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Tex. Tax Code § 162.230 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 162 / Section 162.230
§ 162.230. WHEN DIESEL FUEL TAX REFUND OR CREDIT MAY BE FILED.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided by this section, a claim for a refund must be filed with the comptroller before the first anniversary of the first day of the calendar month following the purchase, use, delivery, or export, or loss by fire, theft, or accident of diesel fuel, whichever period expires latest.

(b) If the amount of credit that an interstate trucker is entitled to take under Section 162.227 exceeds the amount of tax due on that reporting period, the excess credit amount may be claimed on any of the three successive quarterly returns following the period in which the credit was established or the interstate trucker may file a refund claim with the comptroller on or before the due date of the third successive quarterly return following the period in which the credit was established. A credit that is not claimed within the period prescribed by this subsection expires.

(c) If the comptroller assesses a supplier or permissive supplier for a tax-free sale that is taxable, and the supplier or permissive supplier subsequently collects the tax from the purchaser, the purchaser may file a refund claim before the first anniversary of the date the supplier's or permissive supplier's deficiency assessment becomes final if the purchaser used the diesel fuel in an exempt manner.

(d) A supplier, permissive supplier, distributor, importer, exporter, or blender that determines taxes were erroneously reported and remitted or that paid more taxes than were due to this state because of a mistake of fact or law may take a credit on the monthly tax report on which the error has occurred and tax payment made to the comptroller. The credit must be taken before the expiration of the applicable period of limitation as provided by Chapter 111.
Tex. Labor Code § 62.156 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 62 / Section 62.156
§ 62.156. EMPLOYMENT OF INMATES.
Status: in_force

An employer is exempt from this chapter with respect to the employment of a person who performs services while imprisoned in the institutional division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice or while confined in a local jail.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 4013.0104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 4013 / Section 4013.0104
§ 4013.0104. FINDINGS OF BENEFIT AND PUBLIC PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

(a) All land and other property included in the district will benefit from the improvements and services to be provided by the district under powers conferred by Sections 52 and 52-a, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and other powers granted under this chapter.

(b) The district is created to serve a public use and benefit.

(c) The creation of the district is in the public interest and is essential to further the public purposes of:

(1) developing and diversifying the economy of the state;

(2) eliminating unemployment and underemployment; and

(3) developing or expanding transportation and commerce.

(d) The district will:

(1) promote the health, safety, and general welfare of residents, employers, potential employees, employees, visitors, and consumers in the district, and of the public;

(2) provide needed funding for the district to preserve, maintain, and enhance the economic health and vitality of the district territory as a community and business center;

(3) promote the health, safety, welfare, and enjoyment of the public by providing pedestrian ways and by landscaping and developing certain areas in the district, which are necessary for the restoration, preservation, and enhancement of scenic beauty; and

(4) provide for water, wastewater, drainage, road, and recreational facilities for the district.

(e) Pedestrian ways along or across a street, whether at grade or above or below the surface, and street lighting, street landscaping, parking, and street art objects are parts of and necessary components of a street and are considered to be a street or road improvement.

(f) The district will not act as the agent or instrumentality of any private interest even though the district will benefit many private interests as well as the public.
Tex. Government Code § 2166.503 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2166 / Section 2166.503
§ 2166.503. ACQUISITION OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL, PALEONTOLOGICAL, AND HISTORIC SITES.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission may acquire by gift, devise, purchase, or exercise of its general power of eminent domain land in this state on which is located:

(1) a building, site, or landmark of statewide historical significance associated with historic events or personalities;

(2) a prehistoric ruin;

(3) a burial ground;

(4) an archaeological site;

(5) a vertebrate paleontological site; or

(6) a site containing fossilized footprints, an inscription made by human agency, or another archaeological, paleontological, or historic feature.

(b) For a historic site, building, or structure, the commission may exercise the power of eminent domain under Subsection (a) only on a proper showing that the exercise is necessary to prevent destruction or deterioration of the historic site, building, or structure.

(c) The commission may request from the Texas Historical Commission a certification or authentication of the worthiness of preservation of a feature listed in Subsection (a).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3868.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3868 / Section 3868.004
§ 3868.004. FINDINGS OF BENEFIT AND PUBLIC PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is created to serve a public use and benefit.

(b) All land and other property included in the district will benefit from the improvements and services to be provided by the district under powers conferred by Sections 52 and 52-a, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and other powers granted under this chapter.

(c) The district is created to accomplish the purposes of a municipal management district as provided by general law and Sections 52 and 52-a, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.

(d) The creation of the district is in the public interest and is essential to:

(1) further the public purposes of developing and diversifying the economy of the state;

(2) eliminate unemployment and underemployment; and

(3) develop or expand transportation and commerce.

(e) The district will:

(1) promote the health, safety, and general welfare of residents, employers, potential employees, employees, visitors, and consumers in the district, and of the public;

(2) provide needed funding for the district to preserve, maintain, and enhance the economic health and vitality of the district territory as a community and business center; and

(3) promote the health, safety, welfare, and enjoyment of the public by providing pedestrian ways and by landscaping and developing certain areas in the district, which are necessary for the restoration, preservation, and enhancement of scenic beauty.

(f) Pedestrian ways along or across a street, whether at grade or above or below the surface, and street lighting, street landscaping, parking, and street art objects are parts of and necessary components of a street and are considered to be a street or road improvement.

(g) The district will not act as the agent or instrumentality of any private interest even though the district will benefit many private interests as well as the public.
Tex. Labor Code § 21.452 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 21 / Section 21.452
§ 21.452. DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF PERSONNEL POLICIES AND PROCEDURES.
Status: in_force

Each state agency shall develop and implement personnel policies and procedures that comply with this chapter, including personnel selection procedures that incorporate a workforce diversity program.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 33.003 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 33 / Section 33.003
§ 33.003. COOPERATION OF HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS AND GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may invite all physicians, hospitals, and other health care providers in the state that provide maternity and newborn infant care to cooperate and participate in any program established by the department under this chapter.

(b) Other boards, agencies, departments, and political subdivisions of the state capable of assisting the department in carrying out the program may cooperate with the department and are encouraged to furnish their services and facilities to the program.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 22.516 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 22 / Section 22.516
§ 22.516. NOTICE TO ATTORNEY GENERAL.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "charitable entity" has the meaning assigned by Section 123.001, Property Code.

(b) An action brought under Section 22.512 that involves a charitable entity is considered a "proceeding involving a charitable trust" to which Chapter 123, Property Code, applies.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7986.153 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7986 / Section 7986.153
§ 7986.153. CONTRACT TAXES.
Status: in_force

(a) In accordance with Section 49.108, Water Code, the district may impose a tax other than an operation and maintenance tax and use the revenue derived from the tax to make payments under a contract after the provisions of the contract have been approved by a majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.

(b) A contract approved by the district voters may contain a provision stating that the contract may be modified or amended by the board without further voter approval.
Tex. Education Code § 61.9812 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 61 / Section 61.9812
§ 61.9812. REPAYMENT ASSISTANCE AUTHORIZED.
Status: in_force

The board shall provide, in accordance with this subchapter and board rules, assistance in the repayment of student loans for speech-language pathologists and audiologists who apply and qualify for assistance.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1131.202 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1131 / Section 1131.202
§ 1131.202. ELIGIBLE EMPLOYEES.
Status: in_force

All employees of the employer, or all of any class or classes of employees determined by conditions relating to their employment, are eligible for insurance under the policy.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8297.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8297 / Section 8297.001
§ 8297.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Board" means the district's board of directors.

(2) "Director" means a board member.

(3) "District" means the Hays County Municipal Utility District No. 6.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1069.251 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1069 / Section 1069.251
§ 1069.251. GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS.
Status: in_force

The board may issue and sell general obligation bonds in the name and on the faith and credit of the district for any purpose relating to the purchase, construction, acquisition, repair, or renovation of buildings or improvements and equipping of buildings or improvements for hospital purposes.
Tex. Transportation Code § 522.091 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 522 / Section 522.091
§ 522.091. RECOGNITION OF ACTION TAKEN BY OTHER STATE.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall give an out-of-state conviction, disqualification, or denial full faith and credit and treat it for sanctioning purposes under this chapter as if it occurred in this state.

(b) The department may include the conviction, disqualification, or denial on the person's driving record.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3799.204 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3799 / Section 3799.204
§ 3799.204. AUTHORITY TO BORROW MONEY AND TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may borrow money on terms determined by the board. Section 375.205, Local Government Code, does not apply to a loan, line of credit, or other borrowing from a bank or financial institution secured by revenue other than ad valorem taxes.

(b) The district may issue bonds, notes, or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, assessments, impact fees, revenue, contract payments, grants, or other district money, or any combination of those sources of money, to pay for any authorized district purpose.

(c) The limitation on the outstanding principal amount of bonds, notes, and other obligations provided by Section 49.4645, Water Code, does not apply to the district.
Tex. Local Government Code § 172.009 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 172 / Section 172.009
§ 172.009. INVESTMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The trustees of a risk pool shall invest the pool's money in accordance with Subchapter A, Chapter 2256, Government Code to the extent that law can be made applicable.

(b) In addition to investments authorized under Subchapter A, Chapter 2256, Government Code, the trustees of a pool may invest the pool's money in any investment authorized by the Texas Trust Code (Subtitle B, Title 9, Property Code).
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 38.48 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 38 / Section 38.48
§ 38.48. EVIDENCE IN PROSECUTION FOR TAMPERING WITH WITNESS OR PROSPECTIVE WITNESS INVOLVING FAMILY VIOLENCE.
Status: in_force

(a) This article applies to the prosecution of an offense under Section 36.05, Penal Code, in which:

(1) the underlying official proceeding involved family violence, as defined by Section 71.004, Family Code; or

(2) the actor is alleged to have violated Section 36.05, Penal Code, by committing an act of family violence against a witness or prospective witness.

(b) In the prosecution of an offense described by Subsection (a), subject to the Texas Rules of Evidence or other applicable law, each party may offer testimony or other evidence of all relevant facts and circumstances that would assist the trier of fact in determining whether the actor's conduct coerced the witness or prospective witness, including the nature of the relationship between the actor and the witness or prospective witness.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 301.006 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 301 / Section 301.006
§ 301.006. LICENSE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL SERVICE.
Status: in_force

(a) A professional association or foreign professional association may provide a professional service in this state only through owners, managerial officials, employees, or agents, each of whom:

(1) is a professional individual; and

(2) is licensed in this state to provide the same professional service provided by the entity.

(b) A professional entity or foreign professional entity, other than a professional association or foreign professional association, may provide a professional service in this state only through owners, managerial officials, employees, or agents, each of whom is an authorized person.

(c) An individual may not, under the guise of employment, provide a professional service in this state unless the individual is licensed to provide the professional service under the laws of this state.

(d) This section may not be construed to prohibit a professional entity or foreign professional entity from employing nurses or from employing individuals who do not, according to general custom and practice, ordinarily provide a professional service, including clerks, secretaries, bookkeepers, technicians, or assistants. To the extent this subsection conflicts with any other law, this subsection controls.
Tex. Family Code § 107.016 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 107 / Section 107.016
§ 107.016. CONTINUED REPRESENTATION; DURATION OF APPOINTMENT.
Status: in_force

In a suit filed by a governmental entity in which termination of the parent-child relationship or appointment of the entity as conservator of the child is requested:

(1) an order appointing the Department of Family and Protective Services as the child's managing conservator:

(A) shall provide for the continuation of the appointment of the guardian ad litem or the attorney ad litem for the child, or an attorney appointed to serve in the dual role, as long as the child remains in the conservatorship of the department; and

(B) may provide for the continuation of the appointment of both the attorney ad litem and the guardian ad litem for the child if both have been appointed, as long as the child remains in the conservatorship of the department; and

(2) an attorney appointed under this subchapter to serve as an attorney ad litem for a parent or an alleged father continues to serve in that capacity until the earliest of:

(A) the date the suit affecting the parent-child relationship is dismissed;

(B) the date all appeals in relation to any final order terminating parental rights are exhausted or waived; or

(C) the date the attorney is relieved of the attorney's duties or replaced by another attorney after a finding of good cause is rendered by the court on the record.
Tex. Transportation Code § 51.009 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 51 / Section 51.009
§ 51.009. BENEFICIAL USE OF DREDGE MATERIAL.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission, through the department, may enter into an agreement with the Department of the Army to participate in the cost of a project to beneficially use material dredged from the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway.

(b) The commission by rule shall establish eligibility criteria for a project to beneficially use the dredge material.

(c) In this section and Sections 51.010 and 51.011, beneficial use of dredge material means any productive and positive use of dredge material and includes broad use categories such as fish and wildlife habitat development, human recreation, and industrial and commercial uses.
Tex. Transportation Code § 451.5035 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 451 / Section 451.5035
§ 451.5035. DESIGNATION OF ALTERNATE BY MAYOR.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only to an authority in which the principal municipality has a population of less than 320,000.

(b) The mayor of a municipality who is unable to attend a meeting of an appointments panel may designate a person to:

(1) represent the municipality at the meeting; and

(2) vote at the meeting.

(c) To be eligible to be designated under Subsection (b), a person must be a council member, alderman, commissioner, or other officer of the municipality.

(d) A designation under Subsection (b) must:

(1) be in writing;

(2) be signed by the mayor; and

(3) be filed with the minutes of the appointments panel kept by the authority.
Tex. Transportation Code § 315.024 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 315 / Section 315.024
§ 315.024. OWNERSHIP AND CONTROL.
Status: in_force

After lighting improvements made under this chapter are installed and accepted by the municipality, the improvements become a part of the municipality's lighting system.
Tex. Insurance Code § 559.052 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 559 / Section 559.052
§ 559.052. PROHIBITED USE OF CREDIT INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

(a) An insurer may not:

(1) use a credit score that is computed using factors that constitute unfair discrimination;

(2) deny, cancel, or nonrenew a policy of personal insurance solely on the basis of credit information without considering any other applicable underwriting factor independent of credit information; or

(3) take an action that results in an adverse effect against a consumer because the consumer does not have a credit card account without considering any other applicable factor independent of credit information.

(b) An insurer may not consider an absence of credit information or an inability to determine credit information for an applicant for insurance coverage or for an insured as a factor in underwriting or rating an insurance policy unless the insurer:

(1) has statistical, actuarial, or reasonable underwriting information that:

(A) is reasonably related to actual or anticipated loss experience; and

(B) shows that the absence of credit information could result in actual or anticipated loss differences;

(2) treats the consumer as if the applicant for insurance coverage or insured had neutral credit information, as defined by the insurer; or

(3) excludes the use of credit information as a factor in underwriting and uses only other underwriting criteria.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3933.402 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3933 / Section 3933.402
§ 3933.402. APPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN TAX CODE PROVISIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this subchapter:

(1) a reference in Chapter 352, Tax Code, to a county is a reference to the district; and

(2) a reference in Chapter 352, Tax Code, to the commissioners court is a reference to the board.

(b) Except as inconsistent with this subchapter, Subchapter A, Chapter 352, Tax Code, governs a hotel occupancy tax authorized by this subchapter, including the collection of the tax, subject to the limitations prescribed by Sections 352.002(b) and (c), Tax Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8360.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8360 / Section 8360.001
§ 8360.001. NAME CHANGE.
Status: in_force

The name of Hudson Ranch Fresh Water Supply District No. 1 is changed to Hudson Ranch Water District.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 18A.502 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 18A / Section 18A.502
§ 18A.502. RECOVERY OF CIVIL DAMAGES BY AGGRIEVED PERSON.
Status: in_force

A person whose wire, oral, or electronic communication is intercepted, disclosed, or used in violation of this chapter or Chapter 16, Penal Code:

(1) has a civil cause of action against any person who intercepts, discloses, or uses or solicits another person to intercept, disclose, or use the communication; and

(2) is entitled to recover from the person:

(A) actual damages but not less than liquidated damages computed at a rate of $100 for each day the violation occurs or $1,000, whichever is higher;

(B) punitive damages; and

(C) reasonable attorney's fees and other litigation costs reasonably incurred.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2172.006 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2172 / Section 2172.006
§ 2172.006. INCIDENTAL LIABILITY COVERAGE.
Status: in_force

An insurance policy issued under Section 2172.003 may contain liability coverage that is incidental to the property risk covered under the policy.
Tex. Transportation Code § 202.095 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 202 / Section 202.095
§ 202.095. APPLICABILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) Subtitle D, Title 10, Government Code, does not apply to a procurement under this subchapter.

(b) This subchapter does not limit a telecommunications provider from placing lines or facilities in the unimproved portion of state highway right-of-way to the extent authorized by applicable law.
Tex. Finance Code § 158.001 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 158 / Section 158.001
§ 158.001. SHORT TITLE.
Status: in_force

This chapter may be cited as the Residential Mortgage Loan Servicer Registration Act.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1351.007 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1351 / Section 1351.007
§ 1351.007. LIMITATIONS AND EXCLUSIONS ON COVERAGE PERMITTED.
Status: in_force

(a) A group health benefit plan may include:

(1) a limitation on the number of visits for home health services for which benefits are payable, subject to Subsection (b);

(2) an exclusion for home health services coverage for:

(A) custodial care;

(B) services provided by an individual who:

(i) resides in the covered individual's home; or

(ii) is a member of the covered individual's family; or

(C) services provided to a covered individual who is eligible for Medicare coverage;

(3) annual deductible and coinsurance provisions for home health services coverage that are not less favorable than the deductible or coinsurance provisions applicable to hospital services coverage under the plan; and

(4) other coverage limitations or exclusions consistent with the remaining provisions of the plan.

(b) A limitation under Subsection (a)(1) may not limit each individual covered under the plan to fewer than 60 visits in any calendar year or continuous 12-month period.

(c) For purposes of this section, each of the following is considered to be one visit for home health services:

(1) a visit by a representative of a home health agency;

(2) four hours of home health aide service; and

(3) if home health aide service extends beyond four hours, each additional four hours or portion of that four-hour period.