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Tex. Business Organizations Code § 2.109 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 2 / Section 2.109
§ 2.109. POWERS OF PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION.
Status: in_force

Except as provided by Title 7, a professional corporation has the same powers, privileges, duties, restrictions, and liabilities as a for-profit corporation.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1452.002 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1452 / Section 1452.002
§ 1452.002. VERIFICATION OF PHYSICIAN'S LICENSE OR CERTIFICATE.
Status: in_force

The commissioner shall require a health maintenance organization to verify that a physician's license to practice medicine and any other certificate the physician is required to hold, including a certificate issued by the Department of Public Safety or the federal Drug Enforcement Administration or a certificate issued under the Medicare program, is valid as of the date of:

(1) initial credentialing of the physician; and

(2) each recredentialing.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 301.256 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 301 / Section 301.256
§ 301.256. REVOCATION OR SUSPENSION BY CONSENT.
Status: in_force

If a permit holder or license holder requests or consents to the revocation or suspension of the permit or license, the executive director may revoke or suspend the permit or license without a hearing.
Tex. Government Code § 2308.319 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2308 / Section 2308.319
§ 2308.319. COLLABORATIVE READING INITIATIVES.
Status: in_force

The commission shall encourage each local workforce development board to raise an amount of local funds in excess of the amount required to meet performance measures to be used to support collaborative reading initiatives.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8294.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8294 / Section 8294.003
§ 8294.003. 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 works and projects accomplished by the district under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.

(c) The creation of the district is essential to accomplish the purposes of Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Government Code § 24.60098 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 24 / Section 24.60098
§ 24.60098.
Status: in_force

Sec. 24.60098. 475TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (SMITH COUNTY). The 475th Judicial District is composed of Smith County.
Tex. Family Code § 154.305 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 154 / Section 154.305
§ 154.305. SPECIFIC PROCEDURES.
Status: in_force

(a) A suit under this subchapter may be filed:

(1) regardless of the age of the child; and

(2) as an independent cause of action or joined with any other claim or remedy provided by this code.

(b) If no court has continuing, exclusive jurisdiction of the child, an action under this subchapter may be filed as an original suit affecting the parent-child relationship.

(c) If there is a court of continuing, exclusive jurisdiction, an action under this subchapter may be filed as a suit for modification as provided by Chapter 156.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 51.009 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 51 / Section 51.009
§ 51.009. ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The incorporators shall prepare articles of incorporation under the general corporation laws of the state and shall deliver the articles to the attorney general for approval.

(b) After the attorney general has approved the articles, the incorporators shall file them with the secretary of state under the general corporation laws of the state.

(c) The society shall file with the county clerk a certified copy of the articles in accordance with Section 51.011 of this code.
Tex. Education Code § 54.251 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 54 / Section 54.251
§ 54.251. REGISTERED NURSES IN POSTGRADUATE NURSING DEGREE PROGRAMS; OPTIONAL WAIVER.
Status: in_force

An institution of higher education may permit a registered nurse authorized to practice professional nursing in Texas to register by paying the tuition fees and other fees or charges required for Texas residents under Section 54.051, without regard to the length of time the registered nurse has resided in Texas, if the registered nurse:

(1) is enrolled in a program designed to lead to a master's degree or other higher degree in nursing; and

(2) intends to teach in a program in Texas designed to prepare students for licensure as registered nurses.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 775.037 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 775 / Section 775.037
§ 775.037. OFFICERS OF BOARD.
Status: in_force

(a) The emergency services commissioners shall elect from among their members a president, vice-president, secretary, treasurer, and assistant treasurer to perform the duties usually required of the respective offices. The office of secretary and treasurer may be combined.

(b) The treasurer must execute and file with the county clerk a bond conditioned on the faithful execution of the treasurer's duties. The treasurer of a district located in more than one county shall file the bond with the county clerk of the county with the largest population in the district. The county judge of the county in which the bond is to be filed must determine the amount and sufficiency of the bond before it is filed.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 164.019 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 164 / Section 164.019
§ 164.019. ENFORCEMENT BY MANDAMUS.
Status: in_force

A writ of mandamus and all other legal and equitable remedies are available to a party in interest to require the board and any other party to carry out agreements and to perform functions and duties under this chapter, the Texas Constitution, or the board's bond resolutions or orders.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 772.513 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 772 / Section 772.513
§ 772.513. LIABILITY.
Status: in_force

A service supplier involved in providing 9-1-1 service, a manufacturer of equipment used in providing 9-1-1 service, or an officer or employee of a service supplier involved in providing 9-1-1 service may not be held liable for any claim, damage, or loss arising from the provision of 9-1-1 service unless the act or omission proximately causing the claim, damage, or loss constitutes gross negligence, recklessness, or intentional misconduct.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3893.253 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3893 / Section 3893.253
§ 3893.253. NOTICE AND HEARING ON CONSOLIDATION.
Status: in_force

(a) Each district's board shall publish notice and hold a public hearing in its district regarding the terms and conditions for consolidation of the districts. The board shall publish notice at least once in a newspaper with general circulation in the affected districts at least seven days before the hearing.

(b) After the hearing, each board by resolution must approve the terms and conditions for consolidation by majority vote and enter an order consolidating the districts.

(c) If the board of each involved district adopts a resolution containing the terms and conditions for the consolidation, the involved districts become consolidated.
Tex. Tax Code § 321.208 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 321 / Section 321.208
§ 321.208. STATE EXEMPTIONS APPLICABLE.
Status: in_force

The exemptions provided by Subchapter H, Chapter 151, apply to the taxes authorized by this chapter, except as provided by Sections 151.359(j) and 151.317(b).
Tex. Human Resources Code § 152.0201 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 152 / Section 152.0201
§ 152.0201. BELL COUNTY.
Status: in_force

(a) The Bell County Juvenile Board is composed of the county judge, the district judges in Bell County, and the judge of each county court at law in the county.

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

(c) The commissioners court may pay the juvenile board members an annual salary in an amount set by the commissioners court as compensation for the added duties imposed on the members. The salary shall be paid in equal monthly installments 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 Bell County.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 73.005 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 73 / Section 73.005
§ 73.005. ISSUES RELATED TO INTERVENTION SERVICES; LEGISLATIVE PROPOSALS.
Status: in_force

(a) The executive commissioner with the advice of the advisory committee shall address contemporary issues affecting intervention services in the state including:

(1) successful intervention strategies;

(2) personnel preparation and continuing education;

(3) screening services;

(4) day or respite care services;

(5) public awareness; and

(6) contemporary research.

(b) The executive commissioner with the advice of the advisory committee shall advise the legislature on legislation that is needed to maintain a statewide system of quality intervention services for children with developmental delay who are under three years of age and the families of those children. The department may develop and submit legislation to the legislature or comment on pending legislation that affects this population.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 57.301 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 57 / Section 57.301
§ 57.301. COERCED ORDERS, DELIVERIES, OR REFUSALS TO PURCHASE.
Status: in_force

(a) A supplier may not coerce, compel, or require a dealer to accept delivery of equipment or a repair part that has not been voluntarily ordered by the dealer, unless:

(1) the equipment or repair part is a safety feature required by the supplier or applicable law; or

(2) the dealer is otherwise required by applicable law to accept the delivery.

(b) A supplier may not coerce a dealer to refuse purchase of equipment manufactured by another supplier.

(c) It shall not be considered a violation of this section if the supplier requires a dealer to have or provide separate facilities, financial statements, or sales staff for major competing product lines if the supplier gives the dealer at least three years' notice of such a requirement.
Tex. Transportation Code § 547.602 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 547 / Section 547.602
§ 547.602. MIRRORS REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

A motor vehicle, including a motor vehicle used to tow another vehicle, shall be equipped with a mirror located to reflect to the operator a view of the highway for a distance of at least 200 feet from the rear of the vehicle.
Tex. Government Code § 672.002 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 672 / Section 672.002
§ 672.002. EMPLOYMENT PREFERENCE.
Status: in_force

(a) An individual who was under the permanent managing conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services on the day preceding the individual's 18th birthday is entitled to a preference in employment with a state agency over other applicants for the same position who do not have a greater qualification.

(b) This chapter does not apply to:

(1) the position of private secretary or deputy of an official or department; or

(2) an individual holding a strictly confidential relation to the employing officer.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 91.260 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 91 / Section 91.260
§ 91.260. INJUNCTION; CIVIL PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) The attorney general, at the request of the commission, shall bring a civil action against a person who has violated or is violating this subchapter or a rule adopted or an order or permit issued under this subchapter for:

(1) injunctive relief to restrain the person from the violation;

(2) the assessment and recovery of a civil penalty for a violation; or

(3) both injunctive relief and a civil penalty.

(b) A civil penalty assessed under this section may not exceed $25,000 for each violation.

(c) Each day of a continuing violation may be considered a separate violation for the purpose of penalty assessment.

(d) The maximum penalty assessed for a related series of violations may not exceed $500,000.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 101.252 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 101 / Section 101.252
§ 101.252. MANAGEMENT BY GOVERNING AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

The governing authority of a limited liability company shall direct the management of the business and affairs of the company and exercise or authorize the exercise of the powers of the company as provided by:

(1) the company agreement; and

(2) this title and the provisions of Title 1 applicable to a limited liability company to the extent that the company agreement does not provide for the management of the company.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 261.008 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 261 / Section 261.008
§ 261.008. ENDORSEMENT AND FILING BY SECRETARY OF STATE; FEES.
Status: in_force

(a) The secretary of state shall endorse on a utility security instrument and any statement of name change, merger, or consolidation filed with the secretary of state:

(1) the day and hour of receipt; and

(2) the assigned file number.

(b) In the absence of other evidence, an endorsement under Subsection (a) is conclusive proof of the time and fact of filing.

(c) The secretary of state shall file in adequate filing devices and retain in the secretary of state's office all utility security instruments and statements of name change, merger, or consolidation filed with the secretary of state.

(d) The secretary of state shall charge a $25 fee to:

(1) file and index:

(A) a utility security instrument;

(B) an instrument that supplements or amends a utility security instrument; or

(C) a statement of name change, merger, or consolidation; and

(2) stamp a copy of a document described by Subdivision (1), provided by the secured party or the utility, to indicate the date and place of filing.
Tex. Transportation Code § 311.032 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 311 / Section 311.032
§ 311.032. ESTABLISHMENT OF FREEWAY.
Status: in_force

(a) The governing body of a municipality may establish, maintain, and operate a freeway.

(b) To establish a freeway by using a street that exists at the time of the establishment, the municipality must have the consent of the owners of lands abutting the freeway or must purchase or condemn the right of access to the abutting lands. This subsection does not require consent to establish a freeway for the first time as a new way for vehicular and pedestrian traffic.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 143.002 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 143 / Section 143.002
§ 143.002. DAMAGES.
Status: in_force

A person who establishes a cause of action under this chapter is entitled to:

(1) actual damages; and

(2) reasonable attorney's fees and costs.
Tex. Government Code § 24.6004 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 24 / Section 24.6004
§ 24.6004.
Status: in_force

Sec. 24.6004. 460TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (TRAVIS COUNTY). (a) The 460th Judicial District is composed of Travis County.

(b) The 460th District Court shall give preference to criminal matters.
Tex. Election Code § 66.052 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 66 / Section 66.052
§ 66.052. DELIVERY BY ELECTION CLERK.
Status: in_force

A delivery of election records or supplies that is to be performed by the presiding judge may be performed by an election clerk designated by the presiding judge.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7903A.0302 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7903A / Section 7903A.0302
§ 7903A.0302. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties provided by the general law of this state, including Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, applicable to municipal utility districts created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 203.0105 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 203 / Section 203.0105
§ 203.0105. DATA.
Status: in_force

Any data compiled by a local juvenile probation department related to abuse, neglect, or exploitation of youth, or to complaints regarding juvenile probation programs, that is required by this chapter or by any rule to be reported to the department or local juvenile probation board shall be provided to the office of the independent ombudsman.
Tex. Government Code § 2161.004 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2161 / Section 2161.004
§ 2161.004. APPLICABILITY; INTENT.
Status: in_force

(a) This chapter and rules adopted by the comptroller under this chapter apply to state agency construction projects and purchases of goods and services that are paid for with appropriated money and made under the authority of this subtitle or other law.

(b) The legislature intends that all qualified businesses have access to compete for business from the state.

(c) Section 2161.003 and Subsections (a) and (b) of this section do not apply to a project or contract subject to Section 201.702, Transportation Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1104.113 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1104 / Section 1104.113
§ 1104.113. PAYMENT FOR TREATMENT; PROCEDURES.
Status: in_force

(a) When an individual who resides in the district is admitted as a patient to a district facility, the district administrator may have an inquiry made into the financial circumstances of:

(1) the patient; and

(2) a relative of the patient legally responsible for the patient's support.

(b) To the extent that the patient or a relative of the patient legally responsible for the patient's support cannot pay for care and treatment provided by the district, the district shall supply the care and treatment without charging the patient or the patient's relative.

(c) On determining that the patient or a relative legally responsible for the patient's support can pay for all or part of the care and treatment provided by the district, the district administrator shall report that determination to the board, and the board shall issue an order directing the patient or the relative to pay the district a specified amount each week. The amount must be based on the individual's ability to pay.

(d) The district administrator may collect money owed to the district from the patient's estate or from that of a relative legally responsible for the patient's support in the manner provided by law for the collection of expenses in the last illness of a deceased person.

(e) If there is a dispute relating to an individual's ability to pay or if the district administrator has any doubt concerning an individual's ability to pay, the board shall:

(1) call witnesses;

(2) hear and resolve the question; and

(3) issue a final order.

(f) The final order of the board may be appealed to a district court in the county in which the district is located. The substantial evidence rule applies to the appeal.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 21.307 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 21 / Section 21.307
§ 21.307. WASTE DISPOSAL CONTRACTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may contract to receive and to treat or dispose of waste from a person in the district.

(b) The district shall set fees in the contract after considering:

(1) the quality of the waste;

(2) the quantity of the waste;

(3) the difficulty encountered in treating or disposing of the waste;

(4) operation and maintenance expenses and debt retirement services; and

(5) any other reasonable consideration.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 8.502 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 8 / Section 8.502
§ 8.502. ASSERTION OF ADVERSE CLAIM AGAINST ENTITLEMENT HOLDER.
Status: in_force

An action based on an adverse claim to a financial asset, whether framed in conversion, replevin, constructive trust, equitable lien, or other theory, may not be asserted against a person who acquires a security entitlement under Section 8.501 for value and without notice of the adverse claim.
Tex. Transportation Code § 252.105 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 252 / Section 252.105
§ 252.105. POWERS AND DUTIES OF ROAD COMMISSIONER.
Status: in_force

(a) A road commissioner controls the overseers, laborers, tools, machinery, and vehicles to be used on the roads in the road commissioner's district and may require overseers to deploy laborers that the road commissioner designates to open, work on, or repair roads or to build or repair bridges or culverts in the district.

(b) A road commissioner shall:

(1) ensure that the roads and bridges in the district are kept in good repair;

(2) under the control of the commissioners court, establish a system of grading and draining public roads in the district and ensure that the system is carried out by the overseers and laborers under the road commissioner's control;

(3) under the direction of the commissioners court, spend the money entrusted to the road commissioner by the court in the most economical and advantageous manner on the public roads, bridges, and culverts of the district; and

(4) put the inmates and other laborers furnished by the commissioners court to work.

(c) A road commissioner is responsible for the safekeeping of and is liable for the loss or destruction of the machinery, tools, or vehicles placed under the road commissioner's control unless the road commissioner was not at fault. When discharged, the road commissioner shall deliver those items to the person designated by the commissioners court.

(d) Inmates may not be required to work when there is available, after building and repairing bridges, a sufficient road fund to provide for the necessary work on the roads.
Tex. Water Code § 13.1873 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 13 / Section 13.1873
§ 13.1873. APPLICATION RULES.
Status: in_force

In adopting rules relating to the information required in an application for a Class B, Class C, or Class D utility to change rates, the utility commission shall ensure that a:

(1) Class B utility can file a less burdensome and complex application than is required of a Class A utility; and

(2) Class C or Class D utility can file a less burdensome and complex application than is required of a Class A or Class B utility.
Tex. Transportation Code § 174.252 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 174 / Section 174.252
§ 174.252. ANNUAL BUDGET.
Status: in_force

(a) Before beginning the operation of commuter rail facilities, the board shall adopt an annual operating budget specifying the district's anticipated revenue and expenses for the remainder of the fiscal year. The district shall adopt an operating budget for each succeeding fiscal year.

(b) The board must hold a public hearing before adopting each budget except the initial budget. Notice of the hearing must be published at least seven days before the date of the hearing in a newspaper of general circulation in the district.

(c) A budget may be amended at any time if notice of the proposed amendment is given in the notice of the meeting at which the amendment will be considered.

(d) An expenditure that is not budgeted may not be made.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8407.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8407 / Section 8407.004
§ 8407.004. DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is composed of the territory described by Section 4, Chapter 682, 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. Insurance Code § 1251.253 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1251 / Section 1251.253
§ 1251.253. REQUEST FOR CONTINUATION OF GROUP COVERAGE.
Status: in_force

An employee, member, or dependent must provide to the employer or group policyholder a written request for continuation of group coverage not later than the 60th day after the later of:

(1) the date the group coverage would otherwise terminate; or

(2) the date the individual is given, in a format prescribed by the commissioner, notice by either the employer or the group policyholder of the right to continuation of group coverage.