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Tex. Government Code § 543A.0005 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 543A / Section 543A.0005
§ 543A.0005. PAYMENT METHODOLOGY CONVERSION.
Status: in_force

(a) To the extent possible, the commission shall convert hospital reimbursement systems under the child health plan program and Medicaid to a diagnosis-related groups (DRG) methodology that will allow the commission to more accurately classify specific patient populations and account for the severity of patient illness and mortality risk.

(b) Subsection (a) does not authorize the commission to direct a managed care organization to compensate a physician or other health care provider providing services under the organization's managed care plan based on a diagnosis-related groups (DRG) methodology.

(c) Notwithstanding Subsection (a) and to the extent possible, the commission shall convert outpatient hospital reimbursement systems under the child health plan program and Medicaid to an appropriate prospective payment system that will allow the commission to:

(1) more accurately classify the full range of outpatient service episodes;

(2) more accurately account for the intensity of services provided; and

(3) motivate outpatient service providers to increase efficiency and effectiveness.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 91.004 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 91 / Section 91.004
§ 91.004. POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

All the powers provided for in the compact and all the powers necessary or incidental to the carrying out of the compact are granted to the Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission and members of the commission. These powers are in aid of and supplemental to but not a limitation on the powers vested in the Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission by other laws of this state or by the terms of the compact.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1025.107 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1025 / Section 1025.107
§ 1025.107. DISTRICT PROPERTY, FACILITIES, AND EQUIPMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall determine the type, number, and location of buildings required to maintain an adequate hospital system.

(b) The board may lease all or part of the district's buildings and other facilities on terms considered to be in the best interest of the district's inhabitants. The term of the lease may not exceed 25 years.

(c) The district may acquire equipment for use in the district's hospital system and mortgage or pledge the property as security for the payment of the purchase price. A contract entered into under this subsection must provide that the entire obligation be retired not later than the fifth anniversary of the date of the contract.

(d) The district may sell or otherwise dispose of any property, including equipment, on terms the board finds are in the best interest of the district's inhabitants.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3001.202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3001 / Section 3001.202
§ 3001.202. AREA TO BE ASSESSED; LIMITATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may impose an assessment only on property included in a petition for assessment.

(b) The owner of an improvement constructed in the district, or of land annexed to the district, after the district imposed an assessment may waive the right to notice and an assessment hearing and may agree to the imposition of the assessment on the improvement or land and payment of the assessment at an agreed rate.

(c) The district may not impose an assessment on the property of a person that provides gas, electricity, telephone, sewage, or water service to the public.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 4001.0105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 4001 / Section 4001.0105
§ 4001.0105. INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is initially composed of the territory described by Section 2(b) of the Act enacting this chapter.

(b) The boundaries and field notes contained in Section 2(b) of the Act enacting this chapter form a closure. A mistake in the field notes or in copying the field notes in the legislative process does not affect the district's:

(1) organization, existence, or validity;

(2) right to issue any type of bonds for the purposes for which the district is created or to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds;

(3) right to impose or collect an assessment or tax; or

(4) legality or operation.
Tex. Water Code § 12.014 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 12 / Section 12.014
§ 12.014. USE OF COMMISSION SURVEYS; POLICY.
Status: in_force

The commission shall make use of surveys, studies, and investigations conducted by the staff of the commission in order to ascertain the character of the principal requirements of the district regional division of the watershed areas of the state for beneficial uses of water, to the end that distribution of the right to take and use state water may be more equitably administered in the public interest, that privileges granted for recognized uses may be economically coordinated so as to achieve the maximum of public value from the state's water resources, and that the distinct regional necessities for water control and conservation and for control of harmful floods may be recognized.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 485.018 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 485 / Section 485.018
§ 485.018. PROHIBITED ORDINANCE AND RULE.
Status: in_force

(a) A political subdivision or an agency of this state may not enact an ordinance or rule that requires a business establishment to display an abusable volatile chemical, other than aerosol paint, in a manner that makes the chemical accessible to patrons of the business only with the assistance of personnel of the business.

(b) This section does not apply to an ordinance or rule that was enacted before September 1, 1989.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1090.061 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1090 / Section 1090.061
§ 1090.061. APPOINTMENT AND RECRUITMENT OF STAFF AND EMPLOYEES.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may appoint to the medical staff any physicians the board considers necessary and may make temporary appointments as warranted.

(b) The district may employ fiscal agents, accountants, architects, and attorneys the board considers proper.

(c) The board may delegate to the district administrator the authority to hire district employees, including technicians and nurses.

(d) The board may spend district money to recruit to the hospital staff any physicians that are required to meet the medical needs of district residents.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 80.030 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 80 / Section 80.030
§ 80.030. EXEMPTION FROM TAXATION.
Status: in_force

All payments, contributions, funds, and assessments received or held by the corporation under this chapter are exempt from state or local taxation, levies, sales, and any other process and are unassignable.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8353.202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8353 / Section 8353.202
§ 8353.202. TAXES FOR BONDS.
Status: in_force

At the time the district issues bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, the board shall provide for the annual imposition of a continuing direct ad valorem tax, without limit as to rate or amount, while all or part of the bonds are outstanding as required and in the manner provided by Sections 54.601 and 54.602, Water Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1056.053 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1056 / Section 1056.053
§ 1056.053. NONATTENDANCE.
Status: in_force

The failure of a manager to attend three consecutive regular board meetings causes a vacancy in the manager's office unless the absence is excused by formal action of the board.
Tex. Government Code § 2005.052 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2005 / Section 2005.052
§ 2005.052. DENIAL, SUSPENSION, OR REVOCATION FOR FALSE STATEMENT, MISREPRESENTATION, OR REFUSAL TO PROVIDE INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A licensing authority may deny a person's application for a license or suspend or revoke a person's license if the licensing authority determines, after notice and hearing, that the person knowingly:

(1) made a false statement in connection with applying for or renewing the license;

(2) made a material misrepresentation to the licensing authority in connection with applying for or renewing the license;

(3) refused to provide information requested by the licensing authority; or

(4) failed to provide all of the person's criminal history information in response to the licensing authority's request for the information.

(b) A denial, suspension, or revocation by a licensing authority under this section is governed by the administrative procedures that apply to other disciplinary actions taken by the licensing authority.
Tex. Election Code § 253.005 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 253 / Section 253.005
§ 253.005. EXPENDITURE FROM UNLAWFUL CONTRIBUTION.
Status: in_force

(a) A person may not knowingly make or authorize a political expenditure wholly or partly from a political contribution the person knows to have been made in violation of this chapter.

(b) This section does not apply to a political expenditure that is:

(1) prohibited by Section 253.101; or

(2) made from a political contribution made in violation of Subchapter F.

(c) A person who violates this section commits an offense. An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 386.111 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 386 / Section 386.111
§ 386.111. APPLICATION REVIEW PROCEDURES.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall review an application for a grant for a project authorized under this subchapter, including an application for a grant for an infrastructure project, immediately on receipt of the application. If the commission determines that an application is incomplete, the commission shall notify the applicant with an explanation of what is missing from the application. The commission shall evaluate the completed application according to the appropriate project criteria. Subject to available funding, the commission shall make a final determination on an application as soon as possible.

(b) The commission shall make every effort to expedite the application review process and to award grants to qualified projects in a timely manner. To the extent possible, the commission shall coordinate project review and approval with any timing constraints related to project purchases or installations to be made by an applicant.

(c) The commission may deny an application for a project that does not meet the applicable project criteria or that the commission determines is not made in good faith, is not credible, or is not in compliance with this chapter and the goals of this chapter.

(d) Subject to availability of funds, the commission shall award a grant under this subchapter in conjunction with the execution of a contract that obligates the commission to make the grant and the recipient to perform the actions described in the recipient's grant application. The contract must incorporate provisions for recapturing grant money in proportion to any loss of emissions reductions or underachievement in dispensing qualifying fuel compared with the volume of emissions reductions or amount of fuel dispensed that was projected in awarding the grant. Grant money recaptured under the contract provision shall be deposited in the fund and reallocated for other projects under this subchapter.

(e) An applicant may seek reimbursement for qualifying equipment installed after the effective date of this program.
Tex. Transportation Code § 502.401 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 502 / Section 502.401
§ 502.401. OPTIONAL COUNTY FEE FOR ROAD AND BRIDGE FUND.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioners court of a county by order may impose an additional fee, not to exceed $10, for registering a vehicle in the county.

(b) A vehicle that may be registered under this chapter without payment of a registration fee may be registered in a county imposing a fee under this section without payment of the additional fee.

(c) A fee imposed under this section may take effect only on January 1 of a year. The county must adopt the order and notify the department not later than September 1 of the year preceding the year in which the fee takes effect.

(d) A fee imposed under this section may be removed. The removal may take effect only on January 1 of a year. A county may remove the fee only by:

(1) rescinding the order imposing the fee; and

(2) notifying the department not later than September 1 of the year preceding the year in which the removal takes effect.

(e) The county assessor-collector of a county imposing a fee under this section shall collect the additional fee for a vehicle when other fees imposed under this chapter are collected.

(f) The department shall collect the additional fee on a vehicle that is owned by a resident of a county imposing a fee under this section that must be registered directly with the department. The department shall send all fees collected for a county under this subsection to the county treasurer to be credited to the county road and bridge fund.

(g) The department shall adopt rules necessary to administer registration for a vehicle being registered in a county imposing a fee under this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8222.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8222 / Section 8222.004
§ 8222.004. FINDINGS OF BENEFIT AND PUBLIC PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

All land and other property in the district will benefit from the improvements and services to be provided by the district.
Tex. Local Government Code § 379H.158 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 379H / Section 379H.158
§ 379H.158. DISPOSITION OF PROPERTY FOR FLOOD CONTROL AND STORM WATER DRAINAGE AND PLANNING.
Status: in_force

(a) A land bank may convey to a public entity such as a flood control district or a municipal parks and recreation department real property held by the land bank:

(1) for which the highest and best use is flood control or storm water retention or drainage; and

(2) that, as a result of housing and building code restrictions, flood plain elevations, other local, state, or federal laws, or public or private agreements, conditions, and limitations, is no longer capable of being developed or redeveloped.

(b) The transfer of real property by a land bank under this section may be:

(1) by grant, deed lease, or other conveyance and may include additional limitations, restrictions, and conditions determined by the land bank; and

(2) for nominal consideration, for consideration consisting of contractual commitments, for an exchange of real properties, or for other consideration determined by the land bank.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1081.301 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1081 / Section 1081.301
§ 1081.301. DISSOLUTION; ELECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may be dissolved only on approval of a majority of the registered district voters voting in an election held for that purpose.

(b) The board may order an election on the question of dissolving the district and disposing of the district's assets and obligations.

(c) The board shall order an election if the board receives a petition requesting an election that is signed by at least 15 percent of the registered voters in the district.

(d) The election shall be held not later than the 60th day after the date the election is ordered.

(e) The order calling the election must state:

(1) the nature of the election, including the proposition to appear on the ballot;

(2) the date of the election;

(3) the hours during which the polls will be open; and

(4) the location of the polling places.

(f) Section 41.001(a), Election Code, does not apply to an election ordered under this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3946.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3946 / Section 3946.003
§ 3946.003. CREATION AND NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a special district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Transportation Code § 224.002 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 224 / Section 224.002
§ 224.002. ACQUISITION BY COUNTY OR MUNICIPALITY GENERALLY.
Status: in_force

(a) A county or municipality shall acquire, in the manner provided by law, the highway right-of-way that is requested by the department.

(b) Chapter 21, Property Code, governs the procedure for an acquisition by eminent domain.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1301.207 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1301 / Section 1301.207
§ 1301.207. STANDARDS OF CONDUCT.
Status: in_force

The executive director or the executive director's designee shall provide to members of the board and to agency employees, as often as necessary, information regarding the requirements for office or employment under this chapter, including information regarding a person's responsibilities under applicable laws relating to standards of conduct for state officers or employees.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 89.001 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 89 / Section 89.001
§ 89.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Artificial reef" means a structure or system of structures constructed, placed, or permitted in water covered under this chapter for the purpose of enhancing fishery resources and commercial and recreational fishing opportunities.

(2) "National Fishing Enhancement Act" means Title II of Public Law No. 98-623, enacting 16 U.S.C. Section 1220d and 33 U.S.C. Sections 2101 through 2106 and amending 16 U.S.C. Sections 1220 through 1220c.

(3) "Reef materials" includes only materials allowed under the national artificial reef plan adopted under the National Fishing Enhancement Act for construction of artificial reefs.

(4) "Water covered under this chapter" means the navigable water of Texas and water of the federal fisheries conservation zone adjacent to Texas water.
Tex. Tax Code § 151.7102 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 151 / Section 151.7102
§ 151.7102. FALSE ENTRY OR FAILURE TO ENTER IN RECORDS.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person intentionally or knowingly conceals, destroys, makes a false entry in, or fails to make an entry in records that are required to be made or kept under this chapter.

(b) An offense under this section is a felony of the third degree.
Tex. Insurance Code § 884.559 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 884 / Section 884.559
§ 884.559. ACTION AFTER AGREEMENT RATIFICATION.
Status: in_force

(a) After ratification of the reinsurance agreement under Section 884.556, the mutual assessment company shall cease doing business and shall transfer all of its assets to the assuming stipulated premium company.

(b) The stipulated premium company shall assume:

(1) all policy liability in accordance with the reinsurance agreement; and

(2) all other liabilities in accordance with the method of payment of those liabilities.

(c) On transfer of a mutual assessment company's assets:

(1) the company shall promptly surrender its certificate of authority and charter to the department; and

(2) the company's corporate existence ceases.
Tex. Government Code § 481.502 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 481 / Section 481.502
§ 481.502. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.
Status: in_force

(a) The office and the Texas Military Preparedness Commission shall assist defense communities in obtaining financing for economic development projects that seek to address future realignment or closure of a defense base that is in, adjacent to, or near the defense community. The office shall refer the defense community to:

(1) a local economic development corporation created under the Development Corporation Act (Subtitle C1, Title 12, Local Government Code) for possible financing; or

(2) an appropriate state agency that has an existing program to provide financing for the project, including:

(A) the Texas Water Development Board; or

(B) the Texas Department of Transportation.

(b) A state agency making a loan to a defense community under this section shall evaluate the project and determine whether the project may be financed through the agency's program. The state agency has sole discretion on whether to finance the project.

(c) Expired.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8262.154 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8262 / Section 8262.154
§ 8262.154. PAYMENT OF TAX OR ASSESSMENT NOT REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The district is not required to pay a tax or assessment on:

(1) district property; or

(2) a purchase made by the district.
Tex. Water Code § 5.1773 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 5 / Section 5.1773
§ 5.1773. COMPLAINT ASSESSMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission annually shall conduct a comprehensive analysis of the complaints it receives, including analysis by the following categories:

(1) air;

(2) water;

(3) waste;

(4) priority classification;

(5) region;

(6) commission response;

(7) enforcement action taken; and

(8) trends by complaint type.

(b) In addition to the analysis required by Subsection (a), the commission shall assess the impact of changes made in the commission's complaint policy.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 107.003 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 107 / Section 107.003
§ 107.003. METHOD EXCLUSIVE.
Status: in_force

(a) A resolution may grant permission to sue the state only in accordance with this chapter.

(b) A resolution may not alter the effect of the permission as described by Section 107.002, except that a resolution may further limit the relief to which the claimant may be entitled.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 221.003 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 221 / Section 221.003
§ 221.003. COST OF MOVING OR CHANGING FACILITY.
Status: in_force

If a state agency, eligible political subdivision, or nonprofit corporation, in exercising a power under this chapter, makes it necessary to move, raise, lower, reroute, or change the grade of or alter the construction of a pipeline, highway, railroad, electric transmission or distribution line, or telephone or telegraph property or facility, the agency, subdivision, or corporation must bear the sole expense of the action.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9050.106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9050 / Section 9050.106
§ 9050.106. EFFECT OF ANNEXATION BY MUNICIPALITY.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding Section 43.075(d)(3), Local Government Code, if a municipality annexes all of the territory in the district, the municipality is not required to assume the duties of the district to provide flood control services or to operate or maintain the levees, retainage ponds, pumps, mitigation channel, or other flood control facilities, improvements, or properties that the district operates and maintains or is required to operate and maintain.

(b) The municipality may elect to assume none, part, or all of the duties described by Subsection (a). The municipality shall state in the ordinance annexing the territory which duties, if any, the municipality elects to assume.

(c) If the municipality elects to assume none or part of the duties described by Subsection (a), the district is not abolished and continues to exist for the exclusive purpose of performing the duties the municipality does not assume. The district is not required to transfer to the municipality money received from maintenance taxes before the date of annexation and may continue to impose a maintenance tax as necessary to perform the duties the municipality does not assume. The district may retain other property and assets, including money from the district's operation and maintenance account, as the district considers necessary to perform those duties.

(d) At any time after annexation the municipality by ordinance may assume the remaining duties and assets retained by the district and the district's debts, liabilities, and obligations. The municipality shall provide the board written notice of the assumption at least 120 days before the date the assumption takes effect. The district is abolished on the date the assumption takes effect.