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Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 2A.523 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 2A / Section 2A.523
§ 2A.523. LESSOR'S REMEDIES.
Status: in_force

(a) If a lessee wrongfully rejects or revokes acceptance of goods or fails to make a payment when due or repudiates with respect to a part or the whole, then, with respect to any goods involved, and with respect to all of the goods if under an installment lease contract, the value of the whole lease contract is substantially impaired (Section 2A.510), the lessee is in default under the lease contract and the lessor may:

(1) cancel the lease contract (Section 2A.505(a));

(2) proceed respecting goods not identified to the lease contract (Section 2A.524);

(3) withhold delivery of the goods and take possession of goods previously delivered (Section 2A.525);

(4) stop delivery of the goods by any bailee (Section 2A.526);

(5) dispose of the goods and recover damages (Section 2A.527), or retain the goods and recover damages (Section 2A.528), or in a proper case recover rent (Section 2A.529); or

(6) exercise any other rights or pursue any other remedies provided in the lease contract.

(b) If a lessor does not fully exercise a right or obtain a remedy to which the lessor is entitled under Subsection (a), the lessor may recover the loss resulting in the ordinary course of events from the lessee's default as determined in any reasonable manner, together with incidental damages, less expenses saved in consequence of the lessee's default.

(c) If a lessee is otherwise in default under a lease contract, the lessor may exercise the rights and pursue the remedies provided in the lease contract, which may include a right to cancel the lease. In addition, unless otherwise provided in the lease contract:

(1) if the default substantially impairs the value of the lease contract to the lessor, the lessor may exercise the rights and pursue the remedies provided by Subsection (a) or (b); or

(2) if the default does not substantially impair the value of the lease contract to the lessor, the lessor may recover as provided by Subsection (b).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1101.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1101 / Section 1101.004
§ 1101.004. DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

The boundaries of the district are coextensive with the boundaries of Sutton County, Texas.
Tex. Property Code § 72.103 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 72 / Section 72.103
§ 72.103. PRESERVATION OF PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of this title except a provision of this section or Section 72.1016 relating to a money order or a stored value card, a holder of abandoned property shall preserve the property and may not at any time, by any procedure, including a deduction for service, maintenance, or other charge, transfer or convert to the profits or assets of the holder or otherwise reduce the value of the property. For purposes of this section, value is determined as of the date of the last transaction or contact concerning the property, except that in the case of a money order, value is determined as of the date the property is presumed abandoned under Section 72.102(c). If a holder imposes service, maintenance, or other charges on a money order prior to the time of presumed abandonment, such charges may not exceed the amount of $1 per month for each month the money order remains uncashed prior to the month in which the money order is presumed abandoned.
Tex. Government Code § 402.151 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 402 / Section 402.151
§ 402.151. APPLICABILITY.
Status: in_force

This subchapter applies to a criminal offense under the Election Code.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 32.0264 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 32 / Section 32.0264
§ 32.0264. SUSPENSION AND REINSTATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY FOR CHILDREN IN JUVENILE FACILITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "juvenile facility" means a facility for the placement, detention, or commitment of a child under Title 3, Family Code.

(b) To the extent allowed under federal law, if a child is placed in a juvenile facility, the commission shall suspend the child's eligibility for medical assistance during the period the child is placed in the facility.

(b-1) Notwithstanding Subsection (b), if, during the period a child is placed in a juvenile facility, the child is hospitalized or becomes an inpatient in another type of medical facility, the commission shall reinstate the child's eligibility for medical assistance during the period of the child's inpatient stay. The executive commissioner shall adopt rules necessary to implement this subsection, including rules governing the procedure for reinstating a child's eligibility for medical assistance under this subsection.

(c) Not later than 48 hours after the commission is notified of the release from a juvenile facility of a child whose eligibility for medical assistance has been suspended under this section, the commission shall reinstate the child's eligibility. Following the reinstatement, the child remains eligible until the expiration of the period for which the child was certified as eligible, excluding the period during which the child's eligibility was suspended.
Tex. Occupations Code § 351.457 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 351 / Section 351.457
§ 351.457. PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY; FEES.
Status: in_force

(a) An optometrist or therapeutic optometrist may not directly or indirectly divide, share, split, or allocate a fee for optometric services or materials with:

(1) a layperson, firm, or corporation; or

(2) another optometrist, therapeutic optometrist, or licensed physician, except on the basis of a division of service or responsibility.

(b) Subsection (a) does not:

(1) prevent an optometrist or therapeutic optometrist from paying an employee in the regular course of employment;

(2) prevent establishment of a partnership for the practice of optometry or therapeutic optometry; or

(3) prohibit an optometrist or therapeutic optometrist from being employed on a salary, with or without a bonus arrangement, by an optometrist, therapeutic optometrist, or licensed physician, regardless of the amount of supervision exerted by the employer over the office in which the employee works.

(c) A bonus arrangement described by Subsection (b)(3) may not be based on the business or income of an optical company.

(d) Section 351.361(c) applies to this section.
Tex. Insurance Code § 845.153 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 845 / Section 845.153
§ 845.153. REIMBURSEMENT AT STATE-DEFINED CAPITATION RATE.
Status: in_force

(a) To the extent the system operates under a certificate of authority issued under Chapter 843, the Medicaid contracting agency shall reimburse the system at the state-defined capitation rate for each service area in which the system operates.

(b) The system is not required as a condition of participation in a state contract awarded under Section 845.151 to accept from the Medicaid contracting agency a capitation rate that is lower than the state-defined capitation rate for each service area in which the system operates.
Tex. Education Code § 43.065 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 43 / Section 43.065
§ 43.065. WRITTEN INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES; PERFORMANCE EVALUATION.
Status: in_force

In accordance with Section 43.004, the board of directors shall:

(1) develop written investment objectives concerning the investment of the permanent school fund; and

(2) employ a well-recognized performance measurement service to evaluate and analyze the investment results of the permanent school fund.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2001.309 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2001 / Section 2001.309
§ 2001.309. SEPARATE LICENSE.
Status: in_force

Each location for conducting bingo must be separately licensed.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 33.130 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 33 / Section 33.130
§ 33.130. REPAIRS AND REBUILDING.
Status: in_force

If a structure for which a permit is issued is severely damaged or destroyed by any means, no major repairs or rebuilding may be undertaken by the permit holder without the approval of the board.
Tex. Government Code § 662.062 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 662 / Section 662.062
§ 662.062. IWO JIMA DAY.
Status: in_force

(a) February 19 is Iwo Jima Day in memory of the heroism and courage of the men and women of the armed forces of the United States who participated in the successful capture of the island of Iwo Jima beginning February 19, 1945.

(b) Iwo Jima Day may be regularly observed through appropriate activities in public schools and other places.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 12.034 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 12 / Section 12.034
§ 12.034. REFUND OR WAIVER OF FEES.
Status: in_force

The department by rule may provide for:

(1) the full or partial refund of a fee collected by the department;

(2) the waiver of a licensing, registration, or certification fee collected by the department, including any related late fee; and

(3) the waiver of an inspection fee.
Tex. Insurance Code § 544.155 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 544 / Section 544.155
§ 544.155. UNDERWRITING CRITERIA.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of this subchapter, a health benefit plan issuer or life insurer may underwrite a risk on the basis of an individual's physical or mental condition regardless of the underlying cause of the condition or on the basis of any underwriting criteria not prohibited by this code or another insurance law of this state or a rule adopted under this code or another insurance law of this state if the issuer or insurer consistently applies the criteria and does not merely use the criteria as a pretext to evade the application of Section 544.153.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8048.0306 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8048 / Section 8048.0306
§ 8048.0306. DIVISION OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may be divided into two or more new districts only if:

(1) the district has no outstanding bonded debt;

(2) the district is not imposing ad valorem taxes; and

(3) the City of Van Alstyne by ordinance or resolution has consented to the division of the district.

(b) This chapter applies to any new district created by the division of the district, and a new district has all the powers and duties of the district.

(c) Any new district created by the division of the district may not, at the time the new district is created, contain any land outside the area described by Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter.

(d) The board, on its own motion or on receipt of a petition signed by the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district, may adopt an order dividing the district.

(e) The board may adopt an order dividing the district before or after the date the board holds an election under Section 8048.0103 to confirm the district's creation.

(f) An order dividing the district shall:

(1) name each new district;

(2) include the metes and bounds description of the territory of each new district;

(3) appoint temporary directors for each new district; and

(4) provide for the division of assets and liabilities between or among the new districts.

(g) On or before the 30th day after the date of adoption of an order dividing the district, the district shall file the order with the commission and record the order in the real property records of each county in which the district is located.

(h) Any new district created by the division of the district shall hold a confirmation and directors' election as required by Section 8048.0103. If the voters of a new district do not confirm the creation of the new district, the assets, obligations, territory, and governance of the new district revert to the original district.

(i) Municipal consent to the creation of the district and to the inclusion of land in the district granted under Section 8048.0104 acts as municipal consent to the creation of any new district created by the division of the district and to the inclusion of land in the new district.

(j) Any new district created by the division of the district must hold an election as required by this chapter to obtain voter approval before the district may impose a maintenance tax or issue bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes.
Tex. Insurance Code § 881.055 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 881 / Section 881.055
§ 881.055. USE OF COMPANY NAME.
Status: in_force

A statewide mutual assessment company may not operate an independent branch office or a separate group, club, or class under a name different from the name of the company.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 113.0101 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 113 / Section 113.0101
§ 113.0101. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE COMPOSITION.
Status: in_force

(a) The consortium is governed by an executive committee composed of the following members:

(1) the chair of the academic department of psychiatry of each of the health-related institutions of higher education listed in Section 113.0052(1) or a licensed psychiatrist, including a child-adolescent psychiatrist, designated by the chair to serve in the chair's place;

(2) a representative of the commission with expertise in the delivery of mental health care services, appointed by the executive commissioner;

(3) a representative of the commission with expertise in mental health facilities, appointed by the executive commissioner;

(4) a representative of the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, appointed by the commissioner of the coordinating board;

(5) a representative of each nonprofit organization described by Section 113.0052(4) that is part of the consortium, designated by a majority of the members described by Subdivision (1);

(6) a representative of a hospital system in this state, designated by a majority of the members described by Subdivision (1);

(7) a representative selected from among the regional education service centers described by Section 113.0052(5), appointed by the executive commissioner; and

(8) any other representative designated:

(A) under Subsection (b); or

(B) by a majority of the members described by Subdivision (1) at the request of the executive committee.

(b) The president of each of the health-related institutions of higher education listed in Section 113.0052(1) may designate a representative to serve on the executive committee.
Tex. Occupations Code § 801.308 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 801 / Section 801.308
§ 801.308. CONTINUING EDUCATION AUDITS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall monitor compliance with continuing education requirements by conducting random audits of license holders seeking renewal. The board staff may conduct an audit at any time. The board may perform additional compliance monitoring by other means.

(b) A license holder who is audited shall provide proof of course completion to the board, including certificates of completion.

(c) A list of completed continuing education courses from the license holder on one presigned form does not establish compliance.
Tex. Government Code § 2259.032 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2259 / Section 2259.032
§ 2259.032. PUBLIC PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

The issuance of a public security or the use of available money for a self-insurance fund under this subchapter is a public purpose of the governmental unit.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 202.004 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 202 / Section 202.004
§ 202.004. REMOVAL OF BOARD MEMBERS.
Status: in_force

(a) It is a ground for removal from the board if a member:

(1) does not have at the time of taking office the qualifications required by Sections 202.001 and 202.003;

(2) does not maintain during service on the board the qualifications required by Sections 202.001 and 202.003;

(3) is ineligible for membership under Section 202.002;

(4) cannot, because of illness or disability, discharge the member's duties for a substantial part of the term; or

(5) is absent from more than half of the regularly scheduled board meetings that the member is eligible to attend during a calendar year unless the absence is excused by majority vote of the board.

(b) The validity of an action of the board is not affected by the fact that the action is taken when a ground for removal of a board member exists.

(c) If the executive director has knowledge that a potential ground for removal exists, the executive director shall notify the presiding officer of the board of the potential ground. The presiding officer shall then notify the governor and the attorney general that a potential ground for removal exists. If the potential ground for removal involves the presiding officer, the executive director shall notify the next highest ranking officer of the board, who shall then notify the governor and the attorney general that a potential ground for removal exists.
Tex. Government Code § 57.024 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 57 / Section 57.024
§ 57.024. DUTIES OF THE COMMISSIONER.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner shall enforce this subchapter.

(b) The commissioner shall investigate allegations of violations of this subchapter.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 161.0001 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 161 / Section 161.0001
§ 161.0001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Data elements" means the information:

(A) a health care provider who administers a vaccine is required to record in a medical record under 42 U.S.C. Section 300aa-25, as amended, including:

(i) the date the vaccine is administered;

(ii) the vaccine manufacturer and lot number of the vaccine;

(iii) any adverse or unexpected events for a vaccine; and

(iv) the name, the address, and if appropriate, the title of the health care provider administering the vaccine; and

(B) specified in rules adopted to implement Section 161.00705.

(1-a) "First responder" means:

(A) any federal, state, local, or private personnel who may respond to a disaster, including:

(i) public health and public safety personnel;

(ii) commissioned law enforcement personnel;

(iii) fire protection personnel, including volunteer firefighters;

(iv) emergency medical services personnel, including hospital emergency facility staff;

(v) a member of the National Guard;

(vi) a member of the Texas State Guard; or

(vii) any other worker who responds to a disaster in the worker's scope of employment; or

(B) any related personnel that provide support services during the prevention, response, and recovery phases of a disaster.

(1-b) "Immediate family member" means the parent, spouse, child, or sibling of a person who resides in the same household as the person.

(1-c) "Individual's legally authorized representative" means:

(A) a parent, managing conservator, or guardian of an individual, if the individual is a minor;

(B) a guardian of the individual, if the individual has been adjudicated incompetent to manage the individual's personal affairs; or

(C) an agent of the individual authorized under a durable power of attorney for health care.

(2) "Payor" means an insurance company, a health maintenance organization, or another organization that pays a health care provider to provide health care benefits, including providing immunizations.

(3) "Electronically," as related to a communication authorized under this chapter, means by e-mail, text message, online communication, or another electronic method of communication approved by the department.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8426.006 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8426 / Section 8426.006
§ 8426.006. INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is initially composed of the territory described by Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter.

(b) The boundaries and field notes contained in Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter form a closure. A mistake made in the field notes or in copying the field notes in the legislative process does not affect the district's:

(1) organization, existence, or validity;

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

(3) right to impose a tax; or

(4) legality or operation.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 63.144 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 63 / Section 63.144
§ 63.144. DISTRIBUTION OF COMMERCIAL FERTILIZER WITHOUT REGISTRATION, LABELING, OR PAYMENT OF INSPECTION FEE.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person distributes, conspires to distribute, or causes another person to distribute commercial fertilizer:

(1) that is required to be registered but is not registered in accordance with Subchapter C of this chapter;

(2) that is not labeled in accordance with Subchapter D of this chapter; or

(3) for which an inspection fee has not been paid in accordance with Subchapter E of this chapter.

(b) An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor unless it is shown that the person has previously been convicted of an offense under this subchapter, in which event it is a Class B misdemeanor.
Tex. Transportation Code § 451.155 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 451 / Section 451.155
§ 451.155. TRANSFER OF REAL PROPERTY IN STATION OR TERMINAL COMPLEX.
Status: in_force

(a) An authority may transfer to any person by any means, including a sale or lease, an interest in real property in a station or terminal complex and may contract with respect to it, in accordance with the comprehensive transit plan approved by the board and subject to terms:

(1) the board finds to be in the public interest or necessary to carry out this section; and

(2) the instrument transferring the title or right of use specifies.

(b) A transfer must be at the fair value of the interest transferred considering the use designated for the real property in the authority's comprehensive transit plan.

(c) A person from whom property offered for sale under this section was acquired by eminent domain or the threat of eminent domain has a first right to purchase the property at the price for which the property is offered to the public.
Tex. Transportation Code § 504.304 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 504 / Section 504.304
§ 504.304. MEMBERS OF UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES AUXILIARIES.
Status: repealed

(a) The department shall issue specialty license plates for members of:

(1) the United States Air Force Auxiliary, Civil Air Patrol;

(2) the United States Coast Guard Auxiliary; and

(3) the Marine Corps League or its auxiliary.

(b) The license plates must include the words "Texas Wing Civil Air Patrol," the words "Coast Guard Auxiliary," or the emblem of the Marine Corps League and the words "Marine Corps League," as applicable.

(c) Repealed by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1166, Sec. 13, eff. September 1, 2007.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 45.003 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 45 / Section 45.003
§ 45.003. RULES.
Status: in_force

The executive commissioner may adopt rules governing eligibility for a child passenger safety seat system from the program established under Section 45.002.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 54.006 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 54 / Section 54.006
§ 54.006. INVESTMENT BY OTHER CORPORATIONS.
Status: in_force

After obtaining the approval of the banking commissioner, any corporation organized under the laws of this state other than a savings bank may invest any part of its money in the preferred stock of a corporation formed under this chapter.
Tex. Local Government Code § 363.157 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 363 / Section 363.157
§ 363.157. PROPERTY TO BE USED IN ADMINISTRATION.
Status: in_force

The board may lease or acquire in another manner facilities, equipment, or other property for the sole purpose of administering the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7918.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7918 / Section 7918.102
§ 7918.102. 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.