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Tex. Government Code § 559.003 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 559 / Section 559.003
§ 559.003. RIGHT TO NOTICE ABOUT CERTAIN INFORMATION LAWS AND PRACTICES.
Status: in_force

(a) Each state governmental body that collects information about an individual by means of a form that the individual completes and files with the governmental body in a paper format or in an electronic format on an Internet site shall prominently state, on the paper form and prominently post on the Internet site in connection with the electronic form, that:

(1) with few exceptions, the individual is entitled on request to be informed about the information that the state governmental body collects about the individual;

(2) under Sections 552.021 and 552.023 of the Government Code, the individual is entitled to receive and review the information; and

(3) under Section 559.004 of the Government Code, the individual is entitled to have the state governmental body correct information about the individual that is incorrect.

(b) Each state governmental body that collects information about an individual by means of an Internet site or that collects information about the computer network location or identity of a user of the Internet site shall prominently post on the Internet site what information is being collected through the site about the individual or about the computer network location or identity of a user of the site, including what information is being collected by means that are not obvious.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 188.016 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 188 / Section 188.016
§ 188.016. FILING AND MARKING IN OFFICE OF SECRETARY OF STATE; FEE.
Status: in_force

(a) The notice of claim of lien shall be filed and marked in the office of the secretary of state in the same manner as a financing statement is filed and marked under Section 9.519, Business & Commerce Code.

(b) The uniform fee for filing and indexing and for stamping a copy furnished by the secured party is the same as the fee assessed under Section 9.525, Business & Commerce Code.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2309.353 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2309 / Section 2309.353
§ 2309.353. DISMANTLEMENT OR DISPOSITION OF MOTOR VEHICLE.
Status: in_force

A used automotive parts recycler may not dismantle or dispose of a motor vehicle unless the recycler first obtains:

(1) a certificate of authority to dispose of the vehicle, a sales receipt, or a transfer document for the vehicle issued under Chapter 683, Transportation Code; or

(2) a certificate of title showing that there are no liens on the vehicle or that all recorded liens have been released.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 81.008 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 81 / Section 81.008
§ 81.008. ADMISSION OF EVIDENCE.
Status: in_force

(a) In an action for sexual exploitation, evidence of the plaintiff's sexual history and reputation is not admissible unless:

(1) the plaintiff claims damage to sexual functioning; or

(2)(A) the defendant requests a hearing before trial and makes an offer of proof of the relevancy of the history or reputation; and

(B) the court finds that the history or reputation is relevant and that the probative value of the evidence outweighs its prejudicial effect.

(b) The court may allow the admission only of specific information or examples of the plaintiff's conduct that are determined by the court to be relevant. The court's order shall detail the information or conduct that is admissible and no other such evidence may be introduced.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 98.103 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 98 / Section 98.103
§ 98.103. REPORTABLE INFECTIONS.
Status: repealed

(a) A health care facility shall report to the department each health care-associated infection, including the causative pathogen if the infection is laboratory-confirmed, that occurs in the facility and that the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services requires a facility participating in the Medicare program to report through the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Healthcare Safety Network, or its successor.

(a-1) A health care facility shall report each health care-associated infection to the department under this section regardless of the facility's participation in Medicare.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 512 (S.B. 384), Sec. 2(2), eff. September 1, 2019.

(c) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 512 (S.B. 384), Sec. 2(2), eff. September 1, 2019.

(d) The department shall ensure that the health care-associated infections a health care facility is required to report under this section have the meanings assigned by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

(d-1) The executive commissioner by rule may designate the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Healthcare Safety Network, or its successor, to receive reports of health care-associated infections from health care facilities on behalf of the department. A health care facility must file a report required in accordance with a designation made under this subsection in accordance with the National Healthcare Safety Network's definitions, methods, requirements, and procedures. A health care facility shall authorize the department to have access to facility-specific data contained in a report filed with the National Healthcare Safety Network in accordance with a designation made under this subsection.

(e) A report made under this section must specify whether the infection resulted in the death of the patient while hospitalized.
Tex. Local Government Code § 174.106 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 174 / Section 174.106
§ 174.106. DESIGNATION OF NEGOTIATOR.
Status: in_force

A public employer or an association may designate one or more persons to negotiate or bargain on its behalf.
Tex. Government Code § 25.0761 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 25 / Section 25.0761
§ 25.0761. FANNIN COUNTY.
Status: in_force

Fannin County has one statutory county court, the County Court at Law of Fannin County.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7994.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7994 / Section 7994.003
§ 7994.003. 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. Occupations Code § 156.059 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 156 / Section 156.059
§ 156.059. CONTINUING EDUCATION IN TICK-BORNE DISEASES.
Status: in_force

(a) A physician licensed under this subtitle who submits an application for renewal of a license to practice medicine and whose practice includes the treatment of tick-borne diseases is encouraged to include continuing medical education in the treatment of tick-borne diseases among the hours of continuing medical education completed for purposes of rules adopted under Section 156.051(a)(2).

(b) The board shall adopt rules to establish the content of and approval requirements for continuing medical education relating to the treatment of tick-borne diseases. In adopting rules, the board shall seek input from affected parties and review relevant courses, including courses that have been approved in other states. Rules adopted under this section must provide for the identification and approval of accredited continuing medical education courses that represent an appropriate spectrum of relevant medical clinical treatment relating to tick-borne diseases.

(c) If relevant, the board shall consider a physician's participation in a continuing medical education course approved under Subsection (b) if:

(1) the physician is being investigated by the board regarding the physician's selection of clinical care for the treatment of tick-borne diseases; and

(2) the physician completed the course not more than two years before the start of the investigation.

(d) The board may adopt other rules to implement this section.
Tex. Water Code § 7.145 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 7 / Section 7.145
§ 7.145. INTENTIONAL OR KNOWING UNAUTHORIZED DISCHARGE.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person, acting intentionally or knowingly with respect to the person's conduct, discharges or allows the discharge of a waste or pollutant:

(1) into or adjacent to water in the state that causes or threatens to cause water pollution unless the waste or pollutant is discharged in strict compliance with all required permits or with an order issued or a rule adopted by the appropriate regulatory agency; or

(2) from a point source in violation of Chapter 26 or of a rule, permit, or order of the appropriate regulatory agency.

(b) An offense under this section is punishable for an individual under Section 7.187(1)(C) or Section 7.187(2)(F) or both.

(c) An offense under this section is punishable for a person other than an individual under Section 7.187(1)(D).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3859.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3859 / Section 3859.003
§ 3859.003. PURPOSE; DECLARATION OF INTENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The creation of the district is essential to accomplish the purposes of Sections 52 and 52-a, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and other public purposes stated in this chapter. By creating the district and in authorizing Harris County, the City of Houston, and other political subdivisions to contract with the district, the legislature has established a program to accomplish the public purposes set out in Section 52-a, Article III, Texas Constitution.

(b) The creation of the district is necessary to promote, develop, encourage, and maintain employment, commerce, transportation, housing, tourism, recreation, the arts, entertainment, economic development, safety, and the public welfare in the area of the district.

(c) This chapter and the creation of the district may not be interpreted to relieve Harris County or the City of Houston from providing the level of services provided as of September 1, 2007, to the area in the district or to release the county or the city from the obligations of each entity to provide services to that area. The district is created to supplement and not to supplant the county or city services provided in the area in the district.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 161.104 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 161 / Section 161.104
§ 161.104. QUALITY ASSURANCE PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

The department shall develop and implement a quality assurance program for guardianship services provided by or on behalf of the department. If the department enters into a contract with a political subdivision, guardianship program, private agency, or other state agency under Section 161.103, the department shall establish a monitoring system as part of the quality assurance program to ensure the quality of guardianship services for which the department contracts under that section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1044.054 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1044 / Section 1044.054
§ 1044.054. QUALIFICATIONS FOR CANDIDACY.
Status: in_force

(a) A person may not be a candidate for director from the district at large unless the person is a qualified voter of the district.

(b) A person may not be a candidate for director for a county commissioners precinct unless the person is a qualified voter of that precinct.
Tex. Tax Code § 201.051 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 201 / Section 201.051
§ 201.051. TAX IMPOSED.
Status: in_force

There is imposed a tax on each producer of gas.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8273.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8273 / Section 8273.052
§ 8273.052. DIRECTOR'S BOND.
Status: in_force

Each director shall execute a bond for $5,000 payable to the authority and conditioned on the faithful performance of the director's duties.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3863.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3863 / Section 3863.104
§ 3863.104. MEMBERSHIP IN CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS.
Status: in_force

The district may join and pay dues to a charitable or nonprofit organization that performs a service or provides an activity consistent with the furtherance of a district purpose.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6902.107 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6902 / Section 6902.107
§ 6902.107. EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, AND OFFICERS.
Status: in_force

The district may appoint and determine the duties, tenure, qualifications, and compensation of the officers, employees, agents, and professional advisors and counselors of the district, including financial consultants, accountants, attorneys, architects, engineers, appraisers, and financial experts the board considers necessary.
Tex. Government Code § 432.164 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 432 / Section 432.164
§ 432.164. PERJURY.
Status: in_force

A person subject to this chapter who in a judicial proceeding or in a court of justice conducted under this chapter wilfully and corruptly gives, on a lawful oath or in any form allowed by law to be substituted for an oath, false testimony material to the issue or matter of inquiry is guilty of perjury and shall be punished as a court-martial directs.
Tex. Education Code § 29.047 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 29 / Section 29.047
§ 29.047.
Status: in_force

Sec. 29.047. AGENCY-APPROVED PROVIDERS AND VENDORS: CRITERIA AND APPLICATION. (a) The agency shall establish criteria necessary for agency approval for each category of provider of a professional service that is a supplemental service, as identified by the agency.

(b) The criteria established under this section must require a provider of a category of professional service to be appropriately licensed or accredited in this state to provide that service, including providers of physical therapy, occupational therapy, and speech therapy.

(c) The agency shall provide a procedure for providers of supplemental services to apply to the agency to become an agency-approved provider.

(d) The agency may establish criteria for agency approval of vendors for each category of supplemental instructional materials identified by the agency.

(e) If the agency establishes criteria for agency approval for a vendor of a category of supplemental instructional materials, the agency shall provide a procedure for vendors of that category to apply to the agency to become an agency-approved vendor.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8409.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8409 / Section 8409.003
§ 8409.003. FINDINGS OF BENEFIT AND PUBLIC PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

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

(b) All land and other property included in the boundaries of the district will benefit from the works and projects accomplished by the district under the powers conferred by Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.

(c) The creation of the district is essential to accomplish the purposes of Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 241.102 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 241 / Section 241.102
§ 241.102. AUTHORIZATIONS AND RESTRICTIONS IN RELATION TO PHYSICIANS AND PODIATRISTS.
Status: in_force

(a) This chapter does not authorize a physician or podiatrist to perform medical or podiatric acts that are beyond the scope of the respective license held.

(b) This chapter does not prevent the governing body of a hospital from providing that:

(1) a podiatric patient be coadmitted to the hospital by a podiatrist and a physician;

(2) a physician be responsible for the care of any medical problem or condition of a podiatric patient that may exist at the time of admission or that may arise during hospitalization and that is beyond the scope of the podiatrist's license; or

(3) a physician determine the risk and effect of a proposed podiatric surgical procedure on the total health status of the patient.

(c) An applicant for medical staff membership may not be denied membership solely on the ground that the applicant is a podiatrist rather than a physician.

(d) This chapter does not automatically entitle a physician or a podiatrist to membership or privileges on a medical staff.

(e) The governing body of a hospital may not require a member of the medical staff to involuntarily:

(1) coadmit patients with a podiatrist;

(2) be responsible for the care of any medical problem or condition of a podiatric patient; or

(3) determine the risk and effect of any proposed podiatric procedure on the total health status of the patient.
Tex. Transportation Code § 504.0011 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 504 / Section 504.0011
§ 504.0011. RULES.
Status: in_force

The board may adopt rules to implement and administer this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8186.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8186 / Section 8186.001
§ 8186.001. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this chapter, "district" means the East Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 3.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9072.107 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9072 / Section 9072.107
§ 9072.107. LIMITATION ON USE OF EMINENT DOMAIN.
Status: in_force

The district may not exercise the power of eminent domain outside the district boundaries to acquire a site or easement for:

(1) a recreational facility, as defined by Section 49.462, Water Code; or

(2) a road project authorized by Section 9072.103.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 161.072 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 161 / Section 161.072
§ 161.072. LEASE BY BOARD.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may lease any property that it owns on terms it considers proper.

(b) A lease for agricultural and grazing purposes is subject to cancellation on the sale of the property to a veteran.

(c) The board may execute oil, gas, and mineral leases on land purchased by it before it sells the land by following the same procedure provided for the school land board in the lease of public school land.
Tex. Government Code § 485A.101 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 485A / Section 485A.101
§ 485A.101. CRITERIA FOR MEDIA PRODUCTION DEVELOPMENT ZONE RECOGNITION.
Status: in_force

To be approved as a media production development zone, an area:

(1) must be in a metropolitan statistical area, the principal municipality of which has the adequate workforce, infrastructure, facilities, or resources to support the production and completion of moving image projects;

(2) must be recognized as a media production development zone by ordinance or order, as appropriate, of a municipality or the commissioners court of a county; and

(3) will contain a qualified media production location within its geographical boundaries that meets the criteria under Section 485A.102.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 59.021 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 59 / Section 59.021
§ 59.021. FUND.
Status: in_force

(a) The farm and ranch finance program fund is a fund in the state treasury.

(b) At the direction of the board, money received from the state or federal government or from any other person, in addition to proceeds from bonds issued under this chapter, may be deposited to the credit of the fund.

(c) The board may provide for establishing and maintaining separate accounts in the fund, including program accounts, an interest and sinking account, a reserve account, and any other accounts provided for by resolution of the board.

(d) Money received as repayment of financial assistance shall be deposited first in the interest and sinking account as provided by resolution of the board authorizing its bonds until that account is fully funded as provided by resolution of the board.

(e) The fund and each account in the fund shall be kept and maintained at the direction of the board and held in trust by the comptroller for and on behalf of the board and the owners of the bonds issued under this chapter.

(f) The fund may be used only as provided by this chapter.

(g) Pending its use, money in the fund shall be invested as provided by the resolution authorizing issuance of the bonds.

(h) The board may receive, and shall deposit in the fund, appropriations, grants, donations, earned federal funds, and the proceeds of any investment pools operated by the comptroller.

(i) In addition to other uses provided by this chapter, the authority may use money in the fund to pay costs and expenses of administering the program.

(i) The board may use money in the fund to pay the costs and expenses of administering the program.
Tex. Government Code § 865.002 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 865 / Section 865.002
§ 865.002. INELIGIBILITY OF CERTAIN EMPLOYEES FOR STATE BOARD.
Status: in_force

(a) A person is not eligible for appointment to the state board if the person or the person's spouse is employed by or participates in the management of a business entity or other organization regulated by or receiving funds from the state board or the fund.

(b) A person may not serve as a trustee of the state board or act as the general counsel to the state board if the person is required to register as a lobbyist under Chapter 305 because of the person's activities for compensation on behalf of a business or an association related to the operation of the state board.

(c) A person may not be a trustee or an employee of the pension system employed in a "bona fide executive, administrative, or professional capacity," as that phrase is used for purposes of establishing an exemption to the overtime provisions of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. Section 201 et seq.), if:

(1) the person is an officer, employee, or paid consultant of a Texas trade association in the field of emergency services, including firefighting, or public retirement systems; or

(2) the person's spouse is an officer, manager, or paid consultant of a Texas trade association in the field of emergency services, including firefighting, or public retirement systems.

(d) In this section, a Texas trade association means a cooperative and voluntarily joined statewide association of business or professional competitors in this state designed to assist its members and its industry or profession in dealing with mutual business or professional problems and in promoting their common interest.

(e) A person may not serve as a trustee or act as the general counsel to the state board or the pension system if the person is required to register as a lobbyist under Chapter 305 because of the person's activities for compensation on behalf of a business or an association related to the operation of the state board.
Tex. Education Code § 51.822 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 51 / Section 51.822
§ 51.822. JOINT ADMISSION MEDICAL PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

The Joint Admission Medical Program is a program administered by the Joint Admission Medical Program Council to:

(1) provide mentoring and academic services to support and encourage highly qualified, economically disadvantaged students pursuing a medical education to complete a medical degree and meet state workforce needs;

(2) award undergraduate and graduate scholarships and summer stipends to those students;

(3) guarantee and facilitate the admission of those students to at least one participating medical school, subject to the conditions under Section 51.827 and under other provisions of this subchapter;

(4) align statewide educational and workforce goals to increase medical jobs and stop workforce shortages; and

(5) promote the accessibility and equality of medical education by addressing statewide barriers to entry and participation for economically disadvantaged communities.