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Tex. Insurance Code § 1377.051 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1377 / Section 1377.051
§ 1377.051. REQUIRED COVERAGE FOR CERTAIN AMINO ACID-BASED ELEMENTAL FORMULAS.
Status: in_force

(a) A health benefit plan must provide coverage as provided by this chapter for amino acid-based elemental formulas, regardless of the formula delivery method, that are used for the diagnosis and treatment of:

(1) immunoglobulin E and non-immunoglobulin E mediated allergies to multiple food proteins;

(2) severe food protein-induced enterocolitis syndrome;

(3) eosinophilic disorders, as evidenced by the results of a biopsy; and

(4) impaired absorption of nutrients caused by disorders affecting the absorptive surface, functional length, and motility of the gastrointestinal tract.

(b) Subject to Subsection (c), the coverage required under Subsection (a) is required if the treating physician has issued a written order stating that the amino acid-based elemental formula is medically necessary for the treatment of an enrollee who is diagnosed with a disease or disorder listed in Subsection (a). The coverage must include coverage of any medically necessary services associated with the administration of the formula.

(c) A health benefit plan must provide the coverage described by Subsection (a) on a basis no less favorable than the basis on which prescription drugs and other medications and related services are covered by the plan, and to the same extent that the plan provides coverage for drugs that are available only on the orders of a physician.
Tex. Insurance Code § 541.052 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 541 / Section 541.052
§ 541.052. FALSE INFORMATION AND ADVERTISING.
Status: in_force

(a) It is an unfair method of competition or an unfair or deceptive act or practice in the business of insurance to make, publish, disseminate, circulate, or place before the public or directly or indirectly cause to be made, published, disseminated, circulated, or placed before the public an advertisement, announcement, or statement containing an untrue, deceptive, or misleading assertion, representation, or statement regarding the business of insurance or a person in the conduct of the person's insurance business.

(b) This section applies to an advertisement, announcement, or statement made, published, disseminated, circulated, or placed before the public:

(1) in a newspaper, magazine, or other publication;

(2) in a notice, circular, pamphlet, letter, or poster;

(3) over a radio or television station;

(4) through the Internet; or

(5) in any other manner.
Tex. Government Code § 411.503 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 411 / Section 411.503
§ 411.503. FINAL ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Section 411.506(b), the commission shall make the final determination in an administrative action against a person for a violation of a law or rule governing a program or person subject to this subchapter.

(b) The commission may not delegate the duty under Subsection (a).
Tex. Family Code § 154.133 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 154 / Section 154.133
§ 154.133. APPLICATION OF GUIDELINES TO CHILDREN OF OBLIGORS RECEIVING SOCIAL SECURITY.
Status: in_force

In applying the child support guidelines for an obligor who is receiving social security old age benefits and who is required to pay support for a child who receives benefits as a result of the obligor's receipt of social security old age benefits, the court shall apply the guidelines by determining the amount of child support that would be ordered under the child support guidelines and subtracting from that total the amount of benefits or the value of the benefits paid to or for the child as a result of the obligor's receipt of social security old age benefits.
Tex. Government Code § 1473.194 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1473 / Section 1473.194
§ 1473.194. ELECTION PROPOSITION.
Status: in_force

Bonds to be issued under this subchapter may be submitted in a single proposition at the bond election.
Tex. Local Government Code § 334.207 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 334 / Section 334.207
§ 334.207. DEPOSIT OF TAX REVENUE.
Status: in_force

Revenue from the tax imposed under this subchapter shall be deposited in the venue project fund of the municipality or county imposing the tax.
Tex. Government Code § 609.113 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 609 / Section 609.113
§ 609.113. EVALUATION AND APPROVAL OF QUALIFIED VENDOR.
Status: in_force

(a) A plan administrator shall develop and implement criteria and procedures for evaluating a vendor's application to become a qualified vendor.

(b) A plan administrator may not approve a vendor's application if the vendor is:

(1) a state or national bank or savings and loan association, the deposits of which are not insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation;

(2) a credit union, the deposits of which are not insured by the National Credit Union Administration Board or the Texas Share Guaranty Credit Union; or

(3) an insurance company that:

(A) is not a member of the Texas Life and Health Insurance Guaranty Association; or

(B) is an impaired or insolvent insurer under Chapter 463, Insurance Code.

(c) On written request, the Texas Department of Insurance shall certify in writing to a plan administrator whether an insurance company is prohibited from being approved as a qualified vendor under Subsection (b)(3). The plan administrator may rely on the certification.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1084.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1084 / Section 1084.201
§ 1084.201. GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS.
Status: in_force

The board may issue and sell general obligation bonds authorized by an election in the name and on the faith and credit of the district, to:

(1) purchase, construct, acquire, repair, or renovate buildings or improvements;

(2) equip buildings or improvements for hospital purposes; and

(3) acquire sites to be used for district purposes.
Tex. Finance Code § 122.203 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 122 / Section 122.203
§ 122.203. CONVERSION OF FEDERAL OR OUT-OF-STATE CREDIT UNION TO STATE CREDIT UNION.
Status: in_force

A credit union organized under the laws of the United States or of another state may convert to a credit union organized under the laws of this state by complying with:

(1) the requirements of the jurisdiction under which the converting credit union is organized; and

(2) commission rules.
Tex. Government Code § 419.045 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 419 / Section 419.045
§ 419.045. PERSONNEL ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM.
Status: in_force

(a) A fire department shall develop and maintain a standard operating procedure for personnel accountability. The system shall provide a rapid accounting of all personnel at an emergency incident.

(b) A fire department shall require all personnel to be trained in and to use the personnel accountability system.

(c) The personnel accountability system shall comply with the minimum standards established by the National Fire Protection Association or its successor. If the National Fire Protection Association standard applicable to personnel accountability systems is revised, the fire department shall comply with the new standard within one year from the effective date of the new standard.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3916.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3916 / Section 3916.101
§ 3916.101. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties necessary to accomplish the purposes for which the district is created.
Tex. Government Code § 325.0127 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 325 / Section 325.0127
§ 325.0127. COST OF REVIEW.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "self-directed semi-independent agency" means a state agency that has status as a self-directed semi-independent agency under the Self-Directed Semi-Independent Agency Project Act (Article 8930, Revised Statutes), Chapter 16, Finance Code, Chapter 1105, Occupations Code, or any other law. The term does not include the Texas Department of Insurance's actuarial division and financial examinations division as those terms are defined by Section 401.251, Insurance Code.

(b) A self-directed semi-independent agency shall pay the costs incurred by the commission in performing a review of the agency under this chapter. The commission shall determine the costs of the review, and the agency shall pay the amount of those costs promptly on receipt of a statement from the commission regarding those costs.
Tex. Occupations Code § 351.351 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 351 / Section 351.351
§ 351.351. LICENSE HOLDER INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A license holder shall file with the board:

(1) the license holder's mailing address;

(2) the address of the license holder's residence;

(3) the mailing address of each office of the license holder; and

(4) the address for the location of each office of the license holder that has an address different from the office's mailing address.

(b) Not later than the 10th day after the date of a change in the information required to be filed with the board under Subsection (a), the license holder shall file with the board a written notice of the change.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2054.553 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2054 / Section 2054.553
§ 2054.553. COMPLAINT RECORD.
Status: in_force

(a) The company shall keep information about each written complaint filed with the company. The information must include:

(1) the date the complaint is received;

(2) the name of the complainant;

(3) the subject matter of the complaint;

(4) a record of each person contacted in relation to the complaint;

(5) a summary of the results of the review or investigation of the complaint; and

(6) for a complaint for which the company takes no action, an explanation of the reason the complaint was closed without action.

(b) For each written complaint the company receives and has authority to resolve, the company shall:

(1) provide the company's policies and procedures relating to complaint investigation and resolution to the person filing the complaint and each person or entity that is a subject of the complaint; and

(2) at least quarterly and until final disposition of the complaint, notify the person filing the complaint and each person or entity that is a subject of the complaint of the status of the complaint unless the notification would jeopardize an undercover investigation.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3971.0504 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3971 / Section 3971.0504
§ 3971.0504. BONDS SECURED BY REVENUE OR CONTRACT PAYMENTS.
Status: in_force

The district may issue, without an election, bonds secured by:

(1) revenue other than ad valorem taxes, including contract revenues; or

(2) contract payments, provided that the requirements of Section 49.108, Water Code, have been met.
Tex. Labor Code § 407.124 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 407 / Section 407.124
§ 407.124. IMPAIRED EMPLOYER; ASSESSMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) On determination by the division that a certified self-insurer has become an impaired employer, the commissioner shall secure release of the security deposit required by this chapter and shall promptly estimate:

(1) the amount of additional funds needed to supplement the security deposit;

(2) the available assets of the impaired employer for the purpose of making payment of all incurred liabilities for compensation; and

(3) the funds maintained by the association for the emergency payment of compensation liabilities.

(b) The commissioner shall advise the board of directors of the association of the estimate of necessary additional funds, and the board shall promptly assess each certified self-insurer to collect the required funds. An assessment against a certified self-insurer shall be made in proportion to the ratio that the total paid income benefit payment for the preceding reported calendar year for that self-insurer bears to the total paid income benefit payment by all certified self-insurers, except impaired employers, in this state in that calendar year.

(c) A certified self-insurer designated as an impaired employer is exempt from assessments beginning on the date of the designation until the division determines that the employer is no longer impaired.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1305.054 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1305 / Section 1305.054
§ 1305.054. ACTION ON APPLICATION; RENEWAL OF CERTIFICATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner shall approve or disapprove an application for certification as a network not later than the 60th day after the date the completed application is received by the department. An application is considered complete on receipt of all information required by this chapter and any commissioner rules, including receipt of any additional information requested by the commissioner as needed to make the determination.

(b) Additional information requested by the commissioner under Subsection (a) may include information derived from an on-site quality-of-care examination.

(c) The department shall notify the applicant of any deficiencies in the application and may allow the applicant to request additional time to revise the application, in which case the 60-day period for approval or disapproval is tolled. The commissioner may grant or deny requests for additional time at the commissioner's discretion.

(d) An order issued by the commissioner disapproving an application must specify in what respects the application does not comply with applicable statutes and rules. An applicant whose application is disapproved may request a hearing not later than the 30th day after the date of the commissioner's disapproval order. The hearing is a contested case hearing under Chapter 2001, Government Code.

(e) A certificate issued under this subchapter is valid until revoked or suspended.
Tex. Water Code § 8.056 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 8 / Section 8.056
§ 8.056. COMPACTS.
Status: in_force

The commission may contact and negotiate with other states regarding the need for establishing interstate compacts, addressing groundwater problems, needs, and supplies, if an aquifer underlies several states, and addressing other related subjects that would be beneficial to the states including the conservation and beneficial use of water.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1095.117 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1095 / Section 1095.117
§ 1095.117. ELECTION DATE.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding Section 41.001(a), Election Code, the board may choose the date for an election held under this chapter other than a directors' election under Section 1095.051.
Tex. Insurance Code § 942.159 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 942 / Section 942.159
§ 942.159. VIOLATION BY ATTORNEY IN FACT OF REQUIREMENTS REGARDING INDEMNITY CONTRACTS; CRIMINAL PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) An attorney in fact commits an offense if the attorney in fact:

(1) exchanges a reciprocal or interinsurance contract without first complying with the law governing the contract; or

(2) directly or indirectly solicits or negotiates an application for the contract without first complying with the law governing the contract.

(b) Subsection (a) does not apply to an action taken by an attorney in fact for the purpose of applying for a certificate of authority from the commissioner as provided by this chapter.

(c) An offense under this section is punishable by a fine of not less than $100 or more than $1,000.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3815.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3815 / Section 3815.051
§ 3815.051. BOARD OF DIRECTORS; TERMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is governed by a board of 21 directors who serve staggered terms of four years, with 10 directors' terms expiring June 1 of an odd-numbered year and 11 directors' terms expiring June 1 of the following odd-numbered year.

(b) The board by resolution may increase or decrease the number of directors on the board, but only if it is in the best interest of the district to do so. The board may not:

(1) increase the number of directors to more than 30; or

(2) decrease the number of directors to fewer than 9.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 12.004 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 12 / Section 12.004
§ 12.004. CONTROL OF VIRTUAL CURRENCY.
Status: in_force

(a) A person has control of a virtual currency if the following conditions are met:

(1) the virtual currency or the system in which the virtual currency is recorded, if any, gives the person:

(A) the power to derive substantially all the benefit from the virtual currency;

(B) subject to Subsection (b), the exclusive power to prevent others from deriving substantially all the benefit from the virtual currency; and

(C) subject to Subsection (b), the exclusive power to transfer control of the virtual currency to another person or cause another person to obtain control of a virtual currency that derives from the virtual currency; and

(2) the virtual currency, a record attached to or logically associated with the virtual currency, or the system in which the virtual currency is recorded, if any, enables the person to readily identify the person as having the powers specified in Subdivision (1).

(b) A power specified in Subsection (a)(1)(B) or (C) can be exclusive, even if:

(1) the virtual currency or the system in which the virtual currency is recorded, if any, limits the use to which the virtual currency may be put or has protocols that are programmed to result in a transfer of control; and

(2) the person has agreed to share the power with another person.

(c) For the purposes of Subsection (a)(2), a person may be identified in any way, including by name, identifying number, cryptographic key, office, or account number.
Tex. Occupations Code § 204.107 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 204 / Section 204.107
§ 204.107. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION.
Status: in_force

Subject to the advice and approval of the medical board, the physician assistant board shall develop and implement policies that provide the public with a reasonable opportunity to appear before the physician assistant board and to speak on any issue under the jurisdiction of the physician assistant board.
Tex. Auxiliary Water Laws § 7848 — TX Code / Code wl / Chapter 3 / Section 7848
§ 7848. SUITS AFFECTING DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

No suit shall be brought in any Court of this State contesting the validity or enjoining the formation of any district, or any bonds issued hereunder, or in anywise affecting the establishment of the district, or issuance of bonds by such district, except in the name of this State by the Attorney General, upon his own motion or upon the motion of any party affected thereby, upon good cause shown.
Tex. Government Code § 801.110 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 801 / Section 801.110
§ 801.110. PRESIDING OFFICERS.
Status: in_force

The governor shall designate a member of the board as the presiding officer of the board to serve in that capacity at the will of the governor.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7907.005 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7907 / Section 7907.005
§ 7907.005. 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. Special District Local Laws Code § 8835.054 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8835 / Section 8835.054
§ 8835.054. COMPENSATION; EXPENSES.
Status: in_force

(a) A director is not entitled to receive compensation for serving as a director.

(b) A director may be reimbursed for actual, reasonable expenses incurred in discharging official duties.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8040.0201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8040 / Section 8040.0201
§ 8040.0201. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is governed by a board of five elected directors.

(b) Except as provided by Section 8040.0202, directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8273.055 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8273 / Section 8273.055
§ 8273.055. CHANGING METHOD OF ELECTING DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

If the board determines that it is in the best interest of the residents of the authority to change the method by which directors are elected, the board may adopt any plan of redistricting, including a plan based on equal geographical areas.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 242.063 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 242 / Section 242.063
§ 242.063. STUDENT TRUST FUND; CONTRABAND MONEY.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), money belonging to a child committed to the department in excess of the amount the department allows in a child's possession shall be deposited in a trust fund established by the facility operated by the department to which the child is assigned. The board shall adopt rules governing the administration of the trust fund.

(b) Money possessed by a child committed to the department that is determined to be contraband money as defined by department rule shall be deposited in the student benefit fund described by Section 242.062(b). The department shall notify each child committed to the department that the possession of contraband money is subject to confiscation by the department under this subsection.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1507.009 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1507 / Section 1507.009
§ 1507.009. RULES.
Status: in_force

The commissioner shall adopt rules necessary to implement this subchapter.
Tex. Local Government Code § 332.021 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 332 / Section 332.021
§ 332.021. JOINT RECREATIONAL FACILITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) Any two political subdivisions, including municipalities and independent school districts, that are located in the same or adjacent counties may jointly by agreement establish, provide, maintain, construct, and operate playgrounds, recreation centers, athletic fields, swimming pools, and other park or recreational facilities located on property owned or acquired by either political subdivision.

(b) The political subdivisions acting jointly may issue bonds and otherwise act under either Subchapter A, Chapter 1504, Government Code, or Subchapter C, Chapter 1508, Government Code, for the purposes authorized by this section. The political subdivisions may issue the bonds and take other joint actions under their agreement by joint concurrent ordinances or resolutions.

(c) The political subdivisions may delegate supervision and management of the facilities to an operating board or agency.
Tex. Government Code § 2306.782 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2306 / Section 2306.782
§ 2306.782. ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

The department shall establish the colonia model subdivision program to promote the development of new, high-quality, residential subdivisions that provide:

(1) alternatives to substandard colonias; and

(2) housing options affordable to individuals and families of extremely low and very low income who would otherwise move into substandard colonias.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3838.252 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3838 / Section 3838.252
§ 3838.252. APPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN TAX CODE PROVISIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided by this subchapter, Subtitles A and B, Title 2, Tax Code, and Chapter 151, Tax Code, apply to taxes imposed under this subchapter and to the administration and enforcement of those taxes in the same manner that those laws apply to state taxes.

(b) The provisions of Subchapters B, C, and D, Chapter 321, Tax Code, relating to municipal sales and use taxes apply to the application, collection, change, and administration of a sales and use tax imposed under this subchapter to the extent consistent with this chapter, as if references in Chapter 321, Tax Code, to a municipality referred to the district and references to a governing body referred to the board.

(c) Sections 321.401-321.406 and 321.506-321.508, Tax Code, do not apply to a tax imposed under this subchapter.