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Tex. Health and Safety Code § 85.254 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 85 / Section 85.254
§ 85.254. PACKAGE OF SERVICES.
Status: in_force

A home collection kit for HIV infection testing shall be sold as part of a package of services that includes:

(1) laboratory testing by a qualified facility;

(2) reporting of test results;

(3) verification of positive test results;

(4) counseling as required by this subchapter; and

(5) information, upon request, describing how test results and related information are stored by the service provider, how long the information is retained, and under what circumstances the information may be communicated to other persons.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8162.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8162 / Section 8162.051
§ 8162.051. DIRECTORS; TERMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is governed by a board of five directors.

(b) Directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 153.304 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 153 / Section 153.304
§ 153.304. DELIVERY OF REPORT.
Status: in_force

The report must be delivered to the secretary of state not later than the 30th day after the date on which notice is mailed under Section 153.305.
Tex. Insurance Code § 884.558 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 884 / Section 884.558
§ 884.558. EFFECTIVE DATE OF AGREEMENT.
Status: in_force

A direct reinsurance agreement that is ratified under Section 884.556 takes effect on the date specified in the agreement.
Tex. Transportation Code § 370.169 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 370 / Section 370.169
§ 370.169. COMPENSATION FOR AND RESTORATION OF PUBLIC PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Section 370.035, an authority may not pay compensation for public real property, parkways, streets, highways, alleys, or reservations it takes, other than:

(1) a park, playground, or designated environmental preserve;

(2) property owned by or on behalf of this state that under law requires compensation to this state for the use or acquisition of the property; or

(3) as provided by this chapter.

(b) Public property damaged in the exercise of a power granted by this chapter shall be restored or repaired and placed in its original condition as nearly as practicable.

(c) An authority has full easements and rights-of-way through, across, under, and over any property owned by the state or any local government that are necessary or convenient to construct, acquire, or efficiently operate a transportation project or system under this chapter. This subsection does not affect the obligation of the authority under other law, including Section 373.102, to compensate or reimburse this state for the use or acquisition of an easement or right-of-way on property owned by or on behalf of this state. An authority's use of property owned by or on behalf of this state is subject to any covenants, conditions, restrictions, or limitations affecting that property.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3860.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3860 / Section 3860.151
§ 3860.151. PUBLIC TRANSIT SYSTEM.
Status: in_force

The district may acquire, lease as lessor or lessee, construct, develop, own, operate, and maintain a public transit system to serve the area in the district.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 24.09 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 24 / Section 24.09
§ 24.09. COURT MAY REMIT FINE.
Status: in_force

It shall be within the discretion of the court to judge of the sufficiency of an excuse rendered by a witness, and upon the hearing the court shall render judgment against the witness for the whole or any part of the fine, or shall remit the fine altogether, as to the court may appear proper and right. Said fine shall be collected as fines in misdemeanor cases.
Tex. Transportation Code § 644.053 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 644 / Section 644.053
§ 644.053. LIMITATIONS OF RULES.
Status: in_force

(a) A rule adopted under this chapter may not:

(1) prevent an intrastate operator from operating a vehicle up to 12 hours following eight consecutive hours off;

(2) require a person to meet the medical standards provided in the federal motor carrier safety regulations if the person:

(A) was regularly employed in this state as a commercial motor vehicle operator in intrastate commerce before August 28, 1989; and

(B) is not transporting property that requires a hazardous material placard;

(3) require a person who returns to the work-reporting location, is released from work within 12 consecutive hours, has at least eight consecutive hours off between each 12-hour period the person is on duty, and operates within a 150-air-mile radius of the normal work-reporting location to maintain a driver's record of duty status as described by 49 C.F.R. Section 395.8, provided that the person maintains time records in compliance with 49 C.F.R. Section 395.1(e)(5) and documents that verify the truth and accuracy of the time records such as:

(A) business records maintained by the owner that provide the date, time, and location of the delivery of a product or service; or

(B) documents required to be maintained by law, including delivery tickets or sales invoices, that provide the date of delivery and the quantity of merchandise delivered; or

(4) impose during a planting or harvesting season maximum driving and on-duty times on an operator of a vehicle transporting an agricultural commodity in intrastate commerce for agricultural purposes from the source of the commodity to the first place of processing or storage or the distribution point for the commodity, if the place is located within 150 air miles of the source.

(b) For purposes of Subsection (a)(3)(A), an owner's time records must at a minimum include:

(1) the time an operator reports for duty each day;

(2) the number of hours an operator is on duty each day;

(3) the time an operator is released from duty each day; and

(4) an operator's signed statement in compliance with 49 C.F.R. Section 395.8(j)(2).

(c) In this section, "agricultural commodity" means an agricultural, horticultural, viticultural, silvicultural, or vegetable product, bees or honey, planting seed, cottonseed, rice, livestock or a livestock product, or poultry or a poultry product that is produced in this state, either in its natural form or as processed by the producer, including woodchips.

(d) A rule adopted by the director under this chapter that relates to hours of service, an operator's record of duty status, or an operator's daily log, for operations outside a 150-mile radius of the normal work-reporting location, also applies to and must be complied with by a motor carrier of household goods not using a commercial motor vehicle. In this subsection:

(1) "commercial motor vehicle" has the meaning assigned by Section 548.001; and

(2) "motor carrier" has the meaning assigned by Section 643.001.
Tex. Labor Code § 204.085 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 204 / Section 204.085
§ 204.085. CONTRIBUTION RATE FOR SUCCESSOR EMPLOYERS WHEN SUBSTANTIALLY COMMON MANAGEMENT OR CONTROL OR SUBSTANTIALLY COMMON OWNERSHIP EXISTS; CERTAIN PARTIAL ACQUISITIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (d), in the case of a partial acquisition for which the transfer of compensation experience is required under Section 204.083, if the commission determines that the part of the organization, trade, or business transferred is definitely identifiable and segregable and that compensation experience can be specifically attributed to that part of the organization, trade, or business, the contribution rate of the successor must be computed:

(1) based on the successor employing unit's experience for the part of the organization, trade, or business that was not acquired by the transfer; and

(2) as provided by this section for the part of the organization, trade, or business acquired through the transfer.

(a-1) In the case of a partial acquisition for which the transfer of compensation experience is required under Section 204.083, the predecessor employer and successor employer may jointly submit, not later than the second anniversary of the date the partial acquisition was completed, information necessary for making the determination described by Subsection (a). The period for which the information is submitted must be the lesser of:

(1) four years; or

(2) the length of time the predecessor employer was liable for the payment of a tax under this subtitle.

(b) A successor employing unit that acquires compensation experience under Section 204.083 and is an experience-rated employer on the date of the acquisition shall pay contributions from the date of the acquisition until the end of the calendar year in which the acquisition occurred at a rate computed by using the compensation experience transferred from the predecessor employer and that of the successor employing unit.

(c) A successor employing unit that acquires compensation experience under Section 204.083 and is not an experience-rated employer on the date of the acquisition shall pay contributions from the date of the acquisition until the end of the calendar year at the highest rate applicable at the time of the acquisition to any predecessor employer who is a party to the acquisition.

(d) If the commission determines that the transfer was accomplished solely or primarily for the purpose of obtaining a lower contribution rate, the successor's contribution rate must be determined under Section 204.006.

(e) The commission shall include information about the availability of a partial transfer of compensation experience under this subchapter:

(1) with the information provided by the commission to each new employer; and

(2) on any form, including in electronic format, required to be submitted by an employer to report a change of status.
Tex. Water Code § 13.083 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 13 / Section 13.083
§ 13.083. RATE DETERMINATION.
Status: in_force

A municipality regulating its water and sewer utilities under this chapter shall require from those utilities all necessary data to make a reasonable determination of rate base, expenses, investment, and rate of return within the municipal boundaries. The standards for this determination shall be based on the procedures and requirements of this chapter, and the municipality shall retain any personnel necessary to make the determination of reasonable rates required under this chapter.
Tex. Occupations Code § 452.201 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 452 / Section 452.201
§ 452.201. PUBLIC INTEREST INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The executive council shall prepare information of public interest describing the functions of the executive council and the procedures by which complaints are filed with and resolved by the executive council, the occupational therapy board, or the physical therapy board.

(b) The executive council shall make the information available to the public and appropriate state agencies.
Tex. Local Government Code § 501.001 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 501 / Section 501.001
§ 501.001. SHORT TITLE.
Status: in_force

This subtitle may be cited as the Development Corporation Act.
Tex. Transportation Code § 1006.152 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 1006 / Section 1006.152
§ 1006.152. REFUNDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The authority may make determinations regarding the sufficiency of payments made by an insurer of fees collected under Section 1006.153.

(b) Pursuant to a determination made under Subsection (a), the authority may:

(1) notify the comptroller that payments made by an insurer are sufficient; and

(2) request the comptroller to draw warrants on the funds available to the authority for the purpose of refunding money to an insurer.

(c) The authority shall make the determination under this section as follows:

(1) the two members of the authority who are representatives of insurance companies writing motor vehicle insurance in this state shall recuse themselves; and

(2) the remaining five members of the authority shall make the determination by a simple majority vote.

(d) Determinations made under this section shall be performed in accordance with procedures set forth in rules adopted by the authority. The question of eligibility for a refund is not a contested case under Chapter 2001, Government Code.

(e) A request for a refund made under this section must be made not later than four years after the date the payment was made to the authority under Section 1006.153.

(f) The authority may recover from an insurer requesting a refund under this section any costs associated with a denied or improperly requested refund.
Tex. Local Government Code § 334.004 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 334 / Section 334.004
§ 334.004. OTHER USES OF VENUE PERMITTED.
Status: in_force

This chapter does not prohibit the use of a venue for an event that is not related to a purpose described by Section 334.001, such as a community-related event.
Tex. Labor Code § 204.102 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 204 / Section 204.102
§ 204.102. CONTRIBUTION NOT DEDUCTION FROM WAGES.
Status: in_force

A contribution paid by a governmental employer may not be deducted from the wages of individuals in the employer's employ.
Tex. Family Code § 85.062 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 85 / Section 85.062
§ 85.062. APPLICATION FILED WHILE SUIT FOR DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE OR SUIT AFFECTING PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP PENDING.
Status: in_force

(a) If a suit for dissolution of a marriage or suit affecting the parent-child relationship is pending, a party to the suit may apply for a protective order against another party to the suit by filing an application:

(1) in the court in which the suit is pending; or

(2) in a court in the county in which the applicant resides if the applicant resides outside the jurisdiction of the court in which the suit is pending.

(b) An applicant subject to this section shall inform the clerk of the court that renders a protective order that a suit for dissolution of a marriage or a suit affecting the parent-child relationship is pending in which the applicant is party.

(c) If a final protective order is rendered by a court other than the court in which a suit for dissolution of a marriage or a suit affecting the parent-child relationship is pending, the clerk of the court that rendered the protective order shall:

(1) inform the clerk of the court in which the suit is pending that a final protective order has been rendered; and

(2) forward a copy of the final protective order to the court in which the suit is pending.

(d) A protective order rendered by a court in which an application is filed under Subsection (a)(2) is subject to transfer under Section 85.064.
Tex. Family Code § 231.101 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 231 / Section 231.101
§ 231.101. TITLE IV-D CHILD SUPPORT SERVICES.
Status: in_force

(a) The Title IV-D agency may provide all services required or authorized to be provided by Part D of Title IV of the federal Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Section 651 et seq.), including:

(1) parent locator services;

(2) paternity determination;

(3) child support, medical support, and dental support establishment;

(4) review and adjustment of child support orders;

(5) enforcement of child support, medical support, and dental support orders; and

(6) collection and distribution of child support payments.

(b) At the request of either the obligee or obligor, the Title IV-D agency shall review a child support order once every three years and, if appropriate, adjust the support amount to meet the requirements of the child support guidelines under Chapter 154.

(c) Except as notice is included in the child support order, a party subject to a support order shall be provided notice not less than once every three years of the party's right to request that the Title IV-D agency review and, if appropriate, adjust the amount of ordered support.

(d) The Title IV-D agency may review a support order at any time on a showing of a material and substantial change in circumstances, taking into consideration the best interests of the child. If the Title IV-D agency determines that the primary care and possession of the child has changed, the Title IV-D agency may file a petition for modification under Chapter 156.

(e) The Title IV-D agency shall distribute a child support payment received by the agency from an employer within two working days after the date the agency receives the payment.

(f) The Title IV-D agency shall distribute a child support payment received on behalf of a child placed in substitute care as described by Section 264.109 to the appropriate state agency in accordance with applicable federal laws or regulations.
Tex. Government Code § 3101.004 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 3101 / Section 3101.004
§ 3101.004. STATE MOTTO.
Status: in_force

The state motto is "Friendship."
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 93.004 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 93 / Section 93.004
§ 93.004. DUTIES OF DEPARTMENT; FUNDS.
Status: in_force

The department shall accept funds appropriated for the purposes of this chapter and shall allocate those funds. The council shall make recommendations to the department concerning the allocation of funds.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 462.002 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 462 / Section 462.002
§ 462.002. FILING REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) Each application, petition, certificate, or other paper permitted or required to be filed in a court having original jurisdiction under this chapter must be filed with the county clerk of the proper county.

(b) The county clerk shall file each paper after endorsing on it:

(1) the date on which the paper is filed;

(2) the docket number; and

(3) the clerk's official signature.

(c) A person may initially file a paper with the county clerk by the use of reproduced, photocopied, or electronically transmitted paper if the person files the original signed copies of the paper with the clerk not later than the 72nd hour after the hour on which the initial filing is made. If the 72-hour period ends on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, the filing period is extended until 4 p.m. on the first succeeding business day. If extremely hazardous weather conditions exist or a disaster occurs, the presiding judge or magistrate may by written order made each day extend the filing period until 4 p.m. on the first succeeding business day. The written order must declare that an emergency exists because of the weather or the occurrence of a disaster. If a person detained under this chapter would otherwise be released because the original signed copy of a paper is not filed within the 72-hour period but for the extension of the filing period under this section, the person may be detained until the expiration of the extended filing period. This subsection does not affect another provision of this chapter requiring the release or discharge of a person.

(d) If the clerk does not receive the original signed copy of a paper within the period prescribed by this section, the judge may dismiss the proceeding on the court's own motion or on the motion of a party and, if the proceeding is dismissed, shall order the immediate release of a proposed patient who is not at liberty.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3850.108 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3850 / Section 3850.108
§ 3850.108. NO EMINENT DOMAIN.
Status: in_force

The district may not exercise the power of eminent domain.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 42.0521 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 42 / Section 42.0521
§ 42.0521. DEPOSIT OF FEES.
Status: in_force

The fees authorized by this chapter and received by the department shall be deposited in the general revenue fund.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8230.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8230 / Section 8230.001
§ 8230.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

(2) "Director" means a member of the board.

(3) "District" means the Lumberton Municipal Utility District.
Tex. Occupations Code § 51.4041 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 51 / Section 51.4041
§ 51.4041. ALTERNATIVE QUALIFICATIONS FOR LICENSE.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission, department, or executive director may adopt alternative means of determining or verifying a person's eligibility for a license issued by the department, including evaluating the person's education, training, experience, and military service.

(a-1) Notwithstanding any other law, the alternative means adopted under Subsection (a) may include accepting as sufficient evidence of a person's eligibility for a license relevant education, training, or experience obtained while the person was imprisoned if the person:

(1) previously held a license of the same type for which the person is applying and the license was revoked under Section 53.021(b);

(2) has not been convicted of, placed on deferred adjudication for, or entered a plea of guilty or nolo contendere to:

(A) an offense listed in Article 42A.054, Code of Criminal Procedure;

(B) a sexually violent offense, as defined by Article 62.001, Code of Criminal Procedure; or

(C) an offense under Chapter 21 or 43, Penal Code; and

(3) while imprisoned, maintained a record of good behavior and:

(A) successfully participated in a program acceptable to the department to prepare the person for reentry into the workforce in the occupation for which the person seeks a license; or

(B) performed work on a regular basis in the occupation for which the person seeks a license.

(b) Notwithstanding any other law, the commission or the executive director may waive any prerequisite for obtaining a license if the applicant currently holds a similar license issued by another jurisdiction that:

(1) has requirements for the license that are substantially equivalent to those of this state; or

(2) has a reciprocity agreement with this state for the license.

(c) The department, with approval of the governor, may enter into an agreement with another state to allow for licensing by reciprocity.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 164.004 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 164 / Section 164.004
§ 164.004. RULES.
Status: in_force

The board shall adopt rules providing for the administration of its financial assistance programs established under this chapter, including rules concerning:

(1) the purchasing of land and the selling of land to veterans;

(2) the making of home mortgage loans to veterans;

(3) the use of insurance on land and homes as deemed appropriate by the board, as further security for land sold or home mortgage loans made;

(4) the criteria for approving lending institutions participating in programs;

(5) the terms and conditions of a contract made with a lending institution;

(6) the construction, acquisition, ownership, operation, maintenance, enlargement, improvement, or furnishing or equipping of veterans homes or veterans cemeteries; and

(7) other matters as the board deems appropriate.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1201.507 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1201 / Section 1201.507
§ 1201.507. FALSE OR MISLEADING INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A retailer or salesperson may not:

(1) assist a consumer in preparing or providing false or misleading information on a document related to the purchase or financing of a manufactured home; or

(2) submit to a credit underwriter or lending institution information known to be false or misleading.

(b) A salesperson may not submit to a retailer information known to be false or misleading.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1551.2181 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1551 / Section 1551.2181
§ 1551.2181. EXEMPTION FROM PREAUTHORIZATION REQUIREMENTS FOR PHYSICIANS AND HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS PROVIDING CERTAIN HEALTH CARE SERVICES.
Status: in_force

A preauthorization process used by a health benefit plan provided under this chapter is subject to the same limitations and requirements provided by Subchapter N, Chapter 4201, for a preauthorization process used by an insurer.
Tex. Water Code § 63.101 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 63 / Section 63.101
§ 63.101. DEPUTY ASSESSOR AND COLLECTOR.
Status: in_force

The commission may appoint one or more deputies to assist the assessor and collector for a period of not more than one year.