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Tex. Insurance Code § 1507.003 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1507 / Section 1507.003
§ 1507.003. STATE-MANDATED HEALTH BENEFITS.
Status: in_force

(a) For purposes of this subchapter, "state-mandated health benefits" means coverage required under this code or other laws of this state to be provided in an individual, blanket, or group policy for accident and health insurance or a contract for a health-related condition that:

(1) includes coverage for specific health care services or benefits;

(2) places limitations or restrictions on deductibles, coinsurance, copayments, or any annual or lifetime maximum benefit amounts; or

(3) includes a specific category of licensed health care practitioner from whom an insured is entitled to receive care.

(b) For purposes of this subchapter, "state-mandated health benefits" does not include benefits that are mandated by federal law or standard provisions or rights required under this code or other laws of this state to be provided in an individual, blanket, or group policy for accident and health insurance that are unrelated to a specific health illness, injury, or condition of an insured, including provisions related to:

(1) continuation of coverage under:

(A) Subchapters F and G, Chapter 1251;

(B) Section 1201.059; and

(C) Subchapter B, Chapter 1253;

(2) termination of coverage under Sections 1202.051 and 1501.108;

(3) preexisting conditions under Subchapter D, Chapter 1201, and Sections 1501.102-1501.105;

(4) coverage of children, including newborn or adopted children, under:

(A) Subchapter D, Chapter 1251;

(B) Sections 1201.053, 1201.061, 1201.063-1201.065, and Subchapter A, Chapter 1367;

(C) Chapter 1504;

(D) Chapter 1503;

(E) Section 1501.157;

(F) Section 1501.158; and

(G) Sections 1501.607-1501.609;

(5) services of practitioners under:

(A) Subchapters A, B, and C, Chapter 1451; or

(B) Section 1301.052;

(6) supplies and services associated with the treatment of diabetes under Subchapter B, Chapter 1358;

(7) coverage for serious mental illness under Subchapter A, Chapter 1355;

(8) coverage for childhood immunizations and hearing screening as required by Subchapters B and C, Chapter 1367, other than Section 1367.053(c) and Chapter 1353;

(9) coverage for reconstructive surgery for certain craniofacial abnormalities of children as required by Subchapter D, Chapter 1367;

(10) coverage for the dietary treatment of phenylketonuria as required by Chapter 1359;

(11) coverage for referral to a non-network physician or provider when medically necessary covered services are not available through network physicians or providers, as required by Section 1271.055; and

(12) coverage for cancer screenings under:

(A) Chapter 1356;

(B) Chapter 1362;

(C) Chapter 1363; and

(D) Chapter 1370.
Tex. Property Code § 114.001 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 114 / Section 114.001
§ 114.001. LIABILITY OF TRUSTEE TO BENEFICIARY.
Status: in_force

(a) The trustee is accountable to a beneficiary for the trust property and for any profit made by the trustee through or arising out of the administration of the trust, even though the profit does not result from a breach of trust; provided, however, that the trustee is not required to return to a beneficiary the trustee's compensation as provided by this subtitle, by the terms of the trust instrument, or by a writing delivered to the trustee and signed by all beneficiaries of the trust who have full legal capacity.

(b) The trustee is not liable to the beneficiary for a loss or depreciation in value of the trust property or for a failure to make a profit that does not result from a failure to perform the duties set forth in this subtitle or from any other breach of trust.

(c) A trustee who commits a breach of trust is chargeable with any damages resulting from such breach of trust, including but not limited to:

(1) any loss or depreciation in value of the trust estate as a result of the breach of trust;

(2) any profit made by the trustee through the breach of trust; or

(3) any profit that would have accrued to the trust estate if there had been no breach of trust.

(d) The trustee is not liable to the beneficiary for a loss or depreciation in value of the trust property or for acting or failing to act under Section 113.025 or under any other provision of this subtitle if the action or failure to act relates to compliance with an environmental law and if there is no gross negligence or bad faith on the part of the trustee. The provision of any instrument governing trustee liability does not increase the liability of the trustee as provided by this section unless the settlor expressly makes reference to this subsection.

(e) The trustee has the same protection from liability provided for a fiduciary under 42 U.S.C. Section 9607(n).
Tex. Insurance Code § 541.303 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 541 / Section 541.303
§ 541.303. SANCTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may report to the attorney general a person's failure to comply with the department's requirement to refund premiums within the time specified under Section 541.302. The department may request that the attorney general file an action to enforce the department's requirement to refund premiums.

(b) Venue for the action is in a district court in Travis County.

(c) The court shall enter an appropriate order to enforce the department's requirement to refund premiums if the court finds that:

(1) the requirement was lawfully entered; and

(2) the person failed to comply with the requirement.

(d) The court may enforce its order through contempt proceedings.

(e) The sanction provided by this section is in addition to any other sanctions provided in this code or other applicable laws.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 91.114 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 91 / Section 91.114
§ 91.114. PACKAGES AND MARKINGS.
Status: in_force

Pears shall be tightly packed in clean standard boxes that are marked on one end with the grade and number of pears contained in the package and the name and post office address of the packer.
Tex. Transportation Code § 112.203 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 112 / Section 112.203
§ 112.203. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) To the extent not preempted by federal law, the Department of Public Safety:

(1) shall administer and enforce the provisions of this subchapter; and

(2) may adopt rules as necessary to administer this subchapter.

(b) In carrying out the powers and duties under this subchapter, the Department of Public Safety:

(1) has the same authority granted to the Texas Department of Transportation under Subchapter B, Chapter 111; and

(2) shall ensure that rules and standards adopted under this subchapter are consistent with applicable federal rules, regulations, and standards.

(c) The Department of Public Safety shall provide the emergency management training course described by Section 418.005, Government Code, to employees of a high-speed rail operator designated under Section 112.204(c).
Tex. Occupations Code § 1151.052 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1151 / Section 1151.052
§ 1151.052. TERMS.
Status: in_force

Board members serve staggered six-year terms.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 23.11 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 23 / Section 23.11
§ 23.11. SHERIFF MAY TAKE BAIL IN FELONY.
Status: in_force

In cases of arrest for felony less than capital, made during vacation or made in another county than the one in which the prosecution is pending, the sheriff may take bail; in such cases the amount of the bail bond shall be the same as is endorsed upon the capias; and if no amount be endorsed on the capias, the sheriff shall require a reasonable amount of bail. If it be made to appear by affidavit, made by any district attorney, county attorney, or the sheriff approving the bail bond, to a judge of the Court of Criminal Appeals, a justice of a court of appeals, or to a judge of the district or county court, that the bail taken in any case after indictment is insufficient in amount, or that the sureties are not good for the amount, or that the bond is for any reason defective or insufficient, such judge shall issue a warrant of arrest and require of the defendant sufficient bond, according to the nature of the case.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8009A.0306 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8009A / Section 8009A.0306
§ 8009A.0306. DIVISION OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may be divided into two or more new districts only if the district:

(1) has no outstanding bonded debt; and

(2) is not imposing ad valorem taxes.

(b) This chapter applies to any new district created by the division of the district, and a new district has all the powers and duties of the district.

(c) A new district created by the division of the district may not, at the time the new district is created, contain any land outside the area described by Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter.

(d) The board, on its own motion or on receipt of a petition signed by the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district, may adopt an order dividing the district.

(e) The board may adopt an order dividing the district before or after the date the board holds an election under Section 8009A.0103 to confirm the district's creation.

(f) An order dividing the district must:

(1) name each new district;

(2) include the metes and bounds description of the territory of each new district;

(3) appoint temporary directors for each new district; and

(4) provide for the division of assets and liabilities between or among the new districts.

(g) On or before the 30th day after the date of adoption of an order dividing the district, the district shall file the order with the commission and record the order in the real property records of each county in which the district is located.

(h) Any new district created by the division of the district shall hold a confirmation and directors' election as required by Section 8009A.0103. If the voters of a new district do not confirm the creation of the new district, the assets, obligations, territory, and governance of the new district revert to the original district.

(i) Any new district created by the division of the district must hold an election as required by this chapter to obtain voter approval before the district may impose a maintenance tax or issue bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes.

(j) Municipal consent to the creation of the district and to the inclusion of land in the district granted under Section 8009A.0104 acts as municipal consent to the creation of any new district created by the division of the district and to the inclusion of land in the new district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3909.111 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3909 / Section 3909.111
§ 3909.111. APPROVAL BY CITY.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (c), the district must obtain the approval of the city for:

(1) the issuance of bonds;

(2) the plans and specifications of an improvement project financed by bonds; and

(3) the plans and specifications of an improvement project related to the use of land owned by the city, an easement granted by the city, or a right-of-way of a street, road, or highway.

(b) The district may not issue bonds until the governing body of the city adopts a resolution or ordinance authorizing the issuance of the bonds.

(c) If the district obtains the approval of the governing body of the city of a capital improvements budget for a period not to exceed 10 years, the district may finance the capital improvements and issue bonds specified in the budget without further approval from the city.

(d) The governing body of the city:

(1) is not required to adopt a resolution or ordinance to approve plans and specifications described by Subsection (a); and

(2) may establish an administrative process to approve plans and specifications described by Subsection (a) without the involvement of the governing body.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 37.0055 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 37 / Section 37.0055
§ 37.0055. DECLARATIONS RELATING TO LIABILITY FOR SALES AND USE TAXES OF ANOTHER STATE.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "state" includes any political subdivision of that state.

(b) A district court has original jurisdiction of a proceeding seeking a declaratory judgment that involves:

(1) a party seeking declaratory relief that is a business that is:

(A) organized under the laws of this state or is otherwise owned by a resident of this state; or

(B) a retailer registered with the comptroller under Section 151.106, Tax Code; and

(2) a responding party that:

(A) is an official of another state; and

(B) asserts a claim that the party seeking declaratory relief is required to collect sales or use taxes for that state based on conduct of the business that occurs in whole or in part within this state.

(c) A business described by Subsection (b)(1) is entitled to declaratory relief on the issue of whether the requirement of another state that the business collect and remit sales or use taxes to that state constitutes an undue burden on interstate commerce under Section 8, Article I, United States Constitution.

(d) In determining whether to grant declaratory relief to a business under this section, a court shall consider:

(1) the factual circumstances of the business's operations that give rise to the demand by the other state; and

(2) the decisions of other courts interpreting Section 8, Article I, United States Constitution.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 436.030 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 436 / Section 436.030
§ 436.030. RECALL FROM COMMERCE.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may order a recall of molluscan shellfish or crabmeat with:

(1) the detention or embargo of molluscan shellfish or crabmeat;

(2) the issuance of an emergency order under Section 436.025; or

(3) both.

(b) The recall order may require that the molluscan shellfish or crabmeat be removed to one or more secure areas approved by the department.

(c) The recall order must be in writing and be signed by the commissioner and may be issued:

(1) before or in conjunction with a tag or other marking as provided by Section 436.028;

(2) with an emergency order authorized by Section 436.025; or

(3) both.

(d) The recall order is effective until it expires by its own terms, is withdrawn by the department, is reversed by a court in an order denying condemnation, or is set aside at a hearing authorized by Section 436.025.

(e) The claimant shall pay the costs of the removal and storage of a recalled product. If the claimant or the claimant's agent fails to carry out the recall order, the department may recall the product. The department shall assess the costs of the recall against the claimant.

(f) The department may request the attorney general to bring an action in a district court in Travis County to recover the costs of recall. In a judgment in favor of the state, the court may award costs, attorney fees, and interest from the date the expense was incurred until the date the department is reimbursed.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1455.006 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1455 / Section 1455.006
§ 1455.006. TELEMEDICINE MEDICAL SERVICES, TELEDENTISTRY DENTAL SERVICES, AND TELEHEALTH SERVICES STATEMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) Each issuer of a health benefit plan shall adopt and display in a conspicuous manner on the health benefit plan issuer's Internet website the issuer's policies and payment practices for telemedicine medical services, teledentistry dental services, and telehealth services.

(b) This section does not require an issuer of a health benefit plan to display negotiated contract payment rates for health professionals who contract with the issuer to provide telemedicine medical services, teledentistry dental services, or telehealth services.
Tex. Insurance Code § 424.001 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 424 / Section 424.001
§ 424.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Insurer" means any insurer organized under the laws of this state other than an insurer writing life, health, and accident insurance.

(2) "Minimum capital and surplus" means the minimum amount of capital stock and minimum amount of surplus required of an insurer under Section 822.054 or 822.210.

(3) "Securities valuation office" means the Securities Valuation Office of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 81.401 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 81 / Section 81.401
§ 81.401. ACQUISITION AND MANAGEMENT OF AREAS.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may acquire by donation, purchase, lease, or otherwise, and develop, maintain, and operate, wildlife management areas and public hunting lands.

(b) The department may manage, along sound biological lines, wildlife and fish found on any land the department has or may acquire as a wildlife management area.

(c) The department may use money from the game, fish, and water safety account to accomplish the purposes of this section.
Tex. Family Code § 160.632 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 160 / Section 160.632
§ 160.632. JURY PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

The court shall adjudicate paternity of a child without a jury.
Tex. Occupations Code § 110.460 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 110 / Section 110.460
§ 110.460. REMITTANCE OF PENALTY AND INTEREST.
Status: in_force

(a) If the person paid the administrative penalty and if the amount of the penalty is reduced or the penalty is not upheld by the court, the court shall order, when the court's judgment becomes final, that the appropriate amount plus accrued interest be remitted to the person.

(b) The interest accrues at the rate charged on loans to depository institutions by the New York Federal Reserve Bank.

(c) The interest shall be paid for the period beginning on the date the penalty is paid and ending on the date the penalty is remitted.

(d) If the person gave a supersedeas bond and the penalty is not upheld by the court, the court shall order, when the court's judgment becomes final, the release of the bond.

(e) If the person gave a supersedeas bond and the amount of the penalty is reduced, the court shall order the release of the bond after the person pays the reduced amount.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 444.001 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 444 / Section 444.001
§ 444.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Canadian supplier" means a manufacturer, wholesale distributor, or pharmacy that is appropriately licensed or permitted under Canadian federal or provincial laws and rules to manufacture, distribute, or dispense prescription drugs.

(2) "Commission" means the Health and Human Services Commission.

(3) "Prescription drug wholesaler" means a person licensed as a wholesale distributor under Subchapter N, Chapter 431, that contracts with this state to import prescription drugs under the program.

(4) "Program" means the wholesale prescription drug importation program established under this chapter.
Tex. Government Code § 1431.004 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1431 / Section 1431.004
§ 1431.004. USES OF ANTICIPATION NOTE PROCEEDS.
Status: in_force

(a) An issuer, other than an eligible school district, may use the proceeds of an anticipation note to pay:

(1) a contractual obligation incurred or to be incurred for:

(A) the construction of a public work;

(B) the purchase of materials, supplies, equipment, machinery, buildings, lands, and rights-of-way for the issuer's authorized needs and purposes; or

(C) a professional service, including a service by a tax appraisal engineer, engineer, architect, attorney, mapmaker, auditor, financial advisor, or fiscal agent;

(2) operating or current expenses; or

(3) the issuer's cumulative cash flow deficit.

(b) The governing body of an eligible school district may use the proceeds of an anticipation note to pay an obligation incurred or to be incurred for:

(1) a purpose described by Subsection(a)(1)(C), (2), or (3); or

(2) the purchase of materials, supplies, equipment, or machinery for an issuer's authorized needs and purposes.

(c) For the purposes of this section, the cumulative cash flow deficit is the amount by which the sum of an issuer's anticipated expenditures and cash reserve reasonably required to pay unanticipated expenditures exceeds the amount of the issuer's cash, marketable securities, and money in an account that may be used to pay an issuer's anticipated expenditures, other than:

(1) money in an account the use of which is subject to legislative or judicial action or that is subject to a legislative, judicial, or contractual requirement that the account be reimbursed; or

(2) the proceeds of an anticipation note.

(d) For the purposes of Subsection (c), an amount equal to one month's anticipated expenditures is presumed to be reasonably required as a cash reserve.

(e) An issuer, other than an eligible school district, may use the proceeds of an anticipation note or other obligation issued under Section 1431.015:

(1) for purposes described by Subsection (a); or

(2) to pay for:

(A) employee salaries;

(B) the lease of materials, supplies, equipment, machinery, buildings, lands, and rights-of-way for the issuer's authorized needs and purposes;

(C) the demolition of dangerous structures or the restoration of historic structures;

(D) economic development grants made under Chapter 380, Local Government Code; or

(E) the accomplishment of any other purpose the issuer considers necessary in relation to preserving or protecting the public health and safety.
Tex. Finance Code § 59.008 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 59 / Section 59.008
§ 59.008. CLAIMS AGAINST CUSTOMERS OF FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) A claim against a customer of a financial institution shall be delivered or served as otherwise required or permitted by law at the address designated as the address of the registered agent of the financial institution in a registration filed with the secretary of state pursuant to Section 201.102, with respect to an out-of-state financial institution, or Section 201.103, with respect to a Texas financial institution.

(b) If a financial institution files a registration statement with the secretary of state pursuant to Section 201.102, with respect to an out-of-state financial institution, or Section 201.103, with respect to a Texas financial institution, a claim against a customer of the financial institution is not effective as to the financial institution if the claim is served or delivered to an address other than that designated by the financial institution in the registration as the address of the financial institution's registered agent.

(c) The customer bears the burden of preventing or limiting a financial institution's compliance with or response to a claim subject to this section by seeking an appropriate remedy, including a restraining order, injunction, protective order, or other remedy, to prevent or suspend the financial institution's response to a claim against the customer.

(d) A financial institution that does not file a registration with the secretary of state pursuant to Section 201.102, with respect to an out-of-state financial institution, or Section 201.103, with respect to a Texas financial institution, is subject to service or delivery of all claims against customers of the financial institution as otherwise provided by law.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1039.115 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1039 / Section 1039.115
§ 1039.115. JOINT OWNERSHIP ARRANGEMENT.
Status: in_force

The board may enter into a joint ownership arrangement for the district with a public or private entity to provide management or operating services if the board determines that the joint ownership arrangement is in the district's best interest and does not violate Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution.