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Tex. Insurance Code § 1115.001 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1115 / Section 1115.001
§ 1115.001. PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

The purpose of this chapter is to require an agent to act in the best interest of the consumer when making a recommendation of an annuity and to require insurers to establish and maintain a system to supervise those recommendations so that the insurance needs and financial objectives of the consumer as of the time of the transaction are effectively addressed.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8467.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8467 / Section 8467.003
§ 8467.003. FINDINGS OF PUBLIC PURPOSE AND BENEFIT.
Status: in_force

(a) All land and other property in the district will benefit from the improvements and services to be provided by the district.

(b) The district is created to accomplish the purposes of 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. Special District Local Laws Code § 1091.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1091 / Section 1091.001
§ 1091.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

(2) "Director" means a member of the board.

(3) "District" means the Rice Hospital District.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9028.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9028 / Section 9028.151
§ 9028.151. TAX METHOD.
Status: in_force

(a) The district shall use the ad valorem plan of taxation.

(b) The board is not required to hold a hearing on the adoption of a plan of taxation.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8304.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8304 / Section 8304.052
§ 8304.052. TEMPORARY DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) On or after the effective date of the Act creating 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 Texas Commission on Environmental Quality 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 8304.003; or

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

(c) If permanent directors have not been elected under Section 8304.003 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 8304.003; 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. Special District Local Laws Code § 8007A.0105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8007A / Section 8007A.0105
§ 8007A.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. Special District Local Laws Code § 1117.302 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1117 / Section 1117.302
§ 1117.302. TAX RATE.
Status: in_force

The board may impose the tax at a rate not to exceed 75 cents on each $100 valuation of all taxable property in the district.
Tex. Insurance Code § 425.116 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 425 / Section 425.116
§ 425.116.
Status: in_force

Sec. 425.116. AUTHORIZED INVESTMENTS: PREFERRED STOCK. (a) Subject to this section, an insurance company may invest in preferred stock of a business entity, as defined by Section 425.110.

(b) An insurance company may invest in preferred stock only if:

(1) the stock is rated by the securities valuation office; and

(2) the sum of the company's aggregate investment in preferred stock rated 3, 4, 5, or 6 and the company's investments under Section 425.110(d) does not exceed the limitations specified by Section 425.110(d).

(c) An insurance company's investments in the preferred stock of a single business entity may not exceed 20 percent of the company's capital and surplus.

(d) The aggregate amount of an insurance company's investments in preferred stock as to which there is not a sinking fund for the redemption and retirement of the stock that meets the standards established by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners may not exceed 10 percent of the company's assets.

(e) The aggregate amount of an insurance company's investments under this section may not exceed 40 percent of the company's assets.
Tex. Election Code § 172.024 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 172 / Section 172.024
§ 172.024. FILING FEE.
Status: in_force

(a) The filing fee for a candidate for nomination in the general primary election is as follows:

(13) district attorney, criminal district attorney, or county attorney performing the duties of a district attorney . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,250

(14) county commissioner, district clerk, county clerk, sheriff, county tax assessor-collector, county treasurer, or judge, constitutional county court:

(A) county with a population of 200,000 or more . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,250

(B) county with a population of under 200,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 750

(15) justice of the peace or constable:

(A) county with a population of 200,000 or more . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,000

(B) county with a population of under 200,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 375

(b) If a fee prescribed by Subsection (a) is declared invalid by a final judgment of a court, the secretary of state shall prescribe a filing fee consistent with the judgment to replace the invalidated fee.
Tex. Government Code § 815.102 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 815 / Section 815.102
§ 815.102. RULEMAKING.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to the limitations of this subtitle, the board of trustees may adopt rules for:

(1) eligibility of membership;

(2) the administration of the funds of the retirement system;

(3) the program of supplemental benefits for law enforcement and custodial officers;

(4) hearings on contested cases or disputed claims; and

(5) the transaction of any other business of the board.

(b) Rules adopted under this section related to a hearing on a contested case or disputed claim control over rules adopted under Section 2003.050.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 101.005 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 101 / Section 101.005
§ 101.005. APPLICATION FOR LICENSE.
Status: in_force

(a) A person required under Section 101.003 of this code to be licensed or registered shall apply to the department on a form furnished by the department. The applicant shall provide the following information and certify that the information provided is true and correct:

(1) the full name of the applicant and whether the applicant is an individual, partnership, corporation, exchange, or association;

(2) the full name and address of the principal business office of the applicant;

(3) the address of the applicant's principal business office in this state;

(4) if the applicant is a foreign corporation, the state in which the corporation is chartered and the name and address of a registered agent in this state for service of legal process; and

(5) the length of time that the applicant has been engaged in business in this state.

(b) In addition to providing the information under Subsection (a) of this section, each applicant shall answer the following questions on the application:

(1) "Have you previously been licensed by this state or the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to handle perishable commodities?"

(2) "If you answered that you have been previously licensed, has any license issued to you by this state or the USDA ever been suspended or revoked?"

(3) "If you have answered that a license issued to you by this state or by the USDA has been suspended or revoked, when, where, and for what reason was the license suspended or revoked?"

(c) An applicant's failure to truthfully and accurately provide the information required by Subsections (a) and (b) is a violation for purposes of administrative penalty action and may result in denial of an application.
Tex. Government Code § 550.0101 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 550 / Section 550.0101
§ 550.0101. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter, "account" means the renewing our communities account established under Section 550.0103.
Tex. Water Code § 11.140 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 11 / Section 11.140
§ 11.140. PERMITS FOR STORAGE FOR PROJECT DEVELOPMENT.
Status: in_force

The commission may issue permits for storage solely for the purpose of optimum development of projects. The commission may convert these permits to permits for beneficial use if application to have them converted is made to the commission.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 301.257 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 301 / Section 301.257
§ 301.257. OTHER RELIEF.
Status: in_force

A proceeding brought by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation under this subchapter does not affect the authority of the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation to bring suit for injunctive relief or a penalty, or both, under this chapter.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 597.053 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 597 / Section 597.053
§ 597.053. APPEALS.
Status: in_force

(a) A person notified under Section 597.045 may appeal the committee's decision by filing a petition in the probate court or court having probate jurisdiction for the county in which the client resides or in Travis County. The person must file the appeal not later than the 15th day after the effective date of the committee's determination.

(b) If the hearing is to be held in a probate court in which the judge is not a licensed attorney, the person filing the appeal may request that the proceeding be transferred to a court with a judge who is licensed to practice law in this state. The probate court judge shall transfer the case after receiving the request, and the receiving court shall hear the case as if it had been originally filed in that court.

(c) A copy of the petition must be served on all parties of record in the proceedings before the committee.

(d) After considering the nature of the condition of the client, the proposed treatment, and the need for timely medical attention, the court may issue a temporary restraining order to facilitate the appeal. If the order is granted, the court shall expedite the trial.
Tex. Government Code § 62.018 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 62 / Section 62.018
§ 62.018. QUARTERS FOR GENERAL PANELS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioners court of a county that uses an interchangeable general jury panel shall provide a comfortable place in or near the county courthouse for the use and convenience of the persons on the panel.

(b) The persons on the panel shall stay in or conveniently near the place provided for them when not in service so that they are at all times subject to service in a court as provided by this subchapter without delaying the proceedings of the court.
Tex. Occupations Code § 351.452 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 351 / Section 351.452
§ 351.452. PROHIBITED USE OF PHARMACEUTICAL AGENT.
Status: in_force

A therapeutic optometrist may not use a pharmaceutical agent not authorized by the board or by law.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1201.058 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1201 / Section 1201.058
§ 1201.058. AMOUNT OF FEES.
Status: repealed

(a) The board shall establish reasonable fees for all matters under this chapter providing for fees. If the department's rules provide an option to file a document electronically, the department may charge a discounted fee for the electronic filing.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 408 (H.B. 2019), Sec. 85(2), eff. September 1, 2017.

(c) All fees established by this chapter or the rules are deemed to be earned and not subject to refund after receipt by the department.

(d) Notwithstanding Subsection (c), the director may, in limited and appropriate circumstances and in accordance with rules adopted by the board, approve the refund of fees.

(e) If the governor by executive order or proclamation declares a state of disaster under Chapter 418, Government Code, the director, in accordance with rules adopted by the board, may waive the imposition of any fee under this chapter in the affected area.
Tex. Estates Code § 51.102 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 51 / Section 51.102
§ 51.102. VALIDITY OF SERVICE AND RETURN ON CITATION OR NOTICE SERVED BY POSTING.
Status: in_force

(a) A citation or notice in a probate matter that is required to be served by posting and is issued in conformity with this title, and the service and return of service of the citation or notice, is valid if:

(1) a sheriff or constable posts a copy of the citation or notice at the location or locations prescribed by this title; and

(2) the posting occurs on a day preceding the return day of service specified in the citation or notice that provides sufficient time for the period the citation or notice must be posted to expire before the specified return day.

(b) The fact that a sheriff or constable, as applicable, makes the return of service on the citation or notice described by Subsection (a) and returns the citation or notice on which the return has been made to the court before the expiration of the period the citation or notice must be posted does not affect the validity of the citation or notice or the service or return of service. This subsection applies even if the sheriff or constable makes the return of service and returns the citation or notice on which the return is made to the court on the same day the citation or notice is issued.
Tex. Labor Code § 413.014 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 413 / Section 413.014
§ 413.014. PREAUTHORIZATION REQUIREMENTS; CONCURRENT REVIEW AND CERTIFICATION OF HEALTH CARE.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "investigational or experimental service or device" means a health care treatment, service, or device for which there is early, developing scientific or clinical evidence demonstrating the potential efficacy of the treatment, service, or device but that is not yet broadly accepted as the prevailing standard of care.

(b) The commissioner by rule shall specify which health care treatments and services require express preauthorization or concurrent review by the insurance carrier. Treatments and services for a medical emergency do not require express preauthorization.

(c) The commissioner's rules adopted under this section must provide that preauthorization and concurrent review are required at a minimum for:

(1) spinal surgery, as provided by Section 408.026;

(2) work-hardening or work-conditioning services;

(3) inpatient hospitalization, including any procedure and length of stay;

(4) physical and occupational therapy;

(5) outpatient or ambulatory surgical services, as defined by commissioner rule; and

(6) any investigational or experimental services or devices.

(c-1) Notwithstanding Subsection (c)(2), the commissioner by rule may exempt from preauthorization and concurrent review work-hardening or work-conditioning services provided by a health care facility that is credentialed by an organization designated by commissioner rule.

(d) The insurance carrier is not liable for those specified treatments and services requiring preauthorization unless preauthorization is sought by the claimant or health care provider and either obtained from the insurance carrier or ordered by the commissioner.

(e) If a specified health care treatment or service is preauthorized as provided by this section, that treatment or service is not subject to retrospective review of the medical necessity of the treatment or service.

(f) The division may not prohibit an insurance carrier and a health care provider from voluntarily discussing health care treatment and treatment plans and pharmaceutical services, either prospectively or concurrently, and may not prohibit an insurance carrier from certifying or agreeing to pay for health care consistent with those agreements. The insurance carrier is liable for health care treatment and treatment plans and pharmaceutical services that are voluntarily preauthorized and may not dispute the certified or agreed-on preauthorized health care treatment and treatment plans and pharmaceutical services at a later date.
Tex. Education Code § 61.96232 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 61 / Section 61.96232
§ 61.96232.
Status: in_force

Sec. 61.96232. GRANTS TO INCREASE NUMBER OF GRADUATES: APPLICATION PROCESS. (a) The board by rule shall establish a process under which a public or private institution of higher education that offers a professional nursing program may apply for a grant under this subchapter and the commissioner of higher education, contingent on appropriations of money for the grants, selects one or more applicants to receive a grant based on criteria established by board rule. The criteria must include the institution's agreement that the institution's professional nursing program will enroll additional students or graduate additional students prepared for initial licensure as registered nurses.

(b) The process established under Subsection (a) may authorize the commissioner of higher education to accept a joint application from multiple institutions that agree to cooperate on a regional or joint basis for their professional nursing programs to enroll additional students or graduate additional students prepared for initial licensure as registered nurses.

(c) The application for a grant under this section must require the institution applying for a grant to:

(1) state the number of additional students that the institution's professional nursing program intends to enroll or graduate;

(2) identify benchmarks for determining adequate progress toward enrolling or graduating those additional students;

(3) state the amount of grant money requested; and

(4) describe a proposed payment schedule for distribution of the grant money to the institution seeking the grant.

(d) The commissioner of higher education may negotiate changes to the application before approving the application.

(e) If a professional nursing program fails to enroll or graduate the number of additional students stated in the approved application or does not meet a benchmark identified in the approved application, the commissioner of higher education may:

(1) require the institution offering the professional nursing program to return any unearned grant money awarded to the program under this subchapter;

(2) withhold future grant awards that would otherwise be made under this subchapter in accordance with the approved application;

(3) renegotiate the terms of the approved application; or

(4) rescind approval of the application.

(f) The board may appoint an advisory committee to advise the commissioner of higher education and the board on implementation of this section. The board may assign to the committee the responsibility for evaluating applications and recommending to the commissioner applications for approval.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 674.009 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 674 / Section 674.009
§ 674.009. UNAUTHORIZED DISCLOSURE BY REVIEW TEAM MEMBER; OFFENSE.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person is a member of a review team and the person knowingly:

(1) discloses confidential information in violation of Section 674.007; or

(2) inspects confidential information without authority granted in accordance with procedures established by the review team.

(b) An offense under Subsection (a) is a Class A misdemeanor.
Tex. Utilities Code § 64.001 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 64 / Section 64.001
§ 64.001. CUSTOMER PROTECTION POLICY.
Status: in_force

(a) The legislature finds that new developments in telecommunications services, as well as changes in market structure, marketing techniques, and technology, make it essential that customers have safeguards against fraudulent, unfair, misleading, deceptive, or anticompetitive business practices and against businesses that do not have the technical and financial resources to provide adequate service.

(b) The purpose of this chapter is to establish customer protection standards and confer on the commission authority to adopt and enforce rules to protect customers from fraudulent, unfair, misleading, deceptive, or anticompetitive practices.

(c) Nothing in this section shall be construed to abridge customer rights set forth in commission rules in effect at the time of the enactment of this chapter.

(d) This chapter does not limit the constitutional, statutory, and common law authority of the office of the attorney general.
Tex. Water Code § 54.603 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 54 / Section 54.603
§ 54.603. MANDAMUS BY BONDHOLDERS.
Status: in_force

In the event the board fails or refuses to levy a sufficient tax in each year which, together with other revenues or receipts which may be legally used for these purposes, will be sufficient to pay the required principal of or interest or redemption price on the bonds, notes, or other contractual obligations when due, or to pay the district's other contractual obligations payable from taxes in addition to all other remedies which may be available, the owner of the district's bonds, notes, or other contractual obligations shall be entitled to a writ of mandamus issued by a court of competent jurisdiction to compel the board to levy a sufficient tax to meet the district's obligations to the owners of its bonds, notes, or other contractual obligations.
Tex. Finance Code § 348.416 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 348 / Section 348.416
§ 348.416. CONVENIENCE FEE FOR PROCESSING ELECTRONIC PAYMENTS AUTHORIZED.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "electronic payment" means a payment made by credit card, debit card, electronic funds transfer, electronic check, or other electronic method.

(b) A holder of a retail installment contract or the holder's agent may collect a fee for processing a retail buyer's electronic payment under the contract only if:

(1) the fee is reasonably related to the expense incurred by the holder or holder's agent in processing the electronic payment;

(2) the fee does not exceed the lesser of $10 or five percent of the amount of the payment; and

(3) the holder or holder's agent:

(A) allows the buyer to make a payment by a method other than an electronic payment that does not incur a fee;

(B) does not establish electronic payment as the expected form of payment; and

(C) informs the buyer of the following before the buyer agrees to make an electronic payment:

(i) the amount of the fee to be charged under this section;

(ii) that the buyer may make a payment by an alternative method that does not incur a fee, including by check, cash, or money order; and

(iii) that the holder or holder's agent may not establish electronic payment as the expected form of payment.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 24.27 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 24 / Section 24.27
§ 24.27. NO SURRENDER AFTER FORFEITURE.
Status: in_force

The sureties of a witness have no right to discharge themselves by the surrender of the witness after the forfeiture of their bond.