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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9062.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9062 / Section 9062.201
§ 9062.201. TAX METHOD.
Status: in_force

(a) The district shall use the ad valorem basis or plan of taxation.

(b) The board is not required to hold a hearing on the adoption of a plan of taxation.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 13.006 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 13 / Section 13.006
§ 13.006. LEASE OF LANDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may lease any land and improvements it holds to a city, county, special district, nonprofit organization, or political subdivision. The leased area may not be referred to as a state facility, and no state funds may be used to operate or maintain a property leased under this section.

(b) The conditions and duration of the lease agreement are determined by the agreement of the department and the lessee.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8048.0402 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8048 / Section 8048.0402
§ 8048.0402. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) If authorized at an election held under Section 8048.0401, the district may impose an operation and maintenance tax on taxable property in the district in accordance with Section 49.107, Water Code.

(b) The board shall determine the tax rate. The rate may not exceed the rate approved at the election.
Tex. Water Code § 31.009 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 31 / Section 31.009
§ 31.009. DELEGATION OF HEARING POWERS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission may authorize the chief administrative law judge of the State Office of Administrative Hearings to call and hold hearings on any subject on which the commission may hold a hearing.

(b) The commission may also authorize the chief administrative law judge to delegate to one or more administrative law judges the authority to hold a hearing the chief administrative law judge calls.

(c) At a hearing called under this section, the chief administrative law judge or the administrative law judge to whom a hearing is delegated may administer oaths and receive evidence.

(d) The individual or individuals holding a hearing under the authority of this section shall report the hearing in the manner prescribed by the commission.
Tex. Utilities Code § 104.255 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 104 / Section 104.255
§ 104.255. BILLING.
Status: in_force

(a) A gas utility or municipally owned utility may not bill or otherwise require the state or a state agency or institution to pay for service before the service is provided.

(b) The railroad commission shall adopt rules concerning payment of bills by the state or a state agency to a gas utility or municipally owned utility. The rules must be consistent with Chapter 2251, Government Code.

(c) This subtitle does not prohibit a gas utility or municipally owned utility from entering into an agreement with the state or a state agency to establish a level or average monthly service billing plan. An agreement under this subsection must require reconciliation of the leveled or equalized bills quarterly.
Tex. Government Code § 466.024 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 466 / Section 466.024
§ 466.024. PROHIBITED GAMES.
Status: in_force

(a) The executive director or a lottery operator may not establish or operate a lottery game in which the winner is chosen on the basis of the outcome of a sports event.

(b) The commission shall adopt rules prohibiting the operation of any game using a video lottery machine or machine.

(c) In this section:

(1) "Sports event" means a football, basketball, baseball, or similar game, or a horse or dog race on which pari-mutuel wagering is allowed.

(2) "Video lottery machine" or "machine" means any electronic video game machine that, upon insertion of cash, is available to play or simulate the play of a video game, including video poker, keno, and blackjack, using a video display and microprocessors in which the player may receive free games or credits that can be redeemed for cash, coins, or tokens, or that directly dispenses cash, coins, or tokens.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 282.121 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 282 / Section 282.121
§ 282.121. AUTHORITY TO CONVERT.
Status: in_force

A district created in accordance with this chapter may be converted into a district operating under Article IX, Section 9, of the Texas Constitution.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 143.077 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 143 / Section 143.077
§ 143.077. FENCES.
Status: in_force

A fence is sufficient for purposes of this chapter if it is sufficient to keep out the classes of animals not affected by this subchapter.
Tex. Finance Code § 156.005 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 156 / Section 156.005
§ 156.005. AFFILIATED BUSINESS ARRANGEMENTS.
Status: in_force

Unless prohibited by federal or state law, this chapter may not be construed to prevent affiliated or controlled business arrangements or loan origination services by or between residential mortgage loan originators, sponsored by and conducting business for a licensed or registered residential mortgage loan company under this chapter, and other professionals if the residential mortgage loan originator complies with all applicable federal and state laws permitting those arrangements or services.
Tex. Occupations Code § 455.202 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 455 / Section 455.202
§ 455.202. PRACTICE BY MASSAGE ESTABLISHMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) A massage establishment may employ only licensed massage therapists to perform massage therapy or other massage services.

(b) A massage establishment may not:

(1) employ an individual who is not a United States citizen or a legal permanent resident with a valid work permit;

(2) employ a minor unless the minor's parent or legal guardian authorizes in writing the minor's employment by the establishment;

(3) allow a nude or partially nude employee to provide massage therapy or other massage services to a customer;

(4) allow any individual, including a client, student, license holder, or employee, to engage in sexual contact in the massage establishment;

(5) allow any individual, including a student, license holder, or employee, to practice massage therapy in the nude or in clothing designed to arouse or gratify the sexual desire of any individual; or

(6) allow any individual, including a student, license holder, or employee, to reside on the premises of the massage establishment.

(c) A massage establishment shall:

(1) properly maintain and secure for each client the initial consultation documents, all session notes, and related billing records; and

(2) make available to the department on request the information kept as provided by Subdivision (1).

(d) For purposes of this section:

(1) "Nude" means a person who is:

(A) entirely unclothed; or

(B) clothed in a manner that leaves uncovered or visible through less than fully opaque clothing any portion of the breasts below the top of the areola of the breasts or any portion of the genitals or buttocks.

(2) "Sexual contact" includes:

(A) any touching of any part of the genitalia or anus;

(B) any touching of the breasts of a female without the written consent of the female;

(C) any offer or agreement to engage in any activity described in Paragraph (A) or (B);

(D) kissing without the consent of both persons;

(E) deviate sexual intercourse, sexual contact, sexual intercourse, indecent exposure, sexual assault, prostitution, solicitation of prostitution, and promotion of prostitution as described in Chapters 21, 22, and 43, Penal Code, or any offer or agreement to engage in such activities;

(F) any behavior, gesture, or expression that may reasonably be interpreted as inappropriately seductive or sexual; or

(G) inappropriate sexual comments about or to a client, including sexual comments about a person's body.

(e) Subsection (b)(6) does not apply to:

(1) a place of business exempted under Section 455.155(c)(2) from the requirement to hold a license as a massage establishment; or

(2) a licensed massage therapist who practices as a solo practitioner and who is exempted under Section 455.155(b) from the requirement to hold a license as a massage establishment.
Tex. Family Code § 264.1214 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 264 / Section 264.1214
§ 264.1214. HOUSING FOR HOMELESS YOUTH AGING OUT OF FOSTER CARE.
Status: in_force

(a) For a youth who will voluntarily enter extended foster care on the youth's 18th birthday, the youth's caseworker shall, not later than six months before the youth's 18th birthday, complete any necessary transitional living or supervised independent living paperwork to ensure the youth has housing on the date the youth enters extended foster care. Not later than the 90th day before the youth's 18th birthday, the caseworker shall review the qualifications and requirements for the youth's housing.

(b) If a youth intends to continue living with the youth's substitute care provider after the youth's 18th birthday, the department shall waive any background check otherwise required for the youth to remain living with the substitute care provider.

(c) For a youth who continues living with the youth's substitute care provider after the youth's 18th birthday, the youth may share a bedroom with another youth who is 16 years of age or older provided the age difference between the youths does not exceed two years.

(d) A substitute care provider who prohibits a youth from living in the facility after the youth's 18th birthday shall notify the youth's caseworker of that fact:

(1) not later than:

(A) the 90th day before the youth's 18th birthday if the facility is a foster home; or

(B) six months before the youth's 18th birthday if the facility is a cottage family home or general residential operation; or

(2) as soon as possible if the youth is placed in a foster home, cottage family home, or general residential operation less than six months before the youth's 18th birthday.

(e) After receiving notice under Subsection (d), the youth's caseworker shall verbally communicate with the youth about the youth's living arrangements and document the substance of the communication in the youth's case file.

(f) The department shall assist a youth living in a supervised independent living program arrangement to develop a rental history by allowing the youth to cosign the lease for the youth's housing provided the property owner does not object.

(g) The department by rule shall establish a protocol that may be implemented for a youth to prevent the youth from aging out of a residential treatment center. The protocol, if implemented, must be implemented not later than the youth's 17th birthday or at the time the youth is placed in a residential treatment center after the youth's 17th birthday.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8496.005 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8496 / Section 8496.005
§ 8496.005. FINDINGS OF PUBLIC PURPOSE AND BENEFIT.
Status: in_force

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

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

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

(2) Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, that relate to the construction, acquisition, improvement, operation, or maintenance of macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.
Tex. Government Code § 2306.906 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2306 / Section 2306.906
§ 2306.906. DUTIES OF STATE AGENCY COUNCIL MEMBERS.
Status: in_force

(a) Each agency represented on the council shall report to the department a standard set of performance data, as determined by the department, on the agency's outcomes related to homelessness.

(b) Each agency shall contribute resources to the council unless the agency certifies in writing that the agency is unable to contribute resources during that fiscal period.
Tex. Transportation Code § 724.044 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 724 / Section 724.044
§ 724.044. WAIVER OF RIGHT TO HEARING.
Status: in_force

A person waives the right to a hearing under this subchapter and the department's suspension or denial is final and may not be appealed if the person:

(1) fails to request a hearing under Section 724.041; or

(2) requests a hearing and fails to appear, without good cause.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 101.455 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 101 / Section 101.455
§ 101.455. STAY OF PROCEEDING.
Status: in_force

(a) If the limited liability company that is the subject of a derivative proceeding commences an inquiry into the allegations made in a demand or petition and the person or group of persons described by Section 101.454 is conducting an active review of the allegations in good faith, the court shall stay a derivative proceeding for not more than 60 days until the review is completed and a determination is made by the person or group regarding what further action, if any, should be taken.

(b) To obtain a stay, the limited liability company must provide the court with a written statement agreeing to advise the court and the member making the demand of the determination promptly on the completion of the review of the matter.

(c) A stay, on motion, may be reviewed every 60 days for continuation of the stay if the limited liability company provides the court and the member with a written statement of the status of the review and the reasons why an extension for a period not to exceed 60 additional days is appropriate. An extension shall be granted for a period not to exceed 60 days if the court determines that the continuation is appropriate in the interests of the limited liability company.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8190.153 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8190 / Section 8190.153
§ 8190.153. 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;

(4) a cable operator as defined by 47 U.S.C. Section 522; or

(5) a person who provides to the public advanced telecommunications services.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 21.653 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 21 / Section 21.653
§ 21.653. REQUIRED STATEMENT RELATING TO SHARES.
Status: in_force

(a) Before the first issuance of shares of a class or series established or increased or decreased by resolution adopted by the board of directors of an investment company under Section 21.652, and to delete from the investment company's certificate of formation a class or series of shares and all references to the class or series contained in the certificate of formation, the investment company shall file with the secretary of state a statement that contains:

(1) the name of the investment company;

(2) if the statement relates to the establishment of a class or series of shares, a copy of the resolution establishing and designating the class or series or establishing and designating the class or series and setting and determining the preferences, limitations, and relative rights of the class or series;

(3) if the statement relates to an increase or decrease in the number of shares of a class or series, a copy of the resolution setting and determining the new number of shares of each class or series in which the number of shares is increased or decreased;

(4) if the statement relates to the deletion of a class or series of shares and all references to the class or series from the certificate of formation, a copy of the resolution deleting the class or series and all references to the class or series from the certificate of formation;

(5) the date of adoption of the resolution; and

(6) a statement that the resolution was adopted by all necessary action on the part of the investment company.

(b) After the statement described by Subsection (a) is filed, a resolution adopted under Section 21.652 becomes an amendment of the certificate of formation. An amendment of the certificate of formation described under this section is not subject to the procedure to amend the certificate of formation contained in Subchapter B.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 32.0532 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 32 / Section 32.0532
§ 32.0532. PACE PROGRAM REIMBURSEMENT METHODOLOGY.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section and Sections 32.0533 and 32.0534, "PACE program" means the program of all-inclusive care for the elderly (PACE) established under Section 32.053.

(b) In setting the reimbursement rates under the PACE program, the executive commissioner shall ensure that:

(1) reimbursement rates for providers under the program are adequate to sustain the program; and

(2) the program is cost-neutral or costs less when compared to the cost to serve a population in the STAR + PLUS Medicaid managed care program that is comparable in:

(A) age;

(B) eligibility factors, including:

(i) income level;

(ii) health status; and

(iii) impairment level;

(C) geographic location;

(D) living environment; and

(E) other factors determined to be necessary.

(c) For purposes of Subsection (b)(2), the commission shall consider data on the cost of services provided to comparable recipients enrolled in the STAR + PLUS Medicaid managed care program to calculate the upper payment limit component of the PACE program reimbursement rates. The cost of those services includes the Medicaid capitation payment per recipient and Medicaid payments made on a fee-for-service basis for services not covered by the capitation payment.
Tex. Insurance Code § 983.053 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 983 / Section 983.053
§ 983.053.
Status: in_force

Sec. 983.053. REDOMESTICATION: FOREIGN TO FOREIGN. (a) An insurer or health maintenance organization that is organized under the laws of another state and authorized to engage in the business of insurance or the business of a health maintenance organization in this state may redomesticate to another foreign state without interruption of its authority to engage in business in this state as a foreign insurer or health maintenance organization, as applicable, if:

(1) the entity:

(A) amends or restates its articles of incorporation as required by law; and

(B) provides proper notice to the commissioner; and

(2) the commissioner:

(A) determines that:

(i) the proposed redomestication would not, on the effective date of redomestication, result in a reduction in the amount of the entity's capital or surplus below the amount required for authorization as a foreign insurer or health maintenance organization, as applicable;

(ii) there would not be a material change in the lines of insurance to be written or health care plan provided by the entity;

(iii) the proposed redomestication has been approved by the supervising regulatory officials of both the current and proposed state of domicile;

(iv) the proposed redomestication would not be detrimental to the interest of the insurer's policyholders or the health maintenance organization's enrollees in this state; and

(v) the proposed redomestication is not related to a change in the control of the entity, unless the commissioner has given prior approval to the change in control; and

(B) approves the redomestication.

(b) Subsection (a)(2)(A)(v) does not apply if the redomesticating insurer or health maintenance organization is to become a parent, subsidiary, or affiliate of a qualified insurer or health maintenance organization, as applicable, that has held a certificate of authority in this state for at least seven years before the date of the redomestication.
Tex. Occupations Code § 952.154 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 952 / Section 952.154
§ 952.154. SUBJECT MATTER AND OTHER PANELS.
Status: in_force

(a) A lawyer referral service shall establish specific subject matter panels.

(b) A lawyer referral service may establish:

(1) moderate-fee and no-fee panels;

(2) alternative dispute resolution panels; and

(3) other special panels that respond to the referral needs of the public.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1101.055 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1101 / Section 1101.055
§ 1101.055. TERMS; VACANCY.
Status: in_force

(a) Commission members serve staggered six-year terms, with the terms of three members expiring January 31 of each odd-numbered year.

(b) If a vacancy occurs during a member's term, the governor shall appoint a person to fill the unexpired term.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 41.1565 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 41 / Section 41.1565
§ 41.1565. MEETINGS BY TELEPHONE CONFERENCE CALL.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding Chapter 551, Government Code, the council or a committee established by the council may hold an open or closed meeting by telephone conference call if the convening at one location of a quorum of the council or committee is inconvenient for any member of the council or committee.

(b) The meeting is subject to the notice requirements applicable to other meetings.

(c) The notice of the meeting must specify as the location of the meeting the location where meetings of the council or committee, as applicable, are usually held.

(d) Each part of the meeting that is required to be open to the public shall be audible to the public at the location specified in the notice of the meeting as the location of the meeting and the audio shall be recorded. The audio recording shall be made available to the public.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1253.052 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1253 / Section 1253.052
§ 1253.052. CONTINUATION OF GROUP ACCIDENT AND HEALTH INSURANCE DURING LABOR DISPUTE REQUIRED FOR CERTAIN POLICIES.
Status: in_force

An insurer may not deliver or issue for delivery a policy subject to this subchapter unless the policy provides that if the employees covered by the policy stop work because of a labor dispute, coverage continues under the policy, on timely payment of the premium, for each employee who:

(1) is covered under the policy on the date the work stoppage begins;

(2) continues to pay the employee's individual contribution, subject to the conditions provided by this subchapter; and

(3) assumes and pays during the work stoppage the contribution due from the employer, subject to the conditions provided by this subchapter.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 141.005 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 141 / Section 141.005
§ 141.005. PUBLICATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) At least annually, the service shall publish:

(1) information concerning the sales of commercial feeds, together with data on commercial feed production and use as the service considers advisable;

(2) the results of the analyses of official samples of commercial feed distributed in this state as compared to the analyses guaranteed in the registration and on the label; and

(3) a financial statement showing the receipt and expenditure of funds by the service under this chapter.

(b) The service may publish other information relating to feed as the service considers necessary or desirable to the public interest. The service shall prescribe the form of publications under this section.

(c) A publication under this section may not disclose the scope of operations of any person.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9033.055 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9033 / Section 9033.055
§ 9033.055. VOTE BY BOARD PRESIDENT.
Status: in_force

The board president has the same right to vote as any other director.