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Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 113.008 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 113 / Section 113.008
§ 113.008. AUTHORITY OF REGULATORY AGENCIES; COMPLIANCE WITH REGULATORY ORDER.
Status: in_force

(a) This chapter does not limit the authority of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality or any other state regulatory agency.

(b) Compliance with an order of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality or any other state regulatory agency that expressly curtails water delivery to a specific electric generating facility is not considered a breach of contract for the purposes of this chapter.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 182.002 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 182 / Section 182.002
§ 182.002. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

(2) "Corporation" means the Texas Health Services Authority.

(2-a) "Covered entity" has the meaning assigned by Section 181.001.

(3) "De-identified protected health information" means protected health information that is not individually identifiable health information as that term is defined by the privacy rule of the Administrative Simplification subtitle of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (Pub. L. No. 104-191) contained in 45 C.F.R. Part 160 and 45 C.F.R. Part 164, Subparts A and E.

(3-a) "Disclose" has the meaning assigned by Section 181.001.

(3-b) "Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act and Privacy Standards" has the meaning assigned by Section 181.001.

(4) "Individually identifiable health information" means individually identifiable health information as that term is defined by the privacy rule of the Administrative Simplification subtitle of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (Pub. L. No. 104-191) contained in 45 C.F.R. Part 160 and 45 C.F.R. Part 164, Subparts A and E.

(5) "Physician" means:

(A) an individual licensed to practice medicine in this state under the authority of Subtitle B, Title 3, Occupations Code;

(B) a professional entity organized in conformity with Title 7, Business Organizations Code, and permitted to practice medicine under Subtitle B, Title 3, Occupations Code;

(C) a partnership organized in conformity with Title 4, Business Organizations Code, composed entirely of individuals licensed to practice medicine under Subtitle B, Title 3, Occupations Code;

(D) an approved nonprofit health corporation certified under Chapter 162, Occupations Code;

(E) a medical school or medical and dental unit, as defined or described by Section 61.003, 61.501, or 74.601, Education Code, that employs or contracts with physicians to teach or provide medical services or employs physicians and contracts with physicians in a practice plan; or

(F) an entity wholly owned by individuals licensed to practice medicine under Subtitle B, Title 3, Occupations Code.

(6) "Protected health information" means protected health information as that term is defined by the privacy rule of the Administrative Simplification subtitle of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (Pub. L. No. 104-191) contained in 45 C.F.R. Part 160 and 45 C.F.R. Part 164, Subparts A and E.
Tex. Occupations Code § 556.102 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 556 / Section 556.102
§ 556.102. COMPLIANCE WITH CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

An administrative inspection warrant may be issued and executed only in accordance with this chapter.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2201.001 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2201 / Section 2201.001
§ 2201.001. PURPOSE OF CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

The purpose of this chapter is to:

(1) regulate the formation and operation of risk retention groups and purchasing groups in this state formed under:

(A) the Product Liability Risk Retention Act of 1981 (15 U.S.C. Section 3901 et seq.); or

(B) the Liability Risk Retention Act of 1986 (15 U.S.C. Section 3901 et seq.); and

(2) protect the public by the appropriate regulation of groups described by Subdivision (1) to the extent permitted by law.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3913.254 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3913 / Section 3913.254
§ 3913.254. TAXES FOR SERVICES, IMPROVEMENTS, AND FACILITIES IN DEFINED AREAS OR DESIGNATED PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

On voter approval and adoption of the order described by Section 3913.253, the district may apply separately, differently, equitably, and specifically its taxing power and lien authority to the defined area or designated property to provide money to construct, administer, maintain, and operate services, improvements, and facilities that primarily benefit the defined area or designated property.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7979.154 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7979 / Section 7979.154
§ 7979.154. UTILITY PROPERTY EXEMPT FROM IMPACT FEES AND ASSESSMENTS.
Status: in_force

The district may not impose an impact fee or assessment on the property, including the equipment, rights-of-way, facilities, or improvements, of:

(1) an electric utility or a power generation company as defined by Section 31.002, Utilities Code;

(2) a gas utility as defined by Section 101.003 or 121.001, Utilities Code;

(3) a telecommunications provider as defined by Section 51.002, Utilities Code; or

(4) a person who provides to the public cable television or advanced telecommunications services.
Tex. Occupations Code § 164.0036 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 164 / Section 164.0036
§ 164.0036. NOTICE REGARDING CERTAIN COMPLAINTS.
Status: in_force

(a) If an informal meeting is not scheduled for a complaint before the 180th day after the date the board's official investigation of the complaint is commenced under Section 154.057(b), the board shall provide notice to all parties to the complaint. The notice must include an explanation of the reason why the informal meeting has not been scheduled. The notice under this subsection is not required if the notice would jeopardize an investigation.

(b) The board must include in its annual report to the legislature information about any complaint for which notice is required under Subsection (a), including the reason for failing to schedule the informal meeting before the 180-day deadline. The information provided under this subsection must also list any complaint in which the investigation has extended beyond the first anniversary of the date the complaint was filed with the board.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3503.059 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3503 / Section 3503.059
§ 3503.059. RULES; PROCEEDINGS.
Status: in_force

The board shall adopt rules to govern its proceedings.
Tex. Election Code § 4.001 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 4 / Section 4.001
§ 4.001. NOTICE REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

Notice of each general and special election shall be given as provided by this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8205.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8205 / Section 8205.002
§ 8205.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a municipal utility district in Waller County created under and essential to accomplish the purposes of Section 52, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Labor Code § 505.001 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 505 / Section 505.001
§ 505.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: repealed

(a) In this chapter:

(1) Repealed by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 265, Sec. 7.01(32), eff. September 1, 2005.

(2) "Department" means the Texas Department of Transportation.

(3) "Employee" means a person in the service of the department under an appointment or express contract of hire and whose name appears on the department's payroll.

(4) "Legal beneficiary" has the meaning assigned to that term under Section 401.011.

(b) A reference in this chapter to an employee who has been injured includes the employee's legal beneficiary if the injured employee is dead.
Tex. Insurance Code § 887.308 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 887 / Section 887.308
§ 887.308. SUSPENSION OF MEMBER FOR NONPAYMENT.
Status: in_force

Before suspending a member from membership for nonpayment of assessments or membership fees, an association shall send notice to the member by first class mail stating the final date of payment.
Tex. Water Code § 53.122 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 53 / Section 53.122
§ 53.122. REGULATING SANITARY CONDITIONS INSIDE THE DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

(a) A district may regulate the installation, maintenance, and operation of plumbing fixtures and facilities inside the district for the purpose of:

(1) maintaining safe and sanitary conditions; and

(2) protecting the lives, health, and welfare of the people in the district.

(b) The board may set a reasonable penalty for violating any rule authorized by Subsection (a) of this section, within these limits:

(1) a fine of not more than $200;

(2) confinement in the county jail for not more than 30 days; or

(3) both the fine and the jail sentence.

(c) The penalty set by the supervisors is in addition to other penalties provided by law. A court of proper jurisdiction in the county where the district's principal office is located may enforce the penalties.

(d) A penalty for the violation of a rule is not valid unless a brief, substantial statement of the rule and the penalty is published once a week for two consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the area in which the district is located. A penalty takes effect seven days after the second publication.

(e) The courts shall take judicial notice of the rules made by a district under this section.
Tex. Government Code § 1503.101 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1503 / Section 1503.101
§ 1503.101. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This subchapter applies only to a municipality with a population of more than 70,000.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1051.107 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1051 / Section 1051.107
§ 1051.107. OFFICERS.
Status: repealed

(a) The governor shall designate one board member as presiding officer to serve in that capacity at the pleasure of the governor.

(b) The board annually shall elect from its members an assistant presiding officer.

(c) The board shall appoint a secretary-treasurer of the board to serve at the pleasure of the board.

(d) Repealed by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 285, Sec. 31(41).

(e) Repealed by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 285, Sec. 31(41).
Tex. Occupations Code § 1002.104 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1002 / Section 1002.104
§ 1002.104. QUALIFICATIONS AND STANDARDS OF CONDUCT INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

The executive director or the executive director's designee shall provide to members of the board and to board 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. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 25.13 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 25 / Section 25.13
§ 25.13. FOOD AND BEVERAGE CERTIFICATE.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "location" means the designated physical address of the wine and malt beverage retailer's permit and includes all areas at the address where the permit holder may sell or deliver alcoholic beverages for immediate consumption regardless of whether some of those areas are occupied by other businesses.

(a-1) A holder of a wine and malt beverage retailer's permit may be issued a food and beverage certificate by the commission if:

(1) the permit holder is a restaurant; or

(2) the commission finds that the receipts from the sale of alcoholic beverages by the permit holder at the location are 60 percent or less of the total receipts from the location.

(b) A food and beverage certificate may not be issued unless the location has permanent food service facilities for the preparation and service of multiple entrees for consumption at the location.

(b-1) The commission shall adopt rules requiring the holder of a food and beverage certificate to assure that permanent food service facilities for the preparation and service of multiple entrees for consumption at the location are available at the location. The commission may exempt permittees who are concessionaires in public entertainment venues such as sports stadiums and convention centers from Subsections (a-1) and (b).

(c) The fee for a food and beverage certificate shall be set at a level sufficient to recover the cost of issuing the certificate and administering this section.

(d) A certificate issued under this section expires on the expiration of the primary wine and malt beverage retailer's permit. A certificate may be canceled at any time, and the renewal of a certificate may be denied, if the commission finds that the holder of the certificate is in violation of Subsection (a-1) or (b) or a rule adopted under Subsection (b-1). On finding that the permittee knowingly operated under a food and beverage certificate while not complying with this section or a rule adopted under Subsection (b-1), the commission may cancel or deny the renewal of the permittee's wine and malt beverage retailer's permit. The holder of a wine and malt beverage retailer's permit whose certificate has been canceled or who is denied renewal of a certificate under this subsection may not apply for a new certificate until the day after the first anniversary of the date the certificate was canceled or the renewal of the certificate was denied.

(e) Section 11.11 does not apply to the holder of a food and beverage certificate.
Tex. Finance Code § 371.070 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 371 / Section 371.070
§ 371.070. TRANSFER OR ASSIGNMENT OF LICENSE.
Status: in_force

A pawnshop license may be transferred or assigned only with the approval of the commissioner.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7959.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7959 / Section 7959.052
§ 7959.052. TEMPORARY DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) On or after the effective date of the Act enacting this chapter, the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district may submit a petition to the commission requesting that the commission appoint as temporary directors the five persons named in the petition. The commission shall appoint as temporary directors the five persons named in the petition.

(b) Temporary directors serve until the earlier of:

(1) the date permanent directors are elected under Section 7959.003; or

(2) the fourth anniversary of the effective date of the Act enacting this chapter.

(c) If permanent directors have not been elected under Section 7959.003 and the terms of the temporary directors have expired, successor temporary directors shall be appointed or reappointed as provided by Subsection (d) to serve terms that expire on the earlier of:

(1) the date permanent directors are elected under Section 7959.003; or

(2) the fourth anniversary of the date of the appointment or reappointment.

(d) If Subsection (c) applies, the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district may submit a petition to the commission requesting that the commission appoint as successor temporary directors the five persons named in the petition. The commission shall appoint as successor temporary directors the five persons named in the petition.
Tex. Government Code § 434.0151 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 434 / Section 434.0151
§ 434.0151. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION.
Status: in_force

The commission shall develop and implement policies that provide the public with a reasonable opportunity to appear before the commission and to speak on any issue under the jurisdiction of the commission.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 73.061 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 73 / Section 73.061
§ 73.061. ADMISSIBILITY OF EVIDENCE OF CORRECTION, CLARIFICATION, OR RETRACTION.
Status: in_force

(a) A request for a correction, clarification, or retraction, the contents of the request, and the acceptance or refusal of the request are not admissible evidence at a trial.

(b) The fact that a correction, clarification, or retraction was made and the contents of the correction, clarification, or retraction are not admissible in evidence at trial except in mitigation of damages under Section 73.003(a)(3). If a correction, clarification, or retraction is received into evidence, the request for the correction, clarification, or retraction may also be received into evidence.

(c) The fact that an offer of a correction, clarification, or retraction was made and the contents of the offer, and the fact that the correction, clarification, or retraction was refused, are not admissible in evidence at trial.
Tex. Government Code § 405.012 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 405 / Section 405.012
§ 405.012. EXCHANGES.
Status: in_force

(a) The secretary of state shall send, as the secretary of state considers appropriate, copies of laws and judicial reports printed and published by order of the legislature at the expense of the state to:

(1) the librarian of congress;

(2) the United States secretary of state;

(3) the United States secretary of the treasury;

(4) the executive department of each state; and

(5) each foreign librarian or government with whom a system of library exchange is established.

(b) Subject to the requirements of Subsection (c), the secretary of state, for the benefit of The University of Texas law library, shall exchange the reports of the supreme court, court of criminal appeals, and courts of appeals, state session laws and revised statutes, and other state publications and state department reports for similar material of the United States, other states, or foreign countries.

(c) The secretary of state shall keep on hand a sufficient number of copies of state publications to meet the reasonable demands of the state.
Tex. Property Code § 62.041 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 62 / Section 62.041
§ 62.041. TIME TO FILE.
Status: in_force

(a) If a broker has earned a commission under a commission agreement signed by a seller or the seller's authorized agent, a broker must record a notice of lien:

(1) after the commission is earned; and

(2) before the conveyance of the commercial real estate interest on which the broker is claiming a lien.

(b) If a broker has earned a commission under a commission agreement signed by a prospective buyer or a prospective buyer's authorized agent, the broker must record a notice of lien:

(1) after the buyer acquires legal title to the commercial real estate interest on which the broker is claiming a lien; and

(2) before the buyer conveys the buyer's commercial real estate interest on which the broker is claiming a lien.

(c) If the lien is based on a lease transaction, the broker must record a notice of lien after the commission is earned and before the earlier of:

(1) the 91st day after the date the event for which the commission becomes payable occurs; or

(2) the date the person obligated to pay the commission records a subsequent conveyance of that person's commercial real estate interest after executing the lease agreement relating to the lease transaction for which the lien is claimed.

(d) If a notice of lien is not filed within the time required by this section, the lien is void.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3799.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3799 / Section 3799.001
§ 3799.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

(2) "City" means the City of Houston.

(3) "County" means Harris County.

(4) "Director" means a board member.

(5) "District" means the Harris County Improvement District No. 24.
Tex. Government Code § 52.056 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 52 / Section 52.056
§ 52.056. EXPENSES OF VISITING COURT REPORTERS.
Status: in_force

(a) An official or deputy court reporter of a judicial district who is required to leave the county of the reporter's residence to report proceedings as a substitute for the official court reporter of another county is entitled to reimbursement for actual and necessary travel expenses and a per diem allowance of $30 or the amount provided by the travel per diem policy of the county for which the expenses were incurred, whichever is greater, for each day or part of a day spent outside the reporter's county of residence in the performance of duties as a substitute. These fees are in addition to the visiting reporter's regular salary.

(b) The commissioners court of the county in which the visiting reporter provides services shall pay the reimbursement and per diem allowance from the county general fund on receipt of a sworn statement by the court reporter that has been approved by the district judge presiding in the court in which the proceedings were reported.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8179.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8179 / Section 8179.105
§ 8179.105. CONTRACT FOR PURCHASE OF WATER, SEWER, OR DRAINAGE SERVICES; ELECTION NOT REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may enter into a contract with a political subdivision for water, sewer, or drainage services or any combination of those services without the necessity of an election by any contracting party.

(b) The district may pay for an obligation incurred by such a contract by issuing bonds that, if otherwise necessary, have been approved by the voters in the manner provided by this chapter.

(c) The district may deliver the district's bonds to any of the following parties that enters into such a contract with the district:

(1) the United States;

(2) an agency or instrumentality of the United States;

(3) this state; or

(4) an agency or instrumentality of this state.
Tex. Government Code § 154.103 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 154 / Section 154.103
§ 154.103. EXAMINATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The examination for certification in one or more of the authorized methods of shorthand reporting consists of two parts, designated Part A and Part B.

(b) Part A consists of five minutes of two-voice dictation of questions and answers given at 225 words per minute, five minutes of dictation of jury charges given at 200 words per minute, and five minutes of dictation of selected literary material given at 180 words per minute. Each applicant must personally take down the test material, either in writing or in voice, and must prepare a transcript of the material taken down. The minimum passing grade for each section of Part A is 95 percent. A dictionary may be used during Part A. Each applicant has three hours to complete the transcription of Part A. If an applicant finishes before the three hours have elapsed, the applicant may review the transcript but may use only the test material taken down by that applicant to review the transcript. An error is charged for:

(1) each wrong word;

(2) each omitted word;

(3) each word added by the applicant that was not dictated;

(4) each contraction interpreted by the applicant as two words;

(5) two words interpreted by the applicant as a contraction;

(6) each misplaced word;

(7) each misplaced period that materially alters the sense of a group of words or a sentence;

(8) each misspelled word;

(9) the use of the plural or singular if the opposite was dictated; and

(10) each wrong number.

(c) Part B consists of objective questions relating to elementary aspects of shorthand reporting, spelling, and grammar. The minimum passing grade for Part B is 75 percent. A dictionary may not be used during Part B.

(d) An applicant who cheats on the examination is disqualified and may not take the examination again until two years have elapsed from the date of the examination at which the applicant was disqualified.