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Tex. Occupations Code § 603.2041 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 603 / Section 603.2041
§ 603.2041. SUBPOENAS; CONFIDENTIALITY OF INFORMATION.
Status: repealed

(a) The executive director of the medical board, the director's designee, or the secretary-treasurer of the medical board may issue a subpoena or subpoena duces tecum:

(1) to conduct an investigation or a contested case proceeding related to:

(A) alleged misconduct by a perfusionist;

(B) an alleged violation of this chapter or another law related to the practice of perfusion; or

(C) the provision of health care under this chapter; or

(2) for purposes of determining whether to issue, suspend, restrict, or revoke a license under this chapter.

(a-1) Failure to timely comply with a subpoena issued under this section is a ground for:

(1) disciplinary action by the medical board or another licensing or regulatory agency with jurisdiction over the person subject to the subpoena; and

(2) denial of a license application.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 , Sec. 2.197(23), eff. September 1, 2015.

(c) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 , Sec. 2.197(23), eff. September 1, 2015.

(d) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 , Sec. 2.197(23), eff. September 1, 2015.

(e) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1, Sec. 5.318(9), eff. April 2, 2015.

(f) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 , Sec. 2.197(23), eff. September 1, 2015.

(g) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 , Sec. 2.197(23), eff. September 1, 2015.

(h) All information and materials subpoenaed or compiled by the medical board in connection with a complaint and investigation under this chapter are confidential and not subject to disclosure under Chapter 552, Government Code, and not subject to disclosure, discovery, subpoena, or other means of legal compulsion for their release to anyone other than the medical board or its agents or employees involved in discipline of the holder of a license, except that this information may be disclosed to:

(1) persons involved with the medical board in a disciplinary action against the holder of a license under this chapter;

(2) professional perfusionist licensing or disciplinary boards in other jurisdictions;

(3) peer assistance programs approved by the medical board under Chapter 467, Health and Safety Code;

(4) law enforcement agencies; and

(5) persons engaged in bona fide research, if all individual-identifying information has been deleted.

(i) The filing of formal charges by the medical board against a holder of a license under this chapter, the nature of those charges, disciplinary proceedings of the medical board, and final disciplinary actions, including warnings and reprimands, by the medical board are not confidential and are subject to disclosure in accordance with Chapter 552, Government Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8473.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8473 / Section 8473.052
§ 8473.052. TEMPORARY DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) The temporary board consists of:

(1) Kevin Bales;

(2) Tol S. Higginbotham IV;

(3) Mark Baldwin;

(4) Brannin Prideaux; and

(5) Chris Synan.

(b) Temporary directors serve until the earlier of:

(1) the date permanent directors are elected under Section 8473.003; or

(2) the fourth anniversary of the effective date of their designation.

(c) If permanent directors have not been elected under Section 8473.003 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 8473.003; 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. Government Code § 54.973 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 54 / Section 54.973
§ 54.973. COMPENSATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A magistrate is entitled to the salary determined by the Commissioners Court of Travis County.

(b) The salary may not be less than the salary authorized to be paid to a master for family law cases appointed under Subchapter A, Chapter 201, Family Code, unless a lesser salary is recommended by the judges described by Section 54.971 and approved by the commissioners court.

(c) The magistrate's salary is paid from the county fund available for payment of officers' salaries.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7962.0403 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7962 / Section 7962.0403
§ 7962.0403. 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. Occupations Code § 153.008 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 153 / Section 153.008
§ 153.008. BOARD RECORDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall maintain a record of its proceedings. The record maintained under this subsection is public information.

(b) The board's records must indicate whether an applicant was issued or denied a license. The record constitutes prima facie evidence of each matter contained in the record.

(c) A certified copy of a record maintained under this section, under the hand and seal of the executive director of the board, is admissible in evidence in all courts.
Tex. Water Code § 36.417 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 36 / Section 36.417
§ 36.417. RULES; ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION.
Status: in_force

A district by rule may develop and use alternative dispute resolution procedures in the manner provided for governmental bodies under Chapter 2009, Government Code.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 125.047 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 125 / Section 125.047
§ 125.047. NUISANCE ABATEMENT FUND.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section:

(1) "Fund" means a nuisance abatement fund.

(2) "Nuisance abatement" means an activity taken by a municipality to reduce the occurrences of a common or public nuisance.

(b) This section applies only to a municipality with a population of 1.5 million or more.

(c) A municipality shall create a fund as a separate account in the treasury of the municipality.

(d) The fund consists of:

(1) money awarded the municipality in an action under this chapter;

(2) money awarded the municipality under a settlement to an action under this chapter;

(3) fines resulting from code enforcement citations issued by the municipality for conduct defined as a common or public nuisance under this chapter;

(4) bonds forfeited to the municipality under this chapter; and

(5) donations or grants made to the municipality for the purpose of nuisance abatement.

(e) The money in the fund may be used only for the purpose of ongoing nuisance abatement. That purpose includes:

(1) regular and overtime compensation for nuisance abatement or enforcement personnel; and

(2) hiring additional personnel for nuisance abatement as needed.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 285.091 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 285 / Section 285.091
§ 285.091. HOSPITAL DISTRICT CONTRACTS, COLLABORATIONS, AND JOINT VENTURES.
Status: in_force

(a) A hospital district created under general or special law may, directly or through a nonprofit corporation created or formed by the district, contract, collaborate, or enter into a joint venture with any public or private entity as necessary to carry out the functions of or provide services to the district.

(b) A hospital district created under general or special law may contract with the Texas Department of Health for the provision of health care services and assistance, including preventive health care services, to eligible residents of the district.

(c) A hospital district created under general or special law may contract or collaborate with a local governmental entity, as defined by Section 534.002, Government Code, or any other public or private entity as necessary to provide or deliver health care services under a demonstration project established under Section 534.201 or 534.202, Government Code, in which the hospital district participates.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8291.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8291 / Section 8291.003
§ 8291.003. FINDINGS OF BENEFIT AND PUBLIC PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is created to serve a public use and benefit.

(b) All land and other property included in the boundaries of the district will benefit from the works and projects accomplished by the district under the powers conferred by Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.

(c) The creation of the district is essential to accomplish the purposes of Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Estates Code § 101.052 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 101 / Section 101.052
§ 101.052. LIABILITY OF COMMUNITY PROPERTY FOR DEBTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The community property that was by law under the sole management, control, and disposition of a spouse or under the joint management, control, and disposition of the spouses during marriage continues to be subject to the liabilities of that spouse on the death of either spouse.

(a-1) The undivided one-half interest that the surviving spouse owned in community property that was by law under the sole management, control, and disposition of the deceased spouse during marriage is subject to the liabilities of the surviving spouse on the death of the deceased spouse.

(b) The undivided one-half interest that the deceased spouse owned in community property that was by law under the sole management, control, and disposition of the surviving spouse during marriage passes to the deceased spouse's heirs or devisees charged with the liabilities of the deceased spouse.

(c) This section does not prohibit the administration of community property under other provisions of this title relating to the administration of an estate.
Tex. Occupations Code § 566.007 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 566 / Section 566.007
§ 566.007. REMITTANCE OF PENALTY AND INTEREST.
Status: in_force

(a) If after judicial review, the administrative penalty is reduced or is not upheld by the court, the court shall, after the judgment becomes final:

(1) order that the appropriate amount, plus accrued interest, be remitted to the person if the person paid the penalty; or

(2) order the release of the bond in full if the penalty is not upheld or order the release of the bond after the person pays the penalty imposed if the person gave a supersedeas bond.

(b) The interest paid under Subsection (a)(1) is the rate charged on loans to depository institutions by the New York Federal Reserve Bank. The interest shall be paid for the period beginning on the date the penalty is paid and ending on the date the penalty is remitted.
Tex. Finance Code § 273.107 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 273 / Section 273.107
§ 273.107. REMOVAL OF BOARD MEMBER.
Status: in_force

The board may remove an elected director from office by a two-thirds majority vote at a meeting called for that express purpose because the director has failed to:

(1) maintain the standards for directors specified in the plan of operation; or

(2) perform any required duty.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1251.255 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1251 / Section 1251.255
§ 1251.255. TERMINATION OF CONTINUED COVERAGE.
Status: repealed

(a) Group coverage continued under this subchapter may not terminate until the earliest of:

(1) the date the maximum continuation period provided by law would end, which is:

(A) for any employee, member, or dependent not eligible for continuation coverage under Title X, Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (29 U.S.C. Section 1161 et seq.) (COBRA), nine months after the date the employee, member, or dependent elects to continue the group coverage; or

(B) for any employee, member, or dependent eligible for continuation coverage under COBRA, six additional months following any period of continuation coverage provided under COBRA;

(2) the date failure to make timely payments would terminate the group coverage;

(3) the date the group coverage terminates in its entirety;

(4) the date the insured is or could be covered under Medicare;

(5) the date the insured is covered for similar benefits by another plan or program, including:

(A) a hospital, surgical, medical, or major medical expense insurance policy;

(B) a hospital or medical service subscriber contract; or

(C) a medical practice or other prepayment plan;

(6) the date the insured is eligible for similar benefits, whether or not covered for those benefits, under any arrangement of coverage for individuals in a group, whether on an insured or uninsured basis; or

(7) the date similar benefits are provided or available to the insured under any state or federal law other than continuation coverage under Title X, Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (29 U.S.C. Section 1161 et seq.) (COBRA).

(b) Repealed by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 615, Sec. 8(a)(3), eff. January 1, 2014.
Tex. Transportation Code § 223.2012 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 223 / Section 223.2012
§ 223.2012. NORTH TARRANT EXPRESS PROJECT PROVISIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, the North Tarrant Express project is the project described by Section 223.201(f)(3) entered into on June 23, 2009.

(b) The comprehensive development agreement for the North Tarrant Express project may provide for negotiating and entering into facility agreements for future phases or segments of the project at the times that the department considers advantageous to the department.

(c) The department is not required to use any further competitive procurement process to enter into one or more related facility agreements with the developer or an entity controlled by, to be controlled by, or to be under common control with the developer under the comprehensive development agreement for the North Tarrant Express project.

(d) A facility agreement for the North Tarrant Express project must terminate on or before June 22, 2061. A facility agreement may not be extended or renewed beyond that date.

(e) The department may include or negotiate any matter in a comprehensive development agreement for the North Tarrant Express project that the department considers advantageous to the department.

(f) The comprehensive development agreement for the North Tarrant Express project may provide the developer or an entity controlled by, to be controlled by, or to be under common control with the developer with a right of first negotiation under which the developer may elect to negotiate with the department and enter into one or more related facility agreements for future phases or segments of the project.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 242.003 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 242 / Section 242.003
§ 242.003. POLICIES AND RULES.
Status: in_force

(a) The board is responsible for the review and approval of all policies and shall make rules appropriate to the proper accomplishment of the department's functions. The board may delegate to the executive director the board's responsibility for the adoption of certain policies as appropriate for the proper accomplishment of the department's functions relating to state-operated facilities and the department's personnel.

(b) The board shall adopt rules for the government of the schools, facilities, and programs under the department's authority under this subtitle and shall see that the schools, facilities, and programs are conducted according to law and to the board's rules.

(c) The purpose of the rules and of all education, work, training, discipline, and recreation adopted under this section and of all other activities in the schools, facilities, and programs is to restore and increase the self-respect and self-reliance of the children under the authority of the department and to qualify those children for good citizenship and honorable employment.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9045.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9045 / Section 9045.103
§ 9045.103. LIMIT ON EMINENT DOMAIN.
Status: in_force

The district may exercise the power of eminent domain only:

(1) in Harris County; and

(2) when necessary to carry out the purposes for which the district was created.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 62.061 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 62 / Section 62.061
§ 62.061. PROHIBITED ACTS.
Status: in_force

Except as authorized by the commission under this subchapter, no person may hunt a wild animal, wild bird, or wild fowl in a state park, fort, or historic site under the jurisdiction of the department.
Tex. Local Government Code § 87.001 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 87 / Section 87.001
§ 87.001. NO REMOVAL FOR PRIOR ACTION.
Status: in_force

An officer may not be removed under this chapter for an act the officer committed before election to office.
Tex. Water Code § 53.185 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 53 / Section 53.185
§ 53.185. RATES AND CHARGES.
Status: in_force

If the board issues revenue bonds or combination tax and revenue bonds, the board, at the time it authorizes the bonds, shall fix rates and charges for the use of the facilities or the services rendered in an amount which, together with any tax which is levied, will assure the prompt payment of the principal of and interest on the bonds as they mature.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3833.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3833 / Section 3833.001
§ 3833.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

(2) "Bond" means any type of interest-bearing obligation, including a bond, note, bond anticipation note, certificate of participation, or other similar evidence of indebtedness.

(3) "City" means the City of San Antonio.

(4) "District" means the Espada Development District.
Tex. Government Code § 606.029 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 606 / Section 606.029
§ 606.029. DELINQUENT PAYMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The retirement system may require in an agreement with a political subdivision that interest be paid on delinquent payments.

(b) The retirement system may bring suit to collect a delinquent payment and interest on the payment.

(c) The retirement system may direct the comptroller to deduct a delinquent payment and interest from funds payable by the state to the delinquent political subdivision that are expressly subject to deduction. The comptroller shall send to the retirement system in trust the amount deducted for the contribution of the delinquent political subdivision.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1034.207 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1034 / Section 1034.207
§ 1034.207. EXECUTION OF BONDS.
Status: in_force

The board president shall execute district bonds in the district's name, and the board secretary shall countersign the bonds in the manner provided by Chapter 618, Government Code.
Tex. Government Code § 1506.001 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1506 / Section 1506.001
§ 1506.001. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This Subchapter applies only to a home-rule municipality that:

(1) has a population of less than 60,000; and

(2) on January 1, 1949, owned and operated a public parking lot.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8887.106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8887 / Section 8887.106
§ 8887.106. SURVEYS.
Status: in_force

The district may have a licensed engineer or qualified groundwater scientist survey the groundwater of a groundwater reservoir or a subdivision of a groundwater reservoir in the district and the facilities for the development, production, and use of that groundwater to determine the:

(1) quantity of the groundwater available for production and use; and

(2) improvements, developments, and recharges needed for the groundwater reservoir or subdivision of a groundwater reservoir.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8084.0503 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8084 / Section 8084.0503
§ 8084.0503. 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. Occupations Code § 2028.201 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2028 / Section 2028.201
§ 2028.201. RULES.
Status: in_force

The commission shall adopt rules relating to this subchapter and the oversight of the amounts allocated under Sections 2028.202(b) and (c).
Tex. Transportation Code § 366.071 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 366 / Section 366.071
§ 366.071. EXPENDITURES FOR FEASIBILITY STUDIES.
Status: in_force

(a) An authority may pay the expenses of studying the cost and feasibility and any other expenses relating to the preparation and issuance of bonds for a proposed turnpike project or system by:

(1) using legally available revenue derived from an existing turnpike project or system;

(2) borrowing money and issuing bonds or entering into a loan agreement payable out of legally available revenue anticipated to be derived from the operation of an existing turnpike project or system; or

(3) pledging to the payment of the bonds or loan agreements legally available revenue anticipated to be derived from the operation of an existing turnpike project or system or revenue legally available to the authority from another source.

(b) Money spent under this section for a proposed turnpike project or system must be reimbursed to the turnpike project or system from which the money was spent from the proceeds of bonds issued for the acquisition and construction of the proposed turnpike project or system.

(c) The use of any money of a turnpike project or system to study the feasibility of another turnpike project or system or used to repay any money used for that purpose does not constitute an operating expense of the turnpike project or system producing the revenue and may only be paid from the surplus money of the turnpike project or system.
Tex. Government Code § 54B.005 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 54B / Section 54B.005
§ 54B.005. TERMINATION OF SERVICES.
Status: in_force

(a) An associate judge serves at the will of the judge of the 229th District Court.

(b) This section does not apply to an associate judge appointed under Chapter 54A of this code or Section 201.001, Family Code.
Tex. Estates Code § 359.101 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 359 / Section 359.101
§ 359.101. PENALTY FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL ACCOUNT.
Status: in_force

(a) If the personal representative of an estate does not file an annual account required by Section 359.001 or 359.002, any person interested in the estate on written complaint, or the court on the court's own motion, may have the representative cited to file the account and show cause for the failure.

(b) If the personal representative does not file the account after being cited or does not show good cause for the failure, the court on hearing may:

(1) revoke the representative's letters testamentary or of administration; and

(2) fine the representative in an amount not to exceed $500.

(c) The personal representative and the representative's sureties are liable for any fine imposed and for all damages and costs sustained by the representative's failure. The fine, damages, and costs may be recovered in any court of competent jurisdiction.