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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8006.0305 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8006 / Section 8006.0305
§ 8006.0305. DIVISION OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

(a) The board, on its own motion or on receipt of a petition signed by the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district, may adopt an order dividing the district.

(b) An order dividing a district may create one or more new districts and may provide for the continuation of the district.

(c) An order dividing the district shall:

(1) name any new district;

(2) include the metes and bounds description of the territory of each of the districts;

(3) appoint temporary directors for any new district; and

(4) provide for the division of assets and liabilities between the districts.

(d) The board may adopt an order dividing the district before or after the date the board holds an election to confirm the district's creation.

(e) The district may be divided only if the district:

(1) has no outstanding bonded debt; and

(2) is not imposing ad valorem taxes.

(f) A new district created by the division of the district may not, at the time the new district is created, contain any land outside the area described by Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter.

(g) On or before the 30th day after the date of adoption of an order dividing the district, the district shall file the order with the commission and record the order in the real property records of each county in which the district is located.

(h) This chapter applies to any new district created by the division of the district, and a new district has all the powers and duties of the district.

(i) A new district created by the division of the district shall hold a confirmation and directors' election.

(j) If the creation of the new district is confirmed, the new district shall provide the election date and results to the commission.

(k) A new district created by the division of the district must hold an election as required by this chapter to obtain voter approval before the district may impose a maintenance tax or issue bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes.

(l) The district may continue to rely on confirmation, directors', bond, or tax elections held prior to the division.

(m) Municipal consent to the creation of the district and to the inclusion of land in the district acts as municipal consent to the creation of any new district created by the division of the district and to the inclusion of land in the new district.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 166.095 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 166 / Section 166.095
§ 166.095. LIMITATION ON LIABILITY FOR FAILURE TO EFFECTUATE OUT-OF-HOSPITAL DNR ORDER.
Status: in_force

(a) A health care professional or health care facility or entity that has no actual knowledge of an out-of-hospital DNR order is not civilly or criminally liable for failing to act in accordance with the order.

(b) A health care professional or health care facility or entity is subject to review and disciplinary action by the appropriate licensing board for failing to effectuate an out-of-hospital DNR order. This subsection does not limit remedies available under other laws of this state.

(c) If an attending physician refuses to execute or comply with an out-of-hospital DNR order, the physician shall inform the person, the legal guardian or qualified relatives of the person, or the agent of the person having a medical power of attorney and, if the person or another authorized to act on behalf of the person so directs, shall make a reasonable effort to transfer the person to another physician who is willing to execute or comply with an out-of-hospital DNR order.
Tex. Finance Code § 398.101 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 398 / Section 398.101
§ 398.101. CIVIL PENALTY.
Status: in_force

A person who violates this chapter is subject to a civil penalty of $10,000 for each violation.
Tex. Election Code § 255.008 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 255 / Section 255.008
§ 255.008. DISCLOSURE ON POLITICAL ADVERTISING FOR JUDICIAL OFFICE.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only to a candidate or political committee covered by Subchapter F, Chapter 253.

(b) Political advertising by a candidate who files a declaration of intent to comply with the limits on expenditures under Subchapter F, Chapter 253, or a specific-purpose committee for supporting such a candidate may include the following statement: "Political advertising paid for by (name of candidate or committee) in compliance with the voluntary limits of the Judicial Campaign Fairness Act."

(c) Political advertising by a candidate who files a declaration of intent to comply with the limits on expenditures under Subchapter F, Chapter 253, or a specific-purpose committee for supporting such a candidate that does not contain the statement prescribed by Subsection (b) must comply with Section 255.001.

(d) Political advertising by a candidate who files a declaration of intent to exceed the limits on expenditures under Subchapter F, Chapter 253, or a specific-purpose committee for supporting such a candidate must include the following statement: "Political advertising paid for by (name of candidate or committee), (who or which) has rejected the voluntary limits of the Judicial Campaign Fairness Act."

(e) The commission shall adopt rules providing for:

(1) the minimum size of the disclosure required by this section in political advertising that appears on television or in writing; and

(2) the minimum duration of the disclosure required by this section in political advertising that appears on television or radio.

(f) A person who violates this section or a rule adopted under this section is liable for a civil penalty not to exceed:

(1) $15,000, for a candidate for a statewide judicial office or a specific-purpose committee for supporting such a candidate;

(2) $10,000, for a candidate for chief justice or justice, court of appeals, or a specific-purpose committee for supporting such a candidate; or

(3) $5,000, for a candidate for any other judicial office covered by Subchapter F, Chapter 253, or a specific-purpose committee for supporting such a candidate.

(g) Section 253.176 applies to the imposition and disposition of a civil penalty under this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1015.063 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1015 / Section 1015.063
§ 1015.063. CONTINUING EDUCATION; RETRAINING.
Status: in_force

The board may spend money for continuing education and retraining of employees.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1072.158 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1072 / Section 1072.158
§ 1072.158. SHORT-TERM FINANCING.
Status: in_force

The district may borrow money through short-term financing.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2206.151 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2206 / Section 2206.151
§ 2206.151. TIME FOR CREATION OF PLAN OF OPERATION.
Status: in_force

(a) Not later than the 30th day after the date the temporary board of a pool is selected, the temporary board shall meet and begin preparing a detailed plan of operation for the pool.

(b) The temporary board shall complete the plan of operation not later than the 90th day after the date the temporary board is selected.
Tex. Government Code § 411.512 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 411 / Section 411.512
§ 411.512. ANNUAL REGULATORY REPORT.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall annually make available on the department's Internet website a report of regulatory statistics for the preceding state fiscal year for each program subject to this subchapter and aggregate information on all the programs.

(b) The report must include, as applicable, information regarding:

(1) the number of licenses issued under the program;

(2) the number and types of complaints received and resolved by the department;

(3) the number of investigations conducted by the department; and

(4) the number and types of disciplinary actions taken by the department.
Tex. Government Code § 546.0501 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 546 / Section 546.0501
§ 546.0501. LIMITATION ON NURSING FACILITY LEVEL OF CARE REQUIREMENT.
Status: in_force

To the extent allowed by federal law, the commission may not require that a child reside in a nursing facility for an extended period of time to meet the nursing facility level of care required for the child to be determined eligible for the medically dependent children (MDCP) waiver program.
Tex. Education Code § 1001.1102 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 1001 / Section 1001.1102
§ 1001.1102. INFORMATION RELATING TO OPERATING VEHICLE IN CONSTRUCTION OR MAINTENANCE WORK ZONE.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission by rule shall require that information relating to construction or maintenance work zones be included in the curriculum of each driver education course or driving safety course. The curriculum must include:

(1) the dangers associated with violating traffic laws in construction or maintenance work zones; and

(2) the penalties under Section 542.404, Transportation Code, for certain offenses committed in a construction or maintenance work zone.

(b) In developing rules under this section, the commission shall consult with the Department of Public Safety.
Tex. Transportation Code § 643.153 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 643 / Section 643.153
§ 643.153. MOTOR CARRIER TRANSPORTING HOUSEHOLD GOODS.
Status: repealed

(a) The department shall adopt rules to protect a consumer using the service of a motor carrier who is transporting household goods for compensation.

(b) The department may adopt rules necessary to ensure that a customer of a motor carrier transporting household goods is protected from deceptive or unfair practices and unreasonably hazardous activities. The rules must:

(1) establish a formal process for resolving a dispute over a fee or damage;

(2) require a motor carrier to indicate clearly to a customer whether an estimate is binding or nonbinding and disclose the maximum price a customer could be required to pay;

(3) create a centralized process for making complaints about a motor carrier that also allows a customer to inquire about a carrier's complaint record; and

(4) require a motor carrier transporting household goods to list a place of business with a street address in this state and the carrier's registration number issued under this article in any print advertising published in this state.

(c) Repealed by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 281, Sec. 6.06, eff. June 14, 2005.

(d) A motor carrier that is required to register under Subchapter B and that transports household goods shall file a tariff with the department that establishes maximum charges for all transportation services. A motor carrier may comply with this requirement by filing, in a manner determined by the department, a copy of the carrier's tariff governing interstate transportation services. The department shall make tariffs filed under this subsection available for public inspection.

(e) The department may not adopt rules regulating the rates, except as provided by this section, or routes of a motor carrier transporting household goods.

(f) The unauthorized practice of the insurance business under Chapter 101, Insurance Code, does not include the offer of insurance by a household goods motor carrier, or its agent, that transports goods for up to the full value of a customer's property transported or stored, if the offer is authorized by a rule adopted under Subsection (b).

(g) A motor carrier may designate an association or an agent of an association as its collective maximum ratemaking association for the purpose of the filing of a tariff under Subsection (d).
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 43.522 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 43 / Section 43.522
§ 43.522. ISSUANCE AND EXPIRATION OF CONSERVATION PERMIT.
Status: in_force

(a) The department or its agent may issue a conservation permit to any person on the payment to the department or agent of a fee in an amount set by the commission.

(b) A conservation permit expires on the first anniversary of the date on which it is issued.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3901.203 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3901 / Section 3901.203
§ 3901.203. METHOD OF NOTICE FOR HEARING.
Status: in_force

The district may mail the notice required by Section 375.115(c), Local Government Code, by certified or first class United States mail. The board shall determine the method of notice.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 153.203 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 153 / Section 153.203
§ 153.203. RELEASE OF OBLIGATION TO PARTNERSHIP.
Status: in_force

Unless otherwise provided by the partnership agreement, the obligation of a partner or the legal representative or successor of a partner to make a contribution, pay cash, transfer other property, or return cash or property paid or distributed to the partner in violation of this chapter or the partnership agreement may be compromised or released only by consent of all of the partners.
Tex. Local Government Code § 318.007 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 318 / Section 318.007
§ 318.007. EDUCATION.
Status: in_force

The commission should strive to create countywide awareness and appreciation of historic preservation and its benefits and uses.
Tex. Insurance Code § 424.106 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 424 / Section 424.106
§ 424.106.
Status: in_force

Sec. 424.106. SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT POOL: CERTAIN MONEY MARKET FUNDS. A short-term investment pool may contain a money market fund as described by 17 C.F.R. Section 270.2a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. Section 80a-1 et seq.), as amended, that is:

(1) a government money market fund that at all times:

(A) invests only in obligations issued, guaranteed, or insured by the United States or collateralized repurchase agreements composed of those obligations; and

(B) qualifies for investment without a reserve under the Purposes and Procedures Manual of the securities valuation office or a successor publication; or

(2) a class one money market fund that at all times qualifies for investment using the bond class one reserve factor described by the Purposes and Procedures Manual of the securities valuation office.
Tex. Local Government Code § 351.002 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 351 / Section 351.002
§ 351.002. JAIL STANDARDS.
Status: in_force

The jail standards prescribed by this subchapter are minimum standards for county jails. Each county jail must comply with the minimum standards and the rules and procedures of the Commission on Jail Standards.
Tex. Government Code § 411.14031 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 411 / Section 411.14031
§ 411.14031.
Status: in_force

Sec. 411.14031. ACCESS TO CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD INFORMATION: PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION OF TEXAS. (a) The Public Utility Commission of Texas is entitled to obtain as provided by Subsection (a-1) criminal history record information that relates to an applicant for employment at, a current employee of, or a person who contracts or may contract to provide goods or services for the Public Utility Commission of Texas.

(a-1) Subject to Section 411.087 and consistent with the public policy of this state, the Public Utility Commission of Texas is entitled to:

(1) obtain through the Federal Bureau of Investigation criminal history record information maintained or indexed by that bureau that pertains to a person described by Subsection (a); and

(2) obtain from the department or any other criminal justice agency in this state criminal history record information maintained by the department or that criminal justice agency that relates to a person described by Subsection (a).

(b) Criminal history record information obtained under Subsection (a-1) is for the exclusive use of the Public Utility Commission of Texas and is privileged and confidential.

(b-1) The Public Utility Commission of Texas may not release or disclose to any person criminal history record information obtained from the Federal Bureau of Investigation under Subsection (a-1)(1). Criminal history record information obtained by the Public Utility Commission of Texas under Subsection (a-1)(2) may not be released or disclosed to any person or agency except on court order or with the consent of the person who is the subject of the information.

(c) The Public Utility Commission of Texas shall destroy criminal history record information obtained under this section after the information is used for the purpose authorized by this section.

(d) This section does not prohibit the Public Utility Commission of Texas from obtaining and using criminal history record information as provided by other law.
Tex. Insurance Code § 826.205 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 826 / Section 826.205
§ 826.205. CAPITAL STOCK HELD BY MUTUAL HOLDING COMPANY.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section:

(1) "Intermediate holding company" means a holding company that:

(A) is a subsidiary of a mutual holding company formed to reorganize a mutual insurance company; and

(B) directly or through a subsidiary intermediate holding company, owns the resulting company.

(2) "Majority of the voting shares of the capital stock" means shares of the capital stock of a company that carry the right to cast a majority of the votes entitled to be cast by all of the outstanding shares of the capital stock of the company on all matters submitted to a vote of the shareholders of the company.

(b) All of the initial shares of the capital stock of the resulting company shall be issued to the mutual holding company.

(c) The mutual holding company shall at all times own a majority of the voting shares of the capital stock of the resulting company or of an intermediate holding company established to hold the voting shares of the resulting company. The requirements of this subsection may be satisfied by indirect ownership through one or more intermediate holding companies in a corporate structure approved by the commissioner.

(d) The mutual holding company or intermediate holding company may not convey, transfer, assign, pledge, subject to a security interest or lien, encumber, or otherwise hypothecate or alienate the majority of the voting shares of the capital stock that is required to be owned under Subsection (c).

(e) A violation of Subsection (d) is void in inverse chronological order from the date of the conveyance or activity as to the shares necessary to constitute a majority of the voting shares of the capital stock.
Tex. Government Code § 815.515 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 815 / Section 815.515
§ 815.515. DISPOSITION OF UNCLAIMED CONTRIBUTIONS OF FORMER MEMBERS.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to Chapters 803 and 805, if the retirement system has not received a request for a refund of the accumulated contributions of a member in accordance with Subchapter B, Chapter 812, before the seventh anniversary of the member's last day of service, the retirement system may refund the accumulated contributions to the member or the member's heirs. If the member or the member's heirs cannot be found, the member's accumulated contributions revert to the retirement system.

(b) The retirement system shall credit any amounts that revert to the retirement system under Subsection (a) to the state accumulation account.

(c) The board of trustees may adopt rules to implement and administer this section.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 102.256 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 102 / Section 102.256
§ 102.256. PATENT ROYALTIES AND LICENSE REVENUES PAID TO STATE.
Status: in_force

(a) The oversight committee shall establish standards that require all grant awards to be subject to an intellectual property agreement that allows the state to collect royalties, income, and other benefits, including interest or proceeds resulting from securities and equity ownership, realized as a result of projects undertaken with money awarded under Subchapter E.

(b) In determining the state's interest in any intellectual property rights, the oversight committee shall balance the opportunity of the state to benefit from the patents, royalties, licenses, and other benefits that result from basic research, therapy development, and clinical trials with the need to ensure that essential medical research is not unreasonably hindered by the intellectual property agreement and that the agreement does not unreasonably remove the incentive on the part of the individual researcher, research team, or institution.

(c) The oversight committee may transfer its management and disposition authority over the state's interest in securities, equities, royalties, income, and other benefits realized as a result of projects undertaken with money awarded under Subchapter E to the Texas Treasury Safekeeping Trust Company. If the oversight committee transfers management and disposition authority under this subsection, the trust company has any power necessary to accomplish the purposes of this section.

(d) In managing the assets described by Subsection (c) through procedures and subject to restrictions that the Texas Treasury Safekeeping Trust Company considers appropriate, the trust company may acquire, exchange, sell, supervise, manage, or retain any kind of investment that a prudent investor, exercising reasonable care, skill, and caution, would acquire, exchange, sell, or retain in light of the purposes, terms, distribution requirements, and other circumstances then prevailing pertinent to each investment, including the requirements prescribed by Subsection (b) and the purposes described by Section 102.002. The trust company may charge a fee to recover the reasonable and necessary costs incurred in managing assets under this section.
Tex. Property Code § 94.162 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 94 / Section 94.162
§ 94.162. EFFECT ON OTHER RIGHTS.
Status: in_force

The duties of a landlord and the remedies of a tenant under this subchapter are in lieu of existing common law and other statutory law warranties and duties of landlords for maintenance, repair, security, suitability, and nonretaliation, and remedies of tenants for a violation of those warranties and duties. Otherwise, this subchapter does not affect any other right of a landlord or tenant under contract, statutory law, or common law that is consistent with the purposes of this subchapter or any right a landlord or tenant may have to bring an action for personal injury or property damage under the law of this state. This subchapter does not impose obligations on a landlord or tenant other than those expressly stated in this subchapter.
Tex. Tax Code § 301.001 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 301 / Section 301.001
§ 301.001. PURPOSE OF TITLE.
Status: repealed

(a) This title is enacted as a part of the state's continuing statutory revision program, conducted by the Texas Legislative Council as directed by Section 323.007, Government Code. The program contemplates a topic-by-topic revision of the state's general and permanent statute law without substantive change.

(b) Consistent with the objectives of the statutory revision program, the purpose of this title is to make the general and permanent state tax laws more accessible and understandable by:

(1) rearranging the statutes into a more logical order;

(2) employing a format and numbering system designed to facilitate citation of the law and to accommodate future expansion of the law;

(3) eliminating repealed, duplicative, unconstitutional, expired, executed, and other ineffective provisions; and

(4) restating the law in modern American English to the greatest extent possible.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 293.154 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 293 / Section 293.154
§ 293.154. PURPOSE; CORRECTION OF INVALID PROVISION OR PROCEDURE.
Status: in_force

(a) The purpose of this chapter is to generate revenue by collecting from institutional health care providers a mandatory payment to be used to provide the nonfederal share of a Medicaid supplemental payment program.

(b) To the extent any provision or procedure under this chapter causes a mandatory payment authorized under this chapter to be ineligible for federal matching funds, the county may provide by rule for an alternative provision or procedure that conforms to the requirements of the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.