basis of any inspection, if the commission or its authorized representative or agent determines that a condition or practice exists or that a permittee is in violation of a requirement of this chapter or a permit condition required by this chapter, and that this condition, practice, or violation also creates an imminent danger to the health or safety of the public or is causing or can reasonably be expected to cause significant imminent harm to land, air, or water resources, a member of the commission shall immediately order a cessation of exploration or surface mining operations on the portion of the area relevant to the condition, practice, or violation.

(b) The cessation order shall set a time and place for a hearing to be held before the commission and shall be held as soon after the order is issued as is practicable.

(c) The requirements of Section 131.159 of this code relating to time for notice, newspaper notice, and method of giving notice do not apply to a hearing under this section, but general notice shall be given in the manner that the commission judges to be practicable under the circumstances.

(d) No more than 24 hours after the commencement of the hearing and without adjournment, the commission shall affirm, modify, or set aside the order.
Tex. Government Code § 823.406 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 823 / Section 823.406
§ 823.406. CREDIT PURCHASE OPTION FOR CERTAIN SERVICE.
Status: in_force

(a) A member may establish membership service credit under this section only for service performed during a 90-day waiting period to become a member after beginning employment.

(b) A member may establish service credit under this section by depositing with the retirement system, for each month of service credit, the actuarial present value, at the time of deposit, of the additional standard retirement annuity benefits that would be attributable to the purchase of the service credit under this section, based on rates and tables recommended by the retirement system's actuary and adopted by the board of trustees.

(c) After a member makes the deposits required by this section, the retirement system shall grant the member one month of equivalent membership service credit for each month of credit approved.

(d) The retirement system shall deposit the amount of the actuarial present value of the service credit purchased in the member's individual account in the employees saving account.

(e) The board of trustees may adopt rules to administer this section.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 301.051 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 301 / Section 301.051
§ 301.051. TELEPHONE SOLICITATION REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) This section does not apply to a consumer telephone call made:

(1) in response to the express request of the consumer;

(2) primarily in connection with an existing debt or contract for which payment or performance has not been completed at the time of the call; or

(3) to a consumer with whom the telephone solicitor has a prior or existing business relationship.

(b) A telephone solicitor may not make a consumer telephone call to a consumer unless:

(1) the telephone solicitor, immediately after making contact with the consumer to whom the call is made, identifies:

(A) himself or herself by name;

(B) the business on whose behalf the telephone solicitor is calling; and

(C) the purpose of the call;

(2) the telephone solicitor makes the call after 12 noon and before 9 p.m. on a Sunday or after 9 a.m. and before 9 p.m. on a weekday or a Saturday; and

(3) for those calls in which an automated dial announcing device is used, the device disconnects the consumer's telephone line within the period specified by Section 55.126, Utilities Code, after either the telephone solicitor or the consumer terminates the call.
Tex. Government Code § 659.018 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 659 / Section 659.018
§ 659.018.
Status: in_force

Sec. 659.018. COMPENSATORY TIME: PLACE WHERE WORK PERFORMED. (a) Except under circumstances specified in the General Appropriations Act or as provided by Subsection (b), an employee of a state agency as defined by Section 658.001 may not, for hours worked during any calendar week, accumulate compensatory time off under Section 659.015(f) or 659.016 to the extent that the hours are attributable to work performed at a location other than the employee's regular or temporarily assigned place of employment.

(b) An employee may accumulate compensatory time off for hours worked during any calendar week at the employee's personal residence if the employee obtains the advance approval of the administrative head of the agency for which the employee works or that person's designee.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 77.002 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 77 / Section 77.002
§ 77.002. LICENSE FEES.
Status: in_force

(a) License fees provided in this chapter are a privilege tax on catching, buying, selling, unloading, transporting, or handling shrimp within the jurisdiction of this state.

(b) The shrimp marketing account is an account in the general revenue fund to be used by the Department of Agriculture solely for the purpose of the Texas shrimp marketing assistance program established under Subchapter B, Chapter 47, Agriculture Code. The account consists of funds deposited to the account under this section. The account is exempt from the application of Section 11.032 of this code and Section 403.095, Government Code.

(c) Except as provided by Sections 47.021 and 77.049, in addition to fee increases the department is authorized to make under this code, the department shall increase by 10 percent the fee, as of September 1, 2003, for the following licenses and shall deposit the amount of the increase to the credit of the shrimp marketing account:

(1) a wholesale fish dealer's license issued under Section 47.009;

(2) a wholesale truck dealer's fish license issued under Section 47.010;

(3) a retail fish dealer's license issued under Section 47.011;

(4) a retail dealer's truck license issued under Section 47.013;

(5) a commercial bay shrimp boat license issued under Section 77.031; and

(6) a commercial gulf shrimp boat license issued under Section 77.035.

(d) Money in the shrimp marketing account may be used only for implementing, maintaining, and conducting, including hiring program staff employees for, the Texas shrimp marketing assistance program created under Subchapter B, Chapter 47, Agriculture Code. The Department of Agriculture may allocate not more than $100,000 per fiscal year of the money in the account to cover administrative and personnel costs of the Department of Agriculture associated with the program.

(e) The department shall deposit at the end of each quarter to the credit of the shrimp marketing account, fees received under Subsection (c) for use by the Department of Agriculture to conduct and operate the Texas shrimp marketing assistance program created under Subchapter B, Chapter 47, Agriculture Code.
Tex. Family Code § 60.008 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 60 / Section 60.008
§ 60.008. ENFORCEMENT.
Status: in_force

The courts, departments, agencies, and officers of this state and its subdivisions shall enforce this compact and shall do all things appropriate to effectuate its purposes and intent which are within their respective jurisdictions.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 152.0191 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 152 / Section 152.0191
§ 152.0191. BEE COUNTY.
Status: in_force

(a) The juvenile board of Bee County is composed of the county judge, the district judges in Bee County, and the judge of the 2nd Multicounty Court at Law.

(b) The commissioners court may pay the juvenile board members additional annual compensation in an amount set by the commissioners court for the added duties imposed on the members. The additional compensation may not be lower than the amount paid to the judges on September 1, 1981.

(c) The salary shall be paid in equal monthly installments from the general fund of the county.

(d) Sections 152.0002, 152.0004, 152.0005, 152.0006, 152.0007, and 152.0008 do not apply to the juvenile board of Bee County.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 120.001 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 120 / Section 120.001
§ 120.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Border region" means the area consisting of the counties immediately adjacent to the international boundary between the United States and Mexico.

(1) "Border region" has the meaning assigned to "Texas-Mexico border region" by Section 2056.002, Government Code.

(2) "Task force" means the Task Force of Border Health Officials.
Tex. Estates Code § 1301.203 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1301 / Section 1301.203
§ 1301.203. TERMINATION OF TRUST.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (a-1), if the person for whom a management trust is created is a minor, the trust terminates on:

(1) the earlier of:

(A) the person's death; or

(B) the person's 18th birthday; or

(2) the date provided by court order, which may not be later than the person's 25th birthday.

(a-1) If the person for whom a management trust is created is a minor and is also incapacitated for a reason other than being a minor, the trust terminates:

(1) on the person's death; or

(2) when the person regains capacity.

(b) If the person for whom a management trust is created is not a minor, the trust terminates:

(1) according to the terms of the trust;

(2) on the date the court determines that continuing the trust is no longer in the person's best interests, subject to Section 1301.202(c); or

(3) on the person's death.
Tex. Labor Code § 301.151 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 301 / Section 301.151
§ 301.151. DEFINITIONS.
Status: repealed

In this subchapter:

(1) "Director" means the director of the division.

(2) "Division" means the civil rights division of the commission.

(3) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1138 , Sec. 30(7), eff. September 1, 2015.
Tex. Insurance Code § 962.001 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 962 / Section 962.001
§ 962.001. GENERAL DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Insured" means an individual whose indemnification against income loss is provided because of the individual's membership in a company or association that offers a job protection insurance plan.

(2) "Insurer" has the meaning assigned by Section 801.001.

(3) "Person" means an individual, corporation, association, or other legal entity.