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Tex. Education Code § 88.108 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 88 / Section 88.108
§ 88.108. ACQUISITION OF LAND FOR FORESTRY PURPOSES; DISPOSITION.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may accept gifts, donations, or contributions of land suitable for forestry purposes and may enter into agreements with the federal government or other agencies for acquiring by lease, purchase, or otherwise any land that in the judgment of the board is desirable for state forests.

(b) When land is acquired or leased under this section, the board may make expenditures, from any funds not otherwise obligated, for its management, development, and utilization. The board may sell or otherwise dispose of products from the land and may make rules and regulations that may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this section.

(c) All revenue derived from land now owned or later acquired under the provisions of this section shall be segregated by the board for use in the acquisition, management, development, and use of the land until all obligations incurred have been paid in full. Thereafter, net profits accruing from the administration of the land shall be applicable for the purposes that the legislature may prescribe.

(d) Obligations for the acquisition of land incurred by the board under the authority of this section shall be paid solely and exclusively from revenue derived from the land and shall not impose any liability on the general credit and taxing power of the state.

(e) The board may sell, exchange, or lease state forest land under its jurisdiction when in its judgment it is advantageous to the state to do so in the highest orderly development and management of state forests. However, no sale or exchange of any such land belonging to the state or the university shall be made until the sale or exchange is authorized by the legislature. The sale, lease or exchange shall not be contrary to the terms of any contract into which it has entered.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 18A.153 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 18A / Section 18A.153
§ 18A.153. MOTION TO MODIFY OR QUASH INTERCEPTION ORDER.
Status: in_force

(a) A provider of a wire or electronic communications service that receives an interception order that authorizes the interception of a wire or electronic communication and that, as permitted by this subchapter, does not specify the facility from which or the place where a communication is to be intercepted may move the court to modify or quash the order on the ground that the service provider's assistance with respect to the interception cannot be performed in a timely or reasonable manner.

(b) On notice to the state, the court shall decide the motion expeditiously.
Tex. Government Code § 485A.104 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 485A / Section 485A.104
§ 485A.104. NOMINATION OF QUALIFIED MEDIA PRODUCTION LOCATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The governing body of a municipality or county, individually or in combination with other municipalities or counties, by ordinance or order, as appropriate, may nominate as a qualified media production location a location within its jurisdiction that meets the criteria under Section 485A.102.

(b) The governing body of a county may not nominate territory in a municipality, including extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality, to be included in a proposed qualified media production location unless the governing body of the municipality also nominates the territory and together with the county files a joint application under Section 485A.106.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8884.053 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8884 / Section 8884.053
§ 8884.053. ELECTION DATE.
Status: in_force

The district shall hold an election to elect the appropriate number of directors on the uniform election date in November of each even-numbered year.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 384.009 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 384 / Section 384.009
§ 384.009. REMOVAL FOR CAUSE.
Status: in_force

The regional council of governments appointing a member of the board of directors of an organization may remove such member for cause if the member:

(1) cannot discharge the member's duties for a substantial portion of the term for which the member is appointed because of illness or disability; or

(2) is absent from more than half of the regularly scheduled meetings that the member is eligible to attend during a calendar year unless the absence is excused by a majority vote of the board of directors.
Tex. Government Code § 418.352 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 418 / Section 418.352
§ 418.352. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The division shall develop a first responder peer support network. The network must include:

(1) peer-to-peer support;

(2) training for peer service coordinators and peers that includes suicide prevention training;

(3) technical assistance for program development and implementation; and

(4) identification, retention, and screening of licensed mental health professionals.

(b) As part of the first responder peer support network, the division:

(1) shall ensure first responders have support in both urban and rural jurisdictions to the extent possible through the use of division resources; and

(2) may establish a program to connect first responders with clinical resources at no cost to the first responders.

(c) The division shall solicit and ensure that specialized training is provided to persons who are peers and who want to provide peer-to-peer support and other peer-to-peer services under the network.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 75.104 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 75 / Section 75.104
§ 75.104. HEALTH CARE SERVICES.
Status: in_force

(a) A regional or local health care program may contract with health care providers within the boundaries of the participating county or counties to provide health care services directly to the employees of participating small employers and the dependents of those employees.

(b) A regional or local health care program shall allow any individual who receives state premium assistance to buy into the health benefit plan offered by the regional or local health care program.

(c) A governing body that operates a regional or local health care program under this section may require that participating employees and dependents obtain health care services only from health care providers that contract to provide those services under the program and may limit the health care services provided under the program to services provided within the boundaries of the participating county or counties.

(d) A governing body operating a regional or local health care program operated under this section is not an insurer or health maintenance organization and the program is not subject to regulation by the Texas Department of Insurance.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1451.1261 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1451 / Section 1451.1261
§ 1451.1261. REIMBURSEMENT FOR CERTAIN SERVICES AND PROCEDURES PERFORMED BY PHARMACISTS.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other law, in addition to applying to a policy, agreement, or contract described by Section 1451.102, this section applies to any other individual or group health benefit plan that provides benefits described by Section 1451.102, including:

(1) a health benefit plan issued by:

(A) a group hospital service corporation operating under Chapter 842;

(B) a health maintenance organization operating under Chapter 843; or

(C) a multiple employer welfare arrangement that holds a certificate of authority under Chapter 846;

(2) a small employer health benefit plan subject to Chapter 1501;

(3) a standard health benefit plan issued under Chapter 1507;

(4) health benefits provided by or through a church benefits board under Subchapter I, Chapter 22, Business Organizations Code;

(5) a regional or local health care program operated under Section 75.104, Health and Safety Code; and

(6) a self-funded health benefit plan sponsored by a professional employer organization under Chapter 91, Labor Code.

(b) This section does not apply to:

(1) a basic coverage plan under Chapter 1551;

(2) a basic plan under Chapter 1575;

(3) a primary care coverage plan under Chapter 1579;

(4) a plan providing basic coverage under Chapter 1601;

(5) the state Medicaid program, including the Medicaid managed care program operated under Chapters 540 and 540A, Government Code; or

(6) the child health plan program under Chapter 62, Health and Safety Code.

(c) Notwithstanding Section 1451.102, this section applies to coverage under a group health benefit plan provided to a resident of this state regardless of whether the group policy, agreement, or contract is delivered, issued for delivery, or renewed in this state.

(d) An insurer or other health benefit plan issuer or a third-party administrator or pharmacy benefit manager of a health benefit plan may not deny reimbursement to a pharmacist for the provision of a service or procedure within the scope of the pharmacist's license to practice pharmacy under Subtitle J, Title 3, Occupations Code, that:

(1) would be covered by the insurance policy or other coverage agreement if the service or procedure were provided by:

(A) a physician;

(B) an advanced practice nurse; or

(C) a physician assistant; and

(2) is performed by the pharmacist in strict compliance with laws and rules related to:

(A) the provision of the service or procedure; and

(B) the pharmacist's license.

(e) This section may not be construed to require an insurer or other health benefit plan issuer or a third-party administrator or pharmacy benefit manager to reimburse a pharmacist or pharmacy as an in-network or preferred provider.
Tex. Property Code § 240.051 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 240 / Section 240.051
§ 240.051. DISCLAIMER OF INTEREST IN PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

(a) This section and Sections 240.0511 and 240.0512 apply to a disclaimer of an interest in property other than a disclaimer subject to Section 240.052 or 240.053.

(b) If an interest in property passes because of the death of a decedent:

(1) a disclaimer of the interest:

(A) takes effect as of the time of the decedent's death; and

(B) relates back for all purposes to the time of the decedent's death; and

(2) the disclaimed interest is not subject to the claims of any creditor of the disclaimant.

(c) If an interest in property passes because of an event not related to the death of a decedent:

(1) a disclaimer of the interest:

(A) takes effect:

(i) as of the time the instrument creating the interest became irrevocable; or

(ii) in the case of an irrevocable transfer made without an instrument, at the time of the irrevocable transfer; and

(B) relates back for all purposes to the time the instrument became irrevocable or the time of the irrevocable transfer, as applicable; and

(2) the disclaimed interest is not subject to the claims of any creditor of the disclaimant.

(d) A disclaimed interest passes according to any provision in the instrument creating the interest that provides for:

(1) the disposition of the interest if the interest were to be disclaimed; or

(2) the disposition of disclaimed interests in general.

(e) If the instrument creating the disclaimed interest does not contain a provision described by Subsection (d) and:

(1) if the disclaimant is not an individual, the disclaimed interest passes as if the disclaimant did not exist; or

(2) if the disclaimant is an individual:

(A) except as provided by Section 240.0511, if the interest is passing because of the death of a decedent, the disclaimed interest passes as if the disclaimant had died immediately before the time as of which the disclaimer takes effect under Subsection (b); or

(B) except as provided by Section 240.0512, if the interest is passing because of an event not related to the death of a decedent, the disclaimed interest passes as if the disclaimant had died immediately before the time as of which the disclaimer takes effect under Subsection (c).

(f) A disclaimed interest that passes by intestacy passes as if the disclaimant died immediately before the decedent.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3803.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3803 / Section 3803.102
§ 3803.102. NONPROFIT CORPORATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The board by resolution may authorize the creation of a nonprofit corporation to assist and act for the district in implementing a project, providing residential housing, or providing a service authorized by this chapter.

(b) The nonprofit corporation:

(1) has each power of and is considered for all purposes to be a local government corporation created under Chapter 431, Transportation Code; and

(2) may implement any project and provide any service authorized by this chapter.

(c) The board shall appoint the board of directors of the nonprofit corporation. The board of directors of the nonprofit corporation shall serve in the same manner as, for the same term as, and on the conditions of the board of directors of a local government corporation created under Chapter 431, Transportation Code.

(d) The nonprofit corporation may be dissolved as provided by Chapter 431, Transportation Code, for a corporation created under that chapter.
Tex. Education Code § 107.62 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 107 / Section 107.62
§ 107.62. OBLIGATIONS; PLEDGE OF REVENUE.
Status: in_force

In payment for the erecting and equipping of dormitories and improvements, the board may issue its obligations in the amount and on the terms deemed advisable by the board. As security the board may pledge the income from the dormitories and improvements erected or from other dormitories owned by the system, as well as all other revenue derived by the system from other sources, except revenue derived by means of appropriations made for a specific purpose by the legislature.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 81.048 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 81 / Section 81.048
§ 81.048. NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY RESPONSE EMPLOYEE OR VOLUNTEER.
Status: in_force

(a) The executive commissioner shall:

(1) designate certain reportable diseases for notification under this section; and

(2) define the conditions that constitute possible exposure to those diseases.

(b) Notice of a positive or negative test result for a reportable disease designated under Subsection (a) shall be given to an emergency response employee or volunteer as provided by this section if:

(1) the emergency response employee or volunteer delivered a person to a hospital as defined by Section 74.001, Civil Practice and Remedies Code;

(2) the hospital has knowledge that the person has a reportable disease and has medical reason to believe that the person had the disease when the person was admitted to the hospital; and

(3) the emergency response employee or volunteer was exposed to the reportable disease during the course and scope of the person's employment or service as a volunteer.

(c) Notice of the possible exposure shall be given:

(1) by the hospital to the local health authority;

(2) by the hospital to the designated infection control officer of the entity that employs or uses the services of the affected emergency response employee or volunteer; and

(3) by the local health authority or the designated infection control officer of the entity that employs or uses the services of the affected emergency response employee or volunteer to the employee or volunteer affected.

(d) A person notified of a possible exposure under this section shall maintain the confidentiality of the information as provided by this chapter.

(e) A person is not liable for good faith compliance with this section.

(f) This section does not create a duty for a hospital to perform a test that is not necessary for the medical management of the person delivered to the hospital.

(g) A hospital that gives notice of a possible exposure under Subsection (c) or a local health authority or designated infection control officer that receives notice of a possible exposure under Subsection (c) may give notice of the possible exposure to a person other than the affected emergency response employee or volunteer if the person demonstrates that the person was exposed to the reportable disease while providing emergency care. The executive commissioner shall adopt rules to implement this subsection.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1064.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1064 / Section 1064.104
§ 1064.104. HOSPITAL SYSTEM; ANCILLARY HEALTH CARE SERVICES SYSTEM.
Status: in_force

(a) The district shall provide for the establishment of a hospital system by:

(1) purchasing, constructing, acquiring, repairing, or renovating buildings and equipment;

(2) equipping the buildings; and

(3) administering the buildings and equipment for hospital purposes.

(b) The hospital system may include:

(1) facilities for domiciliary care and treatment of the sick or injured;

(2) facilities for outpatient clinics;

(3) dispensaries;

(4) facilities for geriatric care, including assisted living facilities and independent elderly living facilities;

(5) nursing home facilities;

(6) necessary nurses' domiciliaries and training centers;

(7) blood banks;

(8) community mental health centers;

(9) research centers or laboratories; and

(10) any other facilities the board considers necessary for hospital care.
Tex. Election Code § 272.011 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 272 / Section 272.011
§ 272.011. BILINGUAL ELECTION MATERIALS REQUIRED IN CERTAIN POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) If the director of the census determines under 42 U.S.C. Section 1973aa-1a that a political subdivision must provide election materials in a language other than English or Spanish, the political subdivision shall provide election materials in that language in the same manner in which the political subdivision would be required to provide materials in Spanish under this chapter, to the extent applicable.

(b) The secretary of state shall prepare the translation for election materials required to be provided in a language other than English or Spanish for the following state prescribed voter forms:

(1) voter registration application form required by Section 13.002;

(2) the confirmation form required by Section 15.051;

(3) the voting instruction poster required by Section 62.011;

(4) the reasonable impediment declaration required by Section 63.001(b);

(5) the statement of residence form required by Section 63.0011;

(6) the provisional ballot affidavit required by Section 63.011;

(7) the application for a ballot by mail required by Section 84.011;

(8) the carrier envelope and voting instructions required by Section 86.013; and

(9) any other voter forms that the secretary of state identifies as frequently used and for which state resources are otherwise available.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3956.152 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3956 / Section 3956.152
§ 3956.152. MONEY USED FOR IMPROVEMENTS OR SERVICES.
Status: in_force

The district may acquire, construct, finance, operate, or maintain any improvement or service authorized under this chapter or Chapter 375, Local Government Code, using any money available to the district.
Tex. Government Code § 29.014 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 29 / Section 29.014
§ 29.014. COURT SECURITY COMMITTEE.
Status: in_force

(a) The presiding or municipal judge, as applicable, shall establish a court security committee composed of:

(1) the presiding or municipal judge, or the judge's designee;

(2) a representative of the law enforcement agency or other entity that provides the primary security for the court;

(3) a representative of the municipality; and

(4) any other person the committee determines necessary to assist the committee.

(b) The person described by Subsection (a)(1) serves as presiding officer of the committee.

(c) The committee shall establish the policies and procedures necessary to provide adequate security to the municipal courts served by the presiding or municipal judge, as applicable, including by developing a court emergency management plan.

(d) A committee shall recommend to the municipality the uses of resources and expenditures of money for courthouse security, but may not direct the assignment of those resources or the expenditure of those funds.

(e) Notwithstanding Section 551.001 or 552.003, a court security committee established under this section is not a governmental body for the purposes of Chapter 551 or 552.
Tex. Property Code § 216.003 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 216 / Section 216.003
§ 216.003. APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

(a) This chapter applies only to an older subdivision that:

(1) is wholly or partly located in a municipality with a population of two million or more;

(2) had original restrictions that:

(A) for at least one section of the subdivision, did not have an express procedure that provides for successive extensions of the restrictions;

(B) did not have an express procedure for amending the restrictions;

(C) under the common law of this state could not be amended without the unanimous consent of:

(i) all owners in the subdivision; or

(ii) all owners in any section of the subdivision; and

(D) may no longer be valid due to an inability to extend or amend the restrictions; and

(3) has a single property owners' association in which all owners in the subdivision are eligible for membership but in which membership is not mandatory.

(b) This chapter applies to a restriction regardless of the date on which the restriction was created.

(c) This chapter supersedes any contrary requirement for the extension or amendment of a restriction in a dedicatory instrument of a subdivision to which this chapter applies.

(d) This chapter does not apply to:

(1) a residential subdivision described by Section 209.0041(b);

(2) a condominium, as defined by Section 81.002 or 82.003;

(3) any portion of a residential subdivision in which restrictions are no longer enforceable due to nonresidential use; or

(4) property that is owned by a university that was owned by the university on the effective date of this chapter.
Tex. Tax Code § 321.210 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 321 / Section 321.210
§ 321.210. TELECOMMUNICATIONS EXEMPTION.
Status: repealed

(a) There are exempted from the taxes imposed under this chapter the sales within the municipality of telecommunications services unless the application of the exemption is repealed under this section. A municipality may not repeal the application of this exemption as it applies to interstate long-distance telecommunications services, but if a municipality has repealed the exemption before the effective date of Part 4, Article 1, H.B. No. 61, Acts of the 70th Legislature, 2nd Called Session, 1987, interstate long-distance telecommunications services in that municipality are not subject to taxes imposed under this chapter.

(b) The governing body of a municipality by ordinance adopted by a majority vote of the governing body in the manner required for the adoption of other ordinances may repeal the application of the exemption provided by Subsection (a) for telecommunications services sold within the municipality.

(c) A municipality that has repealed the application of the exemption may in the same manner reinstate the exemption.

(d) A vote of the governing body of a municipality repealing the application of or reinstating the exemption must be entered in the minutes of the municipality. The municipal secretary shall send to the comptroller by United States certified or registered mail a copy of each ordinance adopted under this section. The repeal of the application of the exemption or a reinstated exemption takes effect within the municipality as provided by Section 321.102(a) after receipt of a copy of the ordinance.