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Tex. Health and Safety Code § 401.0153 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 401 / Section 401.0153
§ 401.0153. GROUNDS FOR REMOVAL.
Status: in_force

(a) It is a ground for removal from the advisory board that a member:

(1) does not have at the time of taking office the qualifications required by Section 401.015(a);

(2) does not maintain during service on the advisory board the qualifications required by Section 401.015(a);

(3) is ineligible for membership under Section 401.015(c), (d), or (e);

(4) cannot, because of illness or disability, discharge the member's duties for a substantial part of the member's term; or

(5) is absent from more than half of the regularly scheduled advisory board meetings that the member is eligible to attend during a calendar year without an excuse approved by a majority vote of the advisory board.

(b) The validity of an action of the advisory board is not affected by the fact that it is taken when a ground for removal of an advisory board member exists.

(c) If the commissioner has knowledge that a potential ground for removal exists, the commissioner shall notify the advisory board chairman of the potential ground. The advisory board chairman shall then notify the governor and the attorney general that a potential ground for removal exists. If the potential ground for removal involves the advisory board chairman, the commissioner shall notify the next highest ranking officer of the advisory board, who shall then notify the governor and the attorney general that a potential ground for removal exists.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 298H.002 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 298H / Section 298H.002
§ 298H.002. APPLICABILITY.
Status: in_force

This chapter applies only to the Nacogdoches County Hospital District.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2032.002 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2032 / Section 2032.002
§ 2032.002. COUNTIES HOLDING CERTAIN RACETRACK LICENSES.
Status: in_force

(a) A county that holds a class 4 racetrack license may conduct an annual race meeting not to exceed five racing days in connection with a livestock show or exhibit held under Chapter 319, Local Government Code. A racing day of the annual race meeting must be conducted on a day when general fair activities are conducted.

(b) A county that holds a class 4 racetrack license may contract with an agent to conduct any portion of a race meeting. The agent must hold a license issued under this subtitle that is appropriate for the service the agent provides.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8371.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8371 / Section 8371.002
§ 8371.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a conservation and reclamation district in Harris County created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Utilities Code § 64.157 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 64 / Section 64.157
§ 64.157. DISPUTES.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission may resolve disputes between a retail customer and a billing utility, service provider, or telecommunications utility.

(b) In exercising its authority under Subsection (a), the commission may:

(1) order a billing utility or service provider to produce information or records;

(2) require that all contracts, bills, and other communications from a billing utility or service provider display a working toll-free telephone number that customers may call with complaints and inquiries;

(3) require a billing utility or service provider to refund or credit overcharges or unauthorized charges with interest if the billing utility or service provider has failed to comply with commission rules or a contract with the customer;

(4) order appropriate relief to ensure that a customer's choice of a telecommunications service provider is honored;

(5) require the continuation of service to a residential or small commercial customer while a dispute is pending regarding charges the customer has alleged were unauthorized; and

(6) investigate an alleged violation.

(c) The commission shall adopt procedures for the resolution of disputes in a timely manner, which in no event shall exceed 60 days.
Tex. Government Code § 2306.394 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2306 / Section 2306.394
§ 2306.394. PLACE OF PAYMENT; MEDIUM OF EXCHANGE.
Status: in_force

(a) The department's bonds may be payable at a place inside or outside the United States.

(b) The bonds may be made payable in any currency or medium of exchange, including United States dollars and currencies of other nations.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1115.0516 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1115 / Section 1115.0516
§ 1115.0516. DOCUMENTATION OBLIGATION.
Status: in_force

At the time of the recommendation or sale, an agent shall:

(1) make a written record of the recommendation and the basis for the recommendation;

(2) if applicable, obtain a statement signed by the consumer on a form prescribed by the commissioner by rule that is substantially similar to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners Consumer Refusal to Provide Information form documenting:

(A) a consumer's refusal to provide consumer profile information; and

(B) a consumer's understanding of the ramifications of failing to provide consumer profile information or providing insufficient consumer profile information; and

(3) if a consumer decides to enter into an annuity transaction that is not based on the agent's recommendation, obtain a statement signed by the consumer on a form prescribed by the commissioner by rule that is substantially similar to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners Consumer Decision to Purchase an Annuity Not Based on a Recommendation, acknowledging that the annuity transaction is not recommended.
Tex. Occupations Code § 601.024 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 601 / Section 601.024
§ 601.024. TERMS; VACANCIES.
Status: in_force

(a) Members of the advisory board are appointed for staggered six-year terms. The terms of three members expire on February 1 of each odd-numbered year.

(b) A member may not serve more than:

(1) two consecutive full terms; or

(2) a total of three full terms.

(c) If a vacancy occurs during a member's term, the governor shall appoint a new member to fill the unexpired term.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1051.457 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1051 / Section 1051.457
§ 1051.457.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1051.457. OPTIONS FOLLOWING BOARD ORDER: PAY OR APPEAL. (a) If the person on whom an administrative penalty is imposed holds a certificate of registration issued by the board, the board's order becomes final as provided by Section 2001.144, Government Code. If the person does not hold a certificate of registration issued by the board, the board's order becomes final on the 20th day after the date the order is issued.

(b) Not later than the 30th day after the date the board's order becomes final, the person shall:

(1) pay the administrative penalty in full; or

(2) file a petition for judicial review contesting the occurrence of the ground for imposing a penalty, the amount of the penalty, or both.

(c) Within the period prescribed by Subsection (b), a person who acts under Subsection (b)(2) shall:

(1) pay the penalty to the board for placement in an escrow account;

(2) post with the board a supersedeas bond that is in a form approved by the board for the amount of the penalty and that is effective until judicial review of the board's order is final; or

(3) file with the board an affidavit of the person stating that the person is financially unable to pay the penalty and is financially unable to post the bond.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 282.049 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 282 / Section 282.049
§ 282.049. OTHER BOARD POWERS.
Status: in_force

The board may:

(1) promote health in the district;

(2) print and publish information; and

(3) do any other thing necessary to the performance of the board's duties under this chapter.
Tex. Occupations Code § 164.059 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 164 / Section 164.059
§ 164.059. TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OR RESTRICTION OF LICENSE.
Status: in_force

(a) The president of the board shall appoint a three-member disciplinary panel consisting of board members to determine whether a person's license to practice medicine should be temporarily suspended or restricted.

(b) If the disciplinary panel determines from the evidence presented to the panel that a person licensed to practice medicine would, by the person's continuation in practice, constitute a continuing threat to the public welfare, the disciplinary panel shall temporarily suspend or restrict the license of that person.

(c) A license may be suspended or restricted by a disciplinary panel under this section without notice or hearing if:

(1) the board immediately provides notice of the suspension or restriction to the license holder; and

(2) a hearing on the temporary suspension or restriction before a disciplinary panel of the board is scheduled for the earliest possible date after 10 days' notice of hearing.

(d) Notwithstanding Chapter 551, Government Code, the disciplinary panel may hold a meeting by telephone conference call if immediate action is required and convening of the panel at one location is inconvenient for any member of the disciplinary panel.

(e) After the hearing before the disciplinary panel described by Subsection (c), if the disciplinary panel affirms the temporary suspension or restriction of the license holder's license, the board shall schedule an informal compliance meeting that meets the requirements of Section 2001.054(c), Government Code, and Section 164.004 of this code to be held as soon as practicable, unless the license holder waives the informal meeting or an informal meeting has already been held with regard to the issues that are the basis for the temporary suspension or restriction.

(f) If the license holder is unable to show compliance at the informal meeting described by Subsection (e) regarding the issues that are the basis for the temporary suspension or restriction, a board representative shall file a formal complaint under Section 164.005 as soon as practicable.

(g) If, after the hearing described by Subsection (c), the disciplinary panel does not temporarily suspend or restrict the license holder's license, the facts that were the basis for the temporary suspension or restriction may not be the sole basis of another proceeding to temporarily suspend or restrict the license holder's license. The board may use those same facts in a subsequent investigation to obtain new information that may be the basis for the temporary suspension or restriction of the license holder's license. For purposes of this subsection, facts that are the basis for the temporary suspension or restriction of a license holder's license include facts presented to the disciplinary panel and facts presented by the board or a representative of the board at the time evidence was presented to the disciplinary panel.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8300.005 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8300 / Section 8300.005
§ 8300.005. INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is initially composed of territory described by Section 2 of the Act creating this chapter.

(b) The boundaries and field notes contained in Section 2 of the Act creating this chapter 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 the district's:

(1) organization, existence, or validity;

(2) right to issue any type of bond for the purposes for which the district is created or to pay the principal of and interest on a bond;

(3) right to impose or collect an assessment or tax; or

(4) legality or operation.
Tex. Water Code § 36.455 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 36 / Section 36.455
§ 36.455. FEES AND SURCHARGES.
Status: in_force

(a) A district may not assess a production fee or a transportation or export fee or surcharge for groundwater recovered from an ASR recovery well, except to the extent that the amount of groundwater recovered under the aquifer storage and recovery project exceeds the volume authorized by the commission to be recovered.

(b) A district may assess a well registration fee or other administrative fee for an ASR recovery well in the same manner that the district assesses such a fee for other wells registered with the district.
Tex. Education Code § 130.198 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 130 / Section 130.198
§ 130.198. SOUTH PLAINS COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA.
Status: in_force

The service area of the South Plains College District includes the territory within:

(1) the Whiteface Consolidated Independent School District;

(2) Bailey, Lamb, Hale, Floyd, Motley, Cochran, Hockley, Lubbock, Crosby, Yoakum, Terry, Lynn, and Garza counties; and

(3) Gaines County, except the territory within the Seminole Independent School District.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1081.253 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1081 / Section 1081.253
§ 1081.253. TAX ASSESSOR-COLLECTOR.
Status: in_force

The board may provide for the appointment of a tax assessor-collector for the district or may contract for the assessment and collection of taxes as provided by the Tax Code.
Tex. Transportation Code § 313.051 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 313 / Section 313.051
§ 313.051. NO LIEN ON EXEMPT PROPERTY; LIABILITY OF OWNER.
Status: in_force

(a) This chapter does not authorize a lien against an interest in property that, at the time an improvement is ordered, is exempt from any lien created by an assessment for a street improvement.

(b) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), the owner of exempt property is personally liable for an assessment in connection with the property.

(c) The omission of an improvement fronting exempt property does not invalidate the lien or liability for an assessment made against nonexempt property.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 101A.101 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 101A / Section 101A.101
§ 101A.101. COMPOSITION OF OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE.
Status: in_force

(a) The oversight committee is the institute's governing body.

(b) The oversight committee is composed of the following nine members:

(1) three members appointed by the governor;

(2) three members appointed by the lieutenant governor; and

(3) three members appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.

(c) The oversight committee members must represent this state's geographic and cultural diversity.

(d) In making appointments to the oversight committee, the governor, lieutenant governor, and speaker of the house of representatives:

(1) must each appoint at least one person who is a physician or a scientist with extensive experience working with dementia, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, or related disorders or in the field of public health; and

(2) should attempt to include persons affected by dementia, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, or related disorders or family members or caregivers of patients with dementia, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, or related disorders.

(e) A person may not be an oversight committee member if:

(1) the person or the person's spouse is employed by or participates in the management of an entity receiving money from the institute;

(2) the person or the person's spouse owns or controls, directly or indirectly, an interest in an entity receiving money from the institute;

(3) the person or the person's spouse uses or receives a substantial amount of tangible goods, services, or money from the institute, other than reimbursement authorized by this chapter for oversight committee membership, attendance, or expenses; or

(4) the person is a member of the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas Oversight Committee established under Section 102.101.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1367.201 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1367 / Section 1367.201
§ 1367.201. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter, rehabilitative and habilitative therapies include:

(1) occupational therapy evaluations and services;

(2) physical therapy evaluations and services;

(3) speech therapy evaluations and services; and

(4) dietary or nutritional evaluations.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 134.143 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 134 / Section 134.143
§ 134.143. RIGHT OF ENTRY.
Status: in_force

The commission is entitled to enter any property to conduct studies or exploratory work to determine:

(1) the existence of adverse effects of past coal mining practices; and

(2) the feasibility of restoration, reclamation, abatement, control, or prevention of those adverse effects.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 436.038 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 436 / Section 436.038
§ 436.038. CRIMINAL PENALTY; DEFENSES.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person intentionally, knowingly, recklessly, or with criminal negligence commits an unlawful act under Section 436.011.

(b) A violation of Section 436.011(1), (2), or (3) is a Class B Parks and Wildlife Code misdemeanor under Section 12.405, Parks and Wildlife Code. Each day of a continuing violation constitutes a separate offense. Commissioned officers of the Parks and Wildlife Department shall enforce Sections 436.011(1), (2), and (3).

(c) If it is shown at trial that the defendant has been convicted once within five years before the trial date of a violation of Section 436.011(1) or (2), a violation by the defendant under Section 436.011(1) or (2) is a Class A Parks and Wildlife Code misdemeanor under Section 12.404, Parks and Wildlife Code.

(d) If it is shown at trial that the defendant has been convicted two or more times within five years before the trial date of a violation of Section 436.011(1) or (2), a violation by the defendant under Section 436.011(1) or (2) is a Parks and Wildlife Code felony under Section 12.407, Parks and Wildlife Code.

(e) A violation of Section 436.011(4), (5), (6), (7), (8), (9), (10), (11), (12), (13), (14), or (15) is a Class A misdemeanor. Each day of a continuing violation constitutes a separate offense.

(f) A person is not subject to the penalties of Subsection (e) if the person received molluscan shellfish or crabmeat in commerce and delivered or offered to deliver the molluscan shellfish or crabmeat in good faith, unless the person refuses to furnish on request of the department or a health authority the name and address of the person from whom the product was received and copies of any documents relating to the receipt of the product.

(g) A publisher, radiobroadcast licensee, or agency or medium for the publication or broadcast of an advertisement, except the harvester, processor, distributor, or seller of molluscan shellfish or crabmeat to which a false advertisement relates, is not liable under this section for the publication or broadcast of the false advertisement unless the person has refused to furnish, on the request of the department, the name and address of the harvester, processor, distributor, seller, or advertising agency residing in this state who caused the person to publish or broadcast the advertisement.

(h) A person is not subject to the penalties of Subsection (e) for a violation of Section 436.011 involving misbranded molluscan shellfish or crabmeat if the violation exists only because the product is misbranded because of a mistake in advertising, unless the violation is committed with intent to defraud or mislead.
Tex. Government Code § 507.026 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 507 / Section 507.026
§ 507.026. CHANGE IN DESIGNATION OF FACILITY.
Status: in_force

The board may designate any facility under its control as a state jail felony facility and confine state jail felons in that facility.
Tex. Election Code § 64.0322 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 64 / Section 64.0322
§ 64.0322. SUBMISSION OF FORM BY ASSISTANT.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who assists a voter in accordance with this chapter is required to complete a form stating:

(1) the name and address of the person assisting the voter;

(2) the relationship to the voter of the person assisting the voter; and

(3) whether the person assisting the voter received or accepted any form of compensation or other benefit from a candidate, campaign, or political committee.

(b) The secretary of state shall prescribe the form required by this section. The form must be incorporated into the official carrier envelope if the voter is voting an early voting ballot by mail and receives assistance under Section 86.010, or must be submitted to an election officer at the time the voter casts a ballot if the voter is voting at a polling place or under Section 64.009.

(c) Not later than the 30th day after the date of the election, the county clerk shall report to the secretary of state information regarding any individual who assisted a total of seven or more voters during the early voting period and on election day.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8814.116 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8814 / Section 8814.116
§ 8814.116. PAYMENT OF JUDGMENTS.
Status: in_force

A court of this state that renders a money judgment against the district may require the board to pay the judgment from money in the district depository that is not dedicated to the payment of any indebtedness of the district.
Tex. Transportation Code § 225.033 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 225 / Section 225.033
§ 225.033. PRESIDENT GEORGE BUSH HIGHWAY.
Status: in_force

(a) The part of U.S. Highway 190 in Dallas, Collin, and Denton counties is the President George Bush Highway. The designation is in addition to any other designation.

(b) The department shall design and construct markers indicating the highway number, the designation as the President George Bush Highway, and any other appropriate information.

(c) The department shall erect a marker at each end of the highway and at appropriate intermediate sites along the highway.

(d) If the Texas Turnpike Authority assumes jurisdiction over the highway, the authority has the powers and shall perform the duties of the department under this section and Section 225.021.
Tex. Occupations Code § 206.159 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 206 / Section 206.159
§ 206.159. IMMUNITY AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A medical peer review committee in this state, a quality assurance committee in this state, a surgical assistant, a surgical assistant student, a physician practicing medicine in this state, or any person usually present in an operating room, including a nurse or surgical technologist, shall report relevant information to the advisory committee related to the acts of a surgical assistant in this state if, in that person's opinion, a surgical assistant poses a continuing threat to the public welfare through the person's practice as a surgical assistant. The duty to report under this section may not be nullified through contract.

(b) A person who, without malice, furnishes records, information, or assistance to the advisory committee under this section is immune from any civil liability arising from that action in a suit against the person brought by or on behalf of a surgical assistant who is reported under this section.

(c) Sections 160.002, 160.003, 160.006, 160.007, 160.009, 160.013, and 160.014 apply to medical peer review regarding a licensed surgical assistant.
Tex. Government Code § 2257.103 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2257 / Section 2257.103
§ 2257.103. PARTICIPATION IN POOLED COLLATERAL PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

A financial institution may participate in the pooled collateral program only if:

(1) the institution has entered into a binding collateral security agreement with a public agency for a deposit of public funds and the agreement permits the institution's participation in the program;

(2) the comptroller has approved the institution's participation in the program; and

(3) the comptroller has approved or provided the collateral security agreement form used.
Tex. Utilities Code § 55.174 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 55 / Section 55.174
§ 55.174. PROHIBITION ON CHARGE FOR CERTAIN CALLS.
Status: in_force

A provider may not charge a person making a call on a pay telephone for:

(1) local directory assistance; or

(2) a call made under Chapter 771 or 772, Health and Safety Code.