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Tex. Transportation Code § 686.003 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 686 / Section 686.003
§ 686.003. EVIDENCE OF FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) The owner or operator of a valet parking service shall provide evidence of financial responsibility in the same manner as required under Section 601.053.

(b) In addition to complying with Subsection (a), an owner or operator of a valet parking service shall exhibit, for public inspection, evidence of financial responsibility at a public accommodation whose patrons use the service.
Tex. Tax Code § 151.483 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 151 / Section 151.483
§ 151.483. RULES.
Status: in_force

The comptroller may adopt rules as necessary to implement this subchapter.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 161.217 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 161 / Section 161.217
§ 161.217. APPOINTMENT OF LOCAL COMMITTEE.
Status: in_force

The commissioners court of each county in the state shall appoint a committee composed of three resident real property owners of the county.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1369.0547 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1369 / Section 1369.0547
§ 1369.0547. STEP THERAPY PROTOCOLS FOR PRESCRIPTION DRUGS TO TREAT SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESSES.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "serious mental illness" has the meaning assigned by Section 1355.001.

(b) This section applies only to a drug prescribed to an enrollee who is 18 years of age or older to treat a diagnosis of a serious mental illness.

(c) A health benefit plan that provides coverage for prescription drugs to treat a serious mental illness may not require, before the health benefit plan provides coverage of a prescription drug approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration, that the enrollee:

(1) fail to successfully respond to more than one different drug for each drug prescribed, excluding the generic or pharmaceutical equivalent of the prescribed drug; or

(2) prove a history of failure of more than one different drug for each drug prescribed, excluding the generic or pharmaceutical equivalent of the prescribed drug.

(d) Subject to Section 1369.0546, a health benefit plan issuer may implement a step therapy protocol to require a trial of a generic or pharmaceutical equivalent of a prescribed prescription drug as a condition of continued coverage of the prescribed drug only:

(1) once in a plan year; and

(2) if the generic or pharmaceutical equivalent drug is added to the plan's drug formulary.
Tex. Transportation Code § 623.281 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 623 / Section 623.281
§ 623.281. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter, "port authority" means the Port of Corpus Christi Authority.
Tex. Labor Code § 204.004 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 204 / Section 204.004
§ 204.004. ASSIGNMENT TO MAJOR GROUP.
Status: in_force

The commission shall assign each employer to a major group in accordance with the definitions contained in the manual.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 53.156 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 53 / Section 53.156
§ 53.156. CONTRACTS AND AGREEMENTS.
Status: in_force

On the land office's written request, mailed to the lessee's address as shown on its lease or otherwise properly changed in conformity with the terms of the lease, a copy of a contract for the sale or processing of minerals leased under this subchapter and any subsequent agreement or amendment to the contract shall be filed in the land office within 30 days after the date the land office mails the written request. The land office shall treat a contract, agreement, or amendment filed in the land office as confidential unless otherwise authorized by the lessee.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8515.0403 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8515 / Section 8515.0403
§ 8515.0403. PAYMENT OF TAX OR ASSESSMENT NOT REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

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

(1) an authority project or any part of the project; or

(2) an authority purchase.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 11.57 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 11 / Section 11.57
§ 11.57. WRIT AFTER INDICTMENT.
Status: in_force

Where a person once discharged or admitted to bail is afterward indicted for the same offense for which he has been once arrested, he may be committed on the indictment, but shall be again entitled to the writ of habeas corpus, and may be admitted to bail, if the facts of the case render it proper; but in cases where, after indictment is found, the cause of the defendant has been investigated on habeas corpus, and an order made, either remanding him to custody, or admitting him to bail, he shall neither be subject to be again placed in custody, unless when surrendered by his bail, nor shall he be again entitled to the writ of habeas corpus, except in the special cases mentioned in this Chapter.
Tex. Family Code § 81.012 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 81 / Section 81.012
§ 81.012. CONFLICT WITH CERTAIN OTHER ORDERS.
Status: in_force

During the time in which a protective order issued under this subtitle, including a temporary ex parte order, is valid and subject to transfer, the order prevails over any other order rendered in a suit for dissolution of a marriage under Chapter 6 or a suit affecting the parent-child relationship under Title 5 to the extent of any conflict between the orders.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 41.025 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 41 / Section 41.025
§ 41.025. CANDIDATES FOR BOARD; WRITE-IN VOTES.
Status: in_force

(a) Any producer who is eligible to vote at the referendum and election is eligible to be a member or a candidate for membership on the commodity producers board.

(b) A potential candidate must file with the certified organization an application to have his or her name printed on the ballot. The application must be signed by the candidate and by at least 10 producers who are eligible to vote at the election. The application must be filed at least 30 days before the date set for the election.

(c) A voter may vote for board members by writing in the name of any eligible person whose name is not printed on the ballot.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8300.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8300 / Section 8300.003
§ 8300.003. CONFIRMATION ELECTION REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The board shall hold an election to confirm the creation of the district as provided by Section 49.102, Water Code.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 259.006 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 259 / Section 259.006
§ 259.006. ENFORCEMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The executive commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission may adopt rules to administer and enforce this chapter.

(b) A health care facility that violates Section 259.002 is subject to an administrative penalty, a civil penalty, or other disciplinary action, as applicable, in the same manner as if the facility violated the chapter under which the facility is licensed.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1103.058 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1103 / Section 1103.058
§ 1103.058. PER DIEM; REIMBURSEMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) An appointed board member is entitled to receive:

(1) $75 for each day the member engages in official duties as a board member; and

(2) reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses incurred in performing official duties as a board member.

(b) For purposes of this section, the board by rule may determine what constitutes a day or actual and necessary expenses.
Tex. Transportation Code § 722.005 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 722 / Section 722.005
§ 722.005. SECURITY REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) An applicant for an automobile club certificate of authority may provide the security required for that certificate by depositing with the state or pledging in the form prescribed by the secretary of state:

(1) $25,000 in securities approved by the secretary;

(2) $25,000 in cash; or

(3) a $25,000 bond in the form prescribed by the secretary that is:

(A) payable to the state;

(B) executed by a corporate surety licensed to do business in this state; and

(C) conditioned on the faithful performance of the automobile club in selling or providing club services and the payment of any fines or penalties levied against the club for failure to comply with this chapter.

(b) The aggregate liability of the surety for all breaches of the bond conditions and for payment of all fines and penalties may not exceed the amount of the bond.

(c) The required security shall be maintained as long as the automobile club has any liability or obligation in this state. On showing to the satisfaction of the secretary of state that the club has ceased to do business and that all liabilities and obligations of the club have been satisfied, the secretary may return the security to the club or deliver the security in accordance with a court order.
Tex. Water Code § 7.197 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 7 / Section 7.197
§ 7.197. ARRAIGNMENT AND PLEADINGS.
Status: in_force

In any criminal action instituted against a private corporation under this subchapter:

(1) appearance is for the purpose of arraignment; and

(2) the corporation has 10 full days after the day the arraignment takes place and before the day the trial begins to file written pleadings.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1068.108 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1068 / Section 1068.108
§ 1068.108. EMINENT DOMAIN.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may exercise the power of eminent domain to acquire a fee simple or other interest in property located in district territory if the interest is necessary to exercise a right or authority conferred by this chapter.

(b) The district must exercise the power of eminent domain in the manner provided by Chapter 21, Property Code, except the district is not required to deposit in the trial court money or a bond as provided by Section 21.021(a), Property Code.

(c) In a condemnation proceeding brought by the district, the district is not required to:

(1) pay in advance or provide a bond or other security for costs in the trial court;

(2) provide a bond for the issuance of a temporary restraining order or a temporary injunction; or

(3) provide a bond for costs or a supersedeas bond on an appeal or writ of error.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1117.056 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1117 / Section 1117.056
§ 1117.056. OFFICERS.
Status: in_force

The board shall annually elect from among its members a president, a vice president, and a secretary.
Tex. Finance Code § 184.302 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 184 / Section 184.302
§ 184.302. GENERAL BANKING PRIVILEGES NOT CONFERRED.
Status: in_force

This subchapter does not confer general banking privileges on a state trust company.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 572.0022 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 572 / Section 572.0022
§ 572.0022. INFORMATION ON MEDICATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) A mental health facility shall provide to a patient in the patient's primary language, if possible, and in accordance with department rules information relating to prescription medication ordered by the patient's treating physician.

(b) The facility shall also provide the information to the patient's family on request, but only to the extent not otherwise prohibited by state or federal confidentiality laws.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1036.108 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1036 / Section 1036.108
§ 1036.108. EMINENT DOMAIN.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may exercise the power of eminent domain to acquire a fee simple or other interest in property located in district territory if the property interest is necessary for the district to exercise a right or authority conferred by this chapter.

(b) The district must exercise the power of eminent domain in the manner provided by Chapter 21, Property Code, except that the district is not required to deposit in the trial court money or a bond as provided by Section 21.021(a), Property Code.

(c) In a condemnation proceeding brought by the district, the district is not required to:

(1) pay in advance or provide a bond or other security for costs in the trial court;

(2) provide a bond for the issuance of a temporary restraining order or a temporary injunction; or

(3) provide a bond for costs or a supersedeas bond on an appeal or writ of error.
Tex. Education Code § 39A.056 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 39A / Section 39A.056
§ 39A.056. NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING FOR DEVELOPMENT OF TARGETED IMPROVEMENT PLAN.
Status: in_force

(a) The campus intervention team must:

(1) provide written notice of the public meeting required by Section 39A.055(2) to the parents of students attending the campus; and

(2) post notice of the meeting on the campus's Internet website.

(b) The notice required by this section must include the date, time, and place of the meeting.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1072.057 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1072 / Section 1072.057
§ 1072.057. COMPENSATION; REIMBURSEMENT.
Status: in_force

A director or officer serves without compensation but may be reimbursed for actual expenses incurred in the performance of official duties. The expenses must be:

(1) reported in the district's records; and

(2) approved by the board.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8420.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8420 / Section 8420.151
§ 8420.151. ELECTIONS REGARDING TAXES OR BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue, without an election, bonds and other obligations secured by:

(1) revenue other than ad valorem taxes; or

(2) contract payments described by Section 8420.153.

(b) The district must hold an election in the manner provided by Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, to obtain voter approval before the district may impose an ad valorem tax or issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes.

(c) The district may not issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes to finance a road project unless the issuance is approved by a vote of a two-thirds majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.
Tex. Occupations Code § 154.058 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 154 / Section 154.058
§ 154.058. DETERMINATION OF MEDICAL COMPETENCY.
Status: in_force

(a) Each complaint against a physician that requires a determination of medical competency shall be reviewed initially by a board member, consultant, or employee with a medical background considered sufficient by the board.

(b) If the initial review under Subsection (a) indicates that an act by a physician falls below an acceptable standard of care, the complaint shall be reviewed by an expert physician panel authorized under Section 154.056(e) consisting of physicians who practice in the same specialty as the physician who is the subject of the complaint or in another specialty that is similar to the physician's specialty.

(c) The expert physician panel shall report in writing the panel's determinations based on the review of the complaint under Subsection (b). The report must specify the standard of care that applies to the facts that are the basis of the complaint and the clinical basis for the panel's determinations, including any reliance on peer-reviewed journals, studies, or reports.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 52.133 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 52 / Section 52.133
§ 52.133. PAYMENT OF ROYALTY IN KIND.
Status: in_force

(a) Each oil or gas lease covering land leased by the board, by a board for lease, or by the surface owner of land under which the state owns the minerals, commonly referred to as Relinquishment Act land, which shall be subject to approval by the commissioner before it is effective, shall include a provision granting the board authorized to lease the land or the owner of the soil of Relinquishment Act land and the commissioner authority to take their royalty in kind, and the commissioner and the boards for lease may include any other reasonable provisions that are not inconsistent with this section.

(b) The option to take the royalty in kind may be exercised at any time or from time to time on not less than 60 days' notice to the holder of the lease.

(c) The commissioner, the owner of the soil under Subchapter F, or the commissioner acting on the behalf of and at the direction of an owner of the soil under Subchapter F, the board, or a board for lease, or at the direction of the Board for Lease of University Lands, may negotiate and execute contracts or any other instruments or agreements necessary to dispose of or enhance their portion of the royalty taken in kind, including contracts for sale, marketing, purchase, transportation, including purchase and exchange agreements necessary to transport gas, and storage and including insurance contracts or other agreements, to secure or guarantee payment.

(d) The commissioner, the owner of the soil under Subchapter F, or the commissioner acting on behalf of and at the direction of an owner of the soil under Subchapter F, the board, or a board for lease may negotiate and execute contracts or any other instruments or agreements necessary to convert that portion of the royalty taken in kind into other forms of energy, other than electricity.

(e) This section shall not be construed to surrender or in any way affect the right of the state or the owner of the soil under existing or future leases to receive royalty from its lessee on the basis of the market value of the production from state public land or land under the provisions of Subchapter F of this chapter.

(f) For the purposes of this section, royalty taken in kind includes oil or gas sold or marketed by the commissioner that has been produced on state mineral lands or from the first three miles of federal waters adjacent to the state boundaries, also known as the 8g zone.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 264.048 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 264 / Section 264.048
§ 264.048. REFUNDING BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The authority may issue bonds to refund outstanding bonds in the same manner that other bonds are issued under this chapter.

(b) Bonds issued under this section may be exchanged by the comptroller or sold. The proceeds shall be applied as provided by Subchapters B and C, Chapter 1207, Government Code, or other applicable law.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 601.203 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 601 / Section 601.203
§ 601.203. ALTERNATIVE RECOVERY UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES.
Status: in_force

If the merchant fails to tender goods or property traded to the merchant in substantially the same condition as when received by the merchant, the consumer may elect to recover an amount equal to the trade-in allowance stated in the agreement.
Tex. Occupations Code § 201.3545 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 201 / Section 201.3545
§ 201.3545. CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD INFORMATION REQUIREMENT FOR LICENSE RENEWAL.
Status: in_force

(a) An applicant renewing a license issued under this chapter shall submit a complete and legible set of fingerprints for purposes of performing a criminal history record information check of the applicant as provided by Section 201.313.

(b) The board may administratively suspend or refuse to renew the license of a person who does not comply with the requirement of Subsection (a).

(c) A license holder is not required to submit fingerprints under this section for the renewal of the license if the license holder has previously submitted fingerprints under:

(1) Section 201.313 for the initial issuance of the license; or

(2) this section as part of a prior license renewal.
Tex. Local Government Code § 293.027 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 293 / Section 293.027
§ 293.027. OPERATION OF AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

(a) The property of the authority must be held and operated only for governmental and public purposes, for the use and benefit of the public, and without private profit. The property of the authority is exempt from taxation.

(b) The authority shall charge rent, impose charges, and use its sources of revenue to generate revenue sufficient to:

(1) pay the expenses related to ownership, operation, and upkeep of the authority's property;

(2) pay interest on the authority's bonds as it becomes due;

(3) create a sinking fund to pay the authority's bonds as they come due; and

(4) create and maintain a bond reserve fund and other funds as provided in the bond resolution or trust indenture.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 69.06 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 69 / Section 69.06
§ 69.06. DENIAL OF ORIGINAL APPLICATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall deny an original application for a retail dealer's on-premise license if the commission finds that the applicant or the applicant's spouse, during the five years immediately preceding the application, was finally convicted of a felony or one of the following offenses:

(1) prostitution or solicitation of prostitution;

(2) a vagrancy offense involving moral turpitude;

(3) bookmaking;

(4) gambling or gaming;

(5) an offense involving controlled substances as defined in the Texas Controlled Substances Act, including an offense involving a synthetic cannabinoid, or an offense involving other dangerous drugs;

(6) a violation of this code resulting in the cancellation of a license or permit, or a fine of not less than $500;

(7) more than three violations of this code relating to minors;

(8) bootlegging; or

(9) an offense involving firearms or a deadly weapon.

(b) The commission shall also deny an original application for a license if the commission finds that five years has not elapsed since the termination of a sentence, parole, or probation served by the applicant or the applicant's spouse because of a felony conviction or conviction of any of the offenses described in Subsection (a).

(c) The commission shall deny an application for a renewal of a retail dealer's on-premise license if it finds:

(1) that the applicant or the applicant's spouse has been finally convicted of a felony or one of the offenses listed in Subsection (a) at any time during the five years immediately preceding the filing of the application for renewal; or

(2) that five years has not elapsed since the termination of a sentence, parole, or probation served by the applicant or the applicant's spouse because of a felony prosecution or prosecution for any of the offenses described in Subsection (a).

(d) In this section the word "applicant" includes the individual natural person holding or applying for the license or, if the holder or applicant is not an individual natural person, the individual partner, officer, trustee, or receiver who is primarily responsible for the management of the premises.

(e) In this section, "synthetic cannabinoid" means a substance included in Penalty Group 2-A under Section 481.1031, Health and Safety Code.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 161.093 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 161 / Section 161.093
§ 161.093. ADMINISTRATION OF MEDICATION.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding other law, an unlicensed person may provide administration of medication to a client without the requirement that a registered nurse delegate or oversee each administration if:

(1) the medication is:

(A) an oral medication;

(B) a topical medication; or

(C) a metered dose inhaler;

(2) the medication is administered to the client for a stable or predictable condition;

(3) the client has been personally assessed by a registered nurse initially and in response to significant changes in the client's health status, and the registered nurse has determined that the client's health status permits the administration of medication by an unlicensed person; and

(4) the unlicensed person has been:

(A) trained by a registered nurse or licensed vocational nurse under the direction of a registered nurse regarding proper administration of medication; or

(B) determined to be competent by a registered nurse or licensed vocational nurse under the direction of a registered nurse regarding proper administration of medication, including through a demonstration of proper technique by the unlicensed person.

(b) The administration of medication other than the medications described by Subsection (a)(1) is subject to the rules of the Texas Board of Nursing regarding the delegation of nursing tasks to unlicensed persons in independent living environments such as the facilities and programs listed in Section 161.092.