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Tex. Health and Safety Code § 161.0102 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 161 / Section 161.0102
§ 161.0102. VACCINES FOR CHILDREN PROGRAM; INFLUENZA VACCINES.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "vaccines for children program" means the program operated by the department under authority of 42 U.S.C. Section 1396s, as amended.

(b) The department shall allow each health care provider participating in the vaccines for children program to:

(1) select influenza vaccines from the list of all influenza vaccines that:

(A) are approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration and recommended by the federal Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices; and

(B) are either:

(i) within the limits of the vaccines annually allocated by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of the United States Public Health Service to the department for the vaccines for children program; or

(ii) not offered in the annual allocation under Subparagraph (i), but are available from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of the United States Public Health Service and for which the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention awards to the department additional funds; and

(2) use both inactivated influenza vaccines and live, attenuated influenza vaccines.
Tex. Transportation Code § 472.032 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 472 / Section 472.032
§ 472.032. VOTING PROXIES BY POLICY BOARD MEMBERS.
Status: in_force

(a) A policy board may provide in its bylaws for appointment of voting proxies by its members.

(b) A proxy appointed under Subsection (a):

(1) acts on behalf of and under the supervision of the policy board member who appointed the proxy;

(2) must be appointed in writing; and

(3) is authorized to vote for the policy board member who appointed the proxy to the extent the member has given the proxy the member's voting power.

(c) A legislative member of a policy board may not be counted as absent at a meeting of the policy board during a legislative session.

(d) A legislative member of a policy board may only appoint a proxy under Subsection (a) who is:

(1) the legislative member's employee or staff member;

(2) a person related to the member within the second degree by consanguinity, as determined under Subchapter B, Chapter 573, Government Code, who is not required to register as a lobbyist under Chapter 305, Government Code;

(3) another legislative member of the policy board; or

(4) a locally elected official.
Tex. Penal Code § 12.35 — TX Code / Code pe / Chapter 12 / Section 12.35
§ 12.35. STATE JAIL FELONY PUNISHMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (c), an individual adjudged guilty of a state jail felony shall be punished by confinement in a state jail for any term of not more than two years or less than 180 days.

(b) In addition to confinement, an individual adjudged guilty of a state jail felony may be punished by a fine not to exceed $10,000.

(c) An individual adjudged guilty of a state jail felony shall be punished for a third degree felony if it is shown on the trial of the offense that:

(1) a deadly weapon as defined by Section 1.07 was used or exhibited during the commission of the offense or during immediate flight following the commission of the offense, and that the individual used or exhibited the deadly weapon or was a party to the offense and knew that a deadly weapon would be used or exhibited; or

(2) the individual has previously been finally convicted of any felony:

(A) under Section 21.02 or 21.03 or listed in Article 42A.054(a), Code of Criminal Procedure; or

(B) for which the judgment contains an affirmative finding under Article 42A.054(c) or (d), Code of Criminal Procedure.
Tex. Water Code § 63.159 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 63 / Section 63.159
§ 63.159. COOPERATION WITH THE UNITED STATES.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission may cooperate and act with the United States in surveys, work, and expenditure of money in any matters relating to construction and maintenance of the canals and the improvement and navigation of navigable rivers, bays, creeks, streams, canals, and waterways.

(b) To the extent that the United States aids in these matters, the commission may agree and consent to the United States entering and taking management and control of the work insofar as necessary or permissible under the laws and regulations of the United States.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1046.121 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1046 / Section 1046.121
§ 1046.121. AUTHORITY TO SUE AND BE SUED.
Status: in_force

The district, through the board, may sue and be sued.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3824.155 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3824 / Section 3824.155
§ 3824.155. PETITION REQUIRED FOR FINANCING SERVICES AND IMPROVEMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may not finance a service or improvement project with assessments under this chapter unless a written petition requesting that service or improvement has been filed with the board.

(b) The petition must be signed by the owners of a majority of the assessed value of real property in the district subject to assessment according to the most recent certified tax appraisal roll for Galveston County.
Tex. Tax Code § 151.008 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 151 / Section 151.008
§ 151.008.
Status: in_force

Sec. 151.008. "SELLER" OR "RETAILER". (a) "Seller" or "retailer" means a person engaged in the business of making sales of taxable items of a kind the receipts from the sale of which are included in the measure of the sales or use tax imposed by this chapter.

(b) "Seller" and "retailer" include:

(1) a person in the business of making sales at auction of tangible personal property owned by the person or by another;

(2) a person who makes more than two sales of taxable items during a 12-month period, including sales made in the capacity of an assignee for the benefit of creditors or receiver or trustee in bankruptcy;

(3) a person regarded by the comptroller as a seller or retailer under Section 151.024;

(4) a hotel, motel, or owner or lessor of an office or residential building or development that contracts and pays for telecommunications services for resale to guests or tenants;

(5) a person who engages in regular or systematic solicitation of sales of taxable items in this state by the distribution of catalogs, periodicals, advertising flyers, or other advertising, by means of print, radio, or television media, or by mail, telegraphy, telephone, computer data base, cable, optic, microwave, or other communication system for the purpose of effecting sales of taxable items;

(6) a person who, under an agreement with another person, is:

(A) entrusted with possession of tangible personal property with respect to which the other person has title or another ownership interest; and

(B) authorized to sell, lease, or rent the property without additional action by the person having title to or another ownership interest in the property; and

(7) a person who is a marketplace provider under Section 151.0242.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2210.2032 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2210 / Section 2210.2032
§ 2210.2032. PREMIUM PAYMENT METHODS.
Status: in_force

(a) The association shall accept payment of premium by credit card. The association may impose a fee on a policyholder for the use of a credit card to pay premium. The fee may not exceed the amount necessary to recoup the cost incurred by the association in connection with the policyholder's use of a credit card.

(b) The association shall provide to policyholders the option to pay premium in installments. A policyholder that pays premium in accordance with an installment payment plan established by the association and remains current on the payments satisfies the obligation for payment of premium under this chapter.

(c) Due to the availability of multiple installment payment plans directly through the association at no additional cost to the insured, the use of premium financing arrangements is prohibited.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 62.132 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 62 / Section 62.132
§ 62.132. FORMAL REQUIREMENTS OF BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The bonds may be issued by resolution adopted by the board without the necessity of an election.

(b) The bonds may be issued in the name of the board in one or more installments or series and shall mature serially or otherwise within 40 years from their date or dates.

(c) The bonds shall be issued on the terms and conditions, with regard to the security, manner, place, and time of payment, pledge of designated revenue, redemption before maturity, and the issuance of additional parity or junior lien bonds, that the board specifies in the resolution or resolutions authorizing the bonds.

(d) The bonds shall be executed by the chairman and secretary of the board and shall be signed by the chairman and secretary or shall bear the facsimile signature of either or both.

(e) The bonds shall display the seal of the board, which may be impressed, printed, or lithographed on the bonds.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 91.403 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 91 / Section 91.403
§ 91.403. PAYMENT OF INTEREST ON LATE PAYMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) If payment has not been made for any reason in the time limits specified in Section 91.402 of this code, the payor must pay interest to a payee beginning at the expiration of those time limits at two percentage points above the percentage rate charged on loans to depository institutions by the New York Federal Reserve Bank, unless a different rate of interest is specified in a written agreement between payor and payee.

(b) Subsection (a) of this section does not apply where payments are withheld or suspended by a payor beyond the time limits specified in Section 91.402 of this code because of the conditions enumerated in Section 91.402 of this code.

(c) The payor's obligation to pay interest and the payee's right to receive interest under Subsection (a) of this section terminate on delivery of the proceeds and accumulated interest to the comptroller as provided by Title 6, Property Code.
Tex. Education Code § 107.22 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 107 / Section 107.22
§ 107.22. OFFICERS.
Status: in_force

The board shall biennially elect a presiding officer, an assistant presiding officer, and other officers it deems necessary from among its members.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 12.051 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 12 / Section 12.051
§ 12.051. PROVISION OF FUNDS.
Status: in_force

The department may provide funds by grant or contract to a qualified person for the purchase of services, equipment, or supplies to be used to promote and maintain the public health.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1508.258 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1508 / Section 1508.258
§ 1508.258. EVALUATION AND PROTECTION OF FUND; EMPLOYER ENROLLMENT SUSPENSION.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner shall suspend the enrollment of new employers in qualifying health benefit plans if the commissioner determines that the total enrollment reported by all health benefit plan issuers under qualifying health benefit plans exceeds the total eligible enrollment determined under Section 1508.257 and is likely to result in anticipated annual expenditures from the fund in excess of the total funds available for distribution from the fund.

(b) The commissioner shall provide a health benefit plan issuer participating in the program with notification of any enrollment suspension under Subsection (a) as soon as practicable after:

(1) receipt of all enrollment data; and

(2) determination of the need to suspend enrollment.

(c) A suspension of issuance of qualifying health benefit plans to employers under Subsection (a) does not preclude the addition of new employees of an employer already covered under a qualifying health benefit plan or new dependents of employees already covered under a qualifying health benefit plan.
Tex. Penal Code § 32.23 — TX Code / Code pe / Chapter 32 / Section 32.23
§ 32.23. TRADEMARK COUNTERFEITING.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section:

(1) "Counterfeit mark" means a mark that is identical to or substantially indistinguishable from a protected mark the use or production of which is not authorized by the owner of the protected mark.

(2) "Identification mark" means a data plate, serial number, or part identification number.

(3) "Protected mark" means a trademark or service mark or an identification mark that is:

(A) registered with the secretary of state;

(B) registered on the principal register of the United States Patent and Trademark Office;

(C) registered under the laws of another state; or

(D) protected by Section 16.105, Business & Commerce Code, or by 36 U.S.C. Section 371 et seq.

(4) "Retail value" means the actor's regular selling price for a counterfeit mark or an item or service that bears or is identified by a counterfeit mark, except that if an item bearing a counterfeit mark is a component of a finished product, the retail value means the actor's regular selling price of the finished product on or in which the component is used, distributed, or sold.

(5) "Service mark" has the meaning assigned by Section 16.001, Business & Commerce Code.

(6) "Trademark" has the meaning assigned by Section 16.001, Business & Commerce Code.

(b) A person commits an offense if the person intentionally manufactures, displays, advertises, distributes, offers for sale, sells, or possesses with intent to sell or distribute a counterfeit mark or an item or service that:

(1) bears or is identified by a counterfeit mark; or

(2) the person knows or should have known bears or is identified by a counterfeit mark.

(c) A state or federal certificate of registration of intellectual property is prima facie evidence of the facts stated in the certificate.

(d) For the purposes of Subsection (e), when items or services are the subject of counterfeiting in violation of this section pursuant to one scheme or continuing course of conduct, the conduct may be considered as one offense and the retail value of the items or services aggregated in determining the grade of offense.

(e) An offense under this section is a:

(1) Class C misdemeanor if the retail value of the item or service is less than $100;

(2) Class B misdemeanor if the retail value of the item or service is $100 or more but less than $750;

(3) Class A misdemeanor if the retail value of the item or service is $750 or more but less than $2,500;

(4) state jail felony if the retail value of the item or service is $2,500 or more but less than $30,000;

(5) felony of the third degree if the retail value of the item or service is $30,000 or more but less than $150,000;

(6) felony of the second degree if the retail value of the item or service is $150,000 or more but less than $300,000; or

(7) felony of the first degree if the retail value of the item or service is $300,000 or more.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3847.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3847 / Section 3847.104
§ 3847.104. AUTHORITY TO CONTRACT FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT.
Status: in_force

To protect the public interest, the district may contract with Harris County or the City of Houston for the county or the city to provide law enforcement services in the district for a fee.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7980A.0402 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7980A / Section 7980A.0402
§ 7980A.0402. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) If authorized at an election held under Section 7980A.0401, the district may impose an operation and maintenance tax on taxable property in the district in accordance with Section 49.107, Water Code.

(b) The board shall determine the tax rate. The rate may not exceed the rate approved at the election.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 30.021 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 30 / Section 30.021
§ 30.021. AWARD OF ATTORNEY'S FEES IN RELATION TO CERTAIN MOTIONS TO DISMISS.
Status: in_force

In a civil proceeding, on a trial court's granting or denial, in whole or in part, of a motion to dismiss filed under the rules adopted by the supreme court under Section 22.004(g), Government Code, the court may award costs and reasonable and necessary attorney's fees to the prevailing party. This section does not apply to actions by or against the state, other governmental entities, or public officials acting in their official capacity or under color of law.
Tex. Government Code § 482.402 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 482 / Section 482.402
§ 482.402. DISCLOSURE OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST; RECUSAL.
Status: in_force

(a) If a board member has a conflict of interest as described by Section 482.401 regarding an application that comes before the board for review or other action, the board member shall:

(1) provide written notice to the executive director and the presiding officer of the board or the next ranking member of the board if the presiding officer has the conflict of interest;

(2) disclose the conflict of interest in an open meeting of the board; and

(3) recuse himself or herself from participating in the review, discussion, deliberation, and vote on the application and from accessing information regarding the matter to be decided.

(b) If a commission employee has a conflict of interest described by Section 482.401 regarding an application that comes before the employee for review or other action, the employee shall:

(1) provide written notice to the executive director of the conflict of interest; and

(2) recuse himself or herself from participating in the review of the application and be prevented from accessing information regarding the matter to be decided.

(c) A board member or commission employee with a conflict of interest may seek a waiver as provided by Section 482.403.

(d) A board member or commission employee who reports a potential conflict of interest or another impropriety or self-dealing of the member or employee and who fully complies with the recommendations of the general counsel and recusal requirements is considered in compliance with the conflict-of-interest provisions of this subchapter. The member or employee is subject to other applicable laws, rules, requirements, and prohibitions.

(e) A board member or commission employee who intentionally violates this section is subject to removal from further participation in the commission's review process.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1049.155 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1049 / Section 1049.155
§ 1049.155. DEPOSITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The board by resolution shall designate a bank in Kimble County as the district's depository. A designated bank serves for two years and until a successor is designated.

(b) All district money shall be deposited in the depository and secured in the manner provided for securing county funds.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1106.010 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1106 / Section 1106.010
§ 1106.010. RULES.
Status: in_force

The commissioner shall adopt reasonable rules to implement this chapter, and the disclosure required by Section 1106.009 must be made in the form and manner prescribed by the commissioner after notice and hearing.
Tex. Election Code § 254.0313 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 254 / Section 254.0313
§ 254.0313. OMISSION OF ADDRESS FOR JUDGE AND FAMILY MEMBER.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "family member" has the meaning assigned by Section 31.006, Finance Code.

(b) On receiving notice from the Office of Court Administration of the Texas Judicial System of a judge's qualification for office or on receipt of a written request from a federal judge, including a federal bankruptcy judge, a state judge, or a family member of a federal judge, including a federal bankruptcy judge, or a state judge, the commission shall remove or redact the residence address of a federal judge, including a federal bankruptcy judge, a state judge, or the family member of a federal judge, including a federal bankruptcy judge, or a state judge from any report filed by the judge in the judge's capacity or made available on the Internet under this chapter.
Tex. Government Code § 411.112 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 411 / Section 411.112
§ 411.112.
Status: in_force

Sec. 411.112. ACCESS TO CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD INFORMATION: TEXAS COMMISSION ON LAW ENFORCEMENT. The Texas Commission on Law Enforcement is entitled to obtain from the department criminal history record information maintained by the department that relates to a person who is:

(1) an applicant for a license under Chapter 1701, Occupations Code; or

(2) the holder of a license under that chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8119.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8119 / Section 8119.104
§ 8119.104. AUTHORITY FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

Under Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, the district may design, acquire, construct, finance, issue bonds for, improve, operate, maintain, and convey to this state, a county, or a municipality for operation and maintenance macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8145.202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8145 / Section 8145.202
§ 8145.202. TAXES FOR BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

At the time bonds or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes are issued:

(1) the board shall impose a continuing direct annual ad valorem tax, without limit as to rate or amount, for each year that all or part of the bonds are outstanding; and

(2) the district annually shall impose an ad valorem tax on all taxable property in the district in an amount sufficient to:

(A) pay the interest on the bonds or other obligations as the interest becomes due;

(B) create a sinking fund for the payment of the principal of the bonds or other obligations when due or the redemption price at any earlier required redemption date; and

(C) pay the expenses of imposing the taxes.
Tex. Finance Code § 393.406 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 393 / Section 393.406
§ 393.406. TERM OF SURETY BOND OR ACCOUNT.
Status: in_force

The surety bond or account of a credit services organization must be maintained until the second anniversary of the date on which the organization ceases operations.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3916.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3916 / Section 3916.104
§ 3916.104. AUTHORITY FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

Under Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, the district may own, operate, maintain, design, acquire, construct, finance, issue bonds, notes, or other obligations for, and improve macadamized, graveled, or paved roads or improvements, including storm drainage and other improvements located in or adjacent to road rights-of-way, in aid of those roads.
Tex. Government Code § 452.011 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 452 / Section 452.011
§ 452.011. RULES.
Status: in_force

The commission may adopt rules necessary to perform its functions.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3829.008 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3829 / Section 3829.008
§ 3829.008. LIBERAL CONSTRUCTION OF CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be construed liberally in conformity with the findings and purposes stated in this chapter.
Tex. Family Code § 107.151 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 107 / Section 107.151
§ 107.151. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Adoption evaluation" means a pre-placement or post-placement evaluative process through which information and recommendations regarding adoption of a child may be made to the court, the parties, and the parties' attorneys.

(2) "Adoption evaluator" means a person who conducts an adoption evaluation under this subchapter.

(3) "Department" means the Department of Family and Protective Services.

(4) "Supervision" means directing, regularly reviewing, and meeting with a person with respect to the completion of work for which the supervisor is responsible for the outcome. The term does not require the constant physical presence of the person providing supervision and may include telephonic or other electronic communication.