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Tex. Family Code § 153.434 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 153 / Section 153.434
§ 153.434. LIMITATION ON RIGHT TO REQUEST POSSESSION OR ACCESS.
Status: in_force

A biological or adoptive grandparent may not request possession of or access to a grandchild if:

(1) each of the biological parents of the grandchild has:

(A) died;

(B) had the person's parental rights terminated; or

(C) executed an affidavit of waiver of interest in child or an affidavit of relinquishment of parental rights under Chapter 161 and the affidavit designates the Department of Family and Protective Services, a licensed child-placing agency, or a person other than the child's stepparent as the managing conservator of the child; and

(2) the grandchild has been adopted, or is the subject of a pending suit for adoption, by a person other than the child's stepparent.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7929A.0101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7929A / Section 7929A.0101
§ 7929A.0101. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

(2) "Commission" means the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

(3) "Director" means a board member.

(4) "District" means the Blue Meadow Municipal Utility District No. 1 of Collin County.
Tex. Government Code § 546.0002 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 546 / Section 546.0002
§ 546.0002. LONG-TERM CARE PLAN; COORDINATION OF SERVICES.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "long-term care" means the provision of health care, personal care, and assistance related to health and social services over a sustained period to individuals of all ages and their families, regardless of the setting in which the care is provided.

(b) In conjunction with appropriate state agencies, the executive commissioner shall develop a plan for access to individualized long-term care services for individuals with functional limitations or medical needs and their families that assists those individuals in achieving and maintaining the greatest possible independence, autonomy, and quality of life.

(c) The guiding principles and goals of the plan that focus on the individual and the individual's family must:

(1) recognize that it is the policy of this state that:

(A) children should grow up in families; and

(B) individuals with disabilities and elderly individuals should reside in the setting of their choice; and

(2) ensure that an individual needing assistance and the individual's family will have:

(A) the maximum possible control over their services;

(B) a choice of a broad, comprehensive array of services designed to meet individual needs; and

(C) the easiest possible access to appropriate care and support, regardless of the area of this state in which they reside.

(d) The guiding principles and goals of the plan that focus on services and delivery of those services by the state must:

(1) emphasize the development of home-based and community-based services and housing alternatives to complement the long-term care services already in existence;

(2) ensure that the services will be of the highest possible quality, with a minimum amount of regulation, structure, and complexity at the service level;

(3) recognize that maximum independence and autonomy represent major goals, and with those comes a certain degree of risk;

(4) maximize resources to the greatest extent possible, with the consumer receiving only the services that the consumer prefers and that are indicated by a functional needs assessment; and

(5) structure the service delivery system to support these goals, ensuring that any necessary system complexity is at the administrative level rather than at the client level.

(e) The commission shall coordinate state services to ensure that:

(1) the roles and responsibilities of agencies providing long-term care are clarified; and

(2) duplication of services and resources is minimized.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3988.0101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3988 / Section 3988.0101
§ 3988.0101. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

(2) "City" means the City of Austin.

(3) "County" means Travis County.

(4) "Director" means a board member.

(5) "District" means the Save Historic Muny District.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3935.006 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3935 / Section 3935.006
§ 3935.006. APPLICABILITY OF MUNICIPAL MANAGEMENT DISTRICTS LAW.
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, Chapter 375, Local Government Code, applies to the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 4008.0505 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 4008 / Section 4008.0505
§ 4008.0505. BONDS SECURED BY AD VALOREM TAXES; ELECTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) If authorized at an election under Section 4008.0501, the district may issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes.

(b) At the time the district issues bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, the board shall provide for the annual imposition of a continuing direct annual ad valorem tax, without limit as to rate or amount, for each year that all or part of the bonds are outstanding as required and in the manner provided by Sections 54.601 and 54.602, Water Code.

(c) All or any part of any facilities or improvements that may be acquired by a district by the issuance of its bonds may be submitted as a single proposition or as several propositions to be voted on at the election.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8283.156 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8283 / Section 8283.156
§ 8283.156. WATER, SEWER, SOLID WASTE, OR DRAINAGE CONTRACTS; ELECTION NOT REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The authority and a municipal corporation or other political subdivision may enter into a water, sewer, solid waste, or drainage contract or any combination of those contracts without the necessity of an election by any contracting party to approve the contract.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 21.406 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 21 / Section 21.406
§ 21.406. SPECIAL VOTING RIGHTS OF DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) The certificate of formation of a corporation may provide that directors, regardless of whether elected by the holders of a class or series of shares or by a group of classes or series of shares, as provided by Section 21.405, are entitled to cast more or less than one vote on all matters or on specified matters. Such a provision also applies to directors voting in any committee or subcommittee regarding all matters or the specified matters, as applicable, unless otherwise provided by the certificate of formation.

(b) Unless expressly stated otherwise, each reference in this code or in a corporation's certificate of formation or bylaws to a specified portion of the directors means the portion of the votes entitled to be cast by the directors to which the reference applies.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 6.003 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 6 / Section 6.003
§ 6.003. WATER DISTRICTS EXEMPT FROM APPEAL BOND.
Status: in_force

(a) A governmental entity listed in Subsection (b) may not be required to give bond on an appeal or writ of error taken in a civil case that the entity is prosecuting or defending in its official capacity.

(b) The following are exempt from the appeal bond requirements:

(1) a water improvement district, a water control and improvement district, an irrigation district, a conservation and reclamation district, or a water control and preservation district organized under state law;

(2) a levee improvement district organized under state law;

(3) a drainage district organized under state law; and

(4) an entity created under Section 52, Article III, or Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Finance Code § 353.121 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 353 / Section 353.121
§ 353.121. REFUND ON CONTRACTS USING SCHEDULED INSTALLMENT EARNINGS METHOD.
Status: in_force

(a) This section:

(1) applies to a retail installment contract:

(A) that includes precomputed time price differential; and

(B) to which Section 353.120 does not apply; and

(2) does not apply to a retail installment contract in which the time price differential is computed using the true daily earnings method.

(b) If a retail installment contract is prepaid in full or if the holder demands payment in full of the unpaid balance before final maturity of the contract, the holder earns time price differential for the period beginning on the date of the contract and ending on the date of the earlier of the prepayment or demand, in an amount that does not exceed the amount allowed by this section.

(c) If prepayment in full or demand for payment in full occurs during an installment period, the holder may retain, in addition to time price differential that accrued during any elapsed installment periods, an amount computed by:

(1) multiplying the simple annual rate under the contract by the unpaid principal balance of the contract determined according to the schedule of payments to be outstanding on the preceding installment due date;

(2) dividing 365 into the product computed under Subdivision (1); and

(3) multiplying the number of days in the period, beginning on the day after the installment due date and ending on the date of the earlier of the prepayment or demand, by the result obtained under Subdivision (2).

(d) In addition to the earned time price differential computed under this section, the holder may also earn a $150 acquisition fee for a heavy commercial vehicle, or a $25 acquisition fee for other commercial vehicles, if the sum of the earned time price differential and the acquisition fee does not exceed the time price differential disclosed in the contract.

(e) The holder shall refund or credit, as applicable, to the retail buyer the amount computed by subtracting the total amount earned or retained under Subsections (b), (c), and (d) from the total amount of time price differential contracted for and precomputed in the contract.
Tex. Government Code § 2165.454 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2165 / Section 2165.454
§ 2165.454. TEMPORARY SECURE WEAPON STORAGE ADMINISTERED BY AGENCY EMPLOYEE.
Status: in_force

(a) A state agency may provide temporary secure weapon storage operated by a designated agency employee for a building or portion of a building in which weapons are prohibited.

(b) The weapons in temporary secure weapon storage must be held in a safe, locker, or other location that is locked and accessible only to the designated employee.

(c) If a person chooses to give to the designated employee the person's weapon for temporary secure storage, the employee shall:

(1) securely affix a claim tag to the weapon;

(2) provide the person with a claim receipt for reclaiming the weapon;

(3) record the person's name, the number of the person's driver's license or other form of identification, and the person's telephone number; and

(4) if designated by the person placing the weapon in temporary secure weapon storage, record the name of an alternate person to whom the weapon may be released if the person is not able to reclaim the person's weapon before the 30th day after the date the weapon was placed in storage.

(d) A person may reclaim the person's weapon by showing the designated employee operating the temporary secure weapon storage:

(1) the claim receipt given to the person at the time the weapon was placed in temporary secure storage; or

(2) the person's driver's license or other form of identification.

(e) A state agency that provides temporary secure weapon storage under this section shall ensure that:

(1) the temporary secure weapon storage is available and monitored by a designated agency employee at all times that the building or portion of the building is open to the public; and

(2) a person who is choosing to place the weapon in storage or retrieving the weapon from storage is not required to wait more than a reasonable period.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7888.0106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7888 / Section 7888.0106
§ 7888.0106. INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is initially composed of the territory described by Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter.

(b) The boundaries and field notes contained in Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter form a closure. A mistake made in the field notes or in copying the field notes in the legislative process does not affect the district's:

(1) organization, existence, or validity;

(2) right to issue any type of bond for the purposes for which the district is created or to pay the principal of and interest on a bond;

(3) right to impose a tax; or

(4) legality or operation.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1024.062 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1024 / Section 1024.062
§ 1024.062. ASSISTANT DISTRICT ADMINISTRATORS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district administrator may appoint one or more qualified persons as assistant district administrators for the district.

(b) An assistant district administrator:

(1) serves at the will of the district administrator; and

(2) is entitled to the compensation determined by the board.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1084.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1084 / Section 1084.102
§ 1084.102. RESTRICTION ON COUNTY OR MUNICIPALITY TAXATION.
Status: in_force

Palo Pinto County or a municipality in the district may not impose a tax on property in the district for hospital purposes.
Tex. Family Code § 155.103 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 155 / Section 155.103
§ 155.103. RELIANCE ON VITAL STATISTICS UNIT INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A court shall have jurisdiction over a suit if it has been, correctly or incorrectly, informed by the vital statistics unit that the child has not been the subject of a suit and the petition states that no other court has continuing, exclusive jurisdiction over the child.

(b) If the vital statistics unit notifies the court that the unit has furnished incorrect information regarding the existence of another court with continuing, exclusive jurisdiction before the rendition of a final order, the provisions of this chapter apply.
Tex. Education Code § 7.105 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 7 / Section 7.105
§ 7.105. COMPENSATION AND REIMBURSEMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) A member of the board is not entitled to receive compensation.

(b) A member of the board is entitled to reimbursement of the member's expenses as provided by law.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7918.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7918 / Section 7918.101
§ 7918.101. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties necessary to accomplish the purposes for which the district is created.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 552.018 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 552 / Section 552.018
§ 552.018. TRUST PRINCIPALS.
Status: in_force

(a) If a patient is the beneficiary of a trust that has an aggregate principal of $250,000 or less, the corpus or income of the trust is not considered to be the property of the patient or the patient's estate and is not liable for the patient's support. If the aggregate principal of the trust exceeds $250,000, only the portion of the corpus of the trust that exceeds that amount and the income attributable to that portion are considered to be the property of the patient or the patient's estate and are liable for the patient's support.

(b) To qualify for the exemption provided by Subsection (a), the trust must be created by a written instrument, and a copy of the trust instrument must be provided to the department.

(c) A trustee of the trust shall, on the department's request, provide to the department a financial statement that shows the value of the trust estate.

(d) The department may petition a district court to order the trustee to provide a financial statement if the trustee does not provide the statement before the 31st day after the date on which the department makes the request. The court shall hold a hearing on the department's petition not later than the 45th day after the date on which the petition is filed. The court shall order the trustee to provide to the department a financial statement if the court finds that the trustee has failed to provide the statement.

(e) For the purposes of this section, the following are not considered to be trusts and are not entitled to the exemption provided by this section:

(1) a guardianship administered under the Estates Code;

(2) a trust established under Chapter 142, Property Code;

(3) a facility custodial account established under Section 551.003;

(4) the provisions of a divorce decree or other court order relating to child support obligations;

(5) an administration of a decedent's estate; or

(6) an arrangement in which funds are held in the registry or by the clerk of a court.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1454.104 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1454 / Section 1454.104
§ 1454.104. AMOUNT OF DAMAGES.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding this subchapter, in imposing a sanction or penalty for a violation of this chapter, the commissioner may order a health benefit plan issuer to pay the greater of complete or economic damages.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1042.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1042 / Section 1042.002
§ 1042.002. AUTHORITY FOR CREATION.
Status: in_force

The district of Hood County, Texas, is created under the authority of Section 9, Article IX, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8307.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8307 / Section 8307.104
§ 8307.104. ROAD STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

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

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

(c) If the state will maintain and operate the road, the Texas Transportation Commission must approve the plans and specifications of the road project.
Tex. Transportation Code § 284.209 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 284 / Section 284.209
§ 284.209. ENFORCEMENT OF DECISION.
Status: in_force

A decision issued under Section 284.208(a) may be enforced by:

(1) placing a device that prohibits movement of a motor vehicle on the vehicle that is the subject of the decision;

(2) imposing an additional fine if the fine for the offense is not paid within a specified time; or

(3) refusing to allow the registration of the vehicle.
Tex. Government Code § 54A.309 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 54A / Section 54A.309
§ 54A.309. METHODS OF REFERRAL.
Status: in_force

(a) Guardianship proceedings or protective services proceedings shall be referred to an associate judge appointed under this subchapter by a general order issued by the judge of each court the associate judge is appointed to serve.

(b) A general order issued under this section may be amended or withdrawn at any time by the judge of the court issuing the order.

(c) In lieu of a general order, the judge of a court the associate judge is appointed to serve by order may refer a specific guardianship proceeding or a specific protective services proceeding to the associate judge.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7948A.0306 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7948A / Section 7948A.0306
§ 7948A.0306. NO EMINENT DOMAIN POWER.
Status: in_force

The district may not exercise the power of eminent domain.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8504.206 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8504 / Section 8504.206
§ 8504.206. STAFFING AND FUNDING OF PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

(a) The authority may employ staff and spend authority resources to further an economic development program under this subchapter, except that the authority may not use money received from an ad valorem tax or a general appropriation to further a program.

(b) The authority may apply for and receive from any source money, grants, or other assistance to carry out an economic development program under this subchapter.
Tex. Education Code § 29.121 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 29 / Section 29.121
§ 29.121. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter, "gifted and talented student" means a child or youth who performs at or shows the potential for performing at a remarkably high level of accomplishment when compared to others of the same age, experience, or environment and who:

(1) exhibits high performance capability in an intellectual, creative, or artistic area;

(2) possesses an unusual capacity for leadership; or

(3) excels in a specific academic field.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1053.154 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1053 / Section 1053.154
§ 1053.154. EXAMINATION REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) An applicant for a certificate of registration must pass the examination adopted by the board.

(b) The examination must cover subjects established by and must be graded according to board rules. The board by rule may adopt the examination of the National Council for Interior Design Qualification or a comparable examination.

(c) The board shall determine the time and place for each examination. The examination shall be offered at least once a year. The board shall give reasonable public notice of the examination in the manner provided by board rule.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1698.052 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1698 / Section 1698.052
§ 1698.052. ADDITIONAL RULES AND GUIDANCE RELATED TO INDIVIDUAL HEALTH PLAN RATES.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "qualified health plan" has the meaning assigned by Section 1301(a), Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (42 U.S.C. Section 18021).

(b) The commissioner shall adopt rules and provide guidance regarding additional requirements related to individual health benefit plans, including qualified health plans, to address the following factors:

(1) whether the plan issuer has complied with all requirements for pooling risk and participating in risk adjustment programs in effect under state or federal law;

(2) the covered benefits or health benefit plan design or, for a rate change, any changes to the benefits or design;

(3) the allowable variations for case characteristics, risk classifications, and participation in programs promoting wellness; and

(4) any other factor listed in 45 C.F.R. Section 154.301(a)(4) to the extent applicable.

(c) In making a determination under this section regarding a proposed rate for a qualified health plan, the commissioner shall consider, in addition to the factors under Subsection (b), the following factors:

(1) the purchasing power of consumers who are eligible for a premium subsidy under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Pub. L. No. 111-148);

(2) if the plan is in the silver level, as described by 42 U.S.C. Section 18022(d), whether the rate is appropriate for the plan in relation to the rates charged for qualified health plans offering different levels of coverage, taking into account any funding or lack of funding for cost-sharing reductions and the covered benefits for each level of coverage; and

(3) whether the plan issuer utilized the induced demand factors developed by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for the risk adjustment program established under 42 U.S.C. Section 18063 for the level of coverage offered by the plan or any state-specific induced demand factors established by department regulations.

(d) The commissioner may consider the following factors:

(1) if the commissioner determines appropriate for comparison purposes, medical claims trends reported by plan issuers in this state or in a region of this country or the country as a whole; and

(2) inflation indexes.