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Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 305.002 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 305 / Section 305.002
§ 305.002.
Status: in_force

Sec. 305.002. PROHIBITED FACSIMILE TRANSMISSIONS: CHARGE TO RECIPIENT. A person may not make or cause to be made a transmission for the purpose of a solicitation or sale to a facsimile recording device or other telecopier for which the person receiving the transmission will be charged for the transmission, unless the person receiving the transmission has, before the transmission, consented to the making of the transmission.
Tex. Government Code § 403.0143 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 403 / Section 403.0143
§ 403.0143. REPORT ON USE OF GENERAL REVENUE-DEDICATED ACCOUNTS.
Status: in_force

After each regular session of the legislature, the comptroller shall issue a report that itemizes each general revenue-dedicated account and the estimated balance and revenue in each account that is considered available for the purposes of certification of appropriations as provided by Section 403.095. The comptroller shall publish the report on the comptroller's Internet website.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 42.0372 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 42 / Section 42.0372
§ 42.0372. MANDATORY RESTITUTION FOR VICTIMS OF TRAFFICKING OF PERSONS OR PROSTITUTION RELATED OFFENSES.
Status: in_force

(a) The court shall order a defendant convicted of an offense under Chapter 20A or Subchapter A, Chapter 43, Penal Code, to pay restitution in an amount equal to:

(1) the cost of necessary rehabilitation, including medical, psychiatric, and psychological care and treatment; and

(2) the cost of the removal of a tattoo the victim received as a result of force, fraud, or coercion related to the offense.

(b) The court shall, after considering the financial circumstances of the defendant, specify in a restitution order issued under Subsection (a) the manner in which the defendant must pay the restitution.

(c) A restitution order issued under Subsection (a) may be enforced by the state, or by a victim named in the order to receive the restitution, in the same manner as a judgment in a civil action.

(d) The court may hold a hearing, make findings of fact, and amend a restitution order issued under Subsection (a) if the defendant fails to pay the victim named in the order in the manner specified by the court.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3883.206 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3883 / Section 3883.206
§ 3883.206. UTILITY PROPERTY EXEMPT FROM IMPACT FEES AND ASSESSMENTS.
Status: in_force

The district may not impose an impact fee or assessment on the property, including the equipment, rights-of-way, facilities, or improvements, of:

(1) an electric utility or a power generation company as defined by Section 31.002, Utilities Code;

(2) a gas utility as defined by Section 101.003 or 121.001, Utilities Code;

(3) a telecommunications provider as defined by Section 51.002, Utilities Code; or

(4) a person who provides to the public cable television or advanced telecommunications services.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7900.0302 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7900 / Section 7900.0302
§ 7900.0302. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties provided by the general law of this state, including Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, applicable to municipal utility districts created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Transportation Code § 257.023 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 257 / Section 257.023
§ 257.023. EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN TERRITORY OF EXISTING DISTRICTS FROM ROAD DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

(a) A county commissioners court may exclude from a proposed road district any territory that is part of or adjacent to an existing road district that includes all or part of a levee improvement district, drainage district, or other improvement district created under a law authorized by Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution. The excluded territory shall continue to bear and pay its proportion of existing debt created for the construction of macadamized, graveled, or paved roads or turnpikes or in aid of these purposes, but may not be used to pay debt created for those purposes after the territory is excluded from the new road district.

(b) Except as specifically permitted by Sections 1471.086 and 1471.087, Government Code, a road district may not contain a fractional part of a preexisting road district.
Tex. Government Code § 511.001 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 511 / Section 511.001
§ 511.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Commission" means the Commission on Jail Standards.

(2) "Correctional facility" means a facility operated by a county, a municipality, or a private vendor for the confinement of a person arrested for, charged with, or convicted of a criminal offense.

(3) "County jail" means a facility operated by or for a county for the confinement of persons accused or convicted of an offense.

(4) "Executive director" means the executive director of the commission.

(5) "Federal prisoner" means a person arrested for, charged with, or convicted of a violation of a federal law.

(6) "Inmate" means a person arrested for, charged with, or convicted of a criminal offense of this state or another state of the United States and confined in a county jail, a municipal jail, or a correctional facility operated by a county, a municipality, or a private vendor.

(7) "Prisoner" means a person confined in a county jail.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 91.095 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 91 / Section 91.095
§ 91.095. SNAP BEAN PACKS.
Status: in_force

Snap beans shall be packed in a hamper weighing at least 17 pounds net weight per one-half bushel when packed, or at least 34 pounds net weight per bushel when packed.
Tex. Government Code § 2251.024 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2251 / Section 2251.024
§ 2251.024. MAILING OF PAYMENT.
Status: in_force

A payment is considered to be mailed on the date the payment is postmarked.
Tex. Occupations Code § 201.352 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 201 / Section 201.352
§ 201.352. APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A person required to register shall:

(1) file with the board a written application for registration; and

(2) pay, with the application, a registration fee to the board.

(b) The application must include:

(1) the person's full name, age, post office address, and place of residence;

(2) each place where the person is engaged in the practice of chiropractic;

(3) the college of chiropractic from which the person graduated; and

(4) the number and date of the person's license.

(c) On receipt of the application and registration fee, the board shall determine whether the applicant is licensed to practice chiropractic in this state based on the records of the board or other sources the board considers reliable.

(c-1) On receipt of a renewal application, the board shall check the national practitioner database with respect to the license holder as provided by Section 201.314.

(d) If the board determines that the applicant is licensed to practice chiropractic in this state, the board shall issue a registration receipt certifying that the applicant has filed an application and paid the registration fee.

(e) The registration receipt is not evidence in a prosecution for the unlawful practice of chiropractic under Section 201.605 that the person is lawfully entitled to practice chiropractic.
Tex. Government Code § 2008.001 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2008 / Section 2008.001
§ 2008.001. SHORT TITLE.
Status: in_force

This chapter may be cited as the Negotiated Rulemaking Act.
Tex. Local Government Code § 334.110 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 334 / Section 334.110
§ 334.110. RECORDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The owner of a motor vehicle used for rental purposes shall keep for four years records and supporting documents containing the following information on the amount of:

(1) gross rental receipts received from the rental of the motor vehicle; and

(2) the tax imposed under this subchapter and paid to the municipality or county on each motor vehicle used for rental purposes by the owner.

(b) Mileage records are not required.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1103.201 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1103 / Section 1103.201
§ 1103.201. CERTIFICATE OR LICENSE REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) A person may not perform an appraisal of real estate unless the person is licensed or certified as an appraiser under this chapter, registered as a temporary out-of-state appraiser under this chapter, or acting as an appraiser trainee under the supervision of a supervisory appraiser.

(b) Unless the person holds the appropriate license or certification, a person may not:

(1) use the title "certified real estate appraiser" or "licensed real estate appraiser"; or

(2) refer to an appraisal performed by the person as a "certified appraisal" or "licensed appraisal."
Tex. Labor Code § 201.046 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 201 / Section 201.046
§ 201.046. EMPLOYMENT TO ASSIST EMPLOYEE OR AGENT.
Status: in_force

(a) An individual employed to perform or to assist in performing the work of an employee or agent of an employing unit is employed by that employing unit for purposes of this subtitle if the employing unit has actual or constructive knowledge of the work.

(b) Subsection (a) applies without regard to whether the individual is hired or paid directly by the employing unit or by the employee or agent.
Tex. Government Code § 2165.204 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2165 / Section 2165.204
§ 2165.204. LEASE OF SPACE IN STATE-OWNED PARKING LOTS AND GARAGES; PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL USE OF EXCESS INDIVIDUAL PARKING SPACES.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission may lease to a private individual an individual parking space in a state-owned parking lot or garage located in the city of Austin if the commission determines the parking space to be in excess of the number of parking spaces sufficient to accommodate the regular parking requirements of state employees employed near the lot or garage and visitors to nearby state government offices.

(b) Money received from a lease under this section shall be deposited to the credit of the general revenue fund.

(c) In leasing a parking space under Subsection (a), the commission must ensure that the lease does not restrict uses for parking lots and garages developed under Section 2165.2035, including special event parking related to institutions of higher education.

(d) In leasing or renewing a lease for a parking space under Subsection (a), the commission shall give preference to an individual who is currently leasing or previously leased the parking space.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 52.183 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 52 / Section 52.183
§ 52.183. EFFECTIVE DATE OF LEASE.
Status: in_force

No mineral lease executed by the owner of the land or minerals under this subchapter is effective until a certified copy of the lease is filed in the land office.
Tex. Estates Code § 2001.153 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 2001 / Section 2001.153
§ 2001.153. DISCLOSURE OF OTHER DIGITAL ASSETS HELD IN TRUST WHEN TRUSTEE IS NOT ORIGINAL USER.
Status: in_force

(a) Unless otherwise ordered by the court, directed by the user, or provided in a trust, a custodian shall disclose to a trustee that is not an original user of an account a catalog of electronic communications sent or received by an original or successor user and stored, carried, or maintained by the custodian in an account of the trust and any digital assets in which the trust has a right or interest, other than the content of an electronic communication, if the trustee gives the custodian:

(1) a written request for disclosure in physical or electronic form;

(2) a certified copy of the trust instrument or a certification of trust under Section 114.086, Property Code; and

(3) a certification by the trustee, under penalty of perjury, that the trust exists and the trustee is a currently acting trustee of the trust.

(b) In addition to the items required to be given to the custodian under Subsection (a), the trustee shall provide the following if requested by the custodian:

(1) a number, user name, address, or other unique subscriber or account identifier assigned by the custodian to identify the trust's account; or

(2) evidence linking the account to the trust.
Tex. Family Code § 159.708 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 159 / Section 159.708
§ 159.708. RECOGNITION AND ENFORCEMENT OF REGISTERED CONVENTION SUPPORT ORDER.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided in Subsection (b), a tribunal of this state shall recognize and enforce a registered Convention support order.

(b) The following grounds are the only grounds on which a tribunal of this state may refuse recognition and enforcement of a registered Convention support order:

(1) recognition and enforcement of the order is manifestly incompatible with public policy, including the failure of the issuing tribunal to observe minimum standards of due process, which include notice and an opportunity to be heard;

(2) the issuing tribunal lacked personal jurisdiction consistent with Section 159.201;

(3) the order is not enforceable in the issuing country;

(4) the order was obtained by fraud in connection with a matter of procedure;

(5) a record transmitted in accordance with Section 159.706 lacks authenticity or integrity;

(6) a proceeding between the same parties and having the same purpose is pending before a tribunal of this state and that proceeding was the first to be filed;

(7) the order is incompatible with a more recent support order involving the same parties and having the same purpose if the more recent support order is entitled to recognition and enforcement under this chapter in this state;

(8) payment, to the extent alleged arrears have been paid in whole or in part;

(9) in a case in which the respondent neither appeared nor was represented in the proceeding in the issuing foreign country:

(A) if the law of that country provides for prior notice of proceedings, the respondent did not have proper notice of the proceedings and an opportunity to be heard; or

(B) if the law of that country does not provide for prior notice of the proceedings, the respondent did not have proper notice of the order and an opportunity to be heard in a challenge or appeal on fact or law before a tribunal; or

(10) the order was made in violation of Section 159.711.

(c) If a tribunal of this state does not recognize a Convention support order under Subsection (b)(2), (4), or (9):

(1) the tribunal may not dismiss the proceeding without allowing a reasonable time for a party to request the establishment of a new Convention support order; and

(2) the office of the attorney general shall take all appropriate measures to request a child support order for the obligee if the application for recognition and enforcement was received under Section 159.704.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3846.404 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3846 / Section 3846.404
§ 3846.404. EFFECTIVE DATE AND ENDING DATE OF EVENT PARKING TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) A tax imposed under this subchapter or a change in the rate of the tax takes effect on the date prescribed by the order imposing the tax or changing the rate.

(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), the district may impose the tax only if the district issues bonds or enters into other contractual obligations under Subchapter G.

(c) The district may continue to impose the tax after any financial obligations have been fulfilled if the tax revenue is used as authorized by Section 3846.004(e) or 3846.302(c).
Tex. Education Code § 51.166 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 51 / Section 51.166
§ 51.166. FACILITIES.
Status: in_force

Each member institution shall furnish suitable space to the association for a classroom-studio, a lecture studio, and a control room. It may also furnish any additional physical plant facility needed by the association in carrying on its functions at the institution. The facilities may with the approval of the association board and the governing body of the state-supported member institutions be located in a dormitory owned and operated by the association.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1050.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1050 / Section 1050.002
§ 1050.002. AUTHORITY FOR OPERATION.
Status: in_force

The district operates in accordance with Section 9, Article IX, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6912.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6912 / Section 6912.052
§ 6912.052. QUALIFICATIONS FOR OFFICE.
Status: in_force

A supervisor must:

(1) be at least 18 years of age; and

(2) reside in and own land in the authority.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8114.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8114 / Section 8114.002
§ 8114.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a municipal utility district in Montgomery County created under and essential to accomplish the purposes of Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1109.058 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1109 / Section 1109.058
§ 1109.058. GENERAL DUTIES OF DISTRICT ADMINISTRATOR.
Status: in_force

Subject to any limitations prescribed by the board, the district administrator shall:

(1) perform the duties required by the board;

(2) supervise the work and activities of the district; and

(3) direct the affairs of the district.
Tex. Insurance Code § 843.340 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 843 / Section 843.340
§ 843.340. AUDITED CLAIMS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Section 843.3385, if a health maintenance organization intends to audit a claim submitted by a participating physician or provider, the health maintenance organization shall pay the charges submitted at 100 percent of the contracted rate on the claim not later than the 30th day after the date the health maintenance organization receives the clean claim from the participating physician or provider if submitted electronically or if submitted nonelectronically not later than the 45th day after the date on which the health maintenance organization receives the clean claim from a participating physician or provider. The health maintenance organization shall clearly indicate on the explanation of payment statement in the manner prescribed by the commissioner by rule that the clean claim is being paid at 100 percent of the contracted rate, subject to completion of the audit.

(b) If the health maintenance organization requests additional information to complete the audit, the request must describe with specificity the clinical information requested and relate only to information the health maintenance organization in good faith can demonstrate is specific to the claim or episode of care. The health maintenance organization may not request as a part of the audit information that is not contained in, or is not in the process of being incorporated into, the patient's medical or billing record maintained by a participating physician or provider.

(c) If the participating physician or provider does not supply information reasonably requested by the health maintenance organization in connection with the audit, the health maintenance organization may:

(1) notify the physician or provider in writing that the physician or provider must provide the information not later than the 45th day after the date of the notice or forfeit the amount of the claim; and

(2) if the physician or provider does not provide the information required by this section, recover the amount of the claim.

(d) The health maintenance organization must complete the audit on or before the 180th day after the date the clean claim is received by the health maintenance organization, and any additional payment due a participating physician or provider or any refund due the health maintenance organization shall be made not later than the 30th day after the completion of the audit.

(e) If a participating physician or provider disagrees with a refund request made by a health maintenance organization based on the audit, the health maintenance organization shall provide the physician or provider with an opportunity to appeal, and the health maintenance organization may not attempt to recover the payment until all appeal rights are exhausted.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 32.021 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 32 / Section 32.021
§ 32.021. RECORDS AND PROCEEDINGS AS ARCHIVES.
Status: in_force

The records and proceedings of the board shall be records and archives of the land office.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 89.041 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 89 / Section 89.041
§ 89.041. ARTIFICIAL REEF ACCOUNT.
Status: in_force

(a) The artificial reef account is a separate account in the general revenue fund.

(b) The account is composed of all funds received under Section 89.043 of this code, including interest and earnings.

(c) Except as provided by Section 89.042(b), general revenue funds may not be expended in the development or implementation of this plan.
Tex. Insurance Code § 462.014 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 462 / Section 462.014
§ 462.014. RULES.
Status: in_force

The commissioner shall adopt reasonable rules as necessary to implement and supplement this chapter and this chapter's purposes.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 261.055 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 261 / Section 261.055
§ 261.055. REPORT.
Status: in_force

(a) The independent ombudsman shall submit on a quarterly basis to the board, the governor, the lieutenant governor, the state auditor, and each member of the legislature a report that is both aggregated and disaggregated by individual facility and describes:

(1) the work of the independent ombudsman;

(2) the results of any review or investigation undertaken by the independent ombudsman, including reviews or investigation of services contracted by the department; and

(3) any recommendations that the independent ombudsman has in relation to the duties of the independent ombudsman.

(b) The independent ombudsman shall immediately report to the board, the governor, the lieutenant governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, the state auditor, and the office of the inspector general of the department any particularly serious or flagrant:

(1) case of abuse or injury of a child committed to the department;

(2) problem concerning the administration of a department program or operation;

(3) problem concerning the delivery of services in a facility operated by or under contract with the department; or

(4) interference by the department with an investigation conducted by the office.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7892.0305 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7892 / Section 7892.0305
§ 7892.0305. MAINTENANCE OF ROADS IN TERRITORY OUTSIDE CORPORATE LIMITS OF MUNICIPALITY.
Status: in_force

If district territory, or a portion of district territory, is located outside the corporate limits of a municipality, the district shall maintain any road the district constructs located in that territory.
Tex. Local Government Code § 351.063 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 351 / Section 351.063
§ 351.063. SERVICES BY SHERIFF OR COUNTY OFFICIAL.
Status: in_force

The commissioners court may request the sheriff of the county or a county official who has law enforcement authority to provide the services in the geographical area for which the official was elected or appointed.
Tex. Transportation Code § 392.038 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 392 / Section 392.038
§ 392.038. EFFECT OF OTHER LAW OR ORDINANCE.
Status: in_force

If this subchapter conflicts with another law or a local ordinance, the more restrictive provision applies.
Tex. Labor Code § 302.0045 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 302 / Section 302.0045
§ 302.0045. QUALITY INITIATIVES BY COMMISSION.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall collect state and local information relating to the effectiveness of the use of four percent quality dollars by local workforce development boards. The commission shall produce a report that highlights promising practices in expanding quality early education.

(b) In performing its duties under this section, the commission shall report to the legislature and other interested persons on local programs and services that show promise in expanding access to quality early education.