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Tex. Health and Safety Code § 777.001 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 777 / Section 777.001
§ 777.001. REGIONAL POISON CONTROL CENTERS.
Status: in_force

(a) Six regional centers for poison control are designated as the regional poison control centers for the state as follows:

(1) The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston;

(2) the Dallas County Hospital District/North Texas Poison Center;

(3) The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio;

(4) the University Medical Center of El Paso, El Paso County Hospital District;

(5) the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center at Amarillo; and

(6) Scott and White Memorial Hospital, Temple, Texas.

(b) The poison control centers shall coordinate poison control activities within the designated health and human services regions for the state. The Commission on State Emergency Communications shall adopt rules designating the region for each poison control center. The Commission on State Emergency Communications may adopt rules permitting poison control centers to provide services for regions served by other poison control centers in this state as necessary to maximize efficient use of resources and provide appropriate services in each region.

(c) The Commission on State Emergency Communications may standardize the operations of and implement management controls to improve the efficiency of regional poison control centers.
Tex. Local Government Code § 392.0161 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 392 / Section 392.0161
§ 392.0161. AREA OF OPERATION OF A MERGED HOUSING AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding Section 392.017(b), the area of operation of a merged housing authority is the county in which the authority is created, excluding any part of the county that is within the territorial boundaries of a municipality other than the municipality operating the municipal housing authority into which the county housing authority was merged.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2029.003 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2029 / Section 2029.003
§ 2029.003. ACCESS TO RACES.
Status: in_force

(a) Each racetrack shall provide reasonable access to races for all breeds of horses as determined by the racetrack association through negotiations with the representative state horse breed registry with the final approval of the commission.

(b) In granting approval under Subsection (a), the commission shall consider:

(1) the availability of competitive horses;

(2) economic feasibility; and

(3) public interest.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 401.106 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 401 / Section 401.106
§ 401.106. EXEMPTION FROM LICENSING OR REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OR FROM APPLICATION OF RULE.
Status: in_force

(a) The executive commissioner or commission by rule may exempt a source of radiation or a kind of use or user from the licensing or registration requirements provided by this chapter and under the agency's jurisdiction if the executive commissioner or commission finds that the exemption of that source of radiation or kind of use or user will not constitute a significant risk to the public health and safety and the environment.

(b) The department or commission, as applicable, may exempt a source of radiation or a kind of use or user from the application of a rule adopted by the executive commissioner or commission under this chapter if the department or commission, respectively, determines that the exemption:

(1) is not prohibited by law; and

(2) will not result in a significant risk to public health and safety and the environment.

(c) Notwithstanding any other law, the commission may, on request or its own initiative, authorize on-site disposal of low-level radioactive waste on a specific basis at any site at which low-level radioactive waste disposal operations began before September 1, 1989, if after evaluation of the specific characteristics of the waste, the disposal site, and the method of disposal, the commission finds that the continuation of the disposal activity will not constitute a significant risk to the public health and safety and to the environment.
Tex. Occupations Code § 601.275 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 601 / Section 601.275
§ 601.275. CONFIDENTIALITY OF INVESTIGATIVE INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

A complaint, adverse report, investigation file, other report, or other investigative information in the possession of or received or gathered by the advisory board, the medical board, or an employee or agent of the medical board relating to a certificate holder, a person approved under Section 601.054 or 601.055, an application for certification or approval, or a criminal investigation or proceeding is privileged and confidential and is not subject to discovery, subpoena, or other means of legal compulsion for release to any person other than the advisory board, the medical board, or an employee or agent of the advisory board or medical board involved in discipline under this chapter. For purposes of this section, "investigative information" includes information related to the identity of a person performing or supervising compliance monitoring for the advisory board or medical board and a report prepared by the person related to compliance monitoring.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 242.155 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 242 / Section 242.155
§ 242.155. PEDIATRIC NURSING SERVICES.
Status: in_force

An institution shall ensure that:

(1) nursing services for a resident younger than 18 years of age are provided by a staff member who has been instructed and has demonstrated competence in the care of children; and

(2) consultative pediatric nursing services are available to the staff if the institution has a resident younger than 18 years of age.
Tex. Property Code § 210.004 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 210 / Section 210.004
§ 210.004. EXTENSION OR MODIFICATION OF RESTRICTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) In addition to any procedures provided in a subdivision's restrictions, a property owners' association, or a petition committee comprised of at least three owners, may circulate a petition proposing to extend or modify existing restrictions.

(b) An extension or modification of existing restrictions that is approved by the owners becomes effective when the resolution required by Section 210.008 is filed as a dedicatory instrument with the county clerk of each county in which the subdivision is located.

(c) An extension or modification of existing restrictions that is approved by the owners under this chapter is binding on all properties in the subdivision.
Tex. Tax Code § 142.001 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 142 / Section 142.001
§ 142.001. TITLE.
Status: in_force

This chapter may be cited as the Simplified Sales and Use Tax Administration Act.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 252.006 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 252 / Section 252.006
§ 252.006. FRAUDULENTLY INDUCING ISSUANCE OF BILL OF LADING.
Status: in_force

(a) A person may not, with intent to defraud, induce an agent of a common carrier to:

(1) issue to the person a bill of lading; or

(2) materially misrepresent in a bill of lading issued on behalf of the common carrier the quantity of goods described in the bill of lading.

(b) A person who violates this section commits an offense. An offense under this section is a felony punishable by imprisonment in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for a term of not more than five years or less than two years.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7980A.0105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7980A / Section 7980A.0105
§ 7980A.0105. FINDINGS OF PUBLIC PURPOSE AND BENEFIT.
Status: in_force

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

(b) The district is created to accomplish the purposes of:

(1) a municipal utility district as provided by general law and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution; and

(2) Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, that relate to the construction, acquisition, improvement, operation, or maintenance of macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.
Tex. Utilities Code § 253.0201 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 253 / Section 253.0201
§ 253.0201. CONTRACTS FOR POLE ATTACHMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) An electric cooperative that owns a pole may require a broadband provider that attaches a pole attachment to the pole under this chapter to enter into a contract for access to the pole.

(b) The terms and conditions of a contract under Subsection (a) must be consistent with this chapter.
Tex. Water Code § 53.184 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 53 / Section 53.184
§ 53.184. REFUNDING BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) With the consent of the holders, a district may refund outstanding bonds by issuing new coupon bonds in their place.

(b) Interest is shown by coupons attached to the bonds. The board may pay the interest on the bonds annually or semiannually.

(c) The board may pay the refunding bonds serially or in any other manner it chooses, but it shall pay the bonds not later than 40 years from the date the bonds are issued.

(d) The board shall issue the bonds in denominations of $100 or a multiple of $100. The board shall levy a tax sufficient to meet the payment of principal of and interest on the refunding bonds before the bonds are delivered. The refunding of bonds does not affect any taxes already due.

(e) The board shall issue refunding bonds in the manner provided for other district bonds. The board shall deduct any sum on hand to the credit of any sinking fund account in ascertaining the amount of refunding bonds to be issued, and it shall apply the money to the payment of the outstanding bonds.

(f) The board shall not issue refunding bonds until they are approved by the attorney general and registered by the comptroller. The comptroller shall not register the refunding bonds until the old bonds being replaced are presented to him for cancellation. After the comptroller registers the new bonds, he shall cancel the old bonds and interest coupons and deliver the new bonds to the proper bondholders. The district may present the old bonds for cancellation in installments, and the comptroller may register and deliver a like amount of the new bonds.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 141.0051 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 141 / Section 141.0051
§ 141.0051. LICENSE; CONSIDERATION OF CERTAIN CONVICTIONS.
Status: in_force

In making a determination on issuance, renewal, or revocation of a youth camp operator's license, the department shall consider whether the youth camp employs an individual who was convicted of an act of sexual abuse, as defined by Section 21.02, Penal Code, that occurred at the camp.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9003.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9003 / Section 9003.102
§ 9003.102. SURVEYS; ENGINEERING INVESTIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

The board may conduct or provide for surveys and engineering investigations for district purposes.
Tex. Government Code § 1207.028 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1207 / Section 1207.028
§ 1207.028. COMPTROLLER TO SEND AND RECORD DEPOSIT OR PAYMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) After receipt of a deposit or payment under this subchapter, the comptroller shall immediately and by the most expeditious means send to the paying agent for the obligation being refunded an amount equal to the deposit or payment less the amount of any fee charged under Section 1207.032.

(b) The comptroller shall notify the paying agent to send to the comptroller the obligation being refunded.

(c) After the comptroller has made a record of its payment and cancellation, the comptroller shall send the obligation being refunded and any interest coupon to the issuer.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3900.203 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3900 / Section 3900.203
§ 3900.203. ELECTIONS REGARDING TAXES OR BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue, without an election, bonds and other obligations payable from any source other than ad valorem taxation.

(b) The district must hold an election to obtain voter approval before the district may impose an ad valorem tax or issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes.

(c) Section 375.243, Local Government Code, does not apply to the district.

(d) The district may not issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes to finance a road project unless the issuance is approved by a vote of a two-thirds majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8301.0501 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8301 / Section 8301.0501
§ 8301.0501. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

The district may issue bonds or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, impact fees, revenue, contract payments, grants, or other district money, or any combination of those sources, to pay for any authorized district purpose.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1061.108 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1061 / Section 1061.108
§ 1061.108. DISTRICT PROPERTY, FACILITIES, AND EQUIPMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall determine the type, number, and location of buildings and property required to maintain an adequate hospital system.

(b) The board may lease property, including facilities and equipment, and may enter into a lease of all or part of the district's buildings or other facilities with any person on terms considered to be in the best interest of the district. The term of the lease may not exceed 40 years.

(c) The district may acquire equipment for use in the district's hospital system, including medical and health facilities, and mortgage or pledge the property as security for the payment of the purchase price. A contract entered into under this subsection must provide that the entire obligation be retired not later than the fifth anniversary of the date of the contract.

(d) The board on behalf of the district may hold, construct, condemn, purchase, acquire, lease, add to, maintain, operate, regulate, sell, convey, or otherwise dispose of any type of property, including land or equipment, or a property right, hospital facility, or hospital system on terms the board finds are in the best interest of the district's inhabitants.

(e) The board may donate to another governmental entity or to a charitable organization any surplus personal property or equipment if the donation serves a public purpose and is accompanied by adequate consideration.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1013.306 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1013 / Section 1013.306
§ 1013.306. SALE OR TRANSFER OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may not be dissolved unless the board provides for the sale or transfer of the district's assets and liabilities to another person.

(b) The dissolution of the district and the sale or transfer of the district's assets or liabilities may not contravene a trust indenture or bond resolution relating to the district's outstanding bonds. The dissolution and sale or transfer does not diminish or impair the rights of a holder of an outstanding bond, warrant, or other obligation of the district.

(c) The sale or transfer of the district's assets and liabilities must satisfy the debt and bond obligations of the district in a manner that protects the interests of district residents, including the residents' collective property rights in the district's assets.

(d) The district may not transfer or dispose of the district's assets except for due compensation unless:

(1) the transfer is made to another governmental agency that serves the district; and

(2) the transferred assets are to be used for the benefit of the district's residents.

(e) A grant from federal funds is an obligation to be repaid in satisfaction.
Tex. Government Code § 614.101 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 614 / Section 614.101
§ 614.101. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Director" means the director of the Texas Forest Service of The Texas A&M University System.

(2) "Fund" means the volunteer fire department assistance fund.

(3) "Program" means the Rural Volunteer Fire Department Assistance Program.

(4) "Service" means the Texas Forest Service of The Texas A&M University System.

(5) "Part-paid fire department" means a fire department operated by its members, some of whom are volunteers and not more than 20 of whom are paid.

(6) "Volunteer fire department" means a fire department operated by its members, including a part-paid fire department, that is operated on a not-for-profit basis, including a department that is exempt from federal income tax under Section 501(a), Internal Revenue Code of 1986, by being listed as an exempt organization in Section 501(c)(3) of that code.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2651.001 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2651 / Section 2651.001
§ 2651.001. LICENSE AND BOND OR DEPOSIT REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) An individual, firm, association, or corporation may not act in this state as a title insurance agent for a title insurance company unless the individual or entity:

(1) holds a license as an agent issued by the department; and

(2) maintains a surety bond or deposit required under Subchapter C.

(b) A title insurance company may not allow or permit an individual, firm, association, or corporation to act as its agent in this state unless the individual or entity complies with this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9091.0306 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9091 / Section 9091.0306
§ 9091.0306. AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH DEFINED AREAS OR DESIGNATED PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

The district may define areas or designate certain property of the district to pay for improvements, facilities, or services that primarily benefit that area or property and do not generally and directly benefit the district as a whole.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1118.204 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1118 / Section 1118.204
§ 1118.204. REVENUE BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue revenue bonds to:

(1) acquire, construct, repair, renovate, or equip buildings or improvements for hospital purposes; or

(2) acquire real property for district purposes.

(b) The bonds must be payable from and secured by a pledge of all or part of the revenue derived from the operation of the district's hospital system.

(c) The bonds must be issued in the manner provided by Sections 264.042, 264.043, 264.044, 264.045, 264.046, 264.047, 264.048, and 264.049, Health and Safety Code, for issuance of revenue bonds by a county hospital authority.
Tex. Government Code § 447.007 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 447 / Section 447.007
§ 447.007. ENERGY AND WATER AUDITS.
Status: in_force

(a) The state energy conservation office may audit a state-owned building used by a state agency to assist the agency in reducing energy and water consumption and costs through improved energy and water efficiency.

(b) Based on any audit performed under Subsection (a), the state energy conservation office may recommend changes to improve energy and water efficiency.

(c) Each state agency or institution of higher education shall review and audit utility billings and contracts to detect billing errors. Any contract with a private person to conduct the review or audit must comply with all applicable provisions of Subchapter A, Chapter 2254, regarding professional services contracts. The contract may not be awarded on a contingent fee basis unless the governor determines that the contract is necessary, reasonable, and prudent.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3976.0107 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3976 / Section 3976.0107
§ 3976.0107. CONSTRUCTION OF CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be liberally construed in conformity with the findings and purposes stated in this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3959.0201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3959 / Section 3959.0201
§ 3959.0201. TAX ELECTION REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) The district must hold an election in the manner provided by Chapter 49, Water Code, or, if applicable, Chapter 375, Local Government Code, to obtain voter approval before the district may impose an ad valorem tax.

(b) Section 375.243, Local Government Code, does not apply to the district.
Tex. Government Code § 2001.0045 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2001 / Section 2001.0045
§ 2001.0045. REQUIREMENT FOR RULE INCREASING COSTS TO REGULATED PERSONS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "state agency" means a department, board, commission, committee, council, agency, office, or other entity in the executive, legislative, or judicial branch of state government. This term does not include an agency under the authority of an elected officer of this state.

(b) A state agency rule proposal that contains more than one rule in a single rulemaking action is considered one rule for purposes of this section. Except as provided by Subsection (c), a state agency may not adopt a proposed rule for which the fiscal note for the notice required by Section 2001.024 states that the rule imposes a cost on regulated persons, including another state agency, a special district, or a local government, unless on or before the effective date of the proposed rule the state agency:

(1) repeals a rule that imposes a total cost on regulated persons that is equal to or greater than the total cost imposed on regulated persons by the proposed rule; or

(2) amends a rule to decrease the total cost imposed on regulated persons by an amount that is equal to or greater than the cost imposed on the persons by the proposed rule.

(c) This section does not apply to a rule that:

(1) relates to state agency procurement;

(2) is amended to:

(A) reduce the burden or responsibilities imposed on regulated persons by the rule; or

(B) decrease the persons' cost for compliance with the rule;

(3) is adopted in response to a natural disaster;

(4) is necessary to receive a source of federal funds or to comply with federal law;

(5) is necessary to protect water resources of this state as authorized by the Water Code;

(6) is necessary to protect the health, safety, and welfare of the residents of this state;

(7) is adopted by the Department of Family and Protective Services, Texas Department of Motor Vehicles, Parks and Wildlife Department, Public Utility Commission of Texas, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, or Texas Racing Commission;

(8) is adopted by a self-directed semi-independent agency; or

(9) is necessary to implement legislation, unless the legislature specifically states this section applies to the rule.

(d) Each state agency that adopts a rule subject to this section shall comply with the requirements imposed by Subchapter B and Chapter 2002 for publication in the Texas Register.
Tex. Family Code § 160.758 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 160 / Section 160.758
§ 160.758. CONTINUING, EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION.
Status: in_force

Subject to Section 152.201, a court that conducts a proceeding under this subchapter has continuing, exclusive jurisdiction of all matters arising out of the gestational agreement until the date a child born to the gestational mother during the period covered by the agreement reaches 180 days of age.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 43.051 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 43 / Section 43.051
§ 43.051. ESTABLISHMENT.
Status: in_force

For the purpose of aiding in the development of the agricultural and horticultural resources of Texas, any railway corporation operating in Texas may acquire, maintain, and operate or cause to be operated demonstration and experiment farms, orchards, and gardens.
Tex. Water Code § 51.445 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 51 / Section 51.445
§ 51.445. ISSUANCE OF BONDS AND LEVY OF TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) After bonds other than preliminary bonds are voted, the board may authorize the issuance of the bonds in whole or in part as they are needed by the district.

(b) The board shall levy and annually assess and collect sufficient taxes to pay principal and interest on the bonds.

(c) The bonds may be approved by the attorney general and registered by the comptroller before the filing of the report of the commission under Section 51.421 of this code.