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Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 74A.001 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 74A / Section 74A.001
§ 74A.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Gross negligence" has the meaning assigned by Section 41.001.

(2) "Health care provider" means any individual, partnership, professional association, corporation, facility, or institution duly licensed, certified, registered, or chartered by this state to provide health care or medical care, including a physician. The term includes:

(A) an officer, director, shareholder, member, partner, manager, owner, or affiliate of a physician or other health care provider; and

(B) an employee, independent contractor, or agent of a physician or other health care provider acting in the course and scope of the employment or contractual relationship.

(3) "Health information exchange" has the meaning assigned by Section 182.151, Health and Safety Code. The term includes:

(A) an officer, director, shareholder, member, partner, manager, owner, or affiliate of the health information exchange; and

(B) an employee, independent contractor, or agent of the health information exchange acting in the course and scope of the employment or contractual relationship.

(4) "Malice" has the meaning assigned by Section 41.001.

(5) "Physician" means:

(A) an individual licensed to practice medicine in this state under Subtitle B, Title 3, Occupations Code;

(B) a professional association organized by an individual physician or a group of physicians;

(C) a partnership or limited liability partnership formed by a group of physicians;

(D) a limited liability company formed by a group of physicians;

(E) a nonprofit health corporation certified by the Texas Medical Board under Chapter 162, Occupations Code; or

(F) a single legal entity authorized to practice medicine in this state owned by a group of physicians.
Tex. Utilities Code § 36.404 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 36 / Section 36.404
§ 36.404. NONBYPASSABLE CHARGES.
Status: in_force

The commission shall include terms in the financing order to ensure that the imposition and collection of transition charges associated with the recovery of system restoration costs are nonbypassable by imposing restrictions on bypassability of the type provided for in Chapter 39 or by alternative means of ensuring nonbypassability, as the commission considers appropriate, consistent with the purposes of securitization.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7972A.0104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7972A / Section 7972A.0104
§ 7972A.0104. CONSENT OF MUNICIPALITY REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors may not hold an election under Section 7972A.0103 until each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located has consented by ordinance or resolution to the creation of the district and to the inclusion of land in the district.
Tex. Estates Code § 452.006 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 452 / Section 452.006
§ 452.006. NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) On the date the county clerk issues letters of temporary administration:

(1) the county clerk shall post on the courthouse door a notice of the appointment to all interested persons; and

(2) the appointee shall notify, by a qualified delivery method, the decedent's known heirs of the appointment.

(b) A notice required under Subsection (a) must state that:

(1) an heir or other interested person may request a hearing to contest the appointment not later than the 15th day after the date the letters of temporary administration are issued;

(2) if no contest is made during the period specified by the notice, the appointment continues for the period specified in the order appointing a temporary administrator; and

(3) the court may make the appointment permanent.

(c) Not later than the seventh day after the date letters of temporary administration are issued, the appointee shall file with the court proof of service of the notice required under Subsection (a) in the manner provided by Section 51.103(b)(3).
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 11.105 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 11 / Section 11.105
§ 11.105. SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION REQUIRED BY CERTIFICATE OF TERMINATION OF NONPROFIT CORPORATION.
Status: in_force

(a) In addition to the information required by Section 11.101, the certificate of termination filed by a nonprofit corporation that has completed its winding up process must contain a statement that:

(1) any property of the nonprofit corporation has been transferred, conveyed, applied, or distributed in accordance with this chapter and Chapter 22; and

(2) there is no suit pending against the nonprofit corporation or adequate provision has been made for the satisfaction of any judgment, order, or decree that may be entered against the nonprofit corporation in a pending suit.

(b) In addition to the statements required by Subsection (a), if the nonprofit corporation received and held property permitted to be used only for charitable, religious, eleemosynary, benevolent, educational, or similar purposes, but the nonprofit corporation did not hold the property on a condition requiring return, transfer, or conveyance because of the winding up and termination, the certificate of termination must include a statement that distribution of that property has been effected in accordance with a plan of distribution adopted in compliance with this code for the distribution of that property.
Tex. Occupations Code § 351.507 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 351 / Section 351.507
§ 351.507. INFORMAL PROCEEDINGS; INFORMAL SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE AND REFUNDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board by rule shall adopt procedures governing:

(1) informal disposition of a contested case under Section 2001.056, Government Code; and

(2) an informal proceeding held in compliance with Section 2001.054, Government Code.

(b) The board by rule shall establish procedures by which a panel of board members may conduct an informal settlement conference to resolve a complaint against a person licensed under this chapter.

(c) Procedures established under Subsection (b) must:

(1) require that at least one board member who represents the public be included in the panel conducting the conference;

(2) require that the two board members who reviewed and investigated a complaint under Section 351.2036(c) be included in the panel conducting the conference;

(3) require the panel conducting the conference to use the standardized penalty schedule adopted by the board under Section 351.552(c) to determine the appropriate disciplinary action, if any, to recommend to the board;

(4) require a complaint settlement recommended by the panel to be approved by the board; and

(5) require the panel conducting the conference to:

(A) recommend settlement of the complaint to the board; or

(B) refer the complaint to the State Office of Administrative Hearings for a formal hearing and notify the board of the referral.

(d) The board may order a person licensed under this chapter to issue a refund to a patient as provided in an agreement resulting from an informal settlement conference instead of or in addition to assessing an administrative penalty against the person under Subchapter L. The amount of a refund ordered under this subsection may not exceed the amount the patient paid to the license holder for an examination. The board may not require payment of other damages or estimate harm in a restitution order.

(e) Rules adopted under this section must:

(1) provide the complainant and the license holder with an opportunity to be heard; and

(2) require the presence of the attorney general to advise the board or the board's employees.
Tex. Local Government Code § 371.044 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 371 / Section 371.044
§ 371.044. OPEN MEETINGS AND RECORDS.
Status: in_force

Meetings of a joint planning commission are open to the public. Records, minutes, books, and accounts of the commission are subject to public inspection.
Tex. Family Code § 15.106 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 15 / Section 15.106
§ 15.106. DISQUALIFICATION OF COLLABORATIVE LAWYER AND LAWYERS IN ASSOCIATED LAW FIRM; EXCEPTION.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "family" has the meaning assigned by Section 71.003.

(b) Except as provided by Subsection (d), a collaborative lawyer is disqualified from appearing before a tribunal to represent a party in a proceeding related to the collaborative family law matter regardless of whether the collaborative lawyer is representing the party for a fee.

(c) Except as provided by Subsection (d) and Sections 15.107 and 15.108, a lawyer in a law firm with which the collaborative lawyer is associated is disqualified from appearing before a tribunal to represent a party in a proceeding related to the collaborative family law matter if the collaborative lawyer is disqualified from doing so under Subsection (b).

(d) A collaborative lawyer or a lawyer in a law firm with which the collaborative lawyer is associated may represent a party:

(1) to request a tribunal to approve an agreement resulting from the collaborative family law process; or

(2) to seek or defend an emergency order to protect the health, safety, welfare, or interest of a party or a family if a successor lawyer is not immediately available to represent that party.

(e) The exception prescribed by Subsection (d) does not apply after the party is represented by a successor lawyer or reasonable measures are taken to protect the health, safety, welfare, or interest of that party or family.
Tex. Labor Code § 355.009 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 355 / Section 355.009
§ 355.009. EMPLOYMENT OF ASSISTANTS.
Status: in_force

(a) If an individual licensed to operate a vending facility on state property requires an assistant, a qualified person with a disability of a visual nature must be given preference for employment. If the commission determines that a person with a disability of a visual nature could not perform the labor for which an assistant is required, or if a person with a disability of a visual nature is not available, a person with a disability that is not of a visual nature must be given preference for employment.

(b) An assistant employed by a blind person licensed by the commission must be approved by the commission, and the deliberate refusal of a blind licensee to comply with this section constitutes grounds for the revocation of the person's license.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3860.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3860 / Section 3860.052
§ 3860.052. APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

The mayor and members of the governing body of the City of Houston shall appoint voting directors from persons recommended by the board. A person is appointed if a majority of the members of the governing body, including the mayor, vote to appoint that person.
Tex. Occupations Code § 802.102 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 802 / Section 802.102
§ 802.102. APPLICATION.
Status: in_force

An applicant for a license under this chapter must:

(1) submit to the department a completed application on a form prescribed by the department;

(2) submit to the department the information regarding the applicant's facilities and operations requested by the department;

(3) demonstrate that the applicant has satisfied the requirements of this chapter and rules adopted under this chapter; and

(4) pay to the department the required fee.
Tex. Insurance Code § 845.056 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 845 / Section 845.056
§ 845.056. GIFTS AND GRANTS.
Status: in_force

The system may accept gifts or grants of money or property to provide programs and services.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1111.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1111 / Section 1111.101
§ 1111.101. DISTRICT RESPONSIBILITY.
Status: in_force

The district has full responsibility for providing hospital care for the district's needy inhabitants.
Tex. Government Code § 74.1625 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 74 / Section 74.1625
§ 74.1625. PROHIBITED TRANSFER OF CASES.
Status: repealed

(a) Notwithstanding any other law, the judicial panel on multidistrict litigation may not transfer:

(1) an action brought by the consumer protection division of the attorney general's office under Subchapter E, Chapter 17, Business & Commerce Code; or

(2) an action brought under Chapter 36, Human Resources Code.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., 2nd C.S., Ch. 7 (H.B. 16), Sec. 12.11(5), eff. December 4, 2025.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 33.052 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 33 / Section 33.052
§ 33.052. DEVELOPMENT OF COASTAL MANAGEMENT PROGRAM.
Status: repealed

(a) The commissioner shall develop a continuing comprehensive coastal management program pursuant to the policies stated in Section 33.202.

(b) In developing the program, the land office shall act as the lead agency to coordinate and implement a comprehensive coastal management program for the management of uses affecting coastal natural resource areas, in cooperation with other state agencies that have duties relating to coastal matters. The program shall implement the policies stated in Section 33.202 and shall include the elements listed in Section 33.053.

(c) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 96, Sec. 19(2), eff. September 1, 2011.

(d) For purposes of Subsections (a) and (b) of this section, "coastal natural resource areas" has the meaning assigned by Section 33.203 of this code.

(e) This section does not add to or subtract from the duties and responsibilities of a state agency other than the land office, the commissioner, and the board.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8288.155 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8288 / Section 8288.155
§ 8288.155. DISTRICT FACILITIES EXEMPT FROM TAXATION AND ASSESSMENT.
Status: in_force

The district is not required to pay a tax or assessment on its facilities or any part of its facilities. (Acts 65th Leg., R.S., Ch. 714, Sec. 22 (part).)
Tex. Insurance Code § 885.451 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 885 / Section 885.451
§ 885.451. CONVERSION OF FRATERNAL BENEFIT SOCIETY TO MUTUAL OR STOCK COMPANY.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to Subsection (b), a fraternal benefit society engaging in business in this state may convert to a mutual life insurance company or incorporated stock company by complying with this subchapter.

(b) A fraternal benefit society may not convert to a mutual life insurance company or incorporated stock company except on terms that, in the commissioner's opinion, will fully protect the rights and interests of the society's members and holders of benefit certificates.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8134.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8134 / Section 8134.105
§ 8134.105. DISTRICT NAMES FOLLOWING DIVISION.
Status: in_force

The area designated by the board as the original district retains the name of the original district. The resulting new districts are assigned consecutive letters to be appended to the name of the original district.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 111.093 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 111 / Section 111.093
§ 111.093. FORFEITURE OF CHARTER OF DOMESTIC CORPORATION.
Status: in_force

(a) If a domestic corporation that is a common purchaser violates any provision of this subchapter, Subchapter C, F, or G of this chapter, or Sections 111.004, 111.025, 111.131 through 111.133, 111.136, 111.137, or 111.140 of this code or any valid rule promulgated by the commission under those provisions, the attorney general may bring suit in a district court in Travis County against the corporation to forfeit the charter of the corporation and enjoin and forever prohibit the corporation from doing business in this state.

(b) If the corporation is found guilty by the court before whom the action is brought under this section, the charter of the corporation may be forfeited and the injunction may be granted, provided that the forfeiture and injunction are in addition to all other penalties.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1901.056 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1901 / Section 1901.056
§ 1901.056. ABSOLUTE RATES PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "absolute rates" means rates, rating plans, or rating classifications that are filed under Chapter 2251 or Article 5.13-2 by an insurer or authorized rating organization and that are required to be used, to the exclusion of all others, by each insurer authorized to write policies.

(b) A provision of this chapter, Chapter 2251, or Article 5.13-2 relating to the regulation of rates, rating plans, and rating classifications for professional liability insurance for physicians and health care providers does not:

(1) give the commissioner the power to promulgate uniform or absolute rates; or

(2) prevent different insurers or organizations authorized to file rates from filing different rates for risks in a given classification or modified rates for individual risks made in accordance with rating plans.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9094.0104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9094 / Section 9094.0104
§ 9094.0104. CONSENT OF MUNICIPALITY REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors may not hold an election under Section 9094.0103 until each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located has consented by ordinance or resolution to the creation of the district and to the inclusion of land in the district as required by applicable law.
Tex. Labor Code § 404.051 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 404 / Section 404.051
§ 404.051. APPOINTMENT; TERM.
Status: in_force

(a) The governor, with the advice and consent of the senate, shall appoint the injured employee public counsel. The public counsel serves a two-year term that expires on February 1 of each odd-numbered year.

(b) The governor shall appoint the public counsel without regard to the race, color, disability, sex, religion, age, or national origin of the appointee. Section 401.011(16) does not apply to the use of the term "disability" in this subchapter.

(c) If a vacancy occurs during a term, the governor shall fill the vacancy for the unexpired term.

(d) In appointing the public counsel, the governor may consider recommendations made by groups that represent wage earners.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7953.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7953 / Section 7953.104
§ 7953.104. ROAD STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A road project must meet all applicable construction standards, zoning and subdivision requirements, and regulations of each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the road project is located.

(b) If a road project is not located in the corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality, the road project must meet all applicable construction standards, subdivision requirements, and regulations of each county in which the road project is located.

(c) If the state will maintain and operate the road, the Texas Transportation Commission must approve the plans and specifications of the road project.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3835.161 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3835 / Section 3835.161
§ 3835.161. CITIES NOT REQUIRED TO PAY DISTRICT OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

Except as provided by Section 375.263, Local Government Code, the Cities of Richmond and Rosenberg are not required to pay a bond, note, or other obligation of the district.
Tex. Education Code § 111.61 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 111 / Section 111.61
§ 111.61. CREATION OF CENTER; LOCATION.
Status: in_force

The board of regents of the University of Houston shall establish and maintain the Center for Public Policy in the Houston metropolitan area.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1652.054 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1652 / Section 1652.054
§ 1652.054. BASIC PLAN.
Status: in_force

An entity described by Section 1652.003 that offers for sale in this state a Medicare supplement benefit plan must offer a basic Medicare supplement benefit plan that:

(1) provides only those benefits common to all Medicare supplement benefit plans; and

(2) meets but does not exceed the minimum standards of benefits for Medicare supplement benefit plans adopted by the commissioner and authorized by Section 1882, Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Section 1395ss).
Tex. Water Code § 49.152 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 49 / Section 49.152
§ 49.152. PURPOSES FOR BORROWING MONEY.
Status: in_force

The district may issue bonds, notes, or other obligations to borrow money for any corporate purpose or combination of corporate purposes only in compliance with the methods and procedures provided by this chapter or by other applicable law.
Tex. Local Government Code § 157.081 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 157 / Section 157.081
§ 157.081. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Family leave pool" means a county employee family leave pool created under a program.

(2) "Pool administrator" means the individual responsible for administering a family leave pool.

(3) "Program" means a county employee family leave pool program established under this subchapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3916.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3916 / Section 3916.001
§ 3916.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

(2) "City" means the City of Houston, Texas.

(3) "Commission" means the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

(4) "County" means Harris County.

(5) "Director" means a board member.

(6) "District" means the Generation Park Management District.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 191.052 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 191 / Section 191.052
§ 191.052. CERTIFIED COPY AS EVIDENCE.
Status: in_force

A copy of a birth, death, or fetal death record registered under this title that is certified by the state registrar is prima facie evidence of the facts stated in the record.
Tex. Local Government Code § 344.160 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 344 / Section 344.160
§ 344.160. DONATIONS, GIFTS, AND ENDOWMENTS.
Status: in_force

On behalf of the district, the board or the temporary board may accept a donation, gift, or endowment. The district may hold a donation, gift, or endowment in trust for any purpose and under any direction, limitation, or other provision prescribed in writing by the donor that is consistent with this chapter and the proper management of the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8326.202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8326 / Section 8326.202
§ 8326.202. TAXES FOR BONDS.
Status: in_force

At the time the district issues bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, the board shall provide for the annual imposition of a continuing direct ad valorem tax, without limit as to rate or amount, while all or part of the bonds are outstanding as required and in the manner provided by Sections 54.601 and 54.602, Water Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8428.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8428 / Section 8428.103
§ 8428.103. 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. Government Code § 2269.311 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2269 / Section 2269.311
§ 2269.311. PERFORMANCE OR PAYMENT BOND.
Status: in_force

(a) A payment or performance bond is not required and may not provide coverage for the design portion of the design-build contract with the design-build firm under this subchapter.

(b) If a fixed contract amount or guaranteed maximum price has not been determined at the time the design-build contract is awarded, the penal sums of the performance and payment bonds delivered to the governmental entity must each be in an amount equal to the construction budget, as specified in the design criteria package.

(c) The design-build firm shall deliver the bonds not later than the 10th day after the date the design-build firm executes the contract unless the design-build firm furnishes a bid bond or other financial security acceptable to the governmental entity to ensure that the design-build firm will furnish the required performance and payment bonds before construction begins.