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Tex. Property Code § 76.503 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 76 / Section 76.503
§ 76.503. HEARING.
Status: in_force

(a) The treasurer of the holder may hold a hearing and receive evidence concerning a claim filed under this subchapter.

(b) If the treasurer of the holder considers that a hearing is necessary to determine the validity of a claim, the treasurer of the holder shall sign the statement of the findings and the decision on the claim. The statement shall report the substance of the evidence heard and the reasons for the decision. The statement is a public record.

(c) If the treasurer of the holder determines that a claim is valid, the treasurer of the holder shall approve and sign the claim.
Tex. Education Code § 61.9801 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 61 / Section 61.9801
§ 61.9801. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Emergency and trauma care education partnership" means a partnership that:

(A) consists of one or more hospitals in this state and one or more graduate professional nursing or graduate medical education programs in this state; and

(B) serves to increase training opportunities in emergency and trauma care for doctors and registered nurses at participating graduate medical education and graduate professional nursing programs.

(2) "Participating education program" means a graduate professional nursing program as that term is defined by Section 54.221 or a graduate medical education program leading to board certification by the American Board of Medical Specialties that participates in an emergency and trauma care education partnership.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 21.024 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 21 / Section 21.024
§ 21.024. SECURITY FOR DEPOSIT OF FUNDS.
Status: in_force

Bonds issued under this chapter, when accompanied by all appurtenant unmatured coupons, are lawful and sufficient security for all deposits of funds of the state or of a city, town, village, county, school district, or other political subdivision or agency of the state, at the par value of the bonds.
Tex. Family Code § 264.901 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 264 / Section 264.901
§ 264.901. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Caregiver" means an individual, other than a child's parent, conservator, or legal guardian, who is related to the child or has a long-standing and significant relationship with the child or the child's family.

(2) "Parental child safety placement" means any temporary out-of-home placement of a child with a caregiver that is made by a parent or other person with whom the child resides in accordance with a written agreement approved by the department that ensures the safety of the child:

(A) during an investigation by the department of alleged abuse or neglect of the child; or

(B) while the parent or other person is receiving services from the department.

(3) "Parental child safety placement agreement" means an agreement between a parent or other person making a parental child safety placement and the caregiver that contains the terms of the placement and is approved by the department.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 162.015 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 162 / Section 162.015
§ 162.015.
Status: in_force

Sec. 162.015. DONATION OF BLOOD BY PERSONS YOUNGER THAN 18 YEARS OF AGE. A person who is 17 years of age may consent to the donation of the person's blood or blood components. A person younger than 18 years of age may not receive any compensation from a blood bank for a donation of the person's blood or blood components.
Tex. Education Code § 51.980 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 51 / Section 51.980
§ 51.980. INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETIC COMPETITION BASED ON BIOLOGICAL SEX.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section:

(1) "Athletic competition" means any athletic display between teams or individuals, such as a contest, exhibition, performance, or sport.

(2) "Institution of higher education" has the meaning assigned by Section 61.003.

(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), an intercollegiate athletic team sponsored or authorized by an institution of higher education may not allow:

(1) a student to compete on the team in an intercollegiate athletic competition sponsored or authorized by the institution that is designated for the biological sex opposite to the student's biological sex; or

(2) a male student to compete on the team in a mixed-sex intercollegiate athletic competition sponsored or authorized by the institution in a position that is designated by rule or procedure for female students.

(c) An intercollegiate athletic team described by Subsection (b) may allow a female student to compete in an intercollegiate athletic competition that is designated for male students if a corresponding intercollegiate athletic competition designated for female students is not offered or available.

(d) For purposes of this section:

(1) a student's biological sex is the biological sex correctly stated on:

(A) the student's official birth certificate, as described by Subdivision (2); or

(B) if the student's official birth certificate described by Paragraph (A) is unobtainable, another government record that accurately states the student's biological sex; and

(2) a statement of a student's biological sex on the student's official birth certificate is considered to have correctly stated the student's biological sex only if the statement was:

(A) entered at or near the time of the student's birth; or

(B) modified to correct a scrivener or clerical error in the student's biological sex.

(e) An institution of higher education or an intercollegiate athletic team described by Subsection (b) may not retaliate against a person for reporting a violation of this section.

(f) A person may bring a civil action for injunctive relief against an institution of higher education or an intercollegiate athletic team described by Subsection (b) that violates this section.

(g) The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board shall adopt rules to implement this section. The rules must ensure compliance with state and federal law regarding the confidentiality of student medical information, including Chapter 181, Health and Safety Code, and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (42 U.S.C. Section 1320d et seq.).
Tex. Occupations Code § 1702.230 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1702 / Section 1702.230
§ 1702.230. APPLICATION FOR INDIVIDUAL LICENSE.
Status: in_force

(a) An application for an individual license must be verified and include:

(1) the applicant's full name, residence address, residence telephone number, date and place of birth, and social security number;

(2) a statement that:

(A) lists each name used by the applicant, other than the name by which the applicant is known at the time of application, and an explanation stating each place where each name was used, the date of each use, and a full explanation of the reasons the name was used; or

(B) states that the applicant has never used a name other than the name by which the applicant is known at the time of application;

(3) the name and address of the applicant's employer;

(4) the date the employment described by Subdivision (3) commenced;

(5) a letter from the company license holder requesting that the applicant be issued an individual license;

(6) the title of the position occupied by the applicant and a description of the applicant's duties;

(7) the required fees, including the criminal history check fee established under Section 1702.282;

(8) fingerprints of the applicant provided in the manner prescribed by the department; and

(9) any other information, evidence, statement, or document required by the department.

(b) The employer of the applicant shall make a reasonable attempt to verify the information required under Subsection (a)(1) before the earlier of:

(1) the date the application is submitted; or

(2) the date the applicant begins to perform the duties of employment that require an individual license.

(c) An applicant must submit an application that substantially meets the requirements of this section before employment in a capacity for which an individual license is required.

(d) For purposes of Subsection (a), an application is not considered to be verified until the department has received electronic verification from the department or the Federal Bureau of Investigation, as applicable, that the applicant has submitted the applicant's fingerprints.

(e) The department shall make information available to the public concerning whether an applicant for an individual license has met the requirements under this chapter for performing a service for which the individual license is required.

(f) If information concerning an applicant is not made available under Subsection (e) before the 48th hour after the time the applicant's fingerprints are submitted in accordance with Subsection (a), the applicant may begin performing the duties of employment for which the individual license is required, other than duties as a commissioned security officer, if the employer or its agent:

(1) verifies through the department's publicly accessible website that the applicant is:

(A) not disqualified for the individual license based on the applicant's criminal history; and

(B) not required to register as a sex offender under Chapter 62, Code of Criminal Procedure; and

(2) maintains in the applicant's employee file a copy of the search results obtained under Subdivision (1).
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 436.102 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 436 / Section 436.102
§ 436.102. DEPURATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may allow depuration by artificial means of molluscan shellfish taken from a restricted or conditionally restricted area, subject to department rules and under the supervision the department considers necessary to protect public health.

(b) A molluscan shellfish plant operator may employ an off-duty peace officer to monitor the gathering of shellfish for depuration from a restricted or conditionally restricted area as provided by the rules adopted under Subsection (a). In this subsection, "peace officer" includes those persons listed in Article 2A.001, Code of Criminal Procedure.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 775.043 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 775 / Section 775.043
§ 775.043. EXEMPTION FROM INVESTMENT TRAINING.
Status: in_force

(a) Section 2256.008, Government Code, does not apply to an officer or employee of a district created under this chapter.

(b) A district may invest funds only in the authorized investments set forth under Government Code Section 2256.009 (obligations of, or guaranteed by governmental entities), 2256.010 (certificates of deposit and share certificates), or 2256.016 (investment pools), unless the treasurer, chief financial officer (if not the treasurer), and the investment officer of the district attend and successfully complete the training requirements under Section 2256.008, Government Code.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1702.302 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1702 / Section 1702.302
§ 1702.302. LICENSE RENEWAL.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who is otherwise eligible to renew a license may renew an unexpired license by paying the required renewal fee to the department before the expiration date of the license. A person whose license has expired may not engage in activities that require a license until the license has been renewed.

(b) A person whose license has been expired for 90 days or less may renew the license by paying to the department a renewal fee that is equal to 1-1/2 times the normally required renewal fee.

(c) A person whose license has been expired for longer than 90 days but less than one year may renew the license by paying to the department a renewal fee that is equal to two times the normally required renewal fee.

(d) A person whose license has been expired for one year or more may not renew the license. The person may obtain a new license by complying with the requirements and procedures, including the examination requirements, for obtaining an original license.

(e) Not later than the 30th day before the date a person's license is scheduled to expire, the department shall send written notice of the impending expiration to the person at the person's last known address according to the department's records.
Tex. Government Code § 25.1932 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 25 / Section 25.1932
§ 25.1932. RANDALL COUNTY COURT AT LAW PROVISIONS.
Status: repealed

(a) In addition to the jurisdiction provided by Section 25.0003 and other law, a county court at law in Randall County has concurrent jurisdiction with the district court in:

(1) family law cases and proceedings;

(2) cases and proceedings involving justiciable controversies and differences between spouses, or between parents, or between parent and child, or between any of these and third persons;

(3) civil cases in which the amount in controversy is within the limits prescribed by Section 25.0003(c)(1); and

(4) felony cases to conduct arraignments, conduct pretrial hearings, and accept pleas in uncontested matters.

(a-1) to (a-3) Repealed by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., 1st C.S., ch. 29, Sec. 4, eff. Oct. 18, 1989.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 3, Sec. 4.50(a)(77), eff. January 1, 2012.

(b-1) Repealed by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., 1st C.S., ch. 29, Sec. 4, eff. Oct. 18, 1989.

(c) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 3, Sec. 4.50(a)(77), eff. January 1, 2012.

(d) The salary paid the judge of a county court at law shall be paid out of the county treasury by the commissioners court, except as otherwise provided by law.

(e) The judge of a county court at law is entitled to travel expenses and necessary office expenses, including administrative and clerical assistance, in the same manner as the county judge.

(f) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 3, Sec. 4.50(a)(77), eff. January 1, 2012.

(g) The district clerk serves as clerk of a county court at law in cases of concurrent jurisdiction with the district court, and the county clerk serves as clerk of the court in all other cases.

(h) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 3, Sec. 4.50(a)(77), eff. January 1, 2012.

(i) If a case in the court's concurrent jurisdiction with the district court is tried before a jury, the jury shall be composed of 12 members.

(j) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 3, Sec. 4.50(a)(77), eff. January 1, 2012.

(k) Notwithstanding Section 74.121(b)(1), in matters of concurrent jurisdiction, the judge of a county court at law and the judges of the district courts in the county may exchange benches and courtrooms and may transfer cases between their dockets in the same manner that judges of district courts exchange benches and transfer cases under Section 24.003.
Tex. Water Code § 43.0052 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 43 / Section 43.0052
§ 43.0052. COOPERATION OF TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY.
Status: in_force

The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality shall cooperate with the commissioner in the performance of his duties and shall furnish him any available data and information he needs.
Tex. Water Code § 44.007 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 44 / Section 44.007
§ 44.007. EMPLOYEES; ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.
Status: in_force

The members may make investigations and appoint engineering, legal, and clerical employees as necessary to protect the interest of this state and to carry out and enforce the compact. They may incur necessary office expenses and other expenses incident to the proper performance of their duties and the proper administration of the compact.
Tex. Government Code § 171.0356 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 171 / Section 171.0356
§ 171.0356. UNLAWFUL TRANSFER OF CERTIFICATE OF PROGRAM COMPLETION OR CERTIFICATE NUMBER; OFFENSE.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person knowingly sells, trades, issues, or otherwise transfers, or possesses with intent to sell, trade, issue, or otherwise transfer, a certificate of program completion or a certificate number to a person not authorized to possess the certificate or number.

(b) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1005.156 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1005 / Section 1005.156
§ 1005.156. ANNUAL AUDIT.
Status: in_force

The board annually shall have an audit made of the financial condition of the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7920A.0402 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7920A / Section 7920A.0402
§ 7920A.0402. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) If authorized at an election held under Section 7920A.0401, the district may impose an operation and maintenance tax on taxable property in the district in accordance with Section 49.107, Water Code.

(b) The board shall determine the tax rate. The rate may not exceed the rate approved at the election.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2201.152 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2201 / Section 2201.152
§ 2201.152. PREREQUISITES TO OFFERING INSURANCE.
Status: in_force

(a) Before offering insurance in this state, a risk retention group not chartered in this state must submit to the commissioner:

(1) a statement that:

(A) identifies the state or states in which the group is chartered and authorized to engage in business as a liability insurer, the date of charter, and the group's principal place of business; and

(B) provides any other information the commissioner requires to verify that the group qualifies as a risk retention group under Subchapter B, including information on the group's membership;

(2) except as provided by Subsection (b), a copy of the group's plan of operation, as described by Section 2201.202, and revisions of that plan submitted to the state in which the group is chartered and authorized to engage in business; and

(3) a statement of registration that designates the commissioner as the group's agent for the purpose of receiving service of legal documents or process as provided by Chapter 804.

(b) A risk retention group is not required to submit a plan of operation under this section with respect to any line or classification of liability insurance that:

(1) was defined in the Product Liability Risk Retention Act of 1981 (15 U.S.C. Section 3901 et seq.), as that Act existed before October 27, 1986; and

(2) was offered before October 27, 1986, by any risk retention group that had been chartered and operating for at least three years before that date.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1701.602 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1701 / Section 1701.602
§ 1701.602. LICENSE REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

A peace officer who is a visiting school resource officer in a public school must be licensed as provided by this chapter.
Tex. Finance Code § 92.401 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 92 / Section 92.401
§ 92.401. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Section 92.407, this subchapter applies only to the merger or consolidation of a domestic savings bank with a foreign savings bank.

(b) The requirements of and authority and duties provided by this subchapter are in addition to those provided by Subchapter H.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8109.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8109 / Section 8109.101
§ 8109.101. DIVISION OF DISTRICT; PREREQUISITES.
Status: in_force

(a) At any time before the district issues indebtedness secured by taxes or net revenues, the district, including any annexed territory, may be divided into an original district and one or more new districts. The board shall determine which portion of the divided area constitutes the original district. The original district and a district created by the division of the original district may be divided under this section more than once.

(b) A district created by division of the original district under Subsection (a) may further subdivide as determined by the board of that district.

(c) After a division under Subsection (a) or (b), the original district and any new district created must be at least 85 acres.

(d) The board by resolution may declare an intent to divide the district. The resolution must:

(1) set the terms of the division, including a plan for the payment or performance of any outstanding district obligations; and

(2) contain a metes and bounds description for each district, including the modified original district.

(e) Section 42.042, Local Government Code, and Section 54.016, Water Code, do not apply to the creation of a new district by division under this subchapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7937A.0303 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7937A / Section 7937A.0303
§ 7937A.0303. AUTHORITY FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

Under Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, the district may design, acquire, construct, finance, issue bonds for, improve, operate, maintain, and convey to this state, a county, or a municipality for operation and maintenance macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1369.256 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1369 / Section 1369.256
§ 1369.256. AUDIT REQUIRING PROFESSIONAL JUDGMENT.
Status: in_force

A health benefit plan issuer or pharmacy benefit manager that conducts an on-site audit or a desk audit involving a pharmacist's clinical or professional judgment must conduct the audit in consultation with a licensed pharmacist.
Tex. Government Code § 523.0204 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 523 / Section 523.0204
§ 523.0204. PUBLIC ACCESS TO ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETINGS.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies to an advisory committee established under this subchapter.

(b) The commission shall create a master calendar that includes all advisory committee meetings across the health and human services system.

(c) The commission shall make available on the commission's Internet website:

(1) the master calendar;

(2) all meeting materials for an advisory committee meeting; and

(3) streaming live video and audio of each advisory committee meeting.

(d) The commission shall provide Internet access in each room used for a meeting that appears on the master calendar.

(e) The commission shall ensure that, to the same extent and in the same manner as the broadcast, archiving, and notice of agency meetings are required under Subchapter E, Chapter 522, advisory committee meetings are:

(1) broadcast;

(2) archived on the Internet website of the agency to which the advisory committee provides advice; and

(3) subject to public notice requirements.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 11007.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 11007 / Section 11007.002
§ 11007.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a conservation and reclamation district in Jefferson County created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Local Government Code § 174.005 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 174 / Section 174.005
§ 174.005. PREEMPTION OF OTHER LAW.
Status: in_force

Except as provided by this chapter, this chapter preempts all contrary local ordinances, executive orders, legislation, or rules adopted by the state or by a political subdivision or agent of the state, including a personnel board, civil service commission, commissioners court, or home-rule municipality.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1048.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1048 / Section 1048.001
§ 1048.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

(2) "Director" means a member of the board.

(3) "District" means the Karnes County Hospital District.