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Tex. Estates Code § 1202.052 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1202 / Section 1202.052
§ 1202.052. CONTENTS OF APPLICATION.
Status: in_force

An application filed under Section 1202.051 must be sworn to by the applicant and must state:

(1) the ward's name, sex, date of birth, and address;

(2) the name and address of any person serving as guardian of the person of the ward on the date the application is filed;

(3) the name and address of any person serving as guardian of the estate of the ward on the date the application is filed;

(4) the nature and description of the ward's guardianship;

(5) the specific areas of protection and assistance and any limitation of rights that exist;

(6) whether the relief being sought is:

(A) a restoration of the ward's capacity because the ward is no longer an incapacitated person;

(B) the granting of additional powers or duties to the guardian; or

(C) the limitation of powers granted to or duties performed by the guardian;

(7) if the relief being sought under the application is described by Subdivision (6)(B) or (C):

(A) the nature and degree of the ward's incapacity;

(B) the specific areas of protection and assistance to be provided to the ward and requested to be included in the court's order; and

(C) any limitation of the ward's rights requested to be included in the court's order;

(8) the approximate value and description of the ward's property, including any compensation, pension, insurance, or allowance to which the ward is or may be entitled; and

(9) if the ward is 60 years of age or older, the names and addresses, to the best of the applicant's knowledge, of the ward's spouse, siblings, and children or, if there is no known spouse, sibling, or child, the names and addresses of the ward's next of kin.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 35.011 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 35 / Section 35.011
§ 35.011. CONTRACTS.
Status: in_force

The department may enter into contracts and agreements necessary to carry out this chapter, including interagency agreements to provide for the efficient and uninterrupted provision of necessary services to children who are eligible to receive services from two or more public programs.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 12.014 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 12 / Section 12.014
§ 12.014. NOTICE OF WILDLIFE DISEASE OUTBREAK.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any law restricting the disclosure of information by the department and subject to Subsection (b), if the department becomes aware of a wildlife disease outbreak on a property, the department shall provide notice of the location and nature of the outbreak to:

(1) each owner of adjacent property; and

(2) the Texas Animal Health Commission.

(b) Subsection (a) applies only to a disease that the Texas Animal Health Commission has designated as reportable.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3994.0310 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3994 / Section 3994.0310
§ 3994.0310. NO EMINENT DOMAIN POWER.
Status: in_force

The district may not exercise the power of eminent domain.
Tex. Family Code § 161.211 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 161 / Section 161.211
§ 161.211. DIRECT OR COLLATERAL ATTACK ON TERMINATION ORDER.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding Rule 329, Texas Rules of Civil Procedure, the validity of an order terminating the parental rights of a person who has been personally served or who has executed an affidavit of relinquishment of parental rights or an affidavit of waiver of interest in a child or whose rights have been terminated under Section 161.002(b) is not subject to collateral or direct attack after the sixth month after the date the order was signed.

(b) Notwithstanding Rule 329, Texas Rules of Civil Procedure, the validity of an order terminating the parental rights of a person who is served by citation by publication is not subject to collateral or direct attack after the sixth month after the date the order was signed.

(c) A direct or collateral attack on an order terminating parental rights based on an unrevoked affidavit of relinquishment of parental rights or affidavit of waiver of interest in a child is limited to issues relating to fraud, duress, or coercion in the execution of the affidavit.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1110.113 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1110 / Section 1110.113
§ 1110.113. PAYMENT FOR TREATMENT; PROCEDURES.
Status: in_force

(a) When a patient who resides in the district is admitted to a district facility, the district administrator may have an inquiry made into the circumstances of:

(1) the patient; and

(2) the patient's relatives legally liable for the patient's support.

(b) If the district administrator determines that the patient or those relatives cannot pay for all or part of the patient's care and treatment in the hospital, the amount that cannot be paid becomes a charge against the district.

(c) If the district administrator determines that the patient or those relatives can pay for all or part of the patient's care and treatment, the patient or those relatives shall be ordered to pay the district a specified amount each week for the patient's care and support. The amount ordered must be proportionate to their financial ability.

(d) The district administrator may collect the amount from the patient's estate, or from those relatives legally liable for the patient's support, in the manner provided by law for the collection of expenses of the last illness of a deceased person.

(e) If there is a dispute as to the ability to pay, or doubt in the mind of the district administrator, the board shall hold a hearing and, after calling witnesses, shall:

(1) resolve the dispute or doubt; and

(2) issue any appropriate orders.

(f) A final order of the board may be appealed to the district court. The substantial evidence rule applies to the appeal.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2310.158 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2310 / Section 2310.158
§ 2310.158. SERVICE TECHNICIAN LICENSE REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall issue a license to each qualified applicant who applies for a service technician license.

(b) The commission by rule may require an applicant for the issuance or renewal of a service technician license to:

(1) provide proof that the applicant has completed an academic, trade, or professional course of instruction approved by the department; and

(2) pass a written test, a practical skills test, or both.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 171.103 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 171 / Section 171.103
§ 171.103. CRIMINAL PENALTY.
Status: in_force

A person who violates Section 171.102 commits an offense. An offense under this section is a state jail felony.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8506.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8506 / Section 8506.052
§ 8506.052. TERMS.
Status: in_force

Directors are appointed for staggered terms of six years with three directors' terms expiring on February 1 of each odd-numbered year.
Tex. Transportation Code § 520.059 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 520 / Section 520.059
§ 520.059. DENIAL, SUSPENSION, OR REVOCATION OF LICENSE.
Status: in_force

(a) The county tax assessor-collector may deny, suspend, revoke, or reinstate a license issued under this subchapter.

(b) The county tax assessor-collector shall adopt rules that establish grounds for the denial, suspension, revocation, or reinstatement of a license and rules that establish procedures for disciplinary action. Procedures issued under this subchapter are subject to Chapter 2001, Government Code.

(c) A person whose license is revoked may not apply for a new license before the first anniversary of the date of the revocation.

(d) A license may not be issued under a fictitious name that is similar to or may be confused with the name of a governmental entity or that is deceptive or misleading to the public.
Tex. Election Code § 52.067 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 52 / Section 52.067
§ 52.067. NONALIGNED CANDIDATE DESIGNATED AS INDEPENDENT.
Status: in_force

In an election in which the candidates' political party alignments are to be printed on the ballot next to the candidates' names, "Independent" shall be printed on the ballot next to the name of each candidate who is not aligned with a political party.
Tex. Government Code § 443.015 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 443 / Section 443.015
§ 443.015. PARKING METERS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may expend any available funds for the installation of parking meters in appropriate areas of the Capitol Complex for which parking and traffic control is under the jurisdiction of the Department of Public Safety. The board shall cooperate with the department in the installation of the meters.

(b) The Department of Public Safety is responsible for the operation and maintenance of parking meters installed under this section and shall enforce parking violations related to metered spaces in accordance with Subchapter E, Chapter 411. The board may reimburse the department for the department's expenses in operating and maintaining the parking meters.

(c) The board and department may not install, operate, or maintain parking meters that accept only quarters.

(d) The revenue collected from meters installed under this section shall be deposited in the Capitol fund.

(e) For purposes of this section, the Capitol Complex includes the William P. Clements State Office Building.
Tex. Family Code § 160.704 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 160 / Section 160.704
§ 160.704. CONSENT TO ASSISTED REPRODUCTION.
Status: in_force

(a) Consent by a married woman to assisted reproduction must be in a record signed by the woman and her husband and kept by a licensed physician. This requirement does not apply to the donation of eggs by a married woman for assisted reproduction by another woman.

(b) Failure by the husband to sign a consent required by Subsection (a) before or after the birth of the child does not preclude a finding that the husband is the father of a child born to his wife if the wife and husband openly treated the child as their own.
Tex. Government Code § 30.01171 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 30 / Section 30.01171
§ 30.01171. APPLICATION; DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

(a) This subchapter applies to the City of Euless.

(b) In this subchapter, "appellate courts" means the county criminal courts of Tarrant County that have criminal appellate jurisdiction.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1079.305 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1079 / Section 1079.305
§ 1079.305. TRANSFER OR ADMINISTRATION OF ASSETS.
Status: in_force

(a) If a majority of the votes in an election held under this subchapter favor dissolution, the board shall:

(1) transfer the land, buildings, improvements, equipment, and other assets that belong to the district to Jack County or another governmental entity in Jack County; or

(2) administer the property, assets, and debts until all money has been disposed of and all district debts have been paid or settled.

(b) If the board makes the transfer under Subsection (a)(1), the county or entity assumes all debts and obligations of the district at the time of the transfer, and the district is dissolved.

(c) If Subsection (a)(1) does not apply and the board administers the property, assets, and debts of the district under Subsection (a)(2), the district is dissolved when all money has been disposed of and all district debts have been paid or settled.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 362.032 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 362 / Section 362.032
§ 362.032. FORM AND PROCEDURE.
Status: in_force

(a) Bonds under this chapter must be authorized by resolution. The bonds must:

(1) be signed by the presiding officer or assistant presiding officer of the issuer's governing body;

(2) be attested by the secretary of the issuer's governing body; and

(3) have the seal of the issuer impressed, printed, or lithographed on the bonds.

(b) The bonds may have the characteristics and bear the designation determined by the issuer's governing body, except that the designation must include:

(1) the name of each person guaranteeing the contractual obligation of each person leasing or purchasing the system; or

(2) a statement, if applicable, that a group of persons will be leasing or purchasing the system.

(c) The governing body may authorize a required signature to be printed or lithographed on the bonds. The issuer may adopt or use the signature of a person who has been an officer, regardless of whether the person is an officer when the bonds are delivered to a purchaser.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 611.008 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 611 / Section 611.008
§ 611.008. REQUEST BY PATIENT.
Status: in_force

(a) On receipt of a written request from a patient to examine or copy all or part of the patient's recorded mental health care information, a professional, as promptly as required under the circumstances but not later than the 15th day after the date of receiving the request, shall:

(1) make the information available for examination during regular business hours and provide a copy to the patient, if requested; or

(2) inform the patient if the information does not exist or cannot be found.

(b) Unless provided for by other state law, the professional may charge a reasonable fee for retrieving or copying mental health care information and is not required to permit examination or copying until the fee is paid unless there is a medical emergency.

(c) A professional may not charge a fee for copying mental health care information under Subsection (b) to the extent the fee is prohibited under Subchapter M, Chapter 161.
Tex. Occupations Code § 162.154 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 162 / Section 162.154
§ 162.154. FURNISHING OF DATA TO HEALTH CARE ENTITY.
Status: in_force

Not later than the 15th business day after the date the board receives a request for the data, the board shall make available to a health care entity or its designated credentials verification organization all core credentials data it collects on a physician, including any correction, update, or modification of that data, if authorized by the physician.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8860.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8860 / Section 8860.001
§ 8860.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

(2) "Director" means a board member.

(3) "District" means the Calhoun County Groundwater Conservation District.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 152.0681 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 152 / Section 152.0681
§ 152.0681. DE WITT COUNTY.
Status: in_force

(a) The juvenile board of De Witt County is composed of the county judge and the district judges in De Witt County.

(b) The commissioners court may pay the juvenile board members reasonable additional annual compensation in an amount set by the commissioners court as compensation for the added duties imposed on the members. The compensation may not be lower than the compensation paid to a member on August 29, 1977. The compensation shall be paid in equal monthly installments from the general fund of the county.

(c) Sections 152.0002, 152.0004, 152.0005, 152.0006, 152.0007, and 152.0008 do not apply to the juvenile board of De Witt County.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1575.305 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1575 / Section 1575.305
§ 1575.305. INVESTMENT OF FUND.
Status: in_force

The trustee may invest money in the fund in the manner provided by Subchapter D, Chapter 825, Government Code, for assets of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8013.006 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8013 / Section 8013.006
§ 8013.006. INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is initially composed of the territory described by Section 1.02 of the Act enacting this chapter.

(b) The boundaries and field notes contained in Section 1.02 of the Act enacting this chapter form a closure. A mistake made 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 bond for the purposes for which the district is created or to pay the principal of and interest on a bond;

(3) right to impose a tax; or

(4) legality or operation.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 241.105 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 241 / Section 241.105
§ 241.105. HOSPITAL PRIVILEGES FOR ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSES AND PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The governing body of a hospital is authorized to establish policies concerning the granting of clinical privileges to advanced practice nurses and physician assistants, including policies relating to the application process, reasonable qualifications for privileges, and the process for renewal, modification, or revocation of privileges.

(b) If the governing body of a hospital has adopted a policy of granting clinical privileges to advanced practice nurses or physician assistants, an individual advanced practice nurse or physician assistant who qualifies for privileges under that policy shall be entitled to certain procedural rights to provide fairness of process, as determined by the governing body of the hospital, when an application for privileges is submitted to the hospital. At a minimum, any policy adopted shall specify a reasonable period for the processing and consideration of the application and shall provide for written notification to the applicant of any final action on the application by the hospital, including any reason for denial or restriction of the privileges requested.

(c) If an advanced practice nurse or physician assistant has been granted clinical privileges by a hospital, the hospital may not modify or revoke those privileges without providing certain procedural rights to provide fairness of process, as determined by the governing body of the hospital, to the advanced practice nurse or physician assistant. At a minimum, the hospital shall provide the advanced practice nurse or physician assistant written reasons for the modification or revocation of privileges and a mechanism for appeal to the appropriate committee or body within the hospital, as determined by the governing body of the hospital.

(d) If a hospital extends clinical privileges to an advanced practice nurse or physician assistant conditioned on the advanced practice nurse or physician assistant having a sponsoring or collaborating relationship with a physician and that relationship ceases to exist, the advanced practice nurse or physician assistant and the physician shall provide written notification to the hospital that the relationship no longer exists. Once the hospital receives such notice from an advanced practice nurse or physician assistant and the physician, the hospital shall be deemed to have met its obligations under this section by notifying the advanced practice nurse or physician assistant in writing that the advanced practice nurse's or physician assistant's clinical privileges no longer exist at that hospital.

(e) Nothing in this section shall be construed as modifying Subtitle B, Title 3, Occupations Code, Chapter 204 or 301, Occupations Code, or any other law relating to the scope of practice of physicians, advanced practice nurses, or physician assistants.

(f) This section does not apply to an employer-employee relationship between an advanced practice nurse or physician assistant and a hospital.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1082.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1082 / Section 1082.002
§ 1082.002. AUTHORITY FOR OPERATION.
Status: in_force

The Nolan County Hospital District operates and is financed as provided by Section 9, Article IX, Texas Constitution, and by this chapter.
Tex. Tax Code § 33.72 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 33 / Section 33.72
§ 33.72. REPORT TRANSMITTED TO COURT; NOTICE.
Status: in_force

(a) At the conclusion of any hearing conducted by a master that results in a recommendation of a final judgment or on the request of the referring court, the master shall transmit to the referring court all papers relating to the case, with the master's signed and dated report.

(b) After the master's report has been signed, the master shall give to the parties participating in the hearing notice of the substance of the report. The master's report may contain the master's findings, conclusions, or recommendations. The master's report must be in writing in a form as the referring court may direct. The form may be a notation on the referring court's docket sheet.

(c) If the master's report recommends a final judgment, notice of the right of appeal to the judge of the referring court shall be given to all parties.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 13A.055 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 13A / Section 13A.055
§ 13A.055. OFFENSE COMMITTED ON VESSEL.
Status: in_force

An offense committed on board a vessel that at the time of the offense is on a navigable water in the boundaries of this State may be prosecuted in:

(1) any county through which the vessel is navigated in the course of the voyage; or

(2) the county in which the voyage commences or terminates.
Tex. Occupations Code § 559.105 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 559 / Section 559.105
§ 559.105. PRACTICING PHARMACY DURING INACTIVE STATUS.
Status: in_force

(a) A holder of a license that is on inactive status may not practice pharmacy in this state.

(b) A license holder who practices pharmacy while the holder's license is on inactive status is practicing pharmacy without a license.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1355.055 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1355 / Section 1355.055
§ 1355.055. DETERMINATIONS FOR TREATMENT IN A RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT CENTER FOR CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) Treatment in a residential treatment center for children and adolescents must be determined as if necessary care and treatment were inpatient care and treatment in a hospital.

(b) For the purposes of determining policy benefits and benefit maximums, each two days of treatment in a residential treatment center for children and adolescents is the equivalent of one day of treatment of mental or emotional illness or disorder in a hospital or inpatient program.
Tex. Education Code § 29.058 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 29 / Section 29.058
§ 29.058. ENROLLMENT OF STUDENTS WHO DO NOT HAVE LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENCY.
Status: in_force

With the approval of the school district and a student's parents, a student who does not have limited English proficiency may also participate in a bilingual education program. The number of participating students who do not have limited English proficiency may not exceed 40 percent of the number of students enrolled in the program.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1037.304 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1037 / Section 1037.304
§ 1037.304. ELECTION RESULTS.
Status: in_force

(a) If a majority of the votes in an election under this subchapter favor dissolution, the board shall find that the district is dissolved.

(b) If a majority of the votes in the election do not favor dissolution, the board shall continue to administer the district and another election on the question of dissolution may not be held before the first anniversary of the date of the most recent election to dissolve the district.
Tex. Local Government Code § 104.001 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 104 / Section 104.001
§ 104.001. CHAPTER APPLICABLE TO CERTAIN HOME-RULE MUNICIPALITIES.
Status: in_force

This chapter applies only to a home-rule municipality with a population of one million or more whose charter provides for an elected comptroller, auditor, or treasurer.