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Tex. Insurance Code § 30.005 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 30 / Section 30.005
§ 30.005. PREEMPTION.
Status: in_force

Unless expressly authorized by another statute, a municipality or county may not adopt, enforce, or maintain an ordinance, order, or rule regulating conduct in a field of regulation that is occupied by a provision of this code. An ordinance, order, or rule that violates this section is void, unenforceable, and inconsistent with this code.
Tex. Occupations Code § 204.3011 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 204 / Section 204.3011
§ 204.3011. DELEGATION OF CERTAIN COMPLAINT DISPOSITIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The physician assistant board may delegate to a committee of medical board employees the authority to dismiss or enter into an agreed settlement of a complaint that does not relate directly to patient care or that involves only administrative violations. The disposition determined by the committee must be approved by the physician assistant board at a public meeting.

(b) A complaint delegated under this section shall be referred for informal proceedings under Section 204.312 if:

(1) the committee of employees determines that the complaint should not be dismissed or settled;

(2) the committee is unable to reach an agreed settlement; or

(3) the affected physician assistant requests that the complaint be referred for informal proceedings.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 85.002 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 85 / Section 85.002
§ 85.002. ANTITRUST AND MONOPOLY STATUTES.
Status: in_force

(a) The provisions of this chapter that were formerly a part of Chapter 26, Acts of the 42nd Legislature, 1st Called Session, 1931, as amended, Chapter 2, Acts of the 42nd Legislature, 4th Called Session, 1932, as amended, and Chapter 76, General Laws, Acts of the 44th Legislature, Regular Session, 1935, as amended, do not affect, alter, diminish, change, or modify the antitrust and monopoly laws of this state and do not directly or indirectly authorize a violation of the antitrust and monopoly laws of this state.

(b) It is the legislative intent that no provision of this chapter that was formerly a part of Chapter 26, Acts of the 42nd Legislature, 1st Called Session, 1931, as amended, Chapter 2, Acts of the 42nd Legislature, 4th Called Session, 1932, as amended, or Chapter 76, General Laws, Acts of the 44th Legislature, Regular Session, 1935, as amended, shall affect, alter, diminish, or amend in any manner a provision of the antitrust and monopoly laws of this state or authorize a violation of the antitrust and monopoly laws. The legislative intent expressed in this subsection shall prevail and take precedence over sections cited in this subsection regardless of any statement in these sections to the contrary.

(c) If any provision of this chapter that was formerly a part of Chapter 26, Acts of the 42nd Legislature, 1st Called Session, 1931, as amended, Chapter 2, Acts of the 42nd Legislature, 4th Called Session, 1932, as amended, or Chapter 76, General Laws, Acts of the 44th Legislature, Regular Session, 1935, as amended, is construed by a court of this state in a manner that will affect, alter, diminish, or modify any provision of the antitrust and monopoly laws of this state, this provision which is in conflict is declared null and void rather than the antitrust and monopoly laws.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8069.0102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8069 / Section 8069.0102
§ 8069.0102. NATURE AND PURPOSES OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is a municipal utility district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.

(b) The district is created to accomplish the purposes of:

(1) a municipal utility district as provided by general law and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution; and

(2) Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, that relate to the construction, acquisition, improvement, operation, or maintenance of macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.
Tex. Finance Code § 66.109 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 66 / Section 66.109
§ 66.109. ENFORCEMENT OF SUPERVISORY ORDER.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner, after giving notice, may assess against an association or another person designated in a final supervisory order who violates the order, or both, an administrative penalty of not more than $1,000 each for each day of the violation. The association may not reimburse or indemnify a person for any part of the penalty.

(b) In addition to any other remedy provided by law, the commissioner may institute in a district court in Travis County:

(1) a suit for injunctive relief to stop or prevent a violation of a supervisory order; or

(2) a suit for injunctive relief and to collect the administrative penalty.

(c) A bond is not required of the commissioner with respect to injunctive relief granted under this section.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 8.105 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 8 / Section 8.105
§ 8.105. INDEMNIFICATION OF AND ADVANCEMENT OF EXPENSES TO PERSONS OTHER THAN GOVERNING PERSONS.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter but subject to Section 8.003 and to the extent consistent with other law, an enterprise may indemnify and advance expenses to a person who is not a governing person, including an officer, employee, or agent, as provided by:

(1) the enterprise's governing documents;

(2) general or specific action of the enterprise's governing authority;

(3) resolution of the enterprise's owners or members;

(4) contract; or

(5) common law.

(b) An enterprise shall indemnify an officer to the same extent that indemnification is required under this chapter for a governing person.

(c) A person described by Subsection (a) may seek indemnification or advancement of expenses from an enterprise to the same extent that a governing person may seek indemnification or advancement of expenses under this chapter.

(d) Notwithstanding any authorization or determination specified in this chapter, an enterprise may pay or reimburse, in advance of the final disposition of a proceeding and on terms the enterprise considers appropriate, reasonable expenses incurred by:

(1) a former governing person or delegate who was, is, or is threatened to be made a respondent in the proceeding; or

(2) a present or former employee, agent, or officer who is not a governing person of the enterprise and who was, is, or is threatened to be made a respondent in the proceeding.

(e) A determination of indemnification for a person who is not a governing person of an enterprise, including an officer, employee, or agent, is not required to be made in accordance with Section 8.103.
Tex. Education Code § 8.008 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 8 / Section 8.008
§ 8.008. APPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN LAWS RELATING TO POLITICAL ACTIVITIES.
Status: in_force

A regional education service center and each center employee is subject to Chapter 556, Government Code, and for purposes of that chapter:

(1) the center is considered to be a state agency; and

(2) each center employee is considered to be a state employee.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7953A.0102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7953A / Section 7953A.0102
§ 7953A.0102. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a municipal utility district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Local Government Code § 351.186 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 351 / Section 351.186
§ 351.186. REPORTS.
Status: in_force

The sheriff of a county receiving state aid under this subchapter shall submit reports as required by the community justice assistance division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1305.103 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1305 / Section 1305.103
§ 1305.103. TREATING DOCTOR; REFERRALS.
Status: in_force

(a) A network shall determine the specialty or specialties of doctors who may serve as treating doctors.

(b) For each injury, an injured employee shall select a treating doctor from the list of all treating doctors under contract with the network in that service area.

(c) An employee who lives within the service area of a network and who is being treated by a non-network provider for an injury that occurred before the employer's insurance carrier established or contracted with the network, shall select a network treating doctor on notification by the carrier that health care services are being provided through the network. The carrier shall provide to the employee all information required by Section 1305.451. If the employee fails to select a treating doctor on or before the 14th day after the date of receipt of the information required by Section 1305.451, the network may assign the employee a network treating doctor. An issue regarding whether a carrier properly provided an employee the information required by this subsection may be resolved using the process for adjudication of disputes under Chapter 410, Labor Code, as used by the department's division of workers' compensation.

(d) Each network shall, by contract, require treating doctors to provide, at a minimum, the functions and services for injured employees described by this section.

(e) A treating doctor shall provide health care to the employee for the employee's compensable injury and shall make referrals to other network providers, or request referrals to out-of-network providers if medically necessary services are not available within the network. Referrals to out-of-network providers must be approved by the network. The network shall approve a referral to an out-of-network provider not later than the seventh day after the date on which the referral is requested, or sooner if circumstances and the condition of the employee require expedited approval. If the network denies the referral request, the employee may appeal the decision through the network's complaint process under Subchapter I.

(f) The treating doctor shall participate in the medical case management process as required by the network, including participation in return-to-work planning.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 11.151 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 11 / Section 11.151
§ 11.151. REVOCATION OF VOLUNTARY WINDING UP.
Status: in_force

(a) Before the termination of the existence of a domestic entity takes effect, the domestic entity may revoke a voluntary decision to wind up the entity by approval of the revocation in the manner specified in the title of this code governing the entity.

(b) A domestic entity may continue its business following the revocation of a voluntary decision to wind up under Subsection (a).
Tex. Labor Code § 101.301 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 101 / Section 101.301
§ 101.301. INTERFERENCE WITH RIGHT TO WORK; LIABILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) The right of a person to work may not be denied or abridged because of membership or nonmembership in a labor union or other labor organization.

(b) In the exercise of the right to work, each person shall be free from threats, force, intimidation, or coercion.

(c) A person who violates this subchapter is liable to a person who suffers from that violation for all resulting damages.
Tex. Finance Code § 154.102 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 154 / Section 154.102
§ 154.102. PERMIT APPLICATION; FEE.
Status: in_force

To obtain a permit to sell or continue to sell prepaid funeral benefits, a person must:

(1) be one of the following, if the person proposes to offer and sell prepaid funeral benefits contracts subject to Subchapter E:

(A) a funeral provider;

(B) an insurance company; or

(C) the insurance holding company for an insurance company if the insurance company does not have the authority under its domiciliary law to directly hold a permit issued under this chapter;

(2) be a funeral provider, if the person proposes to offer and sell prepaid funeral benefits contracts subject to Subchapter F;

(3) file an application for a permit with the department on a form prescribed by the department;

(4) pay a filing fee in an amount set by the commission under Section 154.051; and

(5) if applicable, pay extraordinary expenses required for out-of-state investigation of the person.
Tex. Election Code § 171.025 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 171 / Section 171.025
§ 171.025. PROCEDURE FOR FILLING VACANCY IN OFFICE OF COUNTY CHAIR.
Status: in_force

(a) If a vacancy occurs in the office of county chair, the secretary of the county executive committee shall call a meeting for the purpose of filling the vacancy. If a committee member files with the secretary a written request for a meeting to fill a vacancy, the secretary shall call the meeting to convene not later than the 20th day after the date the secretary receives the request.

(b) If the committee does not have a secretary or if after receiving a written request under Subsection (a) the secretary fails to call the meeting, the state chair, on written request of a member of the county executive committee filed with the state chair, shall call the meeting to convene not later than the 20th day after the date the chair receives the request.

(c) The authority calling the meeting shall notify each committee member in advance of the meeting of its time, place, and purpose.

(d) The authority calling the meeting shall designate a committee member as temporary chair, who shall call the meeting to order and preside until the vacancy is filled.

(e) In a county with a population of less than 5,000, a vacancy in the office of county chair may be filled by appointment by the state chair of a person who is not a resident of the county if:

(1) the person resides in a county in this state with a population of less than 5,000 that is adjacent to the county in which the vacancy occurs; and

(2) the secretary of state approves the appointment of the person under procedures prescribed by the secretary of state.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8337.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8337 / Section 8337.051
§ 8337.051. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.
Status: in_force

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

(b) Except as provided by Section 8337.052, directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Tex. Transportation Code § 252.301 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 252 / Section 252.301
§ 252.301. ADOPTION OF COUNTY ROAD DEPARTMENT SYSTEM.
Status: in_force

(a) A county may adopt this subchapter at an election held as provided by this section.

(b) The commissioners court shall submit the question of whether to adopt this subchapter to the voters of the county if it receives a petition signed by a number of registered voters of the county equal to at least 10 percent of the number of votes received in the county by all the candidates for governor in the most recent gubernatorial election. The court shall order the election to be held on the first authorized uniform election date prescribed by Subchapter A, Chapter 41, Election Code, that occurs after the 30th day after the date the petition is filed with the court. The ballot for the election shall be printed to permit voting for or against the proposition: "Adopting the Optional County Road System in _______ County."

(c) If the majority of the votes received in the election favor adoption, this subchapter takes effect in the county on the date the official result of the election is determined.

(d) A county that votes to adopt this subchapter may vote in the same manner to discontinue use of this subchapter.

(e) An election on the question of adopting or discontinuing use of this subchapter may not be held more often than every two years.
Tex. Local Government Code § 105.014 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 105 / Section 105.014
§ 105.014. REVIEW OF APPLICATIONS.
Status: in_force

In reviewing the applications, the designated officer shall consider the terms and conditions for the performance of depository services, including the type and cost of services to be provided to the municipality, consistent with any policy guidelines adopted by the governing body regarding the selection of one or more depositories.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2025.253 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2025 / Section 2025.253
§ 2025.253. EXAMINATION NOTIFICATION.
Status: in_force

(a) If an examination is required for the issuance of a license under this subchapter, the commission shall notify each examinee of the results of the examination not later than the 30th day after the date the licensing examination is administered under this subtitle.

(b) If requested in writing by a person who fails a licensing examination administered under this subtitle, the commission shall furnish the person with an analysis of the person's performance on the examination.
Tex. Transportation Code § 284.043 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 284 / Section 284.043
§ 284.043. COSTS AND EXPENSES.
Status: in_force

(a) The cost of the project may include:

(1) the cost of construction;

(2) the cost of any property, appurtenance, easement, contract, franchise, or pavement used in the construction, acquisition, improvement, operation, or maintenance of the project;

(3) the cost of condemning property, including the award, court costs, and attorney's fees;

(4) all legal, fiscal, or engineering expenses incurred in the acquisition or construction of the project, the making of any preliminary survey or investigation, or the authorization and issuance of the bonds; and

(5) payment of interest on the bonds and operating expenses on the project before and during construction and before the first anniversary after construction of the project is completed.

(b) Any preliminary expense paid from a county fund shall be repaid to the fund from the proceeds of the bonds when the proceeds are available.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1071.352 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1071 / Section 1071.352
§ 1071.352. SURVEYING BY BUSINESS ENTITY.
Status: in_force

(a) An association, partnership, or corporation may not offer professional surveying services unless the entity is registered with the board and a registered professional land surveyor is employed full-time where the services are offered.

(a-1) The board shall adopt rules prescribing the requirements for the registration of an entity described by Subsection (a).

(a-2) The board may refuse to issue or renew and may suspend or revoke the registration of a business entity and may impose an administrative penalty under Subchapter K, Chapter 1001, against the owner of a business entity for a violation of this chapter by an employee, agent, or other representative of the entity, including a registered professional land surveyor employed by the entity.

(b) A registered professional land surveyor or licensed state land surveyor may organize or engage in any form of individual or group practice of surveying allowed by state statute. The individual or group practice must properly identify the registered professional land surveyor or licensed state land surveyor who is responsible for the practice.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8352.152 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8352 / Section 8352.152
§ 8352.152. TAXES FOR BONDS.
Status: in_force

At the time the district issues bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, the district 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. Occupations Code § 562.105 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 562 / Section 562.105
§ 562.105. MAINTENANCE OF RECORDS.
Status: in_force

A pharmacy shall maintain a permanent record of:

(1) any civil litigation initiated against the pharmacy by a resident of this state; or

(2) a complaint that arises out of a prescription for a resident of this state that was lost during delivery.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8839.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8839 / Section 8839.002
§ 8839.002. DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

The district's boundaries are coextensive with the boundaries of Foard and Hardeman Counties unless the district's territory has been modified under:

(1) Subchapter J, Chapter 36, Water Code; or

(2) other law.
Tex. Family Code § 6.506 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 6 / Section 6.506
§ 6.506. CONTEMPT.
Status: in_force

The violation of a temporary restraining order, temporary injunction, or other temporary order issued under this subchapter is punishable as contempt.
Tex. Government Code § 613.005 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 613 / Section 613.005
§ 613.005. DISCHARGE FOLLOWING REEMPLOYMENT.
Status: in_force

An individual reemployed under this chapter may not be discharged from the position without cause before the first anniversary of the date of reemployment.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3501.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3501 / Section 3501.004
§ 3501.004. EXEMPTION FROM TAXATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The property, income, and operations of the authority are exempt from taxes imposed by the state or a political subdivision of the state.

(b) Section 25.07(a), Tax Code, applies to a leasehold or other possessory interest in real property granted by the authority for a project designated under Section 3501.1024(a) in the same manner as it applies to a leasehold or other possessory interest in real property constituting a project described by Section 505.161(a), Local Government Code.

(c) Tangible personal property that is used primarily to develop national security-related technology or critical infrastructure technology, tangible personal property that is national security-related technology or critical infrastructure technology, or a commercial aircraft to be used as an instrument of commerce that is under construction or development, as applicable, in the authority is presumed to be in interstate, international, or foreign commerce and not located in this state for longer than a temporary period for purposes of Sections 11.01 and 21.02, Tax Code.

(d) Tangible personal property located in the authority is presumed to be in interstate, international, or foreign commerce and not located in this state for longer than a temporary period for purposes of Sections 11.01 and 21.02, Tax Code, if the owner demonstrates to the chief appraiser for the appraisal district in which the authority is located that the owner intends to incorporate the property into or attach the property to tangible personal property described by Subsection (c) or a commercial aircraft described by Subsection (c).

(e) In this section, "commercial aircraft" means an aircraft that is designed to be used as described by Section 21.05(e), Tax Code.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 46.0051 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 46 / Section 46.0051
§ 46.0051. TEMPORARY NONRESIDENT LICENSES.
Status: in_force

(a) A nonresident or other person designated by the commission is entitled to receive from the department a license allowing fishing for sporting purposes in public water for a period of five consecutive days or other period set by the commission. The commission may authorize the issuance of more than one type of license under this subsection and may prescribe the categories of persons to whom the licenses may be issued.

(b) The fee for a license is an amount set by the commission.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1093.115 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1093 / Section 1093.115
§ 1093.115. AUTHORITY TO SUE AND BE SUED.
Status: in_force

(a) The district, through the board, may sue and be sued.

(b) The district is entitled to all causes of action and defenses to which similar authorities are entitled.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8365.153 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8365 / Section 8365.153
§ 8365.153. CONTRACT TAXES.
Status: in_force

(a) In accordance with Section 49.108, Water Code, the district may impose a tax other than an operation and maintenance tax and use the revenue derived from the tax to make payments under a contract after the provisions of the contract have been approved by a majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.

(b) A contract approved by the district voters may contain a provision stating that the contract may be modified or amended by the board without further voter approval.