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Tex. Estates Code § 751.033 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 751 / Section 751.033
§ 751.033. AUTHORITY TO CREATE OR CHANGE CERTAIN BENEFICIARY DESIGNATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) Unless the durable power of attorney otherwise provides, and except as provided by Section 751.031(c), authority granted to an agent under Section 751.031(b)(4) empowers the agent to:

(1) create or change a beneficiary designation under an account, contract, or another arrangement that authorizes the principal to designate a beneficiary, including an insurance or annuity contract, a qualified or nonqualified retirement plan, including a retirement plan as defined by Section 752.113, an employment agreement, including a deferred compensation agreement, and a residency agreement;

(2) enter into or change a P.O.D. account or trust account under Chapter 113; or

(3) create or change a nontestamentary payment or transfer under Chapter 111.

(b) If an agent is granted authority under Section 751.031(b)(4) and the durable power of attorney grants the authority to the agent described in Section 752.108 or 752.113, then, unless the power of attorney otherwise provides, the authority of the agent to designate the agent as a beneficiary is not subject to the limitations prescribed by Sections 752.108(b) and 752.113(c).

(c) If an agent is not granted authority under Section 751.031(b)(4) but the durable power of attorney grants the authority to the agent described in Section 752.108 or 752.113, then, unless the power of attorney otherwise provides and notwithstanding Section 751.031, the agent's authority to designate the agent as a beneficiary is subject to the limitations prescribed by Sections 752.108(b) and 752.113(c).
Tex. Occupations Code § 301.352 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 301 / Section 301.352
§ 301.352. PROTECTION FOR REFUSAL TO ENGAGE IN CERTAIN CONDUCT.
Status: repealed

(a) A person may not suspend, terminate, or otherwise discipline, discriminate against, or retaliate against:

(1) a nurse who refuses to engage in an act or omission as provided by Subsection (a-1); or

(2) a person who advises a nurse of the nurse's rights under this section.

(a-1) A nurse may refuse to engage in an act or omission relating to patient care that would constitute grounds for reporting the nurse to the board under Subchapter I, that constitutes a minor incident, or that violates this chapter or a board rule if the nurse notifies the person at the time of the refusal that the reason for refusing is that the act or omission:

(1) constitutes grounds for reporting the nurse to the board; or

(2) is a violation of this chapter or a rule of the board.

(b) An act by a person under Subsection (a) does not constitute a violation of this section if a nursing peer review committee under Chapter 303 determines:

(1) that the act or omission the nurse refused to engage in was not:

(A) conduct reportable to the board under Section 301.403;

(B) a minor incident; or

(C) a violation of this chapter or a board rule; or

(2) that:

(A) the act or omission in which the nurse refused to engage was conduct reportable to the board, a minor incident, or a violation of this chapter or a board rule; and

(B) the person:

(i) rescinds any disciplinary or discriminatory action taken against the nurse;

(ii) compensates the nurse for lost wages; and

(iii) restores to the nurse any lost benefits.

(c) A nurse's rights under this section may not be nullified by a contract.

(d) An appropriate licensing agency may take action against a person who violates this section.

(e) Repealed by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 803, Sec. 21(2), eff. September 1, 2007.

(f) A violation of this section is subject to Section 301.413.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 24.17 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 24 / Section 24.17
§ 24.17. DUTY OF OFFICER RECEIVING SAID SUBPOENA.
Status: in_force

The officer receiving said subpoena shall execute the same by delivering a copy thereof to each witness therein named. He shall make due return of said subpoena, showing therein the time and manner of executing the same, and if not executed, such return shall show why not executed, the diligence used to find said witness, and such information as the officer has as to the whereabouts of said witness.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 12.035 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 12 / Section 12.035
§ 12.035. NOTICE TO EXAMINEE.
Status: in_force

Not later than the 30th day after the date on which a licensing or registration examination is administered under this code, the department shall notify each examinee of the results of the examination. However, if an examination is graded or reviewed by a national testing service, the department shall notify examinees of the results of the examination not later than the 14th day after the date on which the department receives the results from the testing service. If the notice of examination results graded or reviewed by a national testing service will be delayed for longer than 90 days after the examination date, the department shall notify the examinee of the reason for the delay before the 90th day. The department may require a testing service to notify examinees of the results of an examination.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1001.066 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1001 / Section 1001.066
§ 1001.066. CERTAIN NASA-RELATED ACTIVITIES.
Status: in_force

This chapter does not:

(1) apply to a business entity or the business entity's employees to the extent that the entity's products or services consist of space vehicles or space services provided to, or space technology transfer programs required by, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration; or

(2) prohibit the use of the term "engineer" or "engineering" in a job title or personnel classification by an employee described by Subdivision (1) to the extent that the use of the title or classification is related to activities described by that subdivision.
Tex. Tax Code § 154.403 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 154 / Section 154.403
§ 154.403. SEIZURE.
Status: in_force

(a) The comptroller with or without process may seize:

(1) cigarettes taxed under this chapter that are possessed or controlled by a person for the purpose of selling or removing the cigarettes in violation of this chapter;

(2) cigarettes that are removed, deposited, or concealed by a person intending to avoid payment of taxes imposed by this chapter;

(3) an automobile, boat, conveyance, or other type of vehicle used to remove or transport cigarettes by a person intending to avoid payment of taxes imposed by this chapter; and

(4) equipment, paraphernalia, or other tangible personal property used by a person intending to avoid payment of taxes imposed by this chapter found in the place where the cigarettes are found.

(b) An item seized under this section is forfeited to the state and remains in the custody of the comptroller for disposition as provided by this chapter. The seized item is not subject to replevin.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1356.001 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1356 / Section 1356.001
§ 1356.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Breast tomosynthesis" means a radiologic mammography procedure that involves the acquisition of projection images over a stationary breast to produce cross-sectional digital three-dimensional images of the breast from which applicable breast cancer screening diagnoses may be determined.

(1-a) "Diagnostic imaging" means an imaging examination using mammography, ultrasound imaging, or magnetic resonance imaging that is designed to evaluate:

(A) a subjective or objective abnormality detected by a physician or patient in a breast;

(B) an abnormality seen by a physician on a screening mammogram;

(C) an abnormality previously identified by a physician as probably benign in a breast for which follow-up imaging is recommended by a physician; or

(D) an individual with a personal history of breast cancer or dense breast tissue.

(2) "Low-dose mammography" means:

(A) the x-ray examination of the breast using equipment dedicated specifically for mammography, including an x-ray tube, filter, compression device, and screens, with an average radiation exposure delivery of less than one rad mid-breast and with two views for each breast;

(B) digital mammography; or

(C) breast tomosynthesis.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 533.03521 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 533 / Section 533.03521
§ 533.03521. LOCAL NETWORK DEVELOPMENT PLAN CREATION AND APPROVAL.
Status: in_force

(a) A local mental health authority shall develop a local network development plan regarding the configuration and development of the local mental health authority's provider network. The plan must reflect local needs and priorities and maximize consumer choice and access to qualified service providers.

(b) The local mental health authority shall submit the local network development plan to the department for approval.

(c) On receipt of a local network development plan under this section, the department shall review the plan to ensure that the plan:

(1) complies with the criteria established by Section 533.0358 if the local mental health authority is providing services under that section; and

(2) indicates that the local mental health authority is reasonably attempting to solicit the development of a provider base that is:

(A) available and appropriate; and

(B) sufficient to meet the needs of consumers in the local authority's local service area.

(d) If the department determines that the local network development plan complies with Subsection (c), the department shall approve the plan.

(e) At least biennially, the department shall review a local mental health authority's local network development plan and determine whether the plan complies with Subsection (c).

(f) As part of a local network development plan, a local mental health authority annually shall post on the local authority's website a list of persons with whom the local authority had a contract or agreement in effect during all or part of the previous year, or on the date the list is posted, related to the provision of mental health services.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 5007.211 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 5007 / Section 5007.211
§ 5007.211. PORT COMMISSION POLICIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The port commission shall adopt detailed policies that document its governance practices and make those policies available on the authority's website.

(b) The port commission shall develop and implement policies that clearly separate the policymaking responsibilities of the port commission and the management responsibilities of the executive director and the other employees of the authority.

(c) The port commission shall distribute a copy of all policies adopted under this subchapter to each port commissioner and authority employee not later than the third business day after the date the person begins employment or a term as port commissioner.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 49.19 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 49 / Section 49.19
§ 49.19. WARRANT OF ARREST.
Status: in_force

(a) A justice of the peace who is conducting an inquest of a death under this subchapter may issue a warrant for the arrest of a person suspected of causing the death if:

(1) the justice has knowledge that the person caused the death of the deceased;

(2) the justice receives an affidavit stating that the person caused the death; or

(3) evidence is adduced at an inquest hearing that shows probable cause to believe the person caused the death.

(b) A peace officer who receives an arrest warrant issued by a justice of the peace shall:

(1) execute the warrant without delay; and

(2) detain the person arrested until the person's discharge is ordered by the justice of the peace or other proper authority.

(c) A person who is charged in a death and arrested under a warrant of a justice of the peace shall remain in the custody of the arresting peace officer and may not be removed from the peace officer's custody on the authority of a warrant from another magistrate. A person charged in a death who has not been arrested under a warrant of a justice of the peace may be arrested on the order of a magistrate other than the justice of the peace and examined by that magistrate while an inquest is pending.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7958A.0103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7958A / Section 7958A.0103
§ 7958A.0103. CONFIRMATION AND DIRECTOR ELECTION REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors shall hold an election to confirm the creation of the district and to elect five permanent directors as provided by Section 49.102, Water Code.
Tex. Government Code § 154.001 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 154 / Section 154.001
§ 154.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this chapter:

(1) "Advisory board" means the Court Reporters Certification Advisory Board.

(1-a) "Apprentice court reporter" means a person to whom an apprentice court reporter certification is issued as authorized by Section 154.1011.

(2) "Certification" means, notwithstanding Section 151.001, a certification issued by the supreme court on the commission's recommendation.

(3) "Official court reporter" means the shorthand reporter appointed by a judge as the official court reporter.

(3-a) "Provisional court reporter" means a court reporter to whom a provisional certification is issued as authorized by Section 154.1011.

(4) "Shorthand reporter" and "court reporter" mean a person who is certified as a court reporter, apprentice court reporter, or provisional court reporter under this chapter to engage in shorthand reporting.

(5) "Shorthand reporting" and "court reporting" mean the practice of shorthand reporting for use in litigation in the courts of this state by making a verbatim record of an oral court proceeding, deposition, or proceeding before a grand jury, referee, or court commissioner using written symbols in shorthand, machine shorthand, or oral stenography.

(6) "Shorthand reporting firm," "court reporting firm," and "affiliate office" mean an entity wholly or partly in the business of providing court reporting or other related services in this state.

(b) For purposes of Subsection (a)(6), a court reporting firm, shorthand reporting firm, or affiliate office is considered to be providing court reporting or other related services in this state if:

(1) any act that constitutes a court reporting service or shorthand reporting service occurs wholly or partly in this state;

(2) the firm or affiliate office recruits a resident of this state through an intermediary located inside or outside of this state to provide court reporting services, shorthand reporting services, or other related services in this state; or

(3) the firm or affiliate office contracts with a resident of this state by mail or otherwise and either party is to perform court reporting services, shorthand reporting services, or other related services wholly or partly in this state.
Tex. Government Code § 606.068 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 606 / Section 606.068
§ 606.068. COLLECTION OF STATE CONTRIBUTION FOR EMPLOYEES NOT PAID FROM TREASURY.
Status: in_force

(a) For state employees who are paid from funds not in the state treasury, the head of a state agency shall certify to the department's disbursing officer the total amount of the state's contributions based on compensation paid the employees.

(b) The disbursing officer of a state agency that has state employees who are paid from funds not in the state treasury shall pay the total amount of contributions of the state for employees in accordance with federal requirements.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 43.604 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 43 / Section 43.604
§ 43.604. INSPECTION.
Status: in_force

An authorized employee of the department may inspect at any time without warrant the records required by Section 43.605 and the acreage for which the permit is issued for the purpose of determining the permit holder's compliance with the management plan.
Tex. Transportation Code § 725.022 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 725 / Section 725.022
§ 725.022. MAINTAINING NON-LOAD-CARRYING VEHICLE PARTS.
Status: in_force

(a) Loose material that is spilled because of loading on a vehicle part that does not carry the load shall be removed before the vehicle is operated on a public highway.

(b) After the vehicle is unloaded and before the vehicle is operated on a public highway, residue of transported loose material on a vehicle part that does not carry the load shall be removed from the vehicle part.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 91.001 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 91 / Section 91.001
§ 91.001. MEMBERS OF COMMISSION.
Status: in_force

The three members of the Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission from the state authorized under Article III of the Gulf States Marine Fisheries Compact are:

(1) the executive director of the department;

(2) a legislator appointed jointly by the lieutenant governor and speaker of the house of representatives; and

(3) a citizen with a knowledge of the marine fisheries problems appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate.
Tex. Election Code § 501.104 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 501 / Section 501.104
§ 501.104. NUMBER OF BALLOTS FURNISHED.
Status: in_force

If the election is conducted using printed ballots, the county clerk shall furnish the presiding judge of each election precinct with at least the number of ballots equal to the number of registered voters in the precinct plus 10 percent of that number of voters.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8232.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8232 / Section 8232.051
§ 8232.051. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is governed by a board of five elected directors.

(b) Directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 173.008 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 173 / Section 173.008
§ 173.008. RECORD RETENTION.
Status: in_force

Unless another law requires a longer period of record retention, an authorized facility may not dispose of any medical record relating to a woman who consents to the donation of human fetal tissue before:

(1) the seventh anniversary of the date consent was obtained under Section 173.006; or

(2) if the woman was younger than 18 years of age on the date consent was obtained under Section 173.006, the later of:

(A) the woman's 23rd birthday; or

(B) the seventh anniversary of the date consent was obtained.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 247.0441 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 247 / Section 247.0441
§ 247.0441. LICENSE REQUIRED; CRIMINAL PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person operates an assisted living facility without holding a license issued under this chapter.

(b) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor, except the offense is a felony of the third degree if the person has been previously convicted of an offense under this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8098.0302 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8098 / Section 8098.0302
§ 8098.0302. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties provided by the general law of this state, including Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, applicable to municipal utility districts created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8016.0305 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8016 / Section 8016.0305
§ 8016.0305. COMPLIANCE WITH MUNICIPAL CONSENT ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION.
Status: in_force

The district shall comply with all applicable requirements of any ordinance or resolution that is adopted under Section 54.016 or 54.0165, Water Code, and that consents to the creation of the district or to the inclusion of land in the district.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 52.0008 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 52 / Section 52.0008
§ 52.0008. EXPIRATION.
Status: in_force

The task force is abolished and this chapter expires August 31, 2035.
Tex. Election Code § 87.122 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 87 / Section 87.122
§ 87.122. PRECINCT EARLY VOTING LIST.
Status: in_force

(a) For each election precinct in the territory served by the early voting clerk, the clerk shall prepare a list containing the name, address, and voter registration number of each person registered in the precinct who votes an early voting ballot by personal appearance and to whom an early voting ballot to be voted by mail is sent.

(b) If an election precinct is situated in more than one county election precinct, the list must indicate each voter's county election precinct of residence.

(c) The clerk shall enter "early voting voter" beside the name of each person on the precinct list of registered voters whose name appears on the list of early voting voters and shall deliver the precinct list to the presiding judge of the election precinct not later than the day before election day.

(d) The clerk shall preserve a copy of each precinct early voting list prepared for the general election for state and county officers for two years after election day.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3921.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3921 / Section 3921.003
§ 3921.003. PURPOSE; DECLARATION OF INTENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The creation of the district is essential to accomplish the purposes of Sections 52 and 52-a, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and other public purposes stated in this chapter. By creating the district and in authorizing a municipality, county, or other political subdivision to contract with the district, the legislature has established a program to accomplish the public purposes set out in Section 52-a, Article III, Texas Constitution.

(b) The creation of the district is necessary to promote, develop, encourage, and maintain employment, commerce, transportation, housing, tourism, recreation, the arts, entertainment, economic development, safety, and the public welfare in the district.

(c) This chapter and the creation of the district may not be interpreted to relieve a municipality or county from providing the level of services provided as of the effective date of the Act enacting this chapter to the area in the district. The district is created to supplement and not to supplant municipal or county services provided in the district.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 575.017 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 575 / Section 575.017
§ 575.017. TRANSFER OF RECORDS.
Status: in_force

The facility administrator of the transferring inpatient mental health facility shall send the patient's appropriate hospital records, or a copy of the records, to the hospital or facility administrator of the mental hospital or state supported living center to which the patient is transferred.
Tex. Government Code § 329.006 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 329 / Section 329.006
§ 329.006. VACANCY; EXPIRATION OF TERM.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only to a commissioner appointed by the governor.

(b) The office of an appointed commissioner becomes vacant on the death, resignation, failure or refusal to serve, or removal of the commissioner.

(c) The governor shall fill a vacancy by appointing a person to the commission for the unexpired term of the commissioner vacating the office.

(d) On the vacancy or expiration of the term of office of an appointed commissioner, the governor shall appoint a state judge or legal educator if the appointment is required by Section 329.004(b) or (c).
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 113.0056 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 113 / Section 113.0056
§ 113.0056. CONTRIBUTION.
Status: in_force

An automobile insurer that defends or indemnifies a claim against a shared vehicle that is excluded under the terms of the insurer's policy may seek recovery against the peer-to-peer car sharing program's automobile insurer if the claim is:

(1) made against the shared vehicle's owner or the shared vehicle's driver for loss or injury that occurs during the car sharing period; and

(2) excluded under the terms of the insurer's policy.