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Tex. Property Code § 112.080 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 112 / Section 112.080
§ 112.080. LATER DISCOVERED ASSETS.
Status: in_force

To the extent the authorized trustee does not provide otherwise:

(1) the distribution of all of the principal of a first trust to a second trust includes subsequently discovered assets otherwise belonging to the first trust and principal paid to or acquired by the first trust after the distribution of the first trust's principal to the second trust; and

(2) the distribution of part of the principal of a first trust to a second trust does not include subsequently discovered assets belonging to the first trust or principal paid to or acquired by the first trust after the distribution of principal from the first trust to the second trust, and those assets or that principal remain the assets or principal of the first trust.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 753.010 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 753 / Section 753.010
§ 753.010. CIVIL PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who violates a rule adopted under this chapter is liable to the state for a civil penalty of not more than $100 for each day the person violates the rule.

(b) The civil penalty is recoverable in a district court in:

(1) Travis County;

(2) the county in which the person resides; or

(3) the county in which the violation occurs.

(c) At the board's request, the attorney general shall institute and conduct a suit in the name of the state to recover the penalty.

(d) The civil penalty provided by this section may be in addition to or in lieu of the criminal penalty prescribed by Section 753.011.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 300A.0021 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 300A / Section 300A.0021
§ 300A.0021. CREATION BY CONCURRENT ORDERS.
Status: in_force

(a) A local government and one or more other local governments may create a district by adopting concurrent orders.

(b) A concurrent order to create a district must:

(1) be approved by the governing body of each creating local government;

(2) contain identical provisions; and

(3) define the boundaries of the district to be coextensive with the combined boundaries of each creating local government.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 103.0536 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 103 / Section 103.0536
§ 103.0536. DESIGNATED BENEFICIARY.
Status: in_force

(a) A claimant who selects a designated beneficiary to receive the remainder of the alternative annuity payments payable under Section 103.0535(c)(4) or (5) may designate:

(1) one designated beneficiary to receive the remainder of the annuity payments;

(2) two or more designated beneficiaries to receive the remainder of the annuity payments in equal amounts; or

(3) a primary designated beneficiary to receive the remainder of the annuity payments and an additional beneficiary.

(b) If a designated beneficiary designated under Subsection (a)(2) dies before the remainder of the annuity payments are paid, the comptroller shall recalculate the payments so that the remaining designated beneficiaries receive the remainder of the annuity payments in equal amounts.

(c) An additional beneficiary designated under Subsection (a)(3) takes the place of the primary beneficiary if the primary beneficiary dies before the remainder of the annuity payments are paid. A claimant may select not more than four additional beneficiaries and shall determine the order in which the additional beneficiaries are to succeed the primary beneficiary. The remainder of the annuity payments under this subsection are paid to one beneficiary at a time until the beneficiary dies or the remaining annuity payments are paid. If each additional beneficiary dies before the remainder of the annuity payments are paid, the remainder of the annuity payments are payable to the claimant's estate.

(d) A designated beneficiary under this section must be a dependent of the claimant. For purposes of this subsection, "dependent" includes a claimant's spouse, minor child, and any other person for whom the claimant is legally obligated to provide support, including alimony.
Tex. Family Code § 262.416 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 262 / Section 262.416
§ 262.416. LIMIT ON FINANCE OF SERVICES.
Status: in_force

If a court order for services under this subchapter includes services that are not subject to the Family First Prevention Services Act (Title VII, Div. E., Pub. L. No. 115-123), the order must identify a method of financing for the services and the local jurisdiction that will pay for the services.
Tex. Local Government Code § 117.120 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 117 / Section 117.120
§ 117.120. CUSTODIANSHIP.
Status: in_force

A clerk shall act only in a custodial capacity regarding the registry fund, is not considered to be a trustee for the beneficial owner, and is not considered to have assumed the duties, obligations, or liabilities of a trustee for the beneficial owner.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3873.006 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3873 / Section 3873.006
§ 3873.006. ELIGIBILITY FOR INCLUSION IN SPECIAL ZONES.
Status: in_force

All or any part of the area of the district is eligible to be included in:

(1) a tax increment reinvestment zone created under Chapter 311, Tax Code;

(2) a tax abatement reinvestment zone created under Chapter 312, Tax Code; or

(3) an enterprise zone created under Chapter 2303, Government Code.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 74.301 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 74 / Section 74.301
§ 74.301. LIMITATION ON NONECONOMIC DAMAGES.
Status: in_force

(a) In an action on a health care liability claim where final judgment is rendered against a physician or health care provider other than a health care institution, the limit of civil liability for noneconomic damages of the physician or health care provider other than a health care institution, inclusive of all persons and entities for which vicarious liability theories may apply, shall be limited to an amount not to exceed $250,000 for each claimant, regardless of the number of defendant physicians or health care providers other than a health care institution against whom the claim is asserted or the number of separate causes of action on which the claim is based.

(b) In an action on a health care liability claim where final judgment is rendered against a single health care institution, the limit of civil liability for noneconomic damages inclusive of all persons and entities for which vicarious liability theories may apply, shall be limited to an amount not to exceed $250,000 for each claimant.

(c) In an action on a health care liability claim where final judgment is rendered against more than one health care institution, the limit of civil liability for noneconomic damages for each health care institution, inclusive of all persons and entities for which vicarious liability theories may apply, shall be limited to an amount not to exceed $250,000 for each claimant and the limit of civil liability for noneconomic damages for all health care institutions, inclusive of all persons and entities for which vicarious liability theories may apply, shall be limited to an amount not to exceed $500,000 for each claimant.
Tex. Insurance Code § 843.311 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 843 / Section 843.311
§ 843.311. CONTRACTS WITH PODIATRISTS.
Status: in_force

A contract between a health maintenance organization and a podiatrist licensed by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation must provide that:

(1) the podiatrist may request, and the health maintenance organization shall provide not later than the 30th day after the date of the request, a copy of the coding guidelines and payment schedules applicable to the compensation that the podiatrist will receive under the contract for services;

(2) the health maintenance organization may not unilaterally make material retroactive revisions to the coding guidelines and payment schedules; and

(3) the podiatrist may, while practicing within the scope of the law regulating podiatry, provide x-rays and nonprefabricated orthotics covered by the evidence of coverage.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1020.253 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1020 / Section 1020.253
§ 1020.253. GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND ELECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue general obligation bonds only if the bonds are authorized by a majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.

(b) The order calling the election shall provide for clerks as in county elections and must specify:

(1) the date of the election;

(2) the location of the polling places;

(3) the presiding and alternate election judges for each polling place;

(4) the amount of the bonds to be authorized;

(5) the maximum maturity of the bonds; and

(6) the maximum interest rate of the bonds.

(c) Notice of a bond election shall be given as provided by Section 1251.003, Government Code.
Tex. Water Code § 5.274 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 5 / Section 5.274
§ 5.274. STAFF; OUTSIDE TECHNICAL SUPPORT.
Status: in_force

(a) The office shall be adequately staffed to carry out its functions under this code.

(b) The counsel may obtain and use outside technical support to carry out its functions under this code.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 59.011 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 59 / Section 59.011
§ 59.011. ELECTION OF FORFEITURE PROCEEDING.
Status: in_force

If property described by Article 59.01(2)(B)(ix), (x), or (xi) is subject to forfeiture under this chapter and Article 18.18, the attorney representing the state may proceed under either this chapter or that article.
Tex. Local Government Code § 21.105 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 21 / Section 21.105
§ 21.105. CLERK.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter, a municipal clerk includes a municipal secretary or any other officer of the municipality who performs the duties of a municipal clerk or secretary.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8481.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8481 / Section 8481.002
§ 8481.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a conservation and reclamation district in Travis County created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Insurance Code § 7001.004 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 7001 / Section 7001.004
§ 7001.004. REGISTRATION REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

A discount health care program operator may not offer a discount health care program in this state unless the program operator is registered with the department.
Tex. Government Code § 321.0133 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 321 / Section 321.0133
§ 321.0133. ECONOMY AND EFFICIENCY AUDIT.
Status: in_force

An economy and efficiency audit is an audit to determine:

(1) whether the audited entity is managing or utilizing its resources, including state funds, personnel, property, equipment, and space, in an economical and efficient manner;

(2) causes of inefficiencies or uneconomical practices, including inadequacies in management information systems, internal and administrative procedures, organizational structure, use of resources, allocation of personnel, purchasing, policies, and equipment; and

(3) whether financial, program, and statistical reports of the audited entity contain useful data and are fairly presented.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 301.103 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 301 / Section 301.103
§ 301.103. ISSUANCE OF LICENSE.
Status: in_force

(a) The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, in accordance with the rules adopted under this chapter, shall issue a weather modification license to each applicant who:

(1) pays the license fee; and

(2) demonstrates, to the satisfaction of the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, competence in the field of meteorology that is reasonably necessary to engage in weather modification and control activities.

(b) If the applicant is an organization, the competence must be demonstrated by the individual or individuals who are to be in control and in charge of the operation for the applicant.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8385.005 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8385 / Section 8385.005
§ 8385.005. FINDINGS OF PUBLIC PURPOSE AND BENEFIT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is created to serve a public purpose and benefit.

(b) The district is created to accomplish the purposes of:

(1) a municipal utility district as provided by general law and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution; and

(2) Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, that relate to the construction, acquisition, or improvement of macadamized, graveled, or paved roads described by Section 54.234, Water Code, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.
Tex. Education Code § 51.914 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 51 / Section 51.914
§ 51.914. PROTECTION OF CERTAIN INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

(a) In order to protect the actual or potential value, the following information is confidential and is not subject to disclosure under Chapter 552, Government Code, or otherwise:

(1) all information relating to a product, device, or process, the application or use of such a product, device, or process, and all technological and scientific information (including computer programs) developed in whole or in part at a state institution of higher education, regardless of whether patentable or capable of being registered under copyright or trademark laws, that have a potential for being sold, traded, or licensed for a fee;

(2) any information relating to a product, device, or process, the application or use of such product, device, or process, and any technological and scientific information (including computer programs) that is the proprietary information of a person, partnership, corporation, or federal agency that has been disclosed to an institution of higher education solely for the purposes of a written research contract or grant that contains a provision prohibiting the institution of higher education from disclosing such proprietary information to third persons or parties; or

(3) the plans, specifications, blueprints, and designs, including related proprietary information, of a scientific research and development facility that is jointly financed by the federal government and a local government or state agency, including an institution of higher education, if the facility is designed and built for the purposes of promoting scientific research and development and increasing the economic development and diversification of this state.

(b) Information maintained by or for an institution of higher education that would reveal the institution's plans or negotiations for commercialization or a proposed research agreement, contract, or grant, or that consists of unpublished research or data that may be commercialized, is not subject to Chapter 552, Government Code, unless the information has been published, is patented, or is otherwise subject to an executed license, sponsored research agreement, or research contract or grant. In this subsection, "institution of higher education" has the meaning assigned by Section 61.003.
Tex. Occupations Code § 453.056 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 453 / Section 453.056
§ 453.056. GROUNDS FOR REMOVAL.
Status: in_force

(a) It is a ground for removal from the board that a member:

(1) does not have at the time of taking office the qualifications required by Section 453.051(a);

(2) does not maintain during service on the board the qualifications required by Section 453.051(a);

(3) is ineligible for membership under Section 453.053 or 453.054;

(4) cannot, because of illness or disability, discharge the member's duties for a substantial part of the member's term; or

(5) is absent from more than half of the regularly scheduled board meetings that the member is eligible to attend during a calendar year without an excuse approved by a majority vote of the board.

(b) The validity of an action of the board is not affected by the fact that it is taken when a ground for removal of a board member exists.

(c) If the coordinator of physical therapy programs has knowledge that a potential ground for removal exists, the coordinator shall notify the presiding officer of the board of the potential ground. The presiding officer shall then notify the governor and the attorney general that a potential ground for removal exists. If the potential ground for removal involves the presiding officer, the coordinator shall notify the next highest ranking officer of the board, who shall then notify the governor and the attorney general that a potential ground for removal exists.
Tex. Labor Code § 408.186 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 408 / Section 408.186
§ 408.186. BURIAL BENEFITS.
Status: in_force

(a) If the death of an employee results from a compensable injury, the insurance carrier shall pay to the person who incurred liability for the costs of burial the lesser of:

(1) the actual costs incurred for reasonable burial expenses; or

(2) $10,000.

(b) If the employee died away from the employee's usual place of employment, the insurance carrier shall pay the reasonable cost of transporting the body, not to exceed the cost of transporting the body to the employee's usual place of employment.
Tex. Government Code § 2269.409 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2269 / Section 2269.409
§ 2269.409. JOB ORDER CONTRACT TERM.
Status: in_force

The base term for a job order contract may not exceed two years. The governmental entity may renew the contract annually for not more than three additional years.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8839.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8839 / Section 8839.052
§ 8839.052. APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioners court of each county in the district shall appoint an equal number of directors.

(b) The appropriate commissioners court shall appoint a director to succeed a director on or before the date the director's term expires.
Tex. Water Code § 26.135 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 26 / Section 26.135
§ 26.135. EFFECT ON OTHER LAWS.
Status: in_force

(a) Nothing in this chapter affects the powers and duties of the commission and the Railroad Commission of Texas with respect to injection wells as provided in Chapter 27 of this code.

(b) The commission shall continue to exercise the authority granted to it in Chapter 1901, Occupations Code.
Tex. Occupations Code § 507.359 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 507 / Section 507.359
§ 507.359. DETERMINATION BY COURT.
Status: in_force

(a) If the court sustains the determination that a violation has occurred, the court may uphold or reduce the amount of the administrative penalty and order the person to pay the full or reduced amount of the penalty.

(b) If the court does not sustain the determination that a violation occurred, the court shall order that a penalty is not owed.
Tex. Government Code § 2306.041 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2306 / Section 2306.041
§ 2306.041. IMPOSITION OF PENALTY.
Status: in_force

The board may impose an administrative penalty on a person who violates this chapter or a rule or order adopted under this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7940A.0303 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7940A / Section 7940A.0303
§ 7940A.0303. AUTHORITY FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

Under Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, the district may design, acquire, construct, finance, issue bonds for, improve, operate, maintain, and convey to this state, a county, or a municipality for operation and maintenance macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6902.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6902 / Section 6902.004
§ 6902.004. DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

The district includes all of the territory in the boundaries of Crane County as the boundaries of that county existed on January 1, 1985, and as the district territory may have been modified under:

(1) Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code; or

(2) other law.
Tex. Water Code § 15.802 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 15 / Section 15.802
§ 15.802. HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY ACCOUNT.
Status: in_force

The hydrographic survey account is created as a special account in the water assistance fund and is composed of:

(1) money appropriated to the board for the program;

(2) fees collected by the board under this subchapter;

(3) money transferred to the account from the water assistance fund under Section 15.011(b) of this code; and

(4) interest earned on the investment of money in the account.
Tex. Local Government Code § 395.017 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 395 / Section 395.017
§ 395.017. ADDITIONAL FEE PROHIBITED; EXCEPTION.
Status: in_force

After assessment of the impact fees attributable to the new development or execution of an agreement for payment of impact fees, additional impact fees or increases in fees may not be assessed against the tract for any reason unless the number of service units to be developed on the tract increases. In the event of the increase in the number of service units, the impact fees to be imposed are limited to the amount attributable to the additional service units.
Tex. Education Code § 25.003 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 25 / Section 25.003
§ 25.003. TUITION FOR CERTAIN CHILDREN FROM OTHER STATES.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this code, a school district shall charge tuition for a child who resides at a residential facility and whose maintenance expenses are paid in whole or in part by another state or the United States.

(b) A tuition charge under this section must be submitted to the commissioner for approval.

(c) The attendance of the child is not counted for purposes of allocating state funds to the district.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1305.001 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1305 / Section 1305.001
§ 1305.001. SHORT TITLE.
Status: in_force

This chapter may be cited as the Workers' Compensation Health Care Network Act.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1023.108 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1023 / Section 1023.108
§ 1023.108. COST OF RELOCATING OR ALTERING PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

In exercising the power of eminent domain, if the board requires relocating, raising, lowering, rerouting, changing the grade of, or altering the construction of any railroad, highway, pipeline, or electric transmission and electric distribution, telegraph, or telephone line, conduit, pole, or facility, the district shall pay the actual cost of relocating, raising, lowering, rerouting, changing the grade of, or altering the construction to provide comparable replacement, without enhancement of facilities, after deducting the net salvage value derived from the old facility.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 401.429 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 401 / Section 401.429
§ 401.429. CERTIFICATION FOR MULTIPLE MAMMOGRAPHY SYSTEMS.
Status: in_force

(a) An applicant for certification under Section 401.426 must obtain a separate certification for each mammography system that is owned, leased, or used by the applicant.

(b) Certification of multiple mammography systems by a single applicant may be recorded on a single certification document. If multiple mammography systems are recorded on a single certification document, each specific machine certified, if any, must be identified on the certification document by referring to the machine's manufacturer, model number, and serial number.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8079.0501 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8079 / Section 8079.0501
§ 8079.0501. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

The district may issue bonds or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, impact fees, revenue, contract payments, grants, or other district money, or any combination of those sources, to pay for any authorized district purpose.