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Tex. Transportation Code § 367.011 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 367 / Section 367.011
§ 367.011. TOLLS AND CHARGES.
Status: in_force

(a) The governing body of a municipality may impose and collect tolls and other charges for the use or availability of a toll bridge of the municipality.

(b) The governing body of the municipality shall impose and collect pledged tolls and charges in an amount that will be at least sufficient, with any other pledged resource, to provide for the payment of:

(1) principal of and interest on and any other amount required to be paid in connection with the bonds; and

(2) to the extent required by the ordinance authorizing issuance of the bonds:

(A) expenses incurred in connection with the bonds; and

(B) operation, maintenance, and other expenses in connection with the toll bridge.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 363.021 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 363 / Section 363.021
§ 363.021. COMMISSION RULEMAKING AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

The commission may adopt rules necessary to implement this chapter.
Tex. Local Government Code § 387.009 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 387 / Section 387.009
§ 387.009. TAX RATE.
Status: in_force

The rate of a tax adopted under this chapter must be in increments of one-eighth of one percent.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 31.017 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 31 / Section 31.017
§ 31.017. FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTERS.
Status: in_force

The department may make grants to establish new or expand existing facilities and to support new or expanded services at facilities that can qualify as federally qualified health centers, as defined by 42 U.S.C. Section 1396d(l)(2)(B), in this state, including:

(1) planning grants;

(2) development grants;

(3) capital improvement grants; and

(4) grants for transitional operating support.
Tex. Government Code § 62.0131 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 62 / Section 62.0131
§ 62.0131. FORM OF WRITTEN JURY SUMMONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The Office of Court Administration of the Texas Judicial System shall develop and maintain a model for a uniform written jury summons in this state.

(b) The model must include:

(1) the option to provide:

(A) the exemptions and restrictions governing jury service under Subchapter B; or

(B) the electronic address of the court's Internet website on which is posted the exemptions and restrictions governing jury service under Subchapter B;

(2) the information under Chapter 122, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, relating to the duties of an employer with regard to an employee who is summoned for jury service;

(3) notice of the contempt action to which the person summoned for jury service is subject under Section 62.0141 for failure to comply with the jury summons; and

(4) the option to:

(A) include in the jury summons the juror questionnaire required by Section 62.0132;

(B) provide the electronic address of the court's Internet website from which the juror questionnaire may be easily printed; or

(C) in counties in which the district and criminal district judges adopted a plan for an electronic jury selection method under Section 62.011, provide the electronic address of the court's Internet website for the prospective juror to access and complete the juror questionnaire.

(c) A written jury summons must conform with the model established under this section and must be 3-1/2 by 5 inches or larger in size.

(d) In developing and maintaining the model required by this section, the Office of Court Administration of the Texas Judicial System shall solicit and consider the opinions of the members of the judiciary, district clerks, and attorneys.
Tex. Election Code § 204.004 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 204 / Section 204.004
§ 204.004. NOMINATION FOR VACANCY FILLED AT GENERAL ELECTION.
Status: in_force

A nomination by a political party for an unexpired term to be filled at the general election for state and county officers is made in the manner prescribed by Section 202.004 or 202.005, as applicable.
Tex. Finance Code § 204.111 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 204 / Section 204.111
§ 204.111. DISCLOSURE OF LACK OF DEPOSIT INSURANCE.
Status: in_force

Each foreign bank licensed to establish and maintain a Texas state branch or agency shall give notice that deposits and credit balances in the office are not insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
Tex. Government Code § 2004.003 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2004 / Section 2004.003
§ 2004.003. EXEMPTIONS FROM REGISTRATION.
Status: in_force

An individual is not required to register under Section 2004.002 because of:

(1) the individual's appearance or contact on an interagency matter if the individual is an officer or employee of the state agency; or

(2) a contact by the individual with the state agency or an officer or employee of the agency if the contact:

(A) is solely for obtaining information and an attempt is not made to influence the action of an officer or employee of the agency;

(B) consists of making an appearance and participating at a public hearing;

(C) is made in a matter in which a pleading or other instrument that discloses the individual's representation is on file with the agency; or

(D) is one for which the individual does not receive compensation or any thing of value.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3929.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3929 / Section 3929.101
§ 3929.101. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties necessary to accomplish the purposes for which the district is created.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8318.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8318 / Section 8318.001
§ 8318.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Board" means the district's board of directors.

(2) "Commission" means the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

(3) "Director" means a board member.

(4) "District" means the Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 528.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 773.091 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 773 / Section 773.091
§ 773.091. CONFIDENTIAL COMMUNICATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) A communication between certified emergency medical services personnel or a physician providing medical supervision and a patient that is made in the course of providing emergency medical services to the patient is confidential and privileged and may not be disclosed except as provided by this chapter.

(b) Records of the identity, evaluation, or treatment of a patient by emergency medical services personnel or by a physician providing medical supervision that are created by the emergency medical services personnel or physician or maintained by an emergency medical services provider are confidential and privileged and may not be disclosed except as provided by this chapter.

(c) Any person who receives information from confidential communications or records as described by this chapter, other than a person listed in Section 773.092 who is acting on the survivor's behalf, may not disclose the information except to the extent that disclosure is consistent with the authorized purposes for which the information was obtained.

(d) This subchapter governs confidential communications or records concerning a patient regardless of when the patient received the services of emergency medical services personnel or a physician providing medical supervision.

(e) Notwithstanding Rule 501, Texas Rules of Evidence, the privilege of confidentiality may be claimed in any criminal, civil, or administrative proceeding and may be claimed by the patient or the emergency medical services personnel or physician acting on the patient's behalf.

(f) If the emergency medical services personnel or physician claims the privilege of confidentiality on behalf of the patient, the authority to do so is presumed in the absence of evidence to the contrary.

(g) The privilege of confidentiality under this section does not extend to information regarding the presence, nature of injury or illness, age, sex, occupation, and city of residence of a patient who is receiving emergency medical services. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed as requiring or permitting emergency services personnel to make a diagnosis.
Tex. Education Code § 88.1015 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 88 / Section 88.1015
§ 88.1015. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Director" means the director of the Texas Forest Service.

(2) "Wildfire" means any fire occurring on wildland or in a place where urban areas and rural areas meet. The term does not include a fire that constitutes controlled burning within the meaning of Section 28.01, Penal Code.

(3) "Wildland" means an area in which there is virtually no development except for:

(A) roads, railroads, transmission lines, and similar transportation facilities; or

(B) development related to use of the land for park purposes or for timberland or other agricultural purposes.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3800.0103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3800 / Section 3800.0103
§ 3800.0103. PURPOSE; DECLARATION OF INTENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The creation of the district is essential to accomplish the purposes of Sections 52 and 52-a, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and other public purposes stated in this chapter.

(b) By creating the district and in authorizing the county and other political subdivisions to contract with the district, the legislature has established a program to accomplish the public purposes set out in Section 52-a, Article III, Texas Constitution.

(c) The creation of the district is necessary to promote, develop, encourage, and maintain employment, commerce, transportation, housing, tourism, recreation, the arts, entertainment, economic development, safety, and the public welfare in the district.

(d) This chapter and the creation of the district may not be interpreted to relieve the county from providing the level of services provided as of the effective date of the Act enacting this chapter to the area in the district. The district is created to supplement and not to supplant county or municipal services provided in the district.
Tex. Government Code § 52.046 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 52 / Section 52.046
§ 52.046. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) On request, an official court reporter shall:

(1) attend all sessions of the court;

(2) take full shorthand notes of oral testimony offered before the court, including objections made to the admissibility of evidence, court rulings and remarks on the objections, and exceptions to the rulings;

(3) take full shorthand notes of closing arguments if requested to do so by the attorney of a party to the case, including objections to the arguments, court rulings and remarks on the objections, and exceptions to the rulings;

(4) preserve the notes for future reference for three years from the date on which they were taken; and

(5) furnish a transcript of the reported evidence or other proceedings, in whole or in part, as provided by this chapter.

(b) An official court reporter of a district court may conduct the deposition of witnesses, receive, execute, and return commissions, and make a certificate of the proceedings in any county that is included in the judicial district of that court.

(c) The supreme court may adopt rules consistent with the relevant statutes to provide for the duties and fees of official court reporters in all civil judicial proceedings.

(d) A judge of a county court or county court at law shall appoint a shorthand reporter to report the oral testimony given in any contested probate matter in that judge's court.
Tex. Local Government Code § 325.021 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 325 / Section 325.021
§ 325.021. SEAL.
Status: in_force

The board shall adopt a seal for the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3946.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3946 / Section 3946.002
§ 3946.002. PRECONDITION; EXPIRATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may not exercise any powers under this chapter until the development agreement and finance plan are executed.

(b) This chapter, including Section 3946.052, expires September 1, 2019, if the development agreement and finance plan are not executed by that date.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3939.0303 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3939 / Section 3939.0303
§ 3939.0303. NONPROFIT CORPORATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The board by resolution may authorize the creation of a nonprofit corporation to assist and act for the district in implementing a project or providing a service authorized by this chapter.

(b) The nonprofit corporation:

(1) has each power of and is considered to be a local government corporation created under Subchapter D, Chapter 431, Transportation Code; and

(2) may implement any project and provide any service authorized by this chapter.

(c) The board shall appoint the board of directors of the nonprofit corporation. The board of directors of the nonprofit corporation shall serve in the same manner as the board of directors of a local government corporation created under Subchapter D, Chapter 431, Transportation Code, except that a board member is not required to reside in the district.
Tex. Transportation Code § 225.025 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 225 / Section 225.025
§ 225.025. SENATOR LLOYD BENTSEN HIGHWAY.
Status: in_force

(a) The part of U.S. Highway 59 from its intersection with Interstate Highway 45 to its intersection with Interstate Highway 35 is the Senator Lloyd Bentsen Highway.

(b) The department shall design and construct memorial markers indicating the highway number, the designation as the Senator Lloyd Bentsen Highway, and any other appropriate information.

(c) The department shall erect a memorial marker at each end of the memorial highway and at appropriate intermediate sites along the highway. The intermediate sites may not be farther apart than 100 miles.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 21.453 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 21 / Section 21.453
§ 21.453. TAX RATE.
Status: in_force

In setting the tax rate, the board shall take into consideration the income of the district from sources other than taxation.
Tex. Family Code § 58.402 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 58 / Section 58.402
§ 58.402. PURPOSES OF SYSTEM.
Status: in_force

The purposes of the system are to:

(1) provide accurate information at the statewide level relating to children who come into contact with the juvenile justice system;

(2) facilitate communication and information sharing between authorized entities in criminal and juvenile justice agencies and partner agencies regarding effective and efficient identification of and service delivery to juvenile offenders; and

(3) provide comprehensive juvenile justice information and case management abilities that will meet the common data collection, reporting, and management needs of juvenile probation departments in this state and provide the flexibility to accommodate individualized requirements.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1104.308 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1104 / Section 1104.308
§ 1104.308. SPENDING RESTRICTIONS.
Status: in_force

After the effective date of the district's dissolution, the board may not spend any money except as authorized together with all reasonable dissolution expenses and the district's legal debts incurred before that date.
Tex. Government Code § 54.2820 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 54 / Section 54.2820
§ 54.2820. COSTS.
Status: in_force

(a) When the district clerk is the clerk under this subchapter, the district clerk shall charge the same court costs for cases filed in, transferred to, or assigned to the criminal law magistrate court that are charged in the district courts.

(b) When the county clerk is the clerk under this subchapter, the county clerk shall charge the same court costs for cases filed in, transferred to, or assigned to the magistrate court that are charged in the county courts.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8857.053 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8857 / Section 8857.053
§ 8857.053. ELECTION DATE.
Status: in_force

On the uniform election date in November of each even-numbered year, the appropriate number of directors shall be elected.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 533A.010 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 533A / Section 533A.010
§ 533A.010. INFORMATION RELATING TO CONDITION.
Status: in_force

(a) A person, including a hospital, nursing facility, medical society, or other organization, may provide to the department or a medical organization, hospital, or hospital committee any information, including interviews, reports, statements, or memoranda relating to a person's condition and treatment for use in a study to reduce mental illness and intellectual disabilities.

(b) The department or a medical organization, hospital, or hospital committee receiving the information may use or publish the information only to advance mental health and intellectual disability research and education in order to reduce mental illness and intellectual disabilities. A summary of the study may be released for general publication.

(c) The identity of a person whose condition or treatment is studied is confidential and may not be revealed under any circumstances. Information provided under this section and any finding or conclusion resulting from the study is privileged information.

(d) A person is not liable for damages or other relief if the person:

(1) provides information under this section;

(2) releases or publishes the findings and conclusions of the person or organization to advance mental health and intellectual disability research and education; or

(3) releases or publishes generally a summary of a study.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1023.060 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1023 / Section 1023.060
§ 1023.060. ASSISTANT DISTRICT ADMINISTRATOR; ATTORNEY.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may appoint qualified persons as:

(1) the assistant district administrator; and

(2) the attorney for the district.

(b) The assistant district administrator and attorney for the district serve at the will of the board and are entitled to the compensation determined by the board.
Tex. Local Government Code § 303.103 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 303 / Section 303.103
§ 303.103. CERTIFICATE OF DISSOLUTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The original and two copies of the articles of dissolution shall be delivered to the secretary of state.

(b) If the secretary of state finds that the articles of dissolution comply with this chapter and have been authorized by the sponsor's governing body, the secretary of state, on payment of the fees required by this chapter, shall:

(1) write "filed" on the original and each copy of the articles of dissolution and the month, day, and year of the filing;

(2) file the original in the office of the secretary of state; and

(3) issue two certificates of dissolution with a copy of the articles of dissolution attached to each.

(c) The secretary of state shall deliver a certificate of dissolution, with a copy of the articles of dissolution attached, to the representative of the dissolved corporation and to the sponsor's governing body.

(d) The existence of the corporation ceases on the issuance of the certificate of dissolution, except for the purpose of suits, other proceedings, and appropriate corporate action by the directors and officers of the corporation as provided by this chapter.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1201.065 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1201 / Section 1201.065
§ 1201.065. AGE AND SCHOOL ENROLLMENT ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR DEPENDENT CHILDREN IN INDIVIDUAL OR GROUP POLICY; LATE ENROLLMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) An individual or group accident and health insurance policy may contain criteria relating to a maximum age or enrollment in school to establish continued eligibility for coverage of a child 25 years of age or older.

(b) In the case of a late enrollment, an insurer may require evidence of insurability that is satisfactory to the insurer before a child is included for coverage under the policy.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1034.006 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1034 / Section 1034.006
§ 1034.006. RESTRICTION ON STATE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.
Status: in_force

The legislature may not make a direct appropriation for the construction, maintenance, or improvement of a district facility.
Tex. Education Code § 115.001 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 115 / Section 115.001
§ 115.001. PUBLIC UNIVERSITY FOR CENTRAL TEXAS.
Status: in_force

(a) The Public University for Central Texas is a coeducational upper-level educational institution located in the city of Killeen. The institution is a component institution of higher education of the university system to which that institution was transferred pursuant to an Act of the 75th Legislature, Regular Session, 1997, and is under the management and control of the board of regents of that university system.

(b) The board of regents has the same powers and duties concerning the Public University for Central Texas as are conferred on the board by law concerning other component institutions of the university system.

(c) The institution may accept only junior, senior, and graduate-level students.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 481.0762 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 481 / Section 481.0762
§ 481.0762. MONITORING BY REGULATORY AGENCY.
Status: in_force

(a) Each regulatory agency that issues a license, certification, or registration to a prescriber shall promulgate specific guidelines for prescribers regulated by that agency for the responsible prescribing of opioids, benzodiazepines, barbiturates, or carisoprodol.

(b) A regulatory agency that issues a license, certification, or registration to a prescriber shall periodically access the information submitted to the board under Sections 481.074(q) and 481.075 to determine whether a prescriber is engaging in potentially harmful prescribing patterns or practices.

(c) If the board sends a prescriber an electronic notification authorized under Section 481.0761(i), the board shall immediately send an electronic notification to the appropriate regulatory agency.

(d) In determining whether a potentially harmful prescribing pattern or practice is occurring, the appropriate regulatory agency, at a minimum, shall consider:

(1) the number of times a prescriber prescribes opioids, benzodiazepines, barbiturates, or carisoprodol; and

(2) for prescriptions described by Subdivision (1), patterns of prescribing combinations of those drugs and other dangerous combinations of drugs identified by the board.

(e) If, during a periodic check under this section, the regulatory agency finds evidence that a prescriber may be engaging in potentially harmful prescribing patterns or practices, the regulatory agency may notify that prescriber.

(f) A regulatory agency may open a complaint against a prescriber if the agency finds evidence during a periodic check under this section that the prescriber is engaging in conduct that violates this subchapter or any other statute or rule.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 246.001 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 246 / Section 246.001
§ 246.001. SHORT TITLE.
Status: in_force

This chapter may be cited as the Texas Continuing Care Facility Disclosure and Rehabilitation Act.