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Tex. Insurance Code § 848.057 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 848 / Section 848.057
§ 848.057. REQUIREMENTS FOR APPROVAL OF APPLICATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner shall issue a certificate of authority on payment of the application fee prescribed by Section 848.152 if the commissioner is satisfied that:

(1) the applicant meets the requirements of Section 848.056;

(2) with respect to health care services to be provided, the applicant:

(A) has demonstrated the willingness and potential ability to ensure that the health care services will be provided in a manner that:

(i) increases collaboration among health care providers and integrates health care services;

(ii) promotes improvement in quality-based health care outcomes, patient safety, patient engagement, and coordination of services; and

(iii) reduces the occurrence of potentially preventable events;

(B) has processes that contain health care costs without jeopardizing the quality of patient care;

(C) has processes to develop, compile, evaluate, and report statistics on performance measures relating to the quality and cost of health care services, the pattern of utilization of services, and the availability and accessibility of services; and

(D) has processes to address complaints made by patients receiving services provided through the organization;

(3) the applicant is in compliance with all rules adopted by the commissioner under Section 848.151;

(4) the applicant has working capital and reserves sufficient to operate and maintain the health care collaborative and to arrange for services and expenses incurred by the health care collaborative;

(5) the applicant's proposed health care collaborative is not likely to reduce competition in any market for physician, hospital, or ancillary health care services due to:

(A) the size of the health care collaborative; or

(B) the composition of the collaborative, including the distribution of physicians by specialty within the collaborative in relation to the number of competing health care providers in the health care collaborative's geographic market; and

(6) the pro-competitive benefits of the applicant's proposed health care collaborative are likely to substantially outweigh the anticompetitive effects of any increase in market power.

(b) A certificate of authority is effective for a period of one year, subject to Section 848.060(d).
Tex. Election Code § 68.003 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 68 / Section 68.003
§ 68.003. DISPLAY TERMINALS FOR CERTAIN STATE OFFICERS.
Status: in_force

(a) For monitoring the tabulations, the secretary of state shall provide display terminals without charge to the governor, lieutenant governor, and speaker of the house of representatives in their Capitol offices. The secretary shall also provide printers at those locations if printers are made available at any location.

(b) The officers who are provided terminals or printers under this section may not provide access to data from those terminals or printers to members of the working news media.
Tex. Education Code § 51.664 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 51 / Section 51.664
§ 51.664. JOINT USE OF PERSONNEL.
Status: in_force

By interagency contract the governing boards of the participating institutions may fill by joint appointment any administrative, faculty, or support position necessary for the operation of the institutions. In such cases, salaries and benefits shall be prorated and paid from the funds of the respective institutions according to the share of each employee's responsibility to each institution.
Tex. Education Code § 32.301 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 32 / Section 32.301
§ 32.301. ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner may establish a grant program under which grants are awarded to school districts and open-enrollment charter schools to implement a technology lending program to provide students access to equipment necessary to access and use electronic instructional materials.

(b) A school district or an open-enrollment charter school may apply to the commissioner to participate in the grant program. In awarding grants under this subchapter for each school year, the commissioner shall consider:

(1) the availability of existing equipment to students in the district or school;

(2) other funding available to the district or school; and

(3) the district's or school's technology plan.

(c) The commissioner may determine the terms of a grant awarded under this section, including limits on the grant amount and approved uses of grant funds.

(d) The commissioner may recover funds not used in accordance with the terms of a grant by withholding amounts from any state funds otherwise due to the school district or open-enrollment charter school.
Tex. Government Code § 413.011 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 413 / Section 413.011
§ 413.011. CONTRACTUAL AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

The policy council may contract with public or private entities in the performance of its responsibilities.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8212.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8212 / Section 8212.101
§ 8212.101. 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. Special District Local Laws Code § 7901A.0503 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7901A / Section 7901A.0503
§ 7901A.0503. BONDS FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

At the time of issuance, the total principal amount of bonds or other obligations issued or incurred to finance road projects and payable from ad valorem taxes may not exceed one-fourth of the assessed value of the real property in the district.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 578.006 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 578 / Section 578.006
§ 578.006. REGISTRATION OF EQUIPMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) A person may not administer electroconvulsive therapy unless the equipment used to administer the therapy is registered with the department.

(b) A mental hospital or facility administering electroconvulsive therapy or a private physician administering the therapy on an outpatient basis must file an application for registration under this section. The applicant must submit the application to the department on a form prescribed by department rule.

(c) The application must be accompanied by a nonrefundable application fee. The executive commissioner by rule shall set the fee in a reasonable amount not to exceed the cost to the department to administer this section.

(d) The application must contain:

(1) the model, manufacturer, and age of each piece of equipment used to administer the therapy; and

(2) any other information required by department rule.

(e) The department may conduct an investigation as considered necessary after receiving the proper application and the required fee.

(f) The executive commissioner by rule may prohibit the registration and use of equipment of a type, model, or age the executive commissioner determines is dangerous.

(g) The department may deny, suspend, or revoke a registration if the department determines that the equipment is dangerous. The denial, suspension, or revocation of a registration is a contested case under Chapter 2001, Government Code.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 12.0203 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 12 / Section 12.0203
§ 12.0203. NEGOTIATED RULEMAKING AND ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner shall develop and implement a policy to encourage the use of:

(1) negotiated rulemaking procedures under Chapter 2008, Government Code, for the adoption of department rules; and

(2) appropriate alternative dispute resolution procedures under Chapter 2009, Government Code, to assist in the resolution of internal and external disputes under the department's jurisdiction.

(b) The department's procedures relating to alternative dispute resolution must conform, to the extent possible, to any model guidelines issued by the State Office of Administrative Hearings for the use of alternative dispute resolution by state agencies.

(c) The commissioner shall designate a trained person to:

(1) coordinate the implementation of the policy adopted under Subsection (a);

(2) serve as a resource for any training needed to implement the procedures for negotiated rulemaking or alternative dispute resolution; and

(3) collect data concerning the effectiveness of those procedures, as implemented by the department.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8005A.0104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8005A / Section 8005A.0104
§ 8005A.0104. CONSENT OF MUNICIPALITY REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors may not hold an election under Section 8005A.0103 until each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located has consented by ordinance or resolution to the creation of the district and to the inclusion of land in the district as required by applicable law.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3814.006 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3814 / Section 3814.006
§ 3814.006. APPLICABILITY OF OTHER LAW.
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, Chapter 375, Local Government Code, applies to the district.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 161.302 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 161 / Section 161.302
§ 161.302. GRANT PROGRAM FOR YOUTH GROUPS.
Status: in_force

(a) The entity administering Section 161.301 shall also develop and implement a grant program to support youth groups that include as a part of the group's program components related to reduction of use by the group's members of tobacco and e-cigarettes as defined by Section 161.081.

(b) "Youth group" means a nonprofit organization that:

(1) is chartered as a national or statewide organization;

(2) is organized and operated exclusively for youth recreational or educational purposes and that includes, as part of the group's program, in addition to the components described by Subsection (a), components relating to:

(A) prevention of drug abuse;

(B) character development;

(C) citizenship training; and

(D) physical and mental fitness;

(3) has been in existence for at least 10 years; and

(4) has a membership of which at least 65 percent is younger than 22 years of age.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3994.0302 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3994 / Section 3994.0302
§ 3994.0302. 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 § 3976.0109 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3976 / Section 3976.0109
§ 3976.0109. CONSENT OF MUNICIPALITY REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The board may not hold an election to authorize the issuance of bonds until the governing body of the city by ordinance or resolution consents to the creation of the district and to the inclusion of land in the district. The city's consent must be granted in the manner provided by Section 54.016, Water Code, for including land within the corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction of a city.
Tex. Transportation Code § 551.451 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 551 / Section 551.451
§ 551.451. DEFINITIONS.
Status: repealed

In this subchapter:

(1) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1233 (H.B. 1548), Sec. 41(3), eff. June 14, 2019.

(2) "Golf cart" has the meaning assigned by Section 551.401.

(3) "Motor carrier" has the meaning assigned by Section 643.001.

(4) "Neighborhood electric vehicle" has the meaning assigned by Section 551.301.

(4-a) "Off-highway vehicle" has the meaning assigned by Section 551A.001.

(5) "Public highway" has the meaning assigned by Section 502.001.

(6) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1233 (H.B. 1548), Sec. 41(3), eff. June 14, 2019.

(7) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1233 (H.B. 1548), Sec. 41(3), eff. June 14, 2019.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1076.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1076 / Section 1076.103
§ 1076.103. HOSPITAL SYSTEM.
Status: in_force

The district shall provide for:

(1) the establishment of a hospital or hospital system in the district to provide medical and hospital care and treatment and related services to district residents by:

(A) purchasing, constructing, acquiring, repairing, or renovating buildings, facilities, and improvements; and

(B) equipping the buildings, facilities, and improvements for hospital purposes; and

(2) the operation, maintenance, and administration of the hospital or hospital system for hospital purposes.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1065.062 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1065 / Section 1065.062
§ 1065.062. SEAL.
Status: in_force

The board may adopt a seal for the district.
Tex. Government Code § 1471.081 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1471 / Section 1471.081
§ 1471.081. ELECTION AUTHORIZED.
Status: in_force

(a) On receipt of a petition signed by 250 registered voters residing anywhere in the county, the commissioners court shall order an election in the county to determine whether bonds of the county shall be issued to fully compensate a commissioners or justice precinct or a road district for bonds authorized to be issued under a general or special law adopted under Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution.

(b) At the election, the ballot proposition must include:

(1) the purpose for which the bonds are to be issued; and

(2) the question as to whether a tax shall be imposed on the taxable property in the county to pay the interest on the bonds and to provide a sinking fund for the redemption of the bonds.

(c) If the bonds of the precinct or district have been authorized but not issued and sold or if the bonds have been sold but the proceeds have not been spent, the ballot proposition must state: "The issuance of county bonds for the construction of district roads and the further construction, maintenance, and operation of macadamized, graveled, or paved roads and turnpikes, or in aid of these purposes, throughout the county."

(d) If the bonds of the precinct or district have been issued and the proceeds have been applied to the construction of roads in the precinct or district, the ballot proposition must state: "The issuance of county bonds for the purchase of district roads and the further construction, maintenance, and operation of macadamized, graveled, or paved roads and turnpikes, or in aid of these purposes, throughout the county."
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 17.22 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 17 / Section 17.22
§ 17.22. MAY TAKE BAIL IN FELONY.
Status: in_force

(a) In a felony case, if the court before which the case is pending is not in session in the county where the defendant is in custody, the sheriff or other peace officer, or a jailer licensed under Chapter 1701, Occupations Code, who has the defendant in custody may take the defendant's bail in the amount set by the court or magistrate, or if no amount has been set, then in any amount that the officer considers reasonable and that is in compliance with Article 17.15.

(b) Before taking bail under this article, the sheriff, peace officer, or jailer shall obtain the defendant's criminal history record information through the statewide telecommunications system maintained by the Department of Public Safety and through the public safety report system developed under Article 17.021.

(c) If the defendant is charged with or has previously been convicted of an offense involving violence as defined by Article 17.03, the sheriff, officer, or jailer may not set the amount of the defendant's bail but may take the defendant's bail in the amount set by the court.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1026.207 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1026 / Section 1026.207
§ 1026.207. REFUNDING BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may, without an election, issue refunding bonds to refund outstanding indebtedness issued or assumed by the district.

(b) A refunding bond may be:

(1) sold, with the proceeds of the refunding bond applied to the payment of outstanding indebtedness; or

(2) exchanged wholly or partly for not less than a similar principal amount of outstanding indebtedness.
Tex. Property Code § 54.044 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 54 / Section 54.044
§ 54.044. SEIZURE OF PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

(a) The landlord or the landlord's agent may not seize exempt property and may seize nonexempt property only if it is authorized by a written lease and can be accomplished without a breach of the peace.

(b) Immediately after seizing property under Subsection (a) of this section, the landlord or the landlord's agent shall leave written notice of entry and an itemized list of the items removed. The notice and list shall be left in a conspicuous place within the dwelling. The notice must state the amount of delinquent rent and the name, address, and telephone number of the person the tenant may contact regarding the amount owed. The notice must also state that the property will be promptly returned on full payment of the delinquent rent.

(c) Unless authorized in a written lease, the landlord is not entitled to collect a charge for packing, removing, or storing property seized under this section.

(d) If the tenant has abandoned the premises, the landlord or the landlord's agent may remove its contents.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 161.041 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 161 / Section 161.041
§ 161.041. MANDATORY REPORTING OF GUNSHOT WOUNDS.
Status: in_force

A physician who attends or treats, or who is requested to attend or treat, a bullet or gunshot wound, or the administrator, superintendent, or other person in charge of a hospital, sanitorium, or other institution in which a bullet or gunshot wound is attended or treated or in which the attention or treatment is requested, shall report the case at once to the law enforcement authority of the municipality or county in which the physician practices or in which the institution is located.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 243.012 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 243 / Section 243.012
§ 243.012. INJUNCTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may petition a district court for a temporary restraining order to restrain a continuing violation of the standards or licensing requirements provided under this chapter if the department finds that the violation creates an immediate threat to the health and safety of the patients of an ambulatory surgical center.

(b) A district court, on petition of the department and on a finding by the court that a person is violating the standards or licensing requirements provided under this chapter, may by injunction:

(1) prohibit a person from continuing a violation of the standards or licensing requirements provided under this chapter;

(2) restrain or prevent the establishment or operation of an ambulatory surgical center without a license issued under this chapter; or

(3) grant any other injunctive relief warranted by the facts.

(c) The attorney general shall institute and conduct a suit authorized by this section at the request of the department.

(d) Venue for a suit brought under this section is in the county in which the ambulatory surgical center is located or in Travis County.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3842.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3842 / Section 3842.003
§ 3842.003. PURPOSE; DECLARATION OF INTENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The creation of the district is essential to accomplish the purposes of Sections 52 and 52-a, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and other public purposes stated in this chapter. By creating the district and in authorizing the City of Nassau Bay, Harris County, and other political subdivisions to contract with the district, the legislature has established a program to accomplish the public purposes set out in Section 52-a, Article III, Texas Constitution.

(b) The creation of the district is necessary to promote, develop, encourage, and maintain employment, commerce, transportation, housing, tourism, recreation, the arts, entertainment, economic development, safety, and the public welfare in the district territory.

(c) This chapter and the creation of the district may not be interpreted to relieve Harris County or the City of Nassau Bay from providing the level of services provided, as of the effective date of the Act enacting this chapter, to the area in the district. The district is created to supplement and not to supplant the county or city services provided in the area in the district.
Tex. Transportation Code § 623.002 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 623 / Section 623.002
§ 623.002. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

The board may adopt rules necessary to implement and enforce this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8456.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8456 / Section 8456.052
§ 8456.052. TEMPORARY DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) On or after the effective date of the Act enacting this chapter, the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district may submit a petition to the commission requesting that the commission appoint as temporary directors the five persons named in the petition. The commission shall appoint as temporary directors the five persons named in the petition.

(b) Temporary directors serve until the earlier of:

(1) the date permanent directors are elected under Section 8456.003; or

(2) the fourth anniversary of the effective date of the Act enacting this chapter.

(c) If permanent directors have not been elected under Section 8456.003 and the terms of the temporary directors have expired, successor temporary directors shall be appointed or reappointed as provided by Subsection (d) to serve terms that expire on the earlier of:

(1) the date permanent directors are elected under Section 8456.003; or

(2) the fourth anniversary of the date of the appointment or reappointment.

(d) If Subsection (c) applies, the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district may submit a petition to the commission requesting that the commission appoint as successor temporary directors the five persons named in the petition. The commission shall appoint as successor temporary directors the five persons named in the petition.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1425.052 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1425 / Section 1425.052
§ 1425.052. EXEMPTION FROM SUBTITLE FOR BENEFITS REQUIRING DEFRAYAL.
Status: in_force

(a) A provision of this subtitle that is enacted on or after January 1, 2012, does not apply to a qualified health plan if a determination is made under 45 C.F.R. Section 155.170 that:

(1) the provision requires the qualified health plan to offer benefits in addition to the essential health benefits required under 42 U.S.C. Section 18022(b); and

(2) this state must make payments to defray the cost of the additional benefits mandated by the provision.

(b) If a determination described by Subsection (a) is made as to a qualified health plan, the provision to which the determination relates does not apply to a non-qualified health plan if the non-qualified health plan is offered in the same market as the qualified health plan.