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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8108.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8108 / Section 8108.102
§ 8108.102. ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may construct, acquire, improve, maintain, or operate macadamized, graveled, or paved roads or turnpikes, or improvements in aid of those roads or turnpikes, inside or outside the district.

(b) A project authorized by this section must meet only the construction standards adopted by the North Central Texas Council of Governments, or its successor agency.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1061.054 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1061 / Section 1061.054
§ 1061.054. QUALIFICATIONS FOR OFFICE.
Status: in_force

(a) A person may not be elected or appointed as a director unless the person is:

(1) a resident of the district; and

(2) more than 18 years of age when elected or appointed.

(b) A person who is elected from a single-member district or is appointed to fill a vacancy for a single-member district must reside in that single-member district.
Tex. Government Code § 2175.371 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2175 / Section 2175.371
§ 2175.371. ADVISORY BOARDS AND COMMITTEES.
Status: in_force

The commission may appoint advisory boards and committees necessary and suitable to administer this subchapter.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 248A.263 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 248A / Section 248A.263
§ 248A.263. ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE.
Status: in_force

A proceeding to impose the penalty is considered to be a contested case under Chapter 2001, Government Code.
Tex. Tax Code § 311.016 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 311 / Section 311.016
§ 311.016. ANNUAL REPORT BY MUNICIPALITY OR COUNTY.
Status: in_force

(a) On or before the 150th day following the end of the fiscal year of the municipality or county, the governing body of a municipality or county shall submit to the chief executive officer of each taxing unit that levies property taxes on real property in a reinvestment zone created by the municipality or county a report on the status of the zone. The report must include:

(1) the amount and source of revenue in the tax increment fund established for the zone;

(2) the amount and purpose of expenditures from the fund;

(3) the amount of principal and interest due on outstanding bonded indebtedness;

(4) the tax increment base and current captured appraised value retained by the zone; and

(5) the captured appraised value shared by the municipality or county and other taxing units, the total amount of tax increments received, and any additional information necessary to demonstrate compliance with the tax increment financing plan adopted by the governing body of the municipality or county.

(b) The municipality or county shall send a copy of a report made under this section to the comptroller.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 21.558 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 21 / Section 21.558
§ 21.558. DISMISSAL OF DERIVATIVE PROCEEDING.
Status: in_force

(a) A court, sitting in equity as the finder of fact, shall dismiss a derivative proceeding on a motion by the corporation if the person or group of persons described by Section 21.554 determines in good faith, after conducting a reasonable inquiry and based on factors the person or group considers appropriate under the circumstances, that continuation of the derivative proceeding is not in the best interests of the corporation.

(b) In determining whether the requirements of Subsection (a) have been met, the burden of proof shall be on:

(1) the plaintiff shareholder if:

(A) the majority of the board of directors consists of independent and disinterested directors at the time the determination is made;

(B) the determination is made by a panel of one or more independent and disinterested persons appointed under Section 21.554(a)(3); or

(C) the corporation presents prima facie evidence that demonstrates that the applicable person or persons making the determination under Section 21.554(a) are independent and disinterested; or

(2) the corporation in any other circumstance.
Tex. Government Code § 550.0251 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 550 / Section 550.0251
§ 550.0251. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter, "navigator" means an individual who is:

(1) a volunteer or other representative of a faith- or community-based organization; and

(2) certified by the commission to provide or facilitate the provision of information or assistance through the faith- or community-based organization to individuals applying or seeking to apply online for public assistance benefits administered by the commission through the Texas Integrated Eligibility Redesign System (TIERS) or any other electronic eligibility system that is linked to or made a part of that system.
Tex. Water Code § 62.118 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 62 / Section 62.118
§ 62.118. COOPERATION WITH UNITED STATES.
Status: in_force

(a) If a river, creek, stream, bay, canal, or waterway to be improved is navigable or the proposed improvement is of a nature which requires the permission or consent of the United States, the commission may obtain the required permission or consent of the United States.

(b) Instead of or in addition to employing an engineer as provided in Section 62.076 of this code the commission may:

(1) adopt any survey of a river, creek, canal, stream, bay, or waterway previously made by the United States;

(2) arrange for surveys, examinations, and investigations of the proposed improvement; and

(3) arrange for supervision of the work of improvement by the United States.

(c) The commission may cooperate and act with the United States in any and all matters relating to the construction and maintenance of canals and the improvement and navigation of navigable rivers, bays, creeks, streams, canals, and waterways.

(d) The authority to cooperate shall extend to surveys, work, or expenditures of money made or to be made either by the commission or by the United States.

(e) The United States may aid in all such matters, and the commission shall have authority to consent to the United States entering on and taking management and control of the work where necessary or permissible under the laws, regulations, and orders of the United States.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1068.156 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1068 / Section 1068.156
§ 1068.156. ANNUAL AUDIT.
Status: in_force

The board annually shall have an audit made of the district's financial condition.
Tex. Transportation Code § 706.007 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 706 / Section 706.007
§ 706.007. DISPOSITION OF FEES.
Status: repealed

(a) An officer collecting a reimbursement fee under Section 706.006 shall remit the money to the municipal or county treasurer, as applicable.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1352 (S.B. 346), Section 1.19(14), eff. January 1, 2020.

(c) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1352 (S.B. 346), Section 1.19(14), eff. January 1, 2020.

(d) The custodian of a municipal or county treasury shall deposit the money collected under Section 706.006 to the credit of the general fund of the municipality or county for the purposes of Section 706.008.

(e) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1352 (S.B. 346), Section 1.19(14), eff. January 1, 2020.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3894.158 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3894 / Section 3894.158
§ 3894.158. BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS; MUNICIPAL APPROVAL.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Sections 3894.157 and 3894.161, the district may issue, by competitive bid or negotiated sale, bonds, notes, or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes or assessments in the manner provided by Subchapter A, Chapter 372, or Subchapter J, Chapter 375, Local Government Code.

(b) In exercising the district's borrowing power, the district may issue a bond or other obligation in the form of a bond, note, certificate of participation or other instrument evidencing a proportionate interest in payments to be made by the district, or other type of obligation.

(c) In addition to the sources of money described by Subchapter A, Chapter 372, and Subchapter J, Chapter 375, Local Government Code, district bonds may be secured and made payable wholly or partly by a pledge of any part of the net proceeds the district receives from any other district revenue.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 82.002 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 82 / Section 82.002
§ 82.002. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Cancer" includes:

(A) a large group of diseases characterized by uncontrolled growth and spread of abnormal cells;

(B) any condition of tumors having the properties of anaplasia, invasion, and metastasis;

(C) a cellular tumor the natural course of which is fatal, including malignant and benign tumors of the central nervous system; and

(D) malignant neoplasm, other than nonmelanoma skin cancers such as basal and squamous cell carcinomas.

(2) "Clinical laboratory" means an accredited facility in which:

(A) tests are performed identifying findings of anatomical changes; and

(B) specimens are interpreted and pathological diagnoses are made.

(3) "Health care facility " means:

(A) a general or special hospital as defined by Chapter 241 (Texas Hospital Licensing Law);

(B) an ambulatory surgical center licensed under Chapter 243;

(C) an institution licensed under Chapter 242; or

(D) any other facility, including an outpatient clinic, that provides diagnosis or treatment services to patients with cancer.

(4) "Health care practitioner" means:

(A) a physician as defined by Section 151.002, Occupations Code; or

(B) a person who practices dentistry as described by Section 251.003, Occupations Code.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 242.609 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 242 / Section 242.609
§ 242.609. TRAINING PROGRAMS TO ADMINISTER MEDICATION.
Status: in_force

(a) An application for the approval of a training program must be made to the department on a form and under rules prescribed by the executive commissioner.

(b) The department shall approve a training program that meets the minimum standards adopted under Section 242.608. The department may review the approval annually.
Tex. Family Code § 162.0065 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 162 / Section 162.0065
§ 162.0065. EDITING ADOPTION RECORDS IN DEPARTMENT PLACEMENT.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, in an adoption in which a child is placed for adoption by the Department of Family and Protective Services, the department is not required to edit records to protect the identity of birth parents and other persons whose identity is confidential if the department determines that information is already known to the adoptive parents or is readily available through other sources, including the court records of a suit to terminate the parent-child relationship under Chapter 161.
Tex. Tax Code § 11.36 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 11 / Section 11.36
§ 11.36. MEDICAL OR BIOMEDICAL PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section:

(1) "Medical or biomedical property" means tangible personal property that is:

(A) stored, used, or consumed in the manufacturing or processing of medical or biomedical products by a medical or biomedical manufacturer; or

(B) intended for use in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of a condition or disease or in medical or biomedical research, including the invention, development, and dissemination of materials, tools, technologies, processes, and similar means for translating and applying medical and scientific research for practical applications to advance public health, including:

(i) devices;

(ii) therapeutics;

(iii) pharmaceuticals;

(iv) personal protective equipment;

(v) tools, apparatuses, instruments, implants, or other similar or related component parts or accessories;

(vi) property exempted under Section 151.318 from the taxes imposed by Chapter 151; and

(vii) manufacturing inventories, including finished goods.

(2) "Medical or biomedical manufacturing facility" means a facility at which a person conducts manufacturing or processing of medical or biomedical products for the purpose of development and commercialization of products to advance public health.

(b) A person is entitled to an exemption from taxation of medical or biomedical property the person owns or leases that is located in a medical or biomedical manufacturing facility that the person owns or leases.

(c) Notwithstanding Section 11.14(c), the governing body of a taxing unit may not provide for taxation of medical or biomedical property exempted under this section.
Tex. Insurance Code § 544.453 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 544 / Section 544.453
§ 544.453. PROHIBITION.
Status: in_force

An entity that offers a health benefit plan or an annuity or life insurance policy or contract may not use the fact that a person has been exposed to asbestos fibers or silica or has filed a claim governed by Chapter 90, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, to reject, deny, limit, cancel, refuse to renew, increase the premiums for, or otherwise adversely affect the person's eligibility for or coverage under the policy or contract.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 42.025 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 42 / Section 42.025
§ 42.025. SEARCHABLE DATABASE.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall permanently maintain on the commission's Internet website a searchable database that lists each group day-care home and family home licensed, registered, or listed under this chapter:

(1) that previously had a license, registration, or listing under this chapter involuntarily suspended or revoked; or

(2) for which the commission refused to renew a license, registration, or listing.

(b) The database maintained under Subsection (a) must include for each group day-care home and licensed or registered family home:

(1) the name of the facility;

(2) the address of the facility, including the county in which the facility is located;

(3) any identification number associated with the facility;

(4) the name of the sole proprietor or each partner who owns the child-care operation or, if the owner is a business entity, the name of each officer responsible for the management of the child-care operation as determined by the commissioner; and

(5) the year in which:

(A) the involuntary suspension or revocation of the facility's license, registration, or listing took effect or was final under this chapter; or

(B) the commission refused to renew the facility's license, registration, or listing.

(c) The commission shall include the name of each individual described by Subsection (b)(4) who is associated with the license, registration, or listing in any database entry made under this section.

(d) The executive commissioner may adopt rules as necessary to implement this section.
Tex. Government Code § 30.01912 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 30 / Section 30.01912
§ 30.01912. JUDGE.
Status: in_force

A municipal judge for the city of Canyon is not required to be a resident of the city.
Tex. Family Code § 159.601 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 159 / Section 159.601
§ 159.601. REGISTRATION OF ORDER FOR ENFORCEMENT.
Status: in_force

A support order or income-withholding order issued in another state or a foreign support order may be registered in this state for enforcement.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 61.164 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 61 / Section 61.164
§ 61.164. APPLICATION.
Status: in_force

A person who desires to operate a mobile business establishment on a public beach located outside the municipal limits of an incorporated city shall submit a written application to the county of jurisdiction.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8508.0127 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8508 / Section 8508.0127
§ 8508.0127. SUITS.
Status: in_force

(a) The authority may sue and be sued in the name of the authority.

(b) Service of process may be accomplished by serving the presiding officer or a vice president of the board or the executive director.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 261.012 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 261 / Section 261.012
§ 261.012. SALE OR CLOSURE PETITION; ELECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The governing body shall order and conduct an election on the sale or closure of a hospital if, before the 31st day after the date the governing body orders the sale or closure, the governing body receives a petition signed by at least 10 percent of the qualified voters of the municipality requesting the election.

(b) If a petition is filed under Subsection (a), the sale or closure is contingent on voter approval. If a majority of the qualified voters voting on the question approve the sale or closure, the hospital may be sold or closed. The number of qualified voters of the municipality is determined according to the most recent official list of qualified voters.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3948.204 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3948 / Section 3948.204
§ 3948.204. AUTHORITY TO BORROW MONEY AND TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may borrow money on terms determined by the board. Section 375.205, Local Government Code, does not apply to a loan, line of credit, or other borrowing from a bank or financial institution secured by revenue other than ad valorem taxes.

(b) The district may issue bonds, notes, or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, assessments, impact fees, revenue, contract payments, grants, or other district money, or any combination of those sources of money, to pay for any authorized district purpose.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1575.355 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1575 / Section 1575.355
§ 1575.355. IMMUNITY FROM LIABILITY ARISING FROM ACTS OR OMISSIONS OF HEALTH CARE PROVIDER.
Status: in_force

(a) The following are not liable for damages arising from an act or omission of a health care provider participating in the network:

(1) the trustee and its officers and employees, including the board of trustees of the trustee;

(2) the group program;

(3) the fund; and

(4) a member of an advisory committee to the trustee.

(b) A health care provider participating in the network is an independent contractor and is responsible for the provider's acts or omissions.
Tex. Government Code § 4001.059 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 4001 / Section 4001.059
§ 4001.059. INVESTMENT ADVISER.
Status: in_force

"Investment adviser" includes a person who, for compensation, engages in the business of advising another, either directly or through publications or writings, with respect to the value of securities or to the advisability of investing in, purchasing, or selling securities or a person who, for compensation and as part of a regular business, issues or adopts analyses or a report concerning securities, as may be further defined by board rule. The term does not include:

(1) a bank or a bank holding company, as defined by the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 (12 U.S.C. Section 1841 et seq.), that is not an investment company;

(2) a lawyer, accountant, engineer, teacher, or geologist whose performance of the services is solely incidental to the practice of the person's profession;

(3) a dealer or agent who receives no special compensation for those services and whose performance of those services is solely incidental to transacting business as a dealer or agent;

(4) the publisher of a bona fide newspaper, news magazine, or business or financial publication of general and regular circulation; or

(5) a person whose advice, analyses, or report does not concern a security other than a security that is:

(A) a direct obligation of or an obligation the principal or interest of which is guaranteed by the United States government; or

(B) issued or guaranteed by a corporation in which the United States has a direct or indirect interest and designated by the United States Secretary of the Treasury under Section 3(a)(12), Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. Section 78c(a)(12)), as an exempt security for purposes of that Act.
Tex. Finance Code § 92.453 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 92 / Section 92.453
§ 92.453. APPROVAL OF MERGER.
Status: in_force

(a) The secretary of state shall approve the articles of merger if the secretary of state determines that:

(1) the articles of merger comply with applicable law; and

(2) all fees and franchise taxes due from each corporation have been paid.

(b) The commissioner shall approve the articles of merger if the commissioner determines that:

(1) the articles of merger comply with applicable law; and

(2) the merger is in the best interest of the savings bank.

(c) On approval of the articles of merger, each approving officer shall:

(1) endorse on the original and a copy of the articles of merger the word "filed" and the date of the approval;

(2) file the original and a copy of the articles of merger in the records of the officer's office; and

(3) issue and deliver to the savings bank a certificate of merger with an attached copy of the articles of merger.
Tex. Family Code § 35.003 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 35 / Section 35.003
§ 35.003. PETITION FOR TEMPORARY AUTHORIZATION FOR CARE OF CHILD.
Status: in_force

(a) A petition for temporary authorization for care of a child must:

(1) be styled "ex parte" and be in the name of the child;

(2) be verified by the petitioner;

(3) state:

(A) the name, date of birth, and current physical address of the child;

(B) the name, date of birth, and current physical address of the petitioner; and

(C) the name and, if known, the current physical and mailing addresses of the child's parents, conservators, or guardians;

(4) describe the status and location of any court proceeding in this or another state with respect to the child;

(5) describe the petitioner's relationship to the child;

(6) provide the dates during the preceding 12 months that the child has resided with the petitioner;

(7) describe any service or action that the petitioner is unable to obtain or undertake on behalf of the child without authorization from the court;

(8) state any reason that the petitioner is unable to obtain signed, written documentation from a parent, conservator, or guardian of the child;

(9) contain a statement of the period for which the petitioner is requesting temporary authorization; and

(10) contain a statement of any reason supporting the request for the temporary authorization.

(b) If the petition identifies a court proceeding with respect to the child under Subsection (a)(4), the petitioner shall submit a copy of any court order that designates a conservator or guardian of the child.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 181.002 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 181 / Section 181.002
§ 181.002. APPLICABILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Section 181.205, this chapter does not affect the validity of another statute of this state that provides greater confidentiality for information made confidential by this chapter.

(b) To the extent that this chapter conflicts with another law, other than Section 58.0052, Family Code, with respect to protected health information collected by a governmental body or unit, this chapter controls.
Tex. Water Code § 62.070 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 62 / Section 62.070
§ 62.070. COMPENSATION OF COMMISSIONERS.
Status: in_force

Each commissioner shall receive for his services the compensation determined by the commissioners court of the county of jurisdiction.