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Tex. Health and Safety Code § 242.033 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 242 / Section 242.033
§ 242.033. ISSUANCE AND RENEWAL OF LICENSE.
Status: in_force

(a) After receiving an application for a license, the department shall issue the license if, after inspection and investigation, it finds that the applicant or license holder, and any other person described by Section 242.032(d), meet the requirements established under each provision of this chapter and any rule or standard adopted under this chapter.

(b) The department may issue a license only for:

(1) the premises and persons or governmental unit named in the application; and

(2) the maximum number of beds specified in the application.

(c) A license may not be transferred or assigned.

(d) Except as provided by Subsection (f), a license is renewable every three years after:

(1) an inspection, unless an inspection is not required as provided by Section 242.047;

(2) payment of the license fee; and

(3) department approval of the report filed every three years by the licensee.

(e) The report required for license renewal under Subsection (d)(3) must comply with department rules that specify the date of submission of the report, the information it must contain, and its form.

(f) The initial license issued to a license holder who has not previously held a license under this subchapter is a probationary license. A probationary license is valid for only one year. At the end of the one-year period, a license under Subsection (a) shall be issued but only after:

(1) the department finds that the license holder and any other person described by Section 242.032(d) continue to meet the requirements established under each provision of this chapter and any rule or standard adopted under this chapter;

(2) an inspection, unless an inspection is not required as provided by Section 242.047;

(3) payment of the license fee; and

(4) department approval of the report required for license renewal that complies with rules adopted under Subsection (e).

(g) The executive commissioner by rule shall adopt a system under which an appropriate number of licenses issued by the department under this chapter expire on staggered dates occurring in each three-year period. If the expiration date of a license changes as a result of this subsection, the department shall prorate the licensing fee relating to that license as appropriate.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8262.153 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8262 / Section 8262.153
§ 8262.153. COPY OF AUDIT REPORT.
Status: in_force

A copy of the audit report prepared under Subchapter G, Chapter 49, Water Code, shall be delivered:

(1) to each director; and

(2) to a holder of at least 25 percent of the outstanding bonds of the district, on request.
Tex. Local Government Code § 327.201 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 327 / Section 327.201
§ 327.201. GENERAL ZOO BOARD AND COUNTY POWER OVER FUNDS.
Status: in_force

A zoo board shall manage and control zoo board funds subject to the supervision or approval of the county commissioners court under Section 327.162 and subject to the approval of the county commissioners court of a budget under Section 327.207.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 38.01 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 38 / Section 38.01
§ 38.01.
Status: in_force

Art. 38.01. TEXAS FORENSIC SCIENCE COMMISSION
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 771.160 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 771 / Section 771.160
§ 771.160. EXPIRATION.
Status: in_force

This subchapter expires September 1, 2029.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3934.053 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3934 / Section 3934.053
§ 3934.053. NONVOTING DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

The board may appoint nonvoting directors to serve at the pleasure of the voting directors.
Tex. Water Code § 68.406 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 68 / Section 68.406
§ 68.406. PETITION BY BOARD TO EXCLUDE TERRITORY AND FACILITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) On the request of a facility in the district or on its own motion, a board may petition the commissioners court of the county that created the district to exclude territory and included facilities from the district. The petition must include:

(1) a finding by the board that excluding the territory is practical, just, and reasonable;

(2) a description of the territory to be excluded; and

(3) a description of the total territory of the district after the exclusion of the territory.

(b) The petition may include recommendations to:

(1) modify one or more security zones or eliminate a security zone, provided that the district may not have fewer than four security zones; and

(2) modify assessments that the facility has not paid.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 131.005 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 131 / Section 131.005
§ 131.005. DEFENSES.
Status: in_force

(a) It is a defense to an action under this chapter that, at the time of the violation of the rule:

(1) the rule was not a current rule of the national collegiate athletic association; or

(2) the rule had been substantially changed by the national collegiate athletic association.

(b) It is a defense to an action under Section 131.003 that, at the time of the violation of the rule, the defendant was:

(1) an employee of the national collegiate athletic association whose rule was violated;

(2) an employee of the regional collegiate athletic association;

(3) an employee of a member institution of the regional collegiate athletic association; or

(4) a student at a member institution of the regional collegiate athletic association.

(c) It is a defense to an action under Section 131.004 that, at the time of the violation of the rule, the defendant was:

(1) an employee of the national collegiate athletic association whose rule was violated;

(2) an employee of the regional collegiate athletic association of which the institution is a member;

(3) an employee of the institution; or

(4) a student at the institution.
Tex. Insurance Code § 888.203 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 888 / Section 888.203
§ 888.203. CONNECTION BETWEEN BURIAL ASSOCIATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) A burial association may not be directly or indirectly connected with another burial association.

(b) A member, director, or officer of a burial association may not be a member, director, or officer of another burial association.

(c) A person whose spouse or employee is an officer or director of a burial association may not be an officer or director of another burial association.

(d) A funeral director or funeral home directly or indirectly connected with a burial association or designated by a burial association as its funeral director or funeral home may not be:

(1) connected in any manner with another burial association; or

(2) designated by another burial association as its funeral director or funeral home to:

(A) provide its members with services or merchandise; or

(B) service its policies.
Tex. Local Government Code § 130.908 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 130 / Section 130.908
§ 130.908. APPROVAL OF SPENDING BY CERTAIN COUNTY AND PRECINCT OFFICERS.
Status: in_force

If an incumbent county or precinct officer is not renominated or is not reelected to the county or precinct office of a county, during the time following the date the results of the official canvass of the primary or election returns are announced, the commissioners court must approve any expenditure by the incumbent county or precinct officer who was not renominated or reelected that is over an amount set by the commissioners court.
Tex. Local Government Code § 250.005 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 250 / Section 250.005
§ 250.005. OTHER REMEDIES UNAFFECTED.
Status: in_force

Sections 250.003 and 250.004 do not limit the availability of remedies against a real property owner or real property otherwise provided by law, including fines, closure, injunction, and mandamus.
Tex. Government Code § 2306.392 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2306 / Section 2306.392
§ 2306.392. DENOMINATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The department's bonds may be issued:

(1) in coupon form payable to bearer;

(2) in fully registered form;

(3) as coupon bonds payable to bearer but registrable as to principal alone or as to both principal and interest; or

(4) in another form, including a registered uncertificated obligation not represented by written instruments, commonly known as a book-entry obligation.

(b) The department shall provide for the registration of ownership and transfer of a book-entry obligation under a system of books and records maintained by a bank serving as trustee, paying agent, or bond registrar.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 22.514 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 22 / Section 22.514
§ 22.514. SERVICE.
Status: in_force

(a) Service of an application filed under Section 22.512 on the registered agent of a corporation or in any other manner permitted by applicable law is considered to be service on the corporation, and no other party need be joined in order for the district court to adjudicate the matter.

(b) If an action is brought by a corporation under Section 22.512, the district court may require that notice of the action be provided to other persons identified by the court and permit those other persons to intervene in the action.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 4017.0104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 4017 / Section 4017.0104
§ 4017.0104. FINDINGS OF BENEFIT AND PUBLIC PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

(a) All land and other property included in the district will benefit from the improvements and services to be provided by the district under powers conferred by Sections 52 and 52-a, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and other powers granted under this chapter.

(b) The district is created to serve a public use and benefit.

(c) The creation of the district is in the public interest and is essential to further the public purposes of:

(1) developing and diversifying the economy of the state;

(2) eliminating unemployment and underemployment; and

(3) developing or expanding transportation and commerce.

(d) The district will:

(1) promote the health, safety, and general welfare of residents, employers, potential employees, employees, visitors, and consumers in the district, and of the public;

(2) provide needed funding for the district to preserve, maintain, and enhance the economic health and vitality of the district territory as a community and business center;

(3) promote the health, safety, welfare, and enjoyment of the public by providing pedestrian ways and by landscaping and developing certain areas in the district, which are necessary for the restoration, preservation, and enhancement of scenic beauty; and

(4) provide for water, wastewater, drainage, road, and recreational facilities for the district.

(e) Pedestrian ways along or across a street, whether at grade or above or below the surface, and street lighting, street landscaping, parking, and street art objects are parts of and necessary components of a street and are considered to be a street or road improvement.

(f) The district will not act as the agent or instrumentality of any private interest even though the district will benefit many private interests as well as the public.
Tex. Government Code § 30.00129 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 30 / Section 30.00129
§ 30.00129. COURT CLERK; OTHER PERSONNEL.
Status: in_force

In addition to satisfying the requirements of Section 30.00009, the governing body of the city shall provide a clerk of the municipal courts of record, deputy clerks, and other municipal court personnel, including at least one bailiff for each court, as necessary for the proper operation of the municipal courts.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8859.055 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8859 / Section 8859.055
§ 8859.055. COMPENSATION; REIMBURSEMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding Sections 36.060(a) and (d), Water Code, a director may not receive compensation for performing the duties of director.

(b) A director is entitled to reimbursement of actual expenses reasonably and necessarily incurred while engaging in activities on behalf of the district.

(c) A position on the board is not a civil office of emolument for any purpose, including a purpose described in Section 40, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 100D.003 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 100D / Section 100D.003
§ 100D.003. DAMAGES.
Status: in_force

(a) A court shall award a donee or donee's estate who prevails in an action brought under this chapter:

(1) 300 percent of the amount of donations the defendant collected on behalf of the donee; and

(2) reasonable and necessary attorney's fees.

(b) A court shall award a donor or a donor's estate who prevails in an action brought under this chapter:

(1) 300 percent of the amount of donations the defendant collected from the donor; and

(2) reasonable and necessary attorney's fees.

(c) Nothing in this section prevents a donee, donee's estate, donor, or donor's estate from pursuing a claim for exemplary damages under Chapter 41 for the defendant's malicious solicitation during a disaster.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 113.096 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 113 / Section 113.096
§ 113.096. PROVISIONAL LICENSE.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission may issue a provisional license to an applicant currently licensed in another jurisdiction who seeks a license in this state and who:

(1) has been licensed in good standing for at least two years in another jurisdiction, including a foreign country, that has licensing requirements substantially equivalent to the requirements of this chapter;

(2) has passed a national or other examination recognized by the commission relating to the activities regulated under this chapter; and

(3) is sponsored by a person licensed by the commission under this chapter with whom the provisional license holder will practice during the time the person holds a provisional license.

(b) The commission may waive the requirement of Subsection (a)(3) for an applicant if the commission determines that compliance with that subsection would be a hardship to the applicant.

(c) A provisional license is valid until the date the commission approves or denies the provisional license holder's application for a license. The commission shall issue a license under this chapter to the provisional license holder if:

(1) the provisional license holder is eligible to be licensed under Section 113.095; or

(2) the provisional license holder:

(A) passes the part of the examination under Section 113.087 that relates to the applicant's knowledge and understanding of the laws and rules relating to the activities regulated under this chapter in this state;

(B) meets the academic and experience requirements for a license under this chapter; and

(C) satisfies any other licensing requirements under this chapter.

(d) The commission must approve or deny a provisional license holder's application for a license not later than the 180th day after the date the provisional license is issued. The commission may extend the 180-day period if the results of an examination have not been received by the commission before the end of that period.

(e) The commission may establish a fee for provisional licenses in an amount reasonable and necessary to cover the cost of issuing the license.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1201.063 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1201 / Section 1201.063
§ 1201.063. PROHIBITION OF CERTAIN CRITERIA RELATING TO CHILD'S COVERAGE IN INDIVIDUAL OR GROUP POLICY.
Status: in_force

Regarding a natural or adopted child of an insured or group member or a child for whom the insured or group member must provide medical support or dental support, if the policy provides dental coverage, under an order issued under Chapter 154, Family Code, or enforceable by a court in this state, an individual or group accident and health insurance policy that provides coverage for a child of an insured or group member may not set a different premium for the child, exclude the child from coverage, or discontinue coverage of the child because:

(1) the child does not reside with the insured or group member; or

(2) the insured or group member does not claim the child as an exemption for federal income tax purposes under Section 151(c), Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1082.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1082 / Section 1082.151
§ 1082.151. BUDGET.
Status: in_force

(a) The district administrator shall prepare a proposed annual budget for the district.

(b) The proposed budget must contain a complete financial statement, including a statement of:

(1) the outstanding obligations of the district;

(2) the amount of cash on hand to the credit of each district fund;

(3) the amount of money received by the district from all sources during the previous year;

(4) the amount of money available to the district from all sources during the ensuing year;

(5) the amount of the balances expected at the end of the year in which the budget is being prepared;

(6) the estimated amount of revenue and balances available to cover the proposed budget; and

(7) the estimated tax rate to be required.
Tex. Insurance Code - Not Codified § 5.01B — TX Code / Code i1 / Chapter 5 / Section 5.01B
§ 5.01B. PUBLIC INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

(a) Information filed or otherwise provided by an insurer to the State Board of Insurance for the purpose of determining, fixing, prescribing, promulgating, altering, or amending commercial automobile liability insurance rates under Article 5.01 of this code, obtaining a rate deviation under Article 5.03 of this code, or reporting losses under Article 5.04-1 of this code is public information unless it is exempt under Section 3(a), Chapter 424, Acts of the 63rd Legislature, Regular Session, 1973 (Article 6252-17a, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), or Section (b) of this article.

(b) Information provided with an application under Section (d), Article 5.03, of this code is exempt from the disclosure requirements of this article.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 36.14 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 36 / Section 36.14
§ 36.14. CHARGE OF COURT.
Status: in_force

Subject to the provisions of Article 36.07 in each felony case and in each misdemeanor case tried in a court of record, the judge shall, before the argument begins, deliver to the jury, except in pleas of guilty, where a jury has been waived, a written charge distinctly setting forth the law applicable to the case; not expressing any opinion as to the weight of the evidence, not summing up the testimony, discussing the facts or using any argument in his charge calculated to arouse the sympathy or excite the passions of the jury. Before said charge is read to the jury, the defendant or his counsel shall have a reasonable time to examine the same and he shall present his objections thereto in writing, distinctly specifying each ground of objection. Said objections may embody errors claimed to have been committed in the charge, as well as errors claimed to have been committed by omissions therefrom or in failing to charge upon issues arising from the facts, and in no event shall it be necessary for the defendant or his counsel to present special requested charges to preserve or maintain any error assigned to the charge, as herein provided. The requirement that the objections to the court's charge be in writing will be complied with if the objections are dictated to the court reporter in the presence of the court and the state's counsel, before the reading of the court's charge to the jury. Compliance with the provisions of this Article is all that is necessary to preserve, for review, the exceptions and objections presented to the charge and any amendment or modification thereof. In no event shall it be necessary for the defendant to except to the action of the court in over-ruling defendant's exceptions or objections to the charge.
Tex. Utilities Code § 162.064 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 162 / Section 162.064
§ 162.064. BYLAWS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall adopt the initial bylaws of a telephone cooperative to be adopted following:

(1) an incorporation;

(2) a consolidation; or

(3) an amendment by an existing cooperative, corporation, or association of its articles of incorporation as provided by Section 162.082.

(b) After the initial bylaws are adopted, the members may adopt, amend, or repeal the bylaws by the affirmative vote of a majority of those members voting on the question at a meeting of the members.

(c) The bylaws may contain any provision for the regulation and management of the affairs of the telephone cooperative that is consistent with the articles of incorporation.
Tex. Insurance Code § 38.252 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 38 / Section 38.252
§ 38.252. COLLECTION OF INFORMATION; REPORT.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner shall require a health benefit plan issuer to collect and report cost and utilization data for each mandated health benefit and mandated offer designated by the commissioner.

(b) The commissioner shall designate by rule:

(1) the issuers of health benefit plans that must collect and report data based on the annual dollar amounts of Texas premium collected by the health benefit plan issuer;

(2) the specific mandated health benefits and mandated offers of coverage for which data must be collected;

(3) a description of the data that must be collected;

(4) the beginning and ending dates of the reporting periods, which shall be no less than every two years;

(5) the date following the end of the reporting period by which the report shall be submitted to the commissioner;

(6) the detail and form in which the report shall be submitted; and

(7) any other reasonable requirements that the commissioner determines are necessary to determine the impact of mandated benefits and mandated offers of coverage for which data collection and reporting is required.

(c) The commissioner shall not require reporting of data:

(1) that could reasonably be used to identify a specific enrollee in a health benefit plan;

(2) in any way that violates confidentiality requirements of state or federal law applicable to an enrollee in a health benefit plan; or

(3) in which the health maintenance organization operating under Section 1367.053, Subchapter A, Chapter 1452, Subchapter B, Chapter 1507, Chapter 222, 251, or 258, as applicable to a health maintenance organization, Chapter 843, Chapter 1271, and Chapter 1272 does not directly process the claim or does not receive complete and accurate encounter data.
Tex. Occupations Code § 170.003 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 170 / Section 170.003
§ 170.003. LIABILITY FOR ACT OR OMISSION WITH RESPECT TO PRESCRIBING AN OPIOID ANTAGONIST.
Status: in_force

A physician who acts in good faith and with reasonable care, regardless of whether the physician follows the guidelines adopted under this chapter, is not subject to criminal or civil liability or any professional disciplinary action for:

(1) prescribing or failing to prescribe an opioid antagonist; or

(2) any outcome resulting from the eventual administration of an opioid antagonist prescribed by the physician.
Tex. Property Code § 15.008 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 15 / Section 15.008
§ 15.008. CONSTRUCTION WITH OTHER LAW.
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, Chapter 195, Local Government Code, and the rules adopted by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission under that chapter apply to electronic documents filed in accordance with this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9003.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9003 / Section 9003.002
§ 9003.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a conservation and reclamation district and a political subdivision created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Occupations Code § 301.656 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 301 / Section 301.656
§ 301.656. REPORT TO BOARD.
Status: in_force

The executive director shall report periodically to the board on the corrective or deferred actions imposed under this subchapter, including:

(1) the number of actions imposed; and

(2) the types of violations for which actions were imposed.