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Tex. Government Code § 540.0306 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 540 / Section 540.0306
§ 540.0306. RECONSIDERATION FOLLOWING ADVERSE DETERMINATIONS ON CERTAIN PRIOR AUTHORIZATION REQUESTS.
Status: in_force

(a) In consultation with the state Medicaid managed care advisory committee, the commission shall establish a uniform process and timeline for a Medicaid managed care organization to reconsider an adverse determination on a prior authorization request that resulted solely from the submission of insufficient or inadequate documentation. In addition to the requirements of Subchapter F, a contract between a Medicaid managed care organization and the commission to which that subchapter applies must include a requirement that the organization implement the process and timeline.

(b) The process and timeline must:

(1) allow a provider to submit any documentation identified as insufficient or inadequate in the notice provided under Section 532.0403;

(2) allow the provider requesting the prior authorization to discuss the request with another provider who:

(A) practices in the same or a similar specialty, but not necessarily the same subspecialty; and

(B) has experience in treating the same category of population as the recipient on whose behalf the provider submitted the request; and

(3) require the Medicaid managed care organization to amend the determination on the prior authorization request as necessary, considering the additional documentation.

(c) An adverse determination on a prior authorization request is considered a denial of services in an evaluation of the Medicaid managed care organization only if the determination is not amended under Subsection (b)(3) to approve the request.

(d) The process and timeline for reconsidering an adverse determination on a prior authorization request under this section do not affect:

(1) any related timelines, including the timeline for an internal appeal, a Medicaid fair hearing, or a review conducted by an external medical reviewer; or

(2) any rights of a recipient to appeal a determination on a prior authorization request.
Tex. Government Code § 441.020 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 441 / Section 441.020
§ 441.020. NEGOTIATED RULEMAKING AND ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION POLICY.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall develop and implement a policy to encourage the use of:

(1) negotiated rulemaking procedures under Chapter 2008 for the adoption of commission rules; and

(2) appropriate alternative dispute resolution procedures under Chapter 2009 to assist in the resolution of internal and external disputes under the commission's jurisdiction.

(b) The commission's procedures relating to alternative dispute resolution must conform, to the extent possible, to any model guidelines issued by the State Office of Administrative Hearings for the use of alternative dispute resolution by state agencies.

(c) The commission shall designate a trained person to:

(1) coordinate the implementation of the policy adopted under Subsection (a);

(2) serve as a resource for any training needed to implement the procedures for negotiated rulemaking or alternative dispute resolution; and

(3) collect data concerning the effectiveness of those procedures, as implemented by the commission.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 1.014 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 1 / Section 1.014
§ 1.014. USE OF CERTAIN WEAPONS IN OR ON BED OR BANK OF NAVIGABLE RIVER OR STREAM PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section:

(1) "Archery equipment" means a longbow, recurved bow, compound bow, or crossbow.

(2) "Firearm" has the meaning assigned by Section 62.014.

(3) "Navigable river or stream" has the meaning assigned by Section 90.001.

(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), a person may not discharge a firearm or shoot an arrow from any kind of bow if:

(1) the person is located in or on the bed or bank of a navigable river or stream at the time the firearm is discharged or the arrow is shot from the bow; or

(2) any portion of the ammunition discharged or arrow shot could physically contact the bed or bank of a navigable river or stream.

(c) This section does not apply to:

(1) an individual acting in the scope of the individual's duties as a peace officer or department employee;

(2) the discharge of a shotgun loaded with ammunition that releases only shot when discharged;

(3) an individual engaging in fishing using archery equipment, if the individual is in compliance with Subsection (e);

(4) the discharge of a firearm during the legal taking of an alligator; or

(5) the discharge of a firearm from the bank of a navigable river or stream to take a venomous snake or nonindigenous rodent by:

(A) an owner of the land adjacent to or through which the navigable river or stream runs; or

(B) an agent of an owner described by Paragraph (A).

(d) This section does not limit the ability of a license holder to carry a handgun under the authority of Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code.

(e) An individual engaging in fishing using archery equipment may not possess while fishing:

(1) an arrow equipped with fletching of any kind;

(2) an unbarbed arrow; or

(3) a bow that is not equipped with a reel and line.

(f) A person who violates this section commits an offense that is a Class C Parks and Wildlife Code misdemeanor.

(g) If conduct that constitutes an offense under this section also constitutes an offense under Title 7, the actor may be prosecuted under this section or the other law, but not both.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3847.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3847 / Section 3847.052
§ 3847.052. APPOINTMENT AND REMOVAL OF DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

Sections 375.064 and 375.065, Local Government Code, govern the appointment and removal of voting directors, except that for purposes of this chapter references in those sections to the governing body of the municipality mean the commissioners court of Harris County.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8379.0202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8379 / Section 8379.0202
§ 8379.0202. TEMPORARY DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) On or after the effective date of the Act enacting this chapter, the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district may submit a petition to the commission requesting that the commission appoint as temporary directors the five persons named in the petition. The commission shall appoint as temporary directors the five persons named in the petition.

(b) Temporary directors serve until the earlier of:

(1) the date permanent directors are elected under Section 8379.0103; or

(2) the fourth anniversary of the effective date of the Act enacting this chapter.

(c) If permanent directors have not been elected under Section 8379.0103 and the terms of the temporary directors have expired, successor temporary directors shall be appointed or reappointed as provided by Subsection (d) to serve terms that expire on the earlier of:

(1) the date permanent directors are elected under Section 8379.0103; or

(2) the fourth anniversary of the date of the appointment or reappointment.

(d) If Subsection (c) applies, the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district may submit a petition to the commission requesting that the commission appoint as successor temporary directors the five persons named in the petition. The commission shall appoint as successor temporary directors the five persons named in the petition.
Tex. Transportation Code § 521.245 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 521 / Section 521.245
§ 521.245. REQUIRED ALCOHOL DEPENDENCE COUNSELING.
Status: in_force

(a) If the petitioner's license has been suspended under Chapter 524 or 724, or as the result of a conviction for an offense relating to the operating of a motor vehicle while intoxicated, the court shall require the petitioner to attend a program approved by the court that is designed to provide counseling and rehabilitation services to persons for alcohol dependence. The court may waive the requirement on a showing of good cause.

(b) The program required under Subsection (a) may not be the program provided by Section 521.344 or by Article 42A.403 or 42A.404, Code of Criminal Procedure.

(c) The court may require the person to report periodically to the court to verify that the person is attending the required program.

(d) On finding that the person is not attending the program as required, the court may:

(1) revoke the order granting the occupational driver's license, as provided by Section 521.252; or

(2) if the person is not currently restricted to the operation of a motor vehicle with an ignition interlock device installed, modify the order to include that restriction, as provided by Section 521.246.
Tex. Local Government Code § 572.013 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 572 / Section 572.013
§ 572.013. USE OF EMINENT DOMAIN.
Status: in_force

(a) A participating public entity has the power of eminent domain to be exercised as provided by this section.

(b) The use of eminent domain authority by a participating public entity is governed by the law relating to an eminent domain proceeding involving a municipality in this state.

(c) A participating public entity may acquire a fee title to the condemned real property, excluding mineral interests.

(d) A participating public entity may not use eminent domain authority to acquire an interest in a facility that belongs to another public entity or a private entity.
Tex. Government Code § 406.0091 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 406 / Section 406.0091
§ 406.0091. OFFENSE OF NOTARIZATION FOR PERSON NOT PERSONALLY APPEARING.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if, as a notary public, the person performs any notarization with knowledge that the signer, grantor, maker, or principal for whom the notarization is performed did not personally appear before the notary public at the time the notarization is executed.

(b) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor, except that it is a state jail felony if the document being notarized involves the transfer of real property or any interest in real property.

(c) It is an affirmative defense to prosecution under Subsection (a) that the person who personally appeared before the notary public knowingly presented an apparently valid proof of identification identifying the person as the signer, grantor, maker, or principal for whom the notarization was purported to be performed, regardless of the identity of the person.

(d) For purposes of this section, a person personally appears before a notary public if:

(1) for a notarization other than an online notarization, the person physically appears before the notary public at the time of the notarization in a manner that permits the notary public and the person to see, hear, communicate with, and provide proof of identification to each other; and

(2) for an online notarization, the person appears at the time of the notarization by an interactive two-way video and audio conference technology that meets the standards adopted for online notarization under Section 406.104.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3892.106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3892 / Section 3892.106
§ 3892.106. ANNEXATION OR EXCLUSION OF TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

The district may annex or exclude land from the district in the manner provided by Subchapter C, Chapter 375, Local Government Code.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 78.053 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 78 / Section 78.053
§ 78.053. COLLECTION OF ASSESSMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may assess and collect an assessment imposed under this chapter by:

(1) appointing an assessor-collector to perform the duties;

(2) contracting with the county tax assessor-collector to perform the duties; or

(3) appointing an assessor to make an assessment and contracting with a county tax assessor-collector to collect the assessment.

(b) If the board appoints an assessor-collector under Subsection (a)(1) of this section, the board may require the assessor-collector to give bond in an amount determined by the board. The board may compensate the assessor-collector in an amount not to exceed an amount equal to five percent of assessments collected.

(c) If the board contracts with a county tax assessor-collector under Subsection (a)(2) of this section, the assessor-collector may retain as fees of office five percent of all assessments collected.

(d) If the board appoints an assessor under Subsection (a)(3) of this section, the board may compensate the assessor in an amount not to exceed an amount equal to 2-1/2 percent of the assessments collected and the contracting county tax assessor-collector may retain 2-1/2 percent of the assessments collected.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7218.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7218 / Section 7218.051
§ 7218.051. COMPOSITION OF BOARD.
Status: in_force

The district is governed by a board of nine directors.
Tex. Government Code § 834.303 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 834 / Section 834.303
§ 834.303. RETURN OF CONTRIBUTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (c), if a member dies before retirement, the amount of the member's contributions to the retirement system is payable as a lump-sum death benefit.

(b) The benefit provided by this section is payable to a person designated by the member in a signed document filed with the board of trustees. If a member does not designate a beneficiary, the benefit is payable to the member's estate.

(c) A death benefit may not be paid under this section if a death benefit annuity has been selected as provided by Section 834.301 or 834.302.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 572.0051 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 572 / Section 572.0051
§ 572.0051. TRANSPORTATION OF PATIENT TO ANOTHER STATE.
Status: in_force

A person may not transport a patient to a mental health facility in another state for inpatient mental health services under this chapter unless transportation to that facility is authorized by a court order.
Tex. Water Code § 58.462 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 58 / Section 58.462
§ 58.462. SALE OF BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) After the bonds are issued by the district, the board shall sell the bonds on the best terms and for the best price possible.

(b) The board shall pay the proceeds from the sale of the bonds to the district depository.

(c) The district may exchange bonds for property acquired by purchase or to pay the contract price of work done for the use and benefit of the district.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 200.112 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 200 / Section 200.112
§ 200.112. COMMITMENT IN CONNECTION WITH PURCHASE OF SHARES.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who contemplates the acquisition of shares in a real estate investment trust may commit to act in a specified manner with respect to the shares after the acquisition, including the voting of the shares or the retention or disposition of the shares. To be binding, the commitment must be in writing and be signed by the person acquiring the shares.

(b) A written commitment entered into under Subsection (a) is a contract between the shareholder and the real estate investment trust.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7980.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7980 / Section 7980.101
§ 7980.101. ISSUANCE OF BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS FOR ROAD PROJECTS PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

The district may not 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 a road project authorized by Section 7980.052.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8131.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8131 / Section 8131.003
§ 8131.003. CONFIRMATION ELECTION REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

If the creation of the district is not confirmed at a confirmation election held under Section 8131.023 before September 1, 2009:

(1) the district is dissolved September 1, 2009, except that:

(A) any debts incurred shall be paid;

(B) any assets that remain after the payment of debts shall be transferred to Galveston County; and

(C) the organization of the district shall be maintained until all debts are paid and remaining assets are transferred; and

(2) this chapter expires September 1, 2010.
Tex. Government Code § 30.00017 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 30 / Section 30.00017
§ 30.00017. CLERK'S RECORD.
Status: in_force

The clerk's record must substantially conform to the provisions relating to the preparation of a clerk's record in the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure and the Code of Criminal Procedure.
Tex. Water Code § 60.177 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 60 / Section 60.177
§ 60.177. LIEN ON REVENUE; FORECLOSURE OF ENCUMBRANCE.
Status: in_force

(a) If the revenue and income from the properties and facilities of the district are encumbered under the provisions of this subchapter, the expense of operation and maintenance necessary to render efficient service of the properties and facilities shall be a first lien and charge against the revenue and income. The first lien shall be prior to and superior to the lien of the encumbrance.

(b) No encumbrance shall be foreclosed because of default of the district until the default has existed for a period of 90 days and notice of the default has been served on the commission.
Tex. Government Code § 404.032 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 404 / Section 404.032
§ 404.032. DEPOSITS.
Status: in_force

(a) The comptroller shall deposit state funds in depositories that satisfy the collateral requirements of this chapter. The comptroller may deposit funds designated as demand deposits only in institutions designated as depositories by the comptroller.

(b) The comptroller shall monitor the financial stability of state depositories in which state deposits are held and take appropriate action to protect state funds.

(c) A state depository shall collect all checks, drafts, and demands for money deposited with it by the comptroller. If the depository uses due diligence, it is not liable for the collections until the proceeds of the collections are duly received by the depository bank. An expense incurred in collection that the depository is not permitted to pay by reason of an Act of Congress or a rule or regulation adopted under such an Act by the board of governors of the Federal Reserve System or the board of directors of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation shall be charged to and paid by the comptroller out of money appropriated by the legislature for that purpose.

(d) The comptroller shall keep sufficient money on deposit in demand deposit accounts in depositories designated by the comptroller as clearing institutions to meet all current claims on the state. Items received by the comptroller for collection shall be deposited with a clearing institution to be credited to the demand deposit account in the depository. Checks, drafts, or warrants drawn by the comptroller for the payment of obligations due by the state may be drawn on such an account in such a depository or on the demand deposit account in another state depository so that the checks, drafts, or warrants of the state may at all times pass current as cash.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 4013.0506 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 4013 / Section 4013.0506
§ 4013.0506. CONSENT OF MUNICIPALITY REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may not issue bonds until each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located has consented by ordinance or resolution to the creation of the district and to the inclusion of land in the district as required by applicable law.

(b) This section applies only to the district's first issuance of bonds payable from ad valorem taxes.
Tex. Government Code § 424.102 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 424 / Section 424.102
§ 424.102. CERTAIN ADDITIONAL LIABILITY.
Status: in_force

In addition to any liability under Section 424.101, an organization that, acting through an officer, director, or other person serving in a managerial capacity, knowingly compensates a person for engaging in conduct occurring on the premises of a critical infrastructure facility is liable to the property owner, as provided by this subchapter, for damages arising from the conduct if the conduct constituted an offense under Section 424.051, 424.052, 424.053, or 424.054.
Tex. Utilities Code § 161.124 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 161 / Section 161.124
§ 161.124. PROVISION OF ELECTRIC ENERGY TO CERTAIN NONMEMBER ENTITIES.
Status: in_force

An electric cooperative may generate, acquire, and accumulate electric energy and transmit, distribute, sell, furnish, and dispose of that electric energy to any of the following that is engaged in the generation, transmission, or distribution of electricity:

(1) a corporation, association, or firm;

(2) the United States;

(3) this state or a political subdivision of this state; or

(4) a municipal power agency or political subdivision of this state that is a co-owner with the electric cooperative of an electric generation facility.
Tex. Transportation Code § 623.370 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 623 / Section 623.370
§ 623.370. BOND.
Status: in_force

(a) The authority shall file with the Texas Department of Transportation a bond in an amount set by the Texas Department of Transportation under Subsection (b), payable to the Texas Department of Transportation, and conditioned that the authority will pay to the Texas Department of Transportation the amount by which the annual cost to repair any damage to roads and highways subject to this subchapter from the movement of oversize and overweight vehicles for which permits are issued under this subchapter exceeds the annual amount paid to the Texas Department of Transportation under Section 623.364(b).

(b) The Texas Department of Transportation shall set the amount of the bond required under Subsection (a) in an amount equal to the estimated annual cost to repair any damage to roads and highways subject to this subchapter from the movement of oversize and overweight vehicles for which permits are issued under this subchapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3920.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3920 / Section 3920.102
§ 3920.102. IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS AND SERVICES.
Status: in_force

The district may provide, design, construct, acquire, improve, relocate, operate, maintain, or finance an improvement project or service using any money available to the district, or contract with a governmental or private entity to provide, design, construct, acquire, improve, relocate, operate, maintain, or finance an improvement project or service authorized under this chapter or Chapter 375, Local Government Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8392.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8392 / Section 8392.101
§ 8392.101. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT POWERS.
Status: in_force

The district has the rights, powers, privileges, and functions conferred by general law applicable to a municipal utility district, including Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code.
Tex. Finance Code § 348.201 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 348 / Section 348.201
§ 348.201. PROPERTY INSURANCE.
Status: in_force

(a) A holder may request or require a retail buyer to insure the motor vehicle purchased under a retail installment transaction and accessories and related goods subject to the holder's security interest.

(b) The insurance and the premiums or charges for the insurance must bear a reasonable relationship to:

(1) the amount, term, and conditions of the retail installment contract; and

(2) the existing hazards or risk of loss, damage, or destruction.

(c) The insurance may not:

(1) cover unusual or exceptional risks; or

(2) provide coverage not ordinarily included in policies issued to the public.

(d) The holder may include the cost of insurance provided under this section as a separate charge in the contract.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 40.07 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 40 / Section 40.07
§ 40.07. JUDGE NOT TO DISCUSS EVIDENCE.
Status: repealed

By order of the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals dated December 18, 1985, effective September 1, 1986, adopting the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure, pursuant to Section 4, Chapter 685 (H.B. 13), Acts of the 69th Legislature, Regular Session, 1985, this article was repealed.