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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1085.059 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1085 / Section 1085.059
§ 1085.059. RETIREMENT PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

The board may enter into a contract or agreement with this state or the federal government as required to establish or continue a retirement program for the benefit of the district's employees.
Tex. Property Code § 240.058 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 240 / Section 240.058
§ 240.058. PARTIAL DISCLAIMER BY SPOUSE.
Status: in_force

A disclaimer by a decedent's surviving spouse of an interest in property transferred as the result of the death of the decedent is not a disclaimer by the surviving spouse of any other transfer from the decedent to or for the benefit of the surviving spouse, regardless of whether the interest that would have passed under the disclaimed transfer passes because of the disclaimer to or for the benefit of the surviving spouse by the other transfer.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3881.209 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3881 / Section 3881.209
§ 3881.209. 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. Occupations Code § 166.002 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 166 / Section 166.002
§ 166.002. ANATOMIC PATHOLOGY BILLING.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other law, a person, including a physician and an entity, violates this subtitle and is subject to disciplinary action and penalties under this subtitle if the person:

(1) does not directly supervise or perform anatomic pathology services for a patient; and

(2) fails to disclose in the bill presented by the person to the patient or the insurer or other third party payor, or in an itemized statement to the patient:

(A) the name and address of the physician or laboratory that provided the anatomic pathology services; and

(B) the net amount paid or to be paid for each anatomic pathology service provided to the patient by the physician or laboratory.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3880.254 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3880 / Section 3880.254
§ 3880.254. TAXES FOR SERVICES, IMPROVEMENTS, AND FACILITIES IN DEFINED AREAS OR DESIGNATED PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

On voter approval and adoption of the order described by Section 3880.253, the district may apply separately, differently, equitably, and specifically its taxing power and lien authority to the defined area or designated property to provide money to construct, administer, maintain, and operate services, improvements, and facilities that primarily benefit the defined area or designated property.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3919.204 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3919 / Section 3919.204
§ 3919.204. ASSESSMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), the district may impose an assessment on property in the district to pay for an obligation described by Section 3919.203 in the manner provided for:

(1) a district under Subchapter F, Chapter 375, Local Government Code; or

(2) a municipality or county under Subchapter A, Chapter 372, Local Government Code.

(b) The district may not impose an assessment on a municipality, county, or other political subdivision.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7213.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7213 / Section 7213.051
§ 7213.051. DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

The district is governed by a board of not fewer than 5 and not more than 11 directors.
Tex. Election Code § 127.095 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 127 / Section 127.095
§ 127.095. DETERMINING SUCCESS OF TEST.
Status: in_force

(a) A test is successful if a perfect count of the test ballots is obtained and the automatic tabulating equipment otherwise functions properly during the counting of the test ballots.

(b) The testing authorities shall determine whether a test is successful.
Tex. Government Code § 445.001 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 445 / Section 445.001
§ 445.001. MUSEUM.
Status: in_force

(a) The Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum is established for the purpose of educating and engaging visitors in the exciting and unique story of Texas and displaying objects and information relating to the history of Texas.

(b) The museum shall provide exhibits, programs, and activities that support the education of public school students in the essential knowledge and skills developed and adopted under Chapter 28, Education Code.

(c) The museum is not subject to the provisions of Section 2165.005.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 11.07 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 11 / Section 11.07
§ 11.07.
Status: in_force

Art. 11.07. PROCEDURE AFTER CONVICTION WITHOUT DEATH PENALTY
Tex. Estates Code § 1104.211 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1104 / Section 1104.211
§ 1104.211. EFFECT OF DIVORCE ON DESIGNATION OF SPOUSE.
Status: in_force

If a declarant designates the declarant's spouse to serve as guardian under this subchapter, and the declarant is subsequently divorced from that spouse before a guardian is appointed, the provision of the declaration designating the spouse has no effect.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1077.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1077 / Section 1077.052
§ 1077.052. NOTICE OF ELECTION.
Status: in_force

Notice of an election of directors shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the area of the district in accordance with Section 4.003, Election Code.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 105.10 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 105 / Section 105.10
§ 105.10. PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person, in violation of this chapter or Section 32.17(a)(7):

(1) sells or offers for sale an alcoholic beverage during prohibited hours; or

(2) consumes or permits the consumption of an alcoholic beverage on the person's licensed or permitted premises during prohibited hours.

(b) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3957.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3957 / Section 3957.102
§ 3957.102. IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS AND SERVICES.
Status: in_force

The district may provide, design, construct, acquire, improve, relocate, operate, maintain, or finance an improvement project or service using any money available to the district, or contract with a governmental or private entity to 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.
Tex. Government Code § 450.002 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 450 / Section 450.002
§ 450.002. FUNDING.
Status: in_force

For the purposes of Subchapter I, Chapter 659:

(1) a charitable historical organization is considered an eligible charitable organization entitled to participate in a state employee charitable campaign; and

(2) a state employee is entitled to authorize a deduction for contributions to a charitable historical organization as a charitable contribution under Section 659.132, and the organization may use the contributions for the purpose of administering and providing educational outreach programs established by the organization.
Tex. Water Code § 13.1872 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 13 / Section 13.1872
§ 13.1872.
Status: repealed

Sec. 13.1872. CLASS D UTILITIES: RATE ADJUSTMENT. (a) This section applies only to a Class D utility.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 967 (S.B. 700), Sec. 14, eff. September 1, 2019.

(c) A utility may not make changes in its rates except by:

(1) filing an application for a rate adjustment under the procedures described by Subsection (e) and sending by mail, or by e-mail if the ratepayer has agreed to receive communications electronically, a notice to each ratepayer describing the proposed rate adjustment at least 30 days before the effective date of the proposed change; or

(2) complying with the procedures to change rates described by Section 13.1871.

(c-1) A utility that chooses to comply with Section 13.1871 as authorized under Subsection (c)(2) of this section may send the notice required by Section 13.1871(n) by mail or e-mail or may deliver a copy of the notice to the ratepayers.

(d) The utility shall mail, send by e-mail, or deliver a copy of the application to the appropriate offices of each affected municipality and to any other affected persons as required by the regulatory authority's rules.

(e) The utility commission by rule shall adopt procedures to allow a utility to receive without a hearing an annual rate adjustment. The rules must:

(1) include standard language to be included in the notice described by Subsection (c)(1) describing the rate adjustment process; and

(2) provide that an annual rate adjustment described by this section may not result in a rate increase to any class or category of ratepayer of more than five percent.

(f) A utility may adjust the utility's rates using the procedures adopted under Subsection (e) not more than once each year and not more than four times between rate proceedings described by Section 13.1871.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 4017.0101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 4017 / Section 4017.0101
§ 4017.0101. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Board" means the district's board of directors.

(2) "Commission" means the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

(3) "County" means Montgomery County.

(4) "Director" means a board member.

(5) "District" means the Montgomery County Management District No. 3.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 6.01 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 403 / Section 6.01
§ 6.01.
Status: in_force

Sec. 6.01. No person shall dispose of low-level radioactive waste generated within the party states unless the disposal is at the compact facility, except as otherwise provided in Section 3.05(7) of Article III.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8300.053 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8300 / Section 8300.053
§ 8300.053. INITIAL DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) The initial board consists of:

(1) Dan LeNeveu;

(2) Nikki Ball;

(3) Glenn Hansen;

(4) Joseph Charles Tusa; and

(5) Howard Moon.

(b) Unless otherwise agreed, the directors shall decide the initial terms of office by lot, with a simple majority of directors serving until the second succeeding directors election and the remaining directors serving until the next directors election.
Tex. Labor Code § 355.001 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 355 / Section 355.001
§ 355.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Blind person" means a person having not more than 20/200 visual acuity in the better eye with correcting lenses or 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.

(2) "Vending facility" means a facility in which food, drinks, drugs, novelties, souvenirs, tobacco products, notions, or related items are sold regularly. The term excludes facilities consisting solely of vending machines that do not compete directly or indirectly with a facility that is or could be operated by a person with a disability.

(3) "State property" means land and buildings owned, leased, or otherwise controlled by the state.

(4) "Agency" means the state agency in charge of state property.

(5) "Disability" means a physical or mental condition that the commission determines to constitute a substantial vocational disadvantage.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 4026.0310 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 4026 / Section 4026.0310
§ 4026.0310. NO EMINENT DOMAIN POWER.
Status: in_force

The district may not exercise the power of eminent domain.
Tex. Transportation Code § 366.251 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 366 / Section 366.251
§ 366.251. BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
Status: repealed

(a) An authority is governed by a board of directors.

(b) The commissioners court of each county of the authority shall appoint one director to serve on the board. The governor shall appoint one director to serve on the board.

(c) In addition to directors appointed by a commissioners court under Subsection (b), the commissioners courts of each county that created the authority under Section 366.031 shall appoint one additional director.

(c-1) The commissioners court of a county eligible to appoint an additional director under Subsection (c) shall ensure that each director appointed by that commissioners court resides in a different geographic region in that county. To the extent possible, appointments to the board must reflect the diversity of the population of the various counties.

(d) Directors shall be divided into two groups. To the greatest degree possible, each group shall contain an equal number of directors. Directors shall serve terms of two years, except that one group of directors of the initial board of an authority shall serve for a term of one year.

(d-1) If one or more directors are subsequently appointed to the board, the directors other than the subsequent appointees shall determine the length of the appointees' terms, to comply with Subsection (d).

(e) The director appointed by the governor must have resided in a county outside the authority that is adjacent to a county of the authority for at least one year before the person's appointment. Each director appointed by a commissioners court under Subsection (b) must have resided in that county for at least one year before the person's appointment. Each director appointed by a commissioners court under Subsection (c) must have resided in a county of the authority for at least one year before the person's appointment.

(f) Repealed by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 981, Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2007.

(g) An elected official is not eligible to serve as a director.

(h) A vacancy in a position shall be filled promptly by the entity that made the appointment.

(i) Each director has equal status and may vote.

(j) The board of an authority shall select one director as the presiding officer of the board to serve in that capacity until the person's term as a director expires. The board shall elect one director as assistant presiding officer. The board shall select a secretary and treasurer, neither of whom need be a director.

(k) The vote of a majority attending a board meeting is necessary for any action taken by the board. If a vacancy exists on a board, the majority of directors serving on the board is a quorum.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1023.158 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1023 / Section 1023.158
§ 1023.158. FINANCIAL REPORT.
Status: in_force

As soon as practicable after the close of the fiscal year, the district administrator shall prepare for the board:

(1) a sworn statement of the amount of district money; and

(2) an account of the disbursements of that money.
Tex. Estates Code § 1253.001 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1253 / Section 1253.001
§ 1253.001. APPLICATION TO TRANSFER GUARDIANSHIP TO FOREIGN JURISDICTION.
Status: in_force

On application of the guardian or on the court's own motion, a court that has jurisdiction over the guardianship may transfer the guardianship to a court in a foreign jurisdiction to which the ward has permanently moved.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1205.001 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1205 / Section 1205.001
§ 1205.001. APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This chapter applies only to a health benefit plan that:

(1) provides benefits for medical or surgical expenses incurred as a result of a health condition, accident, or sickness, including:

(A) an individual, group, blanket, or franchise insurance policy or insurance agreement, a group hospital service contract, or an individual or group evidence of coverage that is offered by:

(i) an insurance company;

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

(iii) a fraternal benefit society operating under Chapter 885;

(iv) a stipulated premium company operating under Chapter 884; or

(v) a health maintenance organization operating under Chapter 843; and

(B) to the extent permitted by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. Section 1001 et seq.), a health benefit plan that is offered by:

(i) a multiple employer welfare arrangement as defined by Section 3 of that Act and operating under Chapter 846; or

(ii) an analogous benefit arrangement;

(2) is offered by an approved nonprofit health corporation that holds a certificate of authority under Chapter 844; or

(3) is offered by any other entity that:

(A) is not authorized under this code or another insurance law of this state; and

(B) contracts directly for health care services on a risk-sharing basis, including a capitation basis.
Tex. Government Code § 434.304 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 434 / Section 434.304
§ 434.304. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

The commission may adopt rules to implement this subchapter. In developing rules under this section, the commission shall consult with the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board and institutions of higher education.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 534.116 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 534 / Section 534.116
§ 534.116. CONTRACT RENEWAL.
Status: in_force

The executive commissioner may refuse to renew a contract with a local intellectual and developmental disability authority and may select other agencies, entities, or organizations to be the local intellectual and developmental disability authority if the department's evaluation of the authority's performance under Section 534.109 indicates that the authority cannot ensure the availability of the specific services to priority populations required by the department and this subtitle.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9023.208 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9023 / Section 9023.208
§ 9023.208. APPOINTMENT OF MASTER.
Status: in_force

Not later than the 30th day after the election results are canvassed and the board votes to disannex municipal territory under Section 9023.207, the executive director of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality shall appoint an independent master to oversee the distribution of assets consistent with disannexation.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 8.406 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 8 / Section 8.406
§ 8.406. OBLIGATION TO NOTIFY ISSUER OF LOST, DESTROYED, OR WRONGFULLY TAKEN SECURITY CERTIFICATE.
Status: in_force

If a security certificate has been lost, apparently destroyed, or wrongfully taken, and the owner fails to notify the issuer of that fact within a reasonable time after the owner has notice of it and the issuer registers a transfer of the security before receiving notification, the owner may not assert against the issuer a claim for registering the transfer under Section 8.404 or a claim to a new security certificate under Section 8.405.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 112.032 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 112 / Section 112.032
§ 112.032. CRIMINAL PENALTY.
Status: in_force

A person, dealer, peddler, or broker who violates any of the provisions of this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine of not less than $500 for each violation.
Tex. Government Code § 546.0104 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 546 / Section 546.0104
§ 546.0104. APPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN NURSING LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

Section 301.251(a), Occupations Code, does not apply to delivery of a service for which payment is provided under the consumer-directed service option developed under this subchapter if:

(1) the individual who delivers the service:

(A) has not been denied a license under Chapter 301, Occupations Code;

(B) has not been issued a license under Chapter 301, Occupations Code, that is revoked or suspended; and

(C) performs a service that is not expressly prohibited from delegation by the Texas Board of Nursing; and

(2) the consumer who receives the service:

(A) has a disability and the service would have been performed by the consumer or the consumer's legally authorized representative except for that disability; and

(B) is:

(i) capable of training the individual to properly perform the service and the consumer directs the individual to deliver the service; or

(ii) not capable of training the individual to properly perform the service, the consumer's legally authorized representative is capable of training the individual to properly perform the service, and the legally authorized representative directs the individual to deliver the service.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 7 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 24 / Section 7
§ 7. PRISONER FROM ANOTHER STATE SUMMONED TO TESTIFY IN THIS STATE.
Status: in_force

(a) If a person confined in a penal institution in any other state may be a material witness in a criminal action pending in a court of record or in a grand jury investigation in this state, a judge of the court may certify that:

(1) there is a criminal proceeding or investigation by a grand jury or a criminal action pending in the court;

(2) a person who is confined in a penal institution in the other state may be a material witness in the proceeding, investigation, or action; and

(3) his presence will be required during a specified time.

(b) The judge of the court in this state shall:

(1) present the certificate to a judge of a court of record in the other state having jurisdiction over the prisoner confined; and

(2) give notice that the prisoner's presence will be required to the attorney general of the state in which the prisoner is confined.
Tex. Occupations Code § 201.301 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 201 / Section 201.301
§ 201.301. LICENSE REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

A person may not practice chiropractic unless the person holds a license issued by the board.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 21.501 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 21 / Section 21.501
§ 21.501. APPROVAL OF VOLUNTARY WINDING UP, REINSTATEMENT, OR REVOCATION OF VOLUNTARY WINDING UP.
Status: in_force

A corporation must approve a voluntary winding up in accordance with Chapter 11, a reinstatement in accordance with Section 11.202, a cancellation of an event requiring winding up under Section 11.152(a), or revocation of a voluntary decision to wind up in accordance with Section 11.151 by complying with one of the procedures prescribed by this subchapter.