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Tex. Health and Safety Code § 181.052 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 181 / Section 181.052
§ 181.052. PROCESSING PAYMENT TRANSACTIONS BY FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "financial institution" has the meaning assigned by Section 1101, Right to Financial Privacy Act of 1978 (12 U.S.C. Section 3401), and its subsequent amendments.

(b) To the extent that a covered entity engages in activities of a financial institution, or authorizes, processes, clears, settles, bills, transfers, reconciles, or collects payments for a financial institution, this chapter and any rule adopted under this chapter does not apply to the covered entity with respect to those activities, including the following:

(1) using or disclosing information to authorize, process, clear, settle, bill, transfer, reconcile, or collect a payment for, or related to, health plan premiums or health care, if the payment is made by any means, including a credit, debit, or other payment card, an account, a check, or an electronic funds transfer; and

(2) requesting, using, or disclosing information with respect to a payment described by Subdivision (1):

(A) for transferring receivables;

(B) for auditing;

(C) in connection with a customer dispute or an inquiry from or to a customer;

(D) in a communication to a customer of the entity regarding the customer's transactions, payment card, account, check, or electronic funds transfer;

(E) for reporting to consumer reporting agencies; or

(F) for complying with a civil or criminal subpoena or a federal or state law regulating the covered entity.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1061.007 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1061 / Section 1061.007
§ 1061.007. RESTRICTION ON STATE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.
Status: in_force

The legislature may not make a direct appropriation for the construction, maintenance, or improvement of a district facility.
Tex. Government Code § 411.1161 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 411 / Section 411.1161
§ 411.1161.
Status: in_force

Sec. 411.1161. ACCESS TO CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD INFORMATION: HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION AND NURSE AIDE CERTIFICATION, MEDICATION AIDE PERMIT, AND NURSING FACILITY ADMINISTRATOR LICENSE. (a) The Health and Human Services Commission is entitled to obtain criminal history record information as provided by Subsection (b) that relates to a person who is an initial or renewal applicant for:

(1) a nurse aide certification with inclusion in the nurse aide registry established under Chapter 250, Health and Safety Code;

(2) a medication aide permit issued under Chapter 142, Health and Safety Code; or

(3) a nursing facility administrator license issued under Chapter 242, Health and Safety Code.

(b) Subject to Section 411.087 and consistent with the public policy of this state, the Health and Human Services Commission is entitled to:

(1) obtain through the Federal Bureau of Investigation criminal history record information maintained or indexed by that bureau that pertains to a person described by Subsection (a); and

(2) obtain from the department or any other criminal justice agency in this state criminal history record information maintained by the department or that criminal justice agency that relates to a person described by Subsection (a).

(c) The Health and Human Services Commission may not release or disclose to any person criminal history record information obtained from the Federal Bureau of Investigation under Subsection (b)(1). Criminal history record information obtained by the Health and Human Services Commission under Subsection (b)(2) may not be released or disclosed to any person except:

(1) on court order;

(2) with the consent of the person who is the subject of the criminal history record information;

(3) for purposes of an administrative hearing held by the Health and Human Services Commission concerning the person who is the subject of the criminal history record information; or

(4) as provided by Subsection (d).

(d) The Health and Human Services Commission is not prohibited from releasing criminal history record information obtained under Subsection (b)(2) to the person who is the subject of the criminal history record information.

(e) This section does not prohibit the Health and Human Services Commission from obtaining and using criminal history record information as provided by other law.

(f) The Health and Human Services Commission shall destroy criminal history record information that is obtained under this section after the information is used for its authorized purpose.
Tex. Water Code § 55.103 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 55 / Section 55.103
§ 55.103. APPLICATION TO GET ON BALLOT.
Status: in_force

(a) A person qualified to serve as a director may file an application with the secretary to have the applicant's name printed on the election ballots. The application must be signed by the applicant or by at least 10 qualified electors of the district and must be filed not later than 5 p.m. of the 45th day before the date of the election.

(b) Only persons for whom applications are filed under this section may have their names printed on the ballots. However, nothing in this section prevents write-in votes.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 692A.021 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 692A / Section 692A.021
§ 692A.021. EFFECT OF ANATOMICAL GIFT ON ADVANCE DIRECTIVE.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section:

(1) "Advance directive" means a medical power of attorney or a record signed or authorized by a prospective donor containing the prospective donor's direction concerning a health-care decision for the prospective donor.

(2) "Declaration" means a record signed by a prospective donor specifying the circumstances under which a life support system may be withheld or withdrawn from the prospective donor.

(3) "Health-care decision" means any decision made regarding the health care of the prospective donor.

(b) If a prospective donor has a declaration or advance directive and the terms of the declaration or directive and the express or implied terms of a potential anatomical gift are in conflict with regard to the administration of measures necessary to ensure the medical suitability of a part for transplantation or therapy, the prospective donor's attending physician and prospective donor shall confer to resolve the conflict. If the prospective donor is incapable of resolving the conflict, an agent acting under the prospective donor's declaration or directive, or, if the agent is not reasonably available, another person authorized by law other than this chapter to make health-care decisions on behalf of the prospective donor, shall act on the prospective donor's behalf to resolve the conflict. The conflict must be resolved as expeditiously as possible. Information relevant to the resolution of the conflict may be obtained from the appropriate procurement organization and any other person authorized to make an anatomical gift for the prospective donor under Section 692A.009. Before resolution of the conflict, measures necessary to ensure the medical suitability of the part may not be withheld or withdrawn from the prospective donor.

(c) If the conflict cannot be resolved, an expedited review of the matter must be initiated by an ethics or medical committee of the appropriate health care facility.
Tex. Government Code § 510.003 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 510 / Section 510.003
§ 510.003. ADMINISTRATION.
Status: in_force

The state council, the compact administrator, and the state's commissioner to the commission are administratively attached to the department.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8086.0403 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8086 / Section 8086.0403
§ 8086.0403. CONTRACT TAXES.
Status: in_force

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

(b) A contract approved by the district voters may contain a provision stating that the contract may be modified or amended by the board without further voter approval.
Tex. Transportation Code § 623.390 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 623 / Section 623.390
§ 623.390. RULES.
Status: in_force

The commission may adopt rules necessary to implement this subchapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8005A.0502 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8005A / Section 8005A.0502
§ 8005A.0502. TAXES FOR BONDS.
Status: in_force

At the time the district issues bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, the board shall provide for the annual imposition of a continuing direct ad valorem tax, without limit as to rate or amount, while all or part of the bonds are outstanding as required and in the manner provided by Sections 54.601 and 54.602, Water Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3801.005 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3801 / Section 3801.005
§ 3801.005. DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is composed of the territory described by Section 23.04(b), Chapter 165, Acts of the 75th Legislature, Regular Session, 1997, enacting former Section 376.004, Local Government Code, and by Section 1, Chapter 360, Acts of the 76th Legislature, Regular Session, 1999, as that territory may have been modified under:

(1) Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code; or

(2) other law.

(b) The boundaries and field notes of the district contained in Section 23.04(b), Chapter 165, Acts of the 75th Legislature, Regular Session, 1997, enacting former Section 376.004, Local Government Code, and in Section 1, Chapter 360, Acts of the 76th Legislature, Regular Session, 1999, form a closure. A mistake in the field notes or in copying the field notes in the legislative process does not in any way affect:

(1) the district's organization, existence, and validity;

(2) the district's right to issue any type of bond, including a refunding bond, for a purpose for which the district is created or to pay the principal of and interest on the bond;

(3) the district's right to impose and collect an assessment or tax;

(4) the validity of the enlargement of the district under Section 1, Chapter 360, Acts of the 76th Legislature, Regular Session, 1999; or

(5) the legality or operation of the district or the board.
Tex. Government Code § 442.061 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 442 / Section 442.061
§ 442.061. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter, "museum" means the Star of the Republic Museum.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8097.0302 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8097 / Section 8097.0302
§ 8097.0302. TAXES FOR BONDS.
Status: in_force

At the time the district issues bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, the district shall provide for the annual imposition of a continuing direct ad valorem tax, without limit as to rate or amount, while all or part of the bonds are outstanding.
Tex. Government Code § 62.104 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 62 / Section 62.104
§ 62.104. DISQUALIFICATION FOR LEGAL BLINDNESS.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who is legally blind is not disqualified to serve as a juror in a civil case solely because of his legal blindness except as provided by this section.

(b) A legally blind person is disqualified to serve as a juror in a civil case if, in the opinion of the court, his blindness renders him unfit to serve as a juror in that particular case.

(c) In this section, "legally blind" means having:

(1) no more than 20/200 of visual acuity in the better eye with correcting lenses; or

(2) visual acuity greater than 20/200, but with a limitation in the field of vision such that the widest diameter of the visual field subtends an angle no greater than 20 degrees.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 46B.110 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 46B / Section 46B.110
§ 46B.110. MOTION BY DEFENDANT, ATTORNEY REPRESENTING DEFENDANT, OR ATTORNEY REPRESENTING STATE.
Status: in_force

(a) The defendant, the attorney representing the defendant, or the attorney representing the state may move that the court determine that the defendant has been restored to competency.

(b) A motion for a determination of competency may be accompanied by affidavits supporting the moving party's assertion that the defendant is competent.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 101.054 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 101 / Section 101.054
§ 101.054. STATE MILITARY PERSONNEL.
Status: in_force

This chapter does not apply to a claim arising from the activities of the state military forces when on active duty under the lawful orders of competent authority.
Tex. Government Code § 404.001 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 404 / Section 404.001
§ 404.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: repealed

In this chapter:

(1) Repealed by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 891, Sec. 3.22(2), eff. Sept. 1, 1997.

(2) "Demand deposit" means a deposit that is payable on demand.

(3) "Direct security repurchase agreement" means an agreement under which the state buys, holds for a specified time, and then sells back any of the following securities, obligations, or participation certificates:

(A) United States government securities;

(B) direct obligations of or obligations the principal and interest of which are guaranteed by the United States; or

(C) direct obligations of or obligations guaranteed by agencies or instrumentalities of the United States government.

(4) "Market value" means the fair and reasonable prevailing price at which a security is being sold on the open market at the time of the appraisement of the security by the comptroller.

(5) "Reverse security repurchase agreement" means an agreement under which the state sells and after a specified time buys back any of the securities, obligations, or participation certificates listed in Paragraphs (A) through (C), Subdivision (3).

(6) "State depository" means an institution designated as a state depository under Subchapter C.

(7) "Time deposit" means a deposit for which there is in force a contract providing that neither the whole nor a part of the deposit may be withdrawn by check or otherwise before the expiration of the period of notice that must be given in writing in advance of a withdrawal.

(8) "Treasury" means state funds subject to the custody and control of the comptroller and available for appropriation by the legislature.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 311.041 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 311 / Section 311.041
§ 311.041. POLICY STATEMENT.
Status: in_force

It is the purpose of this subchapter to clarify and set forth the duties, responsibilities, and benefits that apply to hospitals for providing community benefits that include charity care.
Tex. Utilities Code § 40.053 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 40 / Section 40.053
§ 40.053. RETAIL CUSTOMER'S RIGHT OF CHOICE.
Status: in_force

(a) If a municipally owned utility chooses to participate in customer choice, after that choice all retail customers served by the municipally owned utility within the certificated retail service area of the municipally owned utility shall have the right of customer choice consistent with the provisions of this chapter, and the municipally owned utility shall provide open access for retail service.

(b) Notwithstanding Section 39.107, the metering function may not be deemed a competitive service for customers of the municipally owned utility within that service area and may, at the option of the municipally owned utility, continue to be offered by the municipally owned utility as sole provider.

(c) On its initiation of customer choice, a municipally owned utility may designate itself or one or more other entities as the provider or providers of last resort for customers within the municipally owned utility's certificated service area as that area existed on the date of the utility's initiation of customer choice. The municipally owned utility shall fulfill the role of default provider of last resort in the event no other entity is available to act in that capacity if the municipally owned utility continues to sell electric energy to retail customers after the initiation of customer choice. The municipally owned utility may delegate the authority to designate the provider or providers of last resort to the commission.

(d) If a customer is unable to obtain service from a retail electric provider or a municipally owned utility or electric cooperative offering customer choice, on request by the customer, the applicable provider of last resort shall offer the customer the standard retail service package for the appropriate customer class, with no interruption of service, at a fixed, nondiscountable rate that is at least sufficient to cover the reasonable costs of providing that service, as approved by the governing body of the municipally owned utility that has the authority to set rates. If a provider of last resort is designated by the commission, the commission may set the rate each provider of last resort may charge.

(e) The governing body of a municipally owned utility may establish the procedures and criteria for designating a provider of last resort and may redesignate a provider of last resort according to a schedule it considers appropriate. If the municipally owned utility delegates authority to the commission under Subsection (c), the commission is not required to comply with procedures or criteria adopted by the municipally owned utility.
Tex. Estates Code § 356.153 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 356 / Section 356.153
§ 356.153. GRANT OF APPLICATION.
Status: in_force

If the court grants an application for the sale of livestock, the court shall:

(1) enter an order to that effect; and

(2) authorize delivery of the livestock to a commission merchant described by Section 356.151 for sale in the regular course of business.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 11002.204 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 11002 / Section 11002.204
§ 11002.204. SALES AND USE TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may impose a sales and use tax if authorized by a majority of the voters of the district voting at an election called for that purpose. Revenue from the tax may be used for any purpose for which ad valorem tax revenue of the district may be used.

(b) The district may not adopt a sales and use tax if as a result of the adoption of the tax the combined rate of all sales and use taxes imposed by the district and other political subdivisions of this state having territory in the district would exceed two percent at any location in the district.

(c) If the voters of the district approve the adoption of a sales and use tax at an election held on the same election date on which another political subdivision adopts a sales and use tax or approves an increase in the rate of its sales and use tax and as a result the combined rate of all sales and use taxes imposed by the district and other political subdivisions of this state having territory in the district would exceed two percent at any location in the district, the election to adopt a sales and use tax under this chapter has no effect.

(d) Chapter 321, Tax Code, applies to the imposition, computation, administration, enforcement, and collection of the sales and use tax imposed by this section except to the extent it is inconsistent with this chapter.

(e) The district may not impose a sales and use tax at a rate that would cause the rate of the total sales and use taxes collected by all municipalities and other political subdivisions at a location in the district to exceed the maximum rate allowed by law. If a political subdivision's increase to a sales and use tax rate causes the total sales and use tax rate imposed at a location in the district to exceed the maximum rate allowed by law, the district's sales and use tax rate is automatically reduced to bring the total rate imposed at that location down to a rate allowed by law.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1046.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1046 / Section 1046.151
§ 1046.151. BUDGET.
Status: in_force

(a) Each administrator shall prepare an annual budget for each hospital for which that person is the administrator. The board shall combine these budgets into a single budget for the district.

(b) The proposed budget for the district must contain a complete financial statement of:

(1) the outstanding obligations of the district;

(2) the cash on hand in each district fund;

(3) the money received by the district from all sources during the previous year;

(4) the money available to the district from all sources during the ensuing year;

(5) the balances expected at the end of the year in which the budget is being prepared;

(6) the estimated amount of revenue and balances available to cover the proposed budget; and

(7) the estimated tax rate required.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3962.0605 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3962 / Section 3962.0605
§ 3962.0605. ISSUANCE OF BONDS FOR DEFINED AREA OR DESIGNATED PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

After an order under Section 3962.0603 is adopted, the district may issue bonds to provide for any land, improvements, facilities, plants, equipment, and appliances for the defined area or designated property.
Tex. Transportation Code § 394.024 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 394 / Section 394.024
§ 394.024. BOND.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission by rule may require an applicant for a permit to file with the commission a surety bond or other security in a reasonable amount.

(b) The bond or other security must be payable to the commission to reimburse the commission for the cost of removing a sign unlawfully erected or maintained by a permit holder.

(c) A rule adopted under Subsection (a) must exempt an applicant from filing a bond or other security if the applicant has:

(1) held at least five permits under this chapter for at least one year; and

(2) not violated this chapter or a rule adopted under this chapter during the preceding 12 months.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3892.209 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3892 / Section 3892.209
§ 3892.209. BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue bonds, notes, or other obligations in accordance with Subchapter J, Chapter 375, Local Government Code, payable wholly or partly from assessments, impact fees, revenue, grants, or other money of the district, or any combination of these sources of money, to pay for any authorized district purpose.

(b) In exercising the district's power to borrow, the district may issue a bond or other obligation in the form of a bond, note, certificate of participation or other instrument evidencing a proportionate interest in payments to be made by the district, or other type of obligation.
Tex. Local Government Code § 134.153 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 134 / Section 134.153
§ 134.153. COUNTY SPECIALTY COURT ACCOUNT.
Status: in_force

Money allocated under Section 134.101 or 134.102 to the county specialty court account maintained in the county treasury as required by Section 134.151 may be used by a county only to fund specialty court programs established under Subtitle K, Title 2, Government Code.
Tex. Tax Code § 181.202 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 181 / Section 181.202
§ 181.202. ALLOCATION OF TAX REVENUE.
Status: in_force

One-fourth of the revenue from the tax imposed by this chapter shall be deposited to the credit of the foundation school fund and three-fourths to the general revenue fund.
Tex. Local Government Code § 303.072 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 303 / Section 303.072
§ 303.072. SOURCE OF PAYMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) Bonds of a corporation are payable from revenue derived from public facilities or sponsor obligations. Bonds issued under this chapter are not an obligation or a pledge of the faith and credit of this state, a sponsor or other political subdivision of this state, or an agency of this state.

(b) Each bond must contain on its face a statement that neither the faith and credit nor the taxing power of this state, the sponsor, except to the extent of the sponsor obligations, or another political subdivision of this state is pledged to the payment of the principal of or the interest on the bonds.