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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1024.155 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1024 / Section 1024.155
§ 1024.155. FISCAL YEAR.
Status: in_force

(a) The district operates on a fiscal year established by the board.

(b) The fiscal year may not be changed:

(1) when revenue bonds of the district are outstanding; or

(2) more than once in a 24-month period.
Tex. Government Code § 442.108 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 442 / Section 442.108
§ 442.108. DEPOSIT OF RECEIPTS.
Status: in_force

The commission shall deposit to the credit of the historic site account all revenue, less allowable costs, received from the following sources:

(1) the operation of concessions at historic sites described by Subchapter C;

(2) lease of grazing rights on a historic site;

(3) sale of products grown on a historic site;

(4) fines received from violations of rules governing historic sites under Subchapter E; and

(5) any other source.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2301.458 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2301 / Section 2301.458
§ 2301.458.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2301.458. PROHIBITION: CHANGE IN DEALER OWNERSHIP. Notwithstanding the terms of any franchise, except as provided by Section 2301.359 or 2301.360, a manufacturer, distributor, or representative may not fail to give effect to or attempt to prevent the sale or transfer of:

(1) a dealer, dealership, or franchise;

(2) an interest in a dealer, dealership, or franchise; or

(3) the management of a dealer, dealership, or franchise.
Tex. Finance Code § 342.555 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 342 / Section 342.555
§ 342.555.
Status: in_force

Sec. 342.555. TRANSCRIPT OF HEARING: PUBLIC. The transcript of a hearing held by the commissioner under this chapter is a public record.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1101.405 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1101 / Section 1101.405
§ 1101.405. REEXAMINATION.
Status: in_force

(a) An applicant who fails an examination may apply for reexamination by filing a request accompanied by the proper fee.

(b) An applicant who fails the examination three consecutive times may not apply for reexamination or submit a new license application unless the applicant submits evidence satisfactory to the commission that the applicant has completed additional education, as prescribed by the commission, since the date of the applicant's last examination.
Tex. Government Code § 501.002 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 501 / Section 501.002
§ 501.002. ASSAULT BY EMPLOYEE ON INMATE.
Status: in_force

If an employee of the department commits an assault on an inmate housed in a facility operated by or under contract with the department, the executive director shall refer the matter to an appropriate law enforcement official. If an employee is charged with an assault described by this section, an inmate or person who was an inmate at the time of the alleged offense may testify in a prosecution of the offense.
Tex. Water Code § 7.159 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 7 / Section 7.159
§ 7.159. VIOLATION RELATING TO WATER WELLS OR DRILLED OR MINED SHAFTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person knowingly or intentionally violates Chapter 28 or a commission rule adopted or an order or a permit issued under that chapter.

(b) An offense under this section is punishable under Section 7.187(1)(B).
Tex. Occupations Code § 101.053 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 101 / Section 101.053
§ 101.053. CONFIDENTIALITY.
Status: in_force

A complaint, adverse report, or other information regarding the content of a complaint in the possession of the council or its employee or agent relating to a person initiating a complaint or the license holder who is the subject of the complaint is privileged and confidential and is not subject to discovery, subpoena, or other means of legal compulsion for release to anyone other than:

(1) a council employee or agent involved in collecting complaint information;

(2) the specific council member agency or board responsible for regulating the health profession in which the person who is the subject of the complaint is a license holder; or

(3) an employee or agent of the member agency or board who is involved in the discipline of license holders.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 36.003 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 36 / Section 36.003
§ 36.003. DOCUMENTARY MATERIAL IN POSSESSION OF STATE AGENCY.
Status: in_force

(a) A state agency, including the commission, the Department of State Health Services, the Department of Aging and Disability Services, and the Department of Family and Protective Services, shall provide the attorney general access to all documentary materials of persons and health care recipients under a health care program to which that agency has access. Documentary material provided under this subsection is provided to permit investigation of an alleged unlawful act or for use or potential use in an administrative or judicial proceeding.

(b) Except as ordered by a court for good cause shown, the office of the attorney general may not produce for inspection or copying or otherwise disclose the contents of documentary material obtained under this section to a person other than:

(1) an employee of the attorney general;

(2) an agency of this state, the United States, or another state;

(3) a criminal district attorney, district attorney, or county attorney of this state;

(4) the United States attorney general;

(5) a state or federal grand jury;

(6) a political subdivision of this state; or

(7) a person authorized by the attorney general to receive the information.
Tex. Insurance Code § 885.301 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 885 / Section 885.301
§ 885.301. TYPES OF BENEFITS PERMITTED.
Status: in_force

(a) A fraternal benefit society may provide for the payment of:

(1) death benefits in any form;

(2) endowment benefits;

(3) annuity benefits;

(4) benefits for temporary or permanent disability resulting from disease or accident;

(5) benefits for hospital, medical, or nursing expenses resulting from sickness, bodily infirmity, or accident;

(6) benefits for the erection of a monument or tombstone to the memory of a deceased member;

(7) funeral benefits; and

(8) any other benefit that may be provided by a life, accident, or health insurance company and that is:

(A) offered in compliance with a law described by Section 841.002 applicable to a life, accident, or health insurance company; and

(B) consistent with this chapter.

(b) A fraternal benefit society shall:

(1) specify in the fraternal benefit society's laws or rules those persons to whom a benefit certificate may be issued or who may be covered by benefits; and

(2) make the provision of those benefits consistent with the provision of benefits to members and their beneficiaries.
Tex. Finance Code § 63.005 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 63 / Section 63.005
§ 63.005. FISCAL AGENT.
Status: in_force

(a) An association may act as fiscal agent of the United States. An association designated as fiscal agent of the United States by the secretary of the treasury shall act under regulations as required by the secretary and may act as fiscal agent for an instrumentality of the United States.

(b) An association may act as fiscal agent of this state or of a governmental subdivision or instrumentality of this state.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7201.303 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7201 / Section 7201.303
§ 7201.303. POWERS AND DUTIES OF RECEIVER.
Status: in_force

(a) The receiver shall execute a bond in an amount to be set by the court to ensure the proper performance of the receiver's duties.

(b) After appointment and execution of bond, the receiver shall take possession of the assets of the district specified by the court.

(c) Until discharged by the court, the receiver shall perform the duties that the court directs to preserve the assets and carry on the business of the district and shall strictly observe the final order involved.

(d) The receiver has the powers and duties necessary to ensure the continued operation of the district and the provision of continuous and adequate services, including:

(1) meter reading;

(2) billing for services;

(3) collecting revenue;

(4) disbursing funds;

(5) accessing all system components; and

(6) requesting rate increases.
Tex. Local Government Code § 240.043 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 240 / Section 240.043
§ 240.043. NOTICE.
Status: in_force

(a) Before rules adopted under Section 240.042 may take effect, the commissioners court of the county must publish notice of the adoption of the rules in a newspaper of general circulation in the county.

(b) The notice must:

(1) include:

(A) a brief summary of the rules; and

(B) a statement that the full text of the rules is on file in the office of the county clerk; and

(2) be published on two separate dates.

(c) The rules may not take effect until after the 14th day after the date of the second publication as provided by Subsection (b)(2).
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 2.511 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 2 / Section 2.511
§ 2.511. TENDER OF PAYMENT BY BUYER; PAYMENT BY CHECK.
Status: in_force

(a) Unless otherwise agreed tender of payment is a condition to the seller's duty to tender and complete any delivery.

(b) Tender of payment is sufficient when made by any means or in any manner current in the ordinary course of business unless the seller demands payment in legal tender and gives any extension of time reasonably necessary to procure it.

(c) Subject to the provisions of this title on the effect of an instrument on an obligation (Section 3.802), payment by check is conditional and is defeated as between the parties by dishonor of the check on due presentment.
Tex. Occupations Code § 162.004 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 162 / Section 162.004
§ 162.004. PROCEDURES FOR AND DISPOSITION OF COMPLAINTS AGAINST CERTAIN HEALTH ORGANIZATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall accept and process complaints against a health organization certified under Section 162.001(b) for alleged violations of this subchapter or any other provision of this subtitle applicable to a health organization in the same manner as provided under Subchapter B, Chapter 154, and the rules adopted under that subchapter, including the requirements to:

(1) maintain a system to promptly and efficiently act on complaints filed with the board;

(2) with respect to a health organization that is the subject of a complaint, notify the health organization that a complaint has been filed, disclose the nature of the complaint, and provide the health organization with an opportunity to respond to the complaint;

(3) ensure that a complaint is not dismissed without appropriate consideration; and

(4) establish methods by which physicians employed by a health organization are notified of the name, mailing address, and telephone number of the board for the purpose of directing complaints under this section to the board.

(b) Each complaint, adverse report, investigation file, other investigation report, and other investigative information in the possession of or received or gathered by the board or the board's employees or agents relating to a health organization certified under Section 162.001(b) is privileged and confidential and is not subject to discovery, subpoena, or other means of legal compulsion for release to anyone other than the board or the board's employees or agents involved in the investigation or discipline of a health organization certified under Section 162.001(b).

(c) The board may dispose of a complaint or resolve the investigation of a complaint under this section in a manner provided under Subchapter A, Chapter 164, to the extent the board determines the provisions of that subchapter can be made applicable to a health organization certified under Section 162.001.

(d) This section does not require an individual to file or prohibit an individual from filing a complaint against a health organization certified under Section 162.001(b) directly with the health organization, alone or in connection with a complaint filed with the board under this section, relating to:

(1) the care or services provided by, or the policies of, the health organization; or

(2) an alleged violation by the health organization of this subchapter or any other provision of this subtitle applicable to the health organization.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 22.053 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 22 / Section 22.053
§ 22.053. DIVIDENDS PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

Except as provided by Section 22.054, a dividend may not be paid to, and no part of the income of a corporation may be distributed to, the corporation's members, directors, or officers.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7957A.0202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7957A / Section 7957A.0202
§ 7957A.0202. TEMPORARY DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) The temporary board consists of:

(1) Bruce Bartlett;

(2) G. Bailey Woods, Jr.;

(3) Sloan Thomas;

(4) Andrew B. Price; and

(5) Foard Houston.

(b) Temporary directors serve until the earlier of:

(1) the date permanent directors are elected under Section 7957A.0103; 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 7957A.0103 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 7957A.0103; 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. Special District Local Laws Code § 8870.005 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8870 / Section 8870.005
§ 8870.005. DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is composed of the territory described by Section 3, Chapter 1312, Acts of the 77th Legislature, Regular Session, 2001, as that territory may have been modified under:

(1) Subsection (b) or its predecessor statute, former Section 3(b), Chapter 1312, Acts of the 77th Legislature, Regular Session, 2001;

(2) Section 8870.006 or 8870.007 or their predecessor statutes, former Sections 19 and 19A, Chapter 1312, Acts of the 77th Legislature, Regular Session, 2001;

(3) Subchapter J or K, Chapter 36, Water Code; or

(4) other law.

(b) The district may add territory inside the boundaries of the Edwards Aquifer Authority with the consent of the board of directors of the authority in the manner provided by Subchapter J, Chapter 36, Water Code.
Tex. Education Code § 61.090 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 61 / Section 61.090
§ 61.090. PILOT CENTERS FOR ADVANCEMENT OF QUALITY IN LONG-TERM CARE.
Status: in_force

(a) The governing board of the University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth and the governing board of the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center each may establish at the respective health science center a pilot center for the advancement of quality in long-term care for the purpose of:

(1) identifying opportunities for research, education, and outreach programs designed to improve the quality of care in long-term care facilities; and

(2) implementing and evaluating those research, education, and outreach programs.

(b) Each pilot center shall:

(1) identify existing consumer-centered clinical and quality-of-life assessment protocols and develop new such assessment protocols;

(2) evaluate the assessment protocols described by Subdivision (1);

(3) identify existing consumer-centered clinical and quality-of-life care protocols and develop new such care protocols;

(4) evaluate the care protocols described by Subdivision (3);

(5) evaluate the role of reimbursement and financial incentives in improving the quality of care in long-term care facilities;

(6) serve as training sites for physicians, registered nurses, licensed vocational nurses, nursing assistants, long-term care facility administrators, therapists, social workers, and long-term care facility surveyors and investigators;

(7) evaluate the role of telecommunications technology in improving the quality of care in long-term care facilities in remote or underserved areas; and

(8) develop best practices that can be taught and appropriately replicated in long-term care facilities.

(c) Each pilot center shall establish a multidisciplinary leadership team to coordinate the activities across the pilot centers to:

(1) establish uniformity in information and best practices; and

(2) disseminate in conjunction with appropriate state agencies and long-term care professional organizations:

(A) the assessment and care protocols described by Subsections (b)(1) and (3); and

(B) informational materials regarding the professional, organizational, and managerial capacities necessary to advance the quality of care in long-term care facilities.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1302.052 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1302 / Section 1302.052
§ 1302.052. APPLICATION OF MUNICIPAL ORDINANCES.
Status: in_force

Work performed by a person who is exempt from this chapter is subject to any permit, inspection, or approval required by a municipal ordinance.
Tex. Occupations Code § 563.054 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 563 / Section 563.054
§ 563.054. ADMINISTRATION OF DANGEROUS DRUGS.
Status: in_force

(a) A veterinarian may:

(1) administer or provide dangerous drugs to a patient in the veterinarian's office, or on the patient's premises, if the drugs are used or required to meet the needs of the veterinarian's patients;

(2) delegate the administration or provision of dangerous drugs to a person who:

(A) is qualified and properly trained; and

(B) acts under the veterinarian's supervision; and

(3) itemize and receive compensation for the administration or provision of the dangerous drugs under Subdivision (1).

(b) This section does not permit a veterinarian to maintain a pharmacy for the retailing of drugs without complying with applicable laws.

(c) The administration or provision of dangerous drugs must comply with:

(1) laws relating to the practice of veterinary medicine; and

(2) state and federal laws relating to dangerous drugs.
Tex. Transportation Code § 69.002 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 69 / Section 69.002
§ 69.002. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Board" means the board of pilot commissioners described by Section 69.011.

(2) "Consignee" means a person, including a master, owner, agent, subagent, firm, or corporation or any combination of those persons, who enters or clears a vessel at the office of the collector of customs.

(3) "Jefferson or Orange County port" means a place in Jefferson or Orange County into which a vessel enters or from which a vessel departs and the waterway leading to that place from the Gulf of Mexico.

(4) "Pilot" means a person who is licensed as a branch pilot or certified as a deputy branch pilot under this chapter.

(5) "Pilotage rate" means the remuneration a pilot may lawfully charge a vessel for pilot services.

(6) "Pilot services" means acts of a pilot in conducting a vessel through navigable water in this state and the ports in which the pilot is licensed or certified as a pilot.

(7) "Vessel" means an oceangoing vessel.
Tex. Water Code § 63.341 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 63 / Section 63.341
§ 63.341. RULES AND REGULATIONS.
Status: in_force

The commission may adopt any necessary rules, regulations, and orders, which are not inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter, for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of the chapter relating to assessments, reassessments, and the collection of assessments.
Tex. Government Code § 2155.141 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2155 / Section 2155.141
§ 2155.141. PURCHASES FOR AUXILIARY ENTERPRISE NOT WITHIN COMPTROLLER'S PURCHASING AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

The comptroller's authority does not extend to a purchase of goods and services for an auxiliary enterprise.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9019.205 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9019 / Section 9019.205
§ 9019.205. REFUNDING BOND ELECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided by this section, refunding bonds may be issued without an election.

(b) The district may not issue refunding bonds to refund outstanding bonds of the city unless the district's assumption of those bonds is first authorized at an election in the district held in the manner provided by this chapter for bond elections.

(c) Refunding bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes may not be issued to refund revenue bonds issued by the district or revenue bonds of the city assumed by the district unless the refunding bonds are authorized at an election held in the manner provided by this chapter for bond elections.
Tex. Government Code § 1477.065 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1477 / Section 1477.065
§ 1477.065. TAXES PLEDGED TO PAY BONDS.
Status: in_force

A bond issued under this subchapter that is secured wholly or partially by a pledge of a tax imposed under Section 9, Article VIII, Texas Constitution, is considered to be payable wholly from that tax for the purpose of determining the availability of taxing power of the county to pay an obligation that is payable from that tax.