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Tex. Health and Safety Code § 614.0031 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 614 / Section 614.0031
§ 614.0031. TRAINING PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who is appointed to and qualifies for office as a member of the committee may not vote, deliberate, or be counted as a member in attendance at a meeting of the committee until the person completes a training program that complies with this section.

(b) The training program must provide the person with information regarding:

(1) the legislation that created the committee and the office;

(2) the programs operated by the committee and the office;

(3) the role and functions of the committee and the office;

(4) the rules of the committee and the office;

(5) the current budget for the committee and the office;

(6) the results of the most recent formal audit of the committee and the office;

(7) the requirements of:

(A) the open meetings law, Chapter 551, Government Code;

(B) the public information law, Chapter 552, Government Code;

(C) the administrative procedure law, Chapter 2001, Government Code; and

(D) other laws relating to public officials, including conflict of interest laws; and

(8) any applicable ethics policies adopted by the committee or the Texas Ethics Commission.

(c) A person appointed to the committee is entitled to reimbursement, as provided by the General Appropriations Act, for the travel expenses incurred in attending the training program regardless of whether the attendance at the program occurs before or after the person qualifies for office.
Tex. Tax Code § 322.304 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 322 / Section 322.304
§ 322.304. AMOUNTS RETAINED IN TRUST ACCOUNT.
Status: in_force

(a) The comptroller may retain in the suspense account of a taxing entity a portion of the entity's share of the tax collected for the entity under this chapter, not to exceed five percent of the amount remitted to the entity. If the entity has abolished the tax, the amount that may be retained may not exceed five percent of the final remittance to the entity at the time of the termination of the collection of the tax.

(b) From the amounts retained in an entity's suspense account, the comptroller may make refunds for overpayments to the account and to redeem dishonored checks and drafts deposited to the credit of the account.

(c) Before the expiration of one year after the effective date of the abolition of an entity's tax under this chapter other than a department under Chapter 453, Transportation Code, the comptroller shall send to the entity the remainder of the money in the entity's account and shall close the account.
Tex. Government Code § 654.061 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 654 / Section 654.061
§ 654.061. CONSTRUCTION WITH OTHER LAWS.
Status: in_force

(a) This chapter does not affect the authority of a governing body or a chief executive of an agency under another law to employ persons or promote or dismiss employees.

(b) This chapter does not authorize an increase in the number of positions in an agency or the amount of appropriations to an agency set by the General Appropriations Act.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 766.0021 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 766 / Section 766.0021
§ 766.0021. SMOKE DETECTOR FOR HEARING-IMPAIRED PERSONS.
Status: in_force

(a) A purchaser under a written contract for the sale of a one-family or two-family dwelling may require the seller to install smoke detectors for hearing-impaired persons if:

(1) the purchaser or a member of the purchaser's family who will reside in the dwelling is a hearing-impaired person;

(2) the purchaser provides written evidence of the hearing impairment signed by a licensed physician; and

(3) not later than the 10th day after the effective date of the contract, the purchaser requests in writing that the seller install smoke detectors for hearing-impaired persons and specifies the locations in the dwelling where the smoke detectors are to be installed.

(b) If the seller is required to install smoke detectors for hearing-impaired persons under Subsection (a), the seller and purchaser may agree:

(1) which party will bear the cost of installing the smoke detectors; and

(2) which brand of smoke detectors to install.

(c) The seller must install the smoke detectors not later than the closing date of the sale of the dwelling.

(d) A purchaser may terminate the contract to purchase the dwelling if the seller fails to install smoke detectors for hearing-impaired persons as required by this section.
Tex. Government Code § 2262.056 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2262 / Section 2262.056
§ 2262.056. APPROVAL REQUIRED FOR ASSIGNMENT OF SERVICES CONTRACTS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section:

(1) "Major information resources project" has the meaning assigned by Section 2054.003.

(2) "Sensitive personal information" has the meaning assigned by Section 521.002, Business & Commerce Code.

(b) A vendor awarded a services contract by a state agency may not assign the vendor's rights under the contract to a third party unless the assignment is approved by the state agency.

(c) At least 14 days before a state agency rejects or approves a vendor's proposed assignment under Subsection (b), the state agency shall notify the Legislative Budget Board of the proposed assignment if the contract subject to the assignment:

(1) is for a major information resources project; or

(2) involves storing, receiving, processing, transmitting, disposing of, or accessing sensitive personal information in a foreign country.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2208.207 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2208 / Section 2208.207
§ 2208.207. OFFICE; RECORDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The pool shall maintain the pool's principal office in Austin, Texas.

(b) Records, files, and other documents and information relating to the pool must be maintained in the pool's principal office.
Tex. Local Government Code § 379A.012 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 379A / Section 379A.012
§ 379A.012. ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION.
Status: in_force

The articles of incorporation of the corporation must state that the corporation is governed by this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8236.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8236 / Section 8236.102
§ 8236.102. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties provided by the general law of this state, including Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, applicable to municipal utility districts created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 20.001 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 20 / Section 20.001
§ 20.001. SIGNATURE REQUIREMENTS FOR FILING INSTRUMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) Unless otherwise provided by Section 3.054 or 3.060(b) or this title, a filing instrument of a corporation must be signed by an officer of the corporation.

(b) A certificate of termination, a certificate of reinstatement, a certificate of amendment to cancel an event requiring winding up, or a restated certificate of formation that contains an amendment to cancel an event requiring winding up may be signed by:

(1) one of the organizers if the winding up, the reinstatement, or the cancellation of an event requiring winding up was authorized by the organizers under Section 21.502(2) or 22.302(1)(B); or

(2) one of the directors if the winding up, the reinstatement, or the cancellation of an event requiring winding up was authorized by the board of directors under Section 21.502(2) or 22.302(1)(B).
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 87.002 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 87 / Section 87.002
§ 87.002. APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This chapter does not apply to an activity regulated by the Texas Racing Commission.
Tex. Finance Code § 342.508 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 342 / Section 342.508
§ 342.508. MAXIMUM LOAN TERM.
Status: in_force

A lender may not enter a loan contract under Section 342.201(a) or Section 342.201(e) under which the borrower agrees to make a scheduled payment of principal more than:

(1) 37 calendar months after the date on which the contract is made, if the contract is for a cash advance of $1,500 or less;

(2) 49 calendar months after the date on which the contract is made, if the contract is for a cash advance of more than $1,500 but not more than $3,000; or

(3) 60 months after the date on which the contract is made, if the contract is for a cash advance of more than $3,000.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1055.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1055 / Section 1055.102
§ 1055.102. RESTRICTION ON COUNTY OR MUNICIPALITY TAXATION.
Status: in_force

Marion County or a municipality in the district may not impose a tax on property in the district for hospital purposes.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 773.049 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 773 / Section 773.049
§ 773.049. EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN--PARAMEDIC QUALIFICATIONS.
Status: in_force

An individual qualifies as an emergency medical technician-paramedic if the individual is certified by the department as minimally proficient to provide advanced life support that includes initiation under medical supervision of certain procedures, including intravenous therapy, endotracheal or esophageal intubation, electrical cardiac defibrillation or cardioversion, and drug therapy.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 62.407 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 62 / Section 62.407
§ 62.407. EFFECT OF ORDER GRANTING EARLY TERMINATION.
Status: in_force

(a) If, after notice to the person and to the prosecuting attorney and a hearing, the court grants a motion filed under Article 62.404 for the early termination of a person's obligation to register under this chapter, notwithstanding Article 62.101, the person's obligation to register under this chapter ends on the later of:

(1) the date the court enters the order of early termination; or

(2) the date the person has paid each cost described by Section 62.406.

(b) If the court grants a motion filed under Article 62.404 for the early termination of a person's obligation to register under this chapter, all conditions of the person's parole, release to mandatory supervision, or community supervision shall be modified in accordance with the court's order.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 71.101 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 71 / Section 71.101
§ 71.101. CERTIFICATE FOR INCORPORATED BUSINESS OR PROFESSION, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIP, LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, REGISTERED SERIES, OR FOREIGN FILING ENTITY.
Status: in_force

A corporation, limited partnership, limited liability partnership, limited liability company, registered series of a limited liability company, or foreign filing entity must file a certificate under this subchapter if the registered series or entity:

(1) regularly conducts business or renders professional services in this state under an assumed name; or

(2) is required by law to use an assumed name in this state to conduct business or render professional services.
Tex. Transportation Code § 547.353 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 547 / Section 547.353
§ 547.353. COLOR REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A clearance lamp, identification lamp, side marker lamp, or reflector mounted on the front, on the side near the front, or in the center of the vehicle must be or reflect amber.

(b) A clearance lamp, identification lamp, side marker lamp, or reflector mounted on the rear or the side near the rear of the vehicle must be or reflect red.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1086.153 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1086 / Section 1086.153
§ 1086.153. AMENDMENTS TO BUDGET.
Status: in_force

After the annual budget is adopted, the budget may be amended on the board's approval.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3876.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3876 / Section 3876.051
§ 3876.051. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.
Status: in_force

The district is governed by a board of five voting directors who serve staggered terms of four years, with two or three directors' terms expiring June 1 of each odd-numbered year.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 311.047 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 311 / Section 311.047
§ 311.047. PENALTIES.
Status: in_force

The department may assess a civil penalty against a nonprofit hospital that fails to make a report of the community benefits plan as required under this subchapter. The penalty may not exceed $1,000 for each day a report is delinquent after the date on which the report is due. No penalty may be assessed against a hospital under this subsection until 10 business days have elapsed after written notification to the hospital of its failure to file a report.
Tex. Government Code § 71.0352 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 71 / Section 71.0352
§ 71.0352.
Status: in_force

Sec. 71.0352. JUVENILE DATA: JUSTICE, MUNICIPAL, AND TRUANCY COURTS. As a component of the official monthly report submitted to the Office of Court Administration of the Texas Judicial System:

(1) a justice court, municipal court, or truancy court shall report the number of cases filed for:

(A) truant conduct under Section 65.003(a), Family Code; and

(B) the offense of parent contributing to nonattendance under Section 25.093, Education Code; and

(2) in cases in which a child fails to obey an order of a justice court, municipal court, or truancy court under circumstances that would constitute contempt of court, the justice court, municipal court, or truancy court shall report the number of incidents in which the child is:

(A) referred to the appropriate juvenile court for delinquent conduct as provided by Article 45A.461(c)(1), Code of Criminal Procedure, or Section 65.251, Family Code; or

(B) held in contempt, fined, or denied driving privileges as provided by Article 45A.461(c)(2), Code of Criminal Procedure, or Section 65.251, Family Code.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 81.105 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 81 / Section 81.105
§ 81.105. INFORMED CONSENT.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided by law, a person may not perform a test designed to identify HIV or its antigen or antibody without first obtaining the informed consent of the person to be tested.

(b) Consent need not be written if there is documentation in the medical record that the test has been explained and the consent has been obtained.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 102.052 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 102 / Section 102.052
§ 102.052. FEE BASED ON ADMISSIONS; RECORDS.
Status: in_force

(a) A fee is imposed on a sexually oriented business in an amount equal to $10 for each entry by each customer admitted to the business.

(b) A sexually oriented business shall record daily in the manner required by the comptroller the number of customers admitted to the business. The business shall maintain the records for the period required by the comptroller and make the records available for inspection and audit on request by the comptroller.

(c) This section does not require a sexually oriented business to impose a fee on a customer of the business. A business has discretion to determine the manner in which the business derives the money required to pay the fee imposed under this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8833.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8833 / Section 8833.102
§ 8833.102. LIMITATIONS ON DISTRICT POWERS.
Status: in_force

The district may not impose:

(1) a tax; or

(2) a fee on a well used exclusively for domestic or livestock watering purposes.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9040.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9040 / Section 9040.002
§ 9040.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a water control and improvement district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7962.0103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7962 / Section 7962.0103
§ 7962.0103. CONFIRMATION AND DIRECTORS' ELECTION REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors shall hold an election to confirm the creation of the district and to elect five permanent directors as provided by Section 49.102, Water Code.
Tex. Education Code § 51.0032 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 51 / Section 51.0032
§ 51.0032. INVESTMENT REPORTS AND POLICIES.
Status: in_force

(a) A governing board shall adopt by rule or resolution a written investment policy for the investment of its institutional funds.

(b) Not less than quarterly, an institution of higher education shall prepare and submit to the governing board of the institution a written report of the institution's institutional funds investment transactions for the preceding reporting period.

(c) In addition to other information that may be required by the governing board, the report must contain:

(1) a summary statement of each pooled fund group that states the beginning market value for the reporting period, additions and changes to the market value during the period, and the ending market value for the period; and

(2) the book value and market value of each separately invested asset at the beginning and end of the reporting period by type of asset and fund type invested.

(d) In this section:

(1) "Governing board" means a governing board described in Section 51.0031(c).

(2) "Institution of higher education" means an institution of higher education under the governance of a governing board to which this section applies.

(3) "Pooled fund group" means an internally created fund of an institution of higher education in which one or more institutional accounts are invested.

(4) "Separately invested asset" means an account of an institution of higher education that is not invested in a pooled fund group.
Tex. Election Code § 232.013 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 232 / Section 232.013
§ 232.013. RESCHEDULING RUNOFF FOR CONTESTED RACE.
Status: in_force

(a) If the final judgment in an election contest necessitates a runoff election in the contested race, the district judge shall set the date for the runoff if the judge determines that lack of time prevents the proper conduct of the runoff on the regularly scheduled date. The runoff must be held on the same day of the week as the regularly scheduled runoff.

(b) The date set for the runoff may not provide a longer interval between the court order and the runoff than is required or authorized by law between the main election and a regularly scheduled runoff. The date may provide a shorter interval, but the interval must make it possible for early voting by personal appearance to begin not later than the 10th day before election day.

(c) If the runoff is set for a date that shortens the regular period for early voting, the order setting the date of the election must specify the date for beginning early voting by personal appearance.

(d) If the contested election is a primary, the district clerk shall deliver a certified copy of the order setting the date of the runoff to the state chair of the political party in the case of a statewide or district office or to the county chair in the case of a county or precinct office.
Tex. Education Code § 29.190 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 29 / Section 29.190
§ 29.190. SUBSIDY FOR CERTIFICATION EXAMINATION.
Status: repealed

(a) A student is entitled to a subsidy under this section if:

(1) the student:

(A) successfully completes the career and technology program of a school district in which the student receives training and instruction for employment; or

(B) is enrolled in a special education program under Subchapter A; and

(2) the student passes a certification examination to qualify for a license or certificate that is an industry certification for purposes of Section 39.053(c)(1)(B)(v), administered while the student is enrolled in a school district.

(a-1) A student may not receive more than two subsidies under this section.

(b) A teacher is entitled to a subsidy under this section if the teacher passes a certification examination related to career and technology education.

(c) On approval by the commissioner, the agency shall pay each school district an amount equal to the cost paid by the district for a certification examination under this section, including any costs paid for associated fingerprinting or criminal history record information review. To obtain reimbursement for a subsidy paid under this section, a district must:

(1) pay the costs described by this subsection; and

(2) submit to the commissioner a written application on a form prescribed by the commissioner stating the amount of the costs paid under Subdivision (1).

(d) Repealed by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 211, Sec. 78(a)(1), eff. September 1, 2013.

(e) Repealed by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 211, Sec. 78(a)(1), eff. September 1, 2013.
Tex. Insurance Code § 462.164 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 462 / Section 462.164
§ 462.164. PARTICIPATION RECEIPTS.
Status: in_force

(a) On receipt from a member insurer of payment of an assessment or partial assessment under Section 462.160 or 462.162(b), the association shall provide the insurer with a participation receipt. A participation receipt creates liability against the account described by Section 462.105 for the line or lines of business for which the assessment was made.

(b) The account from which an advance is made to an impaired insurer for the payment of covered claims is a general creditor of the impaired insurer for the money advanced. With reference to the remaining balance of an advance not used to pay covered claims, the claim of the account has preference over other general creditors.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3858.156 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3858 / Section 3858.156
§ 3858.156. HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAX.
Status: in_force

The district may impose a hotel occupancy tax in the manner that Chapter 351, Tax Code, provides for a municipality. A tax imposed under this section may not exceed seven percent of the price paid for lodging in the district.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1575.307 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1575 / Section 1575.307
§ 1575.307. CONTINGENCY RESERVE ACCOUNT.
Status: in_force

(a) Before the first day of each state fiscal biennium, the trustee shall estimate for an average 60-day period during the biennium the expenditures from the fund anticipated for the group program, considering projected claims and administrative expenses.

(b) The trustee shall place the estimated amount in a contingency reserve account to provide for adverse fluctuations in claims or administrative expenses.

(c) The trustee shall include in each request for legislative appropriations to the group program the amount the trustee determines to be necessary to maintain the contingency reserve account at the level required by this section.

(d) The trustee may invest and reinvest any portion of the contingency reserve account in accordance with Sections 825.103(b) and 825.301, Government Code, considering the functional need to provide for adverse fluctuations in claims or administrative expenses.

(e) The interest on, earnings of, and proceeds from the sale of investments of assets in the contingency reserve account shall be credited to the account.

(f) The trustee, from time to time and in amounts the trustee considers appropriate, may transfer unused money for administrative expenses to the contingency reserve account to be used by the trustee only for charges, claims, and expenses under the group program.
Tex. Labor Code § 409.003 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 409 / Section 409.003
§ 409.003. CLAIM FOR COMPENSATION.
Status: in_force

An employee or a person acting on the employee's behalf shall file with the division a claim for compensation for an injury not later than one year after the date on which:

(1) the injury occurred; or

(2) if the injury is an occupational disease, the employee knew or should have known that the disease was related to the employee's employment.