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Tex. Government Code § 2001.059 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2001 / Section 2001.059
§ 2001.059. TRANSCRIPT.
Status: in_force

(a) On the written request of a party to a contested case, proceedings, or any part of the proceedings, shall be transcribed.

(b) A state agency may pay the cost of a transcript or may assess the cost to one or more parties.

(c) This chapter does not limit a state agency to a stenographic record of proceedings.
Tex. Occupations Code § 505.3575 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 505 / Section 505.3575
§ 505.3575. ISSUANCE OF LICENSES TO CERTAIN OUT-OF-STATE APPLICANTS.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other licensing requirement of this subchapter:

(1) the executive council may not require an applicant who is licensed in good standing in another state to pass a licensing examination conducted by the executive council under Section 505.354 if an applicant with substantially equivalent experience who resides in this state would not be required to take the licensing examination; and

(2) the executive council may issue a license to an applicant who is currently licensed in another state to independently practice social work if:

(A) after an assessment, the executive council determines that the applicant:

(i) demonstrates sufficient experience and competence;

(ii) has passed the jurisprudence examination conducted by the executive council under Section 505.3545; and

(iii) at the time of the application, is in good standing with the regulatory agency of the state in which the applicant is licensed; and

(B) the applicant presents to the executive council credentials that the applicant obtained from a national accreditation organization and the executive council determines that the requirements to obtain the credentials are sufficient to minimize any risk to public safety.

(b) When assessing the experience and competence of an applicant for the purposes of this section, the executive council may take into consideration any supervision received by the applicant in another state or jurisdiction if the executive council determines that the supervision would be taken into consideration for the purpose of licensing or certification in the state or jurisdiction in which the applicant received the supervision.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 76.038 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 76 / Section 76.038
§ 76.038. INTERFERENCE WITH BUOYS OR MARKERS.
Status: repealed

(a) No person may deface, injure, destroy, or remove a buoy, marker, or fence used to designate or enclose a private oyster bed or location where oysters have been deposited for preparation for market without the consent of the owner of the bed or location.

(b) No person may deface, injure, destroy, or remove a buoy, marker, or sign of the department used for designating water closed for the taking of fish or oysters without the consent of the department.

(c) Repealed by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 267, art. 3, Sec. 110, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.
Tex. Water Code § 57.326 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 57 / Section 57.326
§ 57.326. ELECTION ORDER.
Status: in_force

(a) After it receives a petition under Section 57.325 of this code, the commissioners court shall order an election to be held in the district at the earliest possible legal time to determine whether or not the district should be dissolved.

(b) If the proposition to dissolve the district fails to carry at the election, the commissioners court may not order another election for the same purpose within one year after the result of the election has been announced officially.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6603.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6603 / Section 6603.001
§ 6603.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Board" means the board of supervisors of the district.

(2) "District" means the Brookshire-Katy Drainage District.

(3) "Supervisor" means a member of the board.
Tex. Utilities Code § 58.265 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 58 / Section 58.265
§ 58.265. INTERCONNECTION OF NETWORK SERVICES.
Status: in_force

The private network services provided under this subchapter may be interconnected with other similar networks for distance learning, telemedicine, and information-sharing purposes.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 115.003 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 115 / Section 115.003
§ 115.003. LEASE, SALES, AND INSTALLATION DISCLOSURES.
Status: in_force

A seller or lessor who enters into a purchase, lease, or power purchase agreement with a residential or small commercial customer for the operation of a distributed renewable generation resource shall provide to the customer in writing:

(1) contact information of the salesperson and installer of the generation resource;

(2) a description of all equipment to be installed;

(3) the cost of all equipment to be installed;

(4) a detailed accounting of fees associated with the installation or operation of the generation resource;

(5) representations, if any, made as part of the agreement regarding the expected operational performance and financial performance of the generation resource; and

(6) all applicable warranties.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 66.110 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 66 / Section 66.110
§ 66.110. SCREENS TO PROTECT FISH.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may direct a person or corporation taking fresh water of the state to cover the entrance of the intake canal, pipe, or other device used for taking water with a screen to protect fish.

(b) The department may regulate the manner of installation and the specifications of screens and other obstructions required under this section.

(c) No person may fail to comply with a direction of the department made in writing under Subsection (a) of this section.

(d) Each day's failure to comply with this section constitutes a separate offense.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3972.0701 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3972 / Section 3972.0701
§ 3972.0701. APPLICABILITY.
Status: in_force

This subchapter applies only to bonds payable wholly or partly from revenue derived from assessments on real property in the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8414.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8414 / Section 8414.104
§ 8414.104. ROAD STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A road project must meet all applicable construction standards, zoning and subdivision requirements, and regulations of each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the road project is located.

(b) If a road project is not located in the corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality, the road project must meet all applicable construction standards, subdivision requirements, and regulations of each county in which the road project is located.

(c) If the state will maintain and operate the road, the Texas Transportation Commission must approve the plans and specifications of the road project.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7912A.0502 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7912A / Section 7912A.0502
§ 7912A.0502. TAXES FOR BONDS.
Status: in_force

At the time the district issues bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, the board shall provide for the annual imposition of a continuing direct ad valorem tax, without limit as to rate or amount, while all or part of the bonds are outstanding as required and in the manner provided by Sections 54.601 and 54.602, Water Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9016.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9016 / Section 9016.105
§ 9016.105. COUNTY RIGHT-OF-WAY.
Status: in_force

The district must obtain the approval of the county's governing body of the plans and specifications of any facilities to be installed on property located in a county right-of-way.
Tex. Local Government Code § 344.206 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 344 / Section 344.206
§ 344.206. LIMITATIONS ON EXPENDITURES AND INVESTMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may spend money only for an expense included in the annual budget or an amendment to the budget.

(b) A district may not incur a debt payable from revenues of the district other than the revenues on hand or to be on hand in the current or immediately following fiscal year of the district.

(c) The board may not invest district money in funds or securities other than those specified by Chapter 2256, Government Code.
Tex. Education Code § 54.912 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 54 / Section 54.912
§ 54.912. CANCELLATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A participant may cancel a participation agreement at will.

(b) Each participation agreement must provide that the agreement may be canceled on the terms and conditions and on payment of applicable fees and costs as provided by rule.
Tex. Education Code § 95.30 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 95 / Section 95.30
§ 95.30. EMINENT DOMAIN.
Status: in_force

The board has the power of eminent domain to acquire for the use of the system universities the lands necessary and proper for carrying out their purposes, in the manner prescribed in Title 4, Chapter 21, of the Property Code. The taking of the land is for the use of the state. The board shall not be required to deposit a bond or the amount equal to the award of damages by the commissioners as provided in Section 21.021 of the Property Code.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 253.002 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 253 / Section 253.002
§ 253.002. INVESTIGATION BY DEPARTMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) If the department receives a report that an employee of a facility, other than a facility licensed under Chapter 252, committed reportable conduct, the department shall investigate the report to determine whether the employee has committed the reportable conduct.

(b) If the department receives a report that an employee of a facility licensed under Chapter 252 or of an individual employer committed reportable conduct, the department shall forward that report to the Department of Family and Protective Services for investigation.
Tex. Government Code § 2308.314 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2308 / Section 2308.314
§ 2308.314. TAX ASSISTANCE.
Status: in_force

(a) The Texas Workforce Commission may provide to individuals who participate in a workforce development program information on the federal earned income tax credit for working families. The commission may assist participants in preparing and filing federal income tax forms to ensure that a participant who is eligible to receive the tax credit obtains the tax credit. The commission may fulfill its duties under this subsection by:

(1) working in conjunction with the Internal Revenue Service to make each workforce development center a volunteer income tax assistance site during the two months preceding the date federal income taxes are due; or

(2) using specially trained staff or volunteers to assist in preparing and filing federal income tax forms.

(b) The Texas Workforce Commission may provide information on the federal earned income tax credit to an employer who hires a welfare recipient under a wage supplementation program.

(c) In addition to providing information under Subsection (a) to an individual who participates in a workforce development program, the Texas Workforce Commission may provide the information to any other person who uses services provided through a workforce development center.

(d) In this section:

(1) "Wage supplementation program" means a program under which the state reserves all or part of the amounts that would be payable as benefits to welfare recipients and uses those amounts to provide and subsidize jobs for the recipients.

(2) "Welfare recipient" means a person who receives financial assistance under Chapter 31, Human Resources Code, or food stamps under the food stamp program administered under Chapter 33, Human Resources Code.
Tex. Insurance Code § 843.082 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 843 / Section 843.082
§ 843.082. REQUIREMENTS FOR APPROVAL OF APPLICATION.
Status: in_force

The commissioner shall issue a certificate of authority on payment of the application fee prescribed by Section 843.154(c) if the commissioner is satisfied that:

(1) with respect to health care services to be provided, the applicant:

(A) has demonstrated the willingness and potential ability to ensure that the health care services will be provided in a manner to:

(i) ensure both availability and accessibility of adequate personnel and facilities; and

(ii) enhance availability, accessibility, quality of care, and continuity of services;

(B) has arrangements, established in accordance with rules adopted by the commissioner, for a continuing quality of health care assurance program concerning health care processes and outcomes; and

(C) has a procedure, that is in accordance with rules adopted by the commissioner, to develop, compile, evaluate, and report statistics relating to the cost of operation, the pattern of utilization of services, and availability and accessibility of services;

(2) the person responsible for the conduct of the affairs of the applicant is competent, is trustworthy, and has a good reputation;

(3) the health care plan, limited health care service plan, or single health care service plan is an appropriate mechanism through which the health maintenance organization will effectively provide or arrange for the provision of basic health care services, limited health care services, or a single health care service on a prepaid basis, through insurance or otherwise, except to the extent of reasonable requirements for copayments;

(4) the health maintenance organization is fully responsible and may reasonably be expected to meet its obligations to enrollees and prospective enrollees, after considering:

(A) the financial soundness of the health care plan's arrangement for health care services and the schedule of charges used in connection with the arrangement;

(B) the adequacy of working capital;

(C) any agreement with an insurer, a group hospital service corporation, a political subdivision of government, or any other organization for insuring the payment of the cost of health care services or providing for automatic applicability of an alternative coverage in the event the plan is discontinued;

(D) any agreement that provides for the provision of health care services; and

(E) any deposit of cash or securities submitted in accordance with Section 843.405 as a guarantee that the obligations will be performed; and

(5) the proposed plan of operation, as shown by the information submitted under Section 843.078 and, if applicable, Section 843.079, or by independent investigation, does not violate state law.
Tex. Local Government Code § 6.013 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 6 / Section 6.013
§ 6.013. REPEAL OF LOCAL LAW AFTER CHANGE.
Status: repealed

Any local law that incorporated a municipality that changes to a Type A general-law municipality under this subchapter is repealed on the date on which the copy of the record of the proceedings is filed.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 102.14 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 102 / Section 102.14
§ 102.14.
Status: in_force

Sec. 102.14. BREWER OR DISTRIBUTOR: FURNISHING EQUIPMENT OR FIXTURES. (a) A brewer or distributor directly or indirectly, or through a subsidiary, affiliate, agent, employee, officer, director, or firm member, may not furnish, give, rent, lend, or sell any equipment, fixtures, or supplies to a person engaged in selling brewery products for on-premises consumption.

(b) This section does not apply to equipment, fixtures, or supplies furnished, given, loaned, rented, or sold before November 16, 1935, except that transactions made before that date may not be used as consideration for an agreement made after that date with respect to the purchase of brewery products. If a brewer or distributor of brewery products or an agent or employee of one of them removes the equipment, fixtures, or supplies from the premises of the person to whom they were furnished, given, loaned, rented, or sold, the exemption granted by this subsection no longer applies to the equipment, fixtures, or supplies.

(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of this code, a brewer or distributor may, with written approval of the administrator, sell for cash devices designed to extract brewery products from legal containers subject to the following conditions:

(1) the legal containers must not exceed a one-eighth barrel capacity and must not be reused or refilled;

(2) the selling price of such devices may be no less than the cost of acquisition to the brewer or distributor; and

(3) such devices which extract brewery products from legal containers covered by this section may not be furnished, given, rented, or sold by the brewer or distributor to a licensee or permittee authorized to sell or serve brewery products for on-premise consumption, or to the ultimate consumer.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 672.005 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 672 / Section 672.005
§ 672.005. REVIEW PROCEDURE.
Status: in_force

(a) The review team of the county in which the event that was the cause of the unexpected death occurred, as stated on the death certificate or as otherwise indicated by the medical examiner or justice of the peace notified of the death, may review the death.

(b) On receipt of the list of fatalities under Section 672.004, each review team member shall review available records for information regarding each listed unexpected death.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 55A.253 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 55A / Section 55A.253
§ 55A.253. CONTENTS OF PETITION.
Status: in_force

(a) An ex parte petition filed under Article 55A.251, 55A.252, or 55A.257 must be verified and must include, with respect to the person who is the subject of the petition, the following or an explanation for why one or more of the following is not included:

(1) the person's:

(A) full name;

(B) sex;

(C) race;

(D) date of birth;

(E) driver's license number;

(F) social security number; and

(G) address at the time of the arrest;

(2) the offense charged;

(3) the date the offense charged was alleged to have been committed;

(4) the date of arrest;

(5) the name of the county of arrest and if the arrest occurred in a municipality, the name of the municipality;

(6) the name of the arresting agency;

(7) the case number and court of offense; and

(8) together with the applicable physical and e-mail addresses, a list of all:

(A) law enforcement agencies, jails or other detention facilities, magistrates, courts, attorneys representing the state, correctional facilities, central state depositories of criminal records, and other officials or agencies or other entities of this state or of any political subdivision of this state;

(B) central federal depositories of criminal records that the person who is the subject of the petition has reason to believe have records or files that are subject to expunction; and

(C) private entities that compile and disseminate for compensation criminal history record information that the person who is the subject of the petition has reason to believe have information related to records or files that are subject to expunction.

(b) A petition under this article may not:

(1) list any state or local agency more than once; or

(2) include multiple contacts or addresses for different divisions with respect to the same state or local agency.

(c) Each district clerk shall compile and maintain on the clerk's Internet website a list of the agencies and entities described by Subsection (a)(8)(A) and include the applicable e-mail addresses for those agencies and entities. The district clerk is not responsible for ensuring that:

(1) the website contains a complete list of agencies and entities described by Subsection (a)(8)(A); or

(2) a petition filed under this article contains a complete list of agencies and entities described by Subsection (a)(8)(A).
Tex. Insurance Code § 1131.401 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1131 / Section 1131.401
§ 1131.401. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This subchapter applies only to a group life insurance policy issued to a group described by Section 1131.056.
Tex. Government Code § 526.0059 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 526 / Section 526.0059
§ 526.0059. PROHIBITED AWARD OF CONTRACTS TO MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS FOR CERTAIN CRIMINAL CONVICTIONS.
Status: in_force

The commission may not contract with a managed care organization, including a health maintenance organization, or a pharmacy benefit manager if, in the preceding three years, the organization or manager, in connection with a bid, proposal, or contract with the commission, was subject to a final judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction resulting in:

(1) a conviction for:

(A) a criminal offense under state or federal law related to the delivery of an item or service;

(B) a criminal offense under state or federal law related to neglect or abuse of patients in connection with the delivery of an item or service; or

(C) a felony offense under state or federal law related to fraud, theft, embezzlement, breach of fiduciary responsibility, or other financial misconduct; or

(2) the imposition of a penalty or fine in the amount of $500,000 or more in a state or federal administrative proceeding based on a conviction for a criminal offense under state or federal law.
Tex. Transportation Code § 251.082 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 251 / Section 251.082
§ 251.082. ERECTION OF JOINT COUNTY BRIDGES.
Status: in_force

On equitable terms agreed to by the commissioners courts of the counties, two or more counties jointly may erect a bridge over a stream that forms the boundary between counties or at any other location at which the counties choose to erect a bridge.
Tex. Government Code § 1333.004 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1333 / Section 1333.004
§ 1333.004. TAX ADJUSTMENT FOLLOWING REVOCATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The governing body of a municipality that revokes bonds under this chapter shall adjust the tax rate in the municipality to account for any change caused by the revocation.

(b) The municipality by order shall refund taxes collected for payment of bonds revoked under this chapter, less any properly chargeable claims, ratably to the taxpayers.

(c) The treasurer of the municipality shall keep a receipt of taxes refunded under Subsection (b).
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 641.057 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 641 / Section 641.057
§ 641.057. PENALTIES CUMULATIVE.
Status: in_force

A penalty provided by this chapter is in addition to any other penalty provided under other law.
Tex. Finance Code § 152.206 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 152 / Section 152.206
§ 152.206. BANK SECRECY ACT REPORTS.
Status: in_force

A money services licensee and an authorized delegate shall file all reports required by federal currency reporting, record keeping, and suspicious activity reporting requirements as provided by the Bank Secrecy Act and other federal and state laws relating to money laundering. The timely filing of a complete and accurate report required under this section with the appropriate federal agency is considered compliant with the requirements of this section.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 131.025 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 131 / Section 131.025
§ 131.025. REPORTABLE DISEASES AND PESTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The chief apiary inspector shall maintain and publish a list of reportable diseases and pests.

(b) If a beekeeper knows that a colony of bees has a reportable disease or contains a reportable pest, the beekeeper shall immediately report to the chief apiary inspector all facts known about the affected bees.
Tex. Estates Code § 452.051 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 452 / Section 452.051
§ 452.051. APPOINTMENT OF TEMPORARY ADMINISTRATOR.
Status: in_force

(a) If a contest related to probating a will or granting letters testamentary or of administration is pending, the court may appoint a temporary administrator, with powers limited as the circumstances of the case require.

(b) The appointment may continue until the contest is terminated and an executor or administrator with full powers is appointed.

(c) The power of appointment under this section is in addition to the court's power of appointment under Subchapter A.