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Tex. Utilities Code § 31.052 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 31 / Section 31.052
§ 31.052. CYBERSECURITY COORDINATION PROGRAM FOR UTILITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall establish a program to monitor cybersecurity efforts among utilities in this state. The program shall:

(1) provide guidance on best practices in cybersecurity and facilitate the sharing of cybersecurity information between utilities; and

(2) provide guidance on best practices for cybersecurity controls for supply chain risk management of cybersecurity systems used by utilities, which may include, as applicable, best practices related to:

(A) software integrity and authenticity;

(B) vendor risk management and procurement controls, including notification by vendors of incidents related to the vendor's products and services; and

(C) vendor remote access.

(b) The commission may collaborate with the state cybersecurity coordinator and the cybersecurity council established under Chapter 2054, Government Code, in implementing the program.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1275.054 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1275 / Section 1275.054
§ 1275.054. OUT-OF-NETWORK EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES PROVIDER PAYMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "emergency medical services provider" has the meaning assigned by Section 773.003, Health and Safety Code, except that the term does not include an air ambulance.

(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), the administrator of a health benefit plan to which this chapter applies shall pay for a covered health care or medical service performed for, or a covered supply or covered transport related to that service provided to, an enrollee by an out-of-network provider who is an emergency medical services provider at:

(1) if the political subdivision has submitted the rate to the department under Section 38.006, the rate set, controlled, or regulated by the political subdivision in which:

(A) the service originated; or

(B) the transport originated if transport is provided; or

(2) if the political subdivision has not submitted the rate to the department, the lesser of:

(A) the provider's billed charge; or

(B) 325 percent of the current Medicare rate, including any applicable extenders and modifiers.

(c) A political subdivision may annually adjust a rate submitted under Section 38.006 by not more than the lesser of:

(1) the Medicare Ambulance Inflation Factor; or

(2) 10 percent of the provider's previous calendar year rates.

(d) The administrator shall make a payment required by this section directly to the provider not later than, as applicable:

(1) the 30th day after the date the administrator receives an electronic claim for those services that includes all information necessary for the administrator to pay the claim; or

(2) the 45th day after the date the administrator receives a nonelectronic claim for those services that includes all information necessary for the administrator to pay the claim.

(e) An out-of-network provider who is an emergency medical services provider or a person asserting a claim as an agent or assignee of the provider may not bill an enrollee receiving a health care or medical service or supply or transport described by Subsection (b) in, and the enrollee does not have financial responsibility for, an amount greater than an applicable copayment, coinsurance, and deductible under the enrollee's health benefit plan that is based on:

(1) the amount initially determined payable by the administrator; or

(2) if applicable, the modified amount as determined under the administrator's internal appeal process.

(f) This section expires September 1, 2027.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2201.155 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2201 / Section 2201.155
§ 2201.155. PAYMENT OF TAXES.
Status: in_force

(a) A risk retention group not chartered in this state is liable for the payment of premium and maintenance taxes and taxes on premiums of direct business for risks located in this state and shall report to the commissioner the net premiums written for risks located in this state. The group is subject to taxation, and any fine or penalty related to that taxation, on the same basis as a foreign admitted insurer in accordance with Chapters 4, 201, 202, 203, 221, 222, 224, 227, 228, and 251-257.

(b) A risk retention group shall provide to the comptroller all information the comptroller requests in connection with the reporting, collection, enforcement, and administration of taxes under this section.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 613.002 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 613 / Section 613.002
§ 613.002. COURT ORDER AUTHORIZING KIDNEY DONATION.
Status: in_force

A district court may authorize the donation of a kidney of a ward with an intellectual disability to a father, mother, son, daughter, brother, or sister of the ward if:

(1) the guardian of the ward with an intellectual disability consents to the donation;

(2) the ward is 12 years of age or older;

(3) the ward assents to the kidney transplant;

(4) the ward has two kidneys;

(5) without the transplant the donee will soon die or suffer severe and progressive deterioration, and with the transplant the donee will probably benefit substantially;

(6) there are no medically preferable alternatives to a kidney transplant for the donee;

(7) the risks of the operation and the long-term risks to the ward are minimal;

(8) the ward will not likely suffer psychological harm; and

(9) the transplant will promote the ward's best interests.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 533.0844 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 533 / Section 533.0844
§ 533.0844. MENTAL HEALTH COMMUNITY SERVICES ACCOUNT.
Status: in_force

(a) The mental health community services account is an account in the general revenue fund that may be appropriated only for the provision of mental health services by or under contract with the department.

(b) The department shall deposit to the credit of the mental health community services account any money donated to the state for inclusion in the account, including life insurance proceeds designated for deposit to the account.
Tex. Government Code § 2306.492 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2306 / Section 2306.492
§ 2306.492. BONDS INCONTESTABLE.
Status: in_force

Department bonds are incontestable for any reason in a court or other forum after approval by the attorney general and registration by the comptroller and are valid and binding obligations for all purposes under the terms of the bonds.
Tex. Occupations Code § 604.1523 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 604 / Section 604.1523
§ 604.1523. CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD INFORMATION REQUIREMENT FOR RENEWAL.
Status: in_force

(a) An applicant for renewal of a certificate or temporary permit shall submit a complete and legible set of fingerprints for purposes of performing a criminal history check of the applicant as provided by Section 604.1031.

(b) The advisory board may not renew the certificate or temporary permit of a person who does not comply with the requirement of Subsection (a).

(c) A person is not required to submit fingerprints under this section for the renewal of a certificate or temporary permit if the person has previously submitted fingerprints under:

(1) Section 604.1031 for the initial issuance of the certificate or permit; or

(2) this section as part of a prior renewal of a certificate or permit.
Tex. Government Code § 2306.0321 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2306 / Section 2306.0321
§ 2306.0321. APPEAL OF BOARD AND DEPARTMENT DECISIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall adopt rules outlining a formal process for appealing board and department decisions.

(b) The rules must specify the requirements for appealing a board or department decision, including:

(1) the persons eligible to appeal;

(2) the grounds for an appeal;

(3) the process for filing an appeal, including the information that must be submitted with an appeal;

(4) a reasonable period in which an appeal must be filed, heard, and decided;

(5) the process by which an appeal is heard and a decision is made;

(6) the possible outcomes of an appeal; and

(7) the process by which notification of a decision and the basis for a decision is given.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1031.109 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1031 / Section 1031.109
§ 1031.109. GIFTS AND ENDOWMENTS.
Status: in_force

The board may accept for the district a gift or endowment to be held in trust and administered by the board for the purposes and under the directions, limitations, or other provisions prescribed in writing by the donor that are not inconsistent with the proper management and objectives of the district.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 242.003 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 242 / Section 242.003
§ 242.003. EXEMPTIONS.
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided, this chapter does not apply to:

(1) a hotel or other similar place that furnishes only food, lodging, or both, to its guests;

(2) a hospital;

(3) an establishment conducted by or for the adherents of a well-recognized church or religious denomination for the purpose of providing facilities for the care or treatment of the sick who depend exclusively on prayer or spiritual means for healing, without the use of any drug or material remedy, if the establishment complies with safety, sanitary, and quarantine laws and rules;

(4) an establishment that furnishes, in addition to food, shelter, and laundry, only baths and massages;

(5) an institution operated by a person licensed by the Texas Board of Chiropractic Examiners;

(6) a facility that:

(A) primarily engages in training, habilitation, rehabilitation, or education of clients or residents;

(B) is operated under the jurisdiction of a state or federal agency, including the commission, department, Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services, Department of State Health Services, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, and United States Department of Veterans Affairs; and

(C) is certified through inspection or evaluation as meeting the standards established by the state or federal agency;

(7) a foster care type residential facility that serves fewer than five persons and operates under rules adopted by the executive commissioner; and

(8) a facility licensed under Chapter 252 or exempt from licensure under Section 252.003.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8308.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8308 / Section 8308.002
§ 8308.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is a municipal utility district in Montgomery County created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.

(b) The district is a political subdivision of this state.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1201.154 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1201 / Section 1201.154
§ 1201.154. COVERAGE FOR CERTAIN PREVIOUSLY COVERED PERSONS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "creditable coverage" has the meaning assigned by Section 1205.004(a).

(b) A preexisting condition provision in an individual accident and health insurance policy may not apply to an individual who was continuously covered for an aggregate period of 18 months by creditable coverage that was in effect up to a date not more than 63 days before the effective date of the individual coverage, excluding any waiting period.

(c) In determining whether a preexisting condition provision of an individual accident and health insurance policy applies to an individual, an insurer shall credit the time the individual previously was covered under creditable coverage if the previous coverage was in effect at any time during the 18 months preceding the effective date of the individual coverage.
Tex. Transportation Code § 521.244 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 521 / Section 521.244
§ 521.244. DETERMINATION OF ESSENTIAL NEED; HEARING AND ORDER.
Status: in_force

(a) The judge shall hold a hearing on the petition if the petitioner's license was suspended, revoked, or canceled following a conviction for:

(1) an offense under Section 19.05 or Sections 49.04-49.08, Penal Code; or

(2) an offense to which Section 521.342 applies.

(a-1) If the petitioner's license was suspended, revoked, or canceled for a reason other than a reason described by Subsection (a), the judge may hold a hearing on the petition or may make a determination of essential need based on the petition.

(d) Except as provided by Section 521.243(c), the hearing on the petition may be ex parte. The hearing may be held using electronic or telephonic means.

(e) Subject to Subsection (f), if the judge determines the person is eligible for an occupational driver's license and has an essential need, the judge shall enter an order granting the petition. If the judge determines the person is ineligible for an occupational driver's license or does not have an essential need, the judge shall enter an order denying the petition.

(f) The judge may enter an order denying the petition based on evidence presented at a hearing by the attorney representing the state. The judge may also enter an order denying the petition if the petitioner:

(1) is unable to present evidence of financial responsibility under Chapter 601;

(2) has been convicted more than once in the 10 years preceding the date of the petition of an offense to which Sections 49.04-49.08, Penal Code, apply; or

(3) is subject to a revocation order under Section 521.252 or 521.253.

(g) An order granting or denying an application for an occupational driver's license may not be appealed.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8098.0305 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8098 / Section 8098.0305
§ 8098.0305. COMPLIANCE WITH MUNICIPAL CONSENT ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION.
Status: in_force

The district shall comply with all applicable requirements of any ordinance or resolution that is adopted under Section 54.016 or 54.0165, Water Code, and that consents to the creation of the district or to the inclusion of land in the district.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 161.285 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 161 / Section 161.285
§ 161.285. SEPARATE TRANSACTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) No transaction under this chapter may be considered together with any other transaction to constitute a block deal between the state and two or more veteran purchasers, and each tract of land is considered as a wholly separate entity without dependence on any other tract of land, substance, matter, person, or thing in determining its value, purchase, or sale under this chapter.

(b) None of the provisions of this chapter may be construed to prevent the purchase or sale or both of contiguous tracts of land to separate purchasers as long as the value of the land is determined in the manner provided in Section 161.284 of this code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3983.0312 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3983 / Section 3983.0312
§ 3983.0312. NO EMINENT DOMAIN POWER.
Status: in_force

The district may not exercise the power of eminent domain.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3975.0204 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3975 / Section 3975.0204
§ 3975.0204. DISQUALIFICATION OF DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

Section 49.052, Water Code, applies to the members of the board.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 41.002 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 41 / Section 41.002
§ 41.002. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Agricultural commodity" means an agricultural, horticultural, viticultural, or vegetable product, bees and honey, planting seed, rice, livestock or livestock product, or poultry or poultry product, produced in this state, either in its natural state or as processed by the producer. The term does not include flax.

(2) "Board" means a commodity producers board.

(3) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of agriculture.

(4) "District" means a geographical area within the jurisdiction of a board.

(5) "Processor" means a person within this state who:

(A) is a purchaser, warehouseman, processor, or other commercial handler of an agricultural commodity;

(B) processes planting seeds; or

(C) is the mortgagee of an agricultural commodity if the mortgage did not cover the commodity in its state as a growing crop and if the mortgage was executed at a time when the commodity was ready for marketing.

(6) "Producer" means a person engaged in the business of producing or causing to be produced for commercial purposes an agricultural commodity. The term includes the owner of a farm on which the commodity is produced and the owner's tenant or sharecropper.

(7) "Person" means an individual, firm, corporation, association, or any other business unit.

(8) "Secretary-treasurer" means the secretary-treasurer of a board.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 437.007 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 437 / Section 437.007
§ 437.007. NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS EXEMPT.
Status: in_force

A county or public health district may not require a nonprofit organization to obtain a permit.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1078.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1078 / Section 1078.101
§ 1078.101. DISTRICT RESPONSIBILITY.
Status: in_force

The district has full responsibility for:

(1) operating hospital facilities; and

(2) providing medical and hospital care for the district's needy inhabitants.
Tex. Election Code § 68.034 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 68 / Section 68.034
§ 68.034. TRANSMISSION OF RESULTS TO SECRETARY OF STATE.
Status: in_force

(a) The county clerk shall transmit periodically, by telephone or other electronic means, to the secretary of state the results for the races being tabulated by the secretary. The results shall be transmitted continuously until complete.

(b) The county clerk shall transmit the complete or partial results of the early voting for the appropriate races at 7 p.m. on election day. If only partial results are available, the results shall be transmitted periodically until complete.

(c) Costs of transmission of the results may be paid by the state.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 302.003 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 302 / Section 302.003
§ 302.003. AMENDMENT OF CERTIFICATE OF FORMATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A professional association may amend the association's certificate of formation as provided by Chapter 3 and:

(1) by the procedure for amendment stated in the certificate of formation; or

(2) if the certificate of formation does not provide a procedure for amending the certificate, by a two-thirds vote of the association's members.

(b) A professional association is not required to amend the association's certificate of formation to reflect a change in membership or a transfer of ownership interests in the association.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1098.108 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1098 / Section 1098.108
§ 1098.108. EMINENT DOMAIN.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may exercise the power of eminent domain to acquire a fee simple or other interest in any type of property, real, personal, or mixed, located in district territory, if the interest is necessary or convenient to exercise a right, power, privilege, or function conferred on the district by this chapter.

(b) The district must exercise the power of eminent domain in the manner provided by Chapter 21, Property Code, except the district is not required to deposit in the trial court money or a bond as provided by Section 21.021, Property Code.

(c) In a condemnation proceeding brought by the district, the district is not required to:

(1) pay in advance or provide a bond or other security for costs in the trial court;

(2) provide a bond for the issuance of a temporary restraining order or a temporary injunction; or

(3) provide a bond for costs or a supersedeas bond on an appeal or petition for review.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8022A.0102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8022A / Section 8022A.0102
§ 8022A.0102. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a municipal utility district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Water Code § 27.205 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 27 / Section 27.205
§ 27.205. REPORTING OF INJECTION VOLUMES.
Status: in_force

(a) A project operator shall install a meter on each recharge injection well associated with the aquifer recharge project.

(b) Each calendar year, the project operator shall provide to the commission a written or electronic report showing for the preceding calendar year the volume of water injected for recharge.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 31.178 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 31 / Section 31.178
§ 31.178. DRUG AND ALCOHOL TESTING.
Status: in_force

If a party boat is involved in an accident causing serious personal injury or death, each staff member on board is subject to mandatory drug and alcohol testing.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1025.160 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1025 / Section 1025.160
§ 1025.160. SPENDING AND INVESTMENT RESTRICTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided by Section 1025.107(c) and by 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. Estates Code § 1104.404 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1104 / Section 1104.404
§ 1104.404. EXCEPTION FOR INFORMATION CONCERNING CERTAIN PERSONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The clerk described by Section 1104.402 is not required to obtain criminal history record information from the Department of Public Safety for a person if the Judicial Branch Certification Commission conducted a criminal history check on the person under Sections 155.203 and 155.207, Government Code. However, the clerk shall obtain criminal history record information from the Federal Bureau of Investigation identification division relating to each person described by Section 1104.402.

(b) The commission shall provide to the clerk the criminal history record information that was obtained from the Department of Public Safety. The commission is prohibited from disseminating criminal history record information that was obtained from the Federal Bureau of Investigation under Section 411.1408, Government Code, for purposes of determining whether an applicant is ineligible for certification as a guardian.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 298D.001 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 298D / Section 298D.001
§ 298D.001. PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

The purpose of this chapter is to authorize the district to administer a health care provider participation program to provide additional compensation to nonpublic hospitals by collecting mandatory payments from each nonpublic hospital in the district to be used to provide the nonfederal share of a Medicaid supplemental payment program and for other purposes as authorized under this chapter.
Tex. Occupations Code § 453.059 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 453 / Section 453.059
§ 453.059. MEETINGS.
Status: in_force

(a) A special meeting of the board:

(1) may be called jointly by the presiding officer and secretary; or

(2) shall be called on the written request of any two members.

(b) The secretary shall keep a record of each meeting of the board. The record shall be open to public inspection at all times.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1301.504 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1301 / Section 1301.504
§ 1301.504. INJUNCTION.
Status: in_force

(a) In addition to any other action authorized by law, the board may bring an action in the board's name to enjoin a person from violating this chapter or a board rule.

(b) To sustain an action under this section, the board is not required to allege or prove that:

(1) an adequate remedy at law does not exist; or

(2) substantial or irreparable damage would result from the continued violation.

(c) Any party to an action under this section may appeal.

(d) Venue for an action brought under this section is in a district court in Travis County.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1108.111 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1108 / Section 1108.111
§ 1108.111. OPERATING AND MANAGEMENT CONTRACTS.
Status: in_force

The board may enter into an operating or management contract relating to a district facility.