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Tex. Government Code § 540.0154 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 540 / Section 540.0154
§ 540.0154. PERFORMANCE AUDIT SELECTION PROCESS AND FOLLOW-UP.
Status: in_force

(a) To improve the commission's processes for performance audits of managed care organizations, the commission shall:

(1) document the process by which the commission selects organizations to audit;

(2) include previous audit coverage as a risk factor in selecting organizations to audit; and

(3) prioritize the highest risk organizations to audit.

(b) To verify that managed care organizations correct negative performance audit findings, the commission shall:

(1) establish a process to:

(A) document how the commission follows up on those findings; and

(B) verify that organizations implement performance audit recommendations; and

(2) establish and implement policies and procedures to:

(A) determine under what circumstances the commission must issue a corrective action plan to an organization based on a performance audit; and

(B) follow up on the organization's implementation of the plan.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8460.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8460 / Section 8460.001
§ 8460.001. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this chapter, "district" means the Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 504.
Tex. Government Code § 2110.007 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2110 / Section 2110.007
§ 2110.007. REPORT TO THE LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD.
Status: in_force

A state agency that has established an advisory committee shall report to the Legislative Budget Board the information developed in the evaluation required by Section 2110.006. The agency shall file the report biennially in connection with the agency's request for appropriations.
Tex. Government Code § 2306.114 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2306 / Section 2306.114
§ 2306.114. FILING OF ANNUAL BUDGET.
Status: in_force

(a) Copies of the annual budget certified by the presiding officer of the board shall be filed promptly with the governor and the legislature.

(b) The annual budget is not effective until filed.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 533A.007 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 533A / Section 533A.007
§ 533A.007. USE OF CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to any applicable requirements of Chapter 250, the department, in relation to services provided under this title, or a local intellectual and developmental disability authority or community center, may deny employment or volunteer status to an applicant if:

(1) the department, authority, or community center determines that the applicant's criminal history record information indicates that the person is not qualified or suitable; or

(2) the applicant fails to provide a complete set of fingerprints if the department establishes that method of obtaining criminal history record information.

(b) The executive commissioner shall adopt rules relating to the use of information obtained under this section, including rules that prohibit an adverse personnel action based on arrest warrant or wanted persons information received by the department.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 114.011 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 114 / Section 114.011
§ 114.011. APPROVAL CRITERIA.
Status: in_force

(a) The council shall review each request for program funding on a competitive basis and shall consider:

(1) the extent to which the program would meet identified needs;

(2) the cost of initiating the program, if applicable;

(3) whether other funding sources are available;

(4) the proposed cost of the services to the client or the client's family; and

(5) the assurance of quality services.

(b) The council may not approve a funding request for a new program unless the service provider agrees to:

(1) operate and maintain the program within the guidelines established by the council;

(2) develop for each person with autism or other pervasive developmental disorders an individualized developmental plan that:

(A) includes family participation and periodic review and reevaluation; and

(B) is based on a comprehensive developmental evaluation conducted by an interdisciplinary team;

(3) provide services to meet the unique needs of each person with autism or other pervasive developmental disorders as indicated by the person's individualized developmental plan; and

(4) develop a method in accordance with rules adopted by the council and approved by the council to respond to individual complaints relating to services provided by the program.

(c) The council shall develop with the Health and Human Services Commission and any agency designated by the commission procedures for allocating available funds to programs approved under this section.

(d) This chapter does not affect the existing authority of a state agency to provide services to a person with autism or other pervasive developmental disorders if the person meets the eligibility criteria established by this chapter. The council may modify the program standards if the council considers the modifications necessary for a particular program.
Tex. Government Code § 655.004 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 655 / Section 655.004
§ 655.004. ADMINISTRATION OF MERIT SELECTION.
Status: in_force

A state agency may create a separate division within the agency to administer merit selection policies and procedures if the chief executive of the agency considers the creation necessary.
Tex. Transportation Code § 601.161 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 601 / Section 601.161
§ 601.161. NOTICE OF SUSPENSION.
Status: in_force

Not later than the 11th day before the effective date of a suspension under Section 601.159, the department shall send notice of the suspension to each affected owner or operator. The department shall send the notice by first class mail or by e-mail to any owner or operator who has provided an e-mail address to the department and who has elected to receive notice electronically. The notice must state the amount required as security under Section 601.153 and the necessity for the owner or operator to file evidence of financial responsibility with the department.
Tex. Transportation Code § 520.058 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 520 / Section 520.058
§ 520.058. INSPECTION OF RECORDS.
Status: in_force

A motor vehicle title service license holder or any of its employees shall allow an inspection of records required under Section 520.057 by a peace officer on the premises of the motor vehicle title service at any reasonable time to verify, check, or audit the records.
Tex. Government Code § 840.105 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 840 / Section 840.105
§ 840.105. EMPLOYER PICKUP OF MEMBER CONTRIBUTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) For all state compensation earned by judicial officers who are members of the retirement system, the state shall pick up the member contributions required by Section 840.102 or 840A.101, as applicable. The state shall pay the picked-up contributions to the retirement system from the same source that is used in paying state compensation to the judicial officer members. These payments are in lieu of contributions by the members. The state shall pick up these contributions by a corresponding reduction in the cash salaries of the members, by an offset against a future salary increase, or by a combination of a salary reduction and offset against a future salary increase. Members do not have the option of choosing to receive the contributed amounts directly instead of having them paid by the state to the retirement system.

(b) Contributions picked up as provided by Subsection (a) shall be treated as employer contributions in determining tax treatment of the amounts under the United States Internal Revenue Code; however, the state shall continue to withhold federal income taxes on these picked-up contributions until the Internal Revenue Service determines or the federal courts rule that pursuant to Section 414(h) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. Section 414(h)) these picked-up contributions are not includable as gross income of the member until the time that they are distributed or made available.

(c) Member contributions picked up as provided by Subsection (a) shall be transmitted to the retirement system in the manner required by Section 840.102. Member contributions picked up by the state shall be credited to the members' individual accounts and treated for all other purposes as if the amounts were a part of the members' compensation and had been deducted as provided by Section 840.102 or 840A.101, as applicable.
Tex. Occupations Code § 801.267 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 801 / Section 801.267
§ 801.267. CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD INFORMATION FOR LICENSE ISSUANCE.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall require that an applicant for a license submit a complete and legible set of fingerprints, on a form prescribed by the board, to the board or to the Department of Public Safety for the purpose of obtaining criminal history record information from the Department of Public Safety and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

(b) The board may not issue a license to a person who does not comply with the requirement of Subsection (a).

(c) The board shall conduct a criminal history record information check of each applicant for a license using information:

(1) provided by the individual under this section; and

(2) made available to the board by the Department of Public Safety, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and any other criminal justice agency under Chapter 411, Government Code.

(d) The board may:

(1) enter into an agreement with the Department of Public Safety to administer a criminal history record information check required under this section; and

(2) authorize the Department of Public Safety to collect from each applicant the costs incurred by the Department of Public Safety in conducting the criminal history record information check.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7921A.0503 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7921A / Section 7921A.0503
§ 7921A.0503. BONDS FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

At the time of issuance, the total principal amount of bonds or other obligations issued or incurred to finance road projects and payable from ad valorem taxes may not exceed one-fourth of the assessed value of the real property in the district.
Tex. Utilities Code § 121.003 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 121 / Section 121.003
§ 121.003. AGRICULTURAL SERVICE EXCLUDED.
Status: in_force

(a) The act or acts of transporting, delivering, selling, or otherwise making available natural gas for fuel, either directly or indirectly, to an owner of an irrigation well, or the sale, transportation, or delivery of natural gas for any other direct use in an agricultural activity, does not make a person a gas utility or make the person subject to the jurisdiction, control, and regulation of the railroad commission as a gas utility.

(b) In order for a person furnishing natural gas to qualify for the exemption under Subsection (a), the person to whom the gas was furnished under Subsection (a) shall use the gas exclusively to pump water for farm and other agricultural purposes.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8098.0304 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8098 / Section 8098.0304
§ 8098.0304. ROAD STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A road project must meet all applicable construction standards, zoning and subdivision requirements, and regulations of each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the road project is located.

(b) If a road project is not located in the corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality, the road project must meet all applicable construction standards, subdivision requirements, and regulations of each county in which the road project is located.

(c) If the state will maintain and operate the road, the Texas Transportation Commission must approve the plans and specifications of the road project.
Tex. Government Code § 419.087 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 419 / Section 419.087
§ 419.087. MANDATORY REGULATION OF CERTAIN NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS AND PERSONNEL.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "fire department," "fire protection personnel," and "local government" have the meanings assigned by Section 419.021.

(b) An organization that is not a local government, a department of a local government, or a state or federal agency is subject to regulation by the commission under Subchapter B if the organization:

(1) provides fire protection for a local government for profit under a contract or other agreement with the local government; and

(2) would be a fire department if it were a department of a local government.

(c) A person who is not an employee of a local government or of a state or federal agency is subject to regulation by the commission under Subchapter B if the person:

(1) provides fire protection for a local government under a contract or other agreement between the local government and either the person or an organization subject to regulation under Subsection (b); and

(2) would be fire protection personnel if employed by a local government.

(d) A person or organization that is subject to regulation by the commission under this section is subject to Subchapter B and applicable commission rules to the same extent that Subchapter B and applicable commission rules apply to a fire department or to fire protection personnel.

(e) The commission may create a separate certification class for persons regulated under this section.

(f) A local government which provided fire protection for its citizens utilizing a fire department and fire protection personnel as of May 31, 1997, may not thereafter provide fire protection by utilizing an organization which is not a local government, a department of local government, or a state or federal agency and which provides fire protection for the local government for profit under a contract or other agreement with the local government without approval of a majority of the voters at an election called for that purpose.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1153.107 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1153 / Section 1153.107
§ 1153.107. RATE STANDARD.
Status: in_force

(a) A rate filed under this subchapter is not excessive unless the rate is unreasonably high for the coverage provided and a reasonable degree of competition does not exist with respect to the classification to which the rate is applicable.

(b) A rate filed under this subchapter is not inadequate unless the rate is insufficient to sustain projected losses and expenses or the rate substantially impairs, or is likely to substantially impair, competition with respect to the sale of the product.
Tex. Election Code § 273.043 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 273 / Section 273.043
§ 273.043. CONDUCT OF EXAMINATION.
Status: in_force

The examination of ballots under this subchapter shall be conducted in secret before the grand jury.
Tex. Property Code § 73.103 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 73 / Section 73.103
§ 73.103. DESIGNATION OF REPRESENTATIVE FOR NOTICE.
Status: in_force

(a) The depositor of an account or the owner of the contents of a safe deposit box may designate the name and a mailing or e-mail address of a representative of the depositor or the owner only for the purpose of receiving the notice required by Section 74.1011. The depositor or owner is not required to designate a representative under this subsection.

(b) The comptroller shall prescribe a form that a holder of an account or the contents of a safe deposit box may make available to a depositor of the account or owner of the contents of the box to designate a representative for notice under this section.

(c) A representative for notice designated under this section does not have any rights to the account or safe deposit box and may not access the account or box.

(d) The running of a period of abandonment under Section 73.101 ceases immediately if a representative designated under this section communicates to the holder that the representative knows:

(1) the depositor's or owner's location; and

(2) that the depositor or owner exists and has not abandoned the account or the contents of a safe deposit box.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 75.0103 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 75 / Section 75.0103
§ 75.0103. CULTIVATED OYSTER MARICULTURE PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall adopt rules to establish a program governing cultivated oyster mariculture.

(b) Rules adopted under the program may establish requirements for:

(1) the location and size of a cultivated oyster mariculture operation;

(2) the taking, possession, transport, movement, and sale of cultivated oysters;

(3) the taking, possession, transport, and movement of broodstock oysters;

(4) marking structures for the cultivation of oysters in a cultivated oyster mariculture operation;

(5) fees and conditions for use of public resources, including broodstock oysters and public water; and

(6) any other matter necessary to implement and administer this chapter.

(c) The department shall coordinate with the Department of Agriculture, the Department of State Health Services, the General Land Office, and the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality in the adoption of rules under this section.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1954.352 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1954 / Section 1954.352
§ 1954.352. AMOUNT OF PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) The amount of an administrative penalty may not exceed $10,000 a day for each violation. Each day a violation continues may be considered a separate violation for purposes of imposing a penalty.

(b) In determining the amount of the penalty, the department shall consider:

(1) the seriousness of the violation;

(2) any hazard created to the health and safety of the public;

(3) the person's history of previous violations; and

(4) any other matter that justice may require.
Tex. Transportation Code § 201.944 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 201 / Section 201.944
§ 201.944. PLEDGE OF STATE'S FULL FAITH AND CREDIT.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission may guarantee on behalf of the state the payment of any obligations and credit agreements issued under Section 201.943 by pledging the full faith and credit of the state to the payment of the obligations and credit agreements in the event the revenue and money dedicated to the fund pursuant to Section 49-k(e), Article III, Texas Constitution, and on deposit in the fund pursuant to Section 49-k(f), Article III, Texas Constitution, are insufficient for that purpose.

(b) The exercise of the authority granted by Subsection (a) does not modify or relieve the commission from complying with Section 201.943(e) or (f) and does not permit the issuance of aggregate obligations in an amount exceeding the maximum obligation amount.

(c) If the commission exercises the authority granted by Subsection (a), the constitutional appropriation contained in Section 49-k(g), Article III, Texas Constitution, shall be implemented and observed by all officers of the state during any period during which obligations and credit agreements are outstanding and unpaid.
Tex. Water Code § 152.052 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 152 / Section 152.052
§ 152.052. POWERS OF NONPROFIT CORPORATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A corporation created under Section 152.051 may exercise any power of the creating river authority except a power relating to solid waste management activities or activities as an exempt wholesale generator, but including the authority to acquire, develop, operate, and sell fuel, fuel reserves, and mineral interests. In this subsection, "exempt wholesale generator" has the meaning assigned by Section 32(a), Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 (15 U.S.C. Section 79z-5a(a)).

(b) When exercising a power under this chapter, a corporation created under Section 152.051 and the board of directors of the corporation have the same powers as the creating river authority and the authority's board, including the power to issue bonds or other obligations or otherwise borrow money on behalf of the river authority to accomplish any purpose of the corporation.

(c) With regard to the issuance of an obligation, the board of directors of a corporation created under Section 152.051 may exercise the powers granted to the governing body of:

(1) an issuer under Chapters 1201 and 1371, Government Code; and

(2) a public agency under Chapter 1204, Government Code.

(d) A corporation created under Section 152.051 and the creating river authority may:

(1) share officers, directors, employees, equipment, and facilities; and

(2) provide goods or services to each other at cost without the requirement of competitive bidding.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8036.0102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8036 / Section 8036.0102
§ 8036.0102. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a municipal utility district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9008.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9008 / Section 9008.051
§ 9008.051. DIRECTORS; TERMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is governed by a board of five directors.

(b) Directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Tex. Government Code § 2262.004 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2262 / Section 2262.004
§ 2262.004. REQUIRED NEPOTISM DISCLOSURE.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section:

(1) "Major stockholder" means a person who directly or indirectly owns or controls more than a 10 percent interest or a pecuniary interest with a value exceeding $25,000 in a business entity.

(2) "Purchasing personnel" means an employee of a state agency who makes decisions on behalf of the state agency or recommendations regarding:

(A) contract terms or conditions on a major contract;

(B) who is to be awarded a major contract;

(C) preparation of a solicitation for a major contract; or

(D) evaluation of a bid or proposal.

(b) Before a state agency may award a major contract for the purchase of goods or services to a business entity, each of the state agency's purchasing personnel working on the contract must disclose in writing to the administrative head of the state agency any relationship the purchasing personnel is aware about that the employee has with an employee, a partner, a major stockholder, a paid consultant with a contract with the business entity the value of which exceeds $25,000, or other owner of the business entity that is within a degree described by Section 573.002.

(c) The state auditor shall develop a form for use in reporting a relationship under Subsection (b).

(d) Notwithstanding Section 2262.001 or 2262.002, this section applies to:

(1) an institution of higher education as defined by Section 61.003, Education Code; and

(2) contracts of the Texas Department of Transportation that relate to highway construction or highway engineering.
Tex. Family Code § 107.162 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 107 / Section 107.162
§ 107.162. ADOPTION EVALUATION FEE.
Status: in_force

If the court orders an adoption evaluation to be conducted, the court shall award the adoption evaluator a reasonable fee for the preparation of the evaluation that shall be imposed in the form of a money judgment and paid directly to the evaluator. The evaluator may enforce the judgment for the fee by any means available under law for civil judgments.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1505.003 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1505 / Section 1505.003
§ 1505.003. APPLICATION AND OTHER EVIDENCE OF INSURANCE FORMS.
Status: in_force

An application, policy, certificate, or other evidence of insurance form for an insurance plan under this chapter is subject to Chapter 1701.