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Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 11.401 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 11 / Section 11.401
§ 11.401. PROTECTION AND USE OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may:

(1) apply for, register, secure, hold, and protect under the laws of the United States, any state, or any nation:

(A) a patent for an invention or discovery of, or improvement to, any process, machine, manufacture, or composition of matter;

(B) a copyright for an original work of authorship fixed in any tangible medium of expression now known or later developed that can be perceived, reproduced, or otherwise communicated;

(C) a trademark, service mark, collective mark, or certification mark for a word, name, symbol, device, or slogan, or any combination of those items, that has been adopted and used by the department to identify goods or services and distinguish those goods or services from other goods or services; or

(D) other evidence of protection or exclusivity issued in or for intellectual property;

(2) enter into a contract with an individual or company for the sale, lease, marketing, or other distribution of intellectual property of the department;

(3) obtain under a contract entered into under Subdivision (2) a royalty, license right, or other appropriate means of securing appropriate compensation for the development or purchase of intellectual property of the department; and

(4) waive or reduce the amount of a fee, royalty, or other thing of monetary or nonmonetary value to be assessed by the department if the department determines that the waiver will:

(A) further the goals and missions of the department; and

(B) result in a net benefit to the state.

(b) Intellectual property for which the department has applied for or received a patent, copyright, trademark, or other evidence of protection or exclusivity is excepted from required disclosure under Chapter 552, Government Code.

(c) Money paid to the department under this section shall be deposited to the credit of the game, fish, and water safety account or the state parks account, as appropriate.

(d) It is not a violation of Chapter 572, Government Code, or another law of this state for an employee of the department who conceives, creates, discovers, invents, or develops intellectual property to own or to be awarded any amount of equity interest or participation in the research, development, licensing, or exploitation of that intellectual property with the approval of the commission.

(e) The commission shall institute intellectual property policies for the department that establish minimum standards for:

(1) the public disclosure or availability of products, technology, and scientific information, including inventions, discoveries, trade secrets, and computer software;

(2) review by the department of products, technology, and scientific information, including consideration of ownership and appropriate legal protection;

(3) the licensing of products, technology, and scientific information;

(4) the identification of ownership and licensing responsibilities for each class of intellectual property; and

(5) royalty participation by inventors and the department.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1651.006 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1651 / Section 1651.006
§ 1651.006. CONFLICTS WITH OTHER PROVISIONS.
Status: in_force

This chapter prevails to the extent of any conflict with another provision of this code.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 382.0335 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 382 / Section 382.0335
§ 382.0335. AIR CONTROL ACCOUNT.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission may apply for, solicit, contract for, receive, or accept money from any source to carry out its duties under this chapter.

(b) Money received by the commission under this section shall be deposited to the credit of the air control account, an account in the general revenue fund. The commission may use money in the account for any necessary expenses incurred in carrying out commission duties under this chapter.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 436.023 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 436 / Section 436.023
§ 436.023. ACCESS TO RECORDS.
Status: in_force

A person who is required to maintain records under this chapter or a department rule or a person who is in charge or custody of those records on request shall permit the department or health authority at all reasonable times to have access to and to copy the records.
Tex. Finance Code § 35.006 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 35 / Section 35.006
§ 35.006. COPY OF LETTER OR ORDER IN BANK RECORDS.
Status: in_force

A copy of a determination letter, proposed order, emergency order, or final order issued by the banking commissioner under this subchapter shall be immediately brought to the attention of the board of the affected bank, regardless of whether the bank is a party, and filed in the minutes of the board. Each director shall immediately certify to the banking commissioner in writing that the certifying person has read and understood the determination letter, proposed order, emergency order, or final order. The required certification may not be considered an admission of a person in a subsequent legal or administrative proceeding.
Tex. Occupations Code § 568.001 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 568 / Section 568.001
§ 568.001. RULES; QUALIFICATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) In establishing rules under Section 554.053(c), the board shall require that:

(1) a pharmacy technician:

(A) have a high school diploma or a high school equivalency certificate or be working to achieve an equivalent diploma or certificate; and

(B) have passed a board-approved pharmacy technician certification examination; and

(2) a pharmacy technician trainee have a high school diploma or a high school equivalency certificate or be working to achieve an equivalent diploma or certificate.

(b) The board shall adopt rules that permit a pharmacy technician and pharmacy technician trainee to perform only nonjudgmental technical duties under the direct supervision of a pharmacist.
Tex. Government Code § 418.309 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 418 / Section 418.309
§ 418.309. INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section:

(1) "Gas provider" means:

(A) a natural gas pipeline facility operator;

(B) an operator of a natural gas well; or

(C) an entity that produces, treats, processes, pressurizes, stores, or transports natural gas in this state or otherwise participates in the natural gas supply chain in this state.

(2) "Public utility" means an entity that generates, transmits, or distributes electric energy to the public, including an electric cooperative, an electric utility, a municipally owned utility, or a river authority.

(b) A public utility or gas provider shall provide to the council any information related to a disaster requested by the council. Information obtained by the council under this subsection is confidential and not subject to disclosure by the council if the information is critical energy infrastructure information as defined by the independent organization certified under Section 39.151, Utilities Code, for the ERCOT power region or federal law.

(c) Except as provided by Subsection (d), the meetings of the council and information obtained or created by the council are not subject to the requirements of Chapter 551 or 552.

(d) Information written, produced, collected, assembled, or maintained under law or in connection with the transaction of official business by the council or an officer or employee of the council is subject to Section 552.008 in the same manner as public information.
Tex. Government Code § 813.106 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 813 / Section 813.106
§ 813.106. SERVICE NOT PREVIOUSLY ESTABLISHED.
Status: in_force

The state shall make contributions for service not previously established that is established under Section 813.104 in the amount provided by Section 813.202(c) for membership service or the amount provided by Section 813.302(d) for military service, as applicable. The state contributions will be made at the time the service credit is granted.
Tex. Insurance Code § 843.083 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 843 / Section 843.083
§ 843.083. DENIAL OF CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

(a) If the commissioner certifies that the health maintenance organization's proposed plan of operation does not meet the requirements of Section 843.082, the commissioner may not issue a certificate of authority.

(b) The commissioner shall notify the applicant that the plan is deficient and specify the deficiencies.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3890.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3890 / Section 3890.102
§ 3890.102. NONPROFIT CORPORATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The board by resolution may authorize the creation of a nonprofit corporation to assist and act for the district in implementing a project or providing a service authorized by this chapter.

(b) The nonprofit corporation:

(1) has each power of and is considered for purposes of this chapter to be a local government corporation created under Chapter 431, Transportation Code; and

(2) may implement any project and provide any service authorized by this chapter.

(c) The board shall appoint the board of directors of the nonprofit corporation. The board of directors of the nonprofit corporation shall serve in the same manner as the board of directors of a local government corporation created under Chapter 431, Transportation Code, except that a board member is not required to reside in the district.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 10.054 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 10 / Section 10.054
§ 10.054. EFFECTIVENESS OF EXCHANGE.
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided by Subchapter B, Chapter 4, an interest exchange takes effect at the time provided in the plan of exchange or otherwise agreed to by the parties, except that an interest exchange that requires a filing under Subchapter D takes effect on the acceptance of the filing of the certificate of exchange by the secretary of state or county clerk, as appropriate.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 114.0102 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 114 / Section 114.0102
§ 114.0102. OPPORTUNITY TO CURE.
Status: in_force

If the attorney general has reason to believe an operator of a commercial lodging establishment has violated this chapter, the attorney general shall provide written notice to the operator that:

(1) describes the operator's violation;

(2) states that the commercial lodging establishment may be liable for a civil penalty if the operator does not cure the violation before the 30th day after the date the operator receives the notice; and

(3) includes the maximum potential civil penalty that may be imposed for the violation.
Tex. Water Code § 50.004 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 50 / Section 50.004
§ 50.004. WRITE-IN VOTING IN CERTAIN DISTRICTS.
Status: repealed

(a) In a general election for board members under this chapter or Chapter 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, or 58 of this code, a write-in vote may not be counted unless the name written in appears on the list of write-in candidates.

(b), (c) Repealed by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 715, Sec. 39, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.

(d) A declaration of write-in candidacy must be filed not later than 5 p.m. of the 45th day before election day. However, if a candidate whose name is to appear on the ballot dies or is declared ineligible after the 48th day before election day, a declaration of write-in candidacy for the office sought by the deceased or ineligible candidate may be filed not later than 5 p.m. of the 42nd day before election day.

(e), (f) Repealed by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 715, Sec. 39, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
Tex. Water Code § 62.298 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 62 / Section 62.298
§ 62.298. ELECTION OFFICIALS.
Status: in_force

The commission shall appoint one judge and two clerks for each election box or place to hold the election. The judge and clerks shall be electors in the territory proposed to be annexed and shall reside near the place for holding the election.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8244.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8244 / Section 8244.104
§ 8244.104. COMPLIANCE WITH MUNICIPAL CONSENT ORDINANCES OR RESOLUTIONS.
Status: in_force

Subject to the limitations of Section 54.016, Water Code, the district shall comply with all applicable requirements of any ordinance or resolution adopted by the governing body of the municipality that consents to the creation of the district or to the inclusion of lands within the district.
Tex. Tax Code § 154.209 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 154 / Section 154.209
§ 154.209. AVAILABILITY OF RECORDS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Section 111.0041, each permit holder shall keep records available for inspection and copying by the comptroller and the attorney general for at least four years.

(b) If a permit holder's place of business is a vehicle or a vending machine, the permit holder shall designate in the application for a permit a permanent place of business to keep the records. The permit holder shall keep the records in the designated place.

(c) Each permit holder who is required to keep records under this chapter shall provide the comptroller with copies of the records on demand.
Tex. Tax Code § 6.061 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 6 / Section 6.061
§ 6.061. CHANGES IN METHOD OF FINANCING.
Status: repealed

(a) The board of directors of an appraisal district, by resolution adopted and delivered to each taxing unit participating in the district after June 15 and before August 15, may prescribe a different method of allocating the costs of operating the district unless the governing body of any taxing unit that participates in the district adopts a resolution opposing the different method, and files it with the board of directors before September 1. If a board proposal is rejected, the board shall notify, in writing, each taxing unit participating in the district before September 15.

(b) The taxing units participating in an appraisal district may adopt a different method of allocating the costs of operating the district if the governing bodies of three-fourths of the taxing units that are entitled to vote on the appointment of board members adopt resolutions providing for the other method. However, a change under this subsection is not valid if it requires any taxing unit to pay a greater proportion of the appraisal district's costs than the unit would pay under Section 6.06 of this code without the consent of the governing body of that unit.

(c) An official copy of a resolution under this section must be filed with the chief appraiser of the appraisal district after April 30 and before May 15 or the resolution is ineffective.

(d) Before May 20, the chief appraiser shall determine whether a sufficient number of eligible taxing units have filed valid resolutions proposing a change in the allocation of district costs for the change to take effect. Before May 25, the chief appraiser shall notify each taxing unit participating in the district of each change that is adopted.

(e) A change in allocation of district costs made as provided by this section remains in effect until changed in a manner provided by this section or rescinded by resolution of a majority of the governing bodies that are entitled to vote on appointment of board members under Section 6.03 of this code.

(f) Repealed by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 347, Sec. 4.13(2), eff. May 31, 1993.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9009.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9009 / Section 9009.102
§ 9009.102. ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

(a) To the extent authorized by Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, 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 the district.

(b) A road project must meet or exceed all applicable construction standards, zoning and subdivision requirements, and regulatory ordinances of each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located. If the district is located outside the extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality, a road project must meet all applicable construction standards, zoning and subdivision requirements, and regulatory ordinances of each county in which the district is located.

(c) The district may not undertake a road project unless each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located consents by ordinance or resolution. If the district is located outside the extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality, the district may not undertake a road project unless each county in which the district is located consents by ordinance or resolution.
Tex. Education Code § 25.034 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 25 / Section 25.034
§ 25.034. HEARING; ACTION ON PETITION; APPEAL.
Status: in_force

(a) On receiving a petition under Section 25.033, the board of trustees of the school district or the board of county school trustees shall:

(1) if a hearing is not requested, act on the petition not later than the 30th day after the date the petition is submitted and notify the petitioner of the board's conclusion; or

(2) if a hearing is requested, designate a time and place for holding a hearing not later than the 30th day after the date the petition is submitted.

(b) If a hearing is requested, it shall be conducted by the board in compliance with this section.

(c) The petitioner may present evidence relevant to the individual student.

(d) The board may conduct investigations as to the objection or request, examine any student involved, and employ agents, professional or otherwise, for the purpose of examinations and investigations.

(e) The board must grant the request made in the petition unless the board determines that there is a reasonable basis for denying the request. The decision of the board, either with or without hearing, is final unless the student, or the parent, guardian, or custodian of the student as next friend, files exception to the decision of the board as constituting a denial of any right of the student guaranteed under the United States Constitution.

(f) If an exception is filed under Subsection (e), the board may reconsider its decision. If the board has not ruled on the exception before the 16th day after the date of the filing, the exception is considered overruled. If the exception is overruled, an appeal of the board's decision may be filed in the district court of the county in which the board is located. The petition must:

(1) be filed not later than the 30th day after the date of the board's final decision; and

(2) state the facts relevant to the student that relate to the alleged denial of the student's rights under the United States Constitution.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 302.006 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 302 / Section 302.006
§ 302.006. FUNDING.
Status: in_force

The department may accept appropriations and may solicit and accept gifts, grants, and other donations from any source to administer the weather modification and control grant program.
Tex. Occupations Code § 455.052 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 455 / Section 455.052
§ 455.052. RULES REGARDING MASSAGE ESTABLISHMENTS.
Status: in_force

Rules adopted under this chapter relating to a massage establishment must contain minimum standards for:

(1) the issuance, denial, renewal, suspension, revocation, or probation of a license under this chapter;

(2) the qualifications of professional personnel;

(3) the supervision of professional personnel;

(4) the equipment essential to the health and safety of massage establishment personnel and the public;

(5) the sanitary and hygienic conditions of a massage establishment;

(6) the provision of massage therapy or other massage services by a massage establishment;

(7) the records kept by a massage establishment;

(8) the organizational structure of a massage establishment, including the lines of authority and the delegation of responsibility;

(9) fire prevention and safety in a massage establishment;

(10) the inspection of a massage establishment; and

(11) any other aspect of the operation of a massage establishment necessary to protect massage establishment personnel or the public.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8002A.0503 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8002A / Section 8002A.0503
§ 8002A.0503. BONDS FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

At the time of issuance, the total principal amount of bonds or other obligations issued or incurred to finance road projects and payable from ad valorem taxes may not exceed one-fourth of the assessed value of the real property in the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1105.055 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1105 / Section 1105.055
§ 1105.055. FILING OF OATH.
Status: in_force

The constitutional oath of office executed by a director must be filed in the district's office.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1601.054 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1601 / Section 1601.054
§ 1601.054. COMPETITIVE BIDDING REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

A system shall submit the uniform program, including any agreement under which a carrier is engaged to administer a self-insured program, for competitive bidding at least every six years.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 117.0713 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 117 / Section 117.0713
§ 117.0713. SERVICE DELIVERY BY TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION.
Status: in_force

The Texas Workforce Commission has primary responsibility for providing vocational rehabilitation services and other services and programs under Subtitle C, Title 4, Labor Code, notwithstanding Section 117.071 and subject to receipt of any required federal approval to administer those services and programs. A power or duty under this chapter, including rulemaking authority, of the department, the commissioner, or the executive commissioner that is applicable to those services or programs is a power or duty of the Texas Workforce Commission with respect to those services or programs.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3920.153 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3920 / Section 3920.153
§ 3920.153. PETITION REQUIRED FOR FINANCING SERVICES AND IMPROVEMENTS WITH ASSESSMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may not finance a service or improvement project with assessments under this chapter unless a written petition requesting that service or improvement has been filed with the board.

(b) A petition filed under Subsection (a) must be signed by the owners of a majority of the assessed value of real property in the district subject to assessment according to the most recent certified tax appraisal roll for the county.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 57.09 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 57 / Section 57.09
§ 57.09. DELIVERY TRAINING PROGRAM AND VERIFICATION SYSTEMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission by rule shall:

(1) adopt and administer an alcohol delivery training program for the purpose of training and certifying delivery drivers contracting with or employed by the holder of a permit under Section 28.1001 or this chapter; and

(2) establish minimum requirements for alcohol delivery compliance software applications.

(b) The commission shall implement a system that allows the holder of a retail permit or a consumer delivery permit to verify in real time whether a delivery driver has a valid certification from the training program adopted under Subsection (a)(1).
Tex. Labor Code § 404.1015 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 404 / Section 404.1015
§ 404.1015. REFUSAL TO PROVIDE OR TERMINATION OF SERVICES.
Status: in_force

(a) The public counsel may refuse to provide or may terminate the services of the office to any claimant who:

(1) is abusive or violent to or who threatens any employee of the office;

(2) requests assistance in claiming benefits not provided by law; or

(3) commits or threatens to commit a criminal act in pursuit of a workers' compensation claim.

(b) If the public counsel determines under Subsection (a) that the services of the office should be refused or terminated, the office shall inform the affected claimant in writing and notify the division.

(c) The office shall notify and cooperate with the appropriate law enforcement authority and the Department of Insurance, Fraud Unit, if the office becomes aware that the claimant or a person acting on the claimant's behalf commits or threatens to commit a criminal act.