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Tex. Occupations Code § 202.402 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 202 / Section 202.402
§ 202.402. SCOPE OF PRIVILEGE.
Status: in_force

(a) A communication that relates to or is in connection with professional services provided by a podiatrist for a patient is confidential and privileged and may not be disclosed except as provided by this subchapter.

(b) Records of the identity, diagnosis, evaluation, or treatment of a patient by a podiatrist that are created or maintained by a podiatrist are confidential and privileged and may not be disclosed except as provided by this subchapter.

(c) A person who receives information from confidential communications or podiatric records, other than a person listed under Section 202.405 or 202.406 who is acting on the patient's behalf, may not disclose the information except to the extent that disclosure is consistent with the authorized purposes for which the information was first obtained.

(d) The prohibitions of this section continue to apply to confidential communications or records concerning a patient without regard to when the patient received the services of a podiatrist.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1802.121 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1802 / Section 1802.121
§ 1802.121. WRITTEN CONTRACTS.
Status: in_force

(a) An auctioneer who agrees to provide services to a person shall provide to the person a written contract with the terms of the agreement.

(b) Each contract for the services of an auctioneer must include information required by the commission by rule.

(c) Before any auction, the auctioneer and client must agree in writing to an itemized inventory of property to be sold or offered for sale by the auctioneer at auction. An amendment to the inventory must be in writing and signed by both parties.
Tex. Government Code § 4008.052 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 4008 / Section 4008.052
§ 4008.052.
Status: in_force

Sec. 4008.052. OFFEROR OR SELLER LIABILITY: UNTRUTH OR OMISSION. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (c), a person who offers or sells a security and from whom another person buys the security is liable to the buyer of the security, regardless of whether the security or transaction is exempt under Chapter 4005, if the person offers or sells the security by means of an untrue statement of a material fact or an omission to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading.

(b) The buyer may sue for:

(1) rescission; or

(2) damages if the buyer no longer owns the security.

(c) Except as provided by Subsection (d), a person offering or selling a security is not liable under Subsection (a) if the person sustains the burden of proof that either:

(1) the buyer knew of the untruth or omission; or

(2) the offeror or seller did not know, and in the exercise of reasonable care could not have known, of the untruth or omission.

(d) The issuer of the security, other than a government issuer identified in Section 4005.017, is not entitled to the defense in Subsection (c)(2) regarding an untruth or omission:

(1) in a prospectus required in connection with an application or registration statement under Subchapter A, B, or C, Chapter 4003; or

(2) in a writing prepared and delivered by the issuer in the sale of the security.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 15.006 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 15 / Section 15.006
§ 15.006. VENUE DETERMINED BY FACTS EXISTING AT THE TIME OF ACCRUAL.
Status: in_force

A court shall determine the venue of a suit based on the facts existing at the time the cause of action that is the basis of the suit accrued.
Tex. Insurance Code § 402.104 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 402 / Section 402.104
§ 402.104. CONTENT OF REPORT CONCERNING MATERIAL NONRENEWALS, CANCELLATIONS, AND REVISIONS.
Status: in_force

In a report of a material nonrenewal, cancellation, or revision of a ceded reinsurance agreement under Section 402.002, an insurer or health maintenance organization shall disclose:

(1) the effective date of the nonrenewal, cancellation, or revision;

(2) a description of the transaction that identifies the initiator of the transaction;

(3) the purpose of the transaction; and

(4) if applicable, the identity of each replacement reinsurer.
Tex. Tax Code § 25.027 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 25 / Section 25.027
§ 25.027. RESTRICTION ON POSTING INFORMATION ON INTERNET WEBSITE.
Status: in_force

(a) Information in appraisal records may not be posted on the Internet if the information:

(1) is a photograph, sketch, or floor plan of an improvement to real property that is designed primarily for use as a human residence; or

(2) indicates the age of a property owner, including information indicating that a property owner is 65 years of age or older.

(b) Subsection (a)(1) does not apply to:

(1) an aerial photograph that depicts more than one separately owned building;

(2) a street level photograph of only the exterior of a building; or

(3) a field record or overhead sketch of the property that depicts only:

(A) the outline of one or more buildings on the property;

(B) the general landscape features of the property, including ponds, pools, and walls; and

(C) the dimensions of or distances between the buildings and features depicted.
Tex. Family Code § 153.6082 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 153 / Section 153.6082
§ 153.6082. REPORT OF JOINT PROPOSAL OR STATEMENT OF INTENT; AGREEMENTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) If the parties have been ordered by the court to attempt to settle parenting issues with the assistance of a parenting coordinator or parenting facilitator and to attempt to reach a proposed joint resolution or statement of intent regarding the dispute, the parenting coordinator or parenting facilitator, as applicable, shall submit a written report describing the parties' joint proposal or statement to the parties, any attorneys for the parties, and any attorney for the child who is the subject of the suit.

(b) The proposed joint resolution or statement of intent is not an agreement unless the resolution or statement is:

(1) prepared by the parties' attorneys, if any, in a form that meets the applicable requirements of:

(A) Rule 11, Texas Rules of Civil Procedure;

(B) a mediated settlement agreement described by Section 153.0071;

(C) a collaborative law agreement described by Section 153.0072;

(D) a settlement agreement described by Section 154.071, Civil Practice and Remedies Code; or

(E) a proposed court order; and

(2) incorporated into an order signed by the court.

(c) A parenting coordinator or parenting facilitator may not draft a document listed in Subsection (b)(1).

(d) The actions of a parenting coordinator or parenting facilitator under this section do not constitute the practice of law.

(e) If the parties have been ordered by the court to attempt to settle parenting issues with the assistance of a parenting facilitator and are unable to settle those issues, the parenting facilitator may make recommendations, other than recommendations regarding the conservatorship of or possession of or access to the child, to the parties and attorneys to implement or clarify provisions of an existing court order that are consistent with the substantive intent of the court order and in the best interest of the child who is the subject of the suit. A recommendation authorized by this subsection does not affect the terms of an existing court order.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3829.156 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3829 / Section 3829.156
§ 3829.156. UTILITY PROPERTY EXEMPT FROM IMPACT FEES AND ASSESSMENTS.
Status: in_force

The district may not impose an impact fee or assessment on the property, including the equipment, rights-of-way, facilities, or improvements, of:

(1) an electric utility or a power generation company as defined by Section 31.002, Utilities Code;

(2) a gas utility as defined by Section 101.003 or 121.001, Utilities Code;

(3) a telecommunications provider as defined by Section 51.002, Utilities Code; or

(4) a person who provides to the public cable television or advanced telecommunications services.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 73.056 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 73 / Section 73.056
§ 73.056. DISCLOSURE OF EVIDENCE OF FALSITY.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who has been requested to make a correction, clarification, or retraction may ask the person making the request to provide reasonably available information regarding the falsity of the allegedly defamatory statement not later than the 30th day after the date the person receives the request. Any information requested under this section must be provided by the person seeking the correction, clarification, or retraction not later than the 30th day after the date the person receives the request.

(b) If a correction, clarification, or retraction is not made, a person who, without good cause, fails to disclose the information requested under Subsection (a) may not recover exemplary damages, unless the publication was made with actual malice.
Tex. Tax Code § 113.005 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 113 / Section 113.005
§ 113.005. DUTIES OF COUNTY CLERK.
Status: in_force

(a) On receipt of a tax lien notice from the comptroller, the county clerk shall immediately:

(1) record the notice in the state tax lien book;

(2) note on the notice the date and hour of its recording;

(3) enter in an alphabetical index the name of each person to whom the notice applies, along with the volume and page number of the state tax lien book where the notice is recorded;

(4) furnish to the comptroller, on a form prescribed by the comptroller, a notice showing that the tax lien notice is recorded and filed, the date and hour of its recording and filing, and the volume and page number of the state tax lien book where the lien is recorded; and

(5) send the comptroller a statement of the fee due for recording and indexing the lien.

(b) This section prevails over conflicting provisions of other law.
Tex. Finance Code § 123.103 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 123 / Section 123.103
§ 123.103. PURCHASE AND SALE OF PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

Subject to commission rules, a credit union may purchase, hold, lease, or dispose of property necessary or incidental to the operation or purpose of the credit union.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7919.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7919 / Section 7919.004
§ 7919.004. CONSENT OF MUNICIPALITY REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors may not hold an election under Section 7919.003 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. Family Code § 158.402 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 158 / Section 158.402
§ 158.402. AGREEMENT BY PARTIES REGARDING AMOUNT OR DURATION OF WITHHOLDING.
Status: in_force

(a) An obligor and obligee may agree on a reduction in or termination of income withholding for child support on the occurrence of one of the following contingencies stated in the order:

(1) the child becomes 18 years of age or is graduated from high school, whichever is later;

(2) the child's disabilities of minority are removed by marriage, court order, or other operation of law; or

(3) the child dies.

(b) The obligor and obligee may file a notarized or acknowledged request with the clerk of the court under Section 158.011 for a revised judicial writ of withholding, including the termination of withholding.

(c) The clerk shall issue and deliver to an employer of the obligor a judicial writ of withholding that reflects the agreed revision or termination of withholding.

(d) An agreement by the parties under this section does not modify the terms of a support order.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 773.006 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 773 / Section 773.006
§ 773.006. FUND FOR EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES, TRAUMA FACILITIES, AND TRAUMA CARE SYSTEMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The fund for emergency medical services, trauma facilities, and trauma care systems is established as an account in the general revenue fund. Money in the account may be appropriated only to the department for the purposes specified by Section 773.122.

(b) The account is composed of money deposited to the account under Article 102.0185, Code of Criminal Procedure.

(c) Section 404.071, Government Code, does not apply to the account.
Tex. Insurance Code § 4055.157 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 4055 / Section 4055.157
§ 4055.157. ENFORCEMENT.
Status: in_force

A supervising entity and a travel retailer registered with the supervising entity are subject to Chapters 82 and 83 and Subtitle C, Title 5.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2311A.001 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2311A / Section 2311A.001
§ 2311A.001. ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATION STANDARDS.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only to an electric vehicle charging station that is:

(1) installed after December 1, 2024;

(2) made available to the public;

(3) not intended primarily for private use; and

(4) funded through public grants or state rebate programs.

(b) The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, in consultation with the Texas Department of Transportation, shall adopt standards for electric vehicle charging stations that require the charging stations to be equipped with a standard electric vehicle charging connector or plug type that is widely compatible with as many electric vehicles as practicable.
Tex. Insurance Code § 842.256 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 842 / Section 842.256
§ 842.256. CONTRACTS WITH HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS.
Status: in_force

(a) A group hospital service corporation may contract with health care providers as necessary to ensure to each member or subscriber the provision of services and supplies covered by the membership certificate or policy of the corporation.

(b) A group hospital service corporation may not be required to contract with any particular health care provider.

(c) This section does not authorize a group hospital service corporation to contract with a health care provider in a manner prohibited by a licensing law of this state under which that health care provider operates.
Tex. Transportation Code § 683.072 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 683 / Section 683.072
§ 683.072. JUNKED VEHICLE DECLARED TO BE PUBLIC NUISANCE.
Status: in_force

A junked vehicle, including a part of a junked vehicle, that is visible at any time of the year from a public place or public right-of-way:

(1) is detrimental to the safety and welfare of the public;

(2) tends to reduce the value of private property;

(3) invites vandalism;

(4) creates a fire hazard;

(5) is an attractive nuisance creating a hazard to the health and safety of minors;

(6) produces urban blight adverse to the maintenance and continuing development of municipalities; and

(7) is a public nuisance.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1109.208 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1109 / Section 1109.208
§ 1109.208. EXECUTION OF BONDS.
Status: in_force

The board president shall execute district bonds in the district's name, and the board secretary shall countersign the bonds in the manner provided by Chapter 618, Government Code.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1103.355 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1103 / Section 1103.355
§ 1103.355. DISCIPLINARY PROCEDURES FOR APPRAISER TRAINEES.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may reprimand an appraiser trainee or suspend or revoke an appraiser trainee's license to act as an appraiser trainee for a violation of this chapter or a rule adopted under this subchapter.

(b) A disciplinary proceeding under this section is governed by Chapter 2001, Government Code.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1501.201 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1501 / Section 1501.201
§ 1501.201. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Base premium rate" means, for each class of business and for a specific rating period, the lowest premium rate that is charged or that could be charged under a rating system for that class of business by a small employer health benefit plan issuer to small employers with similar case characteristics for small employer health benefit plans that provide the same or similar coverage.

(2) "Case characteristics" means, with respect to a small employer, the geographic area in which the employer's employees reside, the age and gender of the individual employees and their dependents, the number of employees and dependents, the appropriate industry classification as determined by the small employer health benefit plan issuer, and other objective criteria established by the issuer that are considered by the issuer in setting premium rates for the employer. The term does not include:

(A) health status related factors;

(B) duration of coverage since the date of issuance of a health benefit plan; or

(C) whether a covered individual is or may become pregnant.

(3) "Class of business" means all small employers or a separate grouping of small employers established under this subchapter.

(4) "Index rate" means, for each class of business and for a specific rating period for small employers with similar case characteristics, the arithmetic average of the applicable base premium rate and corresponding highest premium rate.

(5) "New business premium rate" means, for each class of business and for a specific rating period, the lowest premium rate that is charged or offered or that could be charged or offered by a small employer health benefit plan issuer to small employers with similar case characteristics for newly issued small employer health benefit plans that provide the same or similar coverage.

(6) "Rating period" means a calendar period during which premium rates established by a small employer health benefit plan issuer are assumed to be in effect.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9078.0052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9078 / Section 9078.0052
§ 9078.0052. WATER CONTROL AND IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT POWERS.
Status: in_force

The district has the rights, powers, privileges, and functions provided by general law applicable to a water control and improvement district including Chapters 49 and 51, Water Code, including the power to:

(1) construct, acquire, improve, maintain, and repair a dam or other structure; and

(2) acquire land, easements, properties, or equipment needed to use, control, and distribute water that may be impounded, diverted, or controlled by the district.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 62.045 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 62 / Section 62.045
§ 62.045. WRONGFUL SEQUESTRATION OF CONSUMER GOODS.
Status: in_force

(a) If a writ that sought to sequester consumer goods is dissolved, the defendant or party in possession of the goods is entitled to reasonable attorney's fees and to damages equal to the greater of:

(1) $100;

(2) the finance charge contracted for; or

(3) actual damages.

(b) Damages may not be awarded for the failure of the plaintiff to prove by a preponderance of the evidence the specific facts alleged if the failure is the result of a bona fide error. For a bona fide error to be available as a defense, the plaintiff must prove the use of reasonable procedures to avoid the error.

(c) In this section, "consumer goods" has the meaning assigned by the Business & Commerce Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3892.154 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3892 / Section 3892.154
§ 3892.154. FINANCING OF PUBLIC TRANSIT SYSTEM OR PARKING FACILITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may use any of its resources, including revenue, assessments, taxes, and grant or contract proceeds, to pay the cost of acquiring and operating a public transit system or public parking facilities.

(b) The district may set and impose fees, charges, or tolls for the use of the public transit system or the public parking facilities and may issue bonds or notes to finance the cost of these facilities.

(c) Except as provided by Section 3892.151, if the district pays for or finances the cost of acquiring or operating a public transit system or public parking facilities with resources other than assessments, a petition of property owners or a public hearing is not required.
Tex. Government Code § 824.702 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 824 / Section 824.702
§ 824.702. COST-OF-LIVING ADJUSTMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The retirement system shall make a one-time cost-of-living adjustment payable to annuitants receiving a monthly death or retirement benefit annuity, as provided by this section.

(b) Subject to Subsections (c) and (d), to be eligible for the adjustment, a person must be, on the effective date of the adjustment and disregarding any forfeiture of benefits under Section 824.601, an annuitant eligible to receive:

(1) a standard service or disability retirement annuity payment;

(2) an optional service or disability retirement annuity payment as either a retiree or beneficiary;

(3) an annuity payment under Section 824.402(a)(3) or (4);

(4) an annuity payment under Section 824.502; or

(5) an alternate payee annuity payment under Section 804.005.

(c) If the annuitant:

(1) is a retiree, or is a beneficiary under an optional retirement payment plan, to be eligible for the adjustment under this section:

(A) the annuitant must be living on the effective date of the adjustment; and

(B) the effective date of the retirement of the member of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas must have been on or before August 31, 2004;

(2) is a beneficiary under Section 824.402(a)(3) or (4) or 824.502, to be eligible for the adjustment:

(A) the annuitant must be living on the effective date of the adjustment; and

(B) the date of death of the member of the retirement system must have been on or before August 31, 2004; or

(3) is an alternate payee under Section 804.005, the annuitant is eligible for the adjustment only if the effective date of the election to receive the annuity payment was on or before August 31, 2004.

(d) An adjustment made under this section does not apply to payments under:

(1) Section 824.203(d), relating to retirees who receive a standard service retirement annuity in an amount fixed by statute;

(2) Section 824.304(a), relating to disability retirees with less than 10 years of service credit;

(3) Section 824.304(b)(2), relating to disability retirees who receive a disability annuity in an amount fixed by statute;

(4) Section 824.404(a), relating to active member survivor beneficiaries who receive a survivor annuity in an amount fixed by statute;

(5) Section 824.501(a), relating to retiree survivor beneficiaries who receive a survivor annuity in an amount fixed by statute; or

(6) Section 824.804(b), relating to participants in the deferred retirement option plan with regard to payments from their deferred retirement option plan accounts.

(e) An adjustment under this section:

(1) must be made beginning with an annuity payable for the month of September 2013; and

(2) is limited to the lesser of:

(A) an amount equal to three percent of the monthly benefit subject to the increase; or

(B) $100 a month.

(f) The board of trustees shall determine the eligibility for and the amount of any adjustment in monthly annuities in accordance with this section.
Tex. Education Code § 130.126 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 130 / Section 130.126
§ 130.126. LONG-TERM NOTES.
Status: in_force

(a) The governing board of a public junior college district or regional college district located in one or more counties having a total population of at least 100,000 according to the last preceding federal census may issue notes to pay expenses of asbestos cleanup and removal in the district.

(b) Notes issued under this section must be secured by a designated portion of the issuer's revenues, which may include ad valorem maintenance taxes, and must mature not later than the first day of the 15th year after the date on which the notes are issued.

(c) A note issued under this section is debt under Section 26.012, Tax Code.

(d) Except as provided by Subsection (b) of this section, the governing board of a public junior college district or regional college district must issue the notes in the manner provided by Chapter 1201, Government Code.