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Tex. Insurance Code § 1275.052 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1275 / Section 1275.052
§ 1275.052. OUT-OF-NETWORK FACILITY-BASED PROVIDER PAYMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "facility-based provider" means a physician or health care provider who provides health care or medical services to patients of a health care facility.

(b) Except as provided by Subsection (d), the administrator of a health benefit plan to which this chapter applies shall pay for a covered health care or medical service performed for or a covered supply related to that service provided to an enrollee by an out-of-network provider who is a facility-based provider at the usual and customary rate or at an agreed rate if the provider performed the service at a health care facility that is a participating provider. The administrator shall make a payment required by this subsection directly to the provider not later than, as applicable:

(1) the 30th day after the date the administrator receives an electronic claim for those services that includes all information necessary for the administrator to pay the claim; or

(2) the 45th day after the date the administrator receives a nonelectronic claim for those services that includes all information necessary for the administrator to pay the claim.

(c) Except as provided by Subsection (d), an out-of-network provider who is a facility-based provider or a person asserting a claim as an agent or assignee of the provider may not bill an enrollee receiving a health care or medical service or supply described by Subsection (b) in, and the enrollee does not have financial responsibility for, an amount greater than an applicable copayment, coinsurance, and deductible under the enrollee's health benefit plan that:

(1) is based on:

(A) the amount initially determined payable by the administrator; or

(B) if applicable, a modified amount as determined under the administrator's internal appeal process; and

(2) is not based on any additional amount determined to be owed to the provider under Chapter 1467.

(d) This section does not apply to a nonemergency health care or medical service:

(1) that an enrollee elects to receive in writing in advance of the service with respect to each out-of-network provider providing the service; and

(2) for which an out-of-network provider, before providing the service, provides a complete written disclosure to the enrollee that:

(A) explains that the provider does not have a contract with the enrollee's health benefit plan;

(B) discloses projected amounts for which the enrollee may be responsible; and

(C) discloses the circumstances under which the enrollee would be responsible for those amounts.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3872.109 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3872 / Section 3872.109
§ 3872.109. LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES.
Status: in_force

Section 49.216, Water Code, applies to the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3936.109 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3936 / Section 3936.109
§ 3936.109. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may engage in activities that accomplish the economic development purposes of the district.

(b) The district may establish and provide for the administration of one or more programs to promote state or local economic development and to stimulate business and commercial activity in the district, including programs to:

(1) make loans and grants of public money; and

(2) provide district personnel and services.

(c) The district may create economic development programs and exercise the economic development powers that:

(1) Chapter 380, Local Government Code, provides to a municipality; and

(2) Subchapter A, Chapter 1509, Government Code, provides to a municipality.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1359.001 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1359 / Section 1359.001
§ 1359.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Heritable disease" means an inherited disease that may result in a physical or intellectual disability or death.

(2) "Phenylketonuria" means an inherited condition that, if not treated, may cause a severe intellectual disability.
Tex. Property Code § 70.406 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 70 / Section 70.406
§ 70.406. EFFECT OF LIEN; RECOVERY.
Status: in_force

(a) A buyer in ordinary course of business of an agricultural crop, including a person who buys any portion of an agricultural crop from a warehouse or a contract purchaser, whether or not the agricultural crop has been commingled, takes the agricultural crop free of a lien created under this subchapter, and the lien created by this subchapter does not pass to any subsequent claimant of the agricultural crop.

(b) An unequal pro rata recovery between agricultural producers is not prohibited under this subchapter if the inequality results from a lien on accounts receivable.
Tex. Water Code § 60.561 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 60 / Section 60.561
§ 60.561. ELIGIBILITY OF CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS, FEDERATIONS, AND FUNDS FOR PARTICIPATION.
Status: in_force

(a) To be eligible to participate in a district employee charitable campaign, a charitable organization must:

(1) be governed by a voluntary board of citizens that meets at least twice each year to set policy and manage the affairs of the organization;

(2) if the organization's annual budget:

(A) does not exceed $100,000, provide a completed Internal Revenue Service Form 990 and an accountant's review that offers full and open disclosure of the organization's internal operations; or

(B) exceeds $100,000, be audited annually in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants; and

(3) not spend more than 25 percent of its annual revenue for administrative and fund-raising expenses.

(b) A federation or fund that seeks participation in a district employee charitable campaign must apply on behalf of itself and its affiliated agencies to the district during the eligibility determination period specified by the district. The district shall review each application and may approve a federation or fund for statewide participation only if the federation or fund qualifies as a charitable organization. The district may approve an affiliated charitable organization for participation only if the organization qualifies as a charitable organization.

(c) The district may use outside expertise and resources available to it, and rely on a certification of a charitable organization, or determination of qualification by a statewide employee charitable campaign under Section 659.146, Government Code, to assess the eligibility of a charitable organization that seeks to participate in a district employee charitable campaign.

(d) An appeal from a decision of the district shall be conducted in the manner prescribed by the commission. The appeals process must permit a charitable organization that is not approved for participation to apply for participation in a district employee charitable campaign.
Tex. Finance Code § 122.103 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 122 / Section 122.103
§ 122.103. EQUITY CAPITAL.
Status: in_force

A credit union's equity capital consists of:

(1) retained earnings;

(2) appropriated retained earnings, including net worth and other reserves;

(3) undivided earnings; and

(4) other forms of capital in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and approved by the commissioner.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1201.010 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1201 / Section 1201.010
§ 1201.010. THIRD-PARTY OWNERSHIP OF POLICY.
Status: in_force

The use of "insured" in this chapter does not prevent a person with an insurable interest, other than the insured, from:

(1) applying for and owning an individual accident and health insurance policy covering the insured; or

(2) being entitled to an indemnity, right, or benefit provided for in an individual accident and health insurance policy covering the insured.
Tex. Government Code § 124.005 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 124 / Section 124.005
§ 124.005. REIMBURSEMENT FEES.
Status: in_force

(a) A veterans treatment court program established under this chapter may collect from a participant in the program:

(1) a reasonable reimbursement fee for the program not to exceed $1,000; and

(2) a testing, counseling, and treatment reimbursement fee in an amount necessary to cover the costs of any testing, counseling, or treatment performed or provided under the program.

(b) Reimbursement fees collected under this section may be paid on a periodic basis or on a deferred payment schedule at the discretion of the judge, magistrate, or coordinator. The fees must be:

(1) based on the participant's ability to pay; and

(2) used only for purposes specific to the program.
Tex. Insurance Code § 259.004 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 259 / Section 259.004
§ 259.004. ADMINISTRATIVE AND SERVICE FEES SUBJECT TO TAXATION.
Status: in_force

An administrator shall pay maintenance taxes under this chapter on the administrator's correctly reported administrative or service fees.
Tex. Local Government Code § 327.056 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 327 / Section 327.056
§ 327.056. ELECTION RESULTS.
Status: in_force

(a) Not earlier than the second day or later than the 13th day after the election date, the county shall canvass the election returns.

(b) If a majority of the votes cast favor the proposition under Section 327.055, the county may use the ad valorem taxing authority as provided in the proposition and this chapter.

(c) If less than a majority of the votes cast favor the proposition, the county may not order another election on the matter earlier than the anniversary of the date of the preceding election.
Tex. Estates Code § 1203.102 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1203 / Section 1203.102
§ 1203.102. APPOINTMENT BECAUSE OF RESIGNATION, REMOVAL, OR DEATH; HEARING TO SET ASIDE IMMEDIATE APPOINTMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) If a guardian resigns, is removed, or dies, the court may appoint a successor guardian on application and on service of notice as directed by the court, except as provided by Subsection (b). In the event the guardian of the person or of the estate of a ward dies, a personal representative of the deceased guardian, at the time and in the manner ordered by the court, shall account for, pay, and deliver all guardianship property entrusted to the representative's care to a person legally entitled to receive the property.

(b) The court may appoint a successor guardian under this section without citation or notice if the court finds that a necessity exists for the immediate appointment. Subject to an order of the court, a successor guardian has the rights and powers of the removed guardian.

(c) The appointment of a successor guardian under Subsection (b) does not preclude an interested person from filing an application to be appointed guardian of the ward for whom the successor guardian was appointed. The court shall hold a hearing on an application filed under the circumstances described by this subsection. At the conclusion of the hearing, the court may set aside the appointment of the successor guardian and appoint the applicant as the ward's guardian if the applicant is not disqualified and after considering the requirements of Subchapter B or C, Chapter 1104, as applicable.

(d) If the court sets aside the appointment of the successor guardian under this section, the court may require the successor guardian to prepare and file, under oath, an accounting of the estate and to detail the disposition the successor has made of the estate property.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 382.065 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 382 / Section 382.065
§ 382.065. CERTAIN LOCATIONS FOR OPERATING CONCRETE CRUSHING FACILITY PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission by rule shall prohibit the operation of a concrete crushing facility within 440 yards of a building in use as a single or multifamily residence, school, or place of worship at the time the application for a permit to operate the facility at a site near the residence, school, or place of worship is filed with the commission. The measurement of distance for purposes of this subsection shall be taken from the point on the concrete crushing facility that is nearest to the residence, school, or place of worship toward the point on the residence, school, or place of worship that is nearest the concrete crushing facility.

(b) Subsection (a) does not apply to a concrete crushing facility:

(1) at a location for which commission authorization for the operation of a concrete crushing facility was in effect on September 1, 2001;

(2) at a location that satisfies the distance requirements of Subsection (a) at the time the application for the initial authorization for the operation of that facility at that location is filed with the commission, provided that the authorization is granted and maintained, regardless of whether a single or multifamily residence, school, or place of worship is subsequently built or put to use within 440 yards of the facility; or

(3) that:

(A) uses a concrete crusher:

(i) in the manufacture of products that contain recycled materials; and

(ii) that is located in an enclosed building; and

(B) is located:

(i) within 25 miles of an international border; and

(ii) in a municipality with a population of not less than 6,100 but not more than 20,000.

(c) Except as provided by Subsection (d), Subsection (a) does not apply to a concrete crushing facility that:

(1) is engaged in crushing concrete and other materials produced by the demolition of a structure at the location of the structure and the concrete and other materials are being crushed primarily for use at that location;

(2) operates at that location for not more than 180 days;

(3) the commission determines will cause no adverse environmental or health effects by operating at that location; and

(4) complies with conditions stated in commission rules, including operating conditions.

(d) Notwithstanding Subsection (c), Subsection (a) applies to a concrete crushing facility in a county with a population of 3.3 million or more or in a county adjacent to such a county.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1201.221 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1201 / Section 1201.221
§ 1201.221. INFORMATION ON OWNERSHIP AND TAX LIEN.
Status: in_force

(a) On written request, the department shall provide information held by the department on:

(1) the current ownership and location of a manufactured home; and

(2) the existence of all tax liens on that home for which notice has been filed with the department.

(b) A request under Subsection (a) must contain:

(1) the name of the owner of the home as reflected on the statement of ownership; or

(2) the identification number of the home.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3891.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3891 / Section 3891.101
§ 3891.101. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties necessary to accomplish the purposes for which the district is created.
Tex. Water Code § 53.013 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 53 / Section 53.013
§ 53.013. PRESENTING PETITION.
Status: in_force

A person may present a petition requesting creation of a district to the commissioners court of the county which includes the land in the proposed district. If the commissioners court is not in session, the petition may be presented to the county judge.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9011.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9011 / Section 9011.002
§ 9011.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a water control and improvement district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 11003.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 11003 / Section 11003.105
§ 11003.105. BOARD RESOLUTIONS; QUORUM; VOTING REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district shall act through resolutions adopted by the board.

(b) Three directors constitute a quorum.

(c) Each director has a vote.

(d) The affirmative vote of at least three directors is necessary to adopt any resolution.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 152.0261 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 152 / Section 152.0261
§ 152.0261. BRAZORIA COUNTY.
Status: in_force

(a) The juvenile board of Brazoria County is composed of the county judge, the district judges in Brazoria County, and the judge of each county court at law.

(b) The commissioners court shall pay the board members annual additional compensation in an amount set by the commissioners court. The additional compensation shall be paid in equal monthly installments from the general fund of the county.

(c) Sections 152.0002, 152.0003, 152.0004, 152.0005, 152.0006, 152.0007, and 152.0008 do not apply to the juvenile board of Brazoria County.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1366.104 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1366 / Section 1366.104
§ 1366.104. REQUIRED COVERAGE.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to Subsection (b), a health benefit plan must provide coverage for fertility preservation services to a covered person who will receive a medically necessary treatment for cancer, including surgery, chemotherapy, or radiation, that the American Society of Clinical Oncology or the American Society for Reproductive Medicine has established may directly or indirectly cause impaired fertility.

(b) The fertility preservation services described by Subsection (a) must be standard procedures to preserve fertility consistent with established medical practices or professional guidelines published by the American Society of Clinical Oncology or the American Society for Reproductive Medicine.
Tex. Transportation Code § 192.003 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 192 / Section 192.003
§ 192.003. FORM OF PERMIT.
Status: in_force

A permit issued under this chapter must include the permit holder's name, address, physical description, photograph, and date of birth.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 437.0125 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 437 / Section 437.0125
§ 437.0125. DEPARTMENT FEES.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall collect fees for:

(1) filing, renewing, or amending a permit; and

(2) an inspection performed to enforce this chapter or a rule adopted under this chapter.

(b) The department may charge fees every two years.

(c) The executive commissioner by rule shall set the fees for issuing and renewing permits in amounts as prescribed by Section 12.0111 and other fees in amounts that allow the department to recover at least 50 percent of the expenditures by the department for:

(1) reviewing and acting on a permit;

(2) amending a permit;

(3) inspecting a facility as provided by this chapter and rules adopted under this chapter; and

(4) implementing and enforcing this chapter, including a department rule or an order adopted or a license issued by the department.

(d) The department shall spend not less than 50 percent of the permit fees collected to inspect facilities and to enforce and administer this chapter.

(e) All permit fees collected by the department under this chapter shall be deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the food and drug retail fee account.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1661.002 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1661 / Section 1661.002
§ 1661.002. USE OF CERTAIN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) A health benefit plan issuer shall use information technology that provides a participating provider with real-time information at the point of care concerning:

(1) the enrollee's:

(A) copayment and coinsurance;

(B) applicable deductibles; and

(C) covered benefits and services; and

(2) the enrollee's estimated total financial responsibility for the care.

(b) A health benefit plan issuer shall use information technology that provides an enrollee with information concerning the enrollee's:

(1) copayment and coinsurance;

(2) applicable deductibles;

(3) covered benefits and services; and

(4) estimated financial responsibility for the health care provided to the enrollee.

(c) Nothing in this section may be interpreted as a guarantee of payment for health care services.

(d) A health benefit plan issuer's Internet website may be used to meet the information technology requirements of this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7986.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7986 / Section 7986.101
§ 7986.101. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties necessary to accomplish the purposes for which the district is created.
Tex. Occupations Code § 204.203 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 204 / Section 204.203
§ 204.203. IDENTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

A physician assistant shall:

(1) keep the physician assistant's license available for inspection at the physician assistant's primary place of business; and

(2) when engaged in the physician assistant's professional activities, wear a name tag identifying the license holder as a physician assistant.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 166.001 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 166 / Section 166.001
§ 166.001. SHORT TITLE.
Status: in_force

This chapter may be cited as the Advance Directives Act.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1076.203 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1076 / Section 1076.203
§ 1076.203. GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND ELECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue general obligation bonds or other bonds secured wholly or partly by an ad valorem tax, other than refunding bonds, only if the bonds are authorized by a majority of the voters voting at an election held for that purpose.

(b) The order and publication of notice for the bond election must be provided in accordance with Chapter 1251, Government Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1013.110 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1013 / Section 1013.110
§ 1013.110. GIFTS AND ENDOWMENTS.
Status: in_force

The board may accept for the district a gift or endowment to be held in trust and administered by the board for the purposes and under the directions, limitations, or provisions prescribed in writing by the donor that are not inconsistent with the proper management and objectives of the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8310.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8310 / Section 8310.002
§ 8310.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a municipal utility district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1601.302 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1601 / Section 1601.302
§ 1601.302. ELECTION OF MEMBERS.
Status: in_force

One member of the advisory committee shall be elected from each of the components, units, or agencies of the system:

(1) at times designated by the system; and

(2) in accordance with general guidelines for the election provided by the system.
Tex. Family Code § 107.163 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 107 / Section 107.163
§ 107.163. ADOPTION EVALUATOR ACCESS TO INVESTIGATIVE RECORDS OF DEPARTMENT; OFFENSE.
Status: in_force

(a) An adoption evaluator is entitled to obtain from the department a complete, unredacted copy of any investigative record regarding abuse or neglect that relates to any person residing in the residence subject to the adoption evaluation.

(b) Except as provided by this section, records obtained by an adoption evaluator from the department under this section are confidential and not subject to disclosure under Chapter 552, Government Code, or to disclosure in response to a subpoena or a discovery request.

(c) An adoption evaluator may disclose information obtained under Subsection (a) in the adoption evaluation report prepared under Section 107.159 or 107.160 only to the extent the evaluator determines that the information is relevant to the adoption evaluation or a recommendation made under this subchapter.

(d) A person commits an offense if the person recklessly discloses confidential information obtained from the department in violation of this section. An offense under this subsection is a Class A misdemeanor.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3904.156 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3904 / Section 3904.156
§ 3904.156. RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY NOT EXEMPT.
Status: in_force

Section 375.161, Local Government Code, does not apply to a tax approved by the district voters or a required payment for service provided by the district, including water and sewer services.