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Tex. Estates Code § 355.102 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 355 / Section 355.102
§ 355.102. CLAIMS CLASSIFICATION; PRIORITY OF PAYMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) Claims against an estate shall be classified and have priority of payment as provided by this section.

(b) Class 1 claims are composed of funeral expenses and expenses of the decedent's last illness, including claims for reimbursement of those expenses, for a reasonable amount approved by the court, not to exceed $15,000 for funeral expenses and $15,000 for expenses of the decedent's last illness. Any excess shall be classified and paid as other unsecured claims.

(c) Class 2 claims are composed of:

(1) expenses of administration;

(2) expenses incurred in preserving, safekeeping, and managing the estate, including fees and expenses awarded under Section 352.052;

(3) unpaid expenses of administration awarded in a guardianship of the decedent; and

(4) for an estate with respect to which a public probate administrator has taken any action under Chapter 455, court costs and commissions to which the administrator is entitled under Subchapter A, Chapter 352.

(d) Class 3 claims are composed of each secured claim for money under Section 355.151(a)(1), including a tax lien, to the extent the claim can be paid out of the proceeds of the property subject to the mortgage or other lien. If more than one mortgage, lien, or security interest exists on the same property, the claims shall be paid in order of priority of the mortgage, lien, or security interest securing the debt.

(e) Class 4 claims are composed of claims:

(1) for the principal amount of and accrued interest on delinquent child support and child support arrearages that have been:

(A) confirmed as a judgment or a determination of arrearages by a court under Title 5, Family Code; or

(B) administratively determined as evidenced by a certified child support payment record produced by the Title IV-D agency, as defined by Section 101.033, Family Code, in a Title IV-D case, as defined by Section 101.034, Family Code; and

(2) for unpaid child support obligations under Section 154.015, Family Code.

(f) Class 5 claims are composed of claims for taxes, penalties, and interest due under Title 2, Tax Code, Chapter 2153, Occupations Code, former Section 81.111, Natural Resources Code, the Municipal Sales and Use Tax Act (Chapter 321, Tax Code), Section 451.404, Transportation Code, or Subchapter I, Chapter 452, Transportation Code.

(g) Class 6 claims are composed of claims for the cost of confinement established by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice under Section 501.017, Government Code.

(h) Class 7 claims are composed of claims for repayment of medical assistance payments made by the state under Chapter 32, Human Resources Code, to or for the benefit of the decedent.

(i) Class 8 claims are composed of any other claims not described by Subsections (b)-(h).
Tex. Insurance Code § 4201.201 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 4201 / Section 4201.201
§ 4201.201. REPETITIVE CONTACTS WITH HEALTH CARE PROVIDER OR PATIENT; FREQUENCY OF REVIEWS.
Status: in_force

A utilization review agent:

(1) may not engage in unnecessary or unreasonable repetitive contacts with a health care provider or patient; and

(2) shall base the frequency of contacts or reviews on the severity or complexity of the patient's condition or on necessary treatment and discharge planning activity.
Tex. Occupations Code § 254.009 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 254 / Section 254.009
§ 254.009. ASSISTANCE OF PROSECUTOR.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall aid in the enforcement of state law regulating the practice of dentistry.

(b) A board member may present to a prosecuting officer a complaint relating to a violation of state law regulating the practice of dentistry.

(c) The board and its members, officers, counsel, and agents may assist the prosecuting officer in the trial of a case involving an alleged violation of state law.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3892.110 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3892 / Section 3892.110
§ 3892.110. AIR RIGHTS; CONSTRUCTION.
Status: in_force

The district may acquire air rights and may construct improvements on property on which it owns only air rights.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 21.110 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 21 / Section 21.110
§ 21.110. COMPENSATION.
Status: in_force

(a) Unless the board by resolution increases the rate of reimbursement to an amount authorized by Section 49.060, Water Code, a director other than a director described by Subsection (c) is entitled to receive $50 a day and reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses incurred for each day the director:

(1) attends a board meeting; and

(2) attends to the business of the district that is authorized by board resolution or motion.

(b) A director is not entitled to receive a per diem allowance for more than 60 days in a calendar year.

(c) If a member of a commissioners court or a municipal government officer is appointed as a director, the member's or officer's service as a director is considered an additional duty of the member's or officer's existing office. The member or officer is not entitled to a per diem allowance under this section, but is entitled to reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses incurred in performing official duties as a director.
Tex. Government Code § 549.0403 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 549 / Section 549.0403
§ 549.0403. PUBLIC ACCESS TO PROGRAM INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall establish a system under which members of the public can call a toll-free telephone number to obtain information about available patient assistance programs. The commission shall ensure that the system is staffed at least during normal business hours with individuals who can:

(1) determine whether a patient assistance program is offered for a particular drug;

(2) determine whether an individual may be eligible to participate in a program; and

(3) assist an individual who wishes to apply for a program.

(b) The commission shall publicize the telephone number to pharmacies and drug prescribers.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3801.155 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3801 / Section 3801.155
§ 3801.155. ASSESSMENTS; LIENS FOR ASSESSMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board by resolution may impose and collect an assessment for any purpose authorized by this chapter.

(b) An assessment, a reassessment, or an assessment resulting from an addition to or correction of the assessment roll by the district, penalties and interest on an assessment or reassessment, an expense of collection, and reasonable attorney's fees incurred by the district:

(1) are a first and prior lien against the property assessed;

(2) are superior to any other lien or claim other than a lien or claim for county, school district, or municipal ad valorem taxes; and

(3) are the personal liability of and a charge against the owners of the property even if the owners are not named in the assessment proceeding.

(c) The lien is effective from the date of the board's resolution imposing the assessment until the date the assessment is paid. The board may enforce the lien in the same manner that the board may enforce an ad valorem tax lien against real property.

(d) The board may correct, add to, or delete assessments from its assessment rolls after notice and hearing as provided by Subchapter F, Chapter 375, Local Government Code.
Tex. Occupations Code § 901.304 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 901 / Section 901.304
§ 901.304. EXAMINATION FEE.
Status: repealed

(a) For each examination or reexamination, the board by rule shall apportion an amount of the total examination fee among the parts of the examination that an applicant is eligible to take on a particular examination date. For each examination or reexamination, the board shall collect from each applicant a fee set by board rule not to exceed the cost of administering the parts of the examination that the applicant is eligible to take.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 525, Sec. 28.

(c) The board by rule may provide for a refund of the examination fee paid by an applicant who:

(1) fails to attend the examination; and

(2) presents the board with a satisfactory reason for that failure.
Tex. Election Code § 33.063 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 33 / Section 33.063
§ 33.063. RELIEF.
Status: in_force

The appointing authority for a watcher who believes that the watcher was unlawfully prevented or obstructed from the performance of the watcher's duties may seek:

(1) injunctive relief under Section 273.081, including issuance of temporary orders;

(2) a writ of mandamus under Section 161.009 or 273.061; and

(3) any other remedy available under law.
Tex. Water Code § 55.671 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 55 / Section 55.671
§ 55.671. ELECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) If the board desires to submit the question of whether or not to adopt the method of assessing benefits provided in Section 55.670 of this code, it shall order an election to be held in the district and shall submit the proposition in the manner provided for other district elections.

(b) The ballots for the election shall be printed to provide for voting for or against: "Uniform assessment of benefits of $______ per acre on all irrigable land in the district, and the assessment of $______ per acre on all nonirrigable land in the district."

(c) The board shall determine the amounts which shall fill the spaces in the proposition. The amount of charge per acre may be found by dividing the number of acres of land into the amount of debt to be incurred by the district in providing for irrigation.

(d) If a majority of the persons voting in the election vote in favor of the proposition, it shall be adopted.
Tex. Local Government Code § 54.038 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 54 / Section 54.038
§ 54.038. VOTE.
Status: in_force

A majority vote of the members voting on a matter is necessary to take any action under this subchapter and any ordinance adopted by the municipality in accordance with this subchapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1027.206 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1027 / Section 1027.206
§ 1027.206. MATURITY OF BONDS.
Status: in_force

District bonds must mature not later than 40 years after the date of issuance.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1071.301 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1071 / Section 1071.301
§ 1071.301. LICENSE TERM AND RENEWAL.
Status: in_force

(a) The board by rule shall provide:

(1) that each certificate of registration or license under this chapter is valid for a term of not less than two years; and

(2) for the renewal of the certificate or license.

(a-1) The board by rule may adopt a system under which certificates of registration and licenses expire on various dates during the year.

(a-2) For the year in which the certificate or license expiration date is changed, the board shall prorate certificate and license fees on a monthly basis so that each certificate or license holder pays only that portion of the certificate or license fee that is allocable to the number of months during which the certificate or license is valid. On renewal of the certificate or license on the new expiration date, the total certificate or license renewal fee is payable.

(b) A renewal certificate must have the same registration number as the original certificate.
Tex. Water Code § 13.455 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 13 / Section 13.455
§ 13.455. TERM OF ORDER.
Status: in_force

An emergency order issued under this subchapter must be limited to a reasonable time as specified in the order. Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, the term of an emergency order may not exceed 180 days. An emergency order may be renewed once for a period not to exceed 180 days.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 32.0423 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 32 / Section 32.0423
§ 32.0423. RECOVERY OF REIMBURSEMENTS FROM HEALTH COVERAGE PROVIDERS.
Status: in_force

To the extent allowed by federal law, a health care service provider must seek reimbursement from available third-party health coverage or insurance that the provider knows about or should know about before billing the medical assistance program.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7937A.0402 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7937A / Section 7937A.0402
§ 7937A.0402. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) If authorized at an election held under Section 7937A.0401, the district may impose an operation and maintenance tax on taxable property in the district in accordance with Section 49.107, Water Code.

(b) The board shall determine the tax rate. The rate may not exceed the rate approved at the election.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2252.051 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2252 / Section 2252.051
§ 2252.051. INSURER TO PROVIDE RATE INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

(a) An insurer shall provide all information relevant to a rate used by the insurer to:

(1) any person who is or will be affected by the rate or by a modification of the rate; or

(2) the authorized representative of a person described by Subdivision (1).

(b) The insurer shall provide the information within a reasonable time after receipt of a written request for the information and on payment of any reasonable charge set by the insurer.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1017.156 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1017 / Section 1017.156
§ 1017.156. ANNUAL AUDIT.
Status: in_force

The board annually shall have an audit made of the district's financial condition.
Tex. Government Code § 543A.0253 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 543A / Section 543A.0253
§ 543A.0253. COLLECTING CERTAIN INFORMATION; REPORTS TO CERTAIN PROVIDERS.
Status: in_force

(a) The executive commissioner shall adopt rules for identifying the incidence of potentially preventable admissions, potentially preventable readmissions, and potentially preventable emergency room visits by Medicaid long-term services and supports recipients.

(b) The commission shall establish a program to provide to each Medicaid long-term services and supports provider in this state a report regarding the provider's performance with respect to potentially preventable admissions, potentially preventable readmissions, and potentially preventable emergency room visits. To the extent possible, the report should include applicable potentially preventable events information across all Medicaid payment systems.

(c) Except as provided by Subsection (d), a report provided to a provider under Subsection (b) is confidential and not subject to Chapter 552.

(d) The commission may release information in a report described by Subsection (b):

(1) not earlier than one year after the date the report is provided to the provider; and

(2) only after deleting any data that relates to a provider's performance with respect to a particular resource utilization group or an individual recipient.
Tex. Penal Code § 47.05 — TX Code / Code pe / Chapter 47 / Section 47.05
§ 47.05. COMMUNICATING GAMBLING INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if, with the intent to further gambling, he knowingly communicates information as to bets, betting odds, or changes in betting odds or he knowingly provides, installs, or maintains equipment for the transmission or receipt of such information.

(b) It is an exception to the application of Subsection (a) that the information communicated is intended for use in placing a lawful wager under Chapter 2027, Occupations Code, and is not communicated in violation of Section 2033.013, Occupations Code.

(c) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3924.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3924 / Section 3924.151
§ 3924.151. 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. Agriculture Code § 161.033 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 161 / Section 161.033
§ 161.033. PUBLIC INTEREST INFORMATION AND COMPLAINTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall maintain a system to promptly and efficiently act on complaints filed with the commission. The commission shall maintain information about parties to the complaint, the subject matter of the complaint, a summary of the results of the review or investigation of the complaint, and its disposition.

(b) The commission shall make information available describing its procedures for complaint investigation and resolution.

(c) The commission shall periodically notify the complaint parties of the status of the complaint until final disposition unless the notice would jeopardize an investigation.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8262.107 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8262 / Section 8262.107
§ 8262.107. DISTRICT RULES.
Status: in_force

The district shall adopt and enforce reasonable and effective rules to secure and maintain safe, sanitary, and adequate plumbing installations, connections, and appurtenances as subsidiary parts of the district's sewerage system to preserve the quality of water within or controlled by the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8007A.0106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8007A / Section 8007A.0106
§ 8007A.0106. INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is initially composed of the territory described by Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter.

(b) The boundaries and field notes contained in Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter form a closure. A mistake made in the field notes or in copying the field notes in the legislative process does not affect the district's:

(1) organization, existence, or validity;

(2) right to issue any type of bond for the purposes for which the district is created or to pay the principal of and interest on a bond;

(3) right to impose a tax; or

(4) legality or operation.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8294.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8294 / Section 8294.104
§ 8294.104. VOTER APPROVAL OF CERTAIN CONTRACTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A contract that provides for the district to make payment from taxes other than maintenance taxes must be approved by a majority of the district voters voting on the question at an election held for that purpose.

(b) The election shall be held in the same manner as an election for the issuance of bonds payable from taxes by a municipal utility district.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 607A.054 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 607A / Section 607A.054
§ 607A.054. CONFIDENTIALITY.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided by this section, information is confidential and not subject to disclosure under Chapter 552, Government Code, if the information is:

(1) from a report received by the center under Section 607A.051 or 607A.052; or

(2) prepared or compiled by the center in connection with the report or an investigation conducted under this subchapter.

(b) Information described by Subsection (a) may be disclosed to:

(1) an institution of higher education;

(2) a law enforcement agency;

(3) a payment card issuer, a financial institution that is not a payment card issuer, or a payment card network that may be impacted by the use of a skimmer on an electronic terminal;

(4) another person if the disclosure of the information is authorized or required by other law or court order;

(5) a trade association representing a financial institution;

(6) a center contractor or other agent; or

(7) the Texas Department of Banking.

(c) The disclosure of information under Subsection (b) is not a voluntary disclosure for purposes of Section 552.007, Government Code.

(d) On the dismissal or final resolution of a report by the center, information described by Subsection (a) is subject to disclosure under Chapter 552, Government Code, unless the information is subject to Section 31.301, Finance Code, or can be classified as confidential information under applicable rules.

(e) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), a law enforcement agency or the center:

(1) subject to Subdivision (2), may disclose to the public information made confidential by that subdivision if the law enforcement agency or the chief intelligence coordinator for the center determines the disclosure of the information furthers a law enforcement purpose; and

(2) may not disclose to the public the identity of a person who submits a report of a suspected skimmer to the center under Section 607A.051 or 607A.052.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 11007.055 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 11007 / Section 11007.055
§ 11007.055. OFFICER DUTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The board president shall preside at board meetings and perform other duties prescribed by the board.

(b) The board vice president shall perform the duties of the president when the president is not present or is otherwise incapacitated.

(c) The board secretary is the official custodian of the minutes, books, records, and seal of the board and shall perform other duties and functions prescribed by the board.

(d) The board treasurer shall perform duties and functions prescribed by the board.

(e) An assistant officer shall perform duties and functions prescribed by the board.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 296A.101 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 296A / Section 296A.101
§ 296A.101. HEARING.
Status: in_force

(a) Each year, the commissioners court of a county that collects a mandatory payment authorized under this chapter shall hold a public hearing on the amounts of any mandatory payments that the commissioners court intends to require during the year and how the revenue derived from those payments is to be spent.

(b) Not later than the 10th day before the date of the hearing required under Subsection (a), the commissioners court of the county shall publish notice of the hearing in a newspaper of general circulation in the county.

(c) A representative of a paying hospital is entitled to appear at the time and place designated in the public notice and to be heard regarding any matter related to the mandatory payments authorized under this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3877.005 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3877 / Section 3877.005
§ 3877.005. INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is initially composed of the territory described by Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter.

(b) The boundaries and field notes contained in Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter form a closure. A mistake in the field notes or in copying the field notes in the legislative process does not affect the district's:

(1) organization, existence, or validity;

(2) right to issue any type of bond for the purposes for which the district is created or to pay the principal of and interest on the bond;

(3) right to impose or collect an assessment or tax; or

(4) legality or operation.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 796.017 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 796 / Section 796.017
§ 796.017. REPORTS.
Status: in_force

Not later than January 1 of each odd-numbered year, the state fire marshal shall:

(1) review the effectiveness of this chapter;

(2) submit a report to the governor, the lieutenant governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, and the appropriate committees of the legislature on the state fire marshal's administration of this chapter; and

(3) make recommendations to improve the effectiveness of this chapter, if appropriate.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7974.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7974 / Section 7974.102
§ 7974.102. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties provided by the general law of this state, including Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, applicable to municipal utility districts created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 151.010 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 151 / Section 151.010
§ 151.010. RESTRICTIONS.
Status: in_force

Unless otherwise ordered by the referring judge, a trial under this chapter may not be held in a public courtroom, and a public employee may not be involved in the trial during regular working hours.