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Tex. Health and Safety Code § 247.046 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 247 / Section 247.046
§ 247.046. COOPERATION AMONG AGENCIES.
Status: in_force

The executive commissioner by rule for the department and the Department of Family and Protective Services and the attorney general by rule shall adopt a memorandum of understanding that:

(1) defines those agencies' responsibilities concerning assisted living facilities and coordinates those agencies' activities;

(2) details coordinated procedures to be used by those agencies in responding to complaints relating to neglect or abuse of residents of facilities, to substandard facilities, and to unlicensed facilities;

(3) identifies enforcement needs those agencies may have in order to perform their duties under the memorandum of understanding, including any need for access to information or to facilities under investigation or operating under a plan of correction; and

(4) provides a plan for correcting violations in substandard or unlicensed assisted living facilities that specifies the conditions under which it is appropriate to impose such a plan and that outlines a schedule of implementation for the plan.
Tex. Government Code § 437.309 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 437 / Section 437.309
§ 437.309. TEXAS STATE GUARD HONORARY RESERVE.
Status: in_force

(a) The governor, or adjutant general under the governor's authority and direction, may transfer to the Texas State Guard Honorary Reserve an officer or enlisted service member of the Texas State Guard who:

(1) is physically disabled;

(2) is at least 60 years of age; or

(3) has served the federal or state military satisfactorily for at least 20 years.

(b) The governor may advance the service member one grade or rank at the time of the transfer into the honorary reserve. For a service member who is not a general officer, the adjutant general may advance the service member one grade or rank at the time of the transfer into the honorary reserve.
Tex. Government Code § 1433.043 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1433 / Section 1433.043
§ 1433.043. ISSUER'S AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

(a) An issuer may issue bonds under this chapter without obtaining the consent of any department, division, commission, board, bureau, or agency of the state, other than the attorney general under Chapter 1202 or the department, and without any proceedings or satisfying any condition precedent other than the proceedings and conditions required by:

(1) this chapter;

(2) Subchapter B or D, Chapter 1201; or

(3) Chapter 1204.

(b) Except as provided by this chapter or by department rule, each governing body has complete authority with respect to bonds and lease agreements governed by this chapter.
Tex. Government Code § 525.0208 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 525 / Section 525.0208
§ 525.0208. STRATEGIES TO ENCOURAGE HEALTH INFORMATION EXCHANGE SYSTEM USE.
Status: in_force

The commission shall develop strategies to encourage health care providers to use the health information exchange system, including incentives, education, and outreach tools to increase usage.
Tex. Government Code § 480.0253 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 480 / Section 480.0253
§ 480.0253. PLEDGE OF SURCHARGES TO GUARANTEE OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

An endorsing municipality or endorsing county may guarantee its obligations under an event support contract and this chapter by pledging, in addition to the tax revenue deposited under Section 480.0152, surcharges from user fees charged in connection with the event, including parking or ticket fees.
Tex. Insurance Code § 83.052 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 83 / Section 83.052
§ 83.052. NOTICE.
Status: in_force

(a) On issuance of an order under Section 83.051, the commissioner shall serve on the affected person an order that:

(1) contains a statement of the charges; and

(2) requires the person immediately to cease and desist from the acts, methods, or practices stated in the order.

(b) The commissioner shall serve the order by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, to the affected person's last known address.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 481.127 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 481 / Section 481.127
§ 481.127.
Status: in_force

Sec. 481.127. OFFENSE: UNAUTHORIZED DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION. (a) A person commits an offense if the person knowingly gives, permits, or obtains unauthorized access to information submitted to the board under Section 481.074(q) or 481.075.

(b) An offense under this section is a state jail felony.
Tex. Local Government Code § 252.062 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 252 / Section 252.062
§ 252.062. CRIMINAL PENALTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) A municipal officer or employee commits an offense if the officer or employee intentionally or knowingly makes or authorizes separate, sequential, or component purchases to avoid the competitive bidding requirements of Section 252.021. An offense under this subsection is a Class B misdemeanor.

(b) A municipal officer or employee commits an offense if the officer or employee intentionally or knowingly violates Section 252.021, other than by conduct described by Subsection (a). An offense under this subsection is a Class B misdemeanor.

(c) A municipal officer or employee commits an offense if the officer or employee intentionally or knowingly violates this chapter, other than by conduct described by Subsection (a) or (b). An offense under this subsection is a Class C misdemeanor.
Tex. Water Code § 63.327 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 63 / Section 63.327
§ 63.327. BOARD OF EQUALIZATION.
Status: in_force

(a) If the commission finds in favor of levying assessments, it shall appoint three persons who are electors of the district to be commissioners on the board of equalization and shall designate the time for the meeting of the board of equalization.

(b) The board of equalization shall meet at the time fixed by the commission to receive the assessment lists or books of the district for examination, correction, equalization, and approval.

(c) The secretary of the commission shall act as secretary for the board of equalization and shall keep a permanent record of the proceedings of the board of equalization.

(d) Before beginning to perform the duties of the board of equalization, each member shall take the following oath: "I ______ do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will, to the best of my ability, make a full and complete examination, correction, and equalization of all property contained in the district as shown by the assessment lists or books of the assessor and collector and add all property not included of which I have knowledge."

(e) The oath shall be entered in the minutes by the secretary.

(f) The completed tax roll shall be submitted to the board of equalization.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8231.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8231 / Section 8231.102
§ 8231.102. DIVISION OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

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

(1) has no outstanding bonded debt; and

(2) is not imposing ad valorem taxes.

(b) The division procedure is prescribed by Sections 51.749 through 51.758, Water Code.

(c) Any new district created by the division of the district has all the powers and duties of the district, except the power to divide the district into new districts under this section.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 35.002 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 35 / Section 35.002
§ 35.002. SHORT TITLE.
Status: in_force

This chapter may be cited as the Uniform Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Act.
Tex. Education Code § 55.1755 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 55 / Section 55.1755
§ 55.1755. UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS SYSTEM; ADDITIONAL BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) In addition to the other authority granted by this subchapter, the board of regents of the University of North Texas System may acquire, purchase, construct, improve, renovate, enlarge, or equip facilities, including roads and related infrastructure, for projects to be financed through the issuance of bonds in accordance with this subchapter and in accordance with a systemwide revenue financing program adopted by the board for the following institutions and facilities not to exceed the following aggregate principal amounts for the projects specified as follows:

(1) the University of North Texas, $50 million for the construction of a College of Business Administration building;

(2) the University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth, $41,972,400 for campus expansion and construction of a public health education building; and

(3) the University of North Texas Dallas Campus, $25 million for a general academic building.

(b) The board may pledge irrevocably to the payment of bonds authorized by this section all or any part of the revenue funds of an institution, branch, or entity of the University of North Texas System, including student tuition charges. The amount of a pledge made under this subsection may not be reduced or abrogated while the bonds for which the pledge is made, or bonds issued to refund those bonds, are outstanding.

(c) If sufficient funds are not available to the board to meet its obligations under this section, the board may transfer funds among institutions, branches, and entities of the University of North Texas System to ensure the most equitable and efficient allocation of available resources for each institution, branch, or entity to carry out its duties and purposes.

(d) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), the University of North Texas System may not issue bonds under this section for facilities at the University of North Texas Dallas Campus until the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board certifies that enrollment at the University of North Texas Dallas Campus has reached an enrollment equivalent of 1,500 full-time students for one semester. If that enrollment is not reached by January 1, 2010, the system's authority to issue bonds for the University of North Texas Dallas Campus under this section expires on that date.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2210.6131 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2210 / Section 2210.6131
§ 2210.6131.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2210.6131. PAYMENT OF CLASS 3 PUBLIC SECURITIES. (a) The association shall pay Class 3 public securities issued under Section 2210.0741 from:

(1) net premium and other revenue; and

(2) if net premium and other revenue are not sufficient to pay the securities, a catastrophe area premium surcharge collected in accordance with this section.

(b) On approval by the commissioner, the association shall assess, as provided by this section, a premium surcharge to each policyholder of a policy described by Subsection (c). The premium surcharge must be set in an amount sufficient to pay, for the duration of the issued public securities, all debt service not already covered by available funds and all related expenses on the public securities.

(c) The premium surcharge under this section shall be assessed on all policyholders of association policies issued under this chapter.

(d) A premium surcharge under this section is a separate charge in addition to the premiums collected and is not subject to premium tax or commissions. Failure by a policyholder to pay the surcharge constitutes failure to pay premium for purposes of policy cancellation.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 161.056 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 161 / Section 161.056
§ 161.056. ANIMAL IDENTIFICATION PROGRAM.
Status: repealed

(a) In order to provide for disease control and enhance the ability to trace disease-infected animals or animals that have been exposed to disease, the commission may develop and implement an animal identification program that is no more stringent than a federal animal disease traceability or other federal animal identification program.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 181, Sec. 2, eff. May 25, 2013.

(c) The commission may adopt rules to require the use of official identification as part of the animal identification program under Subsection (a) for animal disease control or animal emergency management.

(d) The commission may by a two-thirds vote adopt rules to provide for an animal identification program more stringent than a program allowed by Subsection (a) only for control of a specific animal disease or for animal emergency management.

(e) Information collected by the commission under this section is exempt from the public disclosure requirements of Chapter 552, Government Code. The commission may provide information to another person, including a governmental entity, without altering the confidential status of the information. The commission may release information to:

(1) a person who owns or controls animals and seeks information regarding those animals, if the person requests the information in writing;

(2) the attorney general's office, for the purpose of law enforcement;

(3) the secretary of the United States Department of Agriculture, for the purpose of animal health protection;

(4) the secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, for the purpose of homeland security;

(5) the Department of State Health Services, for the purpose of protecting the public health from zoonotic diseases;

(6) any person, under an order of a court of competent jurisdiction;

(7) a state, municipal, or county emergency management authority, for the purpose of management or response to natural or man-made disasters; or

(8) any person the executive director of the commission considers appropriate, if the executive director determines that:

(A) livestock may be threatened by a disease, agent, or pest; and

(B) the release of the information is related to actions the commission may take under this section.

(f) Notwithstanding Subsection (e), the commission shall release information collected under this section if the release is necessary for emergency management purposes under Chapter 418, Government Code. The release of information under this subsection does not alter the confidential status of the information.

(g) Repealed by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 181, Sec. 2, eff. May 25, 2013.

(h) Repealed by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 181, Sec. 2, eff. May 25, 2013.

(i) The commission may adopt rules necessary to implement and enforce this section.
Tex. Election Code § 143.005 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 143 / Section 143.005
§ 143.005. APPLICATION FOR HOME-RULE CITY OFFICE.
Status: in_force

(a) A city charter may prescribe requirements in connection with a candidate's application for a place on the ballot for an office of a home-rule city. This section does not authorize a city charter requirement in connection with the timely filing of an application, and any charter requirement related to an application's timely filing is superseded by Section 143.007 and other applicable filing provisions prescribed by this code.

(b) If a city charter prescribes the requirements that a candidate's application must satisfy for the candidate's name to be placed on the ballot, Section 141.031(a)(4)(L) also applies to the application. The other provisions of Section 141.031 do not apply.

(c) If a city charter requires candidates to pay a filing fee, the amount of the fee and an alternative procedure to payment of the fee shall be prescribed by the charter or by ordinance under charter authorization. However, if an ordinance prescribing an alternative procedure to payment of a filing fee is adopted before the effective date of this code without charter authorization, the ordinance, as it exists on the effective date of this code, continues in effect until the adoption of a charter provision prescribing an alternative procedure or authorizing prescription of an alternative procedure by ordinance.

(d) For any petition required or authorized to be filed in connection with a candidate's application for a place on the ballot for an office of a home-rule city, the minimum number of signatures that must appear on the petition is the greater of:

(1) 25; or

(2) one-half of one percent of the total vote received in the territory from which the office is elected by all candidates for mayor in the most recent mayoral general election.

(e) If the city charter of a home-rule city with a population of more than 1.18 million located primarily in a county with a population of 2.5 million or more that holds nonpartisan elections for its offices requires both a petition and a $50 fee to be filed for a candidate's name to be placed on the ballot, those requirements supersede this section.
Tex. Government Code § 825.305 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 825 / Section 825.305
§ 825.305. AVAILABLE CASH.
Status: in_force

The board of trustees may keep on deposit with the comptroller available cash not exceeding 10 percent of the total assets of the retirement system, to pay annuity and other disbursements.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8441.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8441 / Section 8441.151
§ 8441.151. ELECTIONS REGARDING TAXES OR BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue, without an election, bonds and other obligations secured by:

(1) revenue other than ad valorem taxes; or

(2) contract payments described by Section 8441.153.

(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 the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2203.352 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2203 / Section 2203.352
§ 2203.352. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Board" means the board of directors of the Texas Public Finance Authority.

(2) "Bond resolution" means the resolution or order authorizing bonds to be issued under this subchapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3814.154 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3814 / Section 3814.154
§ 3814.154. ASSESSMENTS; LIENS FOR ASSESSMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board by resolution may impose and collect an assessment for any purpose authorized by this chapter.

(b) An assessment, a reassessment, or an assessment resulting from an addition to or correction of the assessment roll by the district, penalties and interest on an assessment or reassessment, an expense of collection, and reasonable attorney's fees incurred by the district:

(1) are a first and prior lien against the property assessed;

(2) are superior to any other lien or claim other than a lien or claim for county, school district, or municipal ad valorem taxes; and

(3) are the personal liability of and a charge against the owners of the property even if the owners are not named in the assessment proceeding.

(c) The lien is effective from the date of the board's resolution imposing the assessment until the date the assessment is paid. The board may enforce the lien in the same manner that the board may enforce an ad valorem tax lien against real property.

(d) The board may make a correction to or deletion from the assessment roll without notice and hearing required for an additional assessment if the correction or deletion does not increase the amount of a parcel of land.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3816.159 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3816 / Section 3816.159
§ 3816.159. ELECTIONS REGARDING TAXES OR BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) In addition to the elections required under Subchapter L, Chapter 375, Local Government Code, the district must hold an election in the manner provided by that subchapter to obtain voter approval before the district may:

(1) impose a maintenance tax; or

(2) issue a bond payable from ad valorem taxes or assessments.

(b) The board may include more than one purpose in a single proposition at an election.

(c) If the district obtains the written consent of all property owners in the district to impose a maintenance tax or issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes or assessments, the district is exempt from the election requirement under Subsection (a) and may cancel an election called under Subsection (a).
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 110.006 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 110 / Section 110.006
§ 110.006. REPORT.
Status: in_force

Not later than December 1 of each even-numbered year, the task force shall submit to the legislature a report that includes:

(1) a summary of civil or criminal actions brought on behalf of the state and administrative actions by state regulatory agencies in the preceding biennium for conduct that violates Chapter 164 of this code or Chapter 102, Occupations Code; and

(2) legislative recommendations for preventing conduct that violates Chapter 164 of this code or Chapter 102, Occupations Code, and improving enforcement of those chapters.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3872.203 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3872 / Section 3872.203
§ 3872.203. DECLARING RESULTS AND ISSUING ORDER.
Status: in_force

(a) If a majority of the voters voting at the election approve the proposition or propositions, the board shall declare the results and, by order, shall establish the defined area and describe it by metes and bounds or designate the specific property.

(b) The board's order is not subject to judicial review except on the ground of fraud, palpable error, or arbitrary and confiscatory abuse of discretion.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 301.034 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 301 / Section 301.034
§ 301.034. USE OF PUBLIC FUNDS PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

Public funds appropriated to a state department or to a state institution may not be used to create a cooperative association under this subchapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3906.110 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3906 / Section 3906.110
§ 3906.110. MEMBERSHIP IN CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS.
Status: in_force

The district may join and pay dues to a charitable or nonprofit organization that performs a service or provides an activity consistent with the furtherance of a district purpose.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8448.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8448 / Section 8448.003
§ 8448.003. CONFIRMATION AND DIRECTORS' ELECTION REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors shall hold an election to confirm the creation of the district and to elect five permanent directors as provided by Section 49.102, Water Code.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1105.010 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1105 / Section 1105.010
§ 1105.010. PRORATION OF VALUES; NET VALUE OF PAID-UP ADDITIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) Any cash surrender value and any paid-up nonforfeiture benefit available under a policy on default in the payment of a premium due at any time other than on the policy anniversary must be computed with allowance for the lapse of time and the payment of fractional premiums after the preceding policy anniversary, except that a cash surrender value or nonforfeiture benefit is not required unless the cash surrender value or nonforfeiture benefit was required on the preceding policy anniversary.

(b) A value determined under Sections 1105.005-1105.009, Subchapter B, or Subchapter D may be computed on the assumption that any death benefit is payable at the end of the policy year of death.

(c) The net value of any paid-up additions, other than paid-up term additions, may not be less than the amounts used to provide those additions.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 65.054 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 65 / Section 65.054
§ 65.054. CONTRACT FUNCTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission may contract with a third-party administrator or other entity to perform any or all program functions for the commission under this chapter.

(b) A third-party administrator or other entity may perform tasks under a contract entered into under Subsection (a) that would otherwise be performed by the commission.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 576.008 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 576 / Section 576.008
§ 576.008. NOTIFICATION OF PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY SYSTEM.
Status: in_force

A patient shall be informed in writing, at the time of admission and discharge, of the existence, purpose, telephone number, and address of the protection and advocacy system established in this state under the federal Protection and Advocacy for Mentally Ill Individuals Act of 1986 (42 U.S.C. Sec. 10801, et seq.).