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Tex. Occupations Code § 2310.157 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2310 / Section 2310.157
§ 2310.157. APPLICATION FOR LICENSE.
Status: in_force

(a) An applicant for a license under this subchapter must submit to the department:

(1) an application form prescribed by the department;

(2) any other information required by the department; and

(3) a fee in an amount set by the department.

(b) The department shall conduct a criminal background check on each applicant who submits an application for a license under this subchapter and on any controlling person of the applicant. The department may, as permitted by law:

(1) examine any criminal conviction, guilty plea, or deferred adjudication of the applicant or controlling person; and

(2) obtain any criminal history or record of the applicant or controlling person.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 170A.007 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 170A / Section 170A.007
§ 170A.007. DISCIPLINARY ACTION.
Status: in_force

In addition to any other penalty that may be imposed under this chapter, the appropriate licensing authority shall revoke the license, permit, registration, certificate, or other authority of a physician or other health care professional who performs, induces, or attempts an abortion in violation of Section 170A.002.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 292E.101 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 292E / Section 292E.101
§ 292E.101. HEARING.
Status: in_force

(a) In each year that the commissioners court of a county authorizes a mandatory payment under this chapter, the commissioners court shall hold a public hearing on the amounts of any mandatory payments that the county intends to require during the year and how the revenue derived from those payments is to be spent.

(b) Not later than the fifth day before the date of the hearing required under Subsection (a), the commissioners court shall publish notice of the hearing in a newspaper of general circulation in the county and provide written notice of the hearing to each institutional health care provider located in the county.

(c) A representative of a paying hospital is entitled to appear at the public hearing and be heard regarding any matter related to the mandatory payments authorized under this chapter.
Tex. Insurance Code § 822.210 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 822 / Section 822.210
§ 822.210. COMMISSIONER MAY REQUIRE LARGER CAPITAL AND SURPLUS AMOUNTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner by rule or guideline may require an insurance company organized under this chapter to maintain capital and surplus in amounts that exceed the minimum amounts required by this chapter because of:

(1) the nature and kind of risks the company underwrites or reinsures;

(2) the premium volume of risks the company underwrites or reinsures;

(3) the composition, quality, duration, or liquidity of the company's investments;

(4) fluctuations in the market value of securities the company holds; or

(5) the adequacy of the company's reserves.

(b) A rule adopted under Subsection (a) must be designed to ensure the financial solvency of an insurance company for the protection of policyholders.

(c) An insurance company that, after notifying the commissioner, ceases to write or assume business continues to be subject to this section.
Tex. Water Code § 55.354 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 55 / Section 55.354
§ 55.354. DISTRIBUTION OF ASSESSMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The board by order shall allocate a portion of the estimated maintenance and operating expenses that shall be paid by assessment against all land in the district to which the district can furnish irrigation water through its water delivery system or through an extension of its water delivery system. This assessment shall be levied against all irrigable land in the district on a per acre basis, whether or not the land is actually irrigated.

(b) The board shall determine from year to year the proportionate amount of the expenses which will be borne by all water users receiving water delivery from the district.

(c) The remainder of the estimated expenses shall be paid by assessments, charges, fees, rentals, or deposits required of persons in the district who use or who make application to use water and other charges approved by the board. The board shall prorate the remainder among the applicants for irrigation water and may consider:

(1) the acreage each applicant will plant, the crop the applicant will grow, and the amount of water per acre used for irrigation purposes; and

(2) other factors deemed appropriate by the board with respect to water used for other nonirrigation uses.

(d) All persons using irrigation water to plant the same crop will pay the same price per acre for the water.

(e) A landowner of irrigable land in the district or a user of water delivered by the district for any purpose other than irrigation who disputes all or a part of a board order that determines the amount of an assessment, charge, fee, rental, or deposit may file a petition under Section 11.041. That petition filed with the commission is the sole remedy available to a landowner or user of water described by this subsection.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 56A.552 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 56A / Section 56A.552
§ 56A.552. NOTIFICATION OF VICTIM.
Status: in_force

The department shall immediately notify the victim of an offense, the victim's guardian, or the victim's close relative if the victim is deceased, if the victim, victim's guardian, or victim's close relative has notified the department as provided by Article 56A.554, when the defendant:

(1) escapes from a facility operated by the department for the imprisonment of individuals convicted of felonies other than state jail felonies; or

(2) is transferred from the custody of a facility described by Subdivision (1) to the custody of a peace officer under a writ of attachment or a bench warrant.
Tex. Local Government Code § 240.910 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 240 / Section 240.910
§ 240.910. REGULATION OF LITTER AND MOSQUITO CONTROL IN CERTAIN COUNTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only to a county located on an international border and adjacent to the Gulf of Mexico.

(b) In this section:

(1) "Illegally dumped litter" means litter dumped anywhere other than in an approved solid waste site, as defined by Section 365.011, Health and Safety Code.

(2) "Litter" has the meaning assigned by Section 365.011, Health and Safety Code.

(c) In addition to the authority granted under Section 365.017, Health and Safety Code, the commissioners court of a county may adopt and enforce orders to:

(1) control the disposal of litter and the removal of illegally dumped litter from public or private property; and

(2) regulate the storage or abandonment of property, including tires and appliances, on public or private property that creates a nuisance or habitat conducive to mosquito breeding.

(d) An order adopted under this section:

(1) applies only to the unincorporated area of the county;

(2) may require the record property owner to pay for the cost of enforcing the order on the property owner's land if the commissioners court gives the property owner 30 days' written notice of the enforcement action; and

(3) may not regulate manufactured or industrialized housing constructed to state or federal building standards in a manner that is different from regulation of site-built housing.

(e) This section does not authorize the adoption of:

(1) zoning regulations not otherwise authorized under Chapter 231; or

(2) building regulations not otherwise authorized under Chapter 233.
Tex. Transportation Code § 365.039 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 365 / Section 365.039
§ 365.039. COUNTY BONDS AND CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION.
Status: in_force

A county may authorize, issue, and sell its bonds or certificates of obligation and use the proceeds to:

(1) call, redeem, and retire a district's outstanding bonds;

(2) remove the pledge of the revenue from a district's toll road project or other road, street, or highway project and the district's convenants in connection with the bonds and toll road project; and

(3) make the toll road project available for use of the public free from tolls and charges.
Tex. Government Code § 659.202 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 659 / Section 659.202
§ 659.202. PAYROLL REDUCTION OR DEDUCTION AUTHORIZED; USE OF FUNDS.
Status: in_force

(a) An employee of an institution of higher education may authorize in writing a reduction each pay period from the employee's salary or wage payment for the payment of any fee or charge for parking, a parking permit, a transportation pass, or other qualified transportation benefit authorized under section 132(f), Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. An authorization for a reduction under this subchapter by the employee must be voluntary. The institution shall determine which fee or charge an employee may pay under this subsection.

(b) An employee of an institution of higher education may authorize in writing a deduction each pay period from the employee's salary or wage payment for the payment of any fee or charge for parking or for a club membership, recreational sports membership, or similar activity or program. An authorization for a deduction under this subchapter by the employee must be voluntary. The institution shall determine which fee or charge an employee may pay under this subsection.
Tex. Insurance Code § 651.003 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 651 / Section 651.003
§ 651.003. RULES.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner may adopt and enforce rules necessary to administer this chapter.

(b) The rules may contain classifications, differentiations, or other provisions and provide for adjustments or exceptions for any class of transactions necessary to:

(1) accomplish the purposes of this chapter;

(2) prevent circumvention or evasion of this chapter; or

(3) facilitate compliance with this chapter.

(c) A rule adopted by the commissioner may not contain any classification, differentiation, or other provision with respect to any class of transactions or provide for any adjustment or exception for any class of transactions that would result in a less stringent disclosure requirement than required for that class of transactions by the Consumer Credit Protection Act or Regulation Z.
Tex. Transportation Code § 623.142 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 623 / Section 623.142
§ 623.142. PERMIT TO MOVE OIL WELL SERVICING OR DRILLING MACHINERY.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may, on application, issue a permit for the movement over a road or highway under the jurisdiction of the Texas Department of Transportation of a vehicle that:

(1) is a piece of fixed-load mobile machinery or equipment used to service, clean out, or drill an oil well; and

(2) cannot comply with the restrictions set out in Subchapter C of Chapter 621 and Section 621.101.

(b) The department may not issue a permit under this section unless the vehicle may be moved without material damage to the highway or serious inconvenience to highway traffic.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8189.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8189 / Section 8189.001
§ 8189.001. 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 Tradition Municipal Utility District No. 2 of Denton County.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8815.057 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8815 / Section 8815.057
§ 8815.057. MEETINGS AND ACTIONS OF BOARD.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may meet as many times each year as the board considers appropriate.

(b) Directors are public officials and are entitled to governmental immunity for their actions in their capacity as directors and officers of the authority.

(c) Directors may receive fees of office and reimbursement of expenses as provided by Section 49.060, Water Code.
Tex. Government Code § 30.000085 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 30 / Section 30.000085
§ 30.000085. REMOVAL OF JUDGE.
Status: in_force

A municipal judge of a general law municipality may be removed from office at any time for the reasons stated and by the procedure provided for the removal of members of a municipal governing body in Subchapter B, Chapter 21, Local Government Code. A municipal judge of a home-rule municipality may be removed from office by the governing body for the reasons stated and by the procedures provided for the removal of judges in the charter of the municipality or, if the charter does not provide for the removal of judges, as provided by Section 1-a, Article V, Texas Constitution, or by the procedure provided for the removal of members of a municipal governing body in Subchapter B, Chapter 21, Local Government Code.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 242.002 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 242 / Section 242.002
§ 242.002. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Commission" means the Health and Human Services Commission.

(2) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of aging and disability services.

(3) "Controlling person" means a person who controls an institution or other person as described by Section 242.0021.

(4) "Department" means the Department of Aging and Disability Services.

(5) "Elderly person" means an individual who is 65 years of age or older.

(5-a) "Executive commissioner" means the executive commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission.

(6) "Facility" means an institution.

(7) "Governmental unit" means the state or a political subdivision of the state, including a county or municipality.

(8) "Home" means an institution.

(9) "Hospital" has the meaning assigned by Chapter 241 (Texas Hospital Licensing Law).

(10) "Institution" means an establishment that:

(A) furnishes, in one or more facilities, food and shelter to four or more persons who are unrelated to the proprietor of the establishment; and

(B) provides minor treatment under the direction and supervision of a physician licensed by the Texas Medical Board, or other services that meet some need beyond the basic provision of food, shelter, and laundry.

(11) "Person" means an individual, firm, partnership, corporation, association, joint stock company, limited partnership, limited liability company, or any other legal entity and includes a legal successor of those entities.

(12) "Resident" means an individual, including a patient, who resides in an institution.

(13) "Retaliate" means an adverse action by the commission in response to a good faith action by a nursing facility responding to a commission decision negatively affecting the nursing facility.
Tex. Water Code § 16.354 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 16 / Section 16.354
§ 16.354. ATTORNEY GENERAL ENFORCEMENT.
Status: in_force

In addition to the ability of any political subdivision to enforce this subchapter, the attorney general may file suit to:

(1) enforce a rule adopted under Section 16.350;

(2) recover a civil penalty under Section 16.352;

(3) obtain injunctive relief under Section 16.353;

(4) recover damages under Section 16.3535;

(5) enforce a political subdivision's rules, recover any penalty, recover any damages, and obtain any injunctive relief; or

(6) recover attorney's fees, investigative costs, and court costs.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 148.022 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 148 / Section 148.022
§ 148.022. TIME AND METHOD OF PAYMENT FOR PURCHASES.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided by this section or by agreement, a meat processor, or any other person, who purchases cattle, sheep, goats, or hogs for slaughter shall make payment for the livestock by:

(1) cash or check for the purchase price actually delivered to the seller or the seller's representative at the location where the purchaser takes physical possession of the livestock and on the day of the transaction; or

(2) wire transfer of funds on the business day on which possession of the livestock is transferred.

(b) If transfer of possession of the livestock is accomplished after normal banking hours, the purchaser shall make payment no later than the close of the first business day following the transfer of possession.

(c) If the livestock is purchased on the basis of grade and yield, the purchaser shall make payment by wire transfer of funds no later than the close of the first business day following determination of the grade and yield.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 4.160 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 4 / Section 4.160
§ 4.160.
Status: in_force

Sec. 4.160. FILING FEES: FOREIGN FILING ENTITIES. For a filing by or for a foreign filing entity when no other fee has been provided, the secretary of state shall impose the same fee as the filing fee for a similar instrument under Section 4.151 or 4.152.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1046.160 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1046 / Section 1046.160
§ 1046.160. SPENDING AND INVESTMENT RESTRICTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided by Section 1046.108(c), Section 1046.161, and Subchapter E, the district may not incur an obligation payable from district revenue other than the revenue on hand or to be on hand in the current and following district fiscal years.

(b) The board may invest operating, depreciation, or building reserves only in funds or securities specified by Chapter 2256, Government Code.
Tex. Education Code § 51.947 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 51 / Section 51.947
§ 51.947. PAYROLL DEDUCTIONS FOR CERTAIN ORGANIZATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) An employee of an institution of higher education may authorize a deduction each pay period from the employee's salary or wage payment for:

(1) a contribution to an institution of higher education; or

(2) a charitable contribution to a nonprofit organization the purpose of which is to support the programs of an institution of higher education.

(b) To be eligible to receive charitable contributions under this section, a nonprofit organization must comply with the rules adopted under Section 2255.001, Government Code, by the institution of higher education the organization supports.

(c) An institution of higher education shall establish procedures to enable an employee of the institution to authorize a deduction under this section.

(d) In this section, "institution of higher education" has the meaning assigned by Section 61.003.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3885.152 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3885 / Section 3885.152
§ 3885.152. BOARD DETERMINATION REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The district may not undertake an improvement project unless the board determines the project:

(1) is necessary to accomplish a public purpose of the district; and

(2) complies with the development agreement or the parties to the development agreement agree to the project, in writing.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1458.004 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1458 / Section 1458.004
§ 1458.004. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

The commissioner may adopt rules to implement this chapter.
Tex. Family Code § 101.026 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 101 / Section 101.026
§ 101.026. RENDER.
Status: in_force

"Render" means the pronouncement by a judge of the court's ruling on a matter. The pronouncement may be made orally in the presence of the court reporter or in writing, including on the court's docket sheet or by a separate written instrument.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 102.003 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 102 / Section 102.003
§ 102.003. MAXIMUM PAYMENTS.
Status: in_force

Payments under this chapter by a local government may not exceed:

(1) $100,000 to any one person or $300,000 for any single occurrence in the case of personal injury or death; or

(2) $10,000 for a single occurrence of property damage, unless the local government is liable in the local government's capacity as guardian under the Estates Code and does not give a bond under Section 1105.101(b), Estates Code, in which event payments may not exceed the amount of the actual property damages.
Tex. Occupations Code § 254.007 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 254 / Section 254.007
§ 254.007. RECORDS REGARDING PERSONS AUTHORIZED TO PRACTICE.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall keep records of the name, permanent address, and place of business of each person authorized under this subtitle to practice dentistry, dental hygiene, or another profession or business under the board's jurisdiction as provided by law.

(b) The board shall collect annually from each licensed dentist the dentist's name, age, practice locations, hours worked each week, weeks worked each year, and number and type of auxiliaries employed.

(c) The information collected under Subsection (b) shall be compiled in report form by practice composition and by county reflecting the overall full-time equivalency tabulations as defined by the federal Department of Health and Human Services.
Tex. Estates Code § 1163.053 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1163 / Section 1163.053
§ 1163.053. ORDER FOR PAYMENT OF CLAIMS IN FULL.
Status: in_force

After approval of an annual account as provided by Section 1163.052, if it appears to the court from the exhibit or other evidence that the estate is wholly solvent and that the guardian has sufficient funds to pay every claim against the estate, the court shall order immediate payment of all claims allowed and approved or established by judgment.
Tex. Tax Code § 202.104 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 202 / Section 202.104
§ 202.104. ROYALTY OWNER'S RECORDS.
Status: in_force

The owner of a royalty interest shall keep:

(1) a record of all money received as royalty from each producing leasehold in the state; and

(2) a copy of all settlement sheets furnished by a purchaser or operator or other statement showing the number of barrels of oil for which a royalty was received and the amount of tax deducted.
Tex. Insurance Code § 841.255 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 841 / Section 841.255
§ 841.255. ANNUAL STATEMENT; FILING FEE.
Status: in_force

(a) Not later than March 1 of each year, a domestic insurance company shall:

(1) prepare a statement showing the condition of the company on December 31 of the preceding year; and

(2) deliver the statement to the department accompanied by a filing fee in the amount determined under Chapter 202.

(b) The statement must be under oath of two of the domestic insurance company's officers and show in detail:

(1) the character of the company's assets and liabilities on December 31 of the preceding year;

(2) the amount and character of business transacted and money received during the preceding year;

(3) how money was spent during the preceding year;

(4) the number and amount of the company's policies in force in this state on that date; and

(5) the total amount of the company's policies in force on that date.
Tex. Labor Code § 352.003 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 352 / Section 352.003
§ 352.003. REHABILITATION COUNCIL OF TEXAS.
Status: in_force

(a) The Rehabilitation Council of Texas operates in accordance with the federal Rehabilitation Act Amendments of 1992, Pub. L. No. 102-569, and the federal Rehabilitation Act Amendments of 1998, Pub. L. No. 105-220.

(b) The Rehabilitation Council of Texas shall report to and advise the commission on the council's activities and the results of the council's work. For the purpose of performing its advisory functions, the council shall work with the commission, the executive director, and other commission staff.

(c) The commission shall adopt rules for the administration of the council.