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Tex. Labor Code § 91.021 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 91 / Section 91.021
§ 91.021. ELECTRONIC FILING AND COMPLIANCE.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission may adopt rules to permit the acceptance of electronic filings under this chapter, including the filing of applications, documents, reports, and other documents required by this chapter. The rules may provide for the acceptance of electronic filing and other assurance by an assurance organization, qualified and approved by the commission, that provides satisfactory assurance and documentation of compliance acceptable to the department that meets or exceeds the requirements of this chapter.

(b) A professional employer organization may authorize an assurance organization that is qualified and approved by the commission to act on its behalf in complying with the licensing requirements of this chapter, including the electronic filing of information and the payment of application and licensing fees. Use of an assurance organization is optional and is not mandatory for a professional employer organization.

(c) Nothing in this section may be construed to change or affect the department's authority to issue licenses, revoke licenses, conduct investigations, or enforce any provision of this chapter.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 483.103 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 483 / Section 483.103
§ 483.103. DISPENSING OF OPIOID ANTAGONIST.
Status: in_force

(a) A pharmacist may dispense an opioid antagonist under a valid prescription to:

(1) a person at risk of experiencing an opioid-related drug overdose; or

(2) a family member, friend, or other person in a position to assist a person described by Subdivision (1).

(b) A prescription filled under this section is considered as filled for a legitimate medical purpose in the usual course of professional practice.

(c) A pharmacist who, acting in good faith and with reasonable care, dispenses or does not dispense an opioid antagonist under a valid prescription is not subject to any criminal or civil liability or any professional disciplinary action for:

(1) dispensing or failing to dispense the opioid antagonist; or

(2) if the pharmacist chooses to dispense an opioid antagonist, any outcome resulting from the eventual administration of the opioid antagonist.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1109.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1109 / Section 1109.151
§ 1109.151. BUDGET.
Status: in_force

(a) The district administrator, under the direction of the board, shall prepare a proposed annual budget.

(b) The budget must be approved by the board.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3953.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3953 / Section 3953.101
§ 3953.101. 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 § 605.001 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 605 / Section 605.001
§ 605.001. SHORT TITLE.
Status: in_force

This chapter may be cited as the Orthotics and Prosthetics Act.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7983.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7983 / Section 7983.151
§ 7983.151. ELECTIONS REGARDING TAXES OR BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue, without an election, bonds and other obligations secured by:

(1) revenue other than ad valorem taxes; or

(2) contract payments described by Section 7983.153.

(b) The district must hold an election in the manner provided by Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, to obtain voter approval before the district may impose an ad valorem tax or issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes.

(c) The district may not issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes to finance a road project unless the issuance is approved by a vote of a two-thirds majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.
Tex. Estates Code § 102.006 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 102 / Section 102.006
§ 102.006. CIRCUMSTANCES UNDER WHICH PARTITION OF HOMESTEAD IS AUTHORIZED.
Status: in_force

The homestead may be partitioned among the respective owners of the property in the same manner as other property held in common if:

(1) the surviving spouse dies, sells his or her interest in the homestead, or elects to no longer use or occupy the property as a homestead; or

(2) the court no longer permits the guardian of the minor children to use and occupy the property as a homestead.
Tex. Water Code § 54.743 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 54 / Section 54.743
§ 54.743. NOTICE OF HEARING AND HEARING PROCEDURES.
Status: in_force

The board shall give notice of the hearing on the applications for exclusion and inclusion in conformity with the notice and hearing requirements otherwise applicable to exclusions or additions of land. The board at such hearing shall hear all interested parties and all evidence in connection with the applications.
Tex. Government Code § 540A.0059 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 540A / Section 540A.0059
§ 540A.0059.
Status: in_force

Sec. 540A.0059. MOTOR VEHICLE OPERATOR: VEHICLE ACCESSIBILITY. For purposes of this subchapter and notwithstanding Section 2402.111(a)(2)(A), Occupations Code, a motor vehicle operator who provides a service under this subchapter may use a wheelchair-accessible vehicle equipped with a lift or ramp that is capable of transporting a passenger using a fixed-frame wheelchair in the cabin of the vehicle if the vehicle otherwise meets the requirements of Section 2402.111, Occupations Code.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 466.026 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 466 / Section 466.026
§ 466.026. MULTIPLE ENROLLMENT PREVENTION.
Status: in_force

The department shall work with representatives from permitted narcotic treatment programs in this state to develop recommendations for a plan to prevent the simultaneous multiple enrollment of persons in narcotic treatment programs. The executive commissioner may adopt rules to implement these recommendations.
Tex. Education Code § 51.821 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 51 / Section 51.821
§ 51.821. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Council" means the Joint Admission Medical Program Council established under this subchapter.

(2) "General academic teaching institution" means a four-year general academic teaching institution as defined by Section 61.003.

(3) "Private or independent institution of higher education" means an institution as defined by Section 61.003(15) that grants baccalaureate degrees and offers a program in premedical education.

(4) "Participating medical school" means each of the following entities:

(A) the medical school at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston;

(B) the medical school at The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center;

(C) the medical school at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio;

(D) the medical school at The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston;

(E) the medical school at the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center at Lubbock;

(F) the medical school at the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center at El Paso;

(G) the Baylor College of Medicine;

(H) the college of osteopathic medicine at the University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth;

(I) the medical school at The Texas A&M University System Health Science Center;

(J) the medical school at The University of Texas at Austin;

(K) the medical school at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley;

(L) the medical school at the University of Houston;

(M) the college of osteopathic medicine at Sam Houston State University; and

(N) the medical school at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler.

(5) "Participating student" means an eligible undergraduate student who is admitted to the program and who maintains eligibility for continued participation in the program. The term does not include a program alternate who participates in mentoring activities and receives other related counseling services under the program.

(6) "Program" means the Joint Admission Medical Program established under this subchapter.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 81.203 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 81 / Section 81.203
§ 81.203. CONFIDENTIALITY OF RECORDS.
Status: in_force

Records of a health care facility that directly or indirectly identify a present, former, or proposed patient are confidential unless disclosure is permitted by this chapter or other state law.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3791.0304 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3791 / Section 3791.0304
§ 3791.0304. LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES.
Status: in_force

To protect the public interest, the district may contract with a qualified party, including the county or the city, to provide law enforcement services in the district for a fee.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8278.156 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8278 / Section 8278.156
§ 8278.156. DEPOSITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall select one or more banks in this state to act as depository for the district's money.

(b) To the extent that money in the depository bank is not insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the money must be secured in the manner provided by law for the security of county funds.

(c) A director may be a shareholder in a bank that is a depository of district money.
Tex. Local Government Code § 353.002 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 353 / Section 353.002
§ 353.002. APPLICABILITY.
Status: in_force

This chapter applies to an incident involving hazardous material that has been leaked, spilled, released, or abandoned on any property.
Tex. Education Code § 54.5021 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 54 / Section 54.5021
§ 54.5021. STUDENT DEPOSIT FUND; COMPOSITION AND USES.
Status: in_force

(a) The student deposit fund consists of the income from the investment or time deposits of general deposits and of forfeited general deposits. Any general deposit which remains without call for refund for a period of four years from the date of last attendance of the student making the deposit shall be forfeited and become a part of the student deposit fund. This section does not prohibit refund of any balance remaining in a general deposit when made on proper demand and within the four-year limitation period. The governing board of the institution may require that no student withdraw the student's deposit until the student has graduated or has apparently withdrawn from school.

(b) The student deposit fund of an institution of higher education shall be used, at the discretion of the institution's governing board, for making scholarship awards to needy and deserving students of the institution and making grants under Subchapter C, Chapter 56, to resident students of the institution. The governing board shall administer the scholarship awards for the institution, including the selection of recipients and the amounts and conditions of the awards. The recipients of the scholarships must be residents of the state as defined for tuition purposes.

(c) Not later than August 31 of each fiscal year, each institution of higher education that has an unobligated and unexpended balance in its student deposit fund that exceeds 150 percent of the total deposits to that fund during that year shall remit to the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board the amount of that excess. The coordinating board shall allocate on an equitable basis amounts received under this subsection to institutions of higher education that do not have an excess described by this subsection for deposit in their student deposit fund. The amount allocated under this subsection may be used only for making grants under Subchapter M, Chapter 56.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1089.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1089 / Section 1089.052
§ 1089.052. NOTICE OF ELECTION.
Status: in_force

At least 35 days before the date of an election of directors, notice of the election shall be published one time in a newspaper with general circulation in the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1018.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1018 / Section 1018.101
§ 1018.101. DISTRICT RESPONSIBILITY.
Status: in_force

The district has full responsibility for:

(1) operating all hospital facilities; and

(2) providing medical and hospital care for the district's needy inhabitants.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 31.0135 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 31 / Section 31.0135
§ 31.0135. PARENTING SKILLS TRAINING.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission, in cooperation with the Texas Education Agency, the Department of Family and Protective Services, the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, or any other public or private entity, shall develop a parenting skills training program to assist a recipient of assistance under this chapter, including a child who receives assistance on behalf of a dependent child. The program shall include nutrition education, budgeting and survival skills, and instruction on the necessity of physical and emotional safety for children.

(b) The commission shall require that a caretaker relative or parent who is receiving assistance under this chapter on behalf of a dependent child receive appropriate parenting skills training as needed. The training must include one or more components of the parenting skills training program that the commission determines will be useful to the caretaker relative or parent.

(c) In this section, "caretaker relative" means a person who is listed under Section 31.002(a)(5) in whose home residence a dependent child lives.
Tex. Water Code § 13.453 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 13 / Section 13.453
§ 13.453. NOTICE OF ISSUANCE.
Status: in_force

Notice of the issuance of an emergency order must be provided as required by utility commission rule.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1023.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1023 / Section 1023.004
§ 1023.004. DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

The district is composed of the territory described by Section 1.03, Chapter 221, Acts of the 71st Legislature, Regular Session, 1989, unless the boundaries of the district are expanded under Subchapter H or other applicable law.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3962.0309 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3962 / Section 3962.0309
§ 3962.0309. DISBURSEMENTS AND TRANSFERS OF MONEY.
Status: in_force

The board by resolution shall establish the number of directors' signatures and the procedure required for a disbursement or transfer of district money.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3800.0302 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3800 / Section 3800.0302
§ 3800.0302. IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS AND SERVICES.
Status: in_force

(a) The district, using any money available to the district for the purpose, may provide, design, construct, acquire, improve, relocate, operate, maintain, or finance an improvement project or service authorized under this chapter or Chapter 375, Local Government Code.

(b) The district may contract with a governmental or private entity to carry out an action under Subsection (a).

(c) The implementation of a district project or service is a governmental function or service for the purposes of Chapter 791, Government Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3793.0202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3793 / Section 3793.0202
§ 3793.0202. APPOINTMENT AND REMOVAL OF DIRECTOR APPOINTED BY CITY.
Status: in_force

(a) The governing body of the city shall appoint one director who must be:

(1) at least 18 years of age; and

(2) a resident of the city.

(b) At any time the governing body of the city may remove the director appointed by the city and appoint a director to serve the remainder of the removed director's term.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 12.251 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 12 / Section 12.251
§ 12.251. RECEIVER.
Status: in_force

In a suit filed by this state against a filing entity or foreign filing entity for the termination of the entity's certificate of formation or registration or for a fine or penalty, the court in this state in which the suit is pending:

(1) shall appoint a receiver for the property and business of the entity in this state or that subsequently comes into this state during the receivership if the filing entity or foreign filing entity commences the process of winding up its business in this or another state or a judgment is rendered against it in this or another state for the termination of the entity's certificate of formation or registration; and

(2) may appoint a receiver for the entity if the interest of the state requires the appointment.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1122.253 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1122 / Section 1122.253
§ 1122.253. TAX ASSESSOR-COLLECTOR.
Status: in_force

The board may provide for the appointment of a tax assessor-collector for the district or may contract for the assessment and collection of taxes as provided by the Tax Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3940.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3940 / Section 3940.105
§ 3940.105. AGREEMENTS; GRANTS.
Status: in_force

(a) As provided by Chapter 375, Local Government Code, the district may make an agreement with or accept a gift, grant, or loan from any person.

(b) The implementation of a project is a governmental function or service for the purposes of Chapter 791, Government Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7920A.0301 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7920A / Section 7920A.0301
§ 7920A.0301. 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. Special District Local Laws Code § 3937.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3937 / Section 3937.004
§ 3937.004. FINDINGS OF BENEFIT AND PUBLIC PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is created to serve a public use and benefit.

(b) All land and other property included in the district will benefit from the improvements and services to be provided by the district under powers conferred by Sections 52 and 52-a, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and other powers granted under this chapter.

(c) The creation of the district is in the public interest and is essential to further the public purposes of:

(1) developing and diversifying the economy of the state;

(2) eliminating unemployment and underemployment;

(3) developing or expanding transportation and commerce; and

(4) providing quality residential housing.

(d) The district will:

(1) promote the health, safety, and general welfare of residents, employers, potential employees, employees, visitors, and consumers in the district, and of the public;

(2) provide needed funding for the district to preserve, maintain, and enhance the economic health and vitality of the district territory as a residential community and business center; and

(3) promote the health, safety, welfare, and enjoyment of the public by providing pedestrian ways and by landscaping, removing graffiti from, and developing certain areas in the district, which are necessary for the restoration, preservation, and enhancement of scenic beauty.

(e) Pedestrian ways along or across a street, whether at grade or above or below the surface, and street lighting, street landscaping, vehicle parking, and street art objects are parts of and necessary components of a street and are considered to be an improvement project that includes a street or road improvement.

(f) The district will not act as the agent or instrumentality of any private interest even though the district will benefit many private interests as well as the public.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1366.059 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1366 / Section 1366.059
§ 1366.059. RULES.
Status: in_force

The commissioner shall adopt rules necessary to administer this subchapter.
Tex. Transportation Code § 547.333 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 547 / Section 547.333
§ 547.333. MULTIPLE-BEAM LIGHTING EQUIPMENT REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) Unless provided otherwise, a headlamp, auxiliary driving lamp, auxiliary passing lamp, or combination of those lamps mounted on a motor vehicle, other than a motorcycle or moped:

(1) shall be arranged so that the operator can select at will between distributions of light projected at different elevations; and

(2) may be arranged so that the operator can select the distribution automatically.

(b) A lamp identified by Subsection (a) shall produce:

(1) an uppermost distribution of light or composite beam that is aimed and emits light sufficient to reveal a person or vehicle at a distance of at least 450 feet ahead during all conditions of loading; and

(2) a lowermost distribution of light or composite beam that:

(A) is aimed and emits light sufficient to reveal a person or vehicle at a distance of at least 150 feet ahead; and

(B) is aimed so that no part of the high-intensity portion of the beam on a vehicle that is operated on a straight, level road under any condition of loading projects into the eyes of an approaching vehicle operator.

(c) A person who operates a vehicle on a roadway or shoulder shall select a distribution of light or composite beam that is aimed and emits light sufficient to reveal a person or vehicle at a safe distance ahead of the vehicle, except that:

(1) an operator approaching an oncoming vehicle within 500 feet shall select:

(A) the lowermost distribution of light or composite beam, regardless of road contour or condition of loading; or

(B) a distribution aimed so that no part of the high-intensity portion of the lamp projects into the eyes of an approaching vehicle operator; and

(2) an operator approaching a vehicle from the rear within 300 feet may not select the uppermost distribution of light.

(d) A motor vehicle of a model year of 1948 or later, other than a motorcycle or moped, that has multiple-beam lighting equipment shall be equipped with a beam indicator that is:

(1) designed and located so that the lighted indicator is visible without glare to the vehicle operator; and

(2) lighted only when the uppermost distribution of light is in use.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 68.006 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 68 / Section 68.006
§ 68.006. PERMIT FOR TAKING ENDANGERED SPECIES.
Status: in_force

The provisions of Subchapter C, Chapter 43, of this code are applicable to all fish or wildlife classified as endangered, and it is a violation of this chapter to possess, take, or transport endangered fish or wildlife for zoological gardens or scientific purposes or to take or transport endangered fish or wildlife from their natural habitat for propagation for commercial purposes without the permit required by Section 43.022 of this code.
Tex. Finance Code § 345.063 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 345 / Section 345.063
§ 345.063. REQUIREMENTS FOR CONTRACT THAT IS MORE THAN ONE DOCUMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) A retail installment contract may be more than one document.

(b) One of the retail installment contract documents must:

(1) provide that it applies to purchases of goods or services to be made by the retail buyer from time to time; and

(2) be signed by the retail buyer.

(c) For each purchase, the document described by Subsection (b) and a written statement relating to the purchase, including a sales slip or account book, together must set forth all of the information required by this subchapter. The document described by Subsection (a) and the written statement under this subsection are the retail installment contract.

(d) If the retail seller elects, a written statement described by Subsection (c) satisfies the statement requirements of Section 345.082 for a purchase to which the statement applies.
Tex. Local Government Code § 111.072 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 111 / Section 111.072
§ 111.072. DUTIES RETAINED BY COUNTY AUDITOR.
Status: in_force

The duties given under Subchapter B to the county auditor that are not expressly conferred by this subchapter on the budget officer remain duties of the county auditor.