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Tex. Labor Code § 408.121 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 408 / Section 408.121
§ 408.121. IMPAIRMENT INCOME BENEFITS.
Status: in_force

(a) An employee's entitlement to impairment income benefits begins on the day after the date the employee reaches maximum medical improvement and ends on the earlier of:

(1) the date of expiration of a period computed at the rate of three weeks for each percentage point of impairment; or

(2) the date of the employee's death.

(b) The insurance carrier shall begin to pay impairment income benefits not later than the fifth day after the date on which the insurance carrier receives the doctor's report certifying maximum medical improvement. Impairment income benefits shall be paid for a period based on the impairment rating, unless that rating is disputed under Subsection (c).

(c) If the insurance carrier disputes the impairment rating used under Subsection (a), the carrier shall pay the employee impairment income benefits for a period based on the carrier's reasonable assessment of the correct rating.
Tex. Occupations Code § 602.206 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 602 / Section 602.206
§ 602.206. EXAMINATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The medical board shall administer a written examination for a license to qualified applicants at least two times each year.

(b) Each applicant shall take the examination for the medical physics specialty requested by the applicant in the license application.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8386.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8386 / Section 8386.004
§ 8386.004. DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is composed of the territory described by Section 4, Chapter 409, Acts of the 62nd Legislature, Regular Session, 1971, as that territory may have been modified under:

(1) Subchapter H, Chapter 54, Water Code;

(2) Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code; or

(3) other law.

(b) The boundaries and field notes of the district form a closure. A mistake in copying the field notes in the legislative process or another mistake in the field notes does not affect:

(1) the district's organization, existence, or validity;

(2) the district's right to issue any type of bond for a purpose for which the district is created or to pay the principal of and interest on the bond;

(3) the district's right to impose a tax; or

(4) the legality or operation of the district or its governing body.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1109.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1109 / Section 1109.052
§ 1109.052. QUALIFICATIONS FOR OFFICE.
Status: in_force

(a) To serve as a manager, a person must be a resident and qualified voter of the district.

(b) A district employee may not serve as a manager.
Tex. Government Code § 4008.102 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 4008 / Section 4008.102
§ 4008.102. CONTROLLING PERSON OR AIDER LIABILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a person who directly or indirectly controls an investment adviser is jointly and severally liable with the investment adviser under this subchapter and to the same extent as the investment adviser.

(b) The controlling person is not liable under Subsection (a) if the controlling person sustains the burden of proof that the controlling person did not know, and in the exercise of reasonable care could not have known, of the existence of the facts by reason of which liability is alleged to exist.

(c) A person who directly or indirectly with intent to deceive or defraud or with reckless disregard for the truth or the law materially aids an investment adviser in conduct for which a cause of action is authorized by this subchapter is jointly and severally liable with the investment adviser in an action to recover damages under this subchapter.
Tex. Transportation Code § 551A.033 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 551A / Section 551A.033
§ 551A.033. OPERATION ON BEACH.
Status: in_force

(a) A person may operate an off-highway vehicle on a beach only as provided by this section.

(b) A person operating an off-highway vehicle on a beach must hold and have in the person's possession a driver's license.

(c) Except as provided by Chapters 61 and 63, Natural Resources Code, an operator of an off-highway vehicle may drive the vehicle on a beach that is open to motor vehicle traffic.

(d) Except as provided by Chapters 61 and 63, Natural Resources Code, a person who is authorized to operate an off-highway vehicle that is owned by the state, a county, or a municipality may drive the vehicle on any beach if the vehicle is registered under Section 502.140(c).

(e) The Texas Department of Transportation or a county or municipality may prohibit the operation of an off-highway vehicle on a beach if the department or the governing body of the county or municipality determines that the prohibition is necessary in the interest of safety.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1066.108 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1066 / Section 1066.108
§ 1066.108. COST OF RELOCATING OR ALTERING PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

In exercising the power of eminent domain, if the board requires relocating, raising, lowering, rerouting, changing the grade of, or altering the construction of any railroad, highway, pipeline, or electric transmission and electric distribution, telegraph, or telephone line, conduit, pole, or facility, the district must bear the actual cost of relocating, raising, lowering, rerouting, changing the grade, or altering the construction to provide comparable replacement, without enhancement of facilities, after deducting the net salvage value derived from the old facility.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9091.0307 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9091 / Section 9091.0307
§ 9091.0307. PROCEDURE FOR ELECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) Before the district may impose an ad valorem tax or issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes of the defined area or designated property, the board shall hold an election in the defined area or in the designated property only.

(b) The board may submit the issues to the voters on the same ballot to be used in another election.
Tex. Government Code § 24.585 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 24 / Section 24.585
§ 24.585.
Status: in_force

Sec. 24.585. 441ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT (MIDLAND COUNTY). The 441st Judicial District is composed of Midland County.
Tex. Insurance Code § 887.151 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 887 / Section 887.151
§ 887.151. CLASSES OF MEMBERS.
Status: in_force

(a) An association's constitution and bylaws shall state the number of members to be admitted in a class of the association.

(b) An association shall keep the accounts of the classes' mortuary assessments separate. The association may not use the funds of a class to pay claims for any other class.

(c) Not later than six months after the date a class of members is created, an association must build the class up to the required membership to pay claims in full. Until the required membership level is reached, the insurance certificates for the class may not provide for a benefit greater than $500, unless the association has sufficient funds to lawfully make the full payment of benefits.

(d) Creation of any new class is subject to advance approval of the department.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3863.209 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3863 / Section 3863.209
§ 3863.209. 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. Government Code § 406.009 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 406 / Section 406.009
§ 406.009. REJECTION OF APPOINTMENT; SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION OF COMMISSION.
Status: in_force

(a) The secretary of state may, for good cause, reject an application or suspend or revoke the commission of a notary public.

(b) An action by the secretary of state under this section is subject to the rights of notice, hearing, adjudication, and appeal.

(c) An appeal under this section is to the district court of Travis County. The secretary of state has the burden of proof, and the trial is conducted de novo.

(d) In this section, "good cause" includes:

(1) a false statement knowingly made in an application;

(2) the failure to comply with Section 406.017;

(3) a final conviction for a violation of a law concerning the regulation of the conduct of notaries public in this or another state;

(4) the imposition on the notary public of an administrative, criminal, or civil penalty for a violation of a law or rule prescribing the duties of a notary public;

(5) performing any notarization when the person for whom the notarization is performed did not personally appear before the notary at the time the notarization is executed; or

(6) failure to maintain records under Section 406.014.

(e) The following may not be considered a conviction for the purposes of determining eligibility and good cause:

(1) a dismissal of a proceeding against the defendant and discharge of the defendant before an adjudication of guilt; and

(2) a finding of guilt that has been set aside.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3795.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3795 / Section 3795.004
§ 3795.004. 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 district will benefit from the improvements and services to be provided by the district under powers conferred by Sections 52 and 52-a, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and other powers granted under this chapter.

(c) The district is created to accomplish the purposes of a municipal management district as provided by general law and Sections 52 and 52-a, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.

(d) The creation of the district is in the public interest and is essential to further the public purposes of:

(1) developing and diversifying the economy of the state;

(2) eliminating unemployment and underemployment; and

(3) developing or expanding transportation and commerce.

(e) The district will:

(1) promote the health, safety, and general welfare of residents, employers, potential employees, employees, visitors, and consumers in the district, and of the public;

(2) provide needed funding for the district to preserve, maintain, and enhance the economic health and vitality of the district territory as a community and business center; and

(3) promote the health, safety, welfare, and enjoyment of the public by providing pedestrian ways and by landscaping and developing certain areas in the district, which are necessary for the restoration, preservation, and enhancement of scenic beauty.

(f) Pedestrian ways along or across a street, whether at grade or above or below the surface, and street lighting, street landscaping, parking, and street art objects are parts of and necessary components of a street and are considered to be a street or road improvement.

(g) The district will not act as the agent or instrumentality of any private interest even though the district will benefit many private interests as well as the public.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8399.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8399 / Section 8399.004
§ 8399.004. DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is composed of the territory described by Section 5.03, Chapter 791, Acts of the 74th Legislature, Regular Session, 1995, as that territory may have been modified under:

(1) Subchapter H, Chapter 54, Water Code;

(2) Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code; or

(3) other law.

(b) The boundaries and field notes of the district form a closure. A mistake in the field notes or in copying the field notes in the legislative process does not affect:

(1) the district's organization, existence, or validity;

(2) the district's right to impose a tax; or

(3) the legality or operation of the district or its governing body.
Tex. Government Code § 607.102 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 607 / Section 607.102
§ 607.102. NOTIFICATION.
Status: in_force

An emergency response employee or volunteer, as defined by Section 81.003, Health and Safety Code, who is exposed to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus or a disease caused by a select agent or toxin identified or listed under 42 C.F.R. Section 73.3 is entitled to receive notification of the exposure in the manner prescribed by Section 81.048, Health and Safety Code.
Tex. Government Code § 1474.055 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1474 / Section 1474.055
§ 1474.055. ORDER ISSUING BONDS AND IMPOSING TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) If the issuance of the bonds and imposition of the tax are approved at the election, the commissioners court by order entered at a regular term of the court shall:

(1) direct the issuance of the bonds;

(2) provide for the annual imposition of a tax sufficient to pay the current interest on the bonds and to pay the principal of the bonds at maturity; and

(3) state the place or places at which the interest is payable.

(b) The commissioners court shall annually impose a tax sufficient to pay the current interest on the bonds and to pay the principal of the bonds at maturity.
Tex. Election Code § 254.161 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 254 / Section 254.161
§ 254.161. NOTICE TO CANDIDATE AND OFFICEHOLDER OF CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDITURES.
Status: in_force

If a general-purpose committee other than the principal political committee of a political party or a political committee established by a political party's county executive committee accepts political contributions or makes political expenditures for a candidate or officeholder, notice of that fact shall be given to the affected candidate or officeholder as provided by Section 254.128 for a specific-purpose committee.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1661.006 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1661 / Section 1661.006
§ 1661.006. HEALTH BENEFIT PLAN ISSUER CONDUCT.
Status: in_force

A contract between a health benefit plan issuer and a physician, hospital, or other health care provider may not prohibit the physician, hospital, or health care provider from collecting, at the time of care, the estimated amount for which the enrollee may be financially responsible.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 2A.531 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 2A / Section 2A.531
§ 2A.531. STANDING TO SUE THIRD PARTIES FOR INJURY TO GOODS.
Status: in_force

(a) If a third party so deals with goods that have been identified to a lease contract as to cause actionable injury to a party to the lease contract:

(1) the lessor has a right of action against the third party; and

(2) the lessee also has a right of action against the third party if the lessee:

(A) has a security interest in the goods;

(B) has an insurable interest in the goods;

(C) bears the risk of loss under the lease contract or has since the injury assumed that risk as against the lessor and the goods have been converted or destroyed.

(b) If at the time of the injury the party plaintiff did not bear the risk of loss as against the other party to the lease contract and there is no arrangement between them for disposition of the recovery, the party's suit or settlement, subject to the party's own interest, is as a fiduciary for the other party to the lease contract.

(c) Either party with the consent of the other may sue for the benefit of whom it may concern.
Tex. Education Code § 38.158 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 38 / Section 38.158
§ 38.158. TRAINING COURSES.
Status: in_force

(a) The University Interscholastic League shall approve for coaches of interscholastic athletic activities training courses that provide for not less than two hours of training in the subject matter of concussions, including evaluation, prevention, symptoms, risks, and long-term effects. The league shall maintain an updated list of individuals and organizations authorized by the league to provide the training.

(b) The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation shall require athletic trainers to obtain continuing education in the subject matter of concussions.

(c) The following persons must take a training course in accordance with Subsection (e) from an authorized training provider at least once every two years:

(1) a coach of an interscholastic athletic activity;

(2) a school nurse who serves as a member of a concussion oversight team;

(3) a licensed health care professional who serves as a member of a concussion oversight team and is an employee, representative, or agent of a school district or open-enrollment charter school; and

(4) a licensed health care professional who serves on a volunteer basis as a member of a concussion oversight team for a school district or open-enrollment charter school.

(d) A physician who serves as a member of a concussion oversight team shall, to the greatest extent practicable, periodically take an appropriate continuing medical education course in the subject matter of concussions.

(e) For purposes of Subsection (c):

(1) a coach must take a course described by Subsection (a);

(2) an athletic trainer must take a course concerning the subject matter of concussions that meets the continuing education requirements set by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation under Subsection (b); and

(3) a school nurse or licensed health care professional, other than an athletic trainer, must take:

(A) a course described by Subsection (a) or (b); or

(B) a course concerning the subject matter of concussions that has been approved for continuing education credit by the appropriate licensing authority for the profession.

(f) Each person described by Subsection (c) must submit proof of timely completion of an approved course in compliance with Subsection (e) to the school district superintendent or the superintendent's designee or, in the case of a home-rule school district or open-enrollment charter school, a person who serves the function of a superintendent or that person's designee.

(g) A school nurse or licensed health care professional who is not in compliance with the training requirements under this section may not serve on a concussion oversight team in any capacity.
Tex. Government Code § 1507.158 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1507 / Section 1507.158
§ 1507.158. REDEMPTION OF BONDS.
Status: in_force

After the recovery of a loss described by Section 1507.151 or the failure of an anticipated loss described by Section 1507.151 to occur, the governing body shall promptly redeem bonds issued to cover the loss or anticipated loss in a principal amount equal to the amount recovered or the amount of anticipated loss that did not occur.
Tex. Utilities Code § 253.0401 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 253 / Section 253.0401
§ 253.0401. TRANSFER OF ATTACHMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) Before an electric cooperative installs a new pole to replace an existing pole due to the rerouting, maintenance, or upgrading of the electric distribution system, the cooperative shall provide notice of the replacement to each broadband provider with a pole attachment on the existing pole.

(b) The notice required under Subsection (a) must specify a date by which the broadband provider must remove the pole attachment from the existing pole and transfer the attachment to the new pole.

(c) If a broadband provider does not transfer a pole attachment to the new pole before the 31st day after the date specified in the notice, the electric cooperative may transfer the pole attachment to the new pole at the broadband provider's expense, including the cost for the electric cooperative to return to the site.

(d) A broadband provider shall indemnify, defend, and hold harmless an electric cooperative and the cooperative's members, directors, officers, agents, and employees from and against all liability for the removal and transfer of a pole attachment subject to this section, except for personal injury or property damage arising from the gross negligence or wilful misconduct of the electric cooperative during the removal and transfer process.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3857.155 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3857 / Section 3857.155
§ 3857.155. UTILITY PROPERTY EXEMPT FROM IMPACT FEES OR ASSESSMENTS.
Status: in_force

The district may not impose an impact fee or assessment on the property, including the equipment, rights-of-way, facilities, or improvements, of:

(1) an electric utility or a power generation company as defined by Section 31.002, Utilities Code;

(2) a gas utility as defined by Section 101.003 or 121.001, Utilities Code;

(3) a telecommunications provider as defined by Section 51.002, Utilities Code; or

(4) a person who provides to the public cable television or advanced telecommunications services.
Tex. Local Government Code § 392.060 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 392 / Section 392.060
§ 392.060. HEARINGS.
Status: in_force

Acting through one or more commissioners or other persons designated by the authority, an authority may:

(1) conduct examinations and investigations and hear testimony and accept evidence under oath at a public or private hearing on a matter material for the authority's information;

(2) administer oaths, issue a subpoena requiring the attendance of a witness or the production of books and papers, and issue a commission for the examination of a witness who is outside the state, unable to attend the hearing, or excused from attendance; and

(3) make its findings and recommendations with regard to a building or property where conditions exist that are dangerous to the public health, morals, safety, or welfare available to appropriate agencies, including agencies charged with the duty of abating, or requiring the correction of, nuisances or similar conditions or of demolishing unsafe or unsanitary structures within the authority's area of operation.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 152.0731 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 152 / Section 152.0731
§ 152.0731. EASTLAND COUNTY.
Status: in_force

(a) The Eastland County Juvenile Board is composed of the county judge, the judge of the 91st Judicial District, the criminal district attorney, and the county sheriff.

(b) The juvenile court judge is the chairman of the board and its chief administrative officer.

(c) The commissioners court may pay the juvenile board members additional compensation for the added duties imposed on the members. The compensation is in addition to any other salary a county attorney or sheriff receives and is paid from the general fund of the county.

(d) Sections 152.0002, 152.0004, 152.0005, 152.0006, 152.0007, and 152.0008 do not apply to the juvenile board of Eastland County.