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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1055.108 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1055 / Section 1055.108
§ 1055.108. PAYMENT FOR TREATMENT; PROCEDURES.
Status: in_force

(a) When a patient who resides in the district is admitted to a district facility, the board shall have an inquiry made into the circumstances of:

(1) the patient; and

(2) the patient's relatives who are legally liable for the patient's support.

(b) If an agent designated by the district to handle the inquiry determines that the patient or those relatives cannot pay all or part of the costs of the care and treatment in the hospital, the amount of the costs that cannot be paid becomes a charge against the district.

(c) If the board determines that the patient or those relatives are liable to pay for all or part of the costs of the patient's care and treatment, the patient or those relatives shall be ordered to pay the district's treasurer a specified amount each week for the patient's support. The amount ordered must be proportionate to the person's financial ability and may not exceed the actual per capita cost of maintenance.

(d) The district may collect the amount from the patient's estate, or from any relative who is legally liable for the patient's support, in the manner provided by law for the collection of expenses of the last illness of a deceased person.

(e) If there is a dispute as to the ability to pay, or doubt in the mind of the district's designated agent, the board shall hold a hearing and, after calling witnesses, shall:

(1) resolve the dispute or doubt; and

(2) issue an appropriate order.

(f) Either party to the dispute may appeal the order to the district court.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8052.0501 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8052 / Section 8052.0501
§ 8052.0501. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

The district may issue bonds or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, impact fees, revenue, contract payments, grants, or other district money, or any combination of those sources, to pay for any authorized district purpose.
Tex. Occupations Code § 952.052 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 952 / Section 952.052
§ 952.052. FEES.
Status: in_force

The state bar may set fees, in amounts that are reasonable and necessary to cover the costs of administering this chapter, for the issuance and renewal of a certificate under this chapter.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 39.001 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 39 / Section 39.001
§ 39.001. NOTICE OF INTENT TO TAKE DEFAULT JUDGMENT.
Status: in_force

Notice of intent to take a default judgment against the state, a state agency, or a party in a civil case for which Chapter 104 authorizes representation by the attorney general shall be mailed to the attorney general at the attorney general's office in Austin, Texas, by United States Postal Service certified mail, return receipt requested, not later than the 10th day before the entry of the default judgment.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 153.411 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 153 / Section 153.411
§ 153.411. PAYMENT OF EXPENSES.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "expenses" means reasonable expenses incurred by a party in a derivative proceeding, including:

(1) attorney's fees;

(2) costs in pursuing an investigation of the matter that was the subject of the derivative proceeding; or

(3) expenses for which the limited partnership may be required to indemnify another person.

(b) On termination of a derivative proceeding, the court may order:

(1) the limited partnership to pay expenses the plaintiff incurred in the proceeding if the court finds the proceeding has resulted in a substantial benefit to the limited partnership;

(2) the plaintiff to pay expenses the limited partnership or other defendant incurred in investigating and defending the proceeding if the court finds the proceeding has been instituted or maintained without reasonable cause or for an improper purpose; or

(3) a party to pay expenses incurred by another party relating to the filing of a pleading, motion, or other paper if the court finds the pleading, motion, or other paper:

(A) was not well grounded in fact after reasonable inquiry;

(B) was not warranted by existing law or a good faith argument for the application, extension, modification, or reversal of existing law; or

(C) was interposed for an improper purpose, such as to harass, cause unnecessary delay, or cause a needless increase in the cost of litigation.

(c) For purposes of Subsection (b), a substantial benefit to the limited partnership does not include additional or amended disclosures made to the limited partners, regardless of materiality.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 281.105 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 281 / Section 281.105
§ 281.105. APPROVAL AND REGISTRATION OF BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) District bonds are subject to the same requirements with regard to approval by the attorney general and registration by the comptroller as the law provides for approval and registration of bonds issued by the county.

(b) The attorney general's approval of district bonds has the same effect as that approval for other bonds issued by the county.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1093.152 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1093 / Section 1093.152
§ 1093.152. NOTICE; HEARING; ADOPTION OF BUDGET.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall hold a public hearing on the proposed annual budget.

(b) At least 10 days before the date of the hearing, notice of the hearing shall be published one time in a newspaper or newspapers that individually or collectively have general circulation in the district.

(c) Any property taxpayer of the district is entitled to be present and participate at the hearing.

(d) At the conclusion of the hearing, the board shall adopt a budget by acting on the budget proposed by the district administrator. The board may make any changes in the proposed budget that the board judges to be in the interests of the taxpayers and that the law warrants.
Tex. Government Code § 25.0595 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 25 / Section 25.0595
§ 25.0595. DALLAS COUNTY PROBATE COURTS.
Status: repealed

(a) Repealed by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 635, Sec. 3(2), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.

(b) The Probate Court No. 3 of Dallas County has primary responsibility for mental illness proceedings.

(c) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 3, Sec. 4.50(a)(28), eff. January 1, 2012.

(d) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 3, Sec. 4.50(a)(28), eff. January 1, 2012.

(e) Repealed by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 95, Sec. 2, eff. May 16, 1995.

(f) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 3, Sec. 4.50(a)(28), eff. January 1, 2012.

(g) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 3, Sec. 4.50(a)(28), eff. January 1, 2012.

(h) A judge of a statutory probate court shall be paid an annual salary not less than the total annual salary, including supplements, received by a district judge in the county. Each statutory probate court judge is entitled to receive the same amount of compensation. The commissioners court shall pay the salary out of the county treasury.

(i) Section 25.0027 does not apply to a statutory probate court in Dallas County.

(j) In addition to the uses authorized by Section 135.159, Local Government Code, fees collected under Section 135.102, Local Government Code, and deposited into the judicial education and support fund may be used by Dallas County for providing staff for the statutory probate courts and for court-related purposes for the support of the statutory probate courts.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8183.264 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8183 / Section 8183.264
§ 8183.264. BONDS EXEMPT FROM TAXATION.
Status: in_force

A bond issued under this subchapter, the transfer of the bond, and income from the bond, including profits made on the sale of the bond, are exempt from taxation in this state.
Tex. Transportation Code § 66.001 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 66 / Section 66.001
§ 66.001. SHORT TITLE.
Status: in_force

This chapter may be cited as the Houston Pilots Licensing and Regulatory Act.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9011.157 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9011 / Section 9011.157
§ 9011.157. CONTRACTS AND COOPERATION WITH MUNICIPALITY INSIDE DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district territory described by the law codified by this chapter intentionally overlaps the territory of an existing municipality. The board may contract or cooperate with the municipality on matters that come within the purposes for which the district is organized or in aid of those purposes.

(b) The municipality may contract with the district for the purposes stated in this section or in aid of those purposes.
Tex. Election Code § 127.121 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 127 / Section 127.121
§ 127.121. PROGRAMMER FOR TABULATING EQUIPMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) If the automatic tabulating equipment to be used for counting ballots at a central counting station requires the preparation of a program, the authority responsible for having the ballot prepared for the election shall appoint a programmer.

(b) Any person who has the competence required to prepare the program is eligible for appointment.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8508.0002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8508 / Section 8508.0002
§ 8508.0002. NATURE OF AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

The authority is a conservation and reclamation district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Tax Code § 151.343 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 151 / Section 151.343
§ 151.343. ANIMALS SOLD BY NONPROFIT ANIMAL SHELTERS OR NONPROFIT ANIMAL WELFARE ORGANIZATIONS.
Status: in_force

The sale, including the acceptance of a fee for adoption, of an animal by a nonprofit animal shelter, as that term is defined by Section 823.001, Health and Safety Code, or a nonprofit animal welfare organization, as that term is defined by Section 821.021, Health and Safety Code, is exempted from the taxes imposed by this chapter.
Tex. Tax Code § 151.025 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 151 / Section 151.025
§ 151.025. RECORDS REQUIRED TO BE KEPT.
Status: repealed

(a) All sellers and all other persons storing, using, or consuming in this state a taxable item purchased from a retailer shall keep the following records in the form the comptroller requires:

(1) records of all gross receipts, including documentation in the form of receipts, shipping manifests, invoices, and other pertinent papers, from each sale, rental, lease, taxable service, and taxable labor transaction occurring during each reporting period;

(2) records in the form of receipts, shipping manifests, invoices, and other pertinent papers of all purchases of taxable items from every source made during each reporting period;

(3) records in the form of receipts, shipping manifests, invoices, and other pertinent papers that substantiate each claimed deduction or exclusion authorized by law; and

(4) records in the form of sales receipts, invoices, or other equivalent records showing all sales and use tax, and any money represented to be sales and use tax, received or collected on each sale, rental, lease, or service transaction during each reporting period.

(b) A record required by Subsection (a) shall be kept for not less than four years from the date that it is made unless:

(1) the comptroller authorizes in writing its destruction at an earlier date; or

(2) Section 111.0041 requires that the record be kept for a longer period.

(c) Repealed by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1310, Sec. 121(26) and Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 209, Sec. 86(b).

(d) If any nontaxable charges are combined with and not separately stated from taxable telecommunications service charges on the customer bill or invoice of a provider of telecommunications services, the combined charge is subject to tax unless the provider can identify the portion of the charges that are nontaxable through the provider's books and records kept in the regular course of business. If the nontaxable charges cannot reasonably be identified, the charges from the sale of both nontaxable services and taxable telecommunications services are attributable to taxable telecommunications services. The provider of telecommunications services has the burden of proving nontaxable charges.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1301.160 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1301 / Section 1301.160
§ 1301.160. NOTIFICATION OF TERMINATION OF PARTICIPATION OF PREFERRED PROVIDER.
Status: in_force

(a) If a practitioner's participation in a preferred provider benefit plan is terminated for a reason other than at the practitioner's request, an insurer may not notify insureds of the termination until the later of:

(1) the effective date of the termination; or

(2) the time at which a review panel makes a formal recommendation regarding the termination.

(b) A physician or health care provider that voluntarily terminates the physician's or provider's participation in a preferred provider benefit plan shall provide reasonable notice to each insured under the physician's or provider's care. The insurer shall provide assistance to the physician or provider in ensuring that the notice requirements of this subsection are met.

(c) If a practitioner's participation in a preferred provider benefit plan is terminated for reasons related to imminent harm, an insurer may notify insureds immediately.
Tex. Education Code § 37.353 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 37 / Section 37.353
§ 37.353. GOOD CAUSE EXCEPTION.
Status: in_force

(a) If a school district is unable to bring a district facility into compliance with a school facilities standard related to safety and security, the district may claim a good cause exception from the requirement to comply with that standard, including for a reason related to:

(1) the age, physical design, or location of the noncompliant facility;

(2) the projected remaining use or functional life of the noncompliant facility;

(3) availability of funding; or

(4) supply chain obstacles.

(b) A school district that claims a good cause exception under Subsection (a) must develop an alternative performance standard with which the district is able to comply.

(c) A good cause exception claimed by a school district under Subsection (a) expires on the fifth anniversary of the date on which the exception is claimed. On the expiration of the exception, the district must reevaluate whether the district is able to comply with each school facility standard related to safety and security, and if not, renew:

(1) the claim for an exception under Subsection (a); and

(2) the alternative performance standard developed under Subsection (b).
Tex. Government Code § 2270.0204 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2270 / Section 2270.0204
§ 2270.0204. ACTIONS RELATING TO LISTED COMPANY ENGAGED IN ACTIVE BUSINESS OPERATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) For each listed company identified under Section 2270.0202 that is engaged in scrutinized active business operations, the investing entity shall send a written notice informing the company of its listed company status and warning the company that it may become subject to divestment by investing entities.

(b) The notice shall offer the company the opportunity to clarify its Sudan-related, Iran-related, or designated foreign terrorist organization-related activities, as applicable, and shall encourage the company, not later than the 90th day after the date the company receives notice under this section, to either cease all scrutinized business operations as described by Sections 2270.0052, 2270.0102, and 2270.0152, or convert such operations to inactive business operations in order to avoid qualifying for divestment by investing entities.

(c) If, during the time provided by Subsection (b), the company ceases scrutinized business operations described by that subsection, the comptroller shall remove the company from the list of scrutinized companies and this chapter will no longer apply to the company unless it resumes scrutinized business operations.

(d) If, during the time provided by Subsection (b), the company converts its scrutinized active business operations to inactive business operations, the company is subject to all provisions of this chapter relating to inactive business operations.

(e) If, after the time provided by Subsection (b) expires, the listed company continues to have scrutinized active business operations, the investing entity shall sell, redeem, divest, or withdraw all publicly traded securities of the company, except securities described by Section 2270.0207, according to the schedule provided by Section 2270.0206.
Tex. Finance Code § 154.156 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 154 / Section 154.156
§ 154.156. WAIVER OF RIGHT OF CANCELLATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The purchaser of a prepaid funeral benefits contract may irrevocably waive the purchaser's right to cancel the contract under Section 154.155. The waiver must be in a separate writing signed by the purchaser and the seller and must comply with the plain language requirements for the form of a sales contract under Section 154.151.

(b) A waiver made under this section does not affect:

(1) a right the purchaser has under the contract to change the beneficiary of the contract;

(2) the purchaser's right to cancel the contract under Section 154.413;

(3) an abandonment of the money paid by the purchaser under the contract as provided by Subchapter G; or

(4) a modification to the contract as provided by Section 154.1551.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 43.055 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 43 / Section 43.055
§ 43.055. PENALTY.
Status: in_force

A person who violates any provision of this subchapter or who fails to comply with any provision of this subchapter commits an offense that is a Class C Parks and Wildlife Code misdemeanor.
Tex. Transportation Code § 66.068 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 66 / Section 66.068
§ 66.068. EMERGENCY PILOTAGE RATES.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may establish emergency pilotage rates for the period of an emergency, not to exceed 30 days, if the board finds that:

(1) a natural or man-made disaster has created a substantial hazard to piloting vessels into and out of a port; and

(2) the existence of the hazard overrides the necessity to comply with normal pilotage rate-setting procedures.

(b) In adopting emergency pilotage rates, the board is not required to comply with the procedures in this chapter or in its rules relating to adoption of pilotage rates.

(c) Emergency pilotage rates may not be appealed.

(d) The board shall adopt rules to carry out this section.
Tex. Water Code § 58.815 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 58 / Section 58.815
§ 58.815. MEETING AS BOARD OF EQUALIZATION.
Status: in_force

At the time and place stated in the notice, the board shall meet and examine the tax roll. The board shall equalize as nearly as possible the value of all property for taxation and fix the value of all property for taxation.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2310.163 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2310 / Section 2310.163
§ 2310.163. PRACTICE BY LICENSE HOLDER.
Status: in_force

(a) A license holder shall perform device maintenance activities in compliance with commission rules.

(b) A license holder may use only equipment approved by the department, as provided by commission rules, when performing device maintenance activities.
Tex. Labor Code § 212.051 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 212 / Section 212.051
§ 212.051. DETERMINATION BY EXAMINER ON NOTIFICATION.
Status: in_force

(a) If the person for which a claimant last worked files a notification with the commission as provided by Section 208.004, an examiner shall determine:

(1) whether the claimant is disqualified from receiving benefits under Sections 207.044-207.053;

(2) the resolution of any other issue affecting the claimant's right to receive benefits that arises under any other provision of this subtitle; and

(3) whether, if benefits are to be paid to the claimant, a chargeback is to be made to the person's account.

(b) The examiner shall mail a copy of the determination to the claimant and:

(1) the person for which the claimant last worked;

(2) the branch or division for which the claimant last worked; or

(3) the address for mail service designated by a governmental employer.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3927.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3927 / Section 3927.003
§ 3927.003. PURPOSE; DECLARATION OF INTENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The creation of the district is essential to accomplish the purposes of Sections 52 and 52-a, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and other public purposes stated in this chapter.

(b) The creation of the district is necessary to promote, develop, encourage, and maintain employment, commerce, transportation, housing, tourism, recreation, the arts, entertainment, economic development, safety, and the public welfare in the district.

(c) This chapter and the creation of the district may not be interpreted to relieve the city or the county from providing the level of services provided as of the effective date of the Act enacting this chapter to the area in the district. The district is created to supplement and not to supplant city or county services provided in the district.
Tex. Government Code § 442.155 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 442 / Section 442.155
§ 442.155. COLLECTION AND USE OF CERTAIN FEE AND REVENUE RECEIPTS.
Status: in_force

(a) An agreement described by Section 442.154 may authorize the foundation to, at the site that is the subject of the agreement:

(1) charge and collect fees in connection with the foundation's activities at the site, including fees for viewing special exhibits or films, attending programs or events, and using the facilities at the site; and

(2) collect revenue from gift shop and concession sales at the site.

(b) The foundation shall hold, invest, manage, use, and apply money received from the fees and sales described by Subsection (a) only for the benefit of the sites described by Section 442.152(a).
Tex. Labor Code § 408.124 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 408 / Section 408.124
§ 408.124. IMPAIRMENT RATING GUIDELINES.
Status: in_force

(a) An award of an impairment income benefit, whether by the commissioner or a court, must be based on an impairment rating determined using the impairment rating guidelines described by this section.

(b) For determining the existence and degree of an employee's impairment, the division shall use "Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment," third edition, second printing, dated February 1989, published by the American Medical Association.

(c) Notwithstanding Subsection (b), the commissioner by rule may adopt the fourth edition of the "Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment," published by the American Medical Association, or a subsequent edition of those guides, for determining the existence and degree of an employee's impairment.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8806.005 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8806 / Section 8806.005
§ 8806.005. ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES.
Status: in_force

The administrative and procedural provisions of Chapters 36 and 51, Water Code, apply to the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3936.159 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3936 / Section 3936.159
§ 3936.159. COSTS FOR IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

The district may undertake separately or jointly with other persons, including the city or a county, all or part of the cost of an improvement project, including an improvement project:

(1) for improving, enhancing, and supporting public safety and security, fire protection and emergency medical services, and law enforcement in or adjacent to the district; or

(2) that confers a general benefit on the entire district or a special benefit on a definable part of the district.
Tex. Property Code § 121.053 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 121 / Section 121.053
§ 121.053. VALIDITY OF TRUST DECLARATION.
Status: in_force

The validity of a trust agreement or declaration is not affected by:

(1) the absence of a corpus other than the right of the trustee to receive a death benefit as beneficiary;

(2) the employee's reservation of the right to designate another beneficiary of the death benefit; or

(3) the existence of authority to amend, modify, revoke, or terminate the agreement or declaration.