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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8117.021 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8117 / Section 8117.021
§ 8117.021. TEMPORARY DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) On or after September 1, 2005, a person who owns land in the district may submit a petition to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality requesting that the commission appoint as temporary directors the five persons named in the petition.

(b) The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality shall appoint as temporary directors the five persons named in the first petition received by the commission under Subsection (a).

(c) If a temporary director fails to qualify for office or if a vacancy occurs in the office of temporary director, the vacancy shall be filled as provided by Section 49.105, Water Code.

(d) Temporary directors serve until the date the directors are elected under Section 8117.023.

(e) If permanent directors have not been elected under Section 8117.023 and the terms of the temporary directors have expired, successor temporary directors shall be appointed or reappointed as provided by Subsection (f) to serve terms that expire on the earlier of:

(1) the date permanent directors are elected under Section 8117.023; or

(2) the fourth anniversary of the date of the appointment or reappointment.

(f) If Subsection (e) applies, the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district may submit a petition to the commission requesting that the commission appoint as successor temporary directors the five persons named in the petition. The commission shall appoint as successor temporary directors the five persons named in the petition.
Tex. Property Code § 112.056 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 112 / Section 112.056
§ 112.056. PERMISSIVE AMENDMENT BY TRUSTEE OF CHARITABLE TRUST.
Status: in_force

(a) If the settlor of a trust that is described under Subsection (a) of Section 112.055 of this Act is living and competent and consents, the trustee may, without judicial proceedings, amend the trust to expressly include or exclude the provisions required by Subsection (a) of Section 112.055 of this Act.

(b) The amendment must be in writing, and it is effective when a duplicate original is filed with the attorney general's office.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8038.0403 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8038 / Section 8038.0403
§ 8038.0403. CONTRACT TAXES.
Status: in_force

(a) In accordance with Section 49.108, Water Code, the district may impose a tax other than an operation and maintenance tax and use the revenue derived from the tax to make payments under a contract after the provisions of the contract have been approved by a majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.

(b) A contract approved by the district voters may contain a provision stating that the contract may be modified or amended by the board without further voter approval.
Tex. Occupations Code § 601.276 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 601 / Section 601.276
§ 601.276. PERMITTED DISCLOSURE OF INVESTIGATIVE INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

(a) Investigative information in the possession of the advisory board, the medical board, or an employee or agent of the medical board that relates to the discipline of a certificate holder or a person approved under Section 601.054 or 601.055, may be disclosed to:

(1) a licensing authority in another state or country in which the certificate holder or person is licensed, certified, or permitted or has applied for a license, certification, or permit; or

(2) a medical peer review committee reviewing:

(A) an application for privileges; or

(B) the qualifications of the certificate holder or person with respect to retaining privileges.

(b) If investigative information in the possession of the advisory board, the medical board, or an employee or agent of the medical board indicates that a crime may have been committed, the advisory board or medical board, as appropriate, shall report the information to the proper law enforcement agency. The advisory board and medical board shall cooperate with and assist each law enforcement agency conducting a criminal investigation of a certificate holder or a person approved under Section 601.054 or 601.055 by providing information relevant to the investigation. Confidential information disclosed to a law enforcement agency under this subsection remains confidential and may not be disclosed by the law enforcement agency except as necessary to further the investigation.
Tex. Education Code § 53A.40 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 53A / Section 53A.40
§ 53A.40. APPROVAL OF BONDS; REGISTRATION; NEGOTIABILITY.
Status: in_force

Bonds issued under this chapter and the record relating to their issuance shall be submitted to the attorney general, and if he finds that they have been issued in accordance with this chapter and constitute valid and binding obligations of the authority and are secured as recited therein he shall approve them, and they shall be registered by comptroller of public accounts who shall certify the registration thereon. Thereafter, they are incontestable. The bonds shall be negotiable and shall contain the following provision: "The holder hereof shall never have the right to demand payment thereof out of money raised or to be raised by taxation."
Tex. Agriculture Code § 18.010 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 18 / Section 18.010
§ 18.010. STOP-SALE ORDER.
Status: in_force

(a) If an organic agricultural product is being sold or distributed in violation of this subchapter or a rule adopted under this subchapter, the department may issue a written order to stop the sale or distribution of the product by a person in control of the product. The product named in the order may not be sold or distributed while labeled, marketed, advertised, or otherwise represented as "organic" until:

(1) permitted by a court under Subsection (b); or

(2) the department determines that the sale or distribution of the product is in compliance with this subchapter and rules adopted under this subchapter.

(b) A person in control of the product named in the order may bring suit in a court in the county where the product is located. After a hearing, the court may permit the product to be sold if the court finds the product is not being sold in violation of this subchapter or a department rule issued under this subchapter.

(c) This section does not limit the department's right to act under another section of this subchapter.
Tex. Government Code § 2156.004 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2156 / Section 2156.004
§ 2156.004. BID DEPOSIT.
Status: in_force

(a) The comptroller, as considered necessary, may require a bid deposit in an amount determined by the comptroller. The amount of the deposit, if any, must be stated in the public notice and the invitation to bid.

(b) On the award of a bid or the rejection of all bids, the comptroller shall refund the bid deposit of an unsuccessful bidder.

(c) The comptroller may accept from a bidder a bid deposit in the form of a blanket bond.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 76.052 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 76 / Section 76.052
§ 76.052. PARTICIPATION BY EMPLOYERS; SHARE OF COST.
Status: in_force

(a) A federally qualified health center may establish program participation criteria for employers, employees of the employer, and the employees' dependents.

(b) A federally qualified health center may:

(1) require participating employers and their employees to pay a share of the premium or other cost of the primary care services;

(2) contract with a health foundation or other nonprofit organization to support payment of the employer's or employee's share under Subdivision (1); and

(3) screen employees and their dependents for eligibility to enroll in other state programs and for federal subsidies in the health insurance marketplace.
Tex. Labor Code § 204.106 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 204 / Section 204.106
§ 204.106. REPORTS AND RECORDS.
Status: in_force

(a) A governmental employer shall keep records and file reports with the commission relating to individuals in its employ as required by rules adopted by the commission.

(b) A governmental employer that does not keep the records or file the reports when due is subject to the same penalties provided for other employers under Sections 213.022, 213.023, 213.024, and 213.056.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8336.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8336 / Section 8336.102
§ 8336.102. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties provided by the general law of this state, including Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, applicable to municipal utility districts created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 62.012 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 62 / Section 62.012
§ 62.012. METHOD OF CREATING BOARD.
Status: in_force

A board may be created after a favorable majority vote of the qualified voters of the county voting at an election held on the proposition.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9023.157 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9023 / Section 9023.157
§ 9023.157. REFUNDING BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue refunding bonds without an election.

(b) District bonds may be refunded by:

(1) the issuance and delivery to holders of refunding bonds in lieu of the outstanding bonds; or

(2) the sale of refunding bonds and the use of the proceeds for retiring the outstanding bonds.
Tex. Family Code § 153.013 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 153 / Section 153.013
§ 153.013. FALSE REPORT OF CHILD ABUSE.
Status: in_force

(a) If a party to a pending suit affecting the parent-child relationship makes a report alleging child abuse by another party to the suit that the reporting party knows lacks a factual foundation, the court shall deem the report to be a knowingly false report.

(b) Evidence of a false report of child abuse is admissible in a suit between the involved parties regarding the terms of conservatorship of a child.

(c) If the court makes a finding under Subsection (a), the court shall impose a civil penalty not to exceed $500.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8867.055 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8867 / Section 8867.055
§ 8867.055. BOARD VACANCY.
Status: in_force

If a vacancy occurs in the office of director, the commissioners court of the county from which the person vacating the position was appointed shall appoint a director for the unexpired term.
Tex. Local Government Code § 43.0761 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 43 / Section 43.0761
§ 43.0761. PROVISION OF WATER AND SANITARY SEWER UTILITY SERVICE.
Status: in_force

(a) A district existing on September 1, 1997, that, within 10 years after the date of its creation, has not provided water and sanitary sewer utility service from its facilities to all household users in its territory shall:

(1) provide water and sanitary sewer utility service from its facilities to all household users in its territory not later than September 1, 1998; or

(2) for that part of the district for which the district does not provide water and sanitary sewer utility service, and for which a municipality does provide those services, provide for periodic payments, as described by Subsection (b), by the district to the municipality that provides the services.

(b) Payments made under Subsection (a)(2) are operation and maintenance expenses of the district and shall be made at least every three months. The total annual amount of the payments may not exceed the lesser of:

(1) the total annual cost to the municipality of providing the water and sanitary sewer utility service, including both capital and operation and maintenance costs and expenses; or

(2) the total annual amount of maintenance and operation taxes and debt service or bond taxes paid to the district by the owners of taxable property within the district that receives water and sanitary sewer utility service from the municipality.

(c) For purposes of Subsection (b)(2), the value of taxable property that receives the utility service shall be determined by the most recent certified tax roll provided by the central appraisal district in which the property is located. The amount of the taxes shall be determined using rates from the district's most recent tax levies.

(d) A district that on January 1, 1997, was providing water and sanitary sewer utility service to households outside the territory of the district may not discontinue that service and shall continue to provide that service on the basis of rates established by the district in accordance with Chapter 13, Water Code.

(e) In this section, "district" means a conservation and reclamation district of more than 10,000 acres that provides water and sanitary sewer utility service to households and parts of which are located in two or more municipalities, one of which has a population of more than 1.6 million.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3833.060 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3833 / Section 3833.060
§ 3833.060. APPLICABILITY OF OTHER WATER DISTRICTS LAW.
Status: in_force

Subchapter C, Chapter 49, Water Code, applies to the district, except for Sections 49.053, 49.055, and 49.060.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 164.009 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 164 / Section 164.009
§ 164.009. DISCLOSURES AND REPRESENTATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) A treatment facility may not admit a patient to its facilities without fully disclosing to the patient or, if the patient is a minor, the patient's parent, managing conservator, or guardian, in, if possible, the primary language of the patient, managing conservator, or guardian, as the case may be, the following information in writing before admission:

(1) the treatment facility's estimated average daily charge for inpatient treatment with an explanation that the patient may be billed separately for services provided by mental health professionals;

(2) the name of the attending physician, if the treatment facility is a mental health facility, or the name of the attending mental health professional, if the facility is a chemical dependency facility; and

(3) the current "patient's bill of rights" as adopted by the executive commissioner that sets out restrictions to the patient's freedom that may be imposed on the patient during the patient's stay in a treatment facility.

(b) A treatment facility may not misrepresent to a patient or the parent, guardian, managing conservator, or spouse of a patient, the availability or amount of insurance coverage available to the prospective patient or the amount and percentage of a charge for which the patient will be responsible.

(c) A treatment facility may not represent to a patient who requests to leave a treatment facility against medical advice that:

(1) the patient will be subject to an involuntary commitment proceeding or subsequent emergency detention unless that representation is made by a physician or on the written instruction of a physician who has evaluated the patient within 48 hours of the representation; or

(2) the patient's insurance company will refuse to pay all or any portion of the medical expenses previously incurred.

(d) A mental health facility may not represent or recommend that a prospective patient should be admitted for inpatient treatment unless the representation is made by a licensed physician or, subsequent to evaluation by a licensed physician, by a mental health professional.

(e) A chemical dependency facility may not represent or recommend that a prospective patient should be admitted to a facility for treatment unless and until:

(1) the prospective patient has been evaluated, in person, by a mental health professional; and

(2) a mental health professional determines that the patient meets the facility's admission standards.
Tex. Insurance Code § 101.052 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 101 / Section 101.052
§ 101.052. ADVERTISING RELATING TO MEDICARE SUPPLEMENT BENEFIT PLANS.
Status: in_force

With respect to a Medicare supplement benefit plan authorized under Chapter 1652, the business of insurance in this state includes using, creating, publishing, mailing, or disseminating in this state an advertisement relating to an act that constitutes the business of insurance under Section 101.051 unless the advertisement is used, created, published, mailed, or disseminated on behalf of an insurer or person who:

(1) is authorized under this code to engage in the business of insurance in this state;

(2) has actual knowledge of the content of the advertisement;

(3) has authorized the advertisement to be used, created, published, mailed, or disseminated on that insurer's or person's behalf; and

(4) is clearly identified by name in the advertisement as the sponsor of the advertisement.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1662.003 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1662 / Section 1662.003
§ 1662.003. APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

(a) This chapter applies only to a health benefit plan that provides benefits for medical or surgical expenses incurred as a result of a health condition, accident, or sickness, including an individual, group, blanket, or franchise insurance policy or insurance agreement, a group hospital service contract, or an individual or group evidence of coverage or similar coverage document that is offered by:

(1) an insurance company;

(2) a group hospital service corporation operating under Chapter 842;

(3) a health maintenance organization operating under Chapter 843;

(4) an approved nonprofit health corporation that holds a certificate of authority under Chapter 844;

(5) a multiple employer welfare arrangement that holds a certificate of authority under Chapter 846;

(6) a stipulated premium company operating under Chapter 884;

(7) a fraternal benefit society operating under Chapter 885;

(8) a Lloyd's plan operating under Chapter 941; or

(9) an exchange operating under Chapter 942.

(b) Notwithstanding any other law, this chapter applies to:

(1) a small employer health benefit plan subject to Chapter 1501, including coverage provided through a health group cooperative under Subchapter B of that chapter;

(2) a standard health benefit plan issued under Chapter 1507;

(3) a basic coverage plan under Chapter 1551;

(4) a basic plan under Chapter 1575;

(5) a primary care coverage plan under Chapter 1579;

(6) a plan providing basic coverage under Chapter 1601; and

(7) a self-funded health benefit plan sponsored by a professional employer organization under Chapter 91, Labor Code.

(c) This chapter does not apply to:

(1) a health reimbursement arrangement or other account-based health benefit plan;

(2) a workers' compensation insurance policy; or

(3) a regional or local health care program operated under Section 75.104, Health and Safety Code.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 152.003 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 152 / Section 152.003
§ 152.003. SUPPLEMENTAL PRINCIPLES OF LAW.
Status: in_force

The principles of law and equity and the other partnership provisions supplement this chapter unless otherwise provided by this chapter or the other partnership provisions.
Tex. Government Code § 2053.001 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2053 / Section 2053.001
§ 2053.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "State agency" means a board, commission, department, office, or other agency, except a university system or institution of higher education as defined by Section 61.003, Education Code, that:

(A) is in the executive branch of state government;

(B) has statewide authority; and

(C) is created by the constitution or by statute.

(2) "Functional area" means one of the following areas of concern to state government:

(A) natural resources;

(B) health and human resources;

(C) education;

(D) economic development and transportation;

(E) agriculture;

(F) public protection;

(G) consumer protection;

(H) work force; or

(I) any other area in which the governor appoints an interagency planning council under Section 772.003.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 11006.253 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 11006 / Section 11006.253
§ 11006.253. MATURITY.
Status: in_force

Authority bonds must mature not later than 50 years after the date of their issuance.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1061.107 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1061 / Section 1061.107
§ 1061.107. AMBULANCE OR MOBILE EMERGENCY SERVICE.
Status: in_force

The district may operate or provide for the operation of an ambulance or mobile emergency service.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8246.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8246 / Section 8246.052
§ 8246.052. DIRECTOR'S BOND; TREASURER'S BOND.
Status: in_force

(a) Each director shall give bond in the amount of $1,000 for the faithful performance of the director's duties.

(b) The treasurer of the district shall give bond in the amount of $2,500 for the faithful performance of the treasurer's duties.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 382.029 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 382 / Section 382.029
§ 382.029. HEARING POWERS.
Status: in_force

The commission may call and hold hearings, administer oaths, receive evidence at a hearing, issue subpoenas to compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of papers and documents related to a hearing, and make findings of fact and decisions relating to administering this chapter or the rules, orders, or other actions of the commission.
Tex. Government Code § 54A.213 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 54A / Section 54A.213
§ 54A.213. NOTICE OF RIGHT TO DE NOVO HEARING BEFORE REFERRING COURT.
Status: in_force

(a) An associate judge shall give all parties notice of the right to a de novo hearing before the referring court.

(b) The notice may be given:

(1) by oral statement in open court;

(2) by posting inside or outside the courtroom of the referring court; or

(3) as otherwise directed by the referring court.

(c) Before the start of a hearing by an associate judge, a party may waive the right to a de novo hearing before the referring court in writing or on the record.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 574.088 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 574 / Section 574.088
§ 574.088. RELIEF FROM DISABILITIES IN MENTAL HEALTH CASES.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who is furloughed or discharged from court-ordered mental health services may petition the court that entered the commitment order for an order stating that the person qualifies for relief from a firearms disability.

(b) In determining whether to grant relief, the court must hear and consider evidence about:

(1) the circumstances that led to imposition of the firearms disability under 18 U.S.C. Section 922(g)(4);

(2) the person's mental history;

(3) the person's criminal history; and

(4) the person's reputation.

(c) A court may not grant relief unless it makes and enters in the record the following affirmative findings:

(1) the person is no longer likely to act in a manner dangerous to public safety; and

(2) removing the person's disability to purchase a firearm is in the public interest.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 161.085 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 161 / Section 161.085
§ 161.085. INTEREST LIST REPORTING.
Status: in_force

The department shall post on the department's Internet website historical data, categorized by state fiscal year, on the percentages of individuals who elect to receive services under a program for which the department maintains an interest list once their names reach the top of the list.
Tex. Tax Code § 151.058 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 151 / Section 151.058
§ 151.058. PROPERTY USED TO PROVIDE TAXABLE SERVICES AND SALE PRICE OF TAXABLE SERVICES.
Status: in_force

(a) A person performing services taxable under this chapter is the consumer of machinery and equipment used in performing the services.

(b) The total amount charged for a service taxable under this chapter is subject to tax, including charges for labor, materials, overhead, and profit, regardless of whether such charges are separately identified to the purchaser of the service.