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Tex. Insurance Code § 846.056 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 846 / Section 846.056
§ 846.056. FINAL CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

(a) A multiple employer welfare arrangement that holds an initial certificate of authority must apply for a final certificate of authority not later than the first anniversary of the date of issuance of the initial certificate.

(b) The multiple employer welfare arrangement must file an application for a final certificate of authority on a form prescribed by the commissioner and furnish the information required by the commissioner. The application for a final certificate of authority must include only:

(1) the names and addresses of:

(A) the association or group of employers sponsoring the arrangement;

(B) the board members of the arrangement; and

(C) if the employers in the arrangement are not an association, at least five employers;

(2) proof of compliance with the bonding requirements;

(3) a copy of each plan document and each agreement with service providers; and

(4) a funding report containing:

(A) a statement certified by the board and an actuarial opinion that all applicable requirements of Section 846.153 have been met;

(B) an actuarial opinion describing the extent to which contributions or premium rates:

(i) are not excessive;

(ii) are not unfairly discriminatory; and

(iii) are adequate to provide for the payment of all obligations and the maintenance of required cash reserves and surplus by the arrangement;

(C) a statement of the current value of the assets and liabilities accumulated by the arrangement and a projection of the assets, liabilities, income, and expenses of the arrangement for the next 12-month period; and

(D) a statement of the costs to be charged for coverage, including an itemization of amounts for:

(i) administrative expenses;

(ii) reserves; and

(iii) other expenses associated with operation of the arrangement.

(c) The reserves described in Section 846.154(a) must have been established or be established before the final certificate of authority is issued.

(d) If, after examination and investigation, the commissioner is satisfied that the multiple employer welfare arrangement meets the requirements of this chapter, the commissioner shall issue a final certificate of authority to the arrangement.

(e) The commissioner shall maintain the information required under Subsection (b)(1)(C) and Subsection (b)(3) as confidential information.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1021.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1021 / Section 1021.001
§ 1021.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

(2) "Director" means a member of the board.

(3) "District" means the Donley County Hospital District.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1271.203 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1271 / Section 1271.203
§ 1271.203. EFFECTIVE DATE OF DESIGNATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The effective date of the designation of a nonprimary care physician specialist as an enrollee's primary care physician under Section 1271.201 may not be applied retroactively.

(b) A health maintenance organization may not reduce the amount of compensation owed to the original primary care physician for services provided before the date of the new designation.
Tex. Transportation Code § 551.002 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 551 / Section 551.002
§ 551.002. MOPED AND ELECTRIC BICYCLE INCLUDED.
Status: in_force

A provision of this subtitle applicable to a bicycle also applies to:

(1) a moped, other than a provision that by its nature cannot apply to a moped; and

(2) an electric bicycle, other than a provision that by its nature cannot apply to an electric bicycle.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 142.010 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 142 / Section 142.010
§ 142.010. FEES.
Status: in_force

(a) The executive commissioner by rule shall set license fees for home and community support services agencies in amounts that are reasonable to meet the costs of administering this chapter, except that the fees may not be less than $600 or more than $2,625 for a license to provide home health, hospice, habilitation, or personal assistance services.

(b) The executive commissioner shall consider the size of the home and community support services agency, the number of clients served, the number of services provided, and the necessity for review of other accreditation documentation in determining the amount collected by the department for initial and renewal license fees.

(c) A fee charged under this section is nonrefundable.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2030.052 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2030 / Section 2030.052
§ 2030.052. STATE GREYHOUND BREED REGISTRY.
Status: in_force

The officially designated state greyhound breed registry for accredited Texas-bred greyhounds is the Texas Greyhound Association.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1001.404 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1001 / Section 1001.404
§ 1001.404. TAX ASSESSOR-COLLECTOR.
Status: in_force

(a) The tax assessor and collector for the City of Amarillo shall collect taxes imposed on all property subject to district taxation in the same manner and under the same conditions as for city taxes.

(b) From payments to the district, the tax assessor and collector shall deduct fees for assessing and collecting the tax. The fee may not exceed 1-1/2 percent of the amount collected as determined by the governing body. The collected fees shall be deposited in the City of Amarillo's general fund.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3847.157 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3847 / Section 3847.157
§ 3847.157. ELECTIONS REGARDING TAXES OR BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) In addition to the elections required under Subchapter L, Chapter 375, Local Government Code, the district must hold an election in the manner provided by that subchapter to obtain voter approval before the district may:

(1) impose a maintenance tax; or

(2) issue a bond payable from ad valorem taxes or assessments.

(b) The board may include more than one purpose in a single proposition at an election.
Tex. Transportation Code § 501.115 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 501 / Section 501.115
§ 501.115. DISCHARGE OF LIEN.
Status: in_force

(a) When a debt or claim secured by a lien has been satisfied, the lienholder shall, within a reasonable time not to exceed the maximum time allowed by Section 348.408 or 353.405(b), Finance Code, as applicable, execute and deliver to the owner, or the owner's designee, a discharge of the lien in a manner prescribed by the department.

(b) The owner may submit the discharge and title to the department for a new title.
Tex. Insurance Code § 4102.160 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 4102 / Section 4102.160
§ 4102.160. CERTAIN PAYMENTS PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

A license holder may not:

(1) advance money to any potential client or insured; or

(2) pay, allow, or give, or offer to pay, allow, or give, directly or indirectly, to a person who is not a licensed public insurance adjuster a fee, commission, or other valuable consideration for the referral of an insured to the public insurance adjuster for purposes of the insured entering into a contract with that public insurance adjuster or for any other purpose.
Tex. Government Code § 549.0252 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 549 / Section 549.0252
§ 549.0252. PRIOR AUTHORIZATION AND CERTAIN PROTOCOL REQUIREMENTS PROHIBITED FOR CERTAIN ANTIRETROVIRAL DRUGS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "antiretroviral drug" means a drug that treats human immunodeficiency virus infection or prevents acquired immune deficiency syndrome. The term includes:

(1) protease inhibitors;

(2) non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors;

(3) nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors;

(4) integrase inhibitors;

(5) fusion inhibitors;

(6) attachment inhibitors;

(7) CD4 post-attachment inhibitors;

(8) CCR5 receptor antagonists; and

(9) other antiretroviral drugs used to treat human immunodeficiency virus infection or prevent acquired immune deficiency syndrome.

(b) The executive commissioner, in the rules and standards governing the Medicaid vendor drug program, may not require a clinical, nonpreferred, or other prior authorization for an antiretroviral drug, or a step therapy or other protocol, that could restrict or delay the dispensing of the drug except to minimize fraud, waste, or abuse.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8511.0508 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8511 / Section 8511.0508
§ 8511.0508. AUDIT.
Status: in_force

(a) In addition to including the information required by Subchapter G, Chapter 49, Water Code, the audit report prepared under that subchapter must state:

(1) the amount of money received by the authority under this chapter during the preceding fiscal year; and

(2) how, to whom, and for what purpose the money was spent.

(b) A copy of the audit report prepared under Subchapter G, Chapter 49, Water Code, shall be filed:

(1) as required by Section 49.194, Water Code;

(2) with the governor;

(3) with the lieutenant governor;

(4) with the speaker of the house of representatives; and

(5) with the comptroller.
Tex. Government Code § 489.107 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 489 / Section 489.107
§ 489.107. ANNUAL REPORT.
Status: in_force

(a) On or before January 1 of each year, the office shall submit to the legislature an annual status report on the activities of the bank.

(b) The report under Subsection (a) must include for each program administered by the office:

(1) the number of grants, loans, and designations awarded in the previous fiscal year;

(2) the total number of grants, loans, and designations awarded by the bank;

(3) the amount in dollars of all grants, loans, and designations described by Subdivisions (1) and (2);

(4) the number of applications received in the previous fiscal year;

(5) the number of outstanding loans and designations;

(6) a summary of each outstanding loan and designation, including the amount outstanding and the terms of the loan or designation;

(7) the balance of each program's fund and any reserve account; and

(8) any challenges in administering each program, including any proposals for statutory changes that would address the challenges.

(c) For the small business disaster recovery loan program, the report must include a general description of each small business for which an applicant was awarded a loan from the fund during the preceding fiscal year.

(d) In preparing the report under Subsection (a), the office shall remove any identifying information pertaining to program participants.
Tex. Education Code § 54.629 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 54 / Section 54.629
§ 54.629. VERIFICATION UNDER OATH.
Status: in_force

The board may require a purchaser to verify under oath a request to:

(1) change a beneficiary;

(2) convert a contract to another plan; or

(3) terminate a contract.
Tex. Local Government Code § 231.018 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 231 / Section 231.018
§ 231.018. BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioners court may provide for the appointment of a board of adjustment. In the zoning regulations adopted under this subchapter, the commissioners court may authorize the board of adjustment, in appropriate cases and subject to appropriate conditions and safeguards, to make special exceptions to the terms of the zoning regulations that are consistent with the general purpose and intent of the regulations and in accordance with any applicable rules contained in the regulations.

(b) A board of adjustment must consist of five members to be appointed for terms of two years. The appointing authority may remove a board member for cause on a written charge after a public hearing. A vacancy on the board shall be filled for the unexpired term.

(c) The board shall adopt rules in accordance with any order adopted under this subchapter. Meetings of the board are held at the call of the chairman and at other times as determined by the board. The chairman or acting chairman may administer oaths and compel the attendance of witnesses. All meetings of the board shall be open to the public.

(d) The board shall keep minutes of its proceedings that indicate the vote of each member on each question or the fact that a member is absent or fails to vote. The board shall keep records of its examinations and other official actions. The minutes and records shall be filed immediately in the board's office and are public records.
Tex. Family Code § 107.1101 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 107 / Section 107.1101
§ 107.1101. EFFECT OF POTENTIALLY UNDIAGNOSED SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS.
Status: in_force

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

(b) If a child custody evaluator identifies the presence of a potentially undiagnosed serious mental illness experienced by an individual who is a subject of the child custody evaluation and the evaluator is not qualified by the evaluator's licensure, experience, and training to assess a serious mental illness, the evaluator shall make one or more appropriate referrals for a mental examination of the individual and may request additional orders from the court.

(c) The child custody evaluation report must include any information that the evaluator considers appropriate under the circumstances regarding the possible effects of an individual's potentially undiagnosed serious mental illness on the evaluation and the evaluator's recommendations.
Tex. Family Code § 6.507 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 6 / Section 6.507
§ 6.507. INTERLOCUTORY APPEAL.
Status: in_force

An order under this subchapter, except an order appointing a receiver, is not subject to interlocutory appeal.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2310.107 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2310 / Section 2310.107
§ 2310.107. TOLERANCES.
Status: in_force

The commission shall by rule set the specifications and tolerances for motor fuel metering devices to be the same as the most recently adopted or amended standards recommended by the National Institute of Standards and Technology at the time the device is used.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 46.108 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 46 / Section 46.108
§ 46.108. DIVISION OF FEES.
Status: in_force

The department shall keep separate and strict account of the revenue received from licenses issued under this subchapter for annual division between this state and the State of Oklahoma. The division shall be on a basis of the proportionate area of Lake Texoma lying within the territorial jurisdiction of the respective states.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 431.001 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 431 / Section 431.001
§ 431.001. SHORT TITLE.
Status: in_force

This chapter may be cited as the Texas Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.
Tex. Education Code § 29.554 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 29 / Section 29.554
§ 29.554. ACCIDENT MEDICAL EXPENSE, LIABILITY, AND AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COVERAGE.
Status: in_force

(a) The board of trustees of a school district or the governing body of an open-enrollment charter school may obtain accident medical expense, liability, or automobile insurance coverage to protect:

(1) a business or entity that partners with the district or school under Section 29.553 to provide students with work-based training and education under the P-TECH program; and

(2) a student enrolled in the district or at the school who participates in the district's or school's P-TECH program.

(b) The coverage authorized by this section must be:

(1) obtained from a reliable insurer authorized to engage in business in this state; or

(2) provided through a self-funded risk pool of which the school district or open-enrollment charter school is a member.

(c) The amount of coverage the school district or open-enrollment charter school obtains must be reasonable considering the financial condition of the district or school and may not exceed the amount that, in the opinion of the board of trustees or governing body, is reasonably necessary.

(d) If the board of trustees of a school district or governing body of an open-enrollment charter school obtains accident medical expense, liability, or automobile insurance coverage under this section, the district or school shall notify the parent or guardian of each student participating in the P-TECH program.

(e) The failure of any board of trustees of a school district or governing body of an open-enrollment charter school to obtain coverage, or any specific amount of coverage, authorized by this section may not be construed as placing any legal liability on the district or school or the district's or school's officers, agents, or employees for any injury that results.
Tex. Election Code § 1.006 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 1 / Section 1.006
§ 1.006. EFFECT OF WEEKEND OR HOLIDAY.
Status: in_force

(a) If the last day for performance of an act is a Saturday, Sunday, or legal state or national holiday, the act is timely if performed on the next regular business day, except as otherwise provided by this code.

(b) If the last day for performance of an act is extended under Subsection (a), the extended date is used to determine any other dates and deadlines, and the dates or times of any related procedures, that are expressly required to be made on a date or at a time determined in relation to the last day for performance of the act.

(c) A declaration of ineligibility of a candidate is considered to be the performance of an act under this section for purposes of causing the candidate's name to be omitted from the ballot.

(d) The filing of a document, including a withdrawal request or resignation, is considered to be the performance of an act under this section for purposes of creating a vacancy to be filled at a subsequent election.

(e) The death of a person is not considered to be the performance of an act under this section.

(f) In this code:

(1) "National holiday" means:

(A) a legal public holiday under 5 U.S.C. Section 6103; and

(B) if a holiday described by Paragraph (A) occurs on a Saturday or Sunday, a holiday taken in lieu of that holiday on which there is no regular United States mail delivery.

(2) "State holiday" means a state holiday under Sections 662.003(b)(1) through (6), Government Code.
Tex. Government Code § 1505.201 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1505 / Section 1505.201
§ 1505.201. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This subchapter applies only to a municipality that:

(1) has a population of less than 12,000; and

(2) is located on the Gulf of Mexico or a channel, canal, bay, or inlet connected with that gulf.
Tex. Insurance Code § 805.003 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 805 / Section 805.003
§ 805.003. PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) A director, officer, or major shareholder of an insurer may not:

(1) except as provided by this subchapter, directly, indirectly, or through a substantial interest in another corporation, firm, or business unit receive money or another thing of value for negotiating, procuring, recommending, or aiding in a purchase, sale, or exchange of property or a loan from the insurer or its subsidiary;

(2) directly, indirectly, or through a substantial interest in another corporation, firm, or business unit have a pecuniary interest in a purchase, sale, exchange, or loan described by Subdivision (1) as a principal, co-principal, agent, or beneficiary; or

(3) directly or indirectly accept a loan or guarantee described by Subsection (b).

(b) An insurer may not directly, indirectly, or through its subsidiary make a loan to or guarantee the financial obligation of a director, officer, or major shareholder of an insurer.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3846.265 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3846 / Section 3846.265
§ 3846.265. DEVELOPMENT ZONE PROPERTY TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) If approved at an election by a majority of the voters in the development zone voting in an election held for that purpose, the governing body may authorize a tax on all taxable property in a development zone created wholly or partly in the boundaries of East Montgomery County Utility District No. 5, 6, or 7, or Valley Ranch Municipal Utility District No. 1 at a rate not to exceed 10 cents on each $100 valuation as determined by the Montgomery County Appraisal District.

(b) The election may be held in conjunction with the confirmation election held under Section 3846.257.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1304.101 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1304 / Section 1304.101
§ 1304.101. REGISTRATION REQUIRED; EXEMPTION FROM OTHER LICENSING REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A person may not operate as a provider or administrator of service contracts sold or issued in this state unless the person is registered with the department.

(b) Except for the registration requirement of this chapter, a provider, seller, administrator, or other person who markets, sells, issues, or offers to sell service contracts is exempt from any licensing requirement of this state that relates to an activity regulated under this chapter.

(c) A provider or administrator may not contract with or use the services of a person to perform an activity that requires registration with the department as a provider or administrator unless that person is appropriately registered.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 469.004 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 469 / Section 469.004
§ 469.004. REQUIRED DESIGNATION OF RECOVERY HOUSE RESPONSIBLE PARTY BY CERTAIN RECOVERY HOUSES.
Status: in_force

(a) This section does not apply to a recovery house accredited by Oxford House Incorporated.

(b) The standards the commission adopts must require at least one individual to be designated to serve as the responsible party of an accredited recovery house.

(c) A designated individual:

(1) must satisfactorily complete training the accrediting organization provides concerning the commission's accreditation standards and the organization's accreditation requirements; and

(2) is responsible for administering the recovery house in accordance with the accreditation standards and requirements.

(d) An accredited recovery house required to designate a responsible party under this section must notify the accrediting organization that issued the recovery house's accreditation before the 30th business day after the date of any change to the designated responsible party.
Tex. Tax Code § 6.037 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 6 / Section 6.037
§ 6.037. PARTICIPATION OF CONSERVATION AND RECLAMATION DISTRICTS IN APPRAISAL DISTRICT MATTERS.
Status: in_force

In this title, a reference to the taxing units entitled to vote on the appointment of appraisal district board members includes the conservation and reclamation districts participating in the appraisal district, without regard to whether the conservation and reclamation districts are currently entitled to do so under Section 6.03(c). In a provision of this title other than Section 6.03 or 6.031 that grants authority to a majority or other number of the taxing units entitled to vote on the appointment of appraisal district directors, including the disapproval of the appraisal district budget under Section 6.06 and the disapproval of appraisal district board actions under Section 6.10, the conservation and reclamation districts participating in the appraisal district are given the vote or authority of one taxing unit. That vote or authority is considered exercised only if a majority of the conservation and reclamation districts take the same action to exercise that vote or authority. Otherwise, the conservation and reclamation districts are treated in the same manner as a single taxing unit that is entitled to act but does not take any action on the matter.