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Tex. Health and Safety Code § 161.0902 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 161 / Section 161.0902
§ 161.0902. E-CIGARETTE REPORT.
Status: in_force

(a) Not later than January 5th of each odd-numbered year, the department shall report to the governor, lieutenant governor, and speaker of the house of representatives on the status of the use of e-cigarettes in this state.

(b) The report must include, at a minimum:

(1) a baseline of statistics and analysis regarding retail compliance with this subchapter and Subchapter R;

(2) a baseline of statistics and analysis regarding illegal e-cigarette sales, including:

(A) sales to minors;

(B) enforcement actions concerning minors; and

(C) sources of citations;

(3) e-cigarette controls and initiatives by the department, or any other state agency, including an evaluation of the effectiveness of the controls and initiatives;

(4) the future goals and plans of the department to decrease the use of e-cigarettes;

(5) the educational programs of the department and the effectiveness of those programs; and

(6) the incidence of use of e-cigarettes by regions in this state, including use of e-cigarettes by ethnicity.

(c) The department may include the report required by this section with a similar report for cigarettes or tobacco products required by law.
Tex. Government Code § 802.2011 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 802 / Section 802.2011
§ 802.2011. FUNDING POLICY.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section:

(1) "Funded ratio" means the ratio of a public retirement system's actuarial value of assets divided by the system's actuarial accrued liability.

(2) "Governmental entity" has the meaning assigned by Section 802.1012.

(3) "Statewide retirement system" means:

(A) the Employees Retirement System of Texas, including a retirement system administered by that system;

(B) the Teacher Retirement System of Texas;

(C) the Texas County and District Retirement System;

(D) the Texas Emergency Services Retirement System; and

(E) the Texas Municipal Retirement System.

(b) The governing body of a public retirement system and, if the system is not a statewide retirement system, its associated governmental entity shall:

(1) jointly, if applicable:

(A) develop and adopt a written funding policy that details a plan for achieving a funded ratio of the system that is equal to or greater than 100 percent; and

(B) timely revise the policy to reflect any significant changes to the policy, including changes required as a result of formulating and implementing a funding soundness restoration plan, including a revised funding soundness restoration plan, under Section 802.2015 or 802.2016;

(2) maintain for public review at its main office a copy of the policy;

(3) file a copy of the policy and each change to the policy with the board not later than the 31st day after the date the policy or change, as applicable, is adopted; and

(4) post a copy of the most recent edition of the policy on a publicly available Internet website in accordance with Section 802.107(c)(2).

(c) For purposes of Subsection (b)(1)(B), the written funding policy must outline any automatic contribution or benefit changes designed to prevent having to formulate a revised funding soundness restoration plan under Section 802.2015(d), including any automatic risk-sharing mechanisms that have been implemented, the adoption of an actuarially determined contribution structure, and other adjustable benefit or contribution mechanisms.

(d) The board may adopt rules necessary to implement this section.
Tex. Utilities Code § 162.066 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 162 / Section 162.066
§ 162.066. PATRONS.
Status: in_force

(a) A member is a patron of a telephone cooperative if the member purchases local telecommunications service or toll telecommunications service or pays end user access charges in the ordinary course of business of the cooperative.

(b) The use of interexchange access, payment of interexchange access fees or settlements, or purchase of equipment does not qualify a member or other person as a patron.
Tex. Government Code § 432.153 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 432 / Section 432.153
§ 432.153. PROPERTY OTHER THAN MILITARY PROPERTY--WASTE, SPOILAGE, OR DESTRUCTION.
Status: in_force

A person subject to this chapter who, while in a duty status, wilfully or recklessly wastes, spoils, or otherwise wilfully and wrongfully destroys or damages any property other than military property of the United States or of this state shall be punished as a court-martial directs.
Tex. Local Government Code § 212.210 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 212 / Section 212.210
§ 212.210. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR CALCULATION OF FEES.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only to a municipality to which Section 212.211 does not apply.

(b) A municipality shall determine the amount of a fee imposed under Section 212.205(a)(1) for land subject to a plan application by:

(1) adding, as appropriate:

(A) the product of the number of multifamily units proposed by the plan by the dwelling unit factor prescribed by Section 212.209(f)(1); and

(B) the product of the number of hotel and motel rooms ordinarily used for sleeping proposed by the plan by the dwelling unit factor prescribed by Section 212.209(f)(2);

(2) multiplying the sum calculated under Subdivision (1) by the average land value for the area in which the land is located; and

(3) dividing the product calculated under Subdivision (2) by the applicable density factor.

(c) For purposes of Subsection (b)(1), a municipality shall exclude from a plan application the number of affordable dwelling units proposed by the plan.

(d) A municipality shall determine the amount of a fee imposed under Section 212.205(a)(2) for land subject to a plan application by:

(1) calculating the amount of the fee for the land under Subsection (b); and

(2) subtracting from the amount calculated under Subdivision (1) the product of the land value applicable to the land and the number of acres dedicated.

(e) If a calculation made under Subsection (d) results in a negative number, the applicable landowner is entitled to receive from the applicable municipality the amount equal to the positive difference between the calculated amount and zero. The municipality shall pay that amount to the landowner at the time of transfer of fee simple title or the recording of the easement.
Tex. Property Code § 73.101 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 73 / Section 73.101
§ 73.101. INACTIVE ACCOUNT OR SAFE DEPOSIT BOX PRESUMED ABANDONED.
Status: in_force

(a) An account or safe deposit box is presumed abandoned if:

(1) except as provided by Subsection (c), the account or safe deposit box has been inactive for at least five years as determined under Subsection (b);

(2) the location of the depositor of the account or owner of the safe deposit box is unknown to the depository; and

(3) the amount of the account or the contents of the box have not been delivered to the comptroller in accordance with Chapter 74.

(b) For purposes of Subsection (a)(1):

(1) an account becomes inactive beginning on the date of the depositor's last transaction or correspondence concerning the account; and

(2) a safe deposit box becomes inactive beginning on the date a rental was due but not paid.

(c) If the account is a checking or savings account or is a matured certificate of deposit, the account is presumed abandoned if the account has been inactive for at least three years as determined under Subsection (b)(1).
Tex. Occupations Code § 507.157 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 507 / Section 507.157
§ 507.157. CONTINUING EDUCATION.
Status: in_force

The executive council shall recognize, prepare, or administer continuing education programs for license holders. A license holder must participate in the programs to the extent required by the executive council to keep the person's license.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 382.05197 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 382 / Section 382.05197
§ 382.05197.
Status: in_force

Sec. 382.05197. MULTIPLE PLANT PERMIT: NOTICE AND HEARING. (a) An applicant for a permit under Section 382.05194 shall publish notice of intent to obtain the permit in accordance with Section 382.056, except that the notice of a proposed multiple plant permit for existing facilities shall be published in one or more statewide or regional newspapers that provide reasonable notice throughout the state. If the multiple plant permit for existing facilities will be effective for only part of the state, the notice shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the area to be affected. The commission by rule may require that additional notice be given.

(b) The commission may authorize an applicant for a permit for an existing facility that constitutes or is part of a small business stationary source as defined in Section 5.135, Water Code, to provide notice using an alternative means if the commission finds that the proposed method will result in equal or better communication with the public, considering the effectiveness of the notice in reaching potentially affected persons, the cost, and the consistency with federal requirements.

(c) The commission shall provide an opportunity for a public hearing and the submission of public comment and send notice of a decision on an application for a permit under Section 382.05194 in the same manner as provided by Sections 382.0561 and 382.0562.

(d) A person affected by a decision of the commission to issue or deny a multiple plant permit may move for rehearing and is entitled to judicial review under Section 382.032.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8216.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8216 / Section 8216.151
§ 8216.151. ELECTIONS REGARDING TAXES OR BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue, without an election, bonds and other obligations secured by revenue or contract payments from a source other than ad valorem taxation.

(b) The district must hold an election in the manner provided by Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, to obtain voter approval before the district may impose an ad valorem tax or issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes.

(c) The district may not issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes to finance a road project unless the issuance is approved by a vote of a two-thirds majority of district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.
Tex. Insurance Code § 886.102 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 886 / Section 886.102
§ 886.102. APPLICABILITY OF TEXAS NON-PROFIT CORPORATION ACT.
Status: in_force

(a) Except to the extent of any conflict with this code, the Texas Non-Profit Corporation Act (Article 1396-1.01 et seq., Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes) applies to a local mutual aid association. The commissioner has each power and duty of, and shall perform each act to be performed by, the secretary of state under that Act with respect to local mutual aid associations.

(b) On advance approval of the commissioner, a local mutual aid association may pay dividends to its members.
Tex. Labor Code § 302.0201 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 302 / Section 302.0201
§ 302.0201. WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT CAREER EDUCATION AND TRAINING EVALUATION PILOT PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall establish and administer a pilot program in the Borderplex workforce development area under which the local workforce development board serving that area is required to collect and evaluate cross-sectional data and longitudinal supplemental data regarding career education and training programs administered in that area for the purposes of identifying:

(1) successful program components; and

(2) any gaps in data used to follow up on career education and training program participants following program completion maintained by the commission, the Texas Education Agency, or the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board under the Tri-Agency Workforce Initiative established under Chapter 2308A, Government Code.

(b) Under the pilot program, the commission shall ensure that the local workforce development board serving the workforce development area maintains the following information for each career education and training program participant following program completion, disaggregated by race, ethnicity, sex, income, and location:

(1) the evaluation data described by Section 302.082(b); and

(2) data regarding the attainment of employment paying a self-sufficient wage, as determined under Section 2308A.012, Government Code.

(c) On completion of the pilot program, the local workforce development board serving the workforce development area, in coordination with the commission, shall issue an analysis, by occupation and by provider, of the job placement performance of each career education and training program. The analysis must include:

(1) an analysis of the attainment of employment paying a self-sufficient wage, as determined under Section 2308A.012, Government Code, following program completion; and

(2) detailed information on the services provided with each offered program.

(d) The commission may share individual-level outcome information resulting from the pilot program with state agencies represented on the council through secure means that may be accessed only by authorized employees of those agencies.

(e) Not later than December 1, 2028, the commission shall submit to the legislature a written report on the results of the pilot program. The report must include the commission's recommendation on whether the pilot program should be continued on a statewide basis.

(f) This section expires September 1, 2029.
Tex. Insurance Code - Not Codified § 18 — TX Code / Code i1 / Chapter 21 / Section 18
§ 18. EXAMINATIONS.
Status: in_force

The board shall make an examination into the affairs of the association at least annually. The examination shall be conducted, the report of the examination filed, and the expenses borne and paid in the manner provided by Articles 1.15 and 1.16 of this code.
Tex. Occupations Code § 201.206 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 201 / Section 201.206
§ 201.206. CONFIDENTIALITY OF COMPLAINTS, INVESTIGATION FILES, AND OTHER INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

(a) Each complaint, adverse report, investigation file, and other investigation report and all other investigative information in the possession of or received or gathered by the board or the board's employees or agents relating to a license holder, an application for a license, or a criminal investigation or proceeding is privileged and confidential and is not subject to discovery, subpoena, or any other means of legal compulsion for release to anyone other than the board or an employee or agent of the board involved in any disciplinary action relating to a license holder.

(b) The board shall share information in investigation files, on request, with another state or federal regulatory agency or with a local, state, or federal law enforcement agency regardless of whether the investigation has been completed. The board is not required to disclose under this subsection information that is an attorney-client communication, an attorney work product, or other information protected by a privilege recognized by the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure or the Texas Rules of Evidence.

(c) On the completion of the investigation and before a hearing under Section 201.505, the board shall provide to the license holder, subject to any other privilege or restriction set forth by rule, statute, or legal precedent, access to all information in the board's possession that the board intends to offer into evidence in presenting its case in chief at the contested case hearing on the complaint. The board is not required to provide:

(1) a board investigative report or memorandum;

(2) the identity of a nontestifying complainant; or

(3) attorney-client communications, attorney work product, or other materials covered by a privilege recognized by the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure or the Texas Rules of Evidence.

(c-1) The board's providing of information under Subsection (c) does not constitute a waiver of a privilege or confidentiality under this chapter or any other law.

(d) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), the board may:

(1) disclose a complaint to the affected license holder; and

(2) provide to a complainant the license holder's response to the complaint, if providing the response is considered by the board to be necessary to investigate the complaint.

(e) This section does not prohibit the board or another party in a disciplinary action from offering into evidence in a contested case under Chapter 2001, Government Code, a record, document, or other information obtained or created during an investigation.

(f) The board shall protect the identity of a complainant to the extent possible.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 841.0822 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 841 / Section 841.0822
§ 841.0822. REQUIRED PROCEDURES BEFORE RELEASE FROM SECURE CORRECTIONAL FACILITY.
Status: in_force

Before a committed person is released from a secure correctional facility, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice shall ensure that:

(1) the Department of Public Safety issues a personal identification card to the person; and

(2) the person completes an application for the following federal benefits, as appropriate, for which the person may be eligible:

(A) social security benefits, including disability benefits, administered by the United States Social Security Administration; and

(B) veterans benefits administered by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs.
Tex. Occupations Code § 201.201 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 201 / Section 201.201
§ 201.201. PUBLIC INTEREST INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall prepare information of public interest describing the functions of the board and the procedures by which complaints are filed with and resolved by the board.

(b) The board shall make the information available to the public and appropriate state agencies.
Tex. Government Code § 2054.041 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2054 / Section 2054.041
§ 2054.041. ADDITIONAL BOARD OVERSIGHT.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall adopt a policy describing the board's role in setting a strategic direction for the department. The policy must address the board's role in developing new initiatives for and service offerings by the department, including requiring the board to evaluate and approve new initiatives for, or categories of, services offered by the department under the department's various programs.

(b) The board shall regularly evaluate the extent to which the department fulfills the department's information resources technology mission by providing cost-effective services and meeting customer needs.

(c) The board shall regularly evaluate department operations, including an evaluation of analytical data and information regarding trends in department revenue and expenses, as well as performance information.
Tex. Occupations Code § 262.152 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 262 / Section 262.152
§ 262.152. PERFORMANCE OF DELEGATED DUTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Section 262.1515, a dental hygienist shall practice dental hygiene:

(1) in the dental office of a supervising dentist licensed by the board; or

(2) in an alternate setting, including a nursing home, the patient's home, a school, a hospital, a state institution, a public health clinic, or another institution, under the supervision of a supervising dentist.

(b) For purposes of this section, a dental hygienist who practices dental hygiene as a teledentistry dental service, as defined by Section 111.001, is practicing in an alternate setting in compliance with Subsection (a)(2).
Tex. Government Code § 802.003 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 802 / Section 802.003
§ 802.003. WRIT OF MANDAMUS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), if the governing body of a public retirement system fails or refuses to comply with a requirement of this chapter that applies to it, a person residing in the political subdivision in which the members of the governing body are officers may file a motion, petition, or other appropriate pleading in a district court having jurisdiction in a county in which the political subdivision is located in whole or in part, for a writ of mandamus to compel the governing body to comply with the applicable requirement.

(b) If the governing body of the Employees Retirement System of Texas, the Teacher Retirement System of Texas, the Texas Municipal Retirement System, or the Texas County and District Retirement System fails or refuses to comply with a requirement of this chapter that applies to it, any resident of the state may file a pleading in a district court in Travis County to compel the governing body to comply with the applicable requirement.

(c) If the prevailing party in an action under this section is other than the governing body of a public retirement system, the court may award reasonable attorney's fees and costs of suit.

(d) The State Pension Review Board may file an appropriate pleading, in the manner provided by this section for filing by an individual, for the purpose of enforcing a requirement of Subchapter B or C, other than a requirement of Section 802.101(a), 802.101(d), 802.102, 802.103(a), or 802.104.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 11.315 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 11 / Section 11.315
§ 11.315. FILING OF DECREE OF TERMINATION AGAINST FILING ENTITY.
Status: in_force

(a) The clerk of a court that enters a decree terminating the existence of a filing entity shall file a certified copy of the decree in accordance with Chapter 4.

(b) A fee may not be charged for the filing of a decree under this section.

(c) Subject to Section 11.356, the existence of the filing entity ceases when the certified copy of the decree is filed in accordance with Chapter 4.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3874.155 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3874 / Section 3874.155
§ 3874.155. MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION TAX; ELECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may impose a tax for maintenance and operation purposes, including for:

(1) planning, constructing, acquiring, maintaining, repairing, and operating all improvement projects, including land, plants, works, facilities, improvements, appliances, and equipment of the district; and

(2) paying costs of services, engineering and legal fees, and organization and administrative expenses, including expenses of the city payable under the terms of the project development agreement described by Section 3874.160.

(b) The district may not impose a maintenance and operation tax for improvement projects under this chapter unless the imposition of the tax is approved by the voters of the district voting at an election held for that purpose. An election may be called only on receipt of a petition as provided by Section 3874.151(b).

(c) A maintenance and operation tax election may be held at the same time and in conjunction with any other district election. The election may be called by a separate election order or as part of any other election order.
Tex. Auxiliary Water Laws § 3 — TX Code / Code wl / Chapter 1 / Section 3
§ 3. CONTRACTS WITH NON-PROFIT CORPORATIONS; ACCEPTANCE OF WORKS OR FACILITIES.
Status: in_force

If any water power control district enters into a contract with a non-profit corporation whereby such non-profit corporation obligates itself to provide works or facilities to accomplish pollution control and issues its bonds to secure funds to accomplish same, the District is hereby authorized to accept all such works or facilities from such non-profit corporation at the time and in the manner provided in the contract and in the indenture securing such non-profit corporation's obligations.

Sec. 3-a. BOND ISSUES INVOLVING FEDERAL FUNDS; APPROVAL. Approval must be acquired from the Texas Water Commission pursuant to Article 7880-139, Vernon's Civil Statutes, as amended, when issuing bonds involving Federal funds.