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Tex. Government Code § 2001.034 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2001 / Section 2001.034
§ 2001.034. EMERGENCY RULEMAKING.
Status: in_force

(a) A state agency may adopt an emergency rule without prior notice or hearing, or with an abbreviated notice and a hearing that it finds practicable, if the agency:

(1) finds that an imminent peril to the public health, safety, or welfare, or a requirement of state or federal law, requires adoption of a rule on fewer than 30 days' notice; and

(2) states in writing the reasons for its finding under Subdivision (1).

(b) A state agency shall set forth in an emergency rule's preamble the finding required by Subsection (a).

(c) A rule adopted under this section may be effective for not longer than 120 days and may be renewed once for not longer than 60 days. An identical rule may be adopted under Sections 2001.023 and 2001.029.

(d) A state agency shall file an emergency rule adopted under this section and the agency's written reasons for the adoption in the office of the secretary of state for publication in the Texas Register in the manner prescribed by Chapter 2002.
Tex. Education Code § 39A.117 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 39A / Section 39A.117
§ 39A.117. INTERVENTION FOR CERTAIN DISTRICTS OR CAMPUSES.
Status: in_force

(a) For purposes of this section:

(1) an acceptable performance rating includes:

(A) a rating of met standard, academically acceptable, recognized, exemplary, A, B, or C; or

(B) a rating of D that meets the requirements of Section 39.0543(b);

(2) an unacceptable performance rating includes:

(A) a rating of performance that needs improvement, academically unacceptable, or F; or

(B) a rating of D that meets the requirements of Section 39.0543(c); and

(3) a rating of "Not Rated" is not considered an acceptable or unacceptable performance rating and may not be considered a break in consecutive years of unacceptable performance.

(b) As soon as practicable after the effective date of S.B. 1365, 87th Legislature, Regular Session, 2021, or similar legislation, the commissioner shall:

(1) determine the number of school years of unacceptable performance ratings occurring after the 2012-2013 school year for each school district, open-enrollment charter school, district campus, or charter school campus by determining the number of unacceptable performance ratings assigned to each district, charter school, district campus, or charter school campus since the most recent acceptable performance rating was assigned to the district, charter school, district campus, or charter school campus; and

(2) use the number of school years of unacceptable performance ratings as the base number of consecutive years of unacceptable performance for which the performance rating in the 2021-2022 school year will be added.

(c) Exemptions from interventions authorized under Sections 11.174 and 28.020 and Section 5, Chapter 919 (H.B. 4205), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular Session, 2019, apply to an intervention ordered under this section and the commissioner shall make necessary modifications to an intervention ordered under this section in accordance with those provisions of law.

(d) This section may not be construed to:

(1) provide a school district or open-enrollment charter school additional remedies or appellate or other review for previous interventions, sanctions, or performance ratings ordered or assigned; or

(2) prohibit the commissioner from taking any action or ordering any intervention or sanction otherwise authorized by law.

(e) To the extent of a conflict with any other transition provision affecting this section, this transition provision prevails.

(f) This section expires September 1, 2027.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 692A.001 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 692A / Section 692A.001
§ 692A.001. SHORT TITLE.
Status: in_force

This chapter may be cited as the Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act.
Tex. Transportation Code § 662.005 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 662 / Section 662.005
§ 662.005. CONTRACTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may contract with qualified persons, including institutions of higher education, as necessary to achieve the purposes of this chapter.

(b) The department shall consult with the motorcycle safety advisory board regarding any proposal to contract under this section.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 32.02482 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 32 / Section 32.02482
§ 32.02482. MEDICAL ASSISTANCE REIMBURSEMENT FOR LACTATION CONSULTATION SERVICES.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section:

(1) "Lactation consultant" means an individual certified by an international or national certification program approved by the commission to provide lactation consultation services.

(2) "Recipient" means a medical assistance program recipient.

(b) The commission shall ensure medical assistance reimbursement is provided to a lactation consultant for providing lactation consultation services to a recipient.

(c) The executive commissioner shall establish a separate provider type for lactation consultants for purposes of enrollment as a provider for and reimbursement under the medical assistance program.
Tex. Occupations Code § 702.307 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 702 / Section 702.307
§ 702.307. CANCELLATION OF CONTRACT FOR FULL REFUND.
Status: in_force

(a) A member may cancel a contract and receive a full refund of the payments made under the contract by sending, not later than midnight of the third business day after the contract date, written notice of cancellation, accompanied by proof of payment made under the contract, by certified mail to the certificate holder's home office.

(b) A certificate holder who receives notice under Subsection (a) shall refund the payments made under the contract not later than the 30th day after the date notice is received.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9601.007 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9601 / Section 9601.007
§ 9601.007. CONFIRMATION ELECTION NOT REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) The board is not required to hold an election to confirm the district's creation.

(b) Sections 49.101-49.105, Water Code, do not apply to the district.
Tex. Penal Code § 6.03 — TX Code / Code pe / Chapter 6 / Section 6.03
§ 6.03. DEFINITIONS OF CULPABLE MENTAL STATES.
Status: in_force

(a) A person acts intentionally, or with intent, with respect to the nature of his conduct or to a result of his conduct when it is his conscious objective or desire to engage in the conduct or cause the result.

(b) A person acts knowingly, or with knowledge, with respect to the nature of his conduct or to circumstances surrounding his conduct when he is aware of the nature of his conduct or that the circumstances exist. A person acts knowingly, or with knowledge, with respect to a result of his conduct when he is aware that his conduct is reasonably certain to cause the result.

(c) A person acts recklessly, or is reckless, with respect to circumstances surrounding his conduct or the result of his conduct when he is aware of but consciously disregards a substantial and unjustifiable risk that the circumstances exist or the result will occur. The risk must be of such a nature and degree that its disregard constitutes a gross deviation from the standard of care that an ordinary person would exercise under all the circumstances as viewed from the actor's standpoint.

(d) A person acts with criminal negligence, or is criminally negligent, with respect to circumstances surrounding his conduct or the result of his conduct when he ought to be aware of a substantial and unjustifiable risk that the circumstances exist or the result will occur. The risk must be of such a nature and degree that the failure to perceive it constitutes a gross deviation from the standard of care that an ordinary person would exercise under all the circumstances as viewed from the actor's standpoint.
Tex. Tax Code § 171.1532 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 171 / Section 171.1532
§ 171.1532. BUSINESS ON WHICH TAX ON NET TAXABLE MARGIN IS BASED.
Status: in_force

(a) The tax covering the privilege periods included on the initial report is based on the business done by the taxable entity during the period beginning on the taxable entity's beginning date and:

(1) ending on the last accounting period ending date that is at least 60 days before the original due date of the initial report; or

(2) if there is no such period ending date in Subdivision (1), then ending on the day that is the last day of a calendar month and that is nearest to the end of the taxable entity's first year of business.

(b) The tax covering the regular annual period, other than a regular annual period included on the initial report, is based on the business done by the taxable entity during the period beginning with the day after the last date upon which taxable margin or net taxable earned surplus on a previous report was based and ending with its last accounting period ending date for federal income tax purposes in the year before the year in which the report is originally due.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 62.060 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 62 / Section 62.060
§ 62.060. HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY STANDARDS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "health information technology" means information technology used to improve the quality, safety, or efficiency of clinical practice, including the core functionalities of an electronic health record, an electronic medical record, a computerized health care provider order entry, electronic prescribing, and clinical decision support technology.

(b) The commission shall ensure that any health information technology used by the commission or any entity acting on behalf of the commission in the child health plan program conforms to standards required under federal law.
Tex. Government Code § 2257.104 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2257 / Section 2257.104
§ 2257.104. COLLATERAL REQUIRED; CUSTODIAN TRUSTEE.
Status: in_force

(a) Each participating institution shall secure its deposits of public funds with eligible securities the total value of which equals at least 102 percent of the amount of the deposits of public funds covered by a security agreement described by Section 2257.103 and deposited with the participating institution, reduced to the extent that the United States or an instrumentality of the United States insures the deposits. For purposes of determining whether collateral is sufficient to secure a deposit of public funds, Section 2257.022(b) does not apply to a deposit of public funds held by the participating institution and collateralized under this subchapter.

(b) A participating institution shall provide for the collateral securities to be held by a custodian trustee, on behalf of the participating institution, in trust for the benefit of the pooled collateral program. A custodian trustee must qualify as a custodian under Section 2257.041.

(c) The comptroller by rule shall regulate a custodian trustee under the pooled collateral program in the manner provided by Subchapter C to the extent practicable. The rules must ensure that a custodian trustee depository does not own, is not owned by, and is independent of the financial institution or institutions for which it holds the securities in trust, except that the rules must allow the following to be a custodian trustee:

(1) a federal reserve bank;

(2) a banker's bank, as defined by Section 34.105, Finance Code; and

(3) a federal home loan bank.
Tex. Education Code § 56.052 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 56 / Section 56.052
§ 56.052. ELIGIBILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) The governing board of each institution shall adopt rules establishing eligibility criteria. The rules must allow eligible students to obtain loans on the basis of the order of receipt of applications, except as provided by Subsection (b).

(b) The governing board may adopt rules that allow the institution to select loan recipients from the eligible applicants according to financial need, regardless of when their applications are received, if money available for the program is insufficient to provide loans to each eligible applicant.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3858.154 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3858 / Section 3858.154
§ 3858.154. ASSESSMENTS; LIENS FOR ASSESSMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board by resolution may impose and collect an assessment for any purpose authorized by this chapter.

(b) An assessment, a reassessment, or an assessment resulting from an addition to or correction of the assessment roll by the district, penalties and interest on an assessment or reassessment, an expense of collection, and reasonable attorney's fees incurred by the district:

(1) are a first and prior lien against the property assessed;

(2) are superior to any other lien or claim other than a lien or claim for county, school district, or municipal ad valorem taxes; and

(3) are the personal liability of and a charge against the owners of the property even if the owners are not named in the assessment proceedings.

(c) The lien is effective from the date of the board's resolution imposing the assessment until the date the assessment is paid. The board may enforce the lien in the same manner that the board may enforce an ad valorem tax lien against real property.

(d) The board may make a correction to or deletion from the assessment roll that does not increase the amount of assessment of any parcel of land without providing notice and holding a hearing in the manner required for additional assessments.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 153.257 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 153 / Section 153.257
§ 153.257. EXEMPTION LAWS APPLICABLE TO PARTNERSHIP INTEREST NOT AFFECTED.
Status: in_force

Section 153.256 does not deprive a partner of the benefit of an exemption law applicable to that partner's partnership interest.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 81.042 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 81 / Section 81.042
§ 81.042. PERSONS REQUIRED TO REPORT.
Status: in_force

(a) A report under Subsection (b), (c), or (d) shall be made to the local health authority.

(b) A dentist or veterinarian licensed to practice in this state or a physician shall report, after the first professional encounter, a patient or animal examined that has or is suspected of having a reportable disease.

(c) A local school authority shall report a child attending school who is suspected of having a reportable disease. The executive commissioner by rule shall establish procedures to determine if a child should be suspected and reported and to exclude the child from school pending appropriate medical diagnosis or recovery.

(d) A person in charge of a clinical or hospital laboratory, blood bank, mobile unit, or other facility in which a laboratory examination of a specimen derived from a human body yields microscopical, cultural, serological, or other evidence of a reportable disease shall report the findings, in accordance with this section and procedures adopted by the executive commissioner, in the jurisdiction in which:

(1) the physician's office is located, if the laboratory examination was requested by a physician; or

(2) the laboratory is located, if the laboratory examination was not requested by a physician.

(e) The following persons shall report to the local health authority or the department a suspected case of a reportable disease and all information known concerning the person who has or is suspected of having the disease if a report is not made as required by Subsections (a)-(d):

(1) a professional registered nurse;

(2) an administrator or director of a public or private temporary or permanent child-care facility;

(3) an administrator or director of a nursing home, personal care home, adult respite care center, or day activity and health services facility;

(4) an administrator of a home health agency;

(5) an administrator or health official of a public or private institution of higher education;

(6) an owner or manager of a restaurant, dairy, or other food handling or processing establishment or outlet;

(7) a superintendent, manager, or health official of a public or private camp, home, or institution;

(8) a parent, guardian, or householder;

(9) a health professional;

(10) an administrator or health official of a penal or correctional institution; or

(11) emergency medical service personnel, a peace officer, or a firefighter.
Tex. Education Code § 51.291 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 51 / Section 51.291
§ 51.291. CONFIDENTIALITY.
Status: in_force

(a) The protections provided by this section apply to:

(1) an alleged victim of an incident of sexual harassment, sexual assault, dating violence, or stalking reported to a postsecondary educational institution;

(2) a person who reports to a postsecondary educational institution an incident of sexual harassment, sexual assault, dating violence, or stalking, who sought guidance from the institution concerning such an incident, or who participated in the institution's investigation of such an incident; and

(3) a person who is alleged in a report made to a postsecondary educational institution to have committed or assisted in the commission of sexual harassment, sexual assault, dating violence, or stalking if, after completing an investigation, the institution determines the report to be unsubstantiated or without merit.

(b) Unless waived in writing by the person, the identity of a person described by Subsection (a):

(1) is confidential and not subject to disclosure under Chapter 552, Government Code; and

(2) may be disclosed only to:

(A) the postsecondary educational institution to which the report described by Subsection (a) is made as necessary to conduct an investigation of the report;

(B) a law enforcement officer as necessary to conduct a criminal investigation of the report described by Subsection (a); or

(C) a health care provider in an emergency situation, as determined necessary by the institution.

(c) A disclosure under Subsection (b) is not a voluntary disclosure for purposes of Section 552.007, Government Code.

(d) Information regarding an incident of sexual harassment, sexual assault, dating violence, or stalking disclosed to a health care provider or other medical provider employed by a postsecondary educational institution is confidential and may be shared by the provider only with the victim's consent. The provider must provide aggregate data or other nonidentifying information regarding those incidents to the institution's Title IX coordinator.
Tex. Family Code § 264.603 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 264 / Section 264.603
§ 264.603. ADMINISTRATIVE CONTRACTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall contract with one statewide organization that is exempt from federal income taxation under Section 501(a), Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as an organization described by Section 501(c)(3) of that code and that is composed of individuals or groups of individuals who have expertise in the dynamics of child abuse and neglect and experience in operating volunteer advocate programs to provide training, technical assistance, and evaluation services for the benefit of local volunteer advocate programs. The contract shall:

(1) include measurable goals and objectives relating to the number of:

(A) active volunteer advocates in the program;

(B) inactive volunteer advocates in the program; and

(C) children receiving services from the program; and

(2) follow practices designed to ensure compliance with standards referenced in the contract.

(b) The contract under this section shall provide that not more than 12 percent of the annual legislative appropriation to implement this subchapter may be spent for administrative purposes by the statewide organization with which the commission contracts under this section.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 1.002 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 1 / Section 1.002
§ 1.002. CONSTRUCTION OF CODE.
Status: in_force

The Code Construction Act (Chapter 311, Government Code) applies to the construction of each provision in this code, except as otherwise expressly provided by this code.
Tex. Government Code § 316.021 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 316 / Section 316.021
§ 316.021. INTRODUCTION OF APPROPRIATIONS BILLS.
Status: in_force

The lieutenant governor or the speaker of the house may cause the general appropriations bills prepared by the governor and by the director of the Legislative Budget Board to be introduced in the senate and house, or any member of the legislature may introduce the bills in the appropriate branch of the legislature.
Tex. Occupations Code § 201.313 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 201 / Section 201.313
§ 201.313. CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD INFORMATION FOR LICENSE ISSUANCE.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall require that an applicant for a license submit a complete and legible set of fingerprints, on a form prescribed by the board, to the board or to the Department of Public Safety for the purpose of obtaining criminal history record information from the Department of Public Safety and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

(b) The board may not issue a license to a person who does not comply with the requirement of Subsection (a).

(c) The board shall conduct a criminal history record information check of each applicant for a license using information:

(1) provided by the individual under this section; and

(2) made available to the board by the Department of Public Safety, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and any other criminal justice agency under Chapter 411, Government Code.

(d) The board may:

(1) enter into an agreement with the Department of Public Safety to administer a criminal history record information check required under this section; and

(2) authorize the Department of Public Safety to collect from each applicant the costs incurred by the Department of Public Safety in conducting the criminal history record information check.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2001.218 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2001 / Section 2001.218
§ 2001.218. PAYMENT DUE.
Status: in_force

(a) Each sale or lease of bingo supplies or equipment to a license holder under this chapter must be on terms of immediate payment or on terms requiring payment not later than the 30th day after the date of actual delivery.

(b) If a payment is not made when due, the seller shall immediately notify the commission. The commission shall notify all manufacturers and distributors licensed in this state of the default.

(c) In the event of a default, a person may not sell or transfer bingo equipment or supplies to the purchaser in default on terms other than immediate payment on delivery until otherwise authorized by the commission.
Tex. Insurance Code § 551.103 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 551 / Section 551.103
§ 551.103. CANCELLATION.
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this subchapter, an insurer has canceled an insurance policy if the insurer, without the consent of the insured:

(1) terminates coverage provided under the policy;

(2) refuses to provide additional coverage to which the insured is entitled under the policy; or

(3) except as provided by Section 551.1055, reduces or restricts coverage under the policy by endorsement or other means.
Tex. Government Code § 772.004 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 772 / Section 772.004
§ 772.004. GOVERNOR'S DIVISION OF PLANNING COORDINATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The governor shall establish a division of planning coordination within the governor's office.

(b) The division shall coordinate the activities of the interagency planning councils.

(c) The division is the state clearinghouse for all state agency applications for federal grant or loan assistance.

(d) The division may provide for the review of and comment on:

(1) any state plan of a state agency that is required as a condition of federal assistance; and

(2) any application by a state agency for federal grant or loan assistance.

(e) The division shall establish policies and guidelines for an effective review and comment process under this section and cooperate with the Legislative Budget Board in developing the information requirements relating to the review and comment process.